Cooking Gourmet Meals in the Apocalypse

Chapter 128: Chapter 125: Miss Situ Is Dead

In response to Situ Lei Hao’s roar, Meng Hu let out one of his own that was even louder, more resonant, and far more powerful.

The entire building seemed to tremble, making everyone’s scalp tingle and their ears ring.

Seeing this, Wang Wu wore a look of complete resignation.

It seemed there was no way for Chen Xing and the tiger to clear their names, especially since the most crucial piece of evidence—the surveillance footage—was gone.

He had been with Song Yiguo for a long time and had a particularly sharp sense for danger.

With something like a security camera, he could tell if it was on or off with just a glance.

It was the only thing that could prove their innocence. Now that it was gone, how could they possibly clear themselves?

Besides, how could a tiger, an animal that couldn’t speak or express itself, offer a defense?

Seeing Chen Xing completely unafraid, both Situ Lei Hao and Situ Yuanyuan felt a flicker of fear, but they couldn’t for the life of them figure out what evidence she could possibly have.

The tiger?

They refused to believe a mere beast that couldn’t even speak.

”Look at the scratches on my daughter’s arm! Your tiger did this! There are still bloody marks! Even if you want to protect your beast, you can’t just let it hurt people and do nothing about it!” Situ Lei Hao aggressively blocked Chen Xing, preventing her and the tiger from getting any closer to his daughter.

Although he was terrified of the tiger, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and stand his ground.

’I should have brought more men.’

Chen Xing stood up, unfazed by Situ Lei Hao blocking her path.

Her eyes shifted. ”My good boy, show them what a scratch from you really looks like!”

Amid the crowd’s shocked gasps, Meng Hu moved.

Situ Lei Hao didn’t even have time to react.

All he heard was his daughter’s scream—one far more bloodcurdling than before.

He looked again at her snowy-white arm, at the spot where the scratches had been. It was now a mangled, bloody mess, the flesh torn open.

”You... you’re outrageous! How dare you let your monster hurt someone again? Have you no humanity? No decency? Do you think no one dares to touch you? Do you think you can act with impunity just because you’re backed by Song Yiguo?” Situ Lei Hao roared as he knelt to check on his daughter, his heart aching so much he wished he were the one who was hurt.

’Now *that’s* a normal reaction to seeing your daughter get hurt!’

Ignoring Situ Yuanyuan’s screams, Chen Xing grabbed her arm and held it up. ”When my Meng Hu strikes, *this* is the kind of wound he leaves. It couldn’t possibly be those faint little lines!”

Although the onlookers were scared, they weren’t stupid.

One look at the wound made it obvious that the previous scratches were not made by a tiger at all.

”Let go of my daughter! How can you be so vicious?” Situ Lei Hao pointed at Chen Xing as if he’d caught her red-handed. ”Everyone saw it! This witch ordered her beast to attack! You all have to bear witness for my poor daughter!” ’I hope she doesn’t get some infectious disease, like rabies or something.’

His heart felt like it was about to shatter from the pain.

”Let’s be clear, Situ Lei Hao. Your daughter framed me and my Meng Hu. It’s just too much of a coincidence that the security camera that could prove our innocence suddenly stopped working. I was forced to take this drastic measure to get justice for my little Meng Hu!” Chen Xing looked at Situ Lei Hao with a wronged expression. ”As you know, my good boy can’t talk. Other than this, there was no way for him to defend himself!”

As if understanding her, Meng Hu rubbed against Chen Xing’s leg, looking utterly aggrieved.

He didn’t look like a tiger that would attack someone without reason. He was being incredibly well-behaved.

The crowd saw this and began to lean toward believing the tiger.

”My Meng Hu is always with me. He’s friendly and gentle toward people and would never attack anyone without reason!”

As she finished speaking, Meng Hu padded over to Wang Wu’s side.

Wang Wu: ”...” ’Fine.’

The stone-faced man reached out and stroked Meng Hu’s back. The tiger’s expression immediately softened, and he looked adorably innocent.

Clever as a monkey, Meng Hu obediently walked toward the crowd as soon as his master gave the command.

The initially hesitant crowd watched as one person reached out to pet him, and soon, everyone couldn’t resist reaching out as well.

After all, it wasn’t every day you got a chance to pet a tiger!

Meng Hu’s fur was soft and smooth, and it felt wonderful to the touch, delighting everyone who petted him.

”Such a cute little tiger! How could he possibly hurt someone?”

”The little tiger definitely didn’t do it. He was framed!”

”This little tiger isn’t aggressive at all! He’s as gentle as a house cat!”

”...”

Situ Lei Hao’s face was beyond livid.

”Dad, it hurts so much! Am I going to die? Save me, I don’t want to die...” Situ Yuanyuan was in too much pain to even care about Chen Xing anymore.

The fear of death enveloped her, leaving her with nothing but pleas for help.

”You should get her some help! Your daughter’s face is pale. If you don’t save her now, it could be dangerous!” someone in the crowd reminded him.

’You have to wonder if Situ Lei Hao truly cares about his daughter. She’s in this state, and his first instinct isn’t to get her to a hospital?’

Situ Lei Hao finally realized how serious his daughter’s injuries were. He shot Chen Xing a venomous glare before quickly picking his daughter up.

’I will get revenge for this. I will absolutely not let this vicious bitch get away with it.’

’I’ll make her suffer a hundred times over for what my daughter has endured!’

Just as Situ Lei Hao left, Song Yiguo returned.

He had heard about the situation and came over. ”You’re bold, I’ll give you that. How dare you injure his daughter right in front of him? He’s extremely protective and never lets his daughter suffer the slightest grievance. I’m afraid he’ll make a move against you very soon!”

”Didn’t they already try to make a move on me on the road?” Chen Xing was not one to take a loss lying down.

If it hadn’t been in front of so many people, she wouldn’t have even spared Situ Yuanyuan’s life.

’Of course... I’ll definitely be taking Situ Yuanyuan’s life. It’s just a matter of time.’

The only reason she had held back was to avoid tipping off Cao Guangrong’s family.

Now that Cao Guangrong’s family had likely disappeared, she had nothing left to hold her back.

”I’m worried you’ll be ambushed!” Song Yiguo was genuinely concerned for Chen Xing’s safety; after all, she was here to help him. ”Situ Lei Hao is a vicious and insidious man. He loves to play dirty tricks behind the scenes. As they say, an open attack is easy to dodge, but a hidden arrow is hard to guard against. Who knows where he’ll try to strike?”

While Song Yiguo was carefully explaining the hidden dangers she might face, Chen Xing wasn’t listening at all. Instead, she asked him, ”Do you think Situ Lei Hao and Lu Bingtian are working together?”

Lu Haoran showed up, then she was attacked by an assassin, and right after that, Situ Yuanyuan came to frame her. It was all too coincidental.

They most likely found out about Meng Hu’s strength and worried that he would make her difficult to deal with, so they wanted to get rid of the tiger first.

’It’s one thing to scheme against me, but now they’re targeting my Meng Hu?’

Hearing this, Song Yiguo’s brow furrowed deeply.

If those two families joined forces, his family would be at a major disadvantage.

What’s more, they hadn’t managed to win over the Li Family yet.

”Do you have any proof?”

Although the Lu Family was one of the Four Great Families, they had never participated in any power struggles to date.

He found it hard to believe they would suddenly cooperate with the Situ family.

Chen Xing pointed out the basis for her suspicion. ”Lu Haoran saw Meng Hu attack the man in black...”

Just as Song Yiguo’s expression grew serious and he was lost in thought, Vice General Du burst through the door. ”This is bad, Young Master Song! Miss Situ is dead!”