Wan Xiaolei was thrown into the basement of Lingfeng Bay.
Huo Zhixing sat in the center, surrounded by expressionless bodyguards. Wan Xiaolei knelt on the ground, trembling, but still refused to tell the truth.
"Third...Third Young Master, I really don't know what you're asking...that thing was requested by Miss, it wasn't something I insisted on giving her..."
Huo Zhixing's eyes darkened, and without him saying a word, the bodyguard next to him kicked Wan Xiaolei hard in the chest.
Wan Xiaolei screamed and howled in pain, almost vomiting blood.
"Third Young Master, you can't do this..." he stubbornly retorted, "Locking me up is against the law..."
"Heh, so you know about the law?" Huo Zhixing raised his eyes and stared at him coldly, every word he spoke as sharp as an ice blade.
"In the Huo family, I am the law!"
Wan Xiaolei stared in disbelief, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth. The stench of blood, along with an overwhelming sense of fear, tightened around his neck like a rope.
Huo Zhixing didn't want to waste too much time with him here.
Jiang Can was still upstairs. He didn't want her to come to this damp and cold basement, not wanting her to see such a filthy scene.
He frowned slightly and gave Fang Han a look, signaling him to bring Butler Wan over.
Soon, Wan Xiaolei heard low, hurried footsteps approaching.
"Young Master, you..."
"Since I can't get you to talk, let your uncle keep you company for a while!" Huo Zhixing sneered. "He raised you, he treats you like his own son, this is a good time for you two to strengthen your bond!"
Wan Xiaolei's face turned pale, and his heart pounded.
He was orphaned at a young age, and it was Steward Wan who took him under his wing and later arranged for him to work for the Huo family.
He was always grateful for his uncle's kindness in raising him and wanted to repay him properly.
However, in the talented Huo family, he had neither outstanding academic qualifications nor outstanding work ability, so he could not be given important responsibilities. He was also unwilling to be a lowly servant in Lingfeng Bay for the rest of his life. So he took a risk and conspired with Yin Shaoqing. He first won over Huo Zhiyan and Huo Zhanhe and helped them do a lot of bad things. The father and son also became their shield for doing bad things.
Then Yin Shaoqing set his sights on Huo Zhixin.
Later, Wan Xiaolei learned that Yin Shaoqing was secretly involved in drug trafficking. He knew it was a matter that could cost him his life, but he was already in a bind.
Moreover, the reward Yin Shaoqing gave him was indeed very high.
He used that money to support his uncle and saved some for his retirement, so that even if Butler Wan left the Huo family manor one day, he could still live a very respectable life.
But all of this was eventually exposed.
The moment Butler Wan met his nephew's gaze, his heart suddenly ached as if it were being clenched.
He staggered forward and, filled with anger and resentment, slapped Wan Xiaolei several times across the face!
"Bastard! Beast!" Butler Wan shouted hoarsely, "I raised you with all my heart, only to let you commit crimes!"
"uncle……"
Wan Xiaolei's last line of defense is also on the verge of collapse.
"Tell me the truth, what exactly are you and Yin Shaoqing plotting? You two think you can bring down the Huo family? That's just wishful thinking!"
Wan Xiaolei cried uncontrollably, kneeling and kowtowing in front of Butler Wan.
Butler Wan was also moved to tears, and after hitting him, he went up and hugged him.
"Xiao Lei, although our Wan family isn't a prestigious one, we're still an honest and upright family! If your parents could see you like this in the afterlife, they would hate you to death!"
"And me... I raised you for over twenty years, and you turned out to be a criminal... How can I face your parents after I die?"
“No…” Wan Xiaolei raised his bloodshot eyes, “Uncle, your kindness in raising us is greater than the heavens. Even if my parents knew in the afterlife, they wouldn’t blame you…”
"Then tell the truth!" Butler Wan roared. "All the money you gave me before, wasn't it all from doing bad things with Yin Shaoqing? If I... if I hand that money over to the police, will that save your life?"
Wan Xiaolei looked gloomy, a hint of despair flashing across his eyes.
"Speak!" Butler Wan was both anxious and angry. He stepped forward and started punching and kicking Wan Xiaolei again. The bodyguards next to him didn't stop him at first, but when they saw that he was in a rage and Wan Xiaolei didn't fight back at all, they were afraid that someone would really die, so they stopped him.
"If you don't tell me, I'll die right in front of you!"
Butler Wan's eyes widened, and he pulled a gun from one of the bodyguards, pressing it directly against his temple!
He stared wide-eyed at Wan Xiaolei, the whites of his eyes filled with horror, as if he were struggling in his final moments before death.
"Uncle, no..." Wan Xiaolei panicked completely.
Especially when I heard the click of Butler Wan cocking the bullet.
His face turned deathly pale, and he lay prostrate on the ground, wailing and begging his uncle not to do anything foolish.
"I'll tell you everything..." Wan Xiaolei looked at him, only hoping that he wouldn't lose his last relative in the world.
"It's Yin Shaoqing... He's trafficking drugs, and that packet of pills is the evidence!"
"He gave those pills to the young master, and to Jiang Yao, who was by the young master's side. Later, he also wanted to give them to Miss Zhixin... but for some reason, he didn't succeed with Miss Zhixin."
"And...and the old man was poisoned back then, his blood vessels were blocked, and it was also because Yin Shaoqing obtained an addictive drug and secretly mixed it into the tonic. He suggested to the second master and the eldest young master that I bring the old man medicine every day, because I am from Lingfeng Bay, so it would be natural for others to suspect the eldest master..."
"That drug is an extract of a plant from Southeast Asia." Wan Xiaolei spilled out everything he knew like beans from a bamboo tube, "Anyway, it's... it's that highly toxic stuff..."
Butler Wan gasped and collapsed to the ground.
Although he had prepared himself mentally before coming, hearing Wan Xiaolei say it still felt like a thunderclap in his ears, as if something had collapsed, and he felt extremely uncomfortable.
...
Back at Xi Garden, Huo Zhixing rubbed his temples wearily. Jiang Can handed him a cup of hot water and sat quietly beside him.
The two sat there without saying a word.
Jiang Can understood his drowsiness, gently leaned on his shoulder, and whispered, "Zhixin slept for quite a long time. The maid called to tell me that she just woke up."
Huo Zhixing looked serious and played the recording that Wan Xiaolei had given him for her.
Jiang Can listened to the whole thing from beginning to end, and her mood became heavy.
It turns out that Yin Shaoqing was the one manipulating everything behind the scenes.
He was just an ordinary farmhand, of lowly status, and naturally went unnoticed. Who would have thought a farmhand could possess such great abilities?
Jiang Can bit her lip and whispered, "Husband... Yin Shaoqing has hurt everyone connected to you. So his target... is you?"
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