The sudden change left everyone in the room bewildered. Jiang Mengxin's eyes widened like copper bells, looking at Lu Ming in disbelief.
Indeed, Jia Guowei was detestable and deserved a beating.
But!
Jia Guowei was the son of the City Mayor's secretary, and the City Mayor was currently gravely ill. All matters, big or small, were temporarily handled by the secretary.
At such a juncture, how could they afford to offend Jia Guowei?
Let alone beat him!
If they could just act, would Ma Tengyun have spent two million to resolve the matter peacefully? Would he have allowed Jia Guowei to act so arrogantly until now?
It could only be said that Lu Ming was too impulsive.
Jiang Mengxin detested Lu Ming. From the first day she knew him, she knew about his bad temper. He wasn't very capable but had a terrible temper, resorting to violence whenever he felt wronged.
He was simply violent!
Jiang Mengxin berated him, "Lu Ming, what are you doing?"
Doing what?
Heh.
Lu Ming sneered, kicked Jia Guowei off the chair, and said calmly, "Don't you understand what I'm doing? Scumbags like this who bully others with their connections deserve a beating. Don't interfere, let me beat him soundly, and he'll behave."
What the heck!
What did he mean by beating him soundly and making him behave?
The words made Ma Tengyun's hair stand on end. He shouted, "Mr. Lu, please remain calm! Jia Guowei is the son of the City Mayor's secretary. His status is noble, how can you hit him so carelessly? If you act recklessly like this, there will be trouble!"
Xiao Zhan was also frightened and quickly went to pull Lu Ming back.
Jia Guowei had first been hit with a teacup, then kicked. Pain contorted his face. Having lived a life of luxury since childhood, when had he ever suffered such humiliation?
He trembled with rage.
Jia Guowei glared at Lu Ming resentfully and shouted, "Your name is Lu Ming, right? You dare to hit me? Good, you hit me well! I'm going to tell my dad right now! I'll make your Jiang family disappear from this world!"
Lu Ming raised an eyebrow, "Still talking? It seems I didn't hit hard enough."
He rolled up his sleeves and walked towards Jia Guowei.
Unexpectedly.
Jiang Mengxin stepped forward, blocking Jia Guowei, and pointed at Lu Ming's nose, yelling, "Lu Ming, have you had enough of this?"
Lu Ming asked confusedly, "People like him, do you keep them for the New Year?"
Jiang Mengxin roared, "Shut your stinking mouth! You brainless imbecile, is Jia Guowei someone you can hit? What's your status, and what's his? Even if he's wrong in ten thousand ways, even if you're right in ten thousand ways, Jia Guowei is not someone you, a lowly trash, can hit! Do you understand?"
Her words were like daggers.
Lu Ming clenched his fists.
Jiang Mengxin, unwilling to let it go, said, "Lu Ming, I order you to apologize to Jia Guowei right now. Kneel down immediately and kowtow to Jia Guowei!"
Lu Ming's eyes seemed to spew fire.
He questioned, "Mengxin, you want me to apologize to someone like this?"
Jiang Mengxin stated with certainty, "Are you deaf? Didn't I make myself clear just now? I order you, in my capacity as the head of the Jiang family, to kneel down, kowtow, and sincerely apologize to Jia Guowei!"
The atmosphere in the room chilled to the bone.
Everyone could see that Jiang Mengxin was finding an escape route for herself.
If Lu Ming obediently knelt and kowtowed, it might slightly ease the situation. With appropriate compensation, Jia Guowei might not report this to his father.
However, this approach would hurt Lu Ming's pride a little.
But who cared?
When had Jiang Mengxin ever cared about Lu Ming's pride? If she could trade Lu Ming's pride for benefits, Jiang Mengxin would have discarded it without hesitation.
Jiang Mengxin moved aside, positioning Lu Ming directly in front of Jia Guowei.
She said sternly, "I don't want to repeat myself. Lu Ming, you decide what to do."
Jia Guowei rubbed his head, looked at Lu Ming with a sinister smile, and even lifted his foot. He planned to viciously kick Lu Ming's head when he knelt down.
Revenge must be taken immediately.
Unfortunately, both Jia Guowei and Jiang Mengxin had misjudged Lu Ming's resolve.
Apologize?
Wishful thinking!
After Jiang Mengxin moved aside, Lu Ming walked directly in front of Jia Guowei, then lifted his leg and delivered a powerful front kick, sending Jia Guowei crashing into the wall!
BANG!!!
Jia Guowei's tears flowed from the pain.
There was no room for reconciliation now. Jiang Mengxin, Ma Tengyun, and Xiao Zhan stood frozen in place.
Jia Guowei, crying, pulled out his phone. "You, you dare to hit me? I'm telling my dad right now! I'll make you dogs pay a terrible price!"
The call was connected.
Jia Guowei burst into tears.
A young man in his twenties, crying so shamelessly, was truly shameless.
He choked out, "Dad, I've been bullied! I was beaten at the Ma family headquarters! Come save me quickly, or I'll be beaten to death. Dad, you must get justice for me."
Jiang Mengxin's expression immediately changed.
The relationship between the two sides was already tense, and now Jia Guowei was adding fuel to the fire, completely escalating the conflict.
This is bad!
Jiang Mengxin glared at Lu Ming resentfully, cursing, "Useless trash who can't do anything right, I really regret bringing you here."
Ma Tengyun was the one who truly regretted it.
If he had known things would escalate like this, he wouldn't have brought up the 996 project.
Couldn't he have just casually offered Lu Ming a few hundred million as a reward?
This was just creating trouble for himself.
Jia Guowei struggled to get up, and as he backed out of the conference room, he said, "You bunch of dogs, just wait. When my dad gets here, you'll see how serious this situation is!"
Instantly, panic spread.
The entire Ma family headquarters was in a state of tension and unease.
In less than fifteen minutes, they arrived.
A series of sirens, approaching from afar. Everyone went out to look and saw dozens of police cars parked at the entrance of the Ma family headquarters building.
Over a hundred police officers, armed with guns and shields, surrounded the building, leaving no one able to escape.
Among them.
A middle-aged man in a suit and tie stepped out of a car. His eyes blazed with anger as he looked at Ma Tengyun and the others.
This person was the secretary of the City Mayor of Modu, a future high-ranking official of Modu, Jia Guowei's father – Jia Zheng!
"Dad!!!"
Upon seeing Jia Zheng, Jia Guowei ran over crying, hugged Jia Zheng, and his tears and snot flowed uncontrollably, making him look utterly pathetic.
He showed his injuries while crying, "Dad, look how they beat me! If you had come a few minutes later, they would have beaten me to death. Dad, you have to get justice for me."
Jia Zheng saw the injuries and his heart burned with rage.
He gently stroked Jia Guowei's head and said in a deep voice, "To dare to beat my son, I'll have him rot in prison!"