Jia Wenhao had no intention of letting Lu Ming off the hook. He wanted Lu Ming dead! He wanted Ma Xiaoling dead!
Amidst roaring laughter, Jia Wenhao departed into the distance.
Ma Xiaoling was a bit bewildered, unable to fully grasp the conversation between Jia Wenhao and Lu Ming. It seemed they had hidden meanings in their words, but she couldn't decipher them.
Finally.
Ma Xiaoling said, "It's quite late. Riding a shared bike at this hour isn't ideal. How about I drive you back?"
Lu Ming smiled and nodded, "That would be a great trouble for you."
"No trouble at all, it's the least I can do."
They both arrived at the school parking lot, where Jia Wenhao also happened to be getting into his car.
Jia Wenhao deliberately drove past their cars and shouted at them, "Cherish this moment, it will be your last!"
Then, he drove his car over two hundred meters away and slowly stopped.
Ma Xiaoling was speechless, "What kind of person is he?"
Afterward, Ma Xiaoling opened the car door and was about to get in when Lu Ming pulled her arm.
"What's wrong?" Ma Xiaoling asked.
Lu Ming looked at Jia Wenhao in the distance, feeling a pang in his heart, and murmured, "This truly is the last moment, but not ours."
Ma Xiaoling was completely flabbergasted.
"Can't any of you say something understandable?"
"Sigh... why can't he let it go?" Lu Ming shook his head repeatedly, then took a cigarette from his inner pocket, lit it, and said, "Let me smoke a cigarette before we go, alright?"
"Okay," Ma Xiaoling nodded.
Lu Ming smoked this cigarette to give Jia Wenhao a final chance to reconsider.
Don't push things too far.
Alas...
Jia Wenhao said impatiently, "Damn it, this bastard is still smoking? I can't believe it. Hurry up, get in the car, so I can blow you two lovebirds to smithereens!"
From beginning to end, Jia Wenhao showed no sign of letting go.
If at first it might have been impulsive to want to kill someone, by now, Jia Wenhao had thought it through clearly, and his impulse had been suppressed.
Yet, he still wanted to kill Lu Ming and Ma Xiaoling.
This indicated his heart was utterly tainted.
A moment of impulse might be forgivable; but if you've thought it through completely and still choose to strike with lethal intent, then it's truly unforgivable.
The cigarette was finished in a few minutes.
Lu Ming flicked the butt into a trash can, then walked over and pulled the car door, saying finally, "Let's get in."
He had done all he could. The final choice now rested with Jia Wenhao.
To lay down one's butcher's knife is to set oneself free.
He hoped he would understand.
Ma Xiaoling also got into the car. They fastened their seatbelts, and Ma Xiaoling started the engine, slowly driving out of the parking lot.
At this moment, Jia Wenhao was ecstatic.
He stared at Ma Xiaoling's car, excitedly pulled out the bomb detonator, and roared with laughter, "You two lovebirds, you humiliated me in public and made me lose face, didn't you? I'll let you know what happens when you cross me! Die, die, all of you go to hell!"
He counted down three seconds.
Three!
Two!!
One!!!
Jia Wenhao pressed the detonator button, setting off the bomb.
Just as he had envisioned, the moment the button was pressed, a deafening explosion reverberated.
However, the explosion didn't come from Lu Ming and Ma Xiaoling's car but from beneath Jia Wenhao's own car!
In an instant, Jia Wenhao's car was blown to smithereens.
Flames shot up over ten meters high.
Thick smoke billowed.
In his final moments, Jia Wenhao was still envisioning Lu Ming and Ma Xiaoling being blown into minced meat. He didn't even have time to react before his mind went blank, and he vanished from this world.
His death was swift and decisive.
"Ah!!!" The sudden explosion startled Ma Xiaoling greatly. She instinctively slammed on the brakes, stopping the car by the roadside.
She looked up.
She saw a car in the distance completely destroyed, engulfed in flames.
"Isn't that... Jia Wenhao's car?" Ma Xiaoling said in disbelief.
Lu Ming remained silent, watching.
He had given Jia Wenhao chances, reminded him repeatedly, and even smoked a cigarette to allow Jia Wenhao time to calm down.
Unfortunately, Jia Wenhao's heart was too stained, and he had disappointed Lu Ming's expectations.
If you want someone else to die,
Then that person will make you die!
Jia Wenhao never laid down his butcher's knife until the very end. Helplessly, Lu Ming had to turn the blade of that butcher's knife against Jia Wenhao himself.
This is what's called: bringing it upon oneself.
Soon, school security guards, teachers, and students swarmed the area, and the police were called. The scene descended into chaos.
"Let's go," Lu Ming said.
Ma Xiaoling's mind was completely blank. She nodded and drove out of the parking lot through another exit.
All the way, Ma Xiaoling couldn't forget the image of Jia Wenhao's car exploding.
As the car drove on.
Ma Xiaoling suddenly remembered the conversation between Lu Ming and Jia Wenhao, and Lu Ming's strange behavior earlier.
She frowned and asked Lu Ming, "Did you... know from the beginning?"
Lu Ming looked out the window, not replying.
Only now did Ma Xiaoling realize that the man sitting beside her was definitely not as simple as he appeared! Lu Ming not only possessed exceptional talent but also a terrifyingly profound mind.
When facing Lu Ming, Ma Xiaoling felt as if she were looking into an abyss.
Her feelings for Lu Ming suddenly changed.
From affection, it turned to fear.
The car stopped by the roadside. Ma Xiaoling looked ahead and said earnestly, "It seems we are not on the same path. You should get out."
Lu Ming said nothing, directly opened the door, and got out of the car.
Then, Ma Xiaoling drove away, leaving Lu Ming alone on the road.
This man, Ma Xiaoling never wanted to see again!
As soon as Ma Xiaoling's car left, Long Wang arrived in his own car, opened the door, and said, "War God, dumped by a woman?"
Lu Ming shook his head helplessly and got into the car.
The car started.
Long Wang smiled, "People like us who fight and kill are indeed not on the same path as Ma Xiaoling. It's understandable that she would be scared. War God, don't be sad. There are plenty of fish in the sea, why cling to just one flower?"
Lu Ming was speechless, "I'm a married man."
Long Wang laughed even louder.
A married man?
Haha!
Finally, Long Wang posed a critical question, "War God, I know you don't like Jiang Mengxin, and that after fulfilling Old Master Jiang Dingbian's dying wish, you will certainly leave Jiang Mengxin. However, besides Jiang Mengxin, there are many other women around you. Second Miss Jiang Lan, the head of Ren Zhi Pharmacy Qiao Ling, Yuan family's daughter Yuan Keying, and so on. Will you abandon them and leave as well?"
This was indeed a troubling question.
Lu Ming did not answer, but simply gazed at the bright moon outside the window, a woman's image surfacing in his mind.
There was, and only was, one woman worthy of his protection.