That his father was a murderer

Asahirou and Yue Lanxiu followed the girl into the manor, passed through the flower garden, walked along a long corridor, and came to a vast green space.

There was only a white pavilion on the green land, and under the pavilion was a sixty-year-old man sitting.

When he saw them, the old man smiled and looked very kind.

After the girl brought them here, she bowed respectfully to the old man and left. Before leaving, she couldn't help but glance at Yue Lanxiu.

Yue Lanxiu's gaze was fixed on the old man. It seemed he was the manor's owner, Luosha. His hair was completely white, and his complexion was sallow and lifeless, but his eyes were bright and full of life. Only when he got closer did he realize the old man was in a wheelchair.

It looked like it had no offensive power, but he didn't dare underestimate it. The girl's abilities were already incredible, and if this man was her master, then he couldn't imagine how much more powerful she was.

"Please sit down!" Luosha poured them a cup of tea and said, "Sixteen just overestimated my abilities. I apologize for any offense. Please forgive me!"

"Excuse me!" Zhao Rirou wanted to reply, but Yue Lanxiu asked, "Sixteen is the girl who just brought us in?"

"Yes, she is my sixteenth apprentice. She is young and energetic and very conceited. I think she should learn a lesson this time!" Luosha always had a polite smile on his face.

"So you have so many disciples! I admire you!" Yue Lanxiu pretended to be surprised and exclaimed as if he heard it for the first time.

"In fact, I'm afraid we are the ones who have offended most of the people, otherwise your apprentice wouldn't always chase my sister and want to kill her! It's just that my sister is confused and still doesn't understand why someone wants to kill her! I hope everyone can talk about everything one by one, and there shouldn't be any misunderstandings!" Yue Lanxiu also put on a polite face.

Luosha agreed, "You're right! I was just thinking of having a good chat with you. Please have some tea and we'll talk!"

Yue Lanxiu picked up the teacup and sniffed it, saying, "It smells so good! Great tea!"

Just as he was about to drink tea, Asahirou stopped him. She tugged at his sleeve under the table and signaled him to be cautious with her eyes.

Luosha saw it and just smiled. He took a sip of tea first and said slowly, "I like to drink tea in its original flavor without any additives." He emphasized the last three words.

Of course, Asahiro understood what he meant. The implication was that there was no poison in the tea. But, "Why should we believe you?"

The old man smiled and turned his gaze towards Yue Lanxiu. He was surprised by how clear and bright his eyes were, without any impurities. "Because you are the one I intend to cooperate with, I will not harm you or anyone you do not allow me to harm."

"Oh?" Yue Lanxiu said calmly with a faint smile, "Why do you want to cooperate with me?"

"Because we have a common enemy." The old man smiled meaningfully.

Yue Lanxiu took a sip of the tea and couldn't help but praise it. He smiled at Zhao Rirou and said, "Good tea! I believe this old gentleman would never be willing to use such good tea to poison me!" He must be trying to seduce and use him.

Chao Rirou said nothing, looking at Yue Lanxiu's unfathomable eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts. She knew that he was not a confused person.

"You just said that we have a common enemy. Who is it?" Yue Lanxiu took another sip of tea before returning to the topic.

Luosha was a little surprised that the young man in front of him was neither impatient nor anxious, and was very patient.

"I know you're tracking down the real culprit behind the Tang family's annihilation decades ago!" Luosha emphasized the last four words, his expression gradually becoming serious. "You and I both know the murderer wasn't your fiancée's father—Fu You!"

Asahirou was fiddling with the teacup in her hand. When she heard this, her eyes fell on the cup in surprise.

Yue Lanxiu's fiancée? Are you talking about Shui Wulian?

That woman's father was called Fu You? Was he wrongly accused of murder and sentenced to death?

Asahirou secretly sorted out their conversation.

"It shouldn't be him." An honest and simple face seemed to appear in the air, and Yue Lanxiu stared at it thoughtfully.

Luosha smiled, as if seeing into his heart, "But you have no evidence to prove that he is not the murderer, and you have no evidence to prove who the murderer is!"

"Do you know who the murderer is?" Seeing him smiling as if he knew everything, Yue Lanxiu asked back.

Luosha's eyes turned cold and terrifying, and he spoke word by word, "The murderer is Yan Mingchi!"

