Chapter 212 Jinjiang Exclusive Release
[? Am I too old to understand what people are saying?]
[Brains are a good thing, but unfortunately the other party doesn't seem to have one.]
[What a jerk! He's asking you to give him free supplies! Do you think you're the anchor's dad?]
The person who was trying to stir up trouble was still talking to himself while listening to the complaints from the audience in the live broadcast room.
If only one or two people say it, it might just be a simple case of something going on in their heads, so there's no need to make a big deal about it.
But people from all directions of the crowd echoed and even had obvious incitement, causing the people who originally had no idea to show some hesitation on their faces. This was very wrong.
[Something's wrong! I smell a conspiracy!]
[Is it the work of the man surnamed Zhao? ]
[Who else could it be but him, talking nonsense?]
The atmosphere around the stalls was becoming increasingly strange, and the people were unsure whether to continue exchanging supplies when suddenly someone shouted, "The prefect is here!"
Lu Xuan looked over the crowd and saw a group of government officials led by Liu Wenchi walking towards him.
Lu Xuan curled the corners of his lips and his eyes fell on Zhao Tongpan. It was a coincidence that he came.
"What are you all doing here?" Zhao Tongpan looked at the people around him seriously and asked, "What are you arguing about? Are you gathering here to cause trouble?"
Someone in the crowd immediately shouted, "Sir, we are not causing trouble, we are just..." The person who spoke brought out the rhetoric of 'gods should be selfless and give away supplies for free'.
Liu Wenchi, Zhang Tongzhi and others: "???"
Who told you that gods are like this?
Does the god owe you something?
Those present were all veterans who had been in official circles for many years, so they understood the little thoughts of these people.
It was nothing more than a matter of gratitude and resentment. When he found that Lu Xuan had a lot of supplies, he became greedy.
After understanding the situation, Zhao Tongpan frowned and seemed a little embarrassed.
[Here we go, Zhao's still pretending to be so arrogant. Next he's definitely going to take sides and take the lead in morally blackmailing the anchor!]
Don't panic. The host has no morals and won't let him succeed.
Lu Xuan: “…”
Surprisingly, Judge Zhao didn't take sides. Instead, he sternly shouted at the crowd, "Nonsense! Master Lu is already doing you a great favor by providing so much supplies. How dare you go so far!"
"Although the government office has indeed incurred a large debt for this batch of supplies, and nearly half of the harvest for the next six months must be handed over to Mr. Lu, that is the government office's responsibility. You don't have to pay any materials, yet you are still so greedy. You are truly ungrateful!"
Live broadcast audience: ???
What's going on? Is Mr. Zhao crazy? Why is he still speaking up for the anchor?
[Could it be that we misunderstood him? He just looks hideous, but actually has a good heart? ]
[Perhaps after being warned by the prefect, he realized the importance of being a host and suddenly realized his mistake?]
Lu Xuan glanced meaningfully at Zhao Tongpan, who seemed to be on his side, and sneered, "Haven't you heard of 'a weasel paying New Year's greetings to a chicken'?"
Liu Wenchi and others also frowned, and saw that Zhao Tongpan's expression was not very good.
He was always asking for more, being greedy, and calling people ungrateful. Although this was indeed the truth, most of the people present did not have such thoughts. However, Judge Zhao scolded everyone like a map cannon.
Didn’t you see that the faces of the people who were originally only slightly shaken turned black?
With Lu Xuan's reminder, the audience also noticed the changes in the people's expressions and suddenly realized.
[Is he speaking sarcastically?!]
[Every accusation mentioned the anchor, and it was purely intentional to draw hatred towards the anchor.]
【How insidious!!!】
Sure enough, as soon as Zhao Tongpan finished speaking, the crowd not only did not quiet down, but became even louder, and the people who had remained silent before began to mutter and complain.
"The greenhouse is so big, how can the government office staff cultivate the land properly? They still need us to help with the planting, so why doesn't the work count as a contribution?"
"Since Master Lu has no shortage of supplies, why does he want to collect the harvest from the greenhouse? He is already so rich, why would he exploit those of us who are hungry?"
"Is such a selfish person really a god?"
Zhao Tongpan pretended to reprimand them for a few more words, then turned back to Lu Xuan with embarrassment and said, "Master Lu, don't blame them. They were just frightened by hunger and had their minds wandered."
