A gust of wind rose, and the clear sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds.

The fallen leaves in the corner tumbled and rolled around, much like some people caught in the middle of a situation.

"impossible!"

Qin Fengying rushed forward, trying to snatch Lu Yi's phone, but Lu Yi raised his hand and dodged her.

“Mrs. Lu, I know this is not enough to convince you, but I cannot show you other evidence for the time being!”

Lu Yi's voice was extremely cold.

“I’ve seen your methods of destroying evidence to protect criminals. You blamed me for being naive before, but you can’t blame me now.”

"Blame your good son for his many unrighteous deeds!"

Gong Che's men have already located those people's hideout.

Soon, those people couldn't withstand the "interrogation" and confessed.

As for how he found it, Gong Che did not say explicitly.

Lu Yi could guess that the other screw he had planted next to Lu Han had come in handy.

Qin Fengying shook her head in disbelief, her eyes almost pleading.

"Yi'er, he is your brother. We will always be family. Don't believe those people's instigation. If the Lu family falls, it will do you no good!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she gripped the door frame and her expression towards Lu Han suddenly changed.

He said sternly, "Han'er, hurry up and apologize to your brother!"

One of the brothers behind him suddenly spoke up.

"What's the use of an apology? You hurt our Third Brother's people, and you think you can just let it go with a flimsy apology?"

The other brothers also surrounded Lu Yi, clasping their hands together and cracking their knuckles on the ground.

Although Qin Fengying had made some embarrassing mistakes before, she had never been questioned to her face by these brutes before, and her expression was not good. "What do you want?"

The brothers exchanged glances.

"Unless we kidnap Lu Han and let him experience what it's like to be imprisoned in a basement... but that's only for this one case."

"As for what happened before, if the police happen to have new evidence and arrest him to go through the procedures again, there's nothing we can do about it!"

Qin Fengying pursed her lips, leaned against the wrought iron gate, and looked at Lu Yi again.

Those people called him "Third Brother" because they were following his orders.

If Lu Han is to get away, Lu Yi will have to speak up.

It was bad enough that Master Hong and He Mingbo were arrested, but now even Lu Zhengming has been implicated.

The Lu family cannot afford to lose Lu Han again!

If all the men in the family are killed, who will help her out of consideration for a woman?

She tried her best to hold back, "Yi'er, perhaps Han'er has some hidden reason for doing this. He told me that he is also in love with Xiao Yue."

"Perhaps the method was a bit too harsh, causing Xiaoyue to misunderstand. Besides, Han'er is so well-behaved; it's understandable that she might act impulsively once or twice..."

Lu Baofei's heart sank upon hearing this.

Mother probably doesn't really understand Lu Yi. He won't reveal things openly unless he's sure of them.

Previously, because of Lu Gensheng's death, even though there was no one behind him, he insisted on calling the police to demand an explanation.

He's at the height of his power right now, and the resources he can mobilize with a single phone call are beyond her wildest imagination. What else could his mother be but deliberately trying to provoke him by saying those things?

"Mom, you go in first, I'll talk to Yi'er!"

Lu Baofei finally couldn't help but speak up.

She glanced at Lu Han with disgust. It wasn't like he hadn't done something like kidnapping Liang Shiyue before.

What's infuriating is that this child, whose blood is unknown, remains incorrigible and can anger Lu Yi even from afar.

If it weren't for the future of the Lu family, she would have refused to acknowledge this younger brother long ago!

Qin Fengying tugged at her sleeve, giving her some words of advice with concern.

"You should talk to Yi'er properly. She'll agree to any compensation for Xiao Yue, and Qian Ma will cover it..."

Lu Yi raised his cold, sharp eyes slightly, interrupting her, "Miss Lu, there's nothing for us to talk about."

"Your Lu family treats kidnapping as a daily routine. You yourselves don't know it, but do you think others don't know it either?"

Lu Baofei's face was stiff, and her mouth opened and closed repeatedly.

He pushed Qin Fengying into the courtyard before saying with difficulty, "Yi'er, that time was really a misunderstanding. I originally wanted to explain to you, but I...I..."

"How about this? I'll transfer the patent I have to you for free. You can let the Gu family develop it, or you can give it to the Fan family. I promise you won't regret it!"

To talk to Lu Yi, you must show sincerity.

If it's just a verbal apology, Lu Yi will remain silent on the surface, but don't expect him to agree to anything.

Having observed him for so long, Lu Baofei believed she had figured out Lu Yi's temperament.

After Qin Fengying entered the courtyard, she pulled Lu Han into the living room, but her eyes remained fixed on the commotion outside the courtyard.

Lu Yi turned his head slightly and gave a look to the back of his head.

The brothers standing on the outermost edge understood each other and went around to the back door of the Lu family villa via a side path.

Everyone could see that Qin Fengying doted on her adopted son like the apple of her eye, and it was possible that she might help Lu Han escape.

Seeing this, Lu Baofei hurriedly urged, "Keke's illness is very serious, she won't last another year or two."

"If the Fan and Gu families are willing to invest, the new medical equipment can be put into trial operation in three months at most. Yi'er, you won't lose out!"

Trading his fiancée's life for the freedom of the bastard adopted son of the Lu family—it certainly sounds like Lu Yi got a great deal.

But Lu Yi doesn't think so.

What Lu Han took from him was more than just a life.

If even bastards like this can bargain, what fairness and justice is there in this world?

Does that mean that everyone he killed or hurt deserved it?

"Miss Lu, you are a very capable businesswoman, but it's unbelievable that you treat human lives as commodities!"

"A few days ago, I really needed your patent, but I don't anymore!"

"The Fan family's R&D team has successfully completed the blueprints for the equipment that Coco needs by combining the most advanced nanotechnology from abroad."

Lu Yi's tone was indifferent and dismissive: "Opportunity waits for no one. What you think is your trump card is useless to me!"

He's making it clear he wants to settle accounts with the Lu family.

When he used Gu Keke's illness to make demands of Lu Baofei, it was merely to test her choice.

As Lu Yi had expected, Lu Baofei remained as stubborn as ever.

She is resilient, studious, and possesses a strong, independent spirit that most women lack. However, her inflexibility and overconfidence have become her weaknesses.

While you are observing the dragon, the dragon already knows everything about you.

Lu Baofei turned pale. "What!"

"Impossible, this is impossible! No one will surpass my patent within ten years, no, five years, three years!"

Just then, a roar came from the open living room door.

"Mom, are you confused? You want me to apologize to him? Why should I? I didn't kidnap Liang Shiyue. Those traitors are slandering me!"

"Don't you love me anymore? Mom, I'm your son. Lu Yi now bears the surname Fan. Why are you siding with him?!"

Qin Fengying had fallen on something, and the villa was in an uproar.