Because the five pharmaceutical company bosses were convinced that the Su family members were putting on an act, and because Jiang Wuming had said, "You can seek justice from Qiao Tianba," the five bosses knew they had to choose between staying alive and paying a hefty compensation.
They chose the latter.
After all, being alive was fundamental.
Once a person was dead, they had nothing left.
With a few simple words from Jiang Wuming, the five pharmaceutical company bosses were kneeling and paying massive compensation…
All of this made the Su family, led by Su Yuanshan, feel as if they were in a dream. Even when the five bosses left in terror and heartache, they hadn't fully recovered.
"How… how could this happen?"
After the five pharmaceutical company bosses had completely departed, Su Li, her face full of disbelief, kept her eyes darting between Su Shiyun and Jiang Wuming, murmuring to herself.
At the same time, Su Shiwei, Su Shijie, Su Shining's families, and Su Yuanshan also looked at Su Shiyun and Jiang Wuming.
They also wanted to know the answer!
"The trouble the Su family encountered some time ago was orchestrated by Qiao Tianba, the leader of the Jiangnan underground world. Three days ago, Qiao Tianba and his son Qiao Lin died in Sujiang.
Whether it was Chu Xiong earlier or the five pharmaceutical company bosses just now, they were all worried about being implicated and thus took the initiative to visit. The former was to clarify the facts, and the latter was to apologize!"
At this moment, Huang Yu, thinking of the deaths of Qiao Tianba and Qiao Lin, and connecting it with everything Chu Xiong and the five pharmaceutical company bosses had said upon arriving at the Su family ancestral home, quickly pieced things together and offered an explanation to the crowd.
So that's how it was!
Hearing Huang Yu's explanation, Su Yuanshan and the others suddenly understood.
"Miss Su Shiyun, are you related to Qiao Tianba's death?"
Huang Yu, thinking that both Chu Xiong and the five pharmaceutical company bosses were extremely concerned about Su Shiyun's attitude and showed her great respect, couldn't help but ask.
Yes.
As soon as the question was out, Huang Yu already had an answer in his heart, but he still looked at Su Shiyun with great curiosity, wanting to know the specific inside story.
Huh?
Hearing Huang Yu's words again, Su Yuanshan and the others froze once more.
They already knew that both Chu Xiong and the five pharmaceutical company bosses had come to the Su family because of Qiao Tianba's death, but they still couldn't believe that Su Shiyun was involved in Qiao Tianba's demise.
After all, he was the leader of the Jiangnan underground world, a powerful martial artist himself, and rumored to have a major backer!
It was no exaggeration to say that even in the Su family's most prosperous period, Su Yuanshan would have been subservient to Qiao Tianba; the two were simply not on the same level!
Would such a prominent figure die because of Su Shiyun?
Su Yuanshan and the others didn't believe it.
"Qiao Tianba's death has nothing to do with her."
At that moment, Su Wu spoke, his tone extremely confident.
This was because, on that day, he had asked the director of the Sujiang office of the Martial Department why they were protecting Su Shiyun, and the reply was that a wanted martial artist was suspected of targeting Su Shiyun.
Although Qiao Tianba was the leader of the Jiangnan underground world, he was not on the wanted list of the Martial Department or the police.
On the contrary, his public identity and records were cleaner than those of ordinary people!
Moreover, on that day, besides Qiao Tianba, Liu Yidao, a master unrivaled below the War God realm, had also died!
If the deaths of Liu Yidao and Qiao Tianba were indeed related to Su Shiyun, it would mean that Su Shiyun had a War God backing her!
A War God was an omnipotent figure. Even for Su Wu, who worked in the Martial Department, meeting a War God was not easy. How could he believe that a War God would kill Liu Yidao and Qiao Tianba for Su Shiyun?
Furthermore, according to the information he had from the Martial Department, the murderer of Liu Yidao and Qiao Tianba had still not been identified.
