Chapter 70 : Chapter 70

Chapter 70: Because of That One Thing She Said, All of You Are Going to Die

The six of them hurried over and stopped in front of Li Mu and the others.

Everyone on Li Mu’s side immediately frowned.

Running into this first thing in the morning was truly bad luck!

“Mu! Mu...”

Old Madam Ma’s voice was already hoarse, clearly from having been consumed by rage over the past two days.

The entire Li family had now been completely paralyzed!

These comparatively “clean” female relatives had only barely managed to be released.

But anyone connected to the family business in any illegal way

was still under investigation.

The moment they confessed, prison sentences would be inevitable.

Li Dayong and Li Zhi in particular were being investigated for attempted harming of military family members.

With Supervisor Liu and the others biting down on them so hard, that charge was almost certain to stick.

Their sentences would start at twenty years.

As for Li Xiaohao, he had assaulted law enforcement personnel. Once he was taken in, he had been beaten half to death before being released with severe injuries. The medicine alone had cost tens of thousands.

Over the past two days, Old Madam Ma had been throwing around her savings, trying to pull strings everywhere.

Money had flowed out like water, yet she had not even been able to reach anyone who truly mattered.

The Li family was now left with neither people nor money, and all the family businesses had been lost.

A family that had already only been third-rate was now completely collapsed on the ground.

For the first time, Old Madam Ma felt a profound sense of powerlessness!

After thinking it over again and again, the only person she could come to was Li Mu.

She had no choice but to admit that all of this was because of Li Mu’s influence.

As long as Li Mu spoke, Li Dayong and Li Zhi would definitely be released!

The Li family might even be able to come back from the dead.

“Mu, I know you have some misunderstandings about the Li family!”

“But look at your grandmother. Just look at what state she’s in now.”

Eldest Aunt Li Juan was a capable actress. With a face full of grievance, she spoke to Li Mu.

As she spoke, tears even welled up in her eyes.

Old Madam Ma cooperated perfectly, coughing twice.

Then she raised those eyes full of staged emotion and said earnestly to Li Mu,

“Mu! I know you’re a good child.”

“Can Grandma apologize to you? For the sake of family, please think of a way.”

“Your Eldest Uncle and the others have never suffered this kind of abuse.”

“The family business has come to a complete standstill too.”

“Now I’m depending entirely on you, my good grandson.”

“Even though I never said it before, you’ve always been the pride of our Li family, child...”

At that point, Old Madam Ma actually managed to squeeze out two tears.

Li Mu quietly watched her finish her performance, then asked flatly,

“Oh? I was your pride? That doesn’t sound right.”

“Didn’t my pride get transferred onto Li Xiaohao?”

“What’s wrong? Has he stopped being your pride so quickly?”

Those two sentences choked Old Madam Ma so badly that her face turned first green, then white.

Her expression twitched several times, and it was obvious that her heart was far from calm.

“Mu, I know you’re resentful.”

“But I... I only wanted what was best for the Li family!”

“I admit it was my mistake in judgment, but my original intention...”

Li Mu cut her off directly.

“Your intention was very simple.”

“You favored your precious grandson Li Xiaohao.”

“You gave him the best of everything and expected him to make your Li family soar in a single leap! Wealth and glory!”

“Unfortunately, Li Xiaohao is just like you—mud that cannot be plastered onto a wall.”

“You foolish woman squandered the Li family’s last bit of fortune.”

“Did you ever think that if you had remembered even a trace of my father’s hard work, remembered even a trace of blood ties to me—”

“If I could achieve what I have now with an F-Grade Talent, then if I had still borne an S-Grade Talent...”

“...what kind of glory would you now be standing in?”

Li Mu’s voice was cold as ice and full of mockery.

Those words completely stunned Old Madam Ma.

Yes.

Even with an F-Grade Talent, Li Mu had become a Junior Wolf Guard, with a limitless future ahead of him.

If he had still possessed an S-Grade Talent, then what??

Even if she had not loved him, even if she had only intended to use him,

with Li Mu’s regard for blood ties, he would already have lifted the Li family into the clouds.

How could she have ended up in this state now!?

Second Aunt was the one least able to tolerate anyone insulting her son.

“You! What did you say!?”

“Do you have any conscience at all? You dare talk about blood ties?”

“You’ve harmed the family until it’s become this! Are you still refusing to atone for your sins!?”

Li Mu immediately shot her a cold glance.

“To be honest, just now, for a single moment, I really did feel a trace of sentiment.”

“I was actually considering whether I should let you all off.”

“But you!”

“What you just said made me extremely disgusted, and extremely angry!!”

“So... now I don’t want to help you anymore.”

“My apologies. I’m simply that emotional a person.”

After saying that, Li Mu turned to Old Madam Ma again.

“Old Madam Ma, remember this. It isn’t that I refuse to help.”

“Everything was ruined by your second daughter-in-law!”

“Because she just had to add that one extra sentence!”

“She made me unhappy.”

“So now your entire family will continue paying the price for it!!”

After saying that, Li Mu let the smile leave his face.

He did not spare the group another glance and strode away.

Yang Suying never looked at Old Madam Ma even once the entire time.

It was not that mother and son were cold-blooded.

That rainy night, Yang Suying had clearly felt that her son’s life had nearly slipped away.

The Li family had shown absolutely no regard for blood ties and had wanted both their lives!

Why should they demean themselves for such people?

Yang Yourong had originally been planning to step in and deliver a few venomous lines herself.

But later she realized there was no need for her to make a move at all.

Her eldest nephew had inherited her skill in scathing people perfectly!

Old Madam Ma stood there, stiff as if struck by lightning.

