"I've already called Chairman Xu. Whatever you have to say, say it to him," Er Zhu said, casting a indifferent glance at Xu Xiaofeng. He nodded slightly, leaned back in his chair, and closed his eyes.
He wasn't tired, just too lazy to listen to Xu Xiaofeng's pleas and flattery. Everyone said the same few words; he could practically recite them by heart.
"Mr. Wang, why have you summoned me?"
Just as Xu Xiaofeng was about to continue begging for mercy, his father's voice suddenly boomed from the doorway. At this moment, he was more terrified than he could express!
"Your son used a feng shui master to try and kill Er Zhu. And this is how you repay Er Zhu for treating Miss Xu's injuries?" Li Mei, seeing Xu Ling Shan, couldn't wait for Er Zhu to speak. She slammed her hand on the table, furious.
If she had known this would happen, she would never have let Er Zhu treat Xu Xiaoting's injuries! This entire family was black-hearted. Black-hearted people deserved to look neither human nor ghost!
Huh?
Seeing Li Mei's enraged state and the scene before him, Xu Ling Shan, even without prior knowledge, could guess what had happened! No wonder his son had been sneaking into the basement so often lately; he was plotting this with that Taoist priest!
"Chairman Xu, please handle this matter," Er Zhu said, his tone softening considerably upon seeing Xu Ling Shan's grim expression, indicating that Xu Ling Shan had not been involved.
"Dad, I was just trying to avenge my sister. Please, for the sake of being your son, spare me this once, won't you?" Seeing that Wang Er Zhu had handed over the decision-making power to his father, Xu Xiaofeng's dying flame of hope quickly reignited. He immediately changed his tactic, clinging tightly to Xu Ling Shan's leg and begging for mercy.
Even a tiger wouldn't eat its cubs, let alone him being the eldest son of the Xu family. His father would surely spare him for the sake of the Xu family! As long as he could get through this, he would pay any price to kill Wang Er Zhu!
"Spare you? Then would there still be a Xu family?" Xu Ling Shan sneered. He sighed deeply and asked with a blank expression.
Hearing this, Xu Xiaofeng's face instantly fell, his eyes filled with terror and despair. On the surface, Wang Er Zhu had handed the decision to his father, but if his father forgave him or imposed too light a punishment, Wang Er Zhu would immediately take action! Whether it was against the Xu family or his father, it would be a catastrophe!
"My son, don't be so foolish in your next life!" Xu Ling Shan looked down at his son with tears streaming down his face, trembling as he took a pistol from his pocket.
Xu Xiaofeng was his only son, and the eldest son of the Xu family. But now, he had to die!
"Hurry up and do it. Your son is better off dead and reincarnated!" Although Xu Ling Shan hesitated, Li Mei beside him couldn't wait for him to die.
Glancing at Li Mei, Xu Ling Shan aimed the gun at Xu Xiaofeng's forehead. With a bang, blood splattered everywhere! The bullet pierced Xu Xiaofeng's head, and he collapsed heavily onto the ground, blood pooling instantly!
Xu Ling Shan collapsed onto the ground in despair, gazing at Xu Xiaofeng's corpse, his heart wracked with pain! But he couldn't seek revenge, nor could he even utter a word, because the other party was the true leader of the Xu family!
Xu Xiaofeng stared at Er Zhu with wide, unblinking eyes, the shock of his impending death still evident. Those two coffins were originally prepared for Er Zhu and Li Mei, but little did he know, they would end up holding him and the Taoist Tianyi!
"Thank you, Chairman Xu, for handling this matter justly. I have other matters to attend to, so I won't see you out," Er Zhu said coldly, just as Xu Ling Shan was overcome with grief.
He quickly stood up and bowed tremblingly to Er Zhu, "Mr. Wang, you are too kind. This is all my son's fault, and this is his retribution!" Xu Ling Shan's lips twitched as he forced himself to answer, suppressing his sorrow. Being forced to kill his own son, yet having to thank the perpetrator – this was the most humiliating thing Xu Ling Shan had ever done in his life! However, truth be told, it was his son's own doing, and it was fortunate that Wang Er Zhu hadn't implicated the rest of the Xu family.
"Hmm, let's go. It's painful for parents to outlive their children, but, this was all his own doing!" Er Zhu nodded slightly, cast a detached glance at Xu Xiaofeng's corpse, and walked upstairs with Li Mei.
Xu Ling Shan watched Er Zhu leave before ordering people to carry Xu Xiaofeng's coffin home. As for the Taoist Tianyi, Xu Ling Shan had already thrown him off a cliff.
With Xu Xiaofeng's death, the matter quickly subsided. Er Zhu didn't trouble the Xu family further, nor did he visit them again.
One day, just as Er Zhu was preparing to go on vacation with Li Mei, Xiao Tian Ci Lang, whom he hadn't seen in a while, came to visit.
"Mr. Wang, congratulations! The muscle-regenerating cream you developed is now the best-selling skincare product in Kyoto, but that won't last for long!" Xiao Tian Ci Lang bowed to Er Zhu with a smile. As he spoke the last half of his sentence, his smile vanished, and his eyes were filled with menace!
"Hmm, you've also developed a similar product using Japanese medicine that's about to be launched?" Before Xiao Tian Ci Lang could continue, Er Zhu had already guessed what he was going to say, which brought a flicker of surprise to Xiao Tian Ci Lang's eyes.
"Yes, our Japanese ancient medicine is also very powerful, so I've developed a beauty cream. I believe the beauty cream will definitely outsell the muscle-regenerating cream!" Since the matter had been exposed, Xiao Tian Ci Lang no longer concealed it. He even showed Er Zhu the development data, demonstrating his confidence!
"Hmm, it's indeed quite good, but there are too many chemical ingredients, especially the mercury content. If consumers use it long-term, it can lead to severe allergic reactions, and even death!" Er Zhu said, handing the documents back to Xiao Tian Ci Lang, while also offering a warning. Although Xiao Tian Ci Lang was detestable, Er Zhu would still offer advice. After all, the consumers were Chinese! He didn't want innocent Chinese people to suffer undue harm due to the foolishness of the Japanese!
"Nonsense! So many of our experts and scholars haven't found any issues, how could you spot it at a glance? Mr. Wang, this sour grapes mentality of yours isn't good!" As soon as Er Zhu finished speaking, Xiao Tian Ci Lang snatched the documents from his hand, his tone firm.
"Hmm, as you wish. Did you come here today just to show off?" Seeing that Xiao Tian Ci Lang didn't believe him, Er Zhu didn't say much more. He stretched, then asked again somewhat impatiently.
"No, there's something even more important. To make the beauty cream accessible to everyone, I've also acquired several Chinese medicine factories and pharmacies. Your few pharmacies in Kyoto are among them. I believe you won't object to this normal acquisition, right?" Xiao Tian Ci Lang smirked and handed Er Zhu more documents as he spoke. Those documents showed all of Er Zhu's Chinese medicine factories and pharmacies in Kyoto, even those still under construction!