Upon hearing Su Wu's words, neither the Su family, led by Su Yuanshan, nor Huang Yu had any doubts.
Su Shiyun, who was still contemplating whether to respond, saw that everyone believed Su Wu's words and decided to remain silent, waiting for Jiang Wuming to personally reveal all the truth when he presented the birthday gift to Su Yuanshan!
On the other side, seeing Su Shiyun remain silent, Su Shiwei sneered, "Heh… I initially thought you had some backing, forcing those five pharmaceutical bosses to kneel and compensate. Turns out you were just leveraging Qiao Tianba's death to piggyback on a tiger's might, trying to scare them—you have quite the nerve!"
By the end, Su Shiwei was furious and directly pointed his finger at Jiang Wuming!
"Ding—"
As soon as Su Shiwei finished speaking, before Jiang Wuming could even respond, a mobile phone ringtone echoed in the quiet living room.
Swish, swish, swish…
Everyone instinctively followed the sound and looked at Su Wu.
Su Wu also noticed his phone ringing and frowned, preparing to take out his phone and hang up, intending to continue his tirade against Jiang Wuming. However, upon seeing the caller ID, his pupils instantly widened!
"It's my director's call, everyone quiet down."
Su Wu said solemnly, settling everyone down, and then answered the phone in front of everyone.
"Xiaowu, your grandfather is celebrating his eightieth birthday today. He should be at the Su family ancestral home, right? Are you celebrating with him?" Chen Yong asked.
"Yes, Director, my entire family is at the Su family ancestral home celebrating my grandfather's birthday."
Su Wu first replied respectfully, then asked, "Director, is there an urgent mission? If there is a mission, I'll rush over immediately!"
"No, I'm accompanying someone to wish your grandfather a happy birthday. We're arriving at the entrance soon, so I'm calling you to confirm if you are at the Su family ancestral home."
Chen Yong said. He was already close to the Su family ancestral home with Qin Linhai and his son Qin Xiaozhi.
"Ah—"
Hearing Chen Yong's words again, Su Wu was instantly dumbfounded—the director was coming to wish his grandfather a happy birthday?!
Then, by the time Su Wu recovered, Chen Yong had already hung up.
"Xiaowu, if you have a mission, go take care of it first."
Seeing Su Wu's stunned expression, Su Yuanshan thought that Su Wu had encountered an urgent mission.
"No… no, Grandpa, our director is coming to wish you a happy birthday!"
Su Wu first shook his head, then said with excitement.
"Uh…"
Hearing Su Wu's words in stunned silence, everyone in the hall, except for Jiang Wuming and Su Shiyun, was completely dumbfounded!
In today's society, martial arts flourished, and the Martial Department held immense power; this was common knowledge!
It was no exaggeration to say that the head of the Martial Department in each region held a status and position equivalent to the two local overlords!
In such a situation, the head of the Sujiang office of the Martial Department coming to wish Su Yuanshan a happy birthday…
How could this not shock them?!
"Brother, you even invited your director to celebrate Grandpa's birthday. You're amazing!"
After the shock, Su Li gave Su Wu a thumbs-up, while casting a disdainful sideways glance at Su Shiyun and Jiang Wuming, as if to say, what else can you do besides using others for your own gain and scaring people?
"Wuming, I'm warning you, our director has a distinguished identity. You absolutely must not speak carelessly later!"
Su Wu also cast his gaze towards Jiang Wuming, warning him condescendingly. Then he changed his mind, "No, you can't stay in the ancestral home. Get out, so you don't embarrass me by speaking carelessly!"
"Su Wu…"
Su Shiyun, hearing this, immediately became anxious. She felt Su Wu was going too far and also believed that Su Wu was heading towards a dead end.
"Sister, no need to waste words with him, I'll go out."
Jiang Wuming stood up, interrupting Su Shiyun, but without paying attention to Su Wu and the others, he walked directly outside.