My Co-renting Lady Boss
Chapter 466 - 0466: Who is the Enemy?

Chapter 466: Chapter 0466: Who is the Enemy?

Actually, their primary target was not the Liu Family, but Tang Ming’s Minghuang Group. However, since the Minghuang Group was a joint venture between the Zhou Family and the Ma Family, any moves against the Minghuang Group would inevitably meet with opposition from both families.

Now, without external support, the Qin Family, relying solely on Qin Aotian’s strength, had no way to contend against the combined efforts of Elder Zhou Zhen and Elder Ma Tong, and there was even a chance the Qin Family could be destroyed.

Therefore, after discussing with Qin Haitian and Qin Haitao, Qin Aotian decided to target the Liu Family first because Tang Ming was the Liu Family’s bodyguard and had the closest relationship with them. Eliminating the Liu Family was also akin to retaliating against Tang Ming.

Moreover, since the Liu Family was merely a business family and had lost Tang Ming’s protection, the Qin Family could easily manipulate them, which is why Qin Aotian immediately led people to assault the Liu Group.

Qin Aotian was so anxious because he feared that once the news of Tang Ming being crippled spread, many would come to divide the spoils, so he wanted to devour this juicy piece, the Liu Group, as swiftly as possible.

Surprisingly, Liu Gaoze turned out to be a member of the Dark Group, and when intimidation failed, they nearly got charged with treason.

Having gained no advantage from Liu Gaoze, Qin Aotian was infuriated.

Initially, he thought that once Tang Ming was gone, the Qin Family could reap a great deal of benefits instantly. However, since they couldn’t touch the Minghuang Group and couldn’t bite into the Liu Group either, it turned out to be a mere false alarm.

"Dammit!" Qin Aotian cursed angrily, and said through clenched teeth:

"Immediately find a way to spread the news that Tang Ming’s cultivation has been crippled and that he’s already dead."

"Dad, weren’t we going to keep it a secret first?" Qin Haitao asked, puzzled.

"We kept it secret initially to take advantage of the situation as soon as possible, but now, although Tang Ming is gone, our Qin Family hasn’t gained a penny. So, there’s no need to keep hiding it. Spread the news, and let all of Tang Ming and the Liu Family’s enemies come for revenge. Then, we might even sneak some benefits amidst the chaos," he said with an icy face, revealing his true thoughts.

Since keeping the news of Tang Ming’s incident hidden wouldn’t benefit the Qin Family, he decided to let everyone know that Tang Ming was thoroughly doomed.

By then, those harboring grudges against Tang Ming would join forces against the Minghuang Group, and the Zhou Family and the Ma Family alone would not be able to resist. The Qin Family naturally would also get a share of the spoils.

While waiting for Liu Gaoze to return, Liu Mengting and the two other women openly exchanged the intelligence they held, finally resolving the misunderstandings among them and their relationship was no longer as tense as before.

Through Xia Wei’er’s narration, Liu Mengting and Li Xiaoli learned that everything Tang Ming had done was for their sake, and it also revealed that he never truly wanted to leave; he was all forced into it.

"I should have realized from the beginning that he must have had his reasons to leave, I’m really foolish, so foolish!"

Liu Mengting sat on the sofa, lamenting herself reproachfully.

"He has always been a good person. If it weren’t for having a compelling reason, he definitely wouldn’t have done something as disloyal as breaking the contract with you," Xia Wei’er slowly started, filled with guilt:

"Tang Ming was attacked at the snack street corner. He must have been coming to see me when he encountered this. It was all my fault. I shouldn’t have let him come to see me before leaving. He should have already been far away by now."

"If it weren’t for trying to save me, he wouldn’t have gotten hurt. It’s my fault." Liu Mengting’s eyes reddened with self-reproach, recalling how Tang Ming had risked his life to save her and Li Xiaoli, while she had doubted his integrity, saying so many hurtful things, she felt immensely guilty.

"I should have told you the truth sooner, so you wouldn’t have hurt each other, and maybe he would have stayed," Xia Wei’er choked up and said, "It’s my fault."

"It’s my fault. If he hadn’t been acting as my bodyguard, none of this would have happened."

Liu Mengting pounded her thighs forcefully, yelling excitedly.

Watching Xia Wei’er and Liu Mengting, who had previously been accusing and verbally abusing each other, now eagerly taking the blame upon themselves, Li Xiaoli sat beside them unable to get a word in.

"Alright, alright, stop blaming yourselves," Li Xiaoli finally could not bear it anymore and said exasperatedly:

"The most pressing matter now is to find Brother Tang Ming’s whereabouts, not to dwell on whose fault it is."

"But we have no idea where Tang Ming is now. We have called everyone we could, and no one knows his whereabouts."

Liu Mengting sighed helplessly.

"All the calls we made were to friends. Since Brother Tang Ming wanted to hide the fact that his cultivation had been crippled, apart from Xia Wei’er, who is privy to this, it’s unlikely that anyone else would know,"

Li Xiaoli analyzed matter-of-factly, "So our direction of investigation is wrong."

Hearing this, Xia Wei’er and Liu Mengting both turned to look at Li Xiaoli, knowing that she always had clever ideas and could perhaps offer some constructive suggestions.

"So what do you say we should do now? Apart from waiting, is there any other method?"

Liu Mengting looked at Li Xiaoli expectantly and asked.

"Brother Tang Ming has done so much for us, and now that he has gone missing, how can we just sit by and do nothing!"

Li Xiaoli stood up and said as she paced around, "Wei’er mentioned that Brother Tang Ming disappeared after the car accident, so it’s very likely that he was kidnapped by villains."

"Yes, yes," Xia Wei’er nodded repeatedly, "The police at the scene also said they couldn’t find the car owner, which means Tang Ming is definitely still alive, just kidnapped."

"If that’s the case, then we shouldn’t start with his friends but should target his enemies, those who want to deal with Brother Tang Ming."

Li Xiaoli spoke with a grave tone.

"Right, how did I not think of that?" Liu Mengting suddenly realized, clapping her hands and speaking,

"Let’s quickly think, among Tang Ming’s enemies, who is most likely the perpetrator."

"The Qin Family."

Li Xiaoli immediately named a suspect, the entire Qin Family had been turned into eunuchs by Tang Ming; they absolutely hated him the most.

"Not them," Xia Wei’er quickly shook her head and explained,

"The people from the Qin Family were at the scene of the accident and even had a confrontation with the female officer present. If they really had kidnapped Tang Ming, they would have left the scene immediately, so why would they appear later with so many people?"

"In that case, the Qin Family can be ruled out!"

Li Xiaoli nodded, puzzled, and said, "Besides the Qin Family, who else in Songlan City dares to lay a hand on Brother Tang Ming?"

"Could it be those who want to harm me?" Liu Mengting guessed uncertainly.