Xu Haiyuan and Tie Kaishan's subordinates turned ashen, not daring to step forward.
In their eyes, Lu Pan was a killing star who would slay gods and buddhas alike. Anyone who stepped forward now would surely die!
"Scram!"
Lu Pan's fierce roar echoed.
The crowd, carrying Xu Haiyuan's corpse and the unconscious Tie Kaishan, fled in disarray, not daring to linger for a second.
Lu Pan smiled faintly, looking at the fearful members of the Mo family with profound disdain and coldness in his eyes.
Everyone present could potentially be an executioner who had humiliated Mo Ziyan.
Mo Shiyao met Lu Pan's gaze and shivered violently, fear evident on her face. "Yes, it was the Xu family who wanted to deal with you... it has nothing to do with... with us Mo family..."
Lu Pan surveyed everyone and said coldly, "I am here today for two matters. The first is to retrieve the betrothal gifts from back then."
Mo Yunduo, Mo Shiyao's father, quickly stepped forward and explained with a forced smile, "Lu... Lu Pan, the betrothal gifts were taken by my father. He knows about them, but he has been in a coma. I fear he might not be able to produce them anytime soon..."
Upon hearing this, Lu Pan's gaze darkened, and a cold smile played on his lips. "I'll give you fifteen minutes. If you cannot produce them, everyone present will die!"
With that, Lu Pan instructed Ye Wudao, "Wudao, start the countdown. For every minute delayed, kill one person until they hand over the gifts!"
"Yes!" Ye Wudao acknowledged the order and stepped forward, releasing a wave of killing intent.
Mo Ziyan, hearing that Lu Pan intended to kill, felt a pang of fear, as these were her relatives.
"Brother Pan..." Mo Ziyan tried to intercede for them.
"Ziyan, you wish to plead for them?" Lu Pan asked.
Mo Ziyan bit her lower lip and nodded.
"Do you know that the purpura on your body is not a sequela of falling into the water, but poisoning?"
Lu Pan sighed inwardly, knowing that Mo Ziyan would plead for the Mo family.
"Do you know that the place you stayed in while you were ill reeked so much it was worse than a dog kennel?"
"Do you know that not a single person in the Mo family, from top to bottom, visited you, cared for you, or showed any concern?"
Lu Pan's words struck Mo Ziyan like thunder, making her delicate body tremble.
Although he cared for Mo Ziyan, she was too kind. He had to make her see reality and the true faces of the Mo family!
"I, I..." Mo Ziyan's thoughts were in turmoil, unsure how to answer Lu Pan.
"Zi... Ziyan? Is that you, Ziyan?"
Ding Li, hearing Lu Pan's address to Mo Ziyan, widened her eyes in shock, looking at Mo Ziyan, who seemed to have stepped out of a fairy tale, like a princess, in disbelief.
The other members of the Mo family were also stunned!
Didn't Mo Ziyan have a mental illness and was staying in a hospital?
How did she get out? And she was normal again!
"Mom..." Mo Ziyan's voice choked with emotion.
"Heavens, it's really my poor Ziyan..." Ding Li hurried forward, pulling Mo Ziyan into her embrace, tears instantly streaming down her face.
"Wuwuwu... My poor daughter, let Mom have a good look... It's not that Mom didn't visit you, but the doctor said your purpura was contagious and visits were forbidden... Mom has failed you..."
"Mom is guilty, you can hit me or scold me..."
Ding Li grabbed Mo Ziyan's hand and brought it to her own face.
Lu Pan watched all this with a cold gaze.
Ding Li's heartfelt display caused Mo Ziyan to completely forget Lu Pan's earlier words.
"Mom, what are you doing... I don't blame you, and I'm all better now. Brother Pan cured my purpura, Brother Pan..." Mo Ziyan's heart softened.
Seeing Mo Ziyan repeatedly call him "Brother Pan," a shrewdness flickered in Ding Li's eyes. She said earnestly, "Ziyan, stay away from this man of unknown origin. He just killed someone; he's going to jail!"
Mo Ziyan suddenly realized the gravity of the situation and turned pale with fright at Ding Li's words.
"No one dares to arrest me!" Lu Pan snorted.
Ding Li, however, showed disdain and sneered, "Who do you think you are? The Xu family has been bribing the police for years. You killed Xu Haiyuan, and they will never let you off!"
"Besides, you already broke off the engagement at the banquet yesterday, and you have no relation to our Mo family now. I advise you to stay away from Ziyan!"
Ding Li warned Lu Pan.
Now that Mo Ziyan had regained her looks, Ding Li had to leverage this asset to secure the greatest benefit!
Furthermore, seeing Lu Pan's attitude towards Mo Ziyan, her fear of him lessened, and her words became more audacious.
"It's not enough to have brute force and some martial arts skills to be lawless in this world. You've offended the Xu family, and you'll definitely pay the price..."
Lu Pan cast a cold glance at her, his gaze like a knife, startling Ding Li into swallowing the rest of her words.
"If you dare to be insolent again, I will cut out your tongue!" Lu Pan declared, like a stern Yama, "Even if you are Ziyan's... mother!"
"I, I'm just stating facts..." Ding Li faltered, her voice significantly weaker.
She pulled Mo Ziyan closer, her eyes tearful, "Ziyan, our Mo family would never accept a man who only knows how to fight and kill. Mom will introduce you to someone better later..."
"Mom!" Mo Ziyan frowned slightly and interrupted Ding Li, her tone firm. "I won't marry anyone else, and Brother Pan will be fine."
"You ungrateful girl, you want to anger me to death..."
"You have ten minutes left!" Lu Pan interrupted Ding Li, reminding her coldly.
Hearing this, Mo Ziyan became anxious. "Brother Pan, believe me, there must be some misunderstanding here."
"Lu Pan, there must be some misunderstanding. We are Ziyan's parents; how could we poison her? There must be a mistake."
Mo Yunduo also quickly chimed in, afraid that Lu Pan might impulsively go on a killing spree in the Mo family.
"Brother Pan, just believe Ziyan this once..." Mo Ziyan looked at Lu Pan pleadingly.
Lu Pan sighed inwardly. Mo Ziyan was truly too kind.
"Alright, I will not pursue the matter of Ziyan for now, but I must retrieve the betrothal gifts. You have seven minutes left!"
Lu Pan's expression was indifferent. Since he had already divorced Mo Shiyao, he was determined to retrieve the gifts left by his master.
But just then, a group of people armed with firearms stormed into the Mo family residence, completely surrounding the living room!
Dark gun barrels were all aimed at Lu Pan and Ye Wudao!
"Officer Li, this has nothing to do with our Mo family. He killed Mr. Xu; quickly arrest him..." Ding Li's eyes lit up, and she quickly spoke.
"Yes, arrest him quickly, preferably for a few decades!"
"No, no, he killed someone; he should be executed!!"
The members of the Mo family recognized the leader as Officer Li Wei from the Qingcheng Police Department and eagerly acted as the accuser, pushing Lu Pan forward.
"Mom, don't say that..." Mo Ziyan was anxious.
"Are you looking for death? Put away your guns!" Ye Wudao's eyes blazed with anger as he scanned the crowd and shouted sternly.
These people dared to point their guns at Lu Pan; they were tired of living!
Li Wei, however, said coldly, "Hands up, don't move, or else—"
"Or else what?"
Lu Pan spoke, and in the next second, he appeared before Li Wei.
Li Wei's gun, at some unknown point, was now in Lu Pan's hand, pressed firmly against his head.
Instantly, Li Wei broke out in a cold sweat...