She did not dare stop Li Mu and the others as they left.

The other women did not dare say anything more either.

Although their eyes were full of rage toward Li Mu, not one of them dared so much as make a sound now.

Second Aunt’s face had gone pale as well!

Li Mu’s words just now had very clearly been aimed at her.

For the first time, she gritted her teeth and felt in her heart that her son was useless!

He had already gotten the S-Grade Talent, so why was he still inferior to Li Mu!?

If he had been stronger than Li Mu, then his mother would not have had to suffer this humiliation now!

Li Mu and the others hailed two taxis and headed straight for the Military Residential District.

The Abyss-Suppressing Army Military Residential District was located over ten kilometers from the forge, with an elevated road leading directly there. It was extremely convenient, only a drive of less than ten minutes.

The Military Residential District had its own special Security Force.

After Li Mu showed his credentials, the security personnel let them through.

This was the first time Yang Yourong’s family had ever entered the Military Residential District.

The sight of guards every ten steps and sentries every five immediately made the pressure settle over them.

Yang Yourong even secretly warned Chen Jiafeng and Chen Jiaqi,

“When we get inside, absolutely do not talk nonsense or look around everywhere, understand?”

She was afraid they might get themselves into trouble.

Li Mu only smiled and said nothing, though he did not undermine his aunt either. A little caution really was not a bad thing.

At the same time, near the entrance to a garden inside the Military Residential District, two people were standing there.

One was a middle-aged woman dressed in a crisp, capable manner, wearing the formal uniform of the Military Residential District property management office.

Beside her was a young woman of eighteen or nineteen.

This girl was also wearing the property management uniform, though at a glance it was obvious she was only an intern.

The girl was fairly pretty, with a good figure as well.

She had already been standing there with the middle-aged woman for quite a while and was growing impatient as she asked,

“Aunt, do we really need to wait here like this? It feels a little too humble.”

“Be quiet.”

The middle-aged woman rebuked her softly.

“Zhong Yanyan! How many times have I told you, do not speak carelessly inside this place!”

“Bringing you here with me this time already bends the rules. This Li Mu became a Junior Wolf Guard at eighteen!”

“He’s a truly outstanding young man! I brought you out here because I wanted you to at least meet him and become familiar.”

“If the chance presents itself, you can develop things a little. Perhaps it could become a match!”

“You’d better conduct yourself properly for me. Don’t you dare speak out of turn!”

Zhong Yanyan curled her lip and said nothing more.

The middle-aged woman let out a sigh.

She knew perfectly well that her niece had a rebellious nature.

These past few days, she had just arranged for her niece to begin working at the Military Residential District property management office.

Now that the girl had seen more and more important people, her horizons had widened, and her standards had risen along with them.

She was starting to feel a little too full of herself.

Truthfully, the woman was not especially worried about her niece’s prospects for marriage.

But after receiving notice yesterday that they were to receive Li Mu, the higher-ups had provided them with Li Mu’s file.

The moment she saw it, an eighteen-year-old Junior Wolf Guard—this was a truly exceptional young talent!

Even with all her experience and broad perspective, she found it hard to imagine a better young man.

If she could match him together with her niece, then her niece truly would not need to worry about the rest of her life.

After waiting a little longer, a group of people finally entered through the gate.

The middle-aged woman hurried forward to receive them.

With warm enthusiasm, she extended her hand and said, “Junior Wolf Guard Li, hello! I’m the property manager of the Military Residential District. My name is Zhong Hong!”

“I’ll be responsible for receiving you during today’s house-viewing.”

“Hello, Manager Zhong.”

Li Mu smiled as he shook her hand, then introduced his family members one by one.

Zhong Hong had a very easygoing manner.

As one woman to another, she chatted warmly with Yang Suying and the others for a few moments, quickly drawing them closer.

Then she led the group further inside.

Li Mu, meanwhile, had only glanced once at the girl standing behind Zhong Hong at the beginning.

When he saw that Zhong Hong did not introduce her, he assumed she was probably just an intern following along to learn reception etiquette.

So he never looked at her again.

That immediately irritated Zhong Yanyan.

At first, when she saw Li Mu, she had actually felt a little favorably disposed toward him.

Li Mu was well built, with a fine presence. Although he was a year younger than she was,

he carried a clean, decisive masculine air.

But that one glance Li Mu gave her had been extremely indifferent, without the slightest sense of admiration.

And after that, he did not look at her even once again!

That deeply stung Zhong Yanyan.

What she hated most was men like Li Mu, the kind who clearly wanted to look at pretty girls

yet deliberately pretended to be unmoved.

Men like that were the worst.

They acted aloof on the surface, but were filthy inside!

And the kind of man she liked was a real soldier who had fought blood-soaked battles on the battlefield!

That was what a real man was.

From what her aunt had told her, Li Mu’s military post was that of a consultant in the Cultivation Art Research Department.

There was no need to ask. His Junior Wolf Guard rank had surely been earned through cultivation art research.

He was the scholar-warrior type, probably someone who had never even set foot on a battlefield or seen blood.

She already had a rebellious streak to begin with.

The more her aunt had lectured her—telling her to mind her words, mind her conduct, and even making her stand here waiting so early— the more rebellious she had become. She had long since been displeased with Li Mu.

And after meeting him, he had turned out to be this kind of person.

That only filled her heart with greater disgust.

So her expression had remained ugly the whole time.

As for Li Mu’s rank as Junior Wolf Guard, she did not find it remarkable at all.

Her own aunt was the property manager of the Military Residential District. She knew huge numbers of Mid Wolf Guards and Wolf Guards.