After saying this, he sighed, "As the saying goes, 'When the nest is overturned, no eggs remain intact.' They do have some truth to them. Of course, I'm not asking you to hand over the supplies for free, but... there are so many people in the city, and the government office is struggling. If we can reduce the greenhouse debt, or lower the price a bit, and give out more supplies to reassure people, wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?"
Lu Xuan chuckled lightly.
I didn't see the best of both worlds, but I could tell it was a nice idea.
Liu Wenchi was so angry that he laughed.
Is Zhao Chengzhi just meddling in other people's business by treating him as if he were dead?
It seems that the other party didn't take the warning I gave him seriously at all.
Liu Wenchi took a deep breath, his eyes sharp, and opened his mouth to scold.
Lu Xuan laughed first, and said in a cold tone: "Give me another batch of supplies? What if I don't give it to you? Are you planning to rob me?"
Zhao Tongpan looked at Lu Xuan's mocking eyes, which seemed to see through everything. He was startled at first, and then he felt a sense of displeasure at being offended by a commoner. He said in an official tone: "Mr. Lu, you misunderstood. I just -"
Lu Xuan pulled the corner of his lips, "If you want to rob it, then give it a try."
As soon as he finished speaking, he began to slowly rise into the air in front of everyone's shocked gazes. Six or seven thick blood-sucking vines suddenly appeared and waved behind him. At the same time, a mini tornado appeared out of thin air in the palm of his left hand.
He grabbed the guys who were stirring up trouble from the crowd, enlarged the mini tornado, threw it into the air, and threw these guys in as well.
Several people were instantly sucked into the tornado and spun wildly inside.
“Ah ...
"Help me!!!"
As screams of terror rang out in the air, the crowd below, who had been in dead silence since Lu Xuan took off, suddenly woke up.
"ah--!"
"monster--!"
"Fly, fly!"
The people on the street were so frightened that they scrambled to the ground, and some of the more timid ones were so frightened that their legs gave out and they fell to the ground, crying in fear, "No, don't kill me! Great Immortal, spare me, I didn't mean to steal your supplies!"
Liu Wenchi, Zhang Tongzhi and others were also frightened by Lu Xuan.
Li Jingli pinched himself hard, his expression terrified and dazed: "I am not dreaming, how can he fly? He is flying!"
I wasn't on a hoverboard, nor was I on the flying vehicle I rode into the city on, but I just flew up out of thin air!?
And what are those giant vines? Is this also a divine trick? Why does it look so sinister?
Liu Zimo was also shocked, but at the same time felt that it was expected.
Lu Xuan naturally couldn't let all the audience run away.
Several vines were swung down in front of the fleeing people. With a few loud "bangs", several thick whip marks more than one meter deep were left on the ground. The powerful force caused dust to fly on the ground.
“Cough cough cough——”
The people were choked and coughed continuously. After they finally cleared away the dust and fog in front of them, they were frightened by the horrific whip marks and stood still, not daring to move.
Lu Xuan spoke softly, like a devil's whisper: "Don't you want my supplies? Why are you running? I'm right here. As long as you have the ability, I can give you nutrients, salt, sugar, biological clothing, and even portable space. I have as much as you want. Don't you really want it?"
The expressions of everyone present were uglier than crying.
No matter how good the supplies are, you still have to live to enjoy them!
They have finally survived all kinds of natural and man-made disasters, so how could they be willing to seek death when they see hope?
The person who had just been instigated to complain regretted it so much that he kept slapping himself in the face and knelt on the ground to admit his mistake.
"Master Lu, Master Lu, we were wrong. Please let us go. We were just deceived by what others said. I swear I will never covet your supplies. Please give us a way out!"
Lu Xuan did not make things difficult for these people who were being used as pawns. His eyes were fixed directly on Zhao Tongpan, who was lying limp on the ground with a pale face.
"Doesn't Judge Zhao want my supplies? Why are you just sitting there?"
Zhao Tongpan's face was shaking violently, and his lips were trembling for a long time, but he couldn't utter a complete sentence, "No, I..."
Liu Wenchi looked at the few civilians in mid-air who had almost fallen silent. He suppressed his fear of the giant vines and stood up, forcing himself to remain calm. "Mr. Lu, calm down. What Zhao Tongpan said is absolutely not what the government officials think. I have no objection to the transaction method or price. I hope Mr. Lu will not misunderstand me and refrain from acting impulsively."
