Chapter 105: Are you worthy?

Everyone speaking now is rubbish.

If Zhou Ming's previous words were already a bombshell, then at this time Zhou Ming's words undoubtedly detonated a nuclear bomb. However, it was precisely because Zhou Ming's words were too arrogant and impetuous that the people of the Lowell family were stunned for the first time. No one would have thought that Zhou Ming would say such a sentence in the Lowell family castle. At this moment, it seemed that even the accompanying band forgot their work and were stunned for a while.

Even the head of the family, Louis, asked in a daze, 'Mr. Zhou Ming, are you saying that I and the rest of the Lowell family here are also...'

Zhou Ming was amused: 'Do you want me to say it again, Mr. Louis?'

Zhou Ming did not answer, but in fact, he did not need to answer anything. Both Louis and the rest of the Lowell family reacted on the spot.

'You yellow-skinned bastard, what the hell are you, how dare you call us trash? Sure enough, the Chinese are the most uneducated, we treated you well and fed you well, and you still cursed us, what a ungrateful dog, we should really prepare the cheapest dog food for you, not the best food in France, what a waste!'

The Lowell family members who had come to their senses began to shout abuse at Zhou Ming. Of course, in addition to the abuse, there were also more words of expulsion: 'Chinese people get out of Auburn Castle! We, the Lowell family, will never welcome those uncouth bastards who only know how to curse! People like you will not be blessed by God, and I curse you to always be the lowest of slaves!'

As the centre of all the abuse, Zhou Ming was not at all panicked, but instead laughed even more happily. He asked Louis, 'Mr. Patriarch of Lowell, is this really the depth of your 300-year-old family as a Brighton family? You keep accusing me of having no quality, but listen to who is actually swearing now. Or do you think that words like bastard and cheap dog are not considered swearing?'

Facing Zhou Ming's words, before Louis could say anything, the others said, 'You're full of shit! How can your character be compared to ours? Besides, we didn't insult you at all, because you are a yellow-skinned bastard and a cheap dog. We just told the truth!'

'Is that so?' Zhou Ming said, as if he had suddenly realised something, but then he shouted, 'Then I'm just telling the truth too, because you're all just a bunch of losers!'

Zhou Ming's words were like pouring a bucket of gasoline on the fire, which immediately fuelled the flames even more fiercely.

'You are the trash, all of you Chinese are trash! You little yellow-skinned bitch, I must tell you another truth today, and that is what a real piece of trash you are. I will crush your bones!'

Amidst even louder and more intense abuse, the Lowell family members closed in on Zhou Ming one after the other. From their stance, it was clear that these self-proclaimed civilized people, after feeling that they had no advantage in words, were going to resort to violence.

This scene made Zhang Lin frown. Although he felt that he was not inferior to anyone here, including their bodyguards, two fists could not defeat four hands. Especially since these people were all from the Lowell family, he did not want to use excessive force against them. However, if he did not use excessive force, it would be almost impossible to protect Zhou Ming from getting hurt in such a chaotic scene.

After what Ming had just said, and the almost gangster-like attitude of the Lowell family, Zhang Lin had reason to believe that these guys were really capable of doing what they said, and they might even go so far as to beat Ming to death.

Did they really have to resort to violence?

Zhang Lin thought so, but just because he was feeling a headache didn't mean that Ming didn't have a plan.

Facing countless Lowell family members closing in on him from all directions, Zhou Ming did not panic. Instead, he sneered, lifted both hands to hold the round table with all his strength, and overturned the table in front of him. Glasses and plates fell to the ground with a clatter, to the surprise of everyone.

But that wasn't the end. Then, quickly, Zhou Ming snatched the wine bottle from a nearby servant's hand, and regardless of the value of the bottle, smashed it directly onto his chair, pointing the sharp glass tip outwards and coldly saying to everyone, 'I dare anyone to come up and try the knife.'

Zhou Ming's words seemed to have a temperature, causing everyone to involuntarily shiver and take a step back.

Zhou Ming's method instantly stunned the scene, and it made Zhang Lin unable to disagree. Perhaps this was just the usual fierce tactics used by street thugs, but it was very effective.

It was like a gang of thugs fighting in a group fight. Basically, as long as the police came and fired a warning shot, the gang of thugs would immediately stop, either disperse or crouch on the ground with their hands over their heads. The reason was very simple: they were scared. Although they were not sure whether the police would shoot, no one wanted to be the first to taste the bullet. This is especially true of these members of the Lowell family, almost all of whom were born with a silver spoon in their mouths. Who would want to go up and get knifed for no reason? Perhaps they didn't think that Zhou Ming would really dare to swing a knife, but they were even more afraid to gamble with their precious lives.

They would rather let someone else go up first and see what happens, and they would rather not be the first to die.

