Lu Shuixian and Lu Zihao were still in shock.
After a long while, Lu Shuixian showed a somewhat uncertain expression and spoke.
“Mr Qin, are you really not going to pursue this matter any further?”
“Since Mr Luo has spoken up, let us consider this matter closed,” Qin Guohao said coldly.
He was polite to Luo Chen, but that did not mean he would be polite to Lu Shuixian and the others.
“Mr Luo, would you care to join us for a meal?” Qin Guohao resumed his smile and extended an invitation to Luo Chen.
Luo Chen did not refuse.
However, just at that moment, an old man rushed in in a panic.
“Mengmeng, are you alright?”
Everyone looked up and was stunned, and Lu Shuixian and the others were equally stunned.
This old man was none other than Professor Yu, the criminal psychology professor whom Lu Zihao had arranged the old woman to stage a fake accident with earlier on the road.
“Grandpa.” Yu Mengmeng immediately threw herself at him. When the incident occurred, Yu Mengmeng had contacted her grandfather, Professor Yu, immediately. However, Professor Yu had been overwhelmed by a case and had left his phone aside.
He only saw Yu Mengmeng’s message at the very end and rushed over in a hurry.
But the matter was already resolved.
Therefore, Yu Mengmeng did not say much.
Meanwhile, Luo Chen, Qin Guohao, and the group of big shots ignored Lu Shuixian and the others, heading instead to a private room upstairs.
Professor Yu pulled Yu Mengmeng aside and asked.
“Mengmeng, do you know those people?” Professor Yu asked from the side. Since the matter was over, Yu Mengmeng had not elaborated on her relationship with Lu Shuixian and the others.
“What is it?” Yu Mengmeng was, after all, a young girl with a rather carefree nature.
“My classmate Lu Hao is the younger brother of those people,” Yu Mengmeng replied.
“Then later, see if you can invite them for a meal. Grandpa has recently encountered a case and would like to ask the Lu family for help.”
The case Professor Yu had recently encountered was very strange, or rather, it had actually been a cold case for decades.
This cold case had recently been handed to Professor Yu. Previous police officers had been unable to solve it, and after some investigation, Professor Yu had also figured it out.
It was simply not something that ordinary people or science could explain.
During the old woman’s staged accident earlier, Professor Yu had already taken notice of the Lu family.
After all, the Lu family originated from the Celestial Masters Mansion, so they were undoubtedly the true professionals in this regard.
Especially the way Lu Zihao waved his hand and killed a monster, which had shocked Professor Yu even more.
Therefore, upon seeing members of the Lu family again, Professor Yu immediately formed an idea.
Yu Mengmeng, however, hesitated.
Professor Yu did not know what had just happened, but she certainly did.
However, just as Yu Mengmeng was hesitating, a voice suddenly rang out.
“Is Professor Yu looking for our Lu family for help?” Lu Shuixian suddenly spoke from a distance.
As a cultivator, Lu Shuixian had naturally heard Professor Yu’s words clearly.
Logically, since the incident had escalated to this point entirely because of Yu Mengmeng, Lu Shuixian should not have continued to speak.
But Lu Shuixian wanted to use this opportunity to turn hostility into friendship.
After all, pleasing Yu Mengmeng was indirectly pleasing Qin Zheyu.
And as for the person backing Qin Zheyu, there was no need to even mention it.
“Yes, there is a matter I wish to trouble you all with,” Professor Yu said. Completely kept in the dark, he remained very polite and respectful towards Lu Shuixian and the others.
“Old sir, it is getting quite late today. Let us have a meal together tomorrow, and then you can tell us what you need our help with,” Lu Shuixian said with a very warm attitude.
This made Professor Yu feel somewhat overwhelmed with favour.
After all, these were members of the Lu family. For them to treat him this way, an ordinary person would naturally feel highly honoured.
Subsequently, Lu Shuixian made a phone call to Lu Chuan.
Lu Chuan and Lu Heshan were currently in a state of anxiety.
When Lu Shuixian called, she did not say much, not even explaining how the matter had been resolved.
This left Lu Chuan and Lu Heshan momentarily stunned.
Had Luo Chen really resolved the matter?
But how was that possible?
Lu Chuan did ask a question.
“Does that fellow Luo know Qin Guohao?”
“No, but he is familiar with Su Jiang and Lin Hualong,” Lu Shuixian replied.
“Then did he really resolve this matter himself?” Lu Chuan was actually very concerned about this point.
After all, the Lu family had paid such a huge price and still might not have been able to resolve it, yet once Luo Chen stepped in, the matter was just resolved like that.
Lu Chuan始终 did not quite believe Luo Chen had this capability.
“After he mentioned it, Su Jiang did speak a word in his favour,” Lu Shuixian also replied.
Although Qin Guohao was enthusiastic towards Luo Chen, in Lu Shuixian’s view, that was only because of Su Lingchu and Lin Hualong.
Presumably, it was firstly out of respect for Su Lingchu and Lin Hualong.
Secondly, it was merely because Luo Chen could also be considered part of the military, so they were giving him some face, more or less.
Apart from that, Lu Shuixian could not think of any other reason.
“I see,” Lu Chuan showed a look of disappointment. He had originally thought Luo Chen himself possessed such great influence.
If that were truly the case, he would have changed his view on this marriage alliance.
After all, having such great influence would prove that Luo Chen still had utilitarian value for the Lu family.
But with Lu Shuixian’s explanation, Lu Chuan instantly understood. This was probably just because Luo Chen had persuaded someone under Qin Guohao, and Qin Guohao was giving face to his subordinate.
Therefore, Lu Chuan was disappointed. He then hung up the phone and shook his head.
Thinking about it, it made sense. Although Luo Wuji was now a cripple, he must have had some past connections with certain big shots.
However, Luo Wuji was a cripple now after all. Even if he had connections, how many times could that favour be used?
Perhaps this single time had already exhausted all the goodwill.
“By the way, Father, should we express our gratitude to Luo Chen?” Lu Shuixian asked.
“Express gratitude?” Lu Chuan sneered.
“Is this not what he is supposed to do?” Lu Chuan said from the other end of the phone.
“Although his Luo Wuji helped our Lu family once, at the end of the day, he, Luo Wuji, still needs to rely on our Lu family,” Lu Chuan stated.
“Shuixian, let me remind you. Do not think that just because he knows a few people, he truly has any real capability.”
“Think about it. If he, Luo Wuji, really had such great capability, why would he need to seek the protection of our Lu family?”
“Why not just seek the protection of Qin Guohao directly?” Lu Chuan pointed out the key to the problem with a single sentence.
Upon hearing Lu Chuan say this, Lu Shuixian also immediately realised the truth.
Yes, if he, Luo Wuji, were truly so capable, why would he need to form a marriage alliance with the Lu family?
Originally, the fact that Luo Chen could resolve this matter had somewhat changed Lu Shuixian’s view of him.
But with Lu Chuan’s words, Lu Shuixian instantly understood the logic behind it.
Subsequently, Lu Shuixian looked towards the private room upstairs.
Then she shook her head. It seemed she had indeed overestimated this Luo Wuji. This Luo Wuji was ultimately still not worthy of her, Lu Shuixian.