Chapter 97 Dawn Breaks

The 50th anniversary celebration gala of Nan Wah Group of Hospitals was held in a large sports stadium.

There were several thousand people at the scene.

Among these thousands of people, at least several hundred are prominent figures in the port city.

Meanwhile, millions of viewers were watching the live broadcast on their televisions.

Onlookers started calling their friends and family to turn on the TV.

This caused the ratings to skyrocket, breaking the historical ratings record for the same time slot.

Fang Dingkun's icy gaze shot towards Ye Huaizhang and Ye Baoling standing on the stage. These two had betrayed their alliance, and he felt like killing them.

He suddenly realized that they hadn't signed any written agreement, which was a mistake on his part.

Fang Shanxing, who was sitting next to him, had an even more ashen face.

Although Ye Baoxin's face didn't appear on the big screen, he heard her voice.

Others might not be able to tell the difference, but as husband and wife, it's impossible for him not to.

His grandfather actually tried to sleep with his wife!

No wonder I forced them to break up before.

No one can accept this.

He clenched his fists, using the last shred of reason to suppress the anger within him.

Fang Dingkun's son, Fang Xuhua, was stunned by his father's words on the screen for a moment before realizing that the most important thing at this moment was to minimize the spread of the virus.

Fang Xuhua and his assistant quickly ran to the director's station next door and asked them to stop the live broadcast.

The director explained, "I'm sorry, Mr. Fang, the ratings have exploded, and the higher-ups won't let us stop."

Fang Xuhua, his voice low with anger, shouted, "This is a live broadcast mishap!"

"There were no unbearable or illegal scenes in the video, so it's not an accident." The director knew it was an accident, but he wouldn't admit it.

Since the station's leaders have decided to continue broadcasting, they are not afraid of being complained about.

Fang Xuhua had no choice but to go find the producer again, but the producer had already hidden away and could not be found at all.

Turning back, a gentle male voiceover appears on the screen.

Sir Fang Dingkun not only 'cared for' his female friends, but also, for his own selfish interests, cared for his relatives, friends, and even neighbors.

The next scene shows the chaotic and bustling Fang family restaurant, where a male servant reaches out to Ye Huaizhang for something.

Ye Huaizhang picked up the lighter on the table and handed it to the other person.

Fang Dingkun recalled the video camera that Ye Huaizhang and his wife had on Ye Baoxin's birthday. It turned out that they were already waiting to catch him red-handed back then!

The large screen displayed a split-screen view; the left side showed the Fang family's bustling restaurant, while the right side showed two men.

[Man 1: We are servants of the Fang family. On the eldest young mistress's birthday, the butler instructed us to place a brand-new lighter in front of Mr. Ye Huaizhang's seat early in the morning. Afterwards, we put on work gloves. My job was to ask Mr. Ye Huaizhang for the lighter, and then secretly pass it to my colleague next to me.]

[Man 2: Then I'll give it to Sister Ju. We're doing this to get a lighter with only Mr. Ye Huaizhang's fingerprints for the boss.]

Now there was complete silence; everyone was holding their breath and listening intently.

The scene shifts, and another man in his thirties appears; this is Lao Gui.

Old Gui had scars on his face, and his eyes darted around, he didn't dare to look at the camera.

[Old Ghost: Sister Ju is the Fang family's housekeeper. She works for Sir Fang, and we work for Sister Ju. Following Sister Ju's instructions, we first called to send the gatekeeper of the Ye family's villa halfway up the mountain away. Then we paged Ye Baoling and Ye Baoxin, trying to use their mother's name to lure them to the Ye family's villa halfway up Guling Mountain. After Ye Baoling and Ye Baoxin entered the villa, we poured two buckets of gasoline inside and outside, secretly locked the door, and lit it with a lighter bearing Ye Huaizhang's fingerprints. Then...that person threw the lighter at the front gate.]

Old Gui spoke quickly and urgently, and his words were somewhat incoherent.

[Old Ghost: We did this for that purpose—to kill so-and-so, to kill Ye Baoling and Ye Baoxin and then frame Ye Huaizhang. Ye Baoxin was carrying the Fang family's child. I know it's cruel, but the cruel one is Sir Fang, not me. We…we were just doing it for money. But Ye Baoling and Ye Baoxin were lucky; they escaped.]

