Chapter 43: Ambush? Too outrageous!

Early in the morning, Lu Ming was startled awake by a burst of crying and noise; he slowly opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was sunlight spilling onto the bed.

So noisy...

Lu Ming pinched the sides of his nose, then slowly sat up, restarted the live stream, and the heat in the live broadcast room rose again shortly after.

【Again? You're faking the heat again...】

【Just say it straight, how long do you plan to stream? Hurry up.】

【Please fast-forward to the black screen, okay.】

【Hey, say, will you ever watch S Player's live stream again?】

【Who watched S Player? Everyone's watching Chang Qinglan the loli? (dog head. jpg)】

【666, hurry up and tell, it's just a coincidence that I traveled to Country C, and even if it's the same country, points are deducted!】

【.....】

The comments scrolled by quickly; Lu Ming glanced at them briefly—some teased him, some raised doubts about his abilities, but they were soon drowned out.

Lu Ming felt for the first time that even casual players could be wrong.

Suddenly, a loud knocking sounded at the door; Chang Qinglan was there, with the air of someone about to tear the door down.

!

Lu Ming furrowed his brows, roughly knowing who it was, and put on a stern face as he opened the door.

Who would have thought that, in the instant the door opened, a graceful figure lunged at him; Lu Ming was unprepared, collided with a full embrace, staggered, and fell to the ground sitting.

"You bastard, hurry up and say where you hid my mother!!" The girl raised her fist and struck Lu Ming's chest.

Although she's still a child, the hammering doesn't hurt much, but Lu Ming felt great inside; if it were to get a clue from that girl, plus Chang Qinglan always standing by with a look that says "I want to help but let the family head see," he would basically bring something home.

After being hammered a few times, Lu Ming finally grabbed the girl's hand.

"Stop when appropriate!"

The girl continued to look at Lu Ming with tear-filled eyes: "You bullied my mother, hid her, you bastard!"

, Ambush!】

【Shocked! S Player was tackled!】

【First time seeing someone able to ride S Player's body!】

【Feeling S Player getting more and more outrageous, how come every encounter is one-to-one outrageous (evil laugh. jpg)】

【......】

"Mu, come on!" At the door, the hesitant Chang Qinglan hurried over and pulled the girl away.

Completely unprepared, Lu Ming, plus that fall left him dazed, he couldn't break free right away.

"Family Head, are you alright?!" After calming the girl, Chang Qinglan hurried over.

Lu Ming had already sat on the bed's edge, showing little discomfort, only his clothes were a bit messy.

"It's fine..."

"Where does it feel uncomfortable?" Chang Qinglan remained worried.

"As for..." Lu Ming took a long breath: "Compared to, haven't you made it clear yet?"

Chang Qinglan fell silent for a moment: "Not yet... Additionally, the mother of that girl ate some bread last night and committed suicide, and her father also died unexpectedly in prison..."

When saying that, he deliberately lowered his voice.

Lu Ming looked at the girl named Mu; she directly made a funny face at him, her tear-filled, hazy look still somewhat endearing.

The developments differed from what was expected; the other side would have silenced them, but having brought the girl back yesterday, they managed to avoid disaster.

But that's how it was.

"Send her off after breakfast." Lu Ming said, only promising to take her home, not saying he'd keep her indefinitely.

Chang Qinglan froze for a moment, her response noticeably slower: "Okay."

While having breakfast, Chang Qinglan sent the girl back to her room, so the meal remained relatively peaceful.

"Family Head..." After Lu Ming finished eating, Chang Qinglan finally spoke: "... Are you sure about the sea?"

Last night, Lu Ming mentioned the matter of retrieving goods at sea; according to that girl, the evidence proving the Chang Clan's innocence is already hard to find, and moreover, the proof has also died in prison.

The only option now is to go to sea, retrieve the goods; only by catching pirates can we still prove the Chang Clan innocent, and this side quest can be considered half completed.

"Hmm."

Lu Ming stood up, intending to return to his room to tidy up; he would still need a place, and he could feel the loli's gaze continually on him, a look of wanting to speak but holding back.

East Rising City, west side port.

The three ports of East Rising City, the west side being the area under the Chang Clan's jurisdiction.

"Clink—" the sound of bottles colliding, accompanied by hearty laughter, as the warehouse, dimly lit, had warm-colored lighting turned on.

"Say, why are we working ourselves to death?" A group of men in military-like attire sat on containers, drinking.

Another added: "Exactly, ever since the family head met misfortune, we've been cruising overseas; because we never received the order to return to port, we've kept silent—it's been almost a year, and these brothers are finally clinking glasses today!"

"The current family head is inexperienced, have you heard the results of the management meeting?" he said, drawing everyone's interest.

"Damn it, what are you playing at? Just say it!"

He took a swig of wine and said: "Kick the Chang Clan out of the upper echelons!"

Everyone was startled; although they had expected it to happen sooner or later, they didn't think it would come this fast.

"What a pity, family head; the Chang Clan is probably finished."

"Let's first think about what we'll do next!" The sound of shattering bottles echoed in the warehouse: "After disbanding, what else can we do for work?"

"They'll probably be directly absorbed into the other two clans."

Everyone chatted, and a high-ranking official hurried in, looking flustered.

"A Xiang? On watch now? How'd you end up on watch?"

"The Gaozi called A Xiang wanted to speak but stopped, repeatedly making faces and winking."

""Have you been drinking fake alcohol?" Gaozi beside, already somewhat drunk, grabbed the shoulder, laughing and said; when he looked again at the crowd, his face gradually turned doubtful: "What's wrong? Did you drink yourself stupid?""

""Family Head good!" someone shouted, then the sound of a breaking bottle rang out."

"Everyone stood straight, saluting the youth behind that Gaozi; beside the youth stood the Loli with an icy expression."

""Drinking?" Lu Ming walked by, bent to observe the bottle on the ground; the alcohol in the world didn't taste that strong, instead it had a faint fragrance."

"If it were that ostentatious, Lu Ming would have thought it was just a beverage."

"The one looking at the highest military rank said: '!'"

""Does Zhi Hai drinking alcohol violate regulations?" Chang Qinglan said coldly."

""Very sorry!""

"Obviously, part of the pressure comes from the harmless Loli; Lu Ming can see, compared to the unseen new Family Head, they are actually more afraid of the Loli."

"Hard to understand, after all, being able to be Commander-in-chief, strength will be lacking; if Chang Zhou's memory adds support, Lu Ming would probably also regard the Loli as a vase."

"All the sailors stood straight, awaiting punishment, the leaders of many warships."

"Chang Qinglan was about to speak when Lu Ming suddenly interrupted."

""What's wrong, Family Head?" Chang Qinglan's expression instantly eased, his gaze following Lu Ming as he rose."

""Still brewing alcohol?" Lu Ming said with a smile."