Chapter 22: Your Starting Point, My Lifelong Struggle

  What effect would tens of thousands of volts of electricity have on a person?

  Yu Xianrong didn't know, but Xue Wei'er did. When the police were suppressing the rioters, such a blow was enough to make an ordinary person convulse all over and fall into a coma, with the pain often recurring in many sleep dreams afterwards.

  Zhang Sun's identity is noble and prestigious. To say nothing of being electrocuted by someone, even if he was scolded in the face, it would be a big deal.

  But now, the man in front of her didn't show any tenderness or care, as if his actions were those of an ordinary person.

  The duration of the electric shock was not long, but in that short period of time, everyone's anger and worry reached a boiling point.

  "Stop it, Mother has heart problems!"

  Yu Xian's face turned red with rage as she shouted loudly, her voice stunning Wu Yuan into silence.

  "Really?"

  Wu Yuan's gaze fell on Chang Sun Wuguo, and he hadn't smelled any burnt meat smell just now. This woman's endurance was absolutely beyond his expectations. It could be said that at this moment, Wu Yuan even suspected that Chang Sun Wuguo might have practiced some special martial arts.

  "My heart isn't very good."

  He pointed at Wu Yuan, and Changsun Wujue's lips turned purple.

  "You..."

  Then, her curled-up body stopped trembling.

  "Really?"

  Wu Yuan's face changed, and her hand pressed onto Chang Sun Wugou's pulse. Her hand was still warm, but there was no reaction on his pulse.

  "The greatest danger of high-voltage electric batons is that they can harm a person's heart, and if the heart has underlying problems, it may trigger myocardial infarction or other issues."

  "Mom!"

  Yu Xian Rong didn't care about anything else at this moment, she rushed to Long Sun Wu Guo's side.

  "Please, hurry up and get someone in here to perform CPR on her. Also, quickly notify the people outside to call an ambulance."

  Her voice was so loud, filled with an unbearable plea.

  Two female bodyguards rushed to Chang Sun Wu's side at the fastest speed, starting to do cardiac massage for her. Yu Xian Rong anxiously looked at Chang Sun Wu, clasped his hands in front of his chest and began to pray.

  Bang!

  A loud bang entered everyone's ears, which was the sound of the gun in Wu Yuan's hand.

  "Director Cao, Miss Xue, you two, push the sofa to the door and block it. And, the two of you who are doing CPR, don't try to make any sudden moves or hurt anyone. I've already switched my gun to automatic mode, so when the time comes, a burst of 16 bullets will be fired at once, which may lead to lifelong regret!"

  "Wu Yuan, you're crazy!"

  Cao Jianqiang's hands and feet turned cold, he had never thought that such a thing would happen.

  Wu Yuan wanted to make a big deal out of this, but with the current situation, it's impossible to wrap things up.

  What's going on? What's happening?

  "Listen up, people outside! Don't even think about forcing your way in. This is a sixteen-bullet automatic pistol, enough to turn the four of you into corpses."

  I'm starting the countdown, if there's no response by then, or if Empress Longsun doesn't wake up, I'll fire my gun.

  That's it, my request is simple: let's just disperse after taking a photo together and pretend nothing ever happened. I don't even ask you to help me find a lawyer; I'll defend myself.

  You should understand one thing, if it wasn't for the appearance of Grandmother Chang'e, things wouldn't have turned out like this.

  "You son of a bitch, my mother is already..."

  Yu Xian's face was red with rage as she bellowed loudly. If it weren't for the last shred of rationality holding her back, she would have pounced on Wu Yuan long ago.

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  "Does she have heart disease?"

  In another room, Zhangsun Wuji's reaction was very calm.

  "No, she has a physical check-up every year and her heart is very healthy. However, she practices yoga, which is an Indian thing that can make you look dead!"

  Li Shimin's face was as cold as frost, and Changsun Wuji's fake death couldn't deceive her. Ten years ago, he was discovered by Changsun Wuji outside, and this woman actually pretended to poison herself to death.

