Jiang Zhiheng did not hesitate, directly aiming the muzzle of the gun at Lu Ming. He said fiercely, "Lu Ming, do you really think I wouldn't dare to kill you?"
Lu Ming spread his hands. "If my death can bring back stability to the Jiang family and appease your wounded heart, then I die without regret."
"Good, then you die!" Jiang Zhiheng shot Lu Ming without hesitation.
Bang!!!
A gunshot rang out, and everyone's hearts leaped into their throats.
Jiang Mengxin looked at Lu Ming nervously. She saw that he had been shot in the left shoulder, and blood was gurgling out.
But he was not dead yet.
Jiang Zhiheng said, "Does it hurt? If it hurts, then move aside. I'm not here to kill you."
Lu Ming smiled slightly, not yielding an inch.
He stood there like a statue, unyielding.
Bang! Bang!! Bang!!!
Three consecutive shots.
Lu Ming was hit in the abdomen, thigh, and ankle. Anyone else would have been writhing on the ground in pain, but Lu Ming stood firm, as if he were a god.
Lu Ming remained standing, and then he said something that surprised everyone.
He looked at Jiang Zhiheng tenderly and said softly, "I never misjudge people. Jiang Zhiheng, you are indeed a kind-hearted person."
Jiang Zhiheng was taken aback. "What, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Lu Ming said, "If you were truly a heinous villain, you could have ended my life with one shot, but you didn't. If you truly wanted to kill everyone in the Jiang family, you had plenty of opportunities. Before I arrived, you could have eliminated the entire Jiang family and left without a trace, but you didn't. Jiang Zhiheng, you only wanted to vent your emotions, only wanted the Jiang family to be punished, but you didn't want to kill anyone. Am I right?"
His few words struck the softest spot in Jiang Zhiheng's heart.
Finally, he could no longer pretend.
With a thud, Jiang Zhiheng collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down his face. "Lu Ming, do you know what my mother said on her deathbed?"
Lu Ming did not reply.
Jiang Zhiheng continued, "Before my mother was engulfed by the flames, she told me to live well, never to resent the Jiang family, and never to seek revenge. Because the Jiang family is my father's family, and those people are my relatives. Relatives should not be harmed."
By the end, Jiang Zhiheng was sobbing uncontrollably.
He was originally a kind-hearted, gentle, and timid young man. Fate had pushed him to this point.
Relatives.
What a ironic word.
At her last moment, Jiang Zhiheng's mother still considered Cao Chunhui and the others as family. However, the Jiang family, led by Cao Chunhui, treated her and her son as enemies, leaving them to die!
This was the difference in humanity.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Your mother was a kind person, which is why she raised such a kind child like you. Jiang Zhiheng, fortunately, fortunately, you didn't kill anyone. You still have a way back."
Then.
Lu Ming waved his hand, instructing his men to take Jiang Zhiheng away.
As for the others, they were all apprehended and brought to justice.
As Jiang Zhiheng was leaving, he said to Lu Ming, "Lu Ming, you are actually a kind person too. You and I have similar experiences, and I can feel a similar aura from you. So I want to tell you, you saved the Jiang family today and took four bullets for them. No matter how great Old Master Jiang's kindness to you is, you have repaid it! From now on, please live for yourself, and stop blindly helping the Jiang family."
This was Jiang Zhiheng's final piece of advice to Lu Ming.
Jiang Zhiheng and Lu Ming both wanted the other to be well.
But alas.
Lu Ming shook his head with a bitter smile and muttered to himself, "Repaid it? It can't be repaid."
Jiang Dingbian not only saved Lu Ming's life but also adopted him and cultivated him into the Dragon Warlord! The debt of saving his life, the gratitude of upbringing, and the merit of promotion; Lu Ming feared he could never repay Jiang Dingbian's kindness in this lifetime.
After dealing with Jiang Zhiheng.
Lu Ming could no longer hold on, coughed up a mouthful of blood, and collapsed.
His subordinates immediately came forward, carried Lu Ming onto an ambulance, and rushed him to the hospital for emergency treatment. They even summoned the five-star general, the Divine Physician.
Upon learning that Lu Ming had been shot, the Divine Physician put aside everything and rushed to Jinling to treat Lu Ming's injuries.
Inside the Mandarin Duck Tower.
It was a scene of disarray.
The Jiang family members were both ashamed and furious.
Finally, their gaze fell upon one person—Cheng Hai.
Everyone else was taken away, leaving only Cheng Hai to be dealt with by the Jiang family as they saw fit.
Cheng Hai was terrified.
Looking at the enraged Jiang family, Cheng Hai was so scared that his pants were soaked. His voice trembled as he said, "Mengxin, Mengxin, save me! I love you, I just loved you too much and used the wrong method. Save me, and I will treat you doubly well in the future. Mengxin, Mengxin, save me!"
Heh.
Even if Jiang Mengxin were foolish, she wouldn't be fooled now.
She uttered one sentence: "This man has nothing to do with me anymore. I have only one fiancé, and that is Lu Ming!"
With that, Jiang Mengxin left the Mandarin Duck Tower.
Since Jiang Mengxin had left, no one cared about Cheng Hai's life or death.
The Jiang family members swarmed him, beating and kicking him with all their might. When Cheng Hai was later arrested by the police, it was said that even his mother couldn't recognize him.
...
It was already late in the evening.
Jiang family relatives and friends returned home.
Jiang Mengxin drove back to the villa with Jiang Xueyi and Xu Qin. As soon as they entered, they saw Jiang Lan pacing back and forth nervously.
"Sister, Father, Mother, are you all right?!" Jiang Lan ran over excitedly.
Jiang Mengxin smiled and said, "We're fine, just a little shaken. Xiao Lan, thank you so much. If you hadn't made that call, we would all be dead by now."
The atmosphere was initially harmonious.
But then.
Xu Qin, for some unknown reason, walked over and slapped Jiang Lan across the face.
She berated, "You ungrateful wretch! I was being strung up and beaten at the Mandarin Duck Tower, and you were enjoying yourself at home. Is this how a daughter should be? Trash, waste, ungrateful wretch, I, I'll beat you to death!"
Everyone was stunned.
Jiang Xueyi came over and stopped Xu Qin, trying to reason with her. "The trouble this time was caused by Cheng Hai and Jiang Zhiheng. Why are you blaming Xiao Lan? Besides, if it weren't for Xiao Lan's call, we would all be dead. Old woman, you can't be ungrateful and confused about right and wrong."
"Heh," Xu Qin said unhappily, "All the Jiang family's relatives and friends went to the Mandarin Duck Tower, why didn't she go? And last time, when the Jiang family was trapped by the Qunhui Road project, she was the only one out of it! How come it's always so coincidental? In my opinion, this little brat is a mole for Jiang Zhiheng and Cheng Hai! She's here to harm our Jiang family!"
Faced with such groundless accusations.
Jiang Lan could no longer endure it.
She sneered and retorted, "Okay, Mom, you asked a very good question. Why can I always stay out of it? Why are you always the ones getting hurt?"
Xu Qin sneered, "Yes, why? If you don't give me a satisfactory answer today, I'll break your dog legs!"
Facing such a unreasonable mother.
Jiang Lan's heart ached.
She gave a bitter smile and said softly, "The reason is, every time you ignore Lu Ming's words, you don't believe him! Only I, only I believe him!"