Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 679 - 670: Coercing the Wu Family, No Other Choice!

Chapter 679: Chapter 670: Coercing the Wu Family, No Other Choice!

Ace Law Firm.

Basement level two, inside the underground parking garage.

Wu Yuanzong and Wu Shentong were in a sorry state at the moment.

They, father and son, were chained up with iron chains, looking listless due to the softening bone powder not yet being purged from their bodies, their faces showing a lack of energy and helplessness.

"You two, are you alright?"

Zhang Wei came out from the stairwell, leading his subordinates to the two men.

"You, you youngster..." Wu Shentong struggled to lift his head, glaring at Zhang Wei with outrage.

"Zhang Wei, just say what you want, locking us up, you..."

Wu Yuanzong was also annoyed, his tone slightly hostile, but his eyes betrayed a hint of hope.

He didn’t want to die, and of course, he guessed Zhang Wei wouldn’t dare do anything drastic to him after all, given his status.

But he was also afraid because Zhang Wei’s status as a diplomat meant he could not be prosecuted or investigated.

If the other party really did want him dead?

What if, suddenly, in a moment of impulse, his life was over?

Thus, he had to stay calm and not aggravate Zhang Wei...

"You little bastard, to kill or to slash, you have full discretion!"

But from behind Wu Yuanzong, an angry shout rang out, the voice of Wu Shentong.

Wu Yuanzong was immediately scared out of his wits, thinking, Dad, are you trying to get us killed? Your body has purged the drug so quickly, and now you have the energy?

But please understand the situation, we’re in a desperate spot here, can’t you hold back a little?

"Truly worthy of being Elder Wu Shentong, someone who chews on Lingzhi every day, rich in vitality, his metabolism even faster than a young person’s!"

As someone of the older generation, Uncle Fu still looked weak and feeble, but Wu Shentong’s spirit had almost fully recovered.

With just the shout from a moment ago, there was no longer any sign of his previous helplessness.

"Oh wow, Elder Wu really has guts, and since you’re so willing to face death bravely, I’ll accommodate you!"

Zhang Wei gestured to one of his subordinates, who immediately took out a real gun from his waist and handed it to Zhang Wei.

"F*ck, Zhang Wei, you... you, you... don’t be impulsive, be careful of misfiring..."

Seeing this scene, Wu Yuanzong was almost scared witless.

You’re seriously pulling out a weapon, God, help me!

"Zhang Wei, you little bastard... if you have the guts, fire the gun!"

While Wu Yuanzong was scared to death, Wu Shentong’s eyes were also flickering with apprehension.

Having lived for the better part of his life, he cherished his life more than anyone. Naturally, he was frightened to see someone aiming a gun at him.

"You two must understand by now who calls the shots, right?"

Zhang Wei squatted down, looking at the father and son before him.

"What do you want?"

"I don’t want anything in particular. It’s just that just a moment ago, Lin Xiangtian and Hua Chaofan paid a hefty price to ransom their people, while you two have no families to offer a ransom, eh?"

"Then how much do you want? We can pay our own ransom!"

Wu Yuanzong immediately inquired, breathing a sigh of relief inside.

Why didn’t you say so earlier? Our Wu family has money too.

"I don’t want money!"

But Zhang Wei shook his head, causing Wu Yuanzong’s face to darken.

"Elder Wu, you’re still the Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch, aren’t you?"

"Yes, what about it?"

"It’s about time you vacated that position. Tell you what, relinquish the position of the Alliance Hierarch to my simple-minded son, and I’ll let you go!"

"You want me to give up the position of Alliance Hierarch, you..."

"What, you still want to go down clinging to the position of the Alliance Hierarch?"

As he spoke, Zhang Wei pressed the gun against Wu Shentong’s head.

"Zhang Wei, don’t be impulsive!" Wu Yuanzong pleaded upon seeing this: "Dad, you’ve held the title of Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch long enough, stepping down to make way for others wouldn’t be such a bad thing!"

"What do you know, you kid? The position of Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch is the highest honor for us martial artists, how can I..."

"Dad, please, it’s the age of high technology now, who even cares about that anymore, what’s so good about being Alliance Hierarch, let it go or we’ll both end up dead here!"

Wu Yuanzong saw Zhang Wei’s hand holding the gun twitch, and immediately became flustered, trying to convince his father.

