Jiang Mengxin and Lu Ming also heard Su Ru's voice on the phone, realizing that this murder case was aimed at Lu Ming. They both looked at the television to find out more.
Everyone was confused as to why a murder case would be linked to Lu Ming.
Could the victim be a close friend of Lu Ming?
Impossible.
Lu Ming thought it over. His friends were none other than Dragon King, a five-star general, who would never be killed.
So, who could it be?
Filled with great curiosity, Lu Ming watched intently. What he saw shocked him.
News report: Around ten o'clock in the evening, at a street food stall, a survivor of an earthquake was stabbed to death by several men wearing devil masks. The masked men left a message on the wall of the house, a horrifying and unbelievable message.
The message read: We are devils from hell. Our only target is Lu Ming of the Su family. Because we cannot kill Lu Ming, we can only use the lives of disaster victims as compensation. We will return to hell only when Lu Ming is dead! If Lu Ming does not die, we will continue to slaughter disaster victims, one per hour, and we will keep our word.
The message was written on the wall in red paint, and many people had already taken photos. It was all over the internet.
According to netizens' speculation, it was Lu Ming of the Su family who had offended someone, leading to this act of revenge.
However, the revenger was not capable enough to kill Lu Ming directly, so they chose to kill innocent disaster victims saved by the Su family, in order to morally blackmail Lu Ming and force him to commit suicide.
In fact, this was almost exactly the situation.
The matter was being hotly discussed online.
[Damn, can these murderers have any shame? If they have a grudge against Lu Ming, they should go directly to Lu Ming. Why kill weak disaster victims? Is that not shameful?]
[Damn it, isn't this pure moral blackmail? If Lu Ming doesn't die, they will keep killing people, hehe! But even if Lu Ming dies, will this matter be over? They can use the same method to force Zhang Ming, Li Ming, and Zhao Ming to die. Where will this end?]
[I've never seen such shameless people. They can't get revenge on Lu Ming themselves, so they drag innocent people into it with moral blackmail. Pfft, what a disgrace!]
[I've lived long enough. The world is full of wonders, but this is the first time I've been so speechless.]
[Lu Ming, please don't do anything rash, and definitely don't commit suicide. If you die, it will only make these murderers more excited and bolder in pressuring others!]
The voices online were overwhelmingly in support of Lu Ming. No one had any respect for these murderers.
These people had truly taken the word "shameless" to its extreme.
But…
What was the point of all the voices online?
These people were killing one person per hour. If Lu Ming didn't die, they would continue to kill. They would not stop because of the anger of netizens.
They were forcing Lu Ming to commit suicide!
There were so many disaster victims; it was impossible to protect them all. Moreover, even if the disaster victims were protected, could it be guaranteed that they wouldn't harm other innocent civilians?
If pushed too far, they might even kill more.
This kind of indiscriminate killing to morally blackmail Lu Ming was impossible to prevent.
The situation had become serious.
In the living room.
Su Wanran and Jiang Mengxin turned to look at Lu Ming in unison. Their eyes showed deep worry. Who would have thought things would turn out this way?
Just moments ago, Lu Ming had been trying his best to protect the two of them. Yet, in just a few minutes, Lu Ming himself had become the primary target of the attackers.
Lu Ming was also stunned.
He had thought of a thousand ways the Wu family might retaliate, but he had never imagined the Wu family would play so wildly.
Even the Dragon Warlord had never seen such a move.
Impressive.
Lu Ming shook his head with a bitter smile and murmured, "Wu Lingxuan, Wu Lingxuan, she has truly taken 'borrowing a knife to kill' to a new height. Of the thirty-six stratagems, is this the only one she knows? If you know just one, you can conquer the world, truly impressive."
Putting aside other things, if it was purely about the application of "borrowing a knife to kill," even the Dragon Warlord would willingly admit inferiority.
Wu Lingxuan was too skilled at it.
Su Wanran asked, "Lu Ming, do you think Wu Lingxuan is behind this?"
Without waiting for Lu Ming's answer, Jiang Mengxin interjected, "If not her, then who? Such a vicious scheme, only that venomous woman could come up with it. She knew the Wu family's strength was inferior to the Su family's, so a direct confrontation would be impossible. She also knew we would be extra vigilant, making surprise attacks or assassinations unlikely. So, Wu Lingxuan chose moral blackmail. Heh, she's really playing dirty."
This kind of maneuver was extremely rare in history.
Su Wanran said, "Then let's call the police and have them arrest Wu Lingxuan immediately!"
"It's useless," Lu Ming replied. "Wu Lingxuan would never do it herself. She would definitely instruct others. She would distance herself completely from the incident. Even if we caught her, it would be of no help."
"Then what do we do?" Su Wanran asked anxiously. "We can't just let you die, can we?"
Jiang Mengxin said, "Lu Ming absolutely cannot die! If he dies like this, Wu Lingxuan can use the same tactic again to force you, me, or even the entire Su family to die. Will we listen then?"
Everyone fell silent.
The most troublesome aspect of this matter was that even if the culprits were caught, it would be useless.
Even if all those masked murderers were apprehended, it would still be ineffective. If they were caught, Wu Lingxuan could find another group of people to do it.
As long as Wu Lingxuan wasn't caught, she could always use this trick to force Lu Ming's hand.
But Wu Lingxuan kept herself completely separate from the perpetrators, so you had no reason to arrest her.
This was a deadlock.
If you don't arrest Wu Lingxuan, there will be endless waves of 'murderers'. If you want to arrest Wu Lingxuan, you can't find evidence or a reason.
Stuck at both ends.
Both paths were dead ends.
This was difficult!
Even the intelligent Lu Ming was stumped. He tilted his head back and gave a helpless, wry smile. "Wu Lingxuan, you are indeed an extremely difficult enemy. Her move is quite ruthless."
Since Lu Ming had arrived in Wudu and experienced so many 'battles' of various sizes, dealing with countless enemies.
Wu Lingxuan was the first person who made Lu Ming feel completely helpless.
This enemy was too terrifying.
The three of them fell silent, lost in deep thought. Soon, an hour passed.
Then…
Wudu Television's news channel delivered the latest update: The second victim had appeared.
Those masked men had kept their promise.
One person killed per hour.
They had indeed killed another innocent disaster victim!