My Co-renting Lady Boss
Chapter 221 - 0221: Poison Sect’s Plan

Chapter 221: Chapter 0221: Poison Sect’s Plan

Liu Gaoze, after all, was a cunning man who understood the cause and effect, so he smiled at Lin Xue and said, "Officer, the younger ones were just playing around, a few bumps here and there are normal. Let’s just let it go, shall we?"

"Let it go?"

Lin Xue, who was not one to be easily persuaded, replied, "Someone called the police. This is intentional assault and can’t be easily dismissed! I think it’s best if Tang Ming obediently comes with me to the station for questioning."

Liu Gaoze’s face immediately darkened, but he did not argue and directly said to the three victims, "You were just paid to do a job, is it necessary to make such a big fuss?"

The hired thug felt a bit guilty, clearly understanding Liu Gaoze’s implication. They were just three ordinary martial artists without much prospect; sufficient for dealing with ordinary folks, but truly nothing when pitted against those nobility or big business families.

The Liu Family had quite a reputation in Songlan, wasn’t the hired thug aware of this? Now in a difficult position, he did not know what to do.

"Sir, then we won’t sue, how about..."

The hired thug thought for a long while and began to plead with Sun Zhuangjia.

At this, everyone’s gaze turned to Sun Zhuangjia, causing him to get quite angry as he yelled at the hired thug, "You got beaten, and I just wanted to help you seek justice, why put the blame on me? Sue or don’t sue, I don’t care!"

Upon hearing this, the hired thug made up his mind and said to Lin Xue, "Officer, we won’t sue. It was just a minor scuffle; no need to go to the police station."

"How can you just change your minds like that? Trust in the justice of the law to bring you justice."

Lin Xue was quite upset.

By now, the hired thug clearly didn’t want to get involved any further and without another word, turned with the other two men and left.

"Come back here!"

Lin Xue, upon seeing them leave, immediately ran over to stop them.

Seeing that they temporarily couldn’t deal with Tang Ming, Sun Zhuangjia and the others could only glare fiercely at Tang Ming a few times before leaving.

With these incidents occurring at the reception, Liu Gaoze wasn’t in the mood to stay any longer. Since he had already discussed everything with his business partners, there wasn’t much else to handle.

"Let’s go, we’ll head back now."

Liu Gaoze signaled to Tang Ming and his two companions.

The group got into the car, Liu Gaoze drove himself, with Tang Ming sitting in the passenger seat. Just as he had buckled his seatbelt, Liu Gaoze started speaking, "These scions of nobility hold grudges, and though they stepped back today, it’s hard to guarantee they won’t bother you again. You should be more careful in the future."

"Uncle Liu, don’t worry, I will definitely be more careful next time and promise not to accidentally kill them!"

Tang Ming responded.

"Haha."

Liu Meng and Li Xiaoli burst into laughter at this.

Liu Gaoze also shook his head in amusement. He had initially been worried that Li Xiaoli would cause trouble at the banquet, but surprisingly, Tang Ming turned out to be more of a troublemaker. Fortunately, Tang Ming managed to hold his own against a group of aristocratic young masters without suffering any losses, which was quite a feat!

After having her fill of laughter, Li Xiaoli teased Tang Ming, "Brother Tang Ming, next time you might as well kill them off to save us from further trouble, huh?"

Liu Mengting cast a glance at her and, holding Li Xiaoli’s arm, said, "You really don’t mind stirring up trouble, do you?"

"Hehe, I’m just saying, don’t worry! Brother Tang Ming is kind-hearted; how could he recklessly kill people, huh?"

Li Xiaoli laughed.

At that moment, Tang Ming, having heard this remark, remembered his days abroad during those years of war and chaos where human life was the cheapest commodity. Thankfully, his homeland had since prospered and was no longer like those poor, backward countries plagued by turmoil!

Yet, beneath this veil of safety and peace, there was a group who enjoyed scheming. He wondered whether Sun Zhuangjia and his ilk could survive a day if placed on the battlefield in North Africa.

At this very moment, thousands of miles away at the Poison Sect headquarters, in a room with simple decor.

Long Duba and Mei Dufeng sat on chairs, feeling uncomfortable; sitting before them was the Sect’s Great Elder, who appeared youthful yet had gray hair and emanated an aura of mystic Daoism.

The Great Elder, Chu Batian, was a highly skilled elder within the Poison Sect, belonging to the same generation as Long Duba and the Sect Leader, and was revered within the sect for his unfathomable strength!

This meeting with the Great Elder had long-prepared Mei Dufeng and Long Duba for a scolding.

Indeed, they got a thorough scolding, but fortunately, Chu Batian was a straightforward man who spoke his mind without holding grudges, so while the scolding left them unable to raise their heads, it spared them further complications.

After a while, Chu Batian picked up the elixir from the wooden box and, after examining it for a moment, said, "This incident has truly brought shame to our Poison Sect, making us a joke in front of other sects! I’ve managed to smooth things over with the Sect Leader, but if something similar happens again, be prepared for the sect’s disciplinary measures."

Long Duba breathed a sigh of relief, thankful, and wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Rest assured, elder brother, we shall not make the same mistake again!"

"Remember that," Chu Batian said.

He had an imposing aura and looked closely at the elixir, unable to discern its secrets, and nodded, saying, "Fortunately, that young man was not clever enough. Although he extorted a sum of money from us, Mei Dufeng froze it, so he didn’t get a penny! Unfortunately, we failed to make a name for our newly manufactured poison at the auction, which could easily affect our sect’s future business."

Mei Dufeng, quick-witted, paused to think for a few moments upon hearing this and then smilingly said, "Elder brother, although our sect’s newly made poison did not make a name, it’s not necessarily a bad thing."

"Not a bad thing?"

Chu Batian snorted, "Our Poison Sect relies on selling poison to sustain itself. Now that the newly made poison isn’t selling, how are so many of our people supposed to live?"

Mei Dufeng, far less powerful than Chu Batian, felt the pressure from his cold snort and, after a moment’s turmoil, spoke slowly, "Elder brother, there were several sects that launched new poisons along with our Poison Sect, all heavily promoted. Even if we had also promoted, it wouldn’t have greatly improved the sales. But if we can crack the formula for this Detoxification Pill, that would be a major business opportunity!"

Chu Batian frowned at this, then nodded, "Right, you have indeed made a contribution this time, but I am still skeptical about this miraculous Detoxification Pill you mentioned."

"Elder brother, the magic of this Detoxification Pill is something I have witnessed with my own eyes," Long Duba hastily explained.