"Dad, let’s think long-term, think long-term!"

Afterward, under Wu Shentong’s hesitation and Wu Yuanzong’s persuasion, the two of them finally reached a compromise.

"Zhang Wei, my dad agrees to relinquish the Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch position, now you should be satisfied!"

"Of course, but while your dad can leave, you, Wu Yuanzong, cannot!"

"Huh?"

Wu Yuanzong had not expected Zhang Wei to still make things difficult for him.

"Wu Yuanzong, let’s not beat around the bush, I need you to do me a favor, okay?"

"What help?"

"When necessary, to stab Zhang Tianlong. Can you do it?"

"Damn, but killing someone is a crime!" Wu Yuanzong’s eyes darted around as he quickly shook his head.

"Wu Yuanzong, don’t play the fool. You know what I mean," he said.

Seeing this, Zhang Wei let out a cold laugh, "Zhang Tianlong and I have long been at odds. Now it’s a matter of him or me; that’s why I need your help!"

"Of course, you can refuse. But I hope you consider the consequences of your refusal!"

As he spoke, he fiddled with the "real thing" in his hand!

"I... I agree!"

In the end, driven by a strong survival instinct, Wu Yuanzong gave Zhang Wei the answer he wanted.

"Good, then I wish you a pleasant life. I won’t see you out," he said.

Zhang Wei waved his hand, and his subordinate immediately unlocked and untied the two men.

"Take care on your way out!"

With that, Zhang Wei raised the gun in his hand and pointed it upwards before pulling the trigger.

With a pop, a shower of colorful confetti flew from the barrel, scattering all over the floor.

"Damn, a toy gun!"

Seeing this, whether it was Wu Yuanzong or Wu Shentong, both were stunned.

They, father and son, had been frightened into capitulation by a toy gun—how utterly ridiculous...

"Dad, let’s go!"

Without further ado, Wu Yuanzong, supporting each other with Wu Shentong, quickly left the underground parking lot.

After watching the pair walk away, Zhang Wei reached into his pocket and pulled out a voice recorder.

A sneer on his lips, he pressed the play button.

"Wu Yuanzong, let’s not beat around the bush; I need you to do me a favor... I... I agree!"

The recording contained the conversation between Zhang Wei and Wu Yuanzong just moments before.

Having obtained what he truly wanted, a cold smile crept across Zhang Wei’s face.

"I knew you and your father wouldn’t comply easily. That’s why I’m waiting for you to contact that person, so I can show you that you have no other choice!"

With a sigh of mock piety, he laughed his way into the elevator and disappeared into the darkness.

...

Several hours later.

Wu Yuanzong brought Wu Shentong back to the Wu Family mansion.

It wasn’t until they were safely home that he finally relaxed a bit.

But the memory of what had just happened turned his face sour again.

"Dad, are you really going to give up the position of Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch?"

"You little rascal, what nonsense are you talking? Why would I yield the seat under my butt?"

Wu Shentong’s reply didn’t surprise Wu Yuanzong at all.

After all, they were back home now, and no longer under Zhang Wei’s thumb.

They had been coerced before because they were at someone’s mercy, and the other party had a "real thing" in hand; they had compromised just to save their lives.

Now that they were safe, did what happened before matter?

"So we just pretend this never happened?" Wu Yuanzong tentatively asked.

"How could we? That kid was too outrageous. We can’t just let this slide!"

Seeing his son’s submission, Wu Shentong immediately became displeased.

"But Dad, we can’t do anything to Zhang Wei. Do you want to be caught by him again?"

"Hmph, how did I end up with such a cowardly son!"

Wu Shentong snorted coldly but then a smile appeared on his face: "Luckily, I have another son!"

"Dad, you’re not thinking of involving the eldest, are you? You know he’s currently in..."

"When someone dares to bully us so blatantly, if we don’t fight back, wouldn’t it be a slap in the face of the Wu Family!"

As Wu Shentong spoke, he promptly summoned a servant and asked him to bring a telephone.

Then, without any hesitation, Wu Shentong picked up the phone and dialed a number.

Seeing this, Wu Yuanzong’s face grew complicated.

Because that number was for contacting his older brother.

And his older brother was no easy target.

...