Zhao Rirou was shocked again! Could this old man know her master? When he said the name Yan Mingchi, his eyes were filled with hatred that could destroy the world! He gritted his teeth, as if he wanted to gnaw on the man's flesh and suck his blood!

It can be seen that there is a huge grudge between the two!

"Do you have evidence?" Yue Lanxiu questioned calmly, but it was certain that this old man had a deep hatred for Yan Mingchi!

"The entire Tang family was poisoned to death. It's an extremely rare poison, but I know Yan Mingchi has it."

"How do you know? You know him very well?" Asahirou asked.

Luosha had anticipated their question and spoke with a smile, "Yan Mingchi and I are actually fellow disciples, but our relationship has never been good. It got worse and worse after Master's death, so bad that we wished each other would disappear from this world. Since then, we've been living in a life of either you kill me or I kill you. One time, he injured me so badly that I almost died, but luckily Tang Zhen saved me. That's how Tang Zhen and I became very good friends!"

Yue Lanxiu stared at him and saw that he didn't look like he was making up a story.

"Tang Zhen is a very powerful figure, and he holds a prominent position both in the white world and in the underworld. With his help, it will be much easier to kill Yan Mingchi! Yan Mingchi quickly fell into the trap we designed, and his death was basically a foregone conclusion, but he still escaped! Do you know why? We clearly set up a tight net, but he still escaped!" There was a dangerous glint in Luosha's eyes.

"Did someone help him?" Yue Lanxiu asked in a very certain tone.

"Yes! That man was the accomplice!" Luosha admired his cleverness. "I remember he had four directions to escape, but our men were guarding those directions. Tang Zhen, one of Tang Zhen's trusted aides, and I were guarding them together. Tang Zhen's other three trusted aides—Yue Lanhui, Xia Tianhan, and Li Ao—each brought men to guard one of the directions!" At this point, he paused, his eyes as if filled with poison, and he continued slowly, "Guess who let him go?"

Yue Lanxiu's expression remained unchanged, but his heart sank. Fu You was with Tang Zhen and the old man at the time, so of course he was ruled out! Li Ao was Tang Zhen's brother-in-law, so naturally he was also ruled out! The only ones left were Yue Lanhui and Xia Tianhan.

Zhao Rirou's face also turned heavy, because they and Yue Lanjing's father were involved. She really didn't want them to be involved in this matter. Otherwise, the old man in front of her would definitely kill them!

"I believe you've guessed it!" Luosha continued before he could speak, "It's either Yue Lanhui or Xia Tianhan! Or maybe they've teamed up, after all, they're very close! Yue Lanhui's sister, your mother, married Xia Tianhan!"

Zhao Rirou wondered if the old man was sick! If he knew this relationship, why did he still seek cooperation with Yue Lanxiu? If Yue Lanhui and Xia Tianhan were really accomplices, why did he think Yue Lanxiu would stand on his side?

Zhao Rirou glanced at Yue Lanxiu, almost reflexively. She thought he wouldn't show favoritism! She knew he was actually an upright man!

Did the old man also see through him?

"I still say the same thing, do you have any evidence? What you just said was just a personal guess and is not enough to serve as evidence." Yue Lanxiu's eyes turned cold at some point.

"Then let's discuss whether these can be used as evidence." Luosha smiled, but his voice was chilling. "The poison that killed the entire Tang family was found in Fu You's home. Your current father, Xia Tianhan, provided the police with a clue, right? It's understood that he told the police that he had seen a rare poison at the Qin family a few days ago, and that it was the same poison that killed the entire Tang family!"

Yue Lanxiu was secretly surprised. He didn't expect that he could investigate such a detailed case from decades ago.

"Indeed, one day when my father was a guest at the Fu family," Yue Lanxiu called him "father" to express that he believed Xia Tianhan and would not allow others to frame him at will! "A dog raised by the Fu family died suddenly, and the death was very tragic. My father found a strange small bottle near the dead dog. The white powder in the small bottle was very similar to the white powder on the dead dog's mouth. My father guessed that the dog might have died by eating the contents of the bottle, so he took it for testing immediately. The result also confirmed that my father's guess was correct! But what is shocking is that there is another result, that is, this poison is exactly the same as the one that killed the Tang family!" Yue Lanxiu said slowly.

Luosha interrupted with a sneer, "I wonder if Xia Tianhan brought that bottle of poison?"

"Since you don't know, don't talk nonsense!" Chao Rirou raised her eyes and looked at him coldly.

