Origin Project, office building, conference room.
After everyone sat down, their expressions varied, some happy, some worried.
Wu Lingxuan spoke first, "Ji Jianyong is dead. My Wu family's great revenge is finally avenged. Thank you all for your strong support. If there's ever anything you need from Wu Lingxuan in the future, just ask, and I won't refuse."
Heh.
Su Ru found this woman utterly detestable.
Su Ru didn't dislike kind people, nor did she dislike malicious people. She only disliked one type of person: hypocrites.
In Su Ru's eyes, Wu Lingxuan was an extremely hypocritical woman, and everything she did was merely to seize the position of Wu family head.
First, she used Ji Jianyong to eliminate the Wu family, and then she would use the Su family and Ji Jiangang to eliminate Ji Jiangang.
This way, she would gain the position of family head without being attacked by public opinion.
A brilliant scheme!
Such a wicked woman, yet she wore a mask of kindness. Frankly, compared to Wu Lingxuan, Su Wanran was like a newborn infant, terrifyingly naive.
Su Ru didn't bother to placate her and said directly, "Don't talk about repaying later. Repay us now. Miss Wu, you are so amazing, coming up with brilliant strategies one after another, successfully dealing with Emperor Zhang Ying and Ji Jianyong. Now, there's only the last central emperor, Jiang Shen. Why don't you tell us his weakness so we can take care of him?"
All eyes turned to Wu Lingxuan.
Frankly, this was a very difficult task.
However, because Wu Lingxuan had offered excellent advice before, everyone was filled with anticipation this time.
But alas...
Wu Lingxuan lowered her head slightly and said with great shame, "I'm sorry, I don't know Jiang Shen's weakness, and I can't think of a way to deal with him."
"Heh, is it that you can't think of one, or you don't want to help us?" Su Ru taunted. "Now that you've obtained the position of Wu family head and eliminated your main enemy Ji Jianyong, there's no need to offend Fan Wentao further, right? You want to seize this opportunity to distance yourself from our Su family and protect yourself, don't you?"
Wu Lingxuan's face flushed with shame upon hearing this. "Miss Su, please don't attack me with such malicious thoughts!"
The atmosphere became rather awkward.
Su Wanran quickly tried to smooth things over. "Jiang Shen's strength is equivalent to that of three emperors, and he is fiercely loyal to Fan Wentao. He is indeed difficult to deal with. It's not Miss Wu's fault that she can't think of a solution."
Su Ru sneered, "In that case, please leave, Miss Wu. This is our Su family's conference room, our Su family's command center. If outsiders leak any information, and Fan Wentao learns of our battle plan, it would be bad."
Her words were too harsh, giving no room for politeness.
This was Su Ru's temper.
Wu Lingxuan sighed, "Since Miss Su is so concerned, I won't stay any longer. Everyone, farewell."
She turned and left. Even the way she walked indicated she was quite upset.
After Wu Lingxuan left, Su Wanran looked at Su Ru with some anger. "Aunt, how can you be so ungrateful and kick someone after they've helped you? You know, we were able to deal with Zhang Ying and Ji Jianyong all thanks to Miss Wu's strategies!"
Heh.
Su Ru rolled her eyes dismissively. "What bullshit ungratefulness? She was clearly using us. Now that her objective is achieved, she won't help us anymore and is kicking us aside! Wanran, you need to think clearly. This bitch could use Ji Jianyong to eliminate the Wu family, and then use us to eliminate Ji Jianyong. She might even use Fan Wentao to eliminate us! We must never deal with such a two-faced bitch!"
She held Wu Lingxuan in utter contempt.
Su Wanran sighed. "Aunt, I don't know what to say to you. All of this is just your speculation, with no evidence at all. You simply dislike her."
Seeing that Su Ru and Su Wanran were about to argue, Jiang Mengxin quickly stepped in as a peacemaker.
She cleared her throat and said, "Alright, alright, everyone calm down. Whether Miss Wu is truly kind or a hypocritical villain, it doesn't matter. Our cooperation with her has ended, and we'll go our separate ways. The urgent matter at hand is to find a way to deal with the last emperor, Jiang Shen!"
Everyone snapped back to reality.
Yes, the urgent matter was to deal with Jiang Shen, not to argue about Wu Lingxuan.
Silence fell over the conference room.
Jiang Shen was so powerful, and he had no obvious weaknesses. Without knowing his vulnerabilities, he seemed invincible.
At this moment, Lu Ming, who had been silent, suddenly spoke. "Um... we've already dealt with the four regional emperors. How about we find a restaurant and have a big meal to celebrate properly?"
What nonsense!
Everyone looked at Lu Ming as if he were an idiot. The situation was dire, with Jiang Shen about to lead troops to obliterate the Su family. Instead of finding a solution, Lu Ming was thinking about a celebratory meal?
What was he thinking?
Jiang Mengxin said, "It's not time to celebrate yet. Of the five emperors, we've dealt with four. With a little more effort, we can deal with the last one! At such a critical moment, why would we go out to eat? Lu Ming, don't talk nonsense here."
Su Wanran felt the same way.
However.
Su Ru looked at Lu Ming strangely.
For a long time, Su Ru had sparred with Lu Ming. She knew he wasn't as foolish as he appeared; this man was truly skilled and hid his true abilities.
So, she pressed further, "Lu Ming, have you thought of a good idea?"
Lu Ming smiled slightly. "I do have a good idea."
Oh?
Everyone's spirits lifted.
Jiang Mengxin quickly asked, "Tell us quickly, how do we deal with Jiang Shen?"
Lu Ming said with a mischievous grin, "Didn't I say it? Have a big meal."
What?!
Jiang Mengxin pushed Lu Ming. "Be serious!"
Lu Ming said earnestly, "I'm not joking. It's a big meal. Believe me, once we have a big meal, we can deal with Jiang Shen, this last emperor!"
...Is that so?
Everyone expressed disbelief. Why would a meal be enough to defeat the loyal Emperor? It was simply unbelievable.
Su Wanran asked, "Lu Ming, can you be more specific?"
Lu Ming shook his head. "The Buddha says, 'It cannot be said.' If the plan is explained too clearly, it might not succeed. Anyway, trust me. Tonight, we'll find a five-star hotel, have a grand feast, and enjoy a hearty meal. After that, the central emperor Jiang Shen will crumble on his own."