The repair shop, inner room.
Jiang Mengxin lay on the bed, her hands and feet bound to the four corners, spread out like a 'big' character. Cold water still lingered on her face.
The moment she woke up, she understood what had happened.
Especially when she saw Fan Xiang.
Fan Xiang sat by the bed, reached out to caress Jiang Mengxin's face, and said excitedly, "Patriarch Jiang, you are truly beautiful. Why would a beauty like you oppose my Fan family? Wouldn't it be better if you were obedient and we became a pair?"
Jiang Mengxin glared at Fan Xiang, her eyes spitting fire.
Reason told her that at such a moment, she must not panic. The more she panicked, the more dangerous it would be. What she needed to do now was to find a way to keep Fan Xiang stable and buy time for others to rescue her.
Taking a deep breath.
Jiang Mengxin said in a deep voice, "Fan Xiang, calm down. I didn't say I couldn't be with you. You don't need to treat me like this."
Oh?
As expected, Fan Xiang's eyes filled with greed upon hearing this.
He excitedly said, "Patriarch Jiang, no, Mengxin, you are willing to be with me?"
Jiang Mengxin nodded. "I never liked Lu Ming. Being with him was only to uphold my grandfather's dying wish. Fan Xiang, you are so outstanding and have such a background. I wish I could be with you. How about this, let me go, and I'll break off my engagement with Lu Ming right now, and then we can go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get married, okay?"
This was a ruthless argument. If it were anyone else, they might have believed it.
Unfortunately, Fan Xiang didn't fall for it.
He chuckled and said, "Get married? No rush. Mengxin, we can consummate our marriage first. Once we have the status of husband and wife, it won't be too late to get married."
As he spoke, he reached out to undress Jiang Mengxin.
This time, Jiang Mengxin was truly desperate.
No matter how calm a woman was, she couldn't remain so when faced with such a situation.
Jiang Mengxin shouted, "Lu Ming, you're here! Save me quickly!"
Huh?
As soon as he heard the name 'Lu Ming', Fan Xiang broke out in a cold sweat and shivered.
Fan Xiang immediately got up, leaned against the wall, and turned to look at the door.
No one.
Fan Xiang breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "Mengxin, you're quite wicked, actually deceiving me. I have six brothers outside, all of whom are experts. Even if Lu Ming came, he couldn't get in. Mengxin, don't try to trick me anymore, it's useless."
Just as he finished speaking, he heard a man's voice from outside the door.
"Is that so?"
Such a familiar voice.
Lu Ming?!
This time it wasn't fake. Lu Ming had really come!
Fan Xiang's legs went weak with fear, while Jiang Mengxin on the bed shed tears of excitement.
Then, the door opened, and Lu Ming stood straight at the entrance, his eyes blazing with anger as he glared at Fan Xiang; in his hand, he tightly gripped a dagger dripping with blood.
This...
Looking at the dagger, Fan Xiang guessed what had happened outside.
His six brothers hadn't made a sound. It was obvious that Lu Ming had dealt with them. The fact that he could kill six experts silently was beyond comprehension.
Fan Xiang swallowed and said, "Lu Ming, don't do anything rash."
Lu Ming ignored him, walked directly to the bedside, and cut the ropes with the dagger, freeing Jiang Mengxin.
During this time, he didn't even look at Fan Xiang.
A good opportunity!
Fan Xiang chuckled to himself. This Lu Ming was too careless, too dismissive of others.
He knew that Fan Xiang had some martial arts training. While not particularly skilled, anyone who had trained was stronger than someone who hadn't. Seizing the moment Lu Ming was cutting Jiang Mengxin's ropes, Fan Xiang didn't hesitate. He snatched a nearby iron hammer and swung it towards Lu Ming's head.
If this hammer blow connected, his head would surely be split open.
But, it missed.
The moment Fan Xiang raised the iron hammer, Lu Ming, without even looking, delivered a side-back kick to Fan Xiang's stomach. Fan Xiang slammed hard against the wall, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Lu Ming continued to cut Jiang Mengxin's ropes.
Soon, all the ropes were cut.
Jiang Mengxin, now free, threw herself into Lu Ming's arms, sobbing uncontrollably. Every time, it was Lu Ming who saved her. Jiang Mengxin gradually realized that she seemed unable to live without this man whom she used to despise.
"It's alright, it's alright," Lu Ming patted Jiang Mengxin's back and then carried her away.
Seeing Lu Ming leave with Jiang Mengxin, Fan Xiang breathed a long sigh of relief. Although he had taken a kick and was in great pain, his life was saved.
But who could have expected that Lu Ming would return!
It turned out that Lu Ming was afraid that Jiang Mengxin would be disturbed by the gruesome scene, so he took her out first and then returned.
Lu Ming slowly walked up to Fan Xiang and raised the dagger.
Fan Xiang trembled all over and begged for mercy, "Don't, don't kill me. I'm the only son of the Fan family. If you don't kill me, our Fan family can do anything for you. I will never have improper thoughts about Jiang Mengxin again, and I will advise my sister not to make things difficult for you. How about it, Lu Ming, let's reconcile?"
Reconcile?
Heh, wishful thinking!
Lu Ming hesitated not at all. With a swift move, he severed Fan Xiang's two hands.
Crack, crack!
Two hands were brutally chopped off, blood gushing out uncontrollably. Fan Xiang let out a pig-like scream of pain, a horrific sound.
It wasn't over.
Lu Ming took a rope from the side, tied Fan Xiang up with it, and then hung him up.
Fan Xiang was suspended in mid-air like cured meat.
Because his hands were severed and the wounds were untreated, blood dripped down incessantly, drip, drip, splash.
Lu Ming did not kill Fan Xiang directly but hung him up to await death.
This way of dying was incredibly painful.
If his rage had not reached a certain level, Lu Ming would not have been so cruel to others. Even to enemies, Lu Ming rarely resorted to such measures.
After dealing with Fan Xiang, Lu Ming found a shoebox, picked up Fan Xiang's severed hands, placed them in the shoebox, and took them away.
Exiting the room.
Jiang Mengxin asked with a face full of worry, "Lu Ming, what did you do to Fan Xiang? The screams from inside the room were too horrifying."
Lu Ming did not answer her. Instead, he pointed to a spot not far away and said, "My car is parked over there. Wanran is also there. Let's go."
So Lu Ming led the way, with Jiang Mengxin following behind.
As they left, Jiang Mengxin saw a gruesome sight: several corpses lay scattered on the ground, each with an expression of extreme agony.
What had they experienced before their deaths?
Jiang Mengxin looked at the indifferent Lu Ming and felt an unprecedented chill from him for the first time.