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10: Chapter 10: Within three days, someone will faint.
"As for the matters of the manor, young friend, it's best if you don't interfere. Please leave!"
After the middle-aged man left, Old Master Mu sighed slightly and issued an order for Qin Mo to leave.
Murong Lanlan looked at Qin Mo with red eyes, full of guilt.
Qin Mo said indifferently, "A warning for you: someone will faint within three days." He then nodded to Murong Lanlan and turned to leave.
Since they had already said so, he wasn't going to waste his breath on people who didn't appreciate it.
Besides, he had come all this way only for Murong Lanlan's sake; otherwise, he really couldn't be bothered.
Now that they weren't willing to listen to him, he'd just let fate take its course!
"Hahaha... Has the scammer Streamer been exposed?"
"I said long ago that this Streamer is a scammer, but no one believed me. How about now? His face must be swollen from the slapping, right?"
"This is hilarious. Surely no one still believes this scammer now?"
"No matter what, I believe Brother Mo isn't a scammer. If they don't want to believe Brother Mo, what does that have to do with him?"
"Are you a pig-brain upstairs? How can you tell this Streamer is a feng shui master from his appearance? I wouldn't believe it either, hahaha! Streamer, why don't you try a different way of scamming? Like... staged accidents?"
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Qin Mo ignored the abuse in the livestream. The Murong family would come to beg him, and by then, it wouldn't be as simple as just saving face. So, he was in no hurry.
After all, being in that kind of environment for a long time, it would be a miracle if no health problems occurred.
"Yo, look! Where did this stray dog come from? Was he kicked out?"
Just then, a contemptuous sneer was heard.
Qin Mo looked toward the sound and saw a young man about twenty years old standing at the entrance of the Murong family's manor, looking at him with a mocking expression.
Qin Mo looked at the young man with some curiosity. He recognized him; it was that person named Jun Jun who had been slandering him online.
At this moment, a huge number of people suddenly flooded into the livestream room.
"Jun Jun? It's actually Jun Jun!"
"Jun Jun, I love you!"
"I want to have your babies!"
"Jun Jun, hurry up and expose this scammer Streamer!"
"Well done, Jun Jun! Don't let the scammer get away with it!"
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"Do you want to know why you were kicked out?"
The young man gave a wicked smile.
Qin Mo felt it was strange. No wonder this person slandered him; it turned out he didn't want him interfering with the Murong family's affairs, and the feng shui layout inside was this person's doing.
From the first glance, Qin Mo had already calculated this person's motives, which he found rather peculiar.
"I know."
"I could tell you... Wait! You know? How do you know?"
The young man was about to tell Qin Mo why he did it, but he didn't expect Qin Mo to say he already knew. He looked at him in shock.
"How is that difficult? Hmm? Bastard son."
"You... what did you say?" The young man looked at Qin Mo in terror, never expecting his greatest secret to be exposed in a single word.
Qin Mo gave a wicked smile. "Do you need me to go into detail?"
"You... I advise you not to interfere, or else you'll die a miserable death."
The young man threatened him with a pale face and then left quickly, as if Qin Mo were some kind of terrifying beast.
Watching the young man's retreating back, the corners of Qin Mo's mouth curled up in a cold sneer.
He was never the type to be bullied without fighting back. He couldn't be bothered with the Murong family, but since this Jun Jun had offended him, consider it Jun Jun's bad luck.
He didn't expect this person to have such an interesting background, but he had to admit his ambition was truly massive—wasn't he afraid of biting off more than he could chew?
"Why did Jun Jun leave?"
"What did he mean by 'illegitimate son' just now?"
"Jun Jun, don't go! Expose the scammer Streamer!"
"Stop shouting, everyone. Jun Jun probably has something urgent to attend to. Let's just let this Dog Streamer live a bit longer for now."
"Exactly! Everyone, keep flaming him!"
Ignoring the netizens in the livestream room, Qin Mo continued to wander around the vicinity while keeping the stream on.
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Inside the Mu Family Manor, Murong Lanlan followed the old man around with red eyes. She still felt guilty toward Qin Mo and tried to go out to find him several times, but was stopped by the old man.
"Lanlan, haven't you realized yet? This man is just a scammer," the old man sighed and said helplessly.
"But Grandpa, I really saw with my own eyes that Qin Mo used Physiognomy to reveal a crime someone committed two years ago. How could a scammer have such an ability?"
"Sigh, Lanlan, society is complicated. You're still young and don't understand many things. Our Murong family has a great business and influence; there are many rats in the shadows trying to climb up to us."
Murong Lanlan's eyes widened. "Grandpa, are you saying Qin Mo lied to me?"
Old Master Mu nodded and said, "I believe so."
Murong Lanlan looked conflicted. "But... I really feel that Qin Mo isn't a scammer..."
Just then, a noisy sound erupted in the courtyard.
An old man who looked like a butler ran in flustered and said anxiously.
"Old Master Mu, Jiaxing has fainted!"
"What did you say?"
Old Master Mu was momentarily stunned.
"Come quickly! I don't know what happened, but Jiaxing suddenly fainted!"
"Dad!"
Murong Lanlan cried out and immediately ran out.
Before long, everyone arrived at a courtyard and saw Murong Jiaxing lying motionless on the ground, surrounded by many medical staff performing various checks.
"Dad! What's wrong? Don't scare me!"
Seeing this, Murong Lanlan ran over and knelt beside Murong Jiaxing, crying out to him.
"What exactly happened?"
Old Master Mu, the only one who remained relatively calm, asked in a deep voice.
"We don't know either. We just checked the surveillance; Jiaxing suddenly collapsed without any warning."
The butler-like old man replied in a low voice.
Old Master Mu stepped forward to check on Murong Jiaxing. "What's going on? What's wrong with him?"
A middle-aged man nearby hesitated for a moment before saying, "I'm sorry, Old Master Mu. We've done a full physical examination and found that all his organs are failing without warning. I'm afraid he won't make it..."
"What did you say?" The old man was suddenly struck with horror.
After hearing the doctor's statement, Murong Lanlan began to wail, desperately shaking Murong Jiaxing on the ground, but there was no response.
At this moment, Old Master Mu seemed to age several years instantly. His posture became hunched, and his body trembled slightly as he asked, "Is... is there no other way?"
The middle-aged doctor nodded. "All the organs in Jiaxing's body have begun to fail without warning. These symptoms are very similar to Paraquat poisoning, but we've tested his mouth and stomach and found no traces of poison."
"This... what on earth is happening?" At nearly eighty years old, Old Master Mu was now in tears. He never imagined that one day he would have to bury his own son.
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Within three days, someone will faint.
This sentence suddenly surfaced in Old Master Mu's mind.
Then, Old Master Mu quickly composed himself and shouted, "Lan'er! Quick... go and bring Qin Mo back!"
Murong Lanlan, who was crying nearby, was stunned by the shout. Then, as if suddenly remembering something, she stood up and dashed toward the door.
"Sigh, Old Master Mu, my condolences!"
The middle-aged man nearby thought Old Master Mu was overwhelmed by grief and stepped forward to comfort him.
"No... no, Jiaxing can still be saved. He can be saved, as long as we find that young man."
Supported by others, Old Master Mu spoke tremulously.
The people around him fell silent. They were the top expert medical team in the country; if they had already pronounced him a lost cause, who could possibly save him?
Everyone just assumed Old Master Mu was talking nonsense out of excessive grief.
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