65: Kneeling and apologizing?! And it has to be broadcast live online?! [Bonus chapter for positive reviews]
In the face of the threat of Death, the efficiency of the Wang Family increased exponentially.
In less than five minutes.
Electronic documents certified by the Federation Notary Office with legal effect were sent to prometheus's database.
“King, it has been confirmed. K-7 Planet and a total of seventeen large-scale source crystal ore vein routes under the Wang Family's name now all belong to you.”
prometheus reported.
“Very good.”
Su Jue nodded with satisfaction.
This planet, and this most important route, finally... returned to the hands of the Su Family!
The first step of his revenge was complete!
In the conference hall, Wang Daolin, Head of the Wang Family looked at Su Jue and asked cautiously:
“Your Excellency... now... can you release Ancestor Miao?”
All industries had been handed over.
Their Wang Family had already paid a bloody price!
Now, it should be time to release him, right?
However.
Su Jue's next words caused everyone's hearts to sink into an ice cellar once again.
“Release him?”
“Who said I was going to release him?”
Su Jue's playful voice rang out.
“I only said that if you agreed to my conditions, I would 'consider' not killing him.”
“Now, I have finished considering.”
“But...”
“I feel that just paying reparations and ceding land is not enough.”
“What your Wang Family owes our Su Family is not just these industries.”
“There is also... a blood debt.”
Su Jue's voice suddenly turned cold!
“I need you to do one more thing.”
Hearing this, an extremely ominous premonition rose in Wang Daolin, Head of the Wang Family's heart.
“Wha... what thing?”
“It's very simple,”
Su Jue said slowly.
“I want your Wang Family to hold a press conference in front of all the media in the entire Federation.”
“Publicly admit how you were treacherous back then, colluding with outsiders to destroy our Su Family.”
“And then...”
“The Family Head and all the elders who participated in that massacre back then, during the live broadcast...”
“Collectively, kowtow, and apologize!”
What the hell?!
Kowtow!
Apologize!
And... a live broadcast in front of the entire Federation?!
All the elders of the Wang Family, including the Family Head Wang Daolin, Head of the Wang Family, were all stunned!
Their faces were filled with disbelief! Their heads were buzzing!
This is going too far!
This is simply going too far!
They had accepted paying reparations and ceding land!
After all, the winner takes all; if you can't beat someone, you have to admit defeat!
But... to make them admit their crimes from back then in front of the entire Federation, and even kowtow and apologize?!
This is fucking taking the Wang Family's face, pressing it into the ground, and stomping on it ruthlessly!
Once they did this, their Wang Family would suffer a complete social Death in the entire Lanxia Universe Federation!
They would become the laughingstock of all the noble families!
From then on, they could never dream of holding their heads high in the Federation again!
This was ten thousand times more painful than killing them!
“You... don't go too far!!”
The hot-tempered elder from before couldn't help but jump out again, pointing at Su Jue in the holographic projection and cursing loudly!
“We have already given you everything we have! What else do you want?!”
“If you really push our Wang Family too hard, at worst we'll all go down together!!”
“That's right! A scholar can be killed but not insulted! You want us to kowtow? In your dreams!!”
“Family Head! You can't agree to him! Absolutely not!”
This time, no one raised any objections.
All the elders of the Wang Family were united as never before!
Face was sometimes more important than life!
Especially for a top-tier noble family like theirs that had been passed down for over a thousand years!
Wang Daolin, Head of the Wang Family's face was also so gloomy it looked like it was about to drip water.
He clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turning white from the force.
He looked at Su Jue and said word by word:
“Your Excellency, leave a path for others so we can meet again in the future.”
“You have already taken everything from us, why must you drive us to a dead end?”
“As long as you let Ancestor Miao and our Wang Family go today.”
“I, Wang Daolin, Head of the Wang Family, can swear to the heavens that from now on, our Wang Family will never be your enemy again! We can even... acknowledge you as our master!”
In order to preserve the Wang Family's last bit of dignity, he did not even hesitate to make such a humiliating promise!
However.
The only response he got was a cold laugh from Su Jue.
“Acknowledge me as your master?”
“Are you even worthy?”
Su Jue's tone was filled with undisguised contempt and ridicule.
“A bunch of treacherous trash who can even use their ancestors as bargaining chips.”
“I would find it dirty to even have you as my dogs.”
“You...!”
Wang Daolin, Head of the Wang Family was so choked up he couldn't say a word, his old face instantly turning the color of pig liver!
“It seems you still haven't figured out the current situation.”
Su Jue shook his head, seemingly having lost his final patience.
“Do you think you still have the qualification to bargain with me?”
“Do you think that by stalling for time, someone will come to save you?”
The corners of Su Jue's mouth curled into a cruel arc.
“xiao pu.”
“Play the 'surprise' we just intercepted for them.”
“As you command, my King.”
The next second.
A piece of processed audio rang out in the Wang Family's conference hall.
It was a voice filled with flattery and anxiety.
“...Brother Li! Brother Li! Help! It's Wang Daolin!”
“Our Wang Family has run into big trouble on K-7 Planet!”
“Yes, yes, yes! It's a Little Beast who calls himself a Remnant of the Su Family! His strength is unfathomable! Ancestor Yan has... has already fallen! Ancestor Miao has also been captured alive by him!”
“I beg you, for the sake of our two families' many years of friendship, quickly send people to support us!”
[But our Li Family has also encountered some trouble recently, I'm afraid we can't help...]
“What? Brother Li! You can't just stand by and watch us die!”
“Hello? Hello?!”
The audio switched.
Another voice sounded.
“...Brother Chen! It's me, Wang Daolin! It's an emergency!”
“...”
“Hello? Brother Chen? Why aren't you speaking? Is the signal bad?”
“Beep... beep... beep...”
The audio switched again.
This time, it was a voice full of authority.
“...Marshal Lei! Marshal Lei! Listen to me!”
“I am Wang Daolin! Back then, our Wang Family fully supported you in destroying the Su Family!”
“Now the Remnant of the Su Family has come knocking on our door! You can't just sit back and do nothing!”
[Family Head Wang, the deployment of the Black Armor Army requires approval from the Council...]
“What? Marshal Lei! Rules are dead, people are alive! As long as you are willing to send troops, after it's done, our Wang Family is willing to give up another thirty percent of the profits from the ‘source crystal ore vein’!”
“Good! Good! I'll wait for your good news! I'm counting on you! It must be fast!”
Once this audio was played.
The entire Wang Family conference hall instantly fell into a dead silence.
The faces of all the elders were filled with shock and despair.
Their communications for help... were actually all intercepted by the other party?!
And it was even played right in front of them!
This... this is simply a public execution!
Wang Daolin, Head of the Wang Family felt the world spinning, his vision going black, and he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood!
All his backup plans, all his hopes, were ruthlessly crushed by the other party at this moment!
“Did you hear that?”
Su Jue's voice was like a life-claiming demonic sound.
“Your so-called 'allies' are either watching from the sidelines or kicking you while you're down.”
“The only one who agreed to send troops is someone who won't act without seeing personal gain.”
“xiao pu, calculate how long it will take for the vanguard of the Black Armor Army to arrive here.”