Chapter 923 Harming Others Ultimately Harms Oneself
Tong Kaibin's first reaction upon learning of this was that the person in front of him was joking with him and making fun of him.
But the truth is that this seemingly absurd thing is absolutely true; he was indeed switched at birth.
There was no deep conspiracy involved; it was simply due to the negligence of some people that he and another boy were switched at birth.
From then on, what was an extremely ridiculous farce for Tong Kaibin began.
His biological parents are extremely wealthy entrepreneurs who own their own companies and have assets he never dared to dream of before.
However, after learning the truth, they did not have the same desire to see and take back their biological son as they had imagined.
The man whose life he swapped with was named Qiu Yanwen, the eldest son of the Qiu family. He was handsome, charming, and a graduate of a prestigious foreign university. He was exceptionally capable, knowledgeable, and the quintessential "perfect child."
He was just a poor, lowly office worker who hadn't even graduated high school and worked from nine to five every day, earning a meager, fixed salary.
His biological parents wanted an outstanding successor like Qiu Yanwen, not an "ordinary person" like him who had struggled for many years but still achieved nothing.
Therefore, when faced with the choice between his biological son and his adopted son, the enemy decisively chose the adopted son whom he had raised for many years.
Or perhaps they were a little greedy, trying to take Tong Kaibin back with Qiu Yanwen, providing him with good food and drink, as if they had another son.
However, Tong Kaibin's adoptive parents obviously could not accept this outcome. This couple, who had been lazy and good-for-nothing since Tong Kaibin could remember, and who quickly resigned after he dropped out of school and found a job, were waiting at home for him to support them. Upon learning the truth, they almost burst into tears of joy.
They rushed to their enemies' house immediately, demanding that they return Qiu Yanwen to them. In their eyes, a son who was excellent in every way and had no trouble finding a good job was far more reliable than this son who couldn't provide them with a luxurious life, ensuring their enjoyment in their later years.
Later, during the negotiations between the two families, the Tong couple made it clear that they could take Tong Kaibin away at any time, but Qiu Yanwen had to return to their home, otherwise they would sue the Qiu family for abducting their own son.
That night, Tong Kaibin sat on the sidelines like an outsider, watching the two families fight over Qiu Yanwen, a promising prospect, while he was ignored from beginning to end and became the one that no one wanted.
In that situation, it would be a lie to say he wasn't heartbroken and disheartened. He took leave and locked himself in his room for two whole days. Finally, he received a call from his boss, who was very demanding of him to return to the company immediately or he would be fired.
Tong Kaibin finally came to his senses. He was already an adult, and since neither of the two families wanted him, he was free. He no longer needed to be tied to that pair of bloodsucking bitches for the rest of his life.
He could have found a place where nobody knew him and found a job he liked, instead of being exploited by his boss for years to support them and not daring to even mention quitting.
Once he understood this, Tong Kaibin fired his exploitative boss on the spot, packed his things, and left the place where he had lived for many years.
Unexpectedly, he had only walked a few hundred meters from his house with his suitcase when he was knocked unconscious with a blunt object.
When I woke up again, my head was covered with a black cloth, and I was put on this ship.
The people who kidnapped him didn't notice that he had woken up, or perhaps they knew that he was going to never return, so they didn't need to avoid him at all.
He brought up the employer's request right in front of him, and incidentally gave the commission to the person in charge of the ship, Lao Wang.
"When they shoved me into that room, there were already quite a few people hiding inside. However, I didn't get on the ship voluntarily; my hands and feet were tied, but theirs weren't."
Ye Wanxi raised an eyebrow: "Besides you, are all the others illegal immigrants?"
Tong Kaibin shook his head: "There was another girl who was sold by her brother."
Captain Liu's expression darkened slightly: "She was sold out by her brother?"
"Yeah, her brother was a gambler and got involved with something that could bankrupt a person, so he tricked her into coming out and selling her."
The young men behind Captain Liu immediately recognized what he was talking about, their expressions changed slightly, and they cursed through gritted teeth, "Beast!"
Tong Kaibin spoke of that girl with some regret, saying that everyone in this world has their own happiness, and misfortune is not all the same.
"That girl's parents are divorced, and she lives with her mother. She had long since cut off ties with her father and brother. Unexpectedly, even so, she couldn't escape her brother's influence and was tricked onto this pirate ship."
"Since you didn't board the ship voluntarily, didn't you ever think about escaping?"
"Of course there are. But we were on a boat. Once the boat was sailing, we were surrounded by water. How could we possibly swim back from the vast ocean?"
After finishing speaking, Tong Kaibin couldn't help but give Captain Liu a disdainful look.
Captain Liu: “…”
"However, we did consider escaping at first. That girl was incredibly clever. She secretly hid a rusty nail and slowly wore down the ropes binding her. Knowing I was also bound, she helped me untie the ropes and ran with me. Unfortunately..."
"What a pity?"
"Unfortunately, we were discovered." Tong Kaibin grinned sarcastically and said coldly, "The stowaways who were with us were worried that they would be held responsible if we escaped, so they went to this guy to tip us off. We were caught again as soon as we ran out."
"What's ridiculous is that after we were caught, this guy locked that door completely to punish us for our escape. He also ordered his men not to bring us any food or water for the next few days, and to let us go hungry for a few meals."
"So, you were locked inside and suffocated to death?"
"That's right, they informed on us, which led to our arrest, our deaths, and their own deaths as well."
After hearing Tong Kaibin's explanation, Captain Liu and the others stood there stunned, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Ye Wanxi frowned thoughtfully. Judging from the yin energy that had clung to Old Wang and Fifth Uncle, most of the dead people had turned into malevolent spirits, and the house that had locked them up was very likely a ghost realm, trapping them inside.
Once they can no longer endure the hunger and have completely transformed into man-eating demons, they will rush out of the house and attack those they have marked. They will then use the power gained from devouring these people to expand their reach and harm even more people.
When Ye Wanxi saw Tong Kaibin earlier, she was a little puzzled. He was clearly one of them, so why were the traces of the Ghost Domain's influence on him so faint? She also didn't immediately kill Old Wang, the culprit, after finding him.
In retrospect, it was mostly because of this betrayal.
(End of this chapter)
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