Luosha then turned his gaze to her face and said, "You are Xia Tianhan's daughter, I can understand that you will defend him, but no matter how much you argue, the facts are the facts, and the truth will not change!" Staring into the girl's eyes, it seemed as if there was a soul in them that did not belong to a 20-year-old.

"Yes! The truth is the truth, not what you think it is." Asahiro raised the corner of her mouth with a sneer.

"What a clever girl!"

"If what you think is evidence is just your conjecture, then you don't need to say anything!" Yue Lanxiu stopped Chao Rirou from speaking, not wanting the old man to pay too much attention to her.

"I think you should know that the law is based on evidence." Yue Lanxiu said this, but he didn't think the old man in front of him was a person who abided by the law.

"I'm not just speculating, otherwise why wouldn't I suspect others? And what the law says has nothing to do with me!" The implication is that the law has no control over what he wants to do!

As Yue Lanxiu expected, if this old man identifies the real culprit, he will definitely punish him personally!

He now seems to have determined that Xia Tianhan is the murderer. What could be the reason why he hasn't taken action yet? Yue Lanxiu has to think about it seriously.

"There must be a reason why he is suspected!" Luosha said to himself with a gloomy face, "Reason one, when the Fu family was in trouble, they wanted to find a lawyer to sue, but no lawyer was willing to help him. I originally thought that they were afraid of those forces who wanted to avenge the Tang family. Later I found out that it was your father who took care of them! Reason two, after the Fu family got into trouble, many rumors suddenly emerged about Fu You and Tang Zhen's private discord. I always thought that someone might have deliberately spread rumors, and sure enough! Later I found out that it was Xia Tianhan who bribed many people to spread rumors! I wonder if you are willing to ask him why he did this on my behalf?" At this point, a murderous look flashed in his sinister eyes, and he continued, "Reason three, I visited Fu You in prison, He kept saying over and over that he was innocent and that someone was trying to frame him, but no one believed him. But I did! He told me that Xia Tianhan was willing to believe him at first and promised to give him some time to find the person who wanted to frame him, but Xia Tianhan reported him two days later! Please ask your father why this happened? Why did he go back on his word? Reason four, Tang Zhen had many valuable collections, I've seen them all, and after Tang Zhen was killed, those collections disappeared. I think the murderer must have taken them! However, nothing was found in the home of Fu You, who was believed to be the murderer at the time. But one day, I saw Xia Tianhan's wife wearing a very familiar necklace. After investigation, it turned out that the necklace was one of those collections! "

Upon hearing this, Yue Lanxiu's expression was no longer as calm as before, and deep wrinkles appeared between his brows. This person before him didn't seem to be talking nonsense; he must have some evidence.

"Reason five," Luosha seemed to be lost in memory, "It was on the edge of a cliff. I was knocked to the ground by Yan Mingchi again. When I was dying, I saw a red car approaching from a distance. Yan Mingchi got in it. I didn't see the driver clearly, but I saw the license plate number clearly and remembered it." He clearly reported every letter on the license plate.

Yue Lanxiu's chest trembled. The license plate belonged to Xia Tianhan. He did not refute these words for the time being.

Chao Rirou's eyebrows were tightly furrowed. Although the old man spoke in a powerful voice, she just couldn't believe that Xia Tianhan was such a person!

Luosha looked at them with a sneer on his face. His gaze finally locked onto Zhao Rirou, his tone becoming increasingly aggressive. "Now you should know why someone wants to kill you! A son pays his father's debts. Don't you think that's only natural?"

"I will relay your questions one by one and reply on your behalf! But before that, I will never allow anyone to harass or hurt him! I will never allow anyone to convict him based on mere speculation!" Yue Lanxiu said lightly, but the aura between his brows made people dare not say no!

Luosha was also a man who had experienced many ups and downs, but he was stunned for a few seconds before saying, "Do you still believe that Xia Tianhan is innocent? Are you worthy of your deceased fiancée? Do you really not think her death is related to Yan Mingchi and Xia Tianhan? And your deceased father? I heard that he died with regret because he arrested the wrong person!"

Yue Lanxiu's face darkened. This old man had indeed investigated him very clearly.

That's right! He had promised Shui Wulian that he would help her find the real culprit who framed her father!

