"Ladies, I apologize for the inconvenience. This matter concerns a life, and it's not a trivial issue, so we must investigate thoroughly. Have you all seen this video?"
Dong Jinghua asked politely.
Tang Ru snapped, "I haven't seen it yet. I want to see it, but your people won't let me. Your brother also said you're the director of the All-People Martial Arts Hall and that you don't even care about the Ling family. This is Jiangbei, and you dare to say such things, and then call me arrogant?"
Upon hearing this, Dong Jinghua's expression changed drastically. He turned and angrily reprimanded Dong Zhichao, "Come here!"
"Big Brother!" Dong Zhichao shook his head speechlessly.
"Apologize!"
Dong Jinghua shouted angrily.
Dong Zhichao's mouth twitched. He looked at his elder brother in disbelief, "Big Brother, are you serious? You want me to apologize? What did I do wrong? Wasn't what I said correct? The current Ling family is already..."
"Shut up!"
*Slap!*
Dong Jinghua slapped Dong Zhichao across the face. Then, under Dong Zhichao's disbelieving gaze, Dong Jinghua moved closer and his lips moved, but no sound came out.
However, Dong Zhichao's face, which was about to erupt in anger, suddenly froze. His eyes widened, and he looked at Dong Jinghua in disbelief.
Only Dong Zhichao could hear what Dong Jinghua had just said!
The surroundings fell silent. Dong Zhichao lowered his head and retreated behind Dong Jinghua.
Dong Jinghua turned back and cupped his hands towards Tang Ru, "My brother has offended you. I have already disciplined him, and I apologize on his behalf for his rudeness!"
Tang Ru had also seen clearly that half of Dong Zhichao's face was red. Only then did she slightly relax. Dong Jinghua was quite reasonable, which made Tang Ru feel that her previous behavior was a bit inappropriate.
She waved her hand at Dong Jinghua, "Forget it. I just want to investigate this matter thoroughly. I did hit this person, but I can assure you that he was peeping at me while I was changing, and I wasn't using much strength at the time. An ordinary person might not have been able to kill him!"
Dong Jinghua nodded upon hearing this and handed over the tablet, "According to the surveillance footage, it can indeed be confirmed that this employee was indeed peeping. He deserved to be disciplined. However, he was indeed sent flying, hit the shelves and the wall, and sustained a head injury, leading to his death!"
The few people present turned pale.
Especially Tang Ru. Even if the other party was peeping, killing him by accident was still a mistake. But the person was dead!
"A life for a life" was not just a saying.
"The body!"
Lin Siqi was the calmest among them and directly asked to see the body!
Dong Jinghua nodded at Lin Siqi, "Where is the body?"
"I was worried someone might tamper with it, so I protected it. I was planning to call the security guards..."
The store manager quickly explained.
However, before the store manager could finish his rambling, Dong Jinghua waved his hand, "Bring the body over. I need to examine it!"
The store manager quickly complied and sent someone to fetch the body!
Dong Zhichao approached Dong Jinghua again, his voice barely audible, "Big Brother, are you sure someone is behind this? It's best to confirm the identities of these women. I suspect their status in the Ling family is not high. Using them as a stepping stone to make us contend with the Ling family might not be impossible!"
Dong Jinghua nodded slightly. His younger brother still had some sense when he calmed down!
Dong Jinghua then turned back to look at Tang Ru and the others, forcing a smile, "I am Dong Jinghua. The truth of today's events will surely come to light. Also, what are your names? Heh, it's quite a coincidence, I just met a young man from the Ling family today, and he even invited me to his wedding, which is tomorrow."
Dong Jinghua, a man, was smiling apologetically at the women.
Initially, it made the women a little resistant, especially Lin Siqi and the others. They were Ling Feng's women and never got close to other men!
But upon hearing the latter half of Dong Jinghua's sentence, they all showed expressions of astonishment.
"What did you say? Who invited you to the wedding?"
Tang Ru instinctively asked, not quite believing that Ling Feng would invite Dong Jinghua. After all, why would Ling Feng invite someone he didn't know?
"Oh, this young man's name is Ling Feng. Since you are here to select wedding accessories, I will venture a guess that one of you might be the bride tomorrow?"
Dong Jinghua smiled and looked at Tang Ru, feeling a bit surprised himself. It was too much of a coincidence.
Of course, when a few coincidental things happen together, they cease to be coincidences.
"Did Ling Feng really invite you? How is that possible? Did you know Ling Feng before?"
Tang Ru continued to press.
Lin Siqi and the others beside her also looked curious. To be honest, they didn't believe Dong Jinghua's words.
Dong Jinghua was taken aback and shook his head with a wry smile, "I didn't know him before. It was earlier, when Ling Feng was buying wedding rings at my store, one of my employees accidentally bumped into him. Fortunately, I was present and mediated the situation, and then I gave Ling Feng a pair of wedding rings, and that's how we met!"
Upon hearing this, Tang Ru's pretty face flushed slightly. She murmured sweetly, "So, he left early this morning to buy rings for me!"
"I'm so envious of you!"
Hua Yuxiao also leaned closer to Tang Ru and giggled.
This made Tang Ru even more shy. Then she came to her senses and quickly said to Dong Jinghua, "Um, my name is Tang Ru. I am Ling Feng's fiancée. We are getting married tomorrow. Since Ling Feng invited you, please be sure to attend."
"Heh, this, I..." Dong Jinghua was about to agree when suddenly there was a commotion behind him!
"Chairman, the person is right here!"
The body was placed on the ground.
Dong Jinghua squatted down, examining the wound on the back of the head and the marks of the palm strike. Dong Jinghua couldn't help but frown slightly.
He turned back and asked the store manager, "When did this person come to the store? What was his martial arts strength?"
The store manager was startled, then quickly replied, "He came half a month ago. His martial arts strength was decent, about the level of Inner Strength Grand Completion. If it were just ordinary combat, it shouldn't have killed him. Perhaps this... was also bad luck, an accident!"
The store manager seemed to sense that Dong Jinghua intended to downplay the matter and quickly went along with it.
Dong Jinghua, however, shook his head, "Something's not right!"
At this moment, Ji Yunyue also squatted down and placed her hand on the corpse's forehead.
Dong Jinghua noticed a faint light entering the corpse, and his face immediately showed horror, "Gu poison technique!"
"Don't panic, I'm just checking the condition of this person's body!"
Ji Yunyue said calmly, her beautiful eyes also closed. In just two seconds, Ji Yunyue opened her eyes, and a sharp glint flashed within them. She stood up and walked to Tang Ru's side, saying softly, "Don't worry, this person was poisoned with Qi dispersion beforehand, which is why his inner energy dissipated after you slapped him. It can be confirmed that someone wanted to use your hand to kill him, meaning this is a frame-up!"