185: Chapter 185 Slandering Me?

Old Madam Zeng had anticipated this.

However, she had not expected those behind it to act so quickly, leaving her no time to prepare.

"Grandmother, what should we do next?"

Zeng Wanying asked with a worried expression.

"Do not worry, I have my own arrangements,"

Old Madam Zeng nodded and said.

Immediately following this, Old Madam Zeng made several deployments.

Two days passed in succession.

Within these two days, the situation for the Zeng Family was not good, with their businesses being sealed off one after another.

Many members of the Zeng Family were directly thrown into prison.

This caused the entire Zeng Family to be permeated with a tense and threatening atmosphere.

It made many people consider leaving the Zeng Family.

Meanwhile, Lin Ming was sitting leisurely in the courtyard, as if the turmoil outside had nothing to do with him.

"Mr. Lin."

Zeng Wanying appeared; she walked into the small courtyard where Lin Ming was and stood before him.

"Is something the matter?"

Lin Ming asked.

"Please, Sir, save our Zeng Family."

Zeng Wanying said to Lin Ming, looking imploring.

"That depends on your grandmother,"

Lin Ming said with a smile.

"What do you mean?"

Zeng Wanying asked, puzzled.

She still did not understand the meaning behind Lin Ming's words.

Could it be that Lin Ming was just like those other people, harboring ulterior motives for the Zeng Family?

"You will know when the time comes,"

Lin Ming said.

"Mr. Lin, Young Miss, the Old Madam requests your presence in the main hall."

At this moment, a servant walked in and said to the two of them.

"I understand,"

Zeng Wanying nodded.

"Then let's go."

The corners of Lin Ming's mouth curled up slightly as he stood up and walked out of the small courtyard.

As Lin Ming and Zeng Wanying passed by the servant, the servant made his move.

He attacked Lin Ming first, drawing a small knife from his sleeve and thrusting it toward Zeng Wanying.

Lin Ming turned, took a step to the side, and with a slight reach, caught the small knife between two fingers.

"Just how badly has your Zeng Family been infiltrated?"

Lin Ming teased Zeng Wanying.

Even a random servant turns out to be an assassin.

A Spirit Platform Realm assassin; they certainly hold me in high regard.

Zeng Wanying was somewhat frightened by this scene and for a moment did not know what to say or do.

The assassin tried to pull back the knife but found it completely immovable. Unable to retrieve the knife from Lin Ming's grasp, he decisively abandoned it.

Suddenly, he smashed a palm toward Lin Ming, a dark black color appearing on his palm.

Seeing this, Lin Ming also struck back with a palm.

"Bang..."

After the assassin collided palms with Lin Ming, he was knocked back several steps.

But a sinister smile appeared on his face.

"Your poison is still lacking,"

Lin Ming said.

His words caused the assassin's smile to instantly freeze.

He saw through it? Impossible!

One must know that the toxin he had meticulously developed was difficult to detect even for ordinary Spirit Treasury Realm cultivators; how could he have detected it?

But now was not the time to think about such things; he felt a sharp pain in his chest.

A mouthful of blood sprayed from his mouth.

He was unable to stand steady and fell to his knees.

He looked at Lin Ming, wanting to say something, but unable to speak, he could only watch himself collapse as his vision went black.

"Let your Zeng Family handle this place yourselves,"

Lin Ming said.

He shouldn't need to do the menial task of cleaning up a corpse himself.

"I understand,"

Zeng Wanying, having recovered her senses, nodded quickly in a panic.

The two continued walking toward the main hall.

Before long, they arrived at the main hall.

At this moment, the atmosphere inside the main hall had become tense.

"My Lord, that's right, it's him."

As Lin Ming walked into the main hall, he saw a man pointing at him and shouting loudly.

This made Lin Ming pause for a moment; he didn't seem to know this person, so why was he pointing at him the moment he appeared?

This script seemed a bit off.

"What else does your Zeng Family have to say?"

A man who looked dignified said to the members of the Zeng Family.

"I believe, My Lord, that there has been some misunderstanding,"

Old Madam Zeng said.

"Misunderstanding? Your Zeng Family has colluded with the Dongchuan Bandit Stronghold to rob others, and the evidence is conclusive,"

Cen Ziqian said with a stern expression.

"He is the witness,"

Cen Ziqian said, pointing at the man.

"That's right, My Lord. I saw this man drinking and making merry with the leader of the Dongchuan Bandit Stronghold with my own eyes. If it weren't for Young Master Cen leading men to exterminate the Dongchuan Bandit Stronghold, I would likely be dead,"

the man said, looking at Lin Ming with an angry expression.

"Furthermore, the stolen goods were found within your Zeng Family's merchant caravan,"

Cen Ziqian said.

These points had effectively nailed the Zeng Family to the line of the Dongchuan Bandit Stronghold.

Good grief, the slander had reached his own head.

Lin Ming finally understood; they were taking the credit for exterminating the bandits and pinning it on themselves, then framing him as a partner of the Dongchuan Bandit Stronghold.

They were stealing his credit, then turning around to bite back, slapping the label of bandit onto him.

"Nonsense, you are talking nonsense! It was clearly Mr. Lin who exterminated the Dongchuan Bandit Stronghold."

Seeing this, Zeng Wanying quickly stepped forward to speak.

It was clearly Lin Ming who had exterminated the Dongchuan Bandit Stronghold, so how did it turn into Lin Ming colluding with them? These people were clearly distorting the truth.

"Oh, Young Miss Zeng, when have we spoken nonsense? These people were all rescued by us from the Dongchuan Bandit Stronghold,"

Cen Ziqian said.

"I was also rescued from the Dongchuan Bandit Stronghold by Mr. Lin,"

Zeng Wanying said.

"The goods plundered by the Dongchuan Bandit Stronghold were found in your Zeng Family's merchant caravan, and we have the testimonies of several rescued people here,"

Cen Ziqian said.

They had material evidence. They had witness testimony. And the Zeng Family only had one Zeng Wanying; what could they use to fight them?

"You..."

Zeng Wanying was at a loss for words, not knowing what to say. These people were too shameless.

"Old Madam Zeng, your Zeng Family has greatly disappointed me,"

Director Shi Lei said, shaking his head.

"Director Shi, if you want to devour my Zeng Family, why do you need so many excuses?"

Old Madam Zeng said coldly.

These people simply wanted to devour the Zeng Family. These so-called pieces of evidence were also fabricated by these people to devour the Zeng Family.

However, Old Madam Zeng had not expected that there would be so many people wanting to devour the Zeng Family. This could be considered a "privilege" for their Zeng Family.

"Old Madam Zeng, you cannot slander the Director,"

Cen Ziqian shook his head and said.

"Some of our evidence was provided to us by people from your own Zeng Family."

"Isn't that right?"

Cen Ziqian's gaze swept across the members of the Zeng Family. Finally, his gaze settled on one person. And that person walked out from among the Zeng Family members, standing on the opposite side.