Chapter 312 I Only Have One Wife

The old clan chief has woken up? What do we do now?

[What do you mean, "what to do"? Just continue the investigation as before. Anyway, the old patriarch doesn't have the patriarch's badge now, so he can't give us orders.]

[That makes sense. This time we need to show our stance. Why should we all listen to the old patriarch? Without the badge, we are equals!]

[Hmph, you people are going too far! The clan leader has never treated us unfairly, and now that the clan leader's badge is lost, this is your attitude? We've been so good to you for nothing!]

Now it's all about skill, so stop talking nonsense.

When the old patriarch appeared, he almost immediately noticed something was wrong; the attitudes of these people seemed to have changed.

Paul, who knew everything, lowered his head in shame.

Perhaps, out of respect for the clan leader's authority, these people will continue to obey him.

The old patriarch sat in the main seat, adopting the demeanor of a superior: "You've all come. This time, I was unconscious for too long, and the family's affairs have truly benefited from your help."

"Once everything returns to normal, I will not treat you unfairly."

Ming Si was the first to stand up and refute the old patriarch, his tone very contemptuous: "Patriarch, we are doing this for ourselves, it has nothing to do with you."

"That's right, the clan leader's badge is lost, why are you saying so much?"

What? !

The old patriarch was astonished. How did they know?

He had clearly hidden it very well, but the old patriarch immediately denied it, saying, "What nonsense are you talking about? The patriarch's badge has always been in my possession. Who said it was lost?"

If he admits it now, he won't have the final say in the council of elders.

He absolutely could not allow this to happen; the patriarchal badge must remain in his possession.

Ming Si didn't indulge him. If he was still lying at this point, it proved that he was unreliable.

He absolutely would not allow such a thing to happen: "Clan leader, the main villa of the manor has been collapsed for so long, and no one has found the clan leader's badge. You have also been unconscious for so long, and we haven't seen it either. This is enough to show that the clan leader's badge is lost. Isn't it a bit too late to deny it now?"

He just wanted to pretend that the clan leader's emblem was still there, and he absolutely wouldn't allow that to happen.

Not becoming the head of the Chris family was his lifelong regret. Now that he finally had a breakthrough and a chance to become the new head, how could he possibly miss it?

He has already sent people to investigate the clan chief's badge, and Iman, who came to his door, told him that the clan chief's badge was in the Lu family. Although he doesn't know if it's true or not, he won't give up.

The old clan chief was extremely agitated. He couldn't catch his breath and coughed violently, his face turning a deep purplish-red.

“Nonsense! Nonsense!” the old clan chief retorted. “I said the badge is in my hands, so it is in my hands.”

"Then let's take it out and see. We haven't seen the clan leader's badge in a long time. Even at today's elders' meeting, you didn't take out the badge. Doesn't that prove anything?"

The old patriarch felt utterly speechless. The crucial point was that he genuinely didn't have the patriarch's badge. If this were confirmed, these restless individuals would likely not let him off the hook.

"I called a meeting as soon as I woke up, and I didn't bring it with me."

“Whether you didn’t bring it or you don’t have it, clan leader, you know perfectly well.” Ming Si retorted directly, “Even our young master said that you lost the badge, so there’s no need to pretend here anymore.”

The old patriarch's face turned deathly pale instantly. He had considered many possibilities, but he never expected that Chris would try to harm him.

What good would it do him to tell this?

This wretched child!

The old patriarch continued to deny it, his tone full of reproach: "You're overthinking it. Chris has been very unhappy with me lately. That's all a lie. How could I possibly lose something as important as the patriarch's badge?"

"As for why you didn't see it, that's because I already put it away, and there's no way you could see it."

Ming Si clearly didn't believe it.

If you don't see the actual badge, then it doesn't exist.

They have a great chance.

Suddenly, the conference room door opened, and Iman walked in, confirming Chris's words.

"Grandpa, the badge is lost, it's lost. There's no need to hide it. Whoever finds it, it belongs to them."

The old patriarch was completely astonished. Why was Iman here at this time?

How could someone say something like that?

Does that mean they don't take him seriously?

Does Iman still want to join the Chris family? She's Chris's fiancée, yet she's siding with an outsider.

"You...Iman, what nonsense are you spouting?" the old patriarch roared. "Don't forget, you're Chris's fiancée. Standing here spouting nonsense, aren't you afraid..."

Before the old man could finish speaking, Iman interrupted him, her face filled with contempt, but even more so with resentment.

“Old man, if Chris really wanted to marry me, he wouldn’t have blown up the two military factories of my Iman family. If he did, he wouldn’t even look at me if I forced him to marry me. My Iman family has its pride and will never again be humiliated.”

The old patriarch nearly choked on his breath; he weakly clutched his chest, his vision blurred.

What on earth did that brat do?!

He actually bombed two of the Iman family's military factories, which were the Iman family's most profitable businesses. This was tantamount to cutting off the Iman family's lifeline.

“Grandpa, Chris gave your badge to Lu Jingxiao of the Lu family. If you want the badge, you can go to him.”

If you make my life difficult, then no one else will have an easy time either. I won't let any of you off the hook.

[Is it in Lu Jingxiao's hands?]

Chris is so foolish to give the badge to an outsider. What if Lu Jingxiao gets the wrong idea?

"Iman, where's your evidence? You need to have proof of this. Otherwise, if we offend the Lu family and they don't have the badge, wouldn't that be a huge loss?"

Iman showed no sign of guilt, instead retorting confidently, "Don't forget who swore the badge was lost; he must know where it is."

Everyone thought she made sense, and just when everyone was about to be misled by her, Chris suddenly walked in: "That wasn't what I said, it was what our old man said. He even told me to hand over the badge. Where am I supposed to transform it?"

He gave Iman a cold look, his sarcasm at its peak: "Miss Iman, you're so certain that the badge is with the Lu family, may I ask... did you see it with your own eyes?"

“I…I saw you give the things to him.”

"evidence?"

Iman angrily pulled out her phone, opened a photo, and showed it to everyone: "What else do you have to say?"

Chris: "......"

Logically, this shouldn't be the case. There aren't many idiots in the Iman family, so why is Iman considered one of them?

That's... way too stupid!

"Why don't you look at your own photo? What does it prove?"

Iman countered, "This is the box that holds the badges; the badges are definitely inside!"

Before Chris could even retort, the others were already speechless.

Mingsi, in particular, felt like she had been tricked.

“Miss Iman, you don’t need to get involved in the Chris family’s affairs. Get out of here now. You don’t need to show up except for your wedding with Chris.”

The box in that photo is clearly a ring box, and most importantly, it's the same ring his daughter chose for her wedding, which he's very familiar with.

Iman was just playing him!

"There was no wedding. I've only ever had one wife, and that's... Bai Yuxin!"