Chapter 56: The Calamity Arrives

Lu Chengwu cautiously stepped out, "Hehe, sister-in-law."

Lu Chengwen glared, "What are you calling her?"

"Just like that!" Chen Mengyun said, "Tell me, am I your sister-in-law?"

"Of course!" Lu Chengwu replied, "I don't acknowledge any other woman in the world, only you, sister-in-law. You're the only sister-in-law I have!"

"Well said! If another woman tries to ruin the relationship between your brother and me, what would you do?"

"I'd beat that shameless woman to death!"

Chen Mengyun looked at Lu Chengwen triumphantly, "How about that?"

Lu Chengwen thought, great.

[Lu Chengwu, this unprincipled guy, meeting a stubborn person like Chen Mengyun, you two are really something.]

Lu Chengwu smiled, "Sister-in-law, I'm a bit short on cash recently."

"How much do you need?"

"Twenty million."

Lu Chengwen was shocked, "What do you need twenty million for?"

Chen Mengyun angrily said, "You can spend tens of millions on a luxury house, but my brother-in-law can't have twenty million for pocket money? Come to my company tomorrow, I'll give you the money."

"Thank you, sister-in-law!"

Lu Chengwen pointed at Lu Chengwu, gritting his teeth, "If you dare to go, I'll beat you to death!"

"Brother, don't keep making sister-in-law angry."

"I'll beat you to death right now!"

Chen Mengyun walked up to Lu Chengwen, her hair disheveled, staring fiercely at him, making Lu Chengwen feel a bit scared.

"Mengyun, you..." "Lu Chengwen, let me make it clear to you, you're not marrying anyone else in this lifetime, you can only marry me! Even if I die, I'll die in your Lu family!"

At that moment, Zhao Gang walked in, "Boss Lu, Boss Chen, young master..."

"Speak if you have something to say, otherwise get out." Lu Chengwen said irritably.

"Officer Zhang is here."

Lu Chengwen felt like he was going to die.

He tore off his tie and threw it on the coffee table, plopping down on the sofa, "Heaven! Just let me die! It's boiling over!"

Lu Chengwen said, "You all go inside and rest for a while, go to the second floor."

"Why should we?!" Chen Mengyun said.

"I have a case hanging over there, all because I saved you, you stubborn fool! I'm a person with a case now! Have you forgotten? You were so eager to have dinner with Hu Shuhui, got drugged, almost lost your virginity, if I hadn't shown up in time, you'd be Mrs. Hu by now!"

Chen Mengyun suddenly felt wronged, went over and tugged at Lu Chengwen's clothes, "I know I was wrong, don't be mad! I won't do it again, I'll only have dinner with you from now on, okay?"

Lu Chengwen didn't know what to say to this woman anymore.

"Go hide, go hide! Aren't you ashamed to see Zhang Shen'er!?"

"Got it!" Chen Mengyun pulled Lu Chengwu and hid again.

Tang Yiyi felt like she had seen a ghost.

What kind of plot is this!?

Xu Xuejiao, the talented daughter of the Xu family, actively seducing Lu Chengwen, dressed as a bunny girl to tempt him!

Chen Mengyun from the Chen family is also here, desperate to be with Lu Chengwen!

Is Lu Chengwen worth it!?

But hearing this, it seems the drug factory incident has nothing to do with Lu Chengwen, he's the firefighting team leader!

And the shantytown project, is this guy really not planning to make money?

Looking at it this way, Lu Chengwen is not the unscrupulous businessman people say he is, but a conscientious capitalist!

Investing tens of billions in infrastructure, and guaranteeing the capital recovery for all investment partners, he's practically a saint!

Were we wrong!?

Lu Chengwen felt exhausted, "Let Officer Zhang in."

Zhang Shen'er stood in the hallway, "I'm already in."

"Oh, Officer Zhang is here, please sit."

Zhang Shen'er, accompanied by a trainee officer, sat on the sofa.

She didn't speak, just stared sternly at Lu Chengwen.

Lu Chengwen said weakly, "Zhao Gang, entertain our officers."

"No need," Zhang Shen'er said, "I just overheard your conversation with Miss Chen, it seems we really wronged you?"

Lu Chengwen looked at Zhang Shen'er, too tired to argue.

"Officer Zhang, I know you look down on me. It's okay, I don't care. Whether you wrong me or not, I don't care anymore. If you have evidence, convict me; if not, lift the restraining order against me. I really don't want to stay in this city for another minute."

Zhang Shen'er smiled, "We've also cleared things up on our end, your suspicion has been lifted. I came today to tell you the restraining order is void."

She took out a document, "Sign here, and you're free."

Lu Chengwen took the pen and signed quickly.

"Not even going to read it before signing?"

Lu Chengwen handed the pen back to the officer, looking at Zhang Shen'er, "You're the type who would never do anything shady, I trust you." Zhang Shen'er stood up, looking around, "Nice house."

"Is there anything else, Officer Zhang?"

Zhang Shen'er smiled slightly, "Alright, I know you can't wait for me to leave, we'll meet again. Lu Chengwen, I'll be watching you."

"Thank you."

At that moment, Zhao Gang rushed in again, "Boss Lu, it's bad! Long... Long Aotian is here!"

Lu Chengwen was shocked, "Long Aotian!? Impossible! He was beaten to a pulp by Iron Tuo Wang, how could he be up and about!?"

"I don't know, but it's really him!"

Lu Chengwen clenched his fists, "Damn it!"

[Is the plot moving this fast? Iron Tuo Wang beat him to near death, how is he up so quickly!?]

[The protagonist is the protagonist, completely unreasonable!]

[Is today my day to die!? I really don't want to die!]

Zhang Shen'er felt something was off.

