To be honest, Jiang Mengxin was quite flustered at the moment. She never expected Gao Yuheng to be so shameless.
Before, he seemed refined and like a good-natured person, but she never imagined he would be like this behind her back. It truly proved the old saying: You can see a person's face but not their heart.
No matter how kind someone appears on the outside, their heart may not be the same.
Gao Yuheng was the best example.
Jiang Mengxin took out her phone, wanting to call the police, but a subordinate directly swung a cleaver down, smashing her phone onto the ground. Jiang Mengxin was terrified and turned pale.
"Ah!" Jiang Mengxin screamed.
Gao Yuheng chuckled and said, "Director Jiang, don't be ungrateful and try to call the police? Heh heh, next time, my subordinate's cleaver won't just hit your phone."
He stood up and said, "I'll count to five. It's up to you how you choose."
"One."
"Two."
"Three."
"Four."
Just as Gao Yuheng was about to shout 'five', a man appeared at the doorway of the reception room, looking coldly into the room.
The sudden appearance of the man attracted everyone's attention.
Gao Yuheng subconsciously turned his head to look, and the moment he saw, he was stunned on the spot.
"Lu Ming?" Gao Yuheng couldn't believe his eyes.
Standing at the door was Lu Ming, the one who had caused Gao Yuheng so much shame and whom he hated with all his might!
But... it shouldn't be like this.
Gao Yuheng said, "Lu Ming, weren't you supposed to go to the warehouse?"
Lu Ming chuckled, "Yes, I went to the warehouse, and now I'm back."
Back?
How could he be back?
Gao Xuan had arranged for Bao Hao to be guarding there. As soon as Lu Ming went to the warehouse, he would be severely humiliated by Bao Hao and then executed.
But why did Lu Ming return?
Could it be that Lu Ming was very skilled and had defeated Bao Hao and the others?
Unlikely.
Looking at Lu Ming, there wasn't a single trace of a fight on his body; he was clean. Even if Lu Ming's strength was greater than Bao Hao's, it was impossible for him to be completely unharmed.
Moreover, Gao Yuheng didn't believe Lu Ming could defeat Bao Hao.
Also...
"Where is my father?" Gao Yuheng questioned.
"You mean Boss Gao Xuan?" Lu Ming spread his hands. "After we went to the warehouse together, someone named Bao Hao appeared and wanted to meet Boss Gao alone. So, Boss Gao let me come back first while he stayed at the warehouse to discuss something with Bao Hao."
This sounded like utter nonsense.
Others might not know, but Gao Yuheng knew that Gao Xuan had spent a million dollars to bribe Bao Hao, whose sole purpose was to kill Lu Ming.
Therefore, if anyone were to stay behind, it would definitely be Lu Ming, not Gao Xuan.
Something was wrong!
Gao Yuheng shouted outside, "Quick, send someone to the warehouse to check on my father!"
Someone immediately ran towards the warehouse.
Before long, the subordinate ran back, his face filled with terror, and said, "Young Master Gao, bad news, Boss Gao has been stabbed to death!"
"What?" Gao Yuheng could hardly believe his ears.
His father was dead?
Gao Yuheng looked at Lu Ming, his eyes filled with hatred, "Lu Ming, you scumbag dog, I'll make you pay with your life!"
Lu Ming shrugged, looking innocent, "Boss Gao's death has nothing to do with me. I came back first. If you want someone to pay, go find Bao Hao."
Indeed.
The subordinate continued, "It was Bao Hao who killed him. Bao Hao also said he originally planned to kill you, Young Master Gao, too, but since you didn't go to the warehouse, you were lucky. Now Bao Hao has left with his men and has sent a message to you, Young Master Gao, saying that if you want revenge, you're welcome to find him anytime."
Huh?
Gao Yuheng was completely dumbfounded.
He couldn't comprehend the situation anymore. Why did Gao Xuan spend a million dollars to kill Lu Ming, only for Lu Ming to return safely? And Gao Xuan was the one who died?
There didn't seem to be any deep-seated hatred between the Gao family and Bao Hao, so why would Bao Hao be so hostile towards the Gao family and even want to kill Gao Yuheng?
He couldn't figure it out, couldn't understand it.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "The truth is out. Young Master Gao, you can see I'm truly innocent. Boss Gao's body is still in the warehouse, and his body is still cold. Young Master Gao, hurry up and go collect your father's body. As for the remaining payment, we'll come back in a couple of days. Mengxin, let's go."
This one word, "Mengxin," jolted the still-terrified Jiang Mengxin back to reality.
In fact, Jiang Mengxin felt like she was dreaming, not knowing how things had developed this way.
If Lu Ming had strong enough abilities to kill both Bao Hao and Gao Xuan, Jiang Mengxin could understand; but Bao Hao not harming Lu Ming and instead killing Gao Xuan was quite unbelievable.
Regardless, the current situation was beneficial to Jiang Mengxin. She picked up a bottle of mineral water and walked towards the exit.
But!
Gao Yuheng slammed the table fiercely, "Stop right there!"
Immediately, subordinates raised their cleavers, blocking Jiang Mengxin's path.
Gao Yuheng gritted his teeth and said, "You think you can come and go as you please? Do you think this is a marketplace? If you don't leave something behind today, you won't leave through this door!"
Lu Ming directly asked, "Leave something behind?"
Gao Yuheng pointed at Lu Ming, "Leave your head!"
He had lured Lu Ming and Jiang Mengxin here specifically to take their lives. Now that Gao Xuan was dead, Gao Yuheng's actions became even more extreme in his grief and rage.
He didn't care if anyone saw; he'd deal with it first.
His head?
Lu Ming smiled.
He showed no panic and calmly said, "Young Master Gao, Gao Yuheng, please watch your words. Speaking like that is illegal, do you know?"
Gao Yuheng took a cleaver from his subordinate. "Illegal? My father is dead, why should I care about legality? Lu Ming, I'm taking your life now!"
Saying this, he raised the cleaver and ran towards Lu Ming.
Judging by his posture, he intended to hack Lu Ming to death. Several subordinates stood behind Lu Ming, preventing him from escaping.
At the critical moment.
Lu Ming calmly tossed a silver needle, which struck Gao Yuheng's leg tendon. His leg instantly lost sensation, and he involuntarily stumbled to the left.
His upper body hit the ground first.
As he landed, the cleaver in his hand flew up and landed just below his neck.
Then...
Gao Yuheng's head and the cleaver simultaneously smashed onto the floor tiles. The blunt side of the blade faced down, and the sharp side faced up. Driven by inertia, the blade directly cut into Gao Yuheng's neck!
Instantly, blood gushed out, and a large patch of crimson stained the ground beneath Gao Yuheng.
He struggled a few times and then breathed his last.
Gao Yuheng intended to kill Lu Ming with the cleaver, but who would have thought he would slip and fall, getting caught by his own cleaver around his neck and 'killing' himself?
Tragic.
Ridiculous.