Xiao Ni Niang was completely speechless. All her little schemes had been thoroughly exposed by Xu Jun, making it impossible to slander Lu Ming.
Soon, police cars arrived.
Xu Jun ordered, "Arrest all these bastards who insulted a martyr!"
"Yes!"
The police apprehended Xiao Ni Niang, the top donor Yan Ming, and a multitude of underground boxing thugs. This incident also served to cleanse the underground market.
After everyone was arrested and taken away.
Xu Jun approached Lu Ming, speaking with a hint of apology, "Originally, these matters were my responsibility, but I ended up implicating Mr. Lu. It's tiring for Mr. Lu to guard the martyr's tombstone; I'm truly ashamed."
Lu Ming waved his hand, "Guarding the loyal souls of martyrs is the duty of every Chinese citizen."
Xu Jun added, "Mr. Lu, rest assured, I will ensure these tombstones are rebuilt beautifully. I'll invite Mr. Lu to supervise then."
Lu Ming nodded.
Lu Ming had originally intended to entrust the reconstruction to Xi Luo. Now that Xu Jun was involved, it indicated that the matter had received attention from the Jinling authorities.
This meant Lu Ming could relax.
Shifting the topic.
Xu Jun asked in a low voice, "Mr. Lu, there's something very important I need to tell you. Regarding the Qun Huai Road commercial project, my father must have made it very clear when you were at my place last time, right? That project is a trap, one that should be avoided. But why did the Jiang family still jump into it? They've poured in nearly four hundred million yuan in one go!"
If it hadn't been brought up, Lu Ming wouldn't have been so angry.
He had explained the severity of the situation clearly, but unfortunately, no one in the family, except for his sister-in-law Jiang Lan, believed him.
Furthermore, Jiang Lan held a low status and had no say.
This led to Jiang Mengxin, Jiang Anzhi, and others leading the charge into the fire pit, feeling smug and believing they were about to make money.
In reality, they were incredibly foolish.
Xu Jun sighed deeply and said, "Just now, the Jinling official channels have reported the discovery of a large ancient tomb beneath Qun Huai Road. The whole world knows about it now. Mr. Lu, you'd best hurry home and check. The Jiang family is probably in utter chaos right now."
Chaos was inevitable.
The news of the ancient tomb meant the commercial project had to be shelved. The four hundred million yuan invested by the Jiang family was virtually lost.
How could they not be in chaos?
"Thank you for the reminder."
Lu Ming first hailed a taxi to send Chen Xin Juan back to the villa, then he called another car himself to rush back to the Jiang family.
Four hundred million yuan, a massive pit.
The Jiang family was on the brink of disintegration. Whether they could be saved would depend on Lu Ming employing special means.
...
As soon as he returned to Jiang's Enterprise, Lu Ming hurried inside.
As expected.
All the high-ranking members of the Jiang family were present.
Everyone had heard about the ancient tomb and knew the commercial project was stalled, with four hundred million yuan lost. All the executives were red-eyed, gathered in the company lobby, demanding an explanation from the CEO, Jiang Mengxin.
When Lu Ming returned, he saw Jiang Mengxin bowing repeatedly and apologizing.
Jiang Lan walked up to Lu Ming and said, "As you predicted, brother-in-law, your information was very accurate."
Lu Ming asked, "What's the situation now?"
Jiang Lan sighed, "Everyone is blaming my sister and demanding she compensate them. Alas, my sister is the one who suffered the most. She invested two hundred million yuan herself, the project is dead, she lost the most, and now she has to bear the responsibility. It's truly exasperating."
Lu Ming asked again, "Where is Cheng Hai? He brought the project contract, he's the one who led the Jiang family into the fire pit. Where is he now?"
"Cheng Hai? Heh heh." Jiang Lan sneered, "He disappeared long ago. As soon as the Jiang family ran into trouble, his phone became unreachable, and he couldn't be found at his company. He's clearly hiding on purpose."
Jiang Lan sighed, "I warned my sister long ago that Cheng Hai was unreliable, but she just wouldn't believe me. Now she's been tricked by him. I hope she wakes up in time and sees Cheng Hai's true face."
On the other side.
Jiang Mengxin was surrounded by everyone, demanding an explanation.
Especially Jiang Anzhi, who was the most agitated and shouted the loudest.
Jiang Anzhi pointed at Jiang Mengxin's nose and cursed, "Jiang Mengxin! Today, you must give us an explanation, no matter what! You found Cheng Hai, you led the signing of the contract, and now that the project is a bust, you have to take responsibility!"
The crowd echoed in unison.
"Yes, Jiang Mengxin, you must take responsibility."
"Return our money!"
Xu Qin, standing nearby, couldn't bear to watch. She stepped forward to defend her daughter, "How can this be blamed on Mengxin? She was only trying to create benefits for everyone, how could she have known it was a trap? Besides, Mengxin didn't hold a knife to force you to sign the contract; you all eagerly joined!"
Jiang Anzhi cursed, "You useless woman, what are you saying? Without your daughter's matchmaking, would we have jumped into this pit? It's all your daughter's fault!"
The two sides refused to back down and started arguing.
Jiang Mengxin was utterly dejected, saying, "Everything Lu Ming said came true. There really is an ancient tomb under Qun Huai Road, and the commercial project is indeed a failure. We should have listened to him from the start and not invested in this project. Alas, it's too late for regrets."
Hmm?
Upon hearing this, Xu Qin felt something was off.
She said, "This is not right. How did Lu Ming know there was an ancient tomb under Qun Huai Road? Since he knew, why didn't he stop you? He only made a few perfunctory remarks. There's something fishy here! In my opinion, all the responsibility should fall on that scoundrel Lu Ming! He clearly knew it was a trap but watched everyone jump in. He's utterly despicable, a complete scoundrel!"
This statement made everyone feel it was reasonable.
"That's right, Lu Ming knew it was a trap from the start but didn't try hard to stop us. He's a scoundrel."
"Heh heh, he's probably hiding somewhere, watching us make fools of ourselves!"
"Bastard, if I ever catch him, I'll skin him alive and rip out his tendons!"
Suddenly, someone shouted, "Hey, everyone, look, isn't that Lu Ming?"
Everyone turned to look and saw Lu Ming standing at the entrance, talking to Jiang Lan.
This immediately ignited everyone's fury.
Jiang Anzhi's son, Jiang Mengxin's cousin—Jiang Yang—was the first to charge forward, yelling, "You grave-guarding piece of trash, you still dare to come to the Jiang family? I'll tear your skin off!"
Jiang Yang was nearly 1.9 meters tall and loved working out, building a muscular physique.
In his eyes, bullying Lu Ming would be a piece of cake.
But who would have thought.
Lu Ming didn't even spare Jiang Yang a glance.
When Jiang Yang threw a punch, Lu Ming easily dodged it with a slight sidestep. Then, he landed a punch on Jiang Yang's ribcage. Crack, crack, crack! Three ribs were instantly broken!
Jiang Yang fell to the ground in pain, tears streaming down his face.
Lu Ming stepped on Jiang Yang's head, pressing it firmly to the ground.
"Wuwuwu~~" Jiang Yang, unable to move, began to cry.
With his foot on Jiang Yang's head, Lu Ming glared at the aggressively approaching senior members of the Jiang family and roared domineeringly, "Anyone who comes, I'll beat!"