Chapter 438

Chapter 438 You Can’t Leave!

At that moment, Su Rui standing before the gates of the Nangong family estate could never have imagined that he actually possessed the identity of a top-tier young master.

Though it was the not-so-flattering status of an illegitimate son, he still carried the Su name, still came from that most powerful of families.

Such an identity, even if Su Rui had known about it, would probably have struck even him as absurdly melodramatic.

From the very beginning until now, he had walked this path alone. When had he ever cared about his own identity?

All along the way he had beaten down the privileged sons of officials and the wealthy elite, yet he himself was the most top-tier second-generation of them all.

Of course, Su Rui wouldn’t care about such an identity. If he had truly harbored thoughts of clinging to the powerful, he probably wouldn’t have fought his way to where he was today on his own merits.

Su Rui couldn’t have known now that in the future, when his identity was exposed, it would unleash a terrifying storm. His most pressing concern at this moment was to deal with the problem right in front of him.

Because in the distance, many more headlights had lit up, illuminating the entire night sky as if it were broad daylight.

Were these cars reinforcements, or enemies?

Without paying attention to those headlights, every bit of Nangong Shun’s attention was drawn to the words Su Rui had just spoken.

Was it all recorded?

Xiang Feng nodded and pointed to his own button: “Brother Rui, every bit of it was recorded. This is the most advanced pinhole camera from State Security. The footage has already been synced back to headquarters.”

Nangong Shun’s face instantly darkened to a terrifying degree, and Diao Yiping’s expression was equally awful.

What could they do about this video? They couldn’t exactly go tear apart State Security’s servers.

Just now Nangong Shun had spoken carelessly, saying many things to Diao Yiping that should never have been said, things like “the other party is my dog” and “I’ve thrown a lot of money at him over the years.” If this got exposed online, it would definitely cause a massive uproar.

At this moment, Diao Yiping couldn’t help but silently curse every last ancestor of this useless teammate Nangong Shun.

“Captain Diao, I suggest you think carefully. If you plan to keep wading through this muddy water, I’m afraid you’ll end up covered in filth yourself.”

Su Rui didn’t forcefully resort to violence to resolve the situation. From start to finish, he had remained completely calm, responding to each move as it came — he intended to keep this rhythm going, until everyone who couldn’t hold back had jumped out.

Diao Yiping’s face flushed red. He never forgot his mission for tonight, nor the instructions from that senior leader. Gritting his teeth, he said, “No matter what crimes Nangong Shun has committed, you must come back with me tonight for questioning. I will absolutely not back down.”

“What a fine ‘absolutely not backing down.’ In that case, I’ll just have my State Security brothers upload the video they just recorded to the internet.” Su Rui said with a calm smile, as if the initiative had now completely returned to his hands.

However, when he caught sight of the headlights lighting up in the distance, a flash of dangerous intent crossed his eyes.

Diao Yiping was too furious to speak. He never could have imagined that what seemed like an ordinary arrest operation would end up dragging him down with it.

The longer the standoff dragged on, the worse it was for him. If that video really made it online, his political career would be finished.

Just then, the several cars with their blinding high beams had already pulled up right in front of them, lined up in a neat row.

Looking closely, every single one of these cars was a luxury sedan. Pick any one of them at random, and it would be worth well over a million.

Seeing these sedans, Nangong Shun immediately shouted excitedly at Su Rui, “You see? How many people in the entire capital want you dead! This is the will of the people!”

“Will of the people my ass! What people do any of you represent?” Qin Ranlong charged straight over and grabbed Nangong Shun by the collar. “You dare raise your voice at my big brother again, and I’ll rip your tongue out.”

Nangong Shun’s face turned red as he shouted, “Qin Ranlong, don’t push your luck. No matter what you say today, don’t even think about stopping me from arresting Su Rui.”

“You try to take him, and I’ll cripple you.” Qin Ranlong’s hand had already closed around Nangong Shun’s throat. Knowing the temperament of this capital city madman, he was entirely capable of snapping Nangong Shun’s neck in the very next second.

“He killed sons of several great families. Even if I could let it go, could Bai Qinchuan? Could Jiang Qingyuan? Could Zhang Feiyu?” Nangong Shun screamed hysterically.

Zhang Feiyu was Zhang Qihang’s father. Five years ago, after Zhang Qihang was beaten into a cripple by Su Rui, this man had harbored a deep grudge against Su Rui. This time he was willing to sacrifice the life of a peripheral Zhang family member just to drag Su Rui down.

“Qin Ranlong, stand down.”

The car doors opened, and Jiang Qingyuan, Bai Qinchuan, Zhang Feiyu, Gong Xiadao and others stepped out.

Five years ago, Jiang Yigang, Nangong Yao, Zhang Qihang, Gong Qiujian, and Yun Fanyuan — the heirs of five families — were collectively crippled by Su Rui, nearly causing the rapid decline of all five great clans.

Five years later, these people had finally joined forces, found a suitable opportunity, and were ready to take their revenge.

And this time, they had conveniently dragged the Bai family into it as well.

Jiang Qingyuan wore a white short-style qipao, her graceful curves perfectly expressed by the precise tailoring. She had only just stepped out of the car, yet a charm uniquely belonging to a mature woman began to slowly spread through the air.