Long Aotian? This person Lu Chengwen often mentions in his heart, always saying he's very powerful, and firmly believes he will become Long Aotian's harem.

Today, I'll see who this person really is, I want to see how I become part of his harem.

Zhang Shen'er smiled slightly, "It seems, Boss Lu has offended quite a few people? Long Aotian, which family's young master is he?"

Lu Chengwen nervously said, "I won't keep you, you should go back."

Zhang Shen'er took out a recorder, tucked it behind the sofa cushion, "I'll record, if he tries to harm you, I can save you."

Lu Chengwen smiled wryly, "Fine, then you go hide in the inner room."

As soon as Zhang Shen'er entered, the room was already full of people.

No one knew Tang Yiyi, but Zhang Shen'er did, "Yiyi?"

"Shen'er."

"What are you doing here?"

"I..."

Zhang Shen'er understood, her journalist friend was up to no good again.

Looking over, Lu Chengwu, Xu Xuejiao, Chen Mengyun, all familiar faces.

Everyone in the room was extremely awkward.

Each had their own motives, each had intricate connections with Lu Chengwen.

Long Aotian walked into the hall, laughing loudly, "Lu Chengwen, what a magnificent house!"

Lu Chengwen looked at him, "You... you're okay?"

Long Aotian laughed heartily, went to the wine cabinet, opened it, grabbed a bottle of foreign liquor, and came out with two glasses, "Have a drink with me."

"Are you here to fight? No need to show off, if you want to fight, just do it."

"Not in a hurry." Long Aotian was full of confidence, looking at Lu Chengwen's nervous expression, smiled slightly, twisted open the bottle cap and started pouring, "Sometimes, I really feel fate is a strange thing. You have money, you're tall and handsome, but you have one fatal flaw. Do you know what it is?"

Lu Chengwen sighed, "No idea, please enlighten me."

Long Aotian handed a glass to Lu Chengwen, said, "You have no brains."

Lu Chengwen's mouth twitched, but he said nothing.

Long Aotian sat on the sofa, crossed his legs, and swirled his glass, "I know, you must not agree with me. Let me tell you, if you were smart, you'd know that I, Long Aotian, am someone you absolutely cannot afford to mess with."

"You covet Leng Qingqiu, Xu Xuejiao, Chen Mengyun, and a few other girls, I understand. But you should also take a piss and look at yourself, do you have what it takes to compete with me, Long Aotian? I just need to crook my finger, and you'll disappear from this world, disappear, you understand?"

Lu Chengwen sighed, picked up his glass, swirled it, took a sip to calm his nerves.

"Whether you believe it or not, I never intended to get engaged to Leng Qingqiu from the start, Xu Xuejiao was just a coincidence, I have no interest in her; Chen Mengyun is even more ridiculous, we broke up over three years ago..."

Long Aotian waved his finger to interrupt, "That's all irrelevant now. The problem is... you've pissed me off, and we need to settle this."

Lu Chengwen sighed, "How do you want to settle it? Beat me to death?"

"Hahaha!" Long Aotian laughed heartily, "Not necessary for now, but you swindled fifty billion from my subordinates, you must return it."

"No problem," Lu Chengwen said, "I can transfer it to you first thing tomorrow morning."

"Also, the shantytown project, I want you to withdraw and breach the contract."

"I've already signed a contract with the government."

"I don't care, the Lu family can't be ruined by you, if the Lu family goes bankrupt, it's no good for me."

"So it seems, you won't let the Lu family go, nor will you let me go?"

Long Aotian stood up, "You're smart, smarter than I thought. Although just a mortal, in my eyes, just a pile of mud, a lowly dog that can't even eat shit while it's hot. But, you do have some brains."

Lu Chengwen drank his wine, "There's one thing I don't understand?"

"Say it."

"Iron Tuo Wang hit you so hard, how did you recover so quickly?"

"Hehe, you seem to have forgotten, I'm a divine healer, a genius alchemist, I can still make a Bone Restoration Pill."

Bone Restoration Pill.

Xu Xuejiao, hearing this name inside, frowned deeply.

Chen Mengyun whispered, "Is it a very powerful pill?"

Xu Xuejiao nodded gravely, "A pill from legendary texts, can repair all broken and shattered bones within twenty-four hours. If it's a Qi practitioner, or someone with a special physique, the time is even shorter. Judging from Long Aotian's disappearance time, he might be both."

Tang Yiyi looked puzzled, "This isn't scientific!?"

Xu Xuejiao coldly glanced at this laywoman... laygirl, "It's said to be from legendary texts, many modern people think the Bone Restoration Pill is a 'mythical' drug name from ancient pharmacies, belonging to ancient feudal superstitions. Many modern experts have tried to replicate such ancient divine pills, but none have succeeded."

Zhang Shen'er laughed, "A charlatan says a few words, and you all believe it? I'm in criminal investigation, if a person breaks over seventy bones, surviving is a miracle, and it's impossible to get out of bed without lying down for half a year."

Xu Xuejiao coldly looked at Zhang Shen'er, "A few days ago, you still insisted that Brother Chengwen was the suspect who drugged Sister Mengyun. If you don't understand, just listen quietly."

"You..."

Lu Chengwu chuckled, "Everyone, stop arguing, let's hear what they're saying."

...

Lu Chengwen nodded, "Since you're so capable, why didn't you fight back when Iron Tuo Wang attacked?"

Mentioning this, Long Aotian's eyes widened, "That's because I used the Face Shifting Technique, using this technique, I can't mobilize my Qi for a few hours, that's why that fool got the upper hand."

"You came all the way here just for fifty billion, and to stop me from investing in the shantytown project?"

"And one more thing."

"Say it."

"I want your fifty billion, to invest in the amusement city project."

Lu Chengwen's eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at Long Aotian.