Regretful Beijing Marriage

Jiang Yining's expression suddenly changed.

Ignoring her injuries, she turned and ran toward the source of the sound.

It came from the company downstairs.

Screams mingled with cries and the commotion of the crowd.

"Security! Help! Someone's wielding a knife and trying to kill someone!"

Jiang Yining walked very quickly, rushing up the stairs.

The law firm downstairs was in complete chaos.

A burly man with a flushed face.

He lost control of his emotions and took a girl hostage.

He was holding a sharp machete and brandishing it at the crowd.

"Get the hell away from me, or I'll kill her!"

The girl was trembling all over and her face was deathly pale.

I was so scared I almost suffocated.

The burly man's eyes were bloodshot, and his roar was deafening.

"You lawyers are all harmful! A bunch of liars! Get Wang Qiang out here, I'll kill him!"

"I emptied my savings to sue you for my wages, but after paying all the money, no one is helping me with the case!"

"I didn't get a single penny back, and I even used up my mother's life-saving money!"

"You all killed my mother! You all must be buried with her!"

The more he talked, the more agitated he became.

A knife was pressed against the girl's neck.

It looked like someone was about to be hurt.

The girl in his arms was so frightened she almost fainted.

Everyone was trembling with fear, not knowing what to do.

In the center of the crowd, a man in a custom-made suit stood ramrod straight.

Zhou Xubai remained calm and stepped forward to try to calm the other person down.

"Mr. Zhao Hui, please calm down. I understand your situation, and we are all heartbroken."

"The Wang Qiang you are looking for is not an employee of our law firm. We can cooperate fully with the police to track down the fraudster, help you recover your owed wages, and give you justice."

As he spoke, he slowly approached.

"Can you put the knife down and let's talk this over?"

Seeing Zhou Xubai approaching, the burly man was provoked.

His emotions surged, and he raised the blade high in his hand.

"Who in Jiangcheng doesn't know that your Yunxu Law Firm has the most prestigious reputation? Do you think you wouldn't know when others are using your name to scam people? You've been blatantly condoning and encouraging it!"

"My mother is dead, so getting the money back is useless!"

"I've lost everything, and today I'll make you bunch of good-for-nothings pay with your lives!"

As the knife was about to fall, the girl being held hostage had already lost her composure.

Zhou Xubai's eyes narrowed, and he immediately rebuked in a deep voice.

"I am Zhou Xubai, the owner of this law firm. You should be looking for me."

"You've only taken an intern hostage. She knows nothing about this. If you want revenge, you should come to me."

The burly man paused, his knife still.

His bloodshot eyes were fixed on Zhou Xubai as he roared in fury.

"As expected! You all knew!"

"Fine! Since you want to die, then come here! I'll kill you today!"

Zhou Xubai remained expressionless and slowly stepped forward.

He then quietly gave a hand signal to the security guards waiting outside.

Several security guards understood immediately and, using the crowd as cover, surrounded the group from behind.

He waited for an opportunity to seize the knife and subdue the burly man.

Jiang Yining frowned, and after seeing the reflection of the person in the glass in front of her, she immediately stepped forward and pressed Zhou Xubai down.

"Tell them all to stay still, he can see you!"

She speaks very quickly.

"If you approach him now, you will only trigger his stress response and accelerate his emotional breakdown. It could really lead to someone's death."

Zhou Xubai frowned slightly, but before he could speak, he heard the burly man roar.

"You fucking lied to me, you don't want to die at all!"

"You're all liars, die!"

At the critical moment, Jiang Yining shouted.

"Zhao Hui, you know in your heart that your mother's greatest wish before she died was to see you live a good life, get married, establish a career, and live a stable life. How can you do this to her?"

The burly man's hands trembled slightly upon hearing the control.

Jiang Yining raised her hands slightly and walked over slowly, her voice gentle.

"She worked so hard to raise you, just so you could live a good life."

"If she witnessed you commit murder, she wouldn't rest in peace in the afterlife."

In just a few words, the strong man's defenses crumbled.

His eyes were red and brimming with tears.

"My mom... my mom loves me the most..."

He muttered to himself, his tone broken and desperate.

"But she still left; no one saved her..."

In an instant, his hatred surged again, and he gritted his teeth, ready to swing his knife.

"I don't care! I want all of you to pay for my mother's life!"

The surrounding crowd tensed up instantly.

Some people couldn't help but step forward to stop them.

"I told you, don't move!"

Jiang Yining gave another cold rebuke.

She has seen far too many patients like this.

If you anger him, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Jiang Yining stared intently at the burly man, her voice calm yet inexplicably powerful.

"I'm not with them."

"I know your mother. Before she passed away, she specifically asked me to take good care of you."

"I never expected to meet you under these circumstances."

The burly man stood there, stunned, his eyes wide with disbelief.

Although he kept the blade raised high.

However, the murderous intent he had just felt had diminished considerably.

The situation has been stabilized, and the danger has been temporarily relieved.

A look of amazement flashed in Zhou Xubai's eyes.

He raised his hand to signal everyone to stop and whispered instructions to them.

"Don't move, listen to her."

The assistant standing next to him was filled with anxiety.

"Mr. Zhou, is it really possible?"

"This is a serious case of armed hostage situation. If she loses her composure and the conflict escalates to the point of death, our law firm will be completely finished!"

Zhou Xubai shook his head.

"She is a professional psychologist and also Fu Huaiyan's wife."

"If anything really goes wrong today, the Fu family will handle it all; it's not our place to take responsibility."

The assistant was shocked.

"It turns out that Mrs. Fu really was just an ordinary person from an ordinary background."

He leaned down and whispered in Zhou Xubai's ear.

"If this really results in someone dying, we can just pin the blame on her. The Fu family will definitely step in to save face."

"Besides, I've heard that nobody in the Fu family cares about her. Even if we try to shift the blame, no one will stand up for her..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Xubai suddenly glared at him coldly.

The assistant froze and immediately fell silent.

"Zhao Hui, you don't need to be wary of me. I'm not from their law firm."

Jiang Yining had no time to care about others. She opened her arms and walked calmly toward the burly man, her tone steady and even.

"Your mother was a kind-hearted and helpful person, and everyone praised her as a good person."

The burly man's tense body jolted violently.

His eyes were red-rimmed, and his hand holding the blade trembled slightly.

"Do you really know my mom?"

"Everyone says my mom is a good person, so why don't good people get good rewards?"

The tenderness in his eyes was instantly replaced by overwhelming hatred.

The burly man pointed his knife at the crowd.

"Why is it that you all live peaceful and comfortable lives, enjoying the good life, while it's my mother who has to die?"

The hostility returned.

He raised his knife high, his tone menacing.

"Every single person here today will be buried with my mother!"