Bai Qinchuan stood a few steps behind Jiang Qingyuan. He also spotted Su Rui, met his gaze, and gave a somewhat reluctant nod.

By the Bai family eldest son’s own inclination, he would never have chosen to stand against Su Rui at a time like this. But circumstances were out of his hands. To get to the bottom of things and silence the murmuring within his clan, he had no choice but to come anyway.

When Su Rui saw Bai Qinchuan’s expression, he immediately understood what this fellow was up to. But he showed no reaction, simply shifting his gaze toward Jiang Qingyuan.

Last time, at the engagement banquet of Qin Yueran and Ouyang Xinghai, Su Rui had shot apart Jiang Qingyuan’s hair bun with a single bullet, making this Jiang family goddess lose all face. Jiang Yigang, Jiang Yihe, Jiang Yibo — the key figures of three generations of the Jiang family had all been brought down by his hand. The entire Jiang family probably wished they could bury Su Rui alive just to vent their anger.

Jiang Qingyuan walked gracefully up to Su Rui, her expression neither sorrowful nor joyful, her voice equally flat as she asked, “I heard you killed someone?”

Su Rui said nothing, simply watching Jiang Qingyuan with a faint smile, an expression that was difficult to read.

“If you killed someone, you must pay the price.” Jiang Qingyuan’s gaze remained soft. Even as she spoke such harsh words, not a trace of anger could be detected in her.

“Let me ask you something.” Su Rui suddenly said.

“Go ahead.”

Su Rui’s gaze swept over Jiang Qingyuan’s flawless figure and said, “If five men coveted your beauty and planned to use despicable means to torment you, what would you do to those five people?”

Jiang Qingyuan was taken aback. She apparently hadn’t expected Su Rui to say something like that so suddenly.

“Furthermore, if someone stepped up out of a sense of justice while you were being assaulted and killed those five people, would you thank that person for saving you, or would you blame them for breaking the law and say they should be shot dead in return?”

Su Rui’s words brought the entire scene to an instant silence.

Jiang Qingyuan could no longer maintain her calm, expressionless composure. Her eyes were filled with gravity. There was no way she could answer a question like this.

Even though she knew the full story, even though she understood her own position, even though she had long since made up her mind to side with family over reason — when Su Rui posed that question, she couldn’t help but feel her face burning.

“If we go by what you people stand for, if you were subjected to that kind of treatment, not only could you not resist, you’d have to put on a show of enjoying it, because that’s the mercy of noble family sons toward a pitiful woman.”

The pool of autumn water in Jiang Qingyuan’s eyes gradually froze to ice, her lips drawn tight.

“Say something. Why have you gone quiet?” Su Rui looked at Jiang Qingyuan with undisguised contempt and said, “Your silence means you still have at least a shred of conscience.”

“Regardless of whether I have so-called conscience, and regardless of my own views, none of that can change the fact that you have already killed five people. Since you killed them, you must bear the corresponding legal responsibility.” Jiang Qingyuan quickly regrouped her thoughts and countered, “This is China, a country governed by law. If you feel you’ve been wronged, you’re more than welcome to tell it to a judge.”

Zhang Qihang’s father Zhang Feiyu also shouted loudly, “Qingyuan, why are you wasting words with him? Someone like this deserves to be cut to pieces. He has repeatedly harmed members of my family. The Zhang family and Su Rui are finished only when one of us is dead.”

“Oh, very good — ‘tell it to a judge.’ Jiang Qingyuan, you really are planning to wash your hands of this entirely.” Su Rui stood with his hands clasped behind his back, utterly fearless, and said coldly, “Today I want to see exactly how you plan to take me away.”

As he spoke, a suppressive aura slowly rose from Su Rui’s entire being, making everyone around him feel as though they couldn’t breathe.

Jiang Qingyuan, standing directly across from Su Rui, felt it most acutely of all. Under his direct pressure, she even felt as though she could barely keep her footing.

This man, even without displaying his extraordinary combat ability, could still be this terrifying.

“Jiang Qingyuan, remember my words. One day you will pay a price for what you’ve done here tonight, and that day will not be far off.”

Su Rui fixed his gaze on Jiang Qingyuan’s eyes and said calmly.

Jiang Qingyuan’s graceful figure trembled once more.

Su Rui swept his gaze across the scene and said coldly, “I’ll give you five minutes. If no one here has what it takes to take me away, then from this day forward, never mention arresting me again. You’re not worthy.”

You’re not worthy.

Those four words struck like a great bell, landing heavily in the hearts of Jiang Qingyuan, Zhang Feiyu and the others, leaving them feeling suffocated. This naked contempt gave them an overwhelming urge to spit blood.

At this moment, Jiang Qingyuan finally realized how laughable her idea of using legal means to suppress Su Rui truly was.

This untameable man was simply impossible to suppress. Unless his spine was shattered, he would never bow his head.

Jiang Qingyuan struggled to free herself from Su Rui’s oppressive aura and said with great difficulty, “Su Rui, all of our great families have sent people here. Under these circumstances, do you really think you can walk away?”

As Jiang Qingyuan’s words fell, countless flashes of red and blue light burst forth from the surrounding darkness, and the wail of sirens pierced the night sky.