He also promised his father, a policeman, that he would bring the real murderer to justice and clear the Qin family's name!

but,

After staring coldly at the mocking old face for a few seconds, Yue Lanxiu regained his composure and said, "Don't worry about it."

Zhao Rirou, standing by, was stunned. Listening to their conversation, she realized Yue Lanxiu's father must be a police officer, and that he'd mistakenly arrested his fiancée's father! And the real murderer was most likely his current father! She wondered how he felt about dealing with such a complicated relationship! Just listening to it was almost too much for her!

On the way back, Asahirou glanced at the person in the driver's seat next to her from time to time. Although he seemed to be concentrating on driving, she could feel his heavy mood.

"Why, are you worried about me?" Feeling her concerned look, his mood unexpectedly improved a lot.

"Yeah! I'm worried about whether you can concentrate on driving well!" Asahi Rou refused to admit that she cared about him. Their relationship was not that good!

"Don't worry, I will definitely get you home safely!" He will also definitely protect their home!

"Do you believe him?" After a long silence, Chao Rirou couldn't help but ask.

Yue Lanxiu naturally knew that he was referring to the old man, "I only believe in evidence."

"Then do you believe him?" Asahiro asked the same question again.

But this refers to the cold summer.

Yue Lanxiu didn't say anything immediately. After a few seconds, he was about to speak when he heard Zhao Rirou say again, "I don't think he has the brains to do that kind of thing. He's actually a very stupid person!"

"I also want to say that he is really stupid, a simple-minded idiot!" The cloud of sadness in his eyes finally gradually dissipated.

The two looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

The two of them suddenly felt a lot more relaxed.

As soon as the two returned home, they began to work non-stop day and night, trying to find evidence as quickly as possible to prove Xia Tianhan's innocence.

In Yue Lanxiu's room, Yue Lanxiu was sitting in front of the computer typing away, while Chao Rirou was sitting on his bed looking through some information. These past few days, the two of them seemed to have become old friends who had known each other for decades!

"There are some things I can't figure out. What is the old man's purpose? Does he really want to cooperate with you? Did he want to cooperate with you from the beginning?" Chao Rirou broke the silence.

Yue Lanxiu leaned back heavily in his chair and said, "I don't think he had that intention from the beginning. His original intention was probably to provoke a dispute between us and Yan Mingchi, so that we would kill each other! Or both sides would suffer losses, so that he could reap the benefits! But his plan didn't go smoothly, and we saw through it. So he had to change his plan and instead win us over to fight Yan Mingchi together!"

Asahirou agreed, "I thought so too. But why would they think we would cooperate with them? They've already determined that our old man is the real murderer, and they're full of murderous intent!"

Yue Lanxiu narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "It's because they are not sure whether we will cooperate with them, so they use threats."

"You mean, as long as we cooperate with them, they won't harm our old man? But looking at his eyes, he has already determined that our old man is the murderer. Why would he let him go?" The words "the rabbit is dead and the dog is cooked" flashed in Zhao Rirou's mind. "And they say they are cooperating, but they really want us to do their bidding and obey them!"

"I don't think Luosha will do anything to the old man yet! He'll probably have to deal with Yan Mingchi first. Yan Mingchi is more difficult for him to deal with, so he needs our help." But he still had to clear Xia Tianhan of suspicion as soon as possible. But with so much evidence, was Xia Tianhan really free of suspicion?

After a long silence, Chao Rirou asked, "What about Shui Wulian? Do you think Shui Wulian died at the hands of Yan Mingchi?"

"I can only say that this possibility cannot be ruled out." Yue Lanxiu said thoughtfully.

Chao Rirou couldn't tell what he was thinking, she just hoped he wouldn't provoke Yan Mingchi.

Chao Rirou hesitated, wondering whether she should tell Yue Lanxiu that Shui Wulian was not dead at all.

But there is no guarantee that Yue Lanxiu will not be led by the nose by that woman. After all, Yue Lanxiu must love that woman very much! If he only listens to what that woman says and does not believe what she says, it is not impossible!

While thinking, Chao Rirou asked again, "Do you think Shui Wulian and they are in the same group?" She felt that they should be in the same group.

"That's possible." Yue Lanxiu frowned, but Shui Wulian never mentioned it to him.

"Did she tell you anything about Rakshasa? You and she are so close, she should have told you. If she didn't, why? Why did she hide it from you?" Asahiro asked exactly the question that was on his mind at the moment.

