Apocalypse: The Primordial Pearl Recognizes Its Master, Starting with Infinite Space

Jiang Yunzheng's heart sank completely into an ice cave.

Wang Gang's undisguised hatred and sarcasm completely exposed the bloody reality: Chang Chengye, this smiling tiger, had indeed sold him and his daughter to Wang Gang as bargaining chips long ago!

Wang Gang seems to have no intention of letting himself off the hook!

"Brother Wang...you're joking, you're joking..." Jiang Yunzheng's facial muscles twitched stiffly as he forced out a smile that looked worse than crying.

His mind raced, trying to grasp at any straw.

He had been flattering Chang Chengye for so many days, showering him with compliments, but he never expected that the other party would betray him so completely without letting a word slip by!

A surge of overwhelming hatred welled up in his heart. If he could escape today by sheer luck, he would make the Chang family pay a hundredfold price!

Just then, out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of his daughter, Jiang Ting, who was also pale with fright and trembling beside him.

A chilling thought, like a venomous snake, suddenly darted into his mind.

Jiang Yunzheng suddenly moved.

He practically lunged forward, forcefully pulling the astonished Jiang Ting in front of him and shoving her towards Wang Gang.

Immediately afterwards, he collapsed to his knees with a thud, banging his head on the ground and wailing pitifully:

"Brother Wang! Brother Wang, please calm down! It's all...it's all because of this wretched child! She was so ignorant, always picking on my nephew Wang Qiang, constantly arguing with him, which led to a conflict between them, and ultimately...ultimately, she was tragically killed by the people of Shanshui Garden!"

His finger trembled as he pointed at Jiang Ting, who stood frozen in place, as if pointing to some heinous scourge. "She...she's right here! Brother Wang! Kill her or torture her, it's up to you!"

"I only beg you to show mercy and spare my entire Jiang family! All the blame lies with her alone! I'm willing to hand her over to Brother Wang for you to deal with as you see fit, I just... I just want a way out!"

"Dad—!!!" Jiang Ting let out a shrill scream that was so loud it was almost distorted, staring wide-eyed in disbelief at her father who had sent people to the school to rescue her just a few days ago.

"Tingting... listen to me! Times have changed!" Jiang Yunzheng raised his head, his face no longer showing any fatherly affection, only a twisted will to survive and an urgent urging.

"The family has brought you endless glory, so... so you must sacrifice yourself for the family this once! Otherwise, our Jiang family will be finished! Listen to me!"

"I don't want to die! I don't want to!" Jiang Ting cried out in despair, turning to Wang Gang in a shrill voice, "Wang Qiang was killed by people from Shanshui Garden! Not me! If you're so capable, go find Lin Chen and take revenge!"

"What kind of skill is it to bully a woman like me! Wang Gang, you're a coward! A useless piece of trash who bullies the weak and fears the strong!"

Like a cornered beast, she roared incoherently, turning her rage towards Chang Chengye: "Chang Chengye! You hypocritical scoundrel! You smiling tiger! What are you pretending to be! You'll die a horrible death!"

Finally, her resentful and contemptuous gaze fell upon her biological father: "Jiang Yunzheng! You spineless coward! You wimp! You'd even push your own daughter out to her death! What kind of man are you! Bah!"

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Foul language and desperate curses echoed in the study.

Chang Chengye frowned deeply. He hadn't expected that Jiang Ting, a pampered young lady, would be so outspoken and tactless when she threw a tantrum, each word hitting the nail on the head.

He no longer concealed his impatience and said coldly to Wang Gang, "Brother Wang, this girl seems to have lost her mind. Take her away and deal with her as you see fit."

Wang Gang immediately put on a respectful, even obsequious, smile, bowing and scraping repeatedly to Chang Chengye: "Thank you so much, Mayor Chang! Rest assured, from now on, I, Wang Gang, will be your most obedient weapon! Wherever you point, I'll cut, without a second thought!"

As he spoke, his cold gaze swept over Jiang Yunzheng, who was still kneeling on the ground with a pale face.

Chang Chengye understood his meaning perfectly well. He waved his hand, his tone as indifferent as if he were discussing the weather: "Jiang Yunzheng, you can take him with you. As for the rest of the Jiang family, Han Xiaoyang has already led people to arrest them, and they will be delivered to you later."

Upon hearing this, Wang Gang was overjoyed; his face trembled with excitement as he repeatedly said, "Thank you, Mayor Chang! Thank you!"

He then gave a wink to someone behind him.

Xiao Cheng and Xiao Ma immediately stepped forward and, like dragging a dead dog, lifted up Jiang Yunzheng, who was so terrified that he had forgotten to beg for mercy.

They roughly covered Jiang Ting's mouth, who was still crying and cursing, and the group quickly left the basement.

After everyone left, only Chang Chengye remained in the room.

A short while later, the study door was pushed open again, and Chang Hao walked in with a long yawn, still sleepy-eyed and unsteady on his feet.

"Dad, I heard... you sold the Jiang family father and daughter to Fatty Wang?" Chang Hao rubbed his eyes and asked casually.

"You insolent wretch! How dare you speak like that?" Chang Chengye was furious at his son's listless and dejected state, ravaged by wine and women. "The Jiang family and our people? This is nothing but a transaction!"

He grew angrier the more he thought about it, and couldn't help but scold, "Look at you, all you think about is women! Pay more attention to the affairs of the base! If it weren't for those two useless idiots you assigned who couldn't even keep an eye on a sick old man, would Lin Chen have been able to rescue Li Zhenbang so quietly?"

Chang Hao shrank back, not daring to retort loudly.

Li Zhenbang was rescued, and he was indeed in the wrong. He never imagined that Lin Chen had managed to rescue him so quietly.

He only dared to mutter a defense in a low voice: "Dad, this... this can't all be blamed on me. It's because you keep saying that you're over fifty and still haven't had a grandson... I'm just trying my best to 'have children' for you."

Chang Chengye was so enraged by his outrageous words that he nearly fainted. He slammed his fist on the table and yelled, "Then why don't you give me a baby! I see you 'sowing seeds' everywhere, but I've never seen a single seed sprout! You're all talk and no action!"

Chang Hao immediately fell silent, not daring to breathe.

Chang Chengye took a few deep breaths, suppressing his anger. Knowing that now was not the time to discipline his son, he said in a deep voice:

"Enough nonsense! Go find Han Xiaoyang right now. After Wang Gang gets his revenge, have Han Xiaoyang cooperate with him to smoothly take over all of Wang Gang's men! Understand?"

"Yes, Dad! I'll go right away!" Chang Hao felt as if he had been granted a pardon and quickly responded, turning around to leave the study.

His foot had just crossed the threshold, and his body was already outside the door, but then, as if suddenly remembering something important, he abruptly stopped.

He cautiously peeked his head back into the room, shrinking his neck as he asked, "Dad, once Wang Gang and his gang have gathered, shouldn't we... go and clean up the Shanshui Garden? I can't wait!"

The person he longed for was still Li Ya, whom he had thought about for a long time.

Upon hearing this, the anger that Chang Chengye had just suppressed suddenly flared up again, reaching the top of his head.

He grabbed the teacup from the table, raised his arm as if to smash it against the head of the good-for-nothing by the door, and gritted his teeth as he shouted angrily, "Get out—!"

When Chang Hao saw that his father was truly angry, almost dropping the teacup, he was terrified and cried out, "Ouch!" as his head, which had been poking in, instantly shrank back.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of hurried footsteps outside the door faded into the distance.