The man paused, a hint of guilt flashing in his eyes. He was burly and had a fierce appearance; he couldn't possibly be a reporter.
If He Lingchuan wasn't mistaken, he must have come specifically to cause trouble.
Sure enough, in less than two minutes, the man hurriedly walked up to He Lingchuan.
He glared angrily at the people on the stage, his face full of resentment: "A life for a life."
Like a puppet being manipulated, he stared into He Lingchuan's eyes and repeated a few words.
He looked like he was there to collect a debt, but he didn't seem like a victim; he looked more like a burly man hired by someone else.
He Lingchuan tilted his head and looked behind him; he couldn't reason with this person.
After waiting for a long time without seeing Zhang Ying, He Lingchuan turned to leave, but the man suddenly rushed up and grabbed He Lingchuan's wrist tightly.
The host instinctively tried to stop him, but the person casually brushed him aside.
He approached He Lingchuan, gritting his teeth: "A life for a life. How do you plan to repay what you owe the Xu family?"
"Were you with Xu's mother?"
He Lingchuan was somewhat surprised. He had considered many possibilities, but he never expected that he would come with Xu's mother.
He Lingchuan took a deep breath and looked calmly at the person in front of him: "Put me down first, and we can talk this out."
"We have nothing to say to you."
The man's face was indifferent, showing no intention of negotiating.
If He Lingchuan wasn't mistaken, he should be one of Xu Fei's relatives.
She came here only to ask for money; the so-called "pay for murder" is just a bunch of scare tactics.
In front of the reporters, He Lingchuan ruthlessly exposed his purpose: "You came here simply to seek compensation. If I were to actually kill someone and demand an eye for an eye, I'm afraid your Xu family would be the first to object."
He Lingchuan's words were rough but reasonable. The man's cheeks turned red, and he looked furious: "What nonsense are you talking about? Xu Fei is my brother. I'm here to seek justice for him. What do you mean by 'for compensation'?"
This was probably the first time he had faced so many media outlets. Upon learning that he was Xu Fei's family member, reporters had already surrounded him.
They pointed the microphone at the burly man, hoping to extract some secrets from him.
The man seemed at a loss and started hitting the reporters: "Get out of my way! You are all He Lingchuan's accomplices. He killed my brother, he deserves to die."
His eyes were red, as if he was truly grieving over Xu Fei's death.
He Lingchuan walked up to the man with a cold expression and slowly said, "I don't know what Xu's mother told you, but Xu Fei's death has nothing to do with me. However, I am willing to compensate her with 100,000 yuan, but she refused it herself."
"One hundred thousand?"
The man looked at He Lingchuan with some surprise. It seemed that Xu's mother hadn't told him what she had said.
He frowned and walked up to He Lingchuan, disbelieving what he had just heard: "Are you sure it's 100,000?"
That was before.
He Lingchuan raised his head and said with a smile, "I don't plan to give her that much right now."
"So how much are you planning to give him?"
He Lingchuan guessed correctly. Xu's mother had bought up all the old things in the house to support Xu Fei, so how could she possibly hire anyone else?
He must have promised this man a share of the compensation before he came back here to cause trouble for himself.
He Lingchuan curled his lips and looked at the reporters who were looking for a scoop on the story: "I don't plan to give them a single cent."
Before the man could get angry, the reporters were already in an uproar.
They held microphones up to He Lingchuan's face, some even almost pressing the microphones against his face.
They all started talking at once, like a cacophony of birds outside, which was quite annoying.
"Mr. He, did you really kill Xu Fei?"
"You've been denying this all along, so why did you agree to pay compensation?"
"Why don't you want to compensate Xu Fei now? Is there another reason?"
He Lingchuan has never given a reasonable explanation for Xu Fei's situation.
He decided to take this opportunity to explain things properly.
He Lingchuan coughed a few times and slowly began to speak: "Respect for the dead is paramount. I shouldn't be saying this, but more and more people on the internet are misunderstanding me, and I don't want to further reinforce people's stereotypes about me. Therefore, I intend to tell everyone the truth..."
He Lingchuan spent ten minutes recounting in detail how Xu Fei had framed him.
He looked at the reporters with regret: "Xu Fei is an outstanding student. Professor Zhao has never looked down on him because of his poor background. On the contrary, he himself has always thought that we are targeting him, which is why this situation has occurred. To put it bluntly, it is jealousy."
He Lingchuan did not reveal that Xu Fei had kidnapped Nan Chen.
Firstly, there was no point in continuing to discuss this matter. Secondly, he was worried that if he spoke out, it would attract the attention of others. If someone followed Xu Fei's example and took Nan Chen away, it would be terrible if they tried to blackmail him.
The hall fell silent; you could hear a pin drop.
He Lingchuan curled his lips and looked at Xu Fei's relatives: "I chose to compensate because I felt sorry for Xu's mother, but she has repeatedly challenged my bottom line, pushing her luck and wanting more. Since that's the case, I have no choice but to take legal action."
He Lingchuan looked at the man with neither arrogance nor servility: "Go back and tell Xu's mother that not only will he not get a single penny now, but I will also sue her for spreading rumors and causing trouble. Let her prepare to receive a lawyer's letter."
After saying the last word, He Lingchuan left without looking back.
Watching him leave, the man tried to chase after him, but was surrounded by reporters.
They knew they couldn't interview He Lingchuan, so interviewing Xu Fei's family was a bonus.
The man watched helplessly as He Lingchuan left in front of him, forced to deal with the reporters standing around him.
...
Upon arriving backstage, Gu Chengze greeted him with a nervous expression.
He handed over a bottle of water, looking at He Lingchuan with lingering fear: "How dare you mention Xu Fei? Aren't you afraid these reporters will tear you apart?"
Given the nature of these reporters, they will definitely dig deep and ask questions.
When He Lingchuan mentioned Xu Fei's name, Gu Chengze felt a chill run down his spine.
"You know perfectly well that they don't care about the truth, yet you still dare to mention Xu Fei. Aren't you afraid they'll write nonsense about him?"
"This is a live broadcast, what am I afraid of?"
The reason he made the press conference live was to prevent these reporters from writing nonsense.
He Lingchuan wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at Gu Chengze with a serious expression: "This time, I'm really breaking ties with Chengfeng Group."
He looked at the staff recording the list of victims not far away and sighed helplessly: "Zhang Ying will definitely not let me off easily."
He Lingchuan looked up and couldn't help but advise him, "Why don't you stay away from me?"
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