Blue Star, a bitterly cold place.

A wooden house situated on a snow-covered plain.

Underneath the chilly wind, a faint whiff of blood could be sensed wafting out.

In the forest next to the house, a series of crimson eyes appeared—it was the pupils of wild beasts, drawn by the scent of blood.

"Boring, so boring, it’s just too boring. Not even a hint of resistance, just too dull..."

Amidst a wave of ecstatic cheers, a man with exaggerated muscular proportions and a bare upper body emerged from the house wearing only a short beastskin loincloth.

His body was stained with blood, and a ferocious expression surfaced on his face as he dragged the corpse of a woman behind him.

"So damn boring. I killed your father and children, raped you in front of your husband, and neither you nor your husband dared resist, so damn boring..."

With his mad laughter ringing out, the man flung the naked corpse aside, and the wild beasts nearby, attracted by the scent of blood, pounced and devoured the body until nothing was left.

"The ones inside, I’ll give them to you too!"

Pointing inside, the man cackled and strode into the snowstorm.

He treated the blizzard and bitter cold as if they were nothing.

Behind him, only the sound of the beasts gnawing on corpses and the destruction of the house could be heard.

The man walked several kilometers, leaving a long trail of footprints in the snow, until, finally, the wind and snow above seemed to abate somewhat.

"Hm?" He seemed to sense something and looked towards a certain direction.

There, a helicopter flew from the distance and quickly began to hover overhead.

"I hate it the most when someone stands over my head!"

The man, seeing this, was about to take action.

But a ladder dropped from the helicopter, landing right in front of the man.

"Looking for me?"

Seeing this development, the man understood that the arrivals knew him and had found him deliberately.

He was being watched by a group of people on the helicopter as he slightly crouched and then propelled himself into the air like a fired cannonball, soaring up to the same altitude as the helicopter. Then, grabbing onto the open cabin door, he easily dropped into the interior.

Without even looking at the group of people, the man sat down and crossed his legs, "Spit it out, what’s the matter? It’s Elder Wu Shentong, isn’t it?"

One of the people in the helicopter immediately responded, "The Wu Family has recently encountered a setback. Elder Wu Shentong needs you to deal with someone!"

"I knew it!"

The man sneered, as though he had expected this.

He was like this, obsessed with killing from a young age, used by his own father, Wu Shentong, as a tool. Whenever someone impeded the interests of the Wu Family, their fate was sealed as soon as he was deployed.

The reason he was out here was naturally because he had killed too many people on a previous mission, causing too much of a stir, and had to lay low for a while.

Now, it seemed the dust had yet to settle, but Elder Wu Shentong was calling him back, indicating they had encountered serious trouble in Dongfang Capital.

Such trouble that he had to be called into action.

The helicopter took off and, locking onto a direction, started to accelerate.

"What’s going on? Weren’t we always transiting through that small town in the back to catch a boat? Where are you taking me flying to?"

"We’re heading straight to the airport."

"Bullshit, the route to the airport isn’t this one!"

Suddenly, the man sensed something was wrong.

There was a problem with this group of people.

"Attack!" And in that instant, everyone except the pilot pulled out weapons from their sides.

"Hmph, a bunch of trash!"

Upon seeing this, the man revealed a ferocious grin.

The body of the helicopter began to tremble violently in the sky, then, losing control, it plummeted towards the ground.

Boom!

After an explosion, a figure climbed out of the snow, it was the man.

"A bunch of trash, thinking a few people could take me down, it’s laughable!"

The thought of his ambushers’ poor ability made the man smirk with disdain.

"Might you be Wu Yuanlie?"

But just then, a considerable number of people appeared from the vicinity of the snowy area. Dressed in uniform snow camouflage gear and combat goggles, it was clear they were professionals.

"An ambush too?"

Wu Yuanlie was somewhat surprised at this moment. Looking around, he shouted, "How did you know the helicopter would crash here?"

"Because Mr. King had calculated it, and his calculations are always precise." The leader didn’t bother hiding the truth, "To escape from the Dragon Country investigation department and special forces after committing dozens of murders, and to see through the disguise of those idiots just now, obviously wasn’t a difficult task!"

"It turns out, those people were hired by us, but they planned to deceive you into going to their ambush-ready airport, which was a far-fetched idea from the start!"

