But why, now, was Wu Yongzhi here, and captured by Cen Xiucheng’s men?
Where had the plan gone wrong, or was this a setup orchestrated by Cen Xiucheng and Ye Zhi from the very beginning?
A profound sense of crisis descended once more, this time eclipsing his greed.
Ou Minghan was furious, shocked, and utterly bewildered.
He couldn’t understand. He had been so close to victory, on the verge of taking over the Cen family, why had the situation suddenly reversed? It seemed he was about to lose everything.
No, it wasn't just about losing wealth. With Wu Yongzhi in their hands now, his own fate wouldn’t be much better!
Ou Minghan rapidly began analyzing the situation. He was already prepared to abandon everything and flee to Ou Tiantian!
However, outside the management office, Cen Xiucheng’s men had formed a cordon, encircling the area. He needed to find an opportunity!
While Ou Minghan was still searching for an opening, the brought-in Wu Yongzhi was already unleashing a furious torrent of curses. “Ou Minghan, you little bastard! You brute! Even devils would have your likeness tattooed on them! I’ve never met anyone as despicable as you! How many things have I done for you over the years? How many people have I killed? Did I ever complain? Even this time, when you asked me to kill your brother-in-law, I spent a fortune and searched everywhere!
To avoid implicating you, I even found ways to disguise it all as a car accident, but you, you actually intended to use me as a scapegoat and have my subordinates kill me…”
Ni Na’s eyes widened in shock. She looked at Ou Minghan incredulously, then at Cen Xiucheng.
So, the person who had been trying to kill her son all along was Ou Minghan, not Ye Zhi?!
How could she have been so muddled? Not only had she not believed her son, but after her son had been harmed, she had gone on to believe the perpetrator and even let the perpetrator call her “Mom”!
What had she done?!
“Ou Minghan, you scoundrel!” Ni Na, enraged, wanted to rush forward but was stopped by Cen Xiucheng.
“Mom, please don’t be angry yet…” Cen Ya earnestly pleaded, “Brother is fine now, isn’t he?”
Ni Na froze. She looked at Cen Ya in bewilderment, as if seeing a stranger.
“Cen Ya! What are you saying?!” She pointed at Ou Minghan, her voice filled with grief and anger. “That man was going to kill your own brother! And you want us to act like nothing happened just because he didn’t succeed? Is it that only your love with Ou Minghan matters to you? That you don’t care about the lives of others, even your own family?!”
“Mom, I, I didn’t mean that,” Cen Ya hastily defended herself. “That person clearly isn’t a good person. I, I just don’t believe what he’s saying. He must be slandering Minghan…”
“Hahaha, you’re truly the stupidest woman I’ve ever seen!” Wu Yongzhi interjected mockingly. “I’m not a good person? Do you think Ou Minghan is any better? Do you know who ordered your kidnapping and your mother’s kidnapping back then? It was him!
He wanted to stage a heroic rescue to make you fall in love with him wholeheartedly! You thought he almost lost his life saving you? That’s fake! He only had superficial wounds. He bribed the doctors and deliberately made you all believe he was severely injured! His wound was so minor, it would have healed without going to the hospital!”
Ni Na was already numb with shock. The impact of today’s events was too overwhelming. Even learning that the so-called heroic rescue was merely Ou Minghan’s staged performance, she felt no emotion and found it quite plausible.
“No, I don’t believe it. This must be fake, you’re deliberately making it up to trick me!” Cen Ya’s eyes welled up with tears as she shook her head in panic.
“Xiao Ya,” Ni Na looked at her with deep disappointment. She sighed, her last hope clinging on, “Come back to your senses. He doesn’t love you at all.”
“No, Mom…” Cen Ya looked crestfallen. “Why would you rather believe an outsider than believe Minghan?”
“Damn it! Are you stupid or something?” Wu Yongzhi directly swore, “I don’t love you, why would I lie to you? I still have the recordings of Ou Minghan giving me instructions back then! I have all that evidence…”
Suddenly, Wu Yongzhi seemed to have an idea. He looked at Cen Xiucheng with a fawning expression. “As long as you spare my life, I will give you all the evidence…”
Cen Xiucheng ignored him. He looked coldly at Ou Minghan. “Ou Minghan, surrender. Your wicked deeds are finally due for judgment…”
“Nobody move!” Ou Minghan suddenly grabbed Cen Ya by the neck, then pulled out a pistol, pressing the muzzle to Cen Ya’s head.
The scene immediately descended into chaos. Ni Na, terrified, hid behind Cen Xiucheng. The man beside Su Qian also shielded her, and Qi Xuan immediately stepped forward, protecting Ye Zhi.
“Ming, Minghan…” Cen Ya, held hostage, felt the cold muzzle against her head, her heart aching. “How could you do this to me…”
“You love me so much, shouldn’t you be happy to have the chance to save me now?” Ou Minghan said impatiently.
Cen Ya’s face turned deathly pale.
“Move aside, all of you!” Ou Minghan’s eyes hardened. “Or I’ll kill her!”
Ye Zhi quickly pulled Qi Xuan, and they moved towards a corner.
She now truly regretted it. Watching the melodramatic plot had been exciting, but it was also very dangerous!
If she had known Ou Minghan was a criminal, she shouldn’t have been surprised he’d possess a firearm. This kind of madman should be kept as far away as possible! If stray bullets started flying, it would be an undeserved disaster!
Cen Xiucheng hesitated, but then took a step forward. “Ou Minghan, don’t think you can fool me with a fake gun…”
“Fake gun?” Ou Minghan sneered. He directly turned the gun, aiming it at Wu Yongzhi, and fired with a bang!
The room erupted into chaos once more, everyone scrambling for cover.
Ou Minghan, without further ado, fired a few shots, then, using Cen Ya as a shield, he fled.
Cen Xiucheng got up and immediately prepared to pursue. Ni Na, seeing this, quickly called out to him, “Xiucheng, don’t go! He has a gun!”
Cen Xiucheng paused. “Mom, Cen Ya is still in his hands.”
“Why do you care about her?” Ni Na said hatefully. “Did she ever care about the life and death of her own brother?!”
“By saving her, we’ve also done our utmost for her,” Cen Xiucheng said in a deep voice.
Ni Na was momentarily speechless, then sighed painfully. “Then be careful. Don’t get hurt.”
Cen Xiucheng agreed and immediately led his men in pursuit.
Ye Zhi, who had been hiding in the corner, finally peeked out. She breathed a sigh of relief, as if she had narrowly escaped death, then frowned. “Qi Xuan, do you think Cen Xiucheng arranged this confrontation and confrontation, but didn’t call the police?!”
“It seems so…” Qi Xuan was also speechless. “He seems to want to catch Ou Minghan himself and end this.”
Ye Zhi: …
She was speechless. For something like this, they should have at least involved the police for backup. Why play the lone hero with such a criminal?!