Chapter 238 Extraordinary Measures
Everyone looked at each other, their eyes filled with surprise and confusion. The expressions on their faces seemed frozen, as if they were watching a ridiculous farce.
Someone else, knowing the true nature of the Zhang family father and son, frowned tightly, their face filled with disgust, and pulled the person next to them hard, saying, "Zhang Jiang isn't planning on framing someone in public, is he?"
As soon as these words came out, someone who had always disliked Zhang Jiang's behavior said, "Huh, do you really think we are dead? Are you blind?"
But as soon as he said this, he was ruthlessly slapped in the face: "But the Zhang family is rich. If the Zhang family pays you for a few words, in the face of the white silver, can you still maintain this integrity?"
"I won't sell my integrity for a few ounces of silver, and I believe the same goes for everyone else." Hearing this, the man clearly felt guilty, his eyes flickering, but he remained stubborn and even pulled everyone present in with him, "Everyone agrees, right? We can't be bought off by the Zhang family's money!"
Even though Chu Ci did not expect things to develop to this point, she understood that they could not continue to be deadlocked like this.
She just grabbed Zhang Jiang tightly and shouted, "Master Zhang, Young Master Zhang doesn't seem to be feeling well. Are you sure you want to keep going?"
As soon as Chu Ci said this, everyone finally realized that there was a pool of brightly colored blood next to Zhang Jiang. Under the bright sunlight, the pool of blood looked particularly glaring and could not be ignored.
The people present couldn't help but suddenly realize that the victim Chu Ci, whom they originally sympathized with, was also a tough guy who was not easy to mess with!
Thinking of this, many people couldn't help but retreat in their hearts. They secretly thought that this was a dangerous place and it was not suitable to stay for long. So they quietly prepared to leave this troublesome place.
On the other hand, Patriarch Zhang hadn't expected Chu Ci to be so ruthless. His only concern was his son's safety, so he couldn't even think of suppressing Chu Ci. He immediately responded loudly, "I misunderstood you two before. It's my fault. As long as you release my son, you can ask for anything. I'm willing to discuss it."
Upon hearing this, Chu Ci looked around calmly. His gaze seemed casual, but he was actually communicating with the purple-robed envoy hiding in the crowd.
After receiving a nod from the purple-robed envoy, he said, "This place is not far from Xinglin Hall. As long as Patriarch Zhang is sincere in discussing the matter, my husband and I will not make things difficult for your young master."
"Mrs. Fan is very thoughtful." Patriarch Zhang saw his son's blood flowing more and more. The glaring red color frightened him, and his heart seemed to be tightly grasped.
At this moment, he didn't care that his daughter had not returned after the agreed time. He was full of anxiety and could only swallow his anger and agree.
"Mr. Fan, Mrs. Fan, please come in." The head of the Zhang family suppressed the anger in his heart, his face turned ashen, veins bulged on his forehead, but he still tried to make a gesture of invitation.
"Please!" Fan Jingrui and Chu Ci looked at each other, then slowly released the hands that were tightly clamped around Zhang Jiang.
Zhang Jiang's body went limp and he almost collapsed to the ground. The head of the Zhang family quickly stepped forward to support his son, his eyes full of heartache and concern.
"Why, why is it that we are both sons, but the elder brother has accomplished nothing, yet his father loves him so much. And he..." Zhang Tao in the crowd saw this and could no longer suppress his resentment. His eyes were red, his fists were clenched, and his teeth were chattering.
Unfortunately, Zhang Tao's strangeness did not affect anyone at all.
At this time, Chu Ci and Fan Jingrui had already moved to Xinglin Hall with the Zhang father and son.
Xinglintang is the Lin family's business. It has always focused on providing private space for special guests, so several single rooms are specially reserved in the backyard.
After everyone entered the single room, the noise from the outside world was isolated.
After the incident was over and everyone had dispersed, the knife-wielding yamen runners arrived slowly.
However, they just went through the motions, pretended to check it out, and then turned around and left.
At the same time, the doctor carefully removed the cloak from Zhang Jiang's body, only then did he discover the shocking wound on Zhang Jiang's body.
When Patriarch Zhang saw his son's injuries, his eyes widened and anger rose. He shouted, "Aren't you afraid of retribution? You are so cruel and ruthless!"
Unfortunately, Chu Ci and the other man showed no emotion at all. They simply asked calmly, "Is this the attitude of Patriarch Zhang?"
"You...you guys..." Patriarch Zhang was so angry that his whole body was shaking, his face flushed red as he pointed at Chu Ci and the other two. He finally felt the pain of talking to unreasonable people, and the frustration of not being able to explain himself was almost driving him crazy.
Seeing that the head of the Zhang family finally understood what he had been feeling these days, Chu Ci felt instantly relieved, and even felt the pleasure of being a villain.
Then, Chu Ci raised the corner of his mouth and slowly took out a "pill" that he had unsuccessfully tried to make according to a spatial recipe. It was a tonic that could turn into poison and said, "As long as you take this poison, I will let your children live."
"Children?" Upon hearing this, Patriarch Zhang's eyes widened in disbelief, and he shouted, "Are you crazy? You know my daughter..."
"I know, the Guiyang Governor's concubine." At this point, Chu Ci paused, a hint of coldness flashing across his eyes, and his tone instantly turned icy. "Even if the Guiyang Governor comes, so what? Why would I be afraid of him?"
He was not even afraid of the governor, and there was even undisguised contempt in his words. The sense of superiority that the head of the Zhang family had because of his daughter finally disappeared without a trace.
But he still held onto hope, gambling that Chu Ci wouldn't dare to arbitrarily dispose of him. After all, he was a well-known figure in the local area. "What kind of medicine is this? What effect does it have? Can you change the terms?"
Patriarch Zhang pretended to be calm, but his voice was trembling.
Chu Ci thought to himself: This Zhang family head really doesn’t deserve any good treatment.
Thinking of this, she no longer hesitated, and acted as fast as lightning, instantly activating the acupoint of the Zhang family master.
Just when Chu Ci was about to pry open the mouth of the head of the Zhang family and feed the pill.
Fan Jingrui quickly spoke out to stop her: "My wife, for matters like this, I will handle them myself."
The head of the Zhang family never expected that the Chu Ci couple would be so cruel and unscrupulous.
However, at this moment, it is too late to regret.
He struggled desperately but could not move. He could only watch as Fan Jingrui threw a pill of unknown efficacy into his mouth, covered his mouth and forced him to swallow it, thus untying his acupoints.
"Ugh, ugh--" The head of the Zhang family immediately used his fingers to dig his throat, trying to spit out the pill he had just swallowed.
Unfortunately, the pill melted in his mouth, its effects spreading instantly. Even though Patriarch Zhang nearly tore his throat open, it had no effect at all, and instead made himself look utterly miserable.
Chu Ci and Fan Jingrui just sat there leisurely, drinking tea leisurely and watching all this quietly, without any emotion on their faces.
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