Return to the Day When My Pregnant Wife Jumped Off the Building-Chapter 183 Accept or Reject_1

Blood blossomed like a flower on the top-grade solid wood board, not beautiful, but eerily enchanting.

In a daze, Xiao Ming felt as though he had returned to his previous life.

On the surface, he was a successful businessman, but in secret, he was a member of a mysterious organization.

He had seen too much blood, to the point where he thought he had become numb, but at this moment, a thrill surged in his heart.

He remembered his master’s prediction: "When the Star of Destruction enters the House of Life, flanked by the Seven Killings and the Greedy Wolf; eyes open to justice, eyes closed to evil; with the appearance of a Bodhisattva, but the heart of a demon. If one cannot ’destroy’ and then ’establish anew,’ life will be full of tribulations, and a good end will be difficult to achieve."

Xiao Ming smacked his lips, thinking: Does rebirth count as ’destroying’ and then ’establishing anew’?

It seems that he really needed to pay a visit to the old man soon.

Preoccupied with his thoughts, he couldn’t be bothered to waste more words, and bang, bang, bang, he pulled the trigger thrice in succession, turning Zhuang Wending’s right hand into a Doraemon appendage.

Zhuang Wending had long been struggling to breathe and was half-dead, twitching with each shot, without even the strength to groan in pain.

"Xiao Ming, are you alright...?"

The door was not closed, and a girl rushed in, only to be stunned by the scene before her.

On her way here, in Zhou Qingyuan’s most optimistic imagination, the most she expected was for Xiao Ming to use his brilliant mind and negotiation skills to convince Zhuang Wending to turn an enemy into a friend.

Although difficult, it wasn’t impossible in her understanding of Xiao Ming.

However, at this moment, she realized that her understanding of Xiao Ming might not even scratch the surface.

"What the hell is the level of property management here, letting anyone come up? Is the private elevator meant exclusively for thieves?"

Xiao Ming was quite flustered, thinking that he must replace the property management later; this was just too ridiculous.

"This property management is run by my family, and your auntie here even has an apartment here."

Zhou Qingyuan walked over, saw the miserable state of Zhuang Wending, and panicked, whispering, "Why did you have to be so ruthless? Now it’s done for, there’s no turning back. The Zhuang Family will definitely do everything to retaliate against you.

No, I must arrange for you to flee immediately."

The girl was frantic, but Xiao Ming motioned her over with a crooked finger, and when she leaned down, he flicked her forehead.

"Go and see to your auntie. Keep out of adult business, you little brat!"

"You..."

"What you? If you dare to disrespect me again, I’ll have your backside whipped into eight pieces! Get out of here!"

Irritated, he pushed Zhou Qingyuan away, Xiao Ming reached into Zhuang Wending’s pocket, pulled out a cellphone, found the number marked "Grandfather," and dialed it.

As soon as the call connected, he cheerfully asked, "Am I speaking with Zhuang Luonian, Mr. Zhuang the elder?"

After a moment of silence on the other end, an old yet authoritative voice came through: "Who are you? Why do you have Ding’er’s phone?"

"Mr. Zhuang, how are you lately? No serious issues with your heart, I hope!"

"Just who are you? Let Ding’er speak to me!" Zhuang Luonian said impatiently.

"I apologize, but he is unable to talk to you right now. In fact, it’s uncertain whether he’ll live to see tomorrow’s sun!"

"What?" Zhuang Luonian raised his voice sharply, "You... what have you done to my Ding’er?"

Xiao Ming sneered, "Old man, can we not waste time on such pointless matters?

You should know, for each minute we waste, your grandson’s life slips away.

If you don’t wish to send off your own kin prematurely, perhaps you’d better start talking about serious matters."

Zhuang Luonian was silent for a moment, then asked, "What do you want?"

"The conditions aren’t urgent, I’ll first discuss a few time points with the old man, see if you can recall anything."

Xiao Ming took a seat on Zhuang Wending’s body, lit a cigarette, and said in a deep voice, "Seven years ago, April 17th, 3:28 in the morning.

Four years ago, August 3rd, also in the early morning, around 2:45.

One year ago, February 22nd, the fifth day of the Lunar New Year."

At this point, Xiao Ming stopped and took drags off his cigarette. On the other end of the phone, Zhuang Luonian was deep in thought, his heavy breathing, characteristic of older people, growing increasingly intense.

The incidents that happened at these three time points were the Zhuang Family’s most secretive and impermissible sins, each unforgivable!

After a long while, his voice deep, he asked, "Who exactly are you... what person are you?"

"My name is Xiao Ming, just an ordinary businessman who knows a lot of things."

Xiao Ming was about to flick away the cigarette butt when he suddenly remembered it was his own house. He quickly withdrew his hand and extinguished the cigarette on the mutilated back of Zhuang Wending’s hand.

"Originally, I had nothing to do with the Zhuang Family, we were completely unrelated and I had no interest in troubling you.

But your dear grandson had the misfortune of coming into my territory to seek trouble.

I had no choice but to reluctantly teach him a lesson, to let him understand that the surname ’Zhuang’ is actually just a character, no bigger than a fart. What do you think, old man?"

The wheezing sounds became heavier: "Young man, knowing some secrets doesn’t mean you have a talisman. The Zhuang Family’s legacy has lasted a millennium, it’s not something..."

"Oh, cut it out!"

Xiao Ming scoffed contemptuously, "Shamelessly tracing your family lineage a thousand years back, how many ancestors have you falsely claimed in there? Don’t you know very well

that the only ancestor your family can genuinely trace back to was a bandit leader from the end of the Ming Dynasty?

Also, you might as well skip the intimidation routine. Your niece who works as an assassin for that secret organization will only do three things for the family, how many are left now?"

Crack!

The sound of a cup shattering was heard, and Zhuang Luonian finally couldn’t maintain his composed tone: "You... you..."

"OK! Now it’s time to lay out my conditions."

Xiao Ming’s expression suddenly turned grim, "Starting today, no one from the Zhuang Family shall set foot in Longyin!

Old man, do you accept or refuse?"

After a long while, Zhuang Luonian let out a weak sigh, "The Zhuang Family still has hundreds of millions in assets in Longyin..."

"That’s your problem, none of my concern."

"Fine! I understand, but it’s impossible to settle everything overnight. I can only assure you that the direct descendants of the Zhuang Family will leave Longyin before tomorrow ."

"You are indeed the pillar of the Zhuang Family, generous and decisive, I admire that.

Let’s leave it at that then, I wish the old man good health and your family eternal peace."

With that, Xiao Ming hung up the phone.

Turning around, Zhuang Wending was staring at him with bloodshot eyes.

Because, the cell phone had been on speakerphone the entire time.

"Young Master Zhuang, regarding the ’second person in the world who loves you the most,’ I suggest you reconsider your choice more carefully."

Tossing the phone onto Zhuang Wending, Xiao Ming stood up, stretched, and asked the Zhuang Family bodyguards who were all staring at him as if they had seen a ghost, "Which one of you has a knife on you?"