At this moment, Fang Shanxing clenched his fists, on the verge of collapse.

Fang Dingkun tried to persuade his grandson to stop, but with cameras pointed at him, he didn't dare to move. Instead, he shook his head helplessly, indicating that he was being wronged.

The voice-over on the big screen sounded again.

[Our Sir Fang abused his power to exploit women and used his wealth to commit arson and murder. You think that's all? No, it's far more than that.]

The South China Group of Hospitals was founded in 1938 with the initial aim of doing good deeds and seeking welfare for the local people. In 1941, when the Japanese army captured Hong Kong, Fong Ting-kwan was an officer of the South China Group of Hospitals.

The footage showed Japanese troops bombing the port city and enslaving its people.

Then a refined-looking man in his fifties appeared in the frame.

[Man: My name is Guo Dunyi. My father was Fang Dingkun's deputy more than forty years ago. My father once told my mother that Fang Dingkun secretly worked for the Japanese, betrayed his country for personal gain, and was a major traitor.]

[Guo Dunyi: In 1942, Japan had a unit specifically dedicated to conducting human bacterial experiments. They wanted to conduct a series of studies on foreigners to develop biological weapons specifically targeting them. At the time, Hong Kong had the largest foreign population, so the Japanese chose to open their laboratory there.]

[Guo Dunyi: Fang Dingkun chose to become a traitor in order to rise to power. The Japanese made him the president of Nan Wah Group of Hospitals, and he secretly cooperated with the Japanese soldiers, pretending to recruit and provide food and lodging to recruit a large number of foreigners. After careful selection, he chose more than thirty foreigners, including men, women and children, and sent them to the Japanese soldiers for human biochemical research.]

The audience erupted in uproar!

After all, this is just too inhumane!

Sir Fong, who was known for his charity, turned out to be a ruthless beast.

Fang Dingkun knew he could no longer remain silent. He stood up and angrily retorted, "Absurd! It's all lies! It's all a conspiracy! A conspiracy to frame me!"

No one paid him any attention, and no one argued with him.

The video on the big screen continued.

Guo Dunyi took out a small booklet.

[Guo Dunyi: This is a small notebook left by my father. It records the foreigners who were selected that year—British, French, and American… It contains their names and brief background information. These innocent people were sent for experiments, and then they all disappeared, vanished without a trace.]

[Guo Dunyi: By 1945, Japan wanted to accelerate and deepen its biochemical research on foreigners. To cooperate, Fang Dingkun also increased his so-called assistance to foreigners. He needed to recruit more foreigners, so he built a charitable organization specifically to help them. Just then, Japan was defeated and surrendered. The Japanese left, but Fang Dingkun, because he had helped foreigners during the fall of Hong Kong, became a guest of honor of the new Governor and was later knighted by the Queen of England. It was very ironic.]

[Guo Dunyi: My father, because he knew too much about Fang Dingkun, was bitten to death by a poisonous snake and his death was staged as an accident. To save her own life, my mother kept this diary, pretending to be completely unaware, afraid to report him, and afraid to let us know the true cause of my father's death. I only learned the truth when they came to my door the day before yesterday. If necessary, my mother can testify in court.]

At this moment, not only were people at the scene whispering among themselves, but those watching on television were also discussing the matter with righteous indignation.

The former president of Nan Wah Group of Hospitals, a man known for his charity, turned out to be a traitor and a dog with a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Fang Dingkun was still shouting, "Someone is deliberately framing me!"

He didn't say that Ye Baoling and Ye Huaizhang were the masterminds behind the scenes, but his eyes were already glaring fiercely at them.

Ye Baoling and Ye Huaizhang stood on the stage, looking down at each other with cold eyes.

[Guo Dunyi: You can verify the authenticity of my father's diary entries. The police can immediately send experts to Fang Dingkun's villa located halfway up Yunling Mountain. There is evidence of his crimes there. My father mentioned in his diary that Fang Dingkun supplied his newly built villa to the Japanese army as a bacteriological laboratory. After the Japanese army withdrew, Fang Dingkun knew that there were viruses and bacteria inside, but he dared not enter and deal with them rashly, so he could only seal off the entire villa.]

[Guo Dunyi: Even if Fang Dingkun cleaned up the villa later, it doesn't matter. My father hid evidence of their crimes somewhere in the basement.]

Fang Dingkun was completely stunned.

