Chapter 350 has absolutely nothing to do with me.
Lu Peichen collapsed to the ground with a thud, and the room fell silent instantly. Everyone was stunned and didn't know what to do, especially Ren Guanfei.
To be honest, Ren Guanfei had been feeling very frustrated lately. At home, he was constantly being scolded; his father, wife, and children all gave him the cold shoulder. He was also heavily in debt. For days, he had been feeling incredibly stifled, with no outlet for his frustration.
He was finding it particularly enjoyable to berate Lu Peichen, getting more and more carried away until he couldn't stop. But he never expected that Lu Peichen would faint from his verbal abuse. How could Lu Peichen, a high-ranking official, be so incapable of handling such a situation?
He stared at Lu Peichen lying motionless on the ground, as if dead, and turned pale with fright. He looked at Jiang Chengye, about to ask what to do, but saw that Jiang Chengye's face was also pale. He suddenly realized that the matter Jiang Chengye had given him five hundred taels of silver to stand up for was not simple.
But it was too late to regret it at this point. Just then, Lu Peichen's eldest son, Lu Tianpeng, realized that his father might not be faking it when he fell to the ground. He shouted "Dad!" and went over to help Lu Peichen up.
But as soon as he touched Lu Peichen's body, he realized something was wrong. He carefully placed his hand under Lu Peichen's nose and didn't feel any breathing. He was so frightened that he fell to the ground.
Upon seeing this, Jiang Chengye immediately stood up and was about to leave. Even if he wasn't very smart, he knew that Lu Peichen couldn't possibly be killed by Ren Guanfei's few words. Lu Peichen had been murdered, the purpose of which was to frame him.
"Stop! You can't leave!" Seeing that he was about to run away, Lu Tianpeng immediately regained his senses and shouted at him.
Jiang Chengye had to stop. He glanced at Lu Peichen lying on the ground in a panic, then said to Lu Tianpeng, "You can't try to extort money from me. You saw it clearly just now. I didn't say a word when I entered this room, and I didn't touch your father with a single finger. His... his current state has nothing to do with me."
"How can it not be related? It's all your fault. If it weren't for you, my father wouldn't have died." Lu Tianpeng gritted his teeth and glared at Jiang Chengye with hatred. Although he didn't know the details of what Lu Peichen was going to do, he had a general idea.
So now we absolutely cannot let Jiang Chengye leave, otherwise he won't get any benefit even if his father dies.
"Hey, kid, are you trying to extort money from us?" Xiang Xinping walked up to Jiang Chengye and stood next to him, looking at Lu Tianpeng and saying, "Go find whoever had a conflict with your father. Jiang and I are just here to join in the fun, don't try to pin this on us. Do you think you can just shirk responsibility for the Chu State Duke's Mansion and the Chengen Marquis's Mansion like that?"
"You won't admit it, huh? If you won't admit it, then we'll report you to the authorities," Lu Tianpeng said, his eyes red.
Upon hearing that the matter had been reported to the authorities, Xiang Xinping became somewhat frightened. He looked at Jiang Chengye, asking him for advice. Jiang Chengye was also completely at a loss at this moment; all he could think about was leaving as quickly as possible and clearing himself of any involvement in this matter.
At this moment, his attendant walked up to him and whispered, "Sir, let him report to the authorities. Anyway, this has nothing to do with you. You came here with Ren Guanfei today."
Jiang Chengye turned to look at his attendant, and seeing his resolute expression, his mind instantly cleared. At this moment, his daughter would definitely have sent guards to follow him. What the attendant said might just be a message from those guards.
He silently breathed a sigh of relief. What he had to do now was to deny that Lu Peichen's death had anything to do with him, and then wait for his good daughter to take over the matter. After that, he wouldn't have to worry about anything and just had to obey.
Having made up his mind, he said, "Fine, go ahead and report it to the authorities. Anyway, your father's matter has nothing to do with me."
"Jiang Chengye!" Ren Guanfei roared with red eyes, "You fucking framed me, you framed me!"
"What did I do to you? Do you have any evidence?" Jiang Chengye was no longer nervous at this moment. He glared at Ren Guanfei and said, "You said you've been unhappy with Lu Peichen for a long time and wanted to teach him a lesson today, so you dragged me and Xinping along to support you. I came with you out of good intentions, and now you're turning the tables on me."
After saying that, he looked at Xiang Xinping, who immediately understood and said, "Yes, if you hadn't asked us to come, we wouldn't have had the time to come here. We have no connection with the Lu family."
"Bullshit!" Ren Guanfei tried his best to explain that Lu Peichen's death had nothing to do with him, so he pointed at Jiang Chengye and said, "The Lu family is related to you."
"What relatives?" Jiang Chengye said disdainfully. "They're just the family of one of my concubines' sisters-in-law. What family would consider a concubine's relatives as relatives? Is your family one?"
"You...you..." Ren Guanfei was speechless, and finally brought out his biggest backer, the Crown Prince, "Do you dare to say such things in front of His Highness the Crown Prince?"
“What is there to be afraid of?” Even though Jiang Chengye was a playboy, he knew that his daughter seemed unafraid of the Crown Prince, so he spoke with great confidence, “Even His Highness the Crown Prince has to be reasonable.”
"Alright." Seeing the three arguing so fiercely, Lu Tianpeng roared, "Anyway, my father's death is inextricably linked to the three of you."
“Alright, let’s report this to the authorities.” Jiang Chengye said, looking at his attendant, “Go and invite the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review over.”
"Yes." The servant trotted away. He and Jiang Chengye both knew very well that since the person had been angered to death by Ren Guanfei, reporting to the authorities was the best solution for them. Settling privately would only lead to being extorted by the Lu family.
Lu Tianpeng panicked. The Lu family's goal from beginning to end was to gain benefits, but how could they gain benefits if the matter went through the authorities? But could he stop the people from the Duke of Chu's mansion from reporting it to the authorities?
It's unstoppable, and if the Duke of Chu finds out, Jiang Chengye might immediately clear himself of responsibility. After all, Jiang Chengye hasn't said a word since entering the room.
Ren Guanfei panicked. Regardless of the exact cause of Lu Peichen's death, he had indeed collapsed while being scolded by Ren Guanfei, so he couldn't escape the connection.
"Jiang Chengye, I'll fight you to the death!" Ren Guanfei rushed forward, ready to tear into Jiang Chengye.
Jiang Chengye had been resting and recuperating lately, and his physical condition was far better than Ren Guanfei's, who was completely exhausted. As the man rushed towards him, Jiang Chengye grabbed him by the collar and shoved him aside, yelling, "Don't push your luck!"
Ren Guanfei: "........" When did you ever give me face? You almost made me lose my life by deceiving me.
Ren Guanfei finally understood what it meant to have unspeakable suffering. He sat down on the ground and burst into tears.
Jiang Chengye felt a little guilty seeing him like this, but he was not a good person to begin with, and he felt no guilt about having tricked Ren Guanfei.
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