With this in mind, no one dared to move for a while, all stunned by Zhou Ming. After stunning everyone, Zhou Ming kicked away the chair in front of him and walked onto the stage.

Zhou Ming walked step by step, and everyone in front of him very consciously gave way for him. In the end, Zhou Ming walked onto the stage and picked up the microphone.

Zhou Ming first called a halt to the band, which had been making a lot of noise, and then, after looking around the scene, he said, 'Hello, everyone, friends of the Lowell family. First of all, I'm sorry to have turned this dinner into what it is now, but it's not my fault. I really want to have a good time eating and dancing with everyone, but you forced me to do this.'

Zhou Ming's tone of regret made everyone at the scene want to curse. Who the hell forced you to overturn the table? Weren't you just having a nice dinner and dancing? You caused this to happen!

Everyone was thinking this, but they could only think it in their hearts, and no one said it out loud. Even if they did, Zhou Ming would never listen.

'I know you resent my calling you losers, and that my insults have hurt your fragile egos. But I have no intention of taking back what I said. On the contrary, I think I was too kind calling you losers.' Ming Zhou saw the mood in the audience rising again, so he quickly continued, 'I know you are very dissatisfied now, and you even want to kill me for calling you losers. But please let me finish first.'

'Early this morning, I went to the governor's holiday villa and convinced the governor of the Kennedy family. Then I went to Harvard and convinced the president of the Lawrence family. Finally, I came to the Lowell family. I thought you would do the same as the Kennedy and Lawrence families, but your performance has greatly disappointed me,' said Ming.

'Just because our ideas don't agree with yours, do you think you can insult us? In that case, you're just a stupid person with no ability who can only resort to insults!' Someone shouted from the crowd.

Zhou Ming laughed: 'You're right, but as you said, that's if. But in fact, whether your ideas agree with mine doesn't matter. What disappoints me most about you is your motivation and your youthful spirit of striving upwards!'

Motivation? Youthful spirit of striving upwards?

Everyone murmured these words. At this time, Zhou Ming continued, 'You are all descendants of the Lowell family. Do you know how the Lowell family was founded? It was three hundred years ago. A Frenchman named Lowell committed the serious crime of killing a nobleman in his country, but he didn't want to be buried with the nobleman, so he assumed a new identity and hid his identity, and boarded a Puritan ship to Brighton. In the end, he relied on his own efforts to establish the Lowell family.'

'Perhaps to you today, this is just a familiar legend, but have you ever thought about the pioneering spirit of your ancestors? Have you ever wondered how he could bear to leave his country and, in a completely unfamiliar land, rely on his hard work and wisdom to eventually become a wealthy man?'

Zhou Ming said, 'That was more than 300 years ago. At that time, there were no luxury cruise ships, no navigators, no satellite positioning systems, and no weather forecasts. All there was was the simplest compass and one's own courage.'

Zhou Ming paused deliberately, as if remembering something. 'Perhaps at that time, Lowell's ship encountered a storm at sea. In the raging waves, Lowell's ship swayed left and right, as if it might capsize at any time. Everyone was desperate, but at this time Lowell stood up and told everyone that people can overcome everything, as long as they don't give up hope.'

'So Lowell became the leader of the ship. Under his leadership, everyone gathered the sails and controlled the oars. The old, the weak, the women and children prayed silently. Although their ship nearly capsized several times, they finally successfully weathered the storm and reached the American continent!'

When Zhou Ming said this, many people below were also involved, and some even subconsciously exclaimed, 'That's amazing!'

At this point, Zhou Ming's words took a sharp turn, and he said, 'That's really great, but now look at you again, what are you doing?'

'You have been oppressed by the Adams family for your whole lives, but as descendants of Lowell, you can only huddle in the small place of Lowell City, living a life of drunken bliss in a place where the Adams family can't care less! Where is your courage? Where is your ambition? Are you even worthy to carry the name Lowell? If you were on that ship, facing the impending storm, would you have the courage to stand up?'

Facing Zhou Ming's question after question, this time everyone lowered their heads. No one stood up to refute anymore because they really didn't know how to refute.

However, even so, Zhou Ming did not intend to call it a day. He continued, 'Don't you want to dominate the world, go and get rid of the Adams family, and dominate this huge Brighton conglomerate?'

'Of course we want to, but...'

Someone answered, but as they hesitated, Zhou Ming said again, 'There is no but. Since you said but, it only proves that not only do you lack the courage to stand up, you are even afraid that someone else will stand up, because that would prove how weak and incompetent you are. That is why you have hurled abuse and even curses at me. You think that is pride, but in fact it is the meanness in your hearts that is to blame!'

Zhou Ming paused for a moment before concluding, 'Since you no longer deserve to carry the Lowell surname, what else can you be if not trash?'