He never expected that the man surnamed Guo had kept this trick up his sleeve back then.

They never expected that Ye Huaizhang and Ye Baoling would go to find them.

All he can do now is deny it to the death.

The video has finished playing, and now the lights are on.

Now, another brief silence has fallen.

Ye Baoling looked at the emcee: "Shall we still present this award?"

The emcee snapped out of her shock and quickly said, "Next is the commercial break."

When the commercial break began, the audience started to discuss it animatedly.

Fang Xuhua had lost all interest in negotiating with the TV station at this point.

He stepped forward, looked at his elderly father, and asked softly, "Dad, is this...is this real?"

Are you my son?

As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Shanxing, who was already furious, stood up and grabbed Fang Dingkun by the collar.

Fang Shanxing angrily retorted, "Where's the first video? Was the first one fake too?!"

Fang Xuhua then realized that the first female voice was Ye Baoxin.

He looked at his father in disbelief.

Fang Dingkun looked at his grandson, whose eyes were already red with anger, and wanted to explain, but couldn't say a word for a long time.

He was an old man in his seventies, being grabbed by the collar and shaken by his grandson. How could he possibly have the strength to resist?

Audience members who brought cameras took photos of the front row, eager to witness the dramatic ethical drama.

Ye Baoxin didn't come today, and she didn't show her face in the videotape just now. People nowadays probably don't know that the woman is Ye Baoxin.

Fang Shanxing clenched his fists, suppressing his raging anger, but was eventually stopped by his father.

He simply shoved Fang Laodeng hard into the chair.

Fang Dingkun almost fell to the ground. He was helped up and only managed to dust himself off in a disheveled state.

Ye Huaizhang and Ye Baoling had already helped Old Madam Guan down the steps and were walking towards them.

Ye Baoling shook her head slightly, feigning ignorance: "I never imagined that Grandpa Fang was this kind of person."

Although Fang Dingkun was filled with resentment, he dared not drag the Ye family into this mess. After all, he could still defend himself as long as the foreigner's remains hadn't been found, but once they were, he wouldn't even have the chance to defend himself anymore.

At that moment, a large number of police officers surrounded the scene.

The officer in charge approached, showed the arrest warrant, and said, "Mr. Fong Ting-kwan, we now have reason to suspect that you are involved in an arson case and a murder case. Please come with us to the police station to assist with the investigation."

Fang Dingkun's face was ashen, and he didn't say a word.

The police came forward and handcuffed him and put a black hood over his head.

Reporters rushed over to take photos and videos.

Today should have been Fang Dingkun's most glorious day, but instead, it made him the laughingstock of the entire city.

In the end, he was even taken away by the police in public. That was it. Apart from looking unwell, the old man walked as steadily as ever.

His physical resilience is far superior to Ye Qizu's.

Ye Huaizhang walked over and patted Fang Shanxing on the shoulder without saying a word.

A reporter rushed over and asked, "Mr. Fang Shanxing, why did you want to hit your own grandfather? Do you know something about this?"

Ye Huaizhang shielded Fang Shanxing from the interview, saying, "I will not accept interviews."

Ye Baoling said on his behalf, "Knowing that his grandfather was a traitor, it's only natural for him to have this reaction."

She promised Ye Baoxin that she would expose the matter, but not the other person.

The reporter then asked Ye Baoling, "Miss Ye, why did Sir Fang want to kill you and Ye Baoxin and then frame Ye Huaizhang?"

Ye Baoling: "You should ask the murderer, not us."

"Is it because you wanted to expose Sir Fang as a traitor that he's retaliating against you...?"

The reporter has quite a vivid imagination.

Ye Baoling smiled and denied it, saying, "We didn't reveal it."

Dong Jian and Chen Yulan stepped forward to block the reporters, while Ye Baoling escorted Old Madam Guan home first.

Ye Huaizhang then had a long private conversation with Fang Shanxing.

It was already past 10 p.m. at this point.

Radio and television programs immediately followed up with reports, revealing various scenes that were not broadcast live, and the entire city of Hong Kong chatted about the gossip all night.

The next day, all the news media outlets featured extensive front-page headlines reporting on the shocking revelation of Sir Fong from South China Group Hospital the previous night.

While the entire city watched the drama unfold, public opinion was filled with condemnation of his hypocrisy, disrespect for elders, despicable methods, and treasonous acts.

