Chapter 144
Commander Huo's face froze abruptly. He moved his lips, then covered his face in anguish and exhaustion. "You bastard! You unfilial son! How dare he?"
Huo Jingzhou remained silent.
How dare Huo Jingfeng?
That's a question for Commander Huo.
From childhood to adulthood, he has repeatedly cleaned up Huo Jingfeng's messes, never truly resorting to harsh discipline to correct his distorted nature.
On the contrary, every time Huo Jingfeng made a big mistake, Marshal Huo would do everything he could to protect him.
Doesn't this make him think that no matter what he does, his father will cover for him?
Therefore, not only will Huo Jingfeng not admit his mistake, he will only make bigger and bigger mistakes each time!
Marshal Huo's eyes were red, clearly reflecting on his years of indulgence towards his