"Mr. Lu, could you please let those people go first? I will give you an explanation after I have thoroughly interrogated them."
Lu Xuan looked at Liu Wenchi coldly and remained silent for a long time.
Zhang Tongzhi, Liu Zimo and others couldn't help but feel worried, fearing that the other party might be completely enraged and turn against them.
Fortunately, after a while, Lu Xuan moved his fingers slightly, and several people who were caught in the tornado were thrown out, and the tornado was also dispersed with ease.
Several officials then breathed a sigh of relief, and Zhang Tongzhi even secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.
Controlled by the gravity ability, although several people were hit by the impact and had several bones broken and were dizzy and foaming at the mouth, they were still breathing.
Lu Xuan glanced at them and said calmly, "Don't bother the government office. I'll ask in person."
Soon, several vampire vines wrapped around the arms of the people who had lost their ability to move and lifted them up.
The person who was picked up was shaking with fear but unable to struggle. He could only beg for mercy vaguely: "I was wrong, I was wrong, please, let me go..."
Lu Xuan's expression remained unchanged. He simply used his special ability to ask, "Who told you to say such meaningless nonsense?"
The leader, hiding among the group, was initially hesitant about whether to speak out. Before he could think clearly, he spoke without hesitation, as if having his own ideas: "It's...President Zhao."
Liu Wenchi and others were shocked.
It’s not because this was the expected answer, but... the other party actually gave the person up so easily?
Even though the powerful strength displayed by Lu Xuan is frightening, people who have committed crimes are always cunning and good at making excuses. How could they confess so easily?
Zhao Tongpan was even more shocked and angry, saying, "I didn't do that! Slander, it's slander!"
He is not stupid, how could he do such a thing personally?
Lu Xuan continued to ask the person who spoke: "Did he give you the order personally?"
The man's eyes were filled with panic, but he continued to talk uncontrollably. "No, no, I followed the person who came to us for work and found out that he was from the family of the housekeeper of Lord Zhao's mansion."
Zhao Tongpan's face turned pale as he argued loudly, "I have a lot of things to do in the government office. I don't know what the people below have done privately. I didn't know they would target you. It has nothing to do with me!"
The people around calmed down a little after they found out that Lu Xuan did not attack them. Now, listening to the confession of the person caught by the giant vine, those who were quick-witted had realized that Zhao Tongpan was not innocent.
Why would the housekeeper's family target Lu Xuan for no reason? It must be their master who made them do this!
Lu Xuan waved his hand, and a blood-sucking vine with its sharp tip flew over and hit Zhao Tongpan, who subconsciously wanted to run away, and the tip pierced the other's skin mercilessly.
Zhao Tongpan was so frightened that he dared not move, his eyes terrified: "Don't..."
Lu Xuan looked at him with a deep gaze, his invisible supernatural power entwined around him. He asked, "Is this really nothing to do with you? Didn't you ask them to fan the flames and create public opinion, hoping to get something for nothing?"
Zhao Tongpan opened his mouth to deny it, but the words came out as, "I didn't... I did it."
Others: “!!!”
He actually admitted it so easily?
Lu Xuan: "What's your reason? Do you want to get more supplies for the people? Do you have any selfish motives?"
"How is that possible!" Zhao Tongpan blurted out, "The supplies the prefect has traded are enough for the people in the city to eat and use, and there's even enough left to distribute to other surrounding towns. The prefect personally oversees every distribution of supplies. If I didn't try to get more supplies, how would I have found the opportunity to embezzle them?"
After listening to Zhao Tongpan's confession, Liu Wenchi was furious: "Asshole!"
Zhang Tongzhi shook his head secretly, and the people at the scene were even more indignant.
It would be fine if Zhao Tongpan really went astray for their sake, but he actually did it just to gain benefits for himself from the beginning to the end, and caused them to suffer from the consequences. What a crooked official!
Lu Xuan looked at Liu Wenchi and said, "The prefect has heard it. I wonder how the government will explain it to me?"
Liu Wenchi's face was filled with apology and shame. "It is my lax administration that has caused Master Lu to suffer injustice. Master Lu, rest assured, Master Lu, Zhao Tongpan almost caused civil unrest for his own selfish desires. I will never tolerate it, and will definitely—"
"What is this!?"
