The old lady said from the side, "Tell me, has our Dongfang family ever mistreated him? We raised him with the same care and respect, but in the end, he was ambitious and wanted to rob and kill us! This is his way of repaying us!"

I told you long ago to find him a good family and not let him go back to the Dongfang family, but you wouldn't listen to me.

Old Master Dongfang's face grew even uglier.

Dongfang Tinglan also frowned, seemingly not yet fully processing the sudden news.

Gong Beize, standing to the side, remained calm.

As a man, he naturally understood the old man's feelings at that time.

"Mom, Dad meant well. After all, his best friend entrusted his child to him on his deathbed. Dad was just trying to be kind and ensure that his friend would have no regrets when he died."

The mistake lay in Dongfang Yelei's ambition, but who could have foreseen such a thing?

Upon hearing this, the old man looked at Gong Beize with satisfaction.

He didn't want to say much about this, and he didn't regret adopting Dongfang Yelei.

If he were given the chance again, and faced with his best friend's dying wish to entrust his son to him, he would not be able to refuse, much less leave him to be raised by someone else.

He felt guilty for making others share the consequences of this incident, especially his wife.

Dongfang Tinglan then came to her senses. "Mom and Dad, blaming anyone now won't help. The most important thing right now is to find out the cause of his death and let him leave this world with a clear conscience. That's the only thing we can do."

She didn't have the compassion to forgive Dongfang Yelei for what he had done to his family, but now that he was gone, she didn't want to argue with a dead man anymore.

Moreover, it's clear that her father still has some feelings for Dongfang Yelei, and now the only thing she can do is to find out the truth.

The old man nodded.

Just as everyone was in an awkward situation, Gong Ji, Gong Beize's confidant, strode in through the door.

Gong Ji walked up to Gong Beize and bowed slightly. "Master, Elder Cheng sent word that Shen Qiu has woken up."

...

In Old Master Cheng's courtyard.

Shenqiu lay on the bed, clutching his injured chest, looking at the four people in front of him with unreadable emotions on their faces.

"Grandpa, Grandma."

"Young Miss".

Shen Qiu greeted them one by one.

Old Master Dongfang's face was gloomy. He knew that Shen Qiu must know what was going on, so he spoke up.

"Tell me, what exactly happened?"

A hint of hesitation flashed across Shen Qiu's face as she looked at the old man and asked, "Is...is the master really gone?"

"Aren't you your master's confidant? You shouldn't be the one to answer this question the most clearly!"

Upon hearing this, Shenqiu immediately understood.

The master is probably really dead.

He then spoke up, “Master… he was indeed cooperating with outsiders, but they may have tricked him. Even this incident must be related to him.”

Old Master Dongfang's expression grew increasingly grim.

That's really true!

No one wronged him!

Just then, Tong Shuirong and Dongfang Die appeared at the door.

"Impossible! The master would never do such a thing! You can't just turn the truth upside down like this after the master has been in trouble!"

"Tell me, who exactly told you to slander the master?"

Everyone in the room turned to look at the newcomer. Dongfang Tinglan noticed Tong Shuirong's red and swollen eyes and felt a pang of pity.

It's unbelievable that someone as selfish and power-hungry as Dongfang Yelei would meet someone who truly cares for him.

Unfortunately, Dongfang Yelei never turned around to see her.

Shen Qiu looked at Tong Shui Rong, who was staring at him, and said, "Madam, I am telling the truth."

Just as Tong Shuirong was about to retort, the old man suddenly spoke up, "Let him finish speaking!"

Seeing the displeasure on her father-in-law's face, Tong Shuirong dared not act rashly.

The old man then fixed his gaze on Shen Qiu, "Go on."

Seeing this, Shenqiu continued, "A few years ago, someone suddenly approached you, Master, saying that he wanted to cooperate with you. The other party asked you to help him find something in the Dongfang family, or more precisely, something on the eldest young lady. In return, he would help you obtain the position of the Dongfang family."

Not long ago, he even came to Lancheng, met with the master, and then asked the master to kidnap the young lady.

After listening, Dongfang Tinglan glanced at Gong Beize, who nodded at her.

Immediately, both of them knew exactly what the person was looking for.

The old man, however, was unaware of all this. He only heard the second half of the sentence, and his face immediately showed disappointment.

"So, he was the one who poisoned the old man and the old lady?"

As for Dongfang Yi's matter, Dongfang Tinglan chose to continue to keep it a secret.

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Die and Tong Shuirong were filled with shock.

None of them had imagined that Dongfang Yeli would choose to do such a heinous thing for the sake of becoming the head of the Dongfang family.

All eyes turned to Shenqiu.

Shenqiu nodded and said, "Yes."

"Having obtained this, the master even attacked the young master."

"What did you say!" Old Master Dongfang's gaze immediately turned completely cold, as did that of the old lady.

In their view, they could harm anyone, but they absolutely could not harm his eldest son's only heir.

Because this is not just a matter for the Dongfang family, but a matter concerning the entire family.

Upon hearing this, Tong Shuirong angrily retorted, "You're talking nonsense! Master could never be that kind of person! How could he do such a thing!"

The old man gave her a displeased, cold look and said, "Shut up!"

Tong Shuirong immediately fell silent, but her eyes remained fixed on Shen Qiu with anger.

Shen Qiu's expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly, "Everything I said is true. You can send someone to investigate whether everything I said is true."

"There were indeed some problems at the auction house in Country M, but they weren't serious enough to require the young master to go there in person. It was the old man who deliberately caused this in collusion with people there."

They even conspired with others to kidnap the young master, who was severely injured and is now missing.

Upon hearing this, the old man and the old lady were both on edge.

"Seriously injured and missing?"

Shen Qiu nodded with a forced smile, "Yes, the young master resisted fiercely and refused to be taken away, and a conflict broke out between the two sides."

Although Shenqiu didn't say it all aloud, none of the people present were children, and they immediately guessed what had happened.

He also understood the meaning of what Shenqiu had said.

Only Tong Shuirong still refused to believe it, saying, "Impossible, impossible, Master would never do such a thing."

"Everything I said is true, and I'm not afraid of anyone questioning it."

Shenqiu did not back down at all.

Upon hearing this, the old man from the East, who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly spoke up, "Then why did you choose to say it now? And why do you think we will believe you?"