  The process is not mentioned, at that time Li Shimin was so scared that his whole body was cold, hugging the corpse of his wife and crying bitterly, and being filmed - this Li Shimin on this side, is not another Li Shimin in history. Under the circumstances where imperial power was weakened to the extreme, he became even more emotionally attached to Empress Longsun, and the couple held hands together.

  "She just felt that she couldn't save face, a nearly forty-year-old person being turned over by a twenty-year-old little devil, and didn't even have the chance to resist. In this situation, do you think there's a better way than playing dead?"

  Chang Sun Wu Jin coldly smiled and said out his sister's thoughts. Moreover, his sister pretending to be dead was also a clever move.

  Everyone is not afraid of the ferocious hijackers, but they are afraid of the calm and collected culprits. The first priority in rescuing hostages is to seize the weak points exposed by the culprits and then achieve a breakthrough.

  Wu Yuan was just an ordinary person, and when he met the imperial nobles for the first time, he would inevitably have a certain special reaction. When he found out that the imperial noble had suddenly died at his own hands, he would either be frightened or fall into fear. At this time, whether it was Long Sun Wu or the two female bodyguards, they could take advantage of the situation to launch an attack and look for opportunities to win.

  However...the things displayed on the surveillance screen made Changsun Wuji feel a headache as well.

  Whose child is this, so ruthless and cruel? Before his sister fainted, the way he showed no concern, worry or even pretended to be pitiful, had absolutely no effect on this little devil!

  "Are our people ready?"

  By Li Shimin's side was a crack troop of guards, unfortunately today things happened too suddenly, so that everyone hesitated to act.

  "Flash-bang grenades and stun grenades have been brought in, explosives have also been installed on the door, now the question is, wait a while, whether to shoot him dead or not?"

  "No, it's best if we can capture him alive. I want to flay this little scoundrel! Also, don't act yet, wait a bit."

  Chang Sun Wu Jin said coldly, his own sister was actually forced to this point, it really made him angry to the extreme.

  Wu Yuan's position was not suitable for a surprise attack. Even if he had blasted open the door or wall, he would have had plenty of time to fire all the bullets in his handgun.

  The lives of a thousand Wu Yuans are not worth one of my sister's fingers.

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  "You damn idiot."

  She kept doing CPR on Changsun Wuji, but Yu Xianrong's heart was getting colder and colder. There was no reaction, not even a slight one, and her mother's body had also become somewhat icy cold, with no heartbeat to be felt at all.

  She just said that Zhang Sun Wu's heart had a problem, but I didn't expect it to be true.

  But the person in front of him actually said that his mother was telling a lie and pretending to be dead?

  "A long time ago, I heard a saying that within ten steps, wisdom is useless; within three feet, all men are enemies."

  You are far superior to me in terms of wisdom, strength and all aspects, perhaps this is the biggest obstacle for our current communication.

  If a commoner touches another commoner's butt, it will be settled privately. But if he touches the butt of a noblewoman, in the past, his whole family might have been executed, and now, he would still suffer greatly.

  "You can't touch a tiger's butt, Miss Yu is probably very angry now, angry at me for being ignorant of good and bad, angry at my attack on Empress Longsun, but please understand one thing, I have always believed that I am equal to you."

  Wu Yuan's voice was filled with determination and resolve. However, no one knew that Wu Yuan could sense the killing intent on Long Sunwu's body. The foolish woman closed her eyes and pretended to be dizzy, but in reality, she was hiding a murderous aura. Therefore, Wu Yuan allowed her to continue acting without exposing her.

  "Between people, it is equal, but from the beginning, she did not put me on an equal footing. She set up a scheme to play with me like a toy."

  In that case, I will naturally consider breaking through and doing what I should be doing.

  Chang Sun Niang Niang, you have nothing to do, so don't pretend to be dead. You are already a 40-year-old auntie, at this age, doing such an act in front of us young people, is it meaningful?

  "When one does wrong, they naturally need to pay the price. I've already prepared myself to pay with my life. So, Empress Longsun, do you still want to play this trick?"

  "You bastard!"