Halfway through his words, Chu Ming's voice, filled with shock and alarm, suddenly rang out from the air, followed by another exclamation: "Mr. Lu, you can fly—!?"
Lu Xuan looked back at Chu Ming who dared to come over on a hoverboard. The other party's eyes fell on his feet for a while, and then looked at the vampire vines with a strong presence. His expression was alert, shocked, and suspicious.
Chu Ming quickly noticed that something was amiss below him and frowned, "What on earth has happened? Can someone explain it to me?"
"Let me tell you." Liu Zimo stepped forward and explained what had happened in a concise manner.
When Chu Ming heard this, his face immediately darkened.
He glared fiercely at the dejected Zhao Tongpan. "Alright! I was wondering why you came to me and said those half-truths before the welcoming banquet. So you're after Master Lu's supplies and want to borrow my influence?"
Chu Ming said to Liu Wenchi with a serious expression, "Mr. Lu has done Luochuan a favor, but Mr. Zhao has turned his back on his kindness. He must be severely punished! Otherwise, not only will Mr. Lu have something to say, but I, the general, will not let this go!"
The soldiers under his command would shed blood to protect the people, but they would never sacrifice their lives for the greed of others.
The strange giant vine that Lu Xuanliang brought out looked extremely lethal. If he was really fooled and pulled in, he would probably be skinned alive.
The people, frightened half to death by the vampire vines and tornado, could not help but shout, "Drive the corrupt official out! We don't want to be implicated by him!"
"No, kill the corrupt official! Otherwise he will offend Immortal Lu again in the future!"
"Get out! Get out!"
"Kill him, kill him!"
The people looked at Zhao Tongpan with hostility and disgust.
Zhao Tongpan was shocked and furious and said, "Shut up! Shut up! You are a bunch of unruly people. I am an official appointed by the court! Not even the prefect has the right to kill me!"
Lu Xuan sneered: "Many court officials died in the natural disaster, and you are no more."
Zhao Tongpan: “!!!”
Lu Xuan said to Liu Wenchi, "Don't let me see him again, or I'll skip Luochuan next time and choose another city with more sincerity to cooperate with."
The faces of the people and officials such as Liu Wenchi changed.
Liu Wenchi said seriously and quickly, "Don't worry, Mr. Lu! Zhao Chengzhi will never appear in front of you again!"
Zhao Tongpan was completely panicked. "No, you can't do this to me, I—Ugh!"
Liu Zimo covered the rest of the words with his hands, and then called two officers to take the man away directly to prevent him from saying anything inappropriate and implicating them.
The audience in the live broadcast room felt a little unsatisfied when they saw the mastermind being dragged away.
[Is that the end? Aren't you afraid that after you leave, the government officials will do something else to Zhao?]
Not appearing in front of the anchor might just drive people away.
[I also think it’s more reassuring for the anchor to do it himself. If you don’t remove the grass at the root, it will grow again when the spring breeze blows!]
Lu Xuan watched Zhao Tongpan being dragged away and said coldly, "Don't worry, he won't survive."
The vampire vine pierced Zhao Tongpan's skin not only to prevent him from escaping, but also to inject venom into him.
No matter how Liu Wenchi decided to deal with Zhao Tongpan, the only outcome for him was death if he tried to take his supplies.
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After Zhao Tongpan left, Lu Xuan put away the vampire vine and landed on the ground again.
Liu Wenchi ordered the officers to take away those people who had received the instructions. Seeing that Lu Xuan had no intention of continuing to embarrass other people, he calmed people down and let them disperse.
During this time, Chu Ming walked up to Lu Xuan and asked curiously, "What's going on with that giant vine? Mr. Zhao doesn't look like someone who would reveal his plan. How did you get him to confess?"
"Also, you don't even have a flying skateboard, how can you fly?"
Lu Xuan was about to answer when the communicator rang first.
After seeing the name of the caller, Lu Xuan's expression became even more intriguing.
He looked up and said to Chu Ming, "It's General Huo calling."
Chu Ming said, "So it's General Huo calling. You answer it first... Wait, who are you talking about?"
Chu Ming couldn't help but grab Lu Xuan's wrist and glared at him, "Who did you say called?!"
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