Wu Yuanlie, facing this group of troops, felt the pressure for the first time.

They seemed well-prepared for him.

"So, do you think you can take me down?"

"Of course, we believe in Your Majesty the King. Although you, Wu Yuanlie, can fight a hundred on your own, you can’t overcome His Majesty’s intellect. Brute force is inferior, and it is wisdom that can conquer thousands!"

"Seeking death!"

Wu Yuanlie had no interest in discussing further; he was the type to act instead of wasting words.

Seeing that these people were clearly here to target him, it was natural for him to want to eliminate them.

Frustrated at not having had his fill of fighting earlier, the arrival of these people eager for death was a welcome opportunity.

Wu Yuanlie forced his way into the crowd and with a kick, sent several people flying before grabbing one and bringing the person’s head close to his own face.

The others, seeing this, scattered in all directions, as if to avoid Wu Yuanlie’s sharp edge.

"Are you idiots," he barked, "I caught just one of you and you all chickened out?"

Wu Yuanlie was annoyed at the sight.

"It’s not you we’re avoiding, but him!" the leader said, pointing at the hostage in Wu Yuanlie’s grasp.

Right in front of Wu Yuanlie’s eyes, the captive immediately opened his coat to reveal a bunch of test tubes filled with colorful liquids inside.

"What is this..."

"All this is for Your Majesty the King!"

The hostage suddenly shouted and then pressed a button on his chest.

Wu Yuanlie’s pupils shrunk and instinctively, he tried to throw the person in his hand far away.

But it was too late.

Boom!

A burst of gas exploded and spread out, engulfing his figure.

"Everyone put on your gas masks!"

It was at that moment, the leader finally put on a gas mask that had been prepared in advance.

They hadn’t worn them initially to prevent Wu Yuanlie from detecting anything amiss.

Amidst the smoke, a figure clutching his mouth and nose rushed out and charged toward the leader.

"I’ll kill you!"

"It’s futile, Mr. King has foreseen all this. Even if you hold your breath, it’s useless; these gases can penetrate the skin and enter the body through the pores!"

The leader was not flustered, calmly watching as Wu Yuanlie closed in.

And Wu Yuanlie realized that these people were wearing nearly airtight combat suits, now with gas masks. Why wear such tight gear, he had thought it was to keep out the cold winds...

So that was it!

Wu Yuanlie’s vision grew increasingly blurry, and his strength rapidly drained from his body.

With a thud, he finally fell.

"Who exactly is your king... why... does he want... to take me down..."

"Mr. King said there’s no need to waste words on a dead man. Our only task is to take your head back for our report!"The leader did not answer Wu Yuanlie’s question but instead drew a dagger and approached him.

"Wu Yuanlie, I’m taking your head!"

After Wu Yuanlie completely lost consciousness, the leader finally made his move.

Minutes later, a bloody head was secured.

"Take the unconscious brothers back. He’s been completely anesthetized, right? Did you inject him with the antidote?"

"It’s been injected, but the drug is so potent that even an elephant wouldn’t last a few seconds, so it will take time for him to recover.""No problem, our mission is accomplished. I’ll take the head back for our report; you clean up those who took the task!"

"Understood!"

The leader, carrying the head, soon disappeared into the snowy plains.

The other team members headed towards a nearby airfield, where they still had cleanup work to manage.

...

That same evening.

Elder Wu Shentong was sitting quietly in the hall, resting with his eyes closed.

Clack!

Suddenly, a soft sound woke him.

He saw that a box had appeared in the hall without his knowledge.

"Who’s there!"

He rushed out of the hall, looking around, but alas, it was too dark to see anything.

Wu Shentong, having no choice, returned to the hall and glanced at the box.

"There’s no trick in here, right?"

After pondering for a moment, he personally opened the box.

Then, what he saw inside the box was a bloody, severed head.

Through the bloodstains, he recognized a familiar face.

"This... this is, the boss!"

Elder Wu Shentong saw the face of the deceased, and it was none other than his eldest son.

Inside the box, there was also a note that was soaked in red.

Suppressing his grief, he unfolded the note and saw a line written in black ink.

["Wu Shentong, you have no choice."]

Upon reading this line, Wu Shentong felt a chilling sensation shoot straight to the top of his head!