Insidious

Chapter 41: Treacherous

"You've got some nerve. Aren't you afraid I'll shoot you dead?"

Su Ming asked calmly.

"You wouldn't dare? You're already guilty of illegal possession of a firearm. If you kill me, you'll spend the rest of your life in jail!"

Wang Qiang said fiercely.

After hearing Wang Qiang's words, Su Ming calmly replied.

"I'm sorry, you've got one thing wrong. I'm not illegally possessing a firearm; I have a permit!"

"How is that possible?"

Wang Qiang's eyes showed disbelief at Su Ming's words. He knew how difficult it was to obtain a gun permit. This guy actually had one?

In fact, Su Ming's gun permit was obtained by the Su Family. He had asked for it during the old man's birthday.

But unfortunately, he didn't have a gun himself. It was mainly because Su Yuan didn't buy him one, fearing he might hurt himself.

"Nothing is impossible. Also, look at this?"

Su Ming took out his phone from his pocket with his left hand and tapped the screen. An audio clip began to play.

"How about it? I'll kill you today!"

Hearing the recording, Wang Qiang's face instantly turned extremely pale.

"Tell me, with this recording, plus all of you surrounding me with sticks, can I claim self-defense? Can I shoot you dead right here?"

Su Ming asked coldly.

Cold sweat beaded on Wang Qiang's forehead, and a hint of fear appeared on his face. However, he gritted his teeth and said.

"You can't kill me. You'll get into trouble if you kill me. The prosecutor might not believe you!"

"Who do you think the prosecutor will believe, me, a student, or you thugs and scum?"

Su Ming ruthlessly extinguished Wang Qiang's sliver of hope.

Wang Qiang immediately lost his previous bravado and could only soften his tone.

"Then what do you want?"

"What do I want? Nothing much. Tell me, who sent you?"

Su Ming stared at Wang Qiang and asked.

Wang Qiang said to Su Ming impatiently.

"Aren't you asking the obvious? Of course, Zhang Tai told us to cripple you."

"Very good. If you want to live, you'd better help me testify against Zhang Tai."

Su Ming revealed a faint smile upon hearing Wang Qiang's reply.

Wang Qiang's expression changed slightly, and he immediately retorted.

"Impossible. I will never testify against him."

Wang Qiang knew better than anyone about Zhang Tai's family background. It was too easy for him to deal with a nobody like himself.

"That's not up to you. Look?"

Su Ming pressed his phone again, directly playing a video. In the video, Wang Qiang said.

"Aren't you asking the obvious? Of course, Zhang Tai told us to cripple you."

"You, you actually recorded it? You did it on purpose, how could you be so treacherous?"

Wang Qiang looked at Su Ming in extreme terror. He hadn't expected this fat shut-in to be so cunning, setting a trap for him.

Su Ming calmly and steadily threatened.

"I now have two recordings and a video. Do you think I should use the first one to accuse you of attempted murder, or should I use the second one to have you cooperate in accusing Zhang Tai?"

Wang Qiang and the others were speechless, unable to say anything for a long time.

Su Ming leaned against the wall, looking at them and smiling.

"No rush, I'll give you some time to think it over!"

Wang Qiang and the others felt even more conflicted. Whichever path they chose seemed like a dead end.

About half an hour later, the sound of hurried footsteps suddenly approached. Wang Qiang and the others turned their heads to look.

They saw Su Yuan rushing over with a group of security guards from the junkyard.

"Son, son!"

Su Yuan called out anxiously.

Su Ming saw Su Yuan running towards him, put away his gun, and glanced at the time displayed on his phone.

He wasn't surprised by Su Yuan's appearance. The timing was about as expected, and he had even arrived a little early.

In fact, Su Ming had noticed he was being followed long ago. Although he had a gun, he had immediately sent a message to Su Yuan as a backup plan, just in case things went wrong on his end.

The thugs present turned ashen. They knew they couldn't escape today and obediently squatted down.

At this moment, Su Yuan rushed to Su Ming's side, quickly checked his limbs, and asked anxiously.

"Son, are you injured anywhere?"

"I'm fine, Father. You don't need to be so nervous. But come with me, there's something I need to tell you. Have your people keep an eye on these guys."

Su Ming said calmly to Su Yuan.

"Hu Jia, keep an eye on them. Anyone who tries to run, break their legs. I'll deal with them later. They're really tired of living, daring to bully my son."

Su Yuan angrily ordered Hu Jia.

Honestly, Su Yuan was about to explode. He only had this one precious son. These guys bothered his son every day; were they trying to drive his son to death?

"Yes, Master!"

Hu Jia replied quickly upon seeing Su Yuan's anger.

After making the arrangements, Su Yuan walked to the side with Su Ming and then asked.

"Son, go ahead."

"Father, these people are just thugs. The real culprit is the emperor of our school, Zhang Tai."

"Good, so he was the one bullying you. Son, I'll send all these people to the security bureau right now and then go arrest him!"

"Father, listen to me first. My intention is that after sending these people to the security bureau, you don't accuse him immediately, nor do you have anyone arrest him."

Su Ming quickly stopped his father.

"Ah? Why?"

Su Yuan was completely confused and didn't understand.

Seeing Su Yuan's bewildered look, Su Ming couldn't help but sigh. His father didn't seem very smart, so he patiently explained.

"Father, it's useless to sue and arrest him now. Although I have video evidence and can instigate Wang Qiang to expose him, Zhang Tai's family has strong connections. Everyone in the school knows this. It's highly likely they'll downplay the matter, and that would be meaningless."

"Ah, we can't just let it go like this."

Su Yuan couldn't swallow this insult.

"I'm not saying we should let it go. My intention is for you to send these people to a security bureau you're familiar with and keep them detained. Wait until the City Exam day, and then have someone arrest him! By then, even if he has powerful connections, if he's delayed for a few hours, he'll miss the City Exam and be completely ruined."

Su Ming spoke as if he were recounting a very ordinary matter.

"I understand. As expected of my son, your mind is truly sharp. I know what to do now."

Su Yuan's eyes lit up after listening to Su Ming's explanation.

"Remember, be sure to use your most reliable contact for this matter."

Su Ming picked up his phone, sent the recording and video to Su Yuan, and reiterated his instructions.

Actually, Su Ming hadn't forgotten the incident last time when Zhang Tai sent people to block him. It wasn't that he wouldn't retaliate, but he hadn't found the right opportunity.

Now that Zhang Tai had delivered himself, Su Ming naturally intended to crush him completely.

Missing the City Exam was a very serious matter. Firstly, Zhang Tai had hopes of applying to the Imperial Court Academy. Missing the City Exam was equivalent to ruining his future.