"Stop trying to deny it! Someone saw you leave the city masked! Do you think you can fool the eyes of the whole world?"

"Even tigers don't eat their cubs, Fang Kui, you have some ruthless methods!"

The emperor looked at him coldly.

Fang Kui felt utterly wronged. He had considered killing Fang Zhiyi, but he hadn't actually done it. Why didn't they believe him when he told the truth?

"Your Majesty, please understand! I absolutely did not kill my son!"

"I will naturally investigate the matter of killing your son. Before that, listen to their accusations." The emperor leaned back. Ever since the last time, he had been looking for a pretext to deal with the Fang family, and he didn't expect the opportunity to come so soon.

"Fang Kui, return one million taels of silver to the Chen family!"

"And there's also the 1.2 million taels of silver from our Li family!"

"Our Zhang family has two million!"

Hearing these words, Fang Kui was clearly dumbfounded.

"What money? I don't owe you any money!"

A figure jumped out; it was clear that Zhang Shizu had been beaten up, his face so swollen that he was unrecognizable.

"Fang Zhiyi led us to do business, we invested money in him, and then you killed him! Where is our money?!"

"Yes! Pay up!"

They finally revealed their true purpose.

Whether Fang Zhiyi lives or dies is not important; money is what matters. The key is that no one knows what will happen to the Fang family after today, and they must recoup their losses.

Fang Kui was completely dumbfounded; he had no idea about this.

"Stop pretending! Pay up!"

Seeing the chaos, the emperor spoke again: "Alright, Fang Kui, I'll give you one day to resolve your Fang family's debts. Then, I'll investigate your crime of killing your son! You dared to kill the person I offered to protect? Do you really think I can't distinguish right from wrong?"

Fang Kui felt as if he had been thrown into an ice cave.

That unfilial son, he left behind such a huge mess even after he died!

Upon closer inspection, Fang Kui realized that the entire hall was filled with patriarchs from various families in the capital, and his mind was buzzing.

"What?" Fang's mother looked at Fang Kui, who looked dejected, with disbelief. "That good-for-nothing could cause such a commotion? Are all those family heads idiots?"

Fang Kui remained silent, his face filled with despair.

Fang Congyun, still in shock, wondered if the Fang family was doomed. He inadvertently noticed that Jian Xiaoyu's face was pale.

"What’s wrong with you?"

Jian Xiaoyu was almost in tears. Disregarding all etiquette, she ran to Fang Kui in two steps: "Father! After you killed Fang Zhiyi, did you search his carriage?"

"I didn't kill him!" Fang Kui was enraged by these words.

Fang Congyun suddenly realized something and grabbed Jian Xiaoyu: "You, you wouldn't happen to be... too..."

Jian Xiaoyu's face was full of resentment: "He made money! I got a share the first few times! I was thinking of saving more money for us, so I..."

"How much did you invest?" Fang Congyun's heart sank to the bottom.

"Three, three million taels... I also borrowed some from my mother, thinking I'd pay her back with interest later..."

Fang Congyun couldn't hold back any longer and slapped him across the face.

Jian Xiaoyu was stunned by the slap and covered her face, asking, "You, you hit me??"

"Idiot! You're an idiot!"

"Cong Yun, you weren't like this before!"