"Her analytical skills are quite good!" Yue Lanxiu suddenly turned around and praised. "My sister isn't just pretty, she also has a mind brimming with wisdom! She's truly incredibly intelligent, refined, beautiful, and incredibly perceptive. She's both talented and beautiful... and most importantly, she's so well-behaved and obedient. "Sweetheart, bring me a few cans of beer downstairs!"

Asahirou's fur seemed to be smoothed down by the touch of a brush. She smiled as she got out of bed and walked towards the door. She opened it, and as it closed, she said, "I'll get some bread and milk. I think you can't get any beer. You can get it yourself!" Humph! How old is she? You can order her around just by saying nice things?

Yeah? Yue Lanxiu's triumphant smile froze on his face, and he could only sigh.

He had to get it himself. There was no way that woman would help him get it!

When I followed her, I found that she was only wearing a loose T-shirt, like pajamas, and her two white and tender legs were almost completely exposed.

As a man, it's hard not to look, right?

He himself didn't realize that since when, he had begun to regard her as a woman, not a nominal sister!

Perhaps he was so engrossed in watching that he didn't notice the dog lying on the ground in front of him. When he realized it, he had already tripped and fell at Asahiro's feet.

Asahirou heard a noise downstairs and stopped in confusion.

"A good dog doesn't block the road!" Yue Lanxiu roared angrily. When he got up, he didn't pay attention and accidentally got into Chaori's soft skirt. The scene that came into his eyes made him breathless.

"Why aren't you coming out yet?" A sinister question came from above.

Cold sweat streamed down his forehead, and Yue Lanxiu secretly cried out, "It's all over!"

"Ah——" The screams immediately reached the hall downstairs.

The hall was crowded with people, drinking and chatting, as if a banquet was being held. The originally cheerful scene suddenly became silent, and everyone's eyes were looking towards the source of the sound, the stairs.

"I'll let you be a hooligan!"

"I didn't mean to do that!"

Asahirou and Yue Lanxiu appeared at the stairs, chasing each other, in front of the stunned crowd.

When they saw the people downstairs dressed in suits and wearing jewels, they were stunned.

"What happened? Did I accidentally open the door?" Yue Lanxiu had an awkward smile on his face and involuntarily retreated upstairs.

"I seem to remember something. Mom said she would hold a birthday dinner for Dad at home on Saturday night. Is today Saturday?" She asked Yue Lanxiu beside her with a laugh.

Yue Lanxiu couldn't help but knock his head. How could he have forgotten about this? "My mom told me to dress nicely!"

Asahirou glanced at his bird's nest hair and the pajamas printed with donuts, and couldn't help but chuckle.

"You're not in much better shape either. You haven't combed your hair or washed your face!" He couldn't help laughing as he said this.

In the hall, Yue Lanjing, who saw this scene, was surprised and couldn't help laughing.

This woman always surprises him!

It catches his attention every time!

"Are they a couple?" A deep male voice came from the side.

Yue Lanjing's eyes darkened and she looked at him with a cold and sharp gaze.

The man who was speaking was tall and handsome, and it was obvious that he was not an ordinary person.

"No, no! They should be brother and sister!" someone next to the man corrected.

"Brother and sister? But to me, they look more like a couple. They are a perfect match!" A strange light flashed in the man's eyes.

Guan Shaoling was about to greet Yue Lanjing when he noticed this guy with a sinister look in his eyes. He wondered who had offended him again. Following his gaze, Guan Shaoling narrowed his eyes. Wasn't that person Hua Chuyu, the newly appointed vice president of Sunrise Group?

The Sunrise Group—a mysterious group that was already quite large when it first emerged. Over the past decade, it has continued to grow and become the only powerful group that can rival the Yue clan.

The two major groups have been competing secretly for a long time, but recently they have shown intention to cooperate.

Guan Shaoling walked up to Yue Lanjing and asked, "Does he owe you money?"

Yue Lanjing withdrew her gaze coldly and said nothing.

Guan Zizi continued, "The godson of the chairman of the Sunrise Group is said to be a rare talent, very smart and capable! He has always been very low-key and mysterious, never showing up in public! This is the first time I've seen him attend such an event!"

"Talent? Capable? But I think his vision is very poor, extremely poor!" Yue Lanjing said indifferently, but Guan felt that he was a little sarcastic.

How did that vice president offend him? !