Sir Fang became a traitor.

That same night, the police surrounded Fang Dingkun's villa on the hillside of Yunling Mountain and set up a special task force. Two days later, experts wearing protective suits conducted a thorough search of the villa.

After the evidence was collected, a large number of items were disposed of in a harmless manner.

The fact that Fang Dingkun was a traitor is almost a certainty.

But he resolutely refused to admit his crimes.

A few days later, Fang Dingkun was released on bail.

Back at No. 5 Qingtang Street, Sister Ju had been arrested for investigation and had not yet been released. The two remaining servants in the house saw him as if they had seen a ghost and couldn't avoid him.

Fang Shanxing and Ye Baoxin have moved out completely.

Fang Xuhua was left with a mountain of problems and a whole host of other issues to deal with.

He was implicated by his father and lost his position as chairman of the South China Group of Hospitals.

The entire family is now in dire straits.

After the lawyer left, the father and son sat in the study on the second floor.

In just a few days, Fang Dingkun aged considerably.

He previously denied being seventy years old, but now he has to admit that he is old.

“And what about good deeds?” he asked.

Fang Xuhua: "They moved out."

Fang Dingkun gritted his teeth: "He has no conscience..."

Fang Xuhua immediately retorted: "If you had any conscience, you wouldn't have done those things."

Fang Dingkun looked at his son, his eyes growing cold. He sneered, "Now you're complaining that I've dragged you down?"

"Do you think that if you don't admit it, the judge won't find you guilty? The Governor of Hong Kong came to me. He was very angry. He told me that your title of Lord Queen is to be revoked."

Fang Dingkun instinctively wanted to drag the three branches of the Ye family down with him: "The three Ye brothers killed the British nobleman and Baron Raymond back then. If I'm going to hell, I'll drag them down with me."

Fang Xuhua: "The murders were committed forty years ago, and the statute of limitations has long expired. Moreover, two of the three murderers are already dead, and the remaining one is half-crippled. The Ye family has no title, and they are not under the protection of the British royal family. Do you think they would care since they dared to break ties with you?"

Fang Dingkun said fiercely, "They don't care, but I'm going to pull them in too..."

Fang Xuhua impatiently interrupted his father, "Right now, only the Ye family can offer Shanxing a decent job. If you end up cutting off even this path to survival for Shanxing, Dad, you really, really don't deserve to be a human being!"

Fang Dingkun paused. No wonder Ye Huaizhang and Ye Baoling were so confident; it turned out they had already planned to use his grandson to control him!

Fang Xuhua paced back and forth in his study, hands on his hips. He said, “We have to compensate the Ye family for the burned-down villa, Ye Kaimin’s medical expenses, and the people you killed. In addition, we also have to compensate for the losses of Nanhua Third Hospital. Do you think you can keep this fortune? Don’t even think about wasting money on lawsuits.”

He glanced at his father and said, "If you go out now, you'll be like a rat crossing the street, hated by everyone. What's the point of living? If it were me... I would end it all myself, rather than remain in this world and bring shame upon myself."

After saying that, Fang Xuhua left.

Fang Dingkun was left alone in the study.

He sat in his study until late at night, unwilling to give up.

So many years have passed peacefully, and I was just about to retire and enjoy a peaceful life, so how... how could I have failed at the last minute?

He was defeated by Ye Baoling and Ye Huaizhang. They deceived him by playing the good cop and the bad cop.

The more I thought about it, the angrier I got, but I was powerless to do anything about it.

He sat alone on the sofa, contemplating his fate: utter disgrace and alienation from everyone...

This is not the outcome he wanted.

With trembling hands, he pulled open the drawer and took out the pistol inside.

The gun was full of bullets, and he placed it on the table.

It was dawn breaking outside the window.

A new day is about to begin.

He couldn't bear to die. He didn't want to die.

The sun gradually rose, and a bird hopped on a branch in front of the window.

Bang.

The birds were startled and flew away into the distance.

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Author's note: The rest of the story will be the conclusion of the female lead's career storyline and the romantic storyline between the male and female leads. There should be only a few chapters left.

There might not be many side stories, so feel free to leave a comment if there's anything you'd like to see.

Seeing some of the comments, I'd like to add that the secret of the Ugly King Jue hasn't been solved yet, the story is still going on, it's not over.