Seeing everyone’s reaction, Luo Ziling sneered coldly.
After saying "sorry, grandma" to Xie Enhua, he got up from his seat, walked over to Li Xiaoqin, and lifted him up.
"Everyone else is standing, but you’re sitting on the floor; aren’t you being too shameless?" Luo Ziling said in front of everyone, "Actually, you’re the most innocent one. This matter is someone splashing dirty water on you, doing bad things and wanting you to take responsibility. If it weren’t for my mom’s people acting quickly and catching those culprits who were trying to escape, you would’ve been convicted. If that were the case, you’d be in prison for the rest of your life, or even might end up on the execution ground."
Luo Ziling mimicked a shooting gesture towards his temple as he mentioned this.
Li Xiaoqing turned pale with fear, grabbed Luo Ziling’s arm, and asked with a trembling voice, "Then what should I do?"
"Go and turn yourself in. After all, you’re at most an accessory. If you surrender and confess everything, your punishment will surely be much lighter," Luo Ziling said, pointing at Ling Zhengjian, Lin Jiaying, and Ling Haining with a cold laugh, "The ones facing severe consequences are the real masterminds behind this! I’ll accompany you to the police station later, and I will hand over evidence to them!"
Luo Ziling’s words changed the expression on everyone’s face present.
Ling Zhenghui strode over with indignation, standing beside Luo Ziling and Li Xiaoqing, and said angrily, "All right, let’s go together. I must seek justice for Haijun on this matter."
Based on the scene, Luo Ziling already guessed what had happened before he arrived.
The members of the Ling Family were unwilling to plead guilty and even less eager to face punishment.
Of course, Ling Zhenghui was not willing to swallow this humiliation, but due to his distant relations with Ling Mingrui, and being alone and weak, he hadn’t been able to protect his rights. Therefore, he was angry, ready to tear things up with those who had harmed his son.
"Let’s have further discussions!" Ling Zhengping finally spoke up, "These are just children’s mischiefs, don’t turn it into something so severe."
"Children’s mischief?" Ling Zhenghui looked at Ling Zhengping with a cold smile, "Do kids’ mischief involve hiring thugs? Ling Zhengping, have you thought about how you would feel if your son was beaten and hospitalized?"
Seeing Ling Zhenghui’s anger, Ling Zhengping seemed to realize something, he lowered his head in thought, then spoke to Ling Mingrui, "Aunt, this issue getting out of hand is not beneficial for anyone. Why don’t we calmly discuss a solution? My father doesn’t really want to ignore it, he’s just leaving us to sort it out."
Immediately, he turned to Ling Zhenghui and said, "Zhenghui, when I said children’s mischief, I didn’t mean it could be ignored. These people have indeed stepped over the line, considering hiring people to commit violence. Haijun is hurt, we’re also upset. Let’s go to the hospital later to visit him and apologize in person. It’s certainly a mistake on Haining’s part, along with Zhengjian and Jiaying. We’re all family, no need to make things this messy. We’ll discipline the kids and teach them a lesson. As for Haijun’s injury, there should be compensation for him."
When saying this, Ling Zhengping gave Ling Minglan several eye signals.
Ling Minglan understood Ling Zhengping’s intention, hesitated for a moment, but eventually didn’t insist.
"Then you all discuss it," Xie Enhua stood up, exited the living room, and headed to her room.
Sitting to the side, Luo Ziling noticed that Ling Zhengping was starting to give ground, and with Xie Enhua and Ling Mingrui absent, he had fewer qualms. He added fuel to the fire with a cold smile, "Uncle is afraid they’ll go all out and end up killing your son, so you’re wary?"
Luo Ziling’s words changed the expression on Ling Zhengping’s and Ling Haining’s faces.
But Luo Ziling was unconcerned, continuing with a smile, "I think you all will eventually reap what you sow."
As he spoke, he pointed his finger at Ling Haining, Lin Jiaying, and Ling Zhengjian.
The three glared at Luo Ziling angrily, but he remained indifferent, giving them another smile.
Turning his eyes to Ling Zhengping, he spoke with a playful tone, "I hope what happened to my mom in Jiangcheng wasn’t your doing, otherwise you should prepare someone to collect your bodies."
Luo Ziling’s arrogance and threats in front of so many people changed the expressions of Ling Zhengping, Ling Zhengjian, and Ling Minglan.
Ling Minglan is Ling Mingrui’s biological sister, Ling Ruonan’s aunt, whom Luo Ziling had to call grandaunt.
Ling Zhengping is Luo Ziling’s actual uncle, Ling Zhengjian is Ling Zhengping’s cousin, whom Luo Ziling also had to call uncle.
In front of these elders, Luo Ziling showed no regard for them, directly threatening them, naturally angering them greatly.
Ling Minglan, considering herself two generations older than Luo Ziling, immediately turned cold-faced and harshly questioned, "How dare you speak such nonsense here?"
"I’m not nonsense, I’m human, I’m Ling Ruonan’s son. Last time, my mom encountered attacks in Jiangcheng, barely surviving. If I find out who did it, I will retaliate in kind and take their life. Today, I am making this declaration, I hope you remember it." Saying this, Luo Ziling showed a smile again, then threatened with an ominous tone, "Since it’s a fight to the death, then blood ties and family bonds are already discarded, so don’t play the elder role in front of us."
Luo Ziling’s arrogance provoked Ling Minglan terribly.
However, she managed to hold back and didn’t argue with Luo Ziling.
Last time at Ling Jinhua’s ninetieth birthday, she had already experienced Luo Ziling’s audacity.
Even in front of Ling Jinhua, Luo Ziling dared to act so recklessly, his behavior today was not truly "out of line."
If they argued with him today, without Ling Mingrui’s support, the ultimate result could only be humiliation.
Therefore, Ling Minglan retorted, "Don’t speak nonsense, nobody would lay a hand on your mom," then chose to ignore Luo Ziling and conversed with Ling Zhengping.
"Zhengping, still, you decide how to handle this matter?" Ling Minglan said and then turned to Ling Zhenghui, "Zhenghui, you also suggest an opinion. What kind of compensation do you want? As family, let’s not ruin our relations over such matters. Let them apologize to Haijun later and pledge not to commit such foolishness again, will that suffice?"
Ling Minglan and Ling Zhengping’s sudden change in attitude surprised Ling Zhenghui.
He looked at Ling Minglan, Ling Zhengping, and the dejected Ling Zhengjian, Lin Jialan, Ling Haining, then at the unfazed Luo Ziling sitting on the other side, unsure how to respond.