Cause and effect, sowing seeds and reaping fruits.
You let them go back then, and now they let you go.
If you think forcing someone to drink until they vomit blood and not killing them counts as letting them go; then now, Lu Ming will use the same method, the same standard to demand of you.
Unified standards, no room for complaint.
Xie Zhong nodded and said, "Good, very good. The cause I planted, I will bear the consequences myself. The way I let the Su family go, you will let me go now."
He looked around and saw a tobacco and liquor store.
Xie Zhong walked straight over, slapped the counter, and roared, "Bring out the strongest liquor you have in your shop!"
The shop owner dared not refuse. He immediately brought out ten bottles of Fuyang River Laobaigan, each bottle at 76% alcohol, extremely potent.
A normal person would feel a burning sensation after just a sip.
Being able to drink a cup would be considered good tolerance.
Xie Zhong, however, directly threw away the caps and started drinking from the bottle!
76% Laobaigan, drunk straight from the bottle, the scene was unimaginable; it wasn't liquor, but rather sharp little knives, slicing Xie Zhong's throat one by one.
Uncomfortable...
Burning intensely!
Even though Xie Zhong had good tolerance for alcohol, after finishing one bottle, he immediately picked up the second, continuing to drink.
By the time he was halfway through his third bottle of Laobaigan, he finally couldn't hold on any longer, and vomited a large mouthful of fresh blood with a "wow," unable to stand steadily, he drunkenly collapsed on the ground.
The dignified Southern Emperor, forced to vomit blood by others, was an utter disgrace!
Seeing Xie Zhong fall, Lu Ming nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, you're free."
Then.
He looked at the fruit store owner and said, "The Southern Emperor has fallen, are you still going to kneel?"
The store owner's legs were already sore from kneeling. Seeing Xie Zhong drink himself to vomiting blood and collapse drunk on the ground, his burden was lifted. He quickly got up.
The store employees behind him also stood up one after another.
Their standing up meant that the Su family's fruit store had also stood up!
Lu Ming patted the store owner's shoulder and said, "Remember, you represent the Su family's fruit store. If you dare to kneel indiscriminately again, I will absolutely not let you go!"
The store owner wanted to cry but had no tears. He dared not retort, and could only obediently nod and say "Yes."
Afterwards.
Lu Ming walked to the tobacco and liquor store, took out a few bills and placed them on the counter, "I'll pay for the ten bottles of Laobaigan. Also, please call 120 and send the Southern Emperor to the hospital, don't let him die on the street."
The owner nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes, I'll make the call right away, right away."
Everything was handled.
Lu Ming beckoned to Jiang Mengxin and said, "How about that, didn't I say I had a plan? Now that everything is settled, we can go back and report with peace of mind."
Jiang Mengxin rolled her eyes and said, "You're really lucky. I don't know what happened, but Xie Zhong's main force didn't arrive. It's really strange. If his over ten thousand troops had arrived at the scene, could you have resolved the problem so easily? You're just a fool with luck, heh heh."
Lu Ming smiled and said nothing.
The two returned the way they came.
They got into the car.
Jiang Mengxin stepped on the accelerator and drove directly to the hospital.
...
Arriving at the hospital and reaching the ward.
Before Jiang Mengxin could speak, Su Wanran preempted her and said, "Mengxin, Lu Ming, you did brilliantly. Thank you!"
Jiang Mengxin was stunned, "Uh, you know about everything?"
Su Wanran nodded affirmatively, "Someone from the Su family was watching over there and told me the whole process. At first, I thought you were courting death, fighting Yu Tao and Xie Zhong's gunmen; later, I thought you were idiots, waiting for the main force to arrive before acting. Now I understand, it turns out the stupidest and most idiotic one was me! It turns out, everything was under your control. This time, you've really played Xie Zhong to death, hahahaha. Powerful, truly powerful."
Jiang Mengxin felt embarrassed listening to this.
Because Jiang Mengxin had actually contributed nothing; it was all Lu Ming handling things.
The most critical part was that Jiang Mengxin's thoughts were actually the same as Su Wanran's, both thinking Lu Ming was a complete fool for not acting directly and waiting for the main force.
In the end, it had slapped them in the face!
Everything was under Lu Ming's control!
For a moment, Jiang Mengxin couldn't tell if Lu Ming was stupid or truly confident.
Beside the hospital bed.
Old Madam Shen Dianlan said, "Hmph, well done. This Xie Zhong, while saying he'd let our Su family go, actually forced us to drink until we vomited blood. I felt so choked up by this, it's unbearable to think about. Lu Ming, Jiang Mengxin, you retaliated in kind, forcing Xie Zhong to vomit blood, this move was brilliant! I won't say anything else, I thank you here."
Jiang Mengxin could hardly believe her ears.
To hear the words "thank you" from the Old Madam one day, it felt like an eternity had passed.
Su Wanran, however, said with concern, "Actually, this time we achieved a great victory and were able to preserve the Su family's reputation, it was really quite lucky. If Xie Zhong's main force hadn't arrived, Lu Ming and Mengxin, you would have been in grave danger. Moreover, this is only the strength of one Emperor. When the other four Emperors arrive, how will we deal with them? Sigh... it gives me a headache just thinking about it."
Everyone else also fell silent.
Yes, one Emperor was already so difficult to handle, let alone five Emperors joining forces?
Not to mention, behind the five Emperors, there was the formidable tiger, Fan Wentao.
The Su family still hadn't escaped their predicament.
"Don't think too much about it for now. Have your illnesses recovered mostly? Let's return to the Su family and make plans slowly," Lu Ming said.
Everyone nodded, got out of bed, put on their clothes, and returned to the Su family.
As soon as they arrived at the Su family, they heard some very bad news: not only Xie Zhong, but the other four Emperors had also arrived in Fog City, and they had arrived with their respective main forces!
Now, the five Emperors were gathered at the Fan family, discussing the extermination of the Su family.
If things went wrong, the Su family could be annihilated in an instant!
Facing such an absolute dilemma, the Old Madam was worried and sighed, "The Su family has reached this point, I fear it will be difficult to continue. How about we sell off the Su family, then take our wealth and flee abroad, and live as a family overseas?"
"No!" Su Ru was the first to object, she said coldly, "The Fan family almost caused my death, I must settle this score with Fan Wentao! Even if I die, I will drag Fan Wentao down with me!"
This woman was as ruthless as ever.
However, it was rare that this time Lu Ming sided with Su Ru, saying very resolutely, "The Su family must not flee. If anyone flees, it will be the Fan family!"