  Yu Xianrong didn't know what to say, Wu Yuan this person, no, this pig head, she must cut him into a thousand pieces!

  "A 40-year-old auntie?"

  A voice full of anger came from Long Sunwu's body, she stood up and glared at Wu Yuan.

  "Ah, yes, I was wrong, you're a 40-year-old auntie, aren't you? Good, Aunt Zhangsun."

  "Alright, alright..."

  Chang Sun's anger on his face suddenly disappeared.

  "You're pretty good at getting under my skin."

  "It doesn't matter, whether you're angry or not, it's all the same. You didn't get mad anyway. You woke up just because of my firm determination to drag everyone to death together. After all, I'm in a dead end, aren't I?"

  Wu Yuan pointed his pistol at the four women in front of him and said.

  "I am a tile, you are diamonds, do we really have to perish together? When the news media reports it, what will they say? Wu Yuan, who refused to film an AV movie, was ordered to be shot dead by Queen Wang of Qin in anger."

  "You..."

  Wu Yuan's words made Yu Xian's face turn blue with rage, and the veins on his forehead bulged out.

  "By the way, I forgot to say one thing. Even if dog shit is dead, it's still smelly dog shit and will smell very badly. If you kill me or people from outside rush in and kill me, the trouble remains troublesome."

  Wu Yuan stood there, looking at the several women in front of him.

  "Wujin, I know you're there, no need to attack or rush in, I'm negotiating with him, understand?"

  Loudly said, then Zhangsun Wuji turned his head and said.

  "Are you satisfied now?"

  Satisfied, Xiao also knew that Empress Zhangsun was wise and powerful, strong and decisive, especially when it came to her own affairs, she would handle them herself and not entrust others.

  "So the little one was just talking nonsense earlier, trying to provoke the princess and get her to show up, so that outsiders wouldn't suddenly rush in and cause a tragedy."

  Wu Yuan let out a long sigh, the countdown just now was also a great torture for him.

  From the moment he entered, he was very afraid that there would be a sudden raid outside and then... He wouldn't shoot, he would choose to surrender, but what if the raid team opened fire on him?

  Chang Sun Wu is a clever person, but outsiders may not necessarily be so.

  It's better to negotiate with Zhang Sun Wuji and let her handle this matter.

  Things took a big detour and even approached the edge of murder, but ultimately achieved his ultimate goal.

  That is, have a good talk with Zhang Sun Wuji, let her know your determination, just like Lin Xiangru letting the King of Qin understand his will.

  "So, what do you want?"

  Chang took a deep breath, and Wu Yuan's gaze fell on Chang Sunwu's face.

  In another time and space, Changsun Wuji represented the perfect woman, her name was passed down for thousands of years. And it seems that this world's Changsun Wuji is also such a person.

  He gambled that his great-grandson, Wú Gū, and people from another world would be the same, having a heart of tolerance, or rather, when encountering a foul-smelling dog fart wrapped in bricks, he wouldn't bite with his teeth.

  The current government has been advocating for the abolition of the monarchy and transforming the monarchical system into a republican one.

  Empress Longsun, if trouble breaks out here, Emperor Li Jiancheng will certainly be very angry. Actually, the current situation is easy to resolve, that is, you take a step back and the matter will be settled.

  I don't want to die, nor do I want to go to prison. Since that's the case, help me win this lawsuit and everything will be perfectly resolved. Your Majesty, I'm not asking for much, just one promise: don't pursue today's matter and help me win this lawsuit. In return, I'll work hard to help the imperial family with their affairs. I'm a capable person, as long as you give me a little bit of room to survive, that's all I need."

  From the very beginning until now, Wu Yuan actually had only one request.

  "Right, all of this is based on the fact that you are 100% unwilling to kill me here and don't want to have anything to do with me. So, everything I'm doing now is actually just circling around in a big circle, as long as you acknowledge my existence!"

  Our life's struggle is just a starting point for some people. Now, Wu Yuan has sat down beside Chang Sun Wuque, making her have to carefully consider Wu Yuan's words.