A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1148 Your Whole Family Will Pay!

Lu Cang-Qiong nearly blew up.

He Lan-Shan and Wu Wei-Tao had accorded him the respect one would give their fathers and teachers. Who would have expected them to turn on him so quickly and hurl curses at him? They had actually called him a scoundrel!

Lu Cang-Qiong had lived a long life. Ye Fan had been the first person who had belittled and insulted him.

Yet now He Lan-Shan and Wu Wei-Tao had followed suit.

The two men didn't seem bothered by Lu Cang-Qiong's fury at all.

In fact, they had begun cursing Lu Cang-Qiong secretly.

He Lan-Shan wished fervently that he could kill the old man.

This was an old man who had one foot in the grave. He should have just stayed at home, lay in bed and waited for death. Why had he come all the way to Yunzhou to create so much trouble for them? Nothing would have gone wrong if he had kept to pushing around commonfolk with no power or authority.

But he had decided to incur the wrath of Ye Fan instead.

He was from a powerful family in Yanjing and a well-respected figure. But, so what?

He was still a useless old man and an ignorant fool who had underestimated his enemy.

"Go ahead and get yourself killed if you want to die, but why did you get us involved in your mess?" lamented He Lan-Shan. He was going to wet himself.

Profanity filled his head as he cursed Lu Cang-Qiong inwardly.

He had no personal grudge with Ye Fan and the both of them had stayed away from each other and minded their own business. In fact, He Lan-Shan had given Ye Fan a bottle of wine as a gift in the past. There had been no enmity between them at all.

But Lu Cang-Qiong's desire for vengeance had gotten He Lan-Shan into trouble with Ye Fan.

"It's his fault that I'm done for," moaned He Lan-Shan inwardly.

"Lu Cang-Qiong? Who is that? Is that another one of your officials in Jiangdong?" Li Hong-Ze frowned when he heard that name. He clearly did not know who Lu Cang-Qiong was.

The Lu family might be a powerful family with a strong presence in the political arena, but Lu Cang-Qiong had only been a secretary for some of the higher-ranking executives when he had been younger and still working. He was a respected figure because he had lived long enough to earn it. Besides, he was their elder. His age and his length of service warranted respect.

That explained why many in the government usually let the old man have his way if doing that didn't cause too much trouble or went against the rules.

In fact, He Lan-Shan had received him personally when he had arrived at Yunzhou because he knew how influential and powerful Lu Cang-Qiong's son was. He hadn't done it because of how much he respected the old man.

It made sense that Li Hong-Ze didn't know who Lu Cang-Qiong was.

"He's the patriarch of the Lu family in Yanjing, Lu He's father," said one of Li Hong-Ze's subordinates, who appeared to know who Lu Cang-Qiong was.

"Lu He's father? The Lu family? Is Lu He involved in this as well? How dare he! Mr Chu is the pillar of our nation and our national hero. He's a rare prodigy that our country hasn't had in a century! Death would be too light a punishment for Lu He if it's his fault that Mr Chu becomes China's enemy. These men think they can get away with anything because of the power they have. Call Lu He right now. The flight from Yanjing to Yunzhou is only one and a half hours. He has two and a half hours to get to Jiangdong and beg for Mr Chu's forgiveness!"

Li Hong-Ze was livid when he heard that Lu He might have been involved in this.

Men like Lu He and Li Hong-Ze represented the voice and will of the government.

Ye Fan might mistake Lu He's decision to kill him as the country's decision to kill him. Lu He might have just made China Ye Fan's enemy.

To have a supreme grandmaster have a personal and intense grudge against one would be to invite disaster.

One of the African countries had nearly been decimated because it had incurred the wrath of a supreme grandmaster.

That African country had requested aid from the international martial arts community then and through their help, survived annihilation at the hands of that supreme grandmaster.

That was the power that a supreme grandmaster could lend to a country.

And yet someone had abused their authority and tried to kill a supreme grandmaster whose allegiance China was trying to gain. The knowledge infuriated Li Hong-Ze.

"Lu He is entertaining foreign visitors. Should we tell him to arrive by tomorrow instead?" asked one of Li Hong-Ze's men.

"I don't care if he's entertaining foreign guests or if he's on Mars. Tell him to get his ass to Yunzhou right now. He deserves nothing but death if he doesn't."

He Lan-Shan and the others paled when they heard Li Hong-Ze's harsh words.

Lu Cang-Qiong trembled violently and nearly fell as he staggered towards Li Hong-Ze.

After a long while, he finally walked up to Li Hong-Ze. He summoned the last of his strength and spoke in a trembling voice. "There's no need to summon him. This has

nothing to do with He. I was the one who decided to come here. I'll take full responsibility for my actions. This has nothing to do with He."

Moments ago, he had descended upon them all in a helicopter and had bragged about his influence and the respect that he enjoyed. His former air of arrogance and authority had fled him now. His face was deathly pale as he spoke to Li Hong-Ze in a trembling voice.

Li Hong-Ze stared at the old man before him expressionlessly. The only hint of emotion was in his eyes. They were ablaze with fury.

"You must be Old Master Lu. It took me some time to remember who you are. You were a high ranking official in the government. But Old Master Lu, you're old and in retirement. You should have stayed at home and enjoyed your remaining days in peace instead of prancing around and causing trouble for your country!" Li Hong-Ze's quiet voice was steely. Every word he spoke was like a punch to the chest.

"Did you think that your age, your influence and the power your family has allows you to push others around without fear of repercussion? I'm going to tell you the honest truth. Old Master Lu, the achievements that you're so proud of are nothing when compared to Mr Chu's achievements. In fact, the entire Lu family isn't worth as much as one Mr Chu. You better pray that Mr Chu doesn't begrudge our country for what you've done out of folly. Otherwise, you would have cost us a great man. China will make your entire family pay for what you've done!"