kingnovel Chapter 323 Moral Blackmail
Chapter 323 Moral Blackmail
"Anlian, please don't be like this," Jiang Manxi said, squatting down to persuade her. "Get up first."
The building's security guards also made a move to shoo people away.
"Go do what you're supposed to do," Ji Ran said, stopping them.
"But..." The security guards hesitated, worried that the woman's mental state might cause trouble.
But faced with Ji Ran's unwavering gaze, they had no choice but to retreat.
An Lian, however, maintained a defiant and resolute demeanor throughout. She stubbornly shook her head at Jiang Manxi and then kowtowed directly to Ji Ran.
"Professor Ji... I beg you, the Zeng family has already suffered retribution. Please help him, considering that Zeng Yan risked his life to preserve evidence for Commander Qi..."
An Lian was unaware of the relationship between Commander Qi and Ji Ran, but since Ji Ran was willing to choose Commander Qi as the experimental subject to create a new body for someone who had been dead for 20 years, Commander Qi must be a very special person to Ji Ran.
An Lian didn't care about anything else after taking this gamble; now, she was willing to try any method that could be attempted.
Jiang Manxi was somewhat surprised to hear her say that.
How come so many people know about Xiao Leng and her boyfriend?
But seeing that Sister Anlian had already kowtowed, she really couldn't bear to persuade her to leave anymore.
She looked around in a panic, and seeing that many students and teachers had gathered around, Jiang Manxi became even more worried about Xiao Leng's situation.
She didn't care about anything else and grabbed An Lian's arm again.
"Sister Anlian, let's find somewhere else to talk?"
An Lian looked at Ji Ran earnestly, her eyes filled with despair yet tinged with hope.
Ji Ran's expression remained unchanged; he stood calmly to the side, his voice tinged with a hint of mockery.
"He's still alive, isn't he?"
An Lian was stunned, biting her lower lip tightly, "Yes...but..."
"Then come find me after he dies."
Ji Ran left those words behind and turned to enter the research building.
These words struck An Lian's mind like a hammer. She instinctively thought Ji Ran was retaliating against them, and a surge of anger welled up within her. She immediately stood up, wanting to stop Ji Ran.
"and many more!!"
Jiang Manxi only realized what she was doing when she saw her actions, and was so frightened that she quickly chased after her to stop her.
Zeng Yichen, who had just arrived, was startled by the scene. He thought his sister-in-law was so angry that she wanted to take action, so he rushed forward without even taking a breath.
"sister in law!!"
Passersby also gathered around, instinctively trying to protect their professor.
Unfortunately, An Lian was closest to Ji Ran. Just as she was about to grab Ji Ran's arm, her hand was suddenly frozen in mid-air by a mysterious force.
No matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't break free.
From everyone's perspective, all they could see was this unbelievable scene, and everyone was stunned.
Only Jiang Manxi and Zeng Yichen could see that the tall figure was standing next to Ji Ran, reaching out to block Ji Ran, his eyes gleaming with a blood-red light, looking down at the hand that was about to touch Ji Ran.
This was the first time An Lian had encountered such a supernatural event, and she felt immense physical panic. However, her attachment to Zeng Yan overwhelmed the fear, and she desperately pleaded with Ji Ran's retreating figure once more.
"Professor Ji... I really beg you... If Zeng Yan can wake up, he will atone for the mistakes he made. Please, believe me."
Zeng Yichen could no longer hold back. He squeezed through the crowd and stepped forward to help his sister-in-law. He looked at Ji Ran with pleading eyes, but his peripheral vision remained fixed on Qi Mu, hoping he would let his sister-in-law go.
"Ji Ran, my sister-in-law doesn't mean any harm. I'll take her back. Could you..."
Jiang Manxi stepped forward at the right time and supported An Lian on the other side, but she didn't dare to speak, afraid that she would say something wrong in public.
The next second, An Lian felt her arm suddenly regain its freedom.
Ji Ran turned around and looked straight at An Lian, while silently taking Qi Mu's hand and letting it hang down beside her.
“I already said, come find me after he dies.”
To Ji Ran, it was a statement, but to An Lian, the word 'death' ignited her anger once again.
"Why do you have to curse him to die?! He's already in this state, isn't it worse than death?"
Seeing this, Zeng Yichen quickly pulled his sister-in-law aside and looked at Ji Ran with guilt.
"I'm sorry... my sister-in-law just cares too much about my brother, she didn't mean it that way..."
"That's exactly what I meant!!" An Lian glared at Zeng Yichen resentfully, then looked at Ji Ran. "Why do you keep cursing him to die? He's never really hurt you, has he?! Why are you being so aggressive?"
"Sister-in-law!!" Zeng Yichen exclaimed anxiously, "It was my brother who did bad things first and hurt her, and he almost..."
Zeng Yichen choked, even ashamed to say it directly.
"They have the right to choose not to save you, don't they?!"
Upon hearing this, the others around also became indignant.
"What's going on? It turns out they're just trying to morally blackmail Professor Ji."
"You harmed someone, and then you expect them to save you? That's not fair."
"Fortunately, we are all on the same side here, so naturally we will protect Professor Ji. If this gets out, who knows what kind of smear campaign will be launched against Professor Ji."
"They're just taking advantage of Professor Ji's young age and easygoing nature!"
"Hey, don't talk nonsense. Professor Ji may be young, but he's not easily swayed."
"Yes, Professor Ji is always a woman of her word, isn't she? Even Professor Liu and Dean Shen have been living under her thumb for years..."
"Do you think the principal is immune to being ridden on?"
"It's not you guys! We're supporting Professor Ji, why are you sabotaging us?"
"Hehe..."
"Although Zeng Yan eventually produced crucial evidence, isn't it also a fact that he helped Zeng Nian commit so many evil deeds over the years?"
"Exactly—we can't expect everyone to forgive a bad person just because they did one good deed, can we?"
"Exactly! Even a good person can be cursed for three generations for doing one bad thing. It's really hard to be a good person. If bad people are so easily forgiven, then good people are too miserable."
"So, to put it bluntly, becoming a vegetable is, in a sense, retribution."
"What's so offensive about it? Besides, it wasn't Professor Ji who caused him to become a vegetable, so why is he causing trouble for Professor Ji?"
……
Hearing the blunt mockery and criticism around her, An Lian wanted to refute them, but she had nothing to say. The assassination plan suddenly flashed through her mind several times...
Whether Zeng Yan was coerced by Zeng Nian or had some other motive, he genuinely wanted to kill Ji Ran.
Yes... so what is her coming here now? Is it moral blackmail?
Kidnapping the victim to rescue the perpetrator who had tried to kill her several times before...