As the Dragon Warlord, Lu Ming faced a situation for the first time that he couldn't resolve. He was frozen, completely unsure of what to do.
Jiang Mengxin turned her face away and pointed at Lu Ming, "Aren't you going to wrap yourself in the towel quickly? Disgusting, so disgusting!"
Su Wanran covered her eyes with her hands. Although she usually 'touched and prodded' Lu Ming, she couldn't handle it when it became real. She was a typical case of Ye Gong loving dragons.
Lu Ming quickly picked up the towel, wrapped himself in it, and then shamefully ran away.
Hearing Lu Ming's retreating footsteps, the two women slowly turned their faces back, letting out a long sigh of relief. But the thought of Lu Ming's disgusting object made them feel defiled.
Su Ru burst into laughter and said, "You two, one is a fiancée, and the other keeps saying she wants to be the one to take over, yet you can't even handle this much? How will you share a room in the future?"
Upon hearing the word 'room,' both women blushed.
Jiang Mengxin turned her face away directly, saying nothing.
Su Wanran swallowed and said with a flushed face, "I... I will do my best."
Do her best for what!
Jiang Mengxin almost threw up. Lu Ming was her fiancé, so what was Su Wanran trying to do her best for? What did it have to do with her?
Speechless!
"You two can continue your drama, I'm going to sleep. I'm bored." Jiang Mengxin walked directly to the second floor, while Lu Ming's dirty thing occasionally flashed through her mind, making her feel ashamed, yet also... excited.
So, this was the true appearance of a man!
The next morning.
After everyone finished breakfast, they split up.
Lu Ming and Su Wanran went to the psychiatric hospital to see Bian Ru, to see his current condition and if he could be treated.
Arriving at the psychiatric hospital, they explained the situation to the director. Su Wanran then gave the director some benefits, and the two, accompanied by a doctor, successfully met Bian Ru in his ward.
Slovenly and timid, that was Lu Ming's first impression of Bian Ru.
Bian Ru was like a rat from a sewer, afraid of people at first sight. He huddled in the corner, trembling.
"Why is he afraid of us?" Lu Ming asked.
The attending physician said, "The fire caused him great physical harm, and the loss of his family dealt a huge blow to his spirit, making him fearful of strangers. Moreover, he seems to be afraid of someone."
Oh?
Lu Ming's interest was piqued.
"Someone?" Lu Ming asked, "Did someone harm him?"
The attending physician shook his head, "No, no one has ever attacked Bian Ru. Logically, he shouldn't be afraid of people. But for some reason, he has such a nightmare in his heart. I've treated him for a long time and found no answers."
The more he said this, the more Lu Ming's interest grew.
"Let me see his treatment records."
"Okay, I'll go get them."
In a moment, the attending physician brought Bian Ru's treatment records and handed them all to Lu Ming to review.
Lu Ming flipped through them page by page, and as he read, he noticed something was wrong.
In fact, within a year after the fire, Bian Ru's body had almost recovered. At the same time, under the care of the psychologist, Bian Ru's mental state had also improved, showing signs of coming out of the shadow.
But one day, Bian Ru suddenly became mentally deranged and became a mental patient. From that day on, Bian Ru began to fear strangers.
Something must have happened that day to stimulate Bian Ru!
Lu Ming noted the date and sent it to the Dragon King, asking for cooperation in the investigation.
Soon, the Dragon King replied.
Something did happen that day. It was a small incident that seemed insignificant, but it was problematic: Bian Ru's fellow disciple, Hu Ziming, visited him.
According to the Dragon King's investigation, Hu Ziming had a very bad relationship with Bian Ru, even to the point of being irreconcilable! But strangely, Hu Ziming visited Bian Ru.
And after the visit, Bian Ru's mental state worsened.
Hu Ziming was very suspicious.
After digging deeper into Hu Ziming, the Dragon King made more startling discoveries.
Hu Ziming and Bian Ru came from the same school and were both rare culinary masters. But as fate would have it, Hu Ziming was always slightly inferior to Bian Ru, always playing the background. Wherever Bian Ru appeared, Hu Ziming was always second place!
Under these circumstances, how could Hu Ziming not hate him?
Even more astonishing things were yet to come.
The Wu family spent a fortune to hire Bian Ru, wanting to poach him to become the Wu family's head chef, a powerful alliance. Unexpectedly, Bian Ru refused outright!
Shortly thereafter, Bian Ru's house caught fire.
After that, the Wu family hired Hu Ziming as their head chef, and so it has been until now.
Most importantly, the Dragon King also found a crucial piece of information: before the fire at Bian Ru's house, someone called Bian Ru and lured him away from his daughter. This call was made by Hu Ziming!
All signs indicated that the fire at Bian Ru's house was not an accident but likely a conspiracy orchestrated by the Wu family and Hu Ziming.
The Wu family sought revenge, and Hu Ziming sought to eliminate his rival!
*Hoo—*
Lu Ming let out a long sigh. He hadn't expected so many hidden secrets behind it. If no one had investigated, Bian Ru would have suffered injustice and disgrace his whole life, eventually dying of depression.
The reason Bian Ru became mentally ill was probably that Hu Ziming had said something to him, rubbing salt in Bian Ru's wounds.
"Understood."
Lu Ming closed his phone and stared intently at Bian Ru.
The current Bian Ru was a pitiful creature hiding in a dark corner, cowardly, timid, slovenly, and incompetent. He lacked the courage to face his enemy and the guts to regain his confidence.
He needed someone to lead him out.
Lu Ming said to the attending physician and Su Wanran, "I need to conduct special treatment for Bian Ru. Please both of you go outside. No matter what sounds you hear later, do not come in."
Ah?
The attending physician was stunned and said sternly, "Mr. Lu, you cannot use violence on him."
Lu Ming smiled, "Don't worry, I won't use violence, just some verbal stimulation."
The attending physician nodded, "Verbal stimulation is fine, but you need to be mindful of your words."
With that, the doctor got up and walked out. Su Wanran also followed, and then closed the door.
Everything else was left to Lu Ming.
Only Lu Ming and Bian Ru remained in the empty room.
Lu Ming stared intently at Bian Ru, frightening him even more. Bian Ru curled up and trembled, lacking the courage to even look up at Lu Ming.
Next, Lu Ming hit the nail on the head, saying, "The fire was not an accident; it was man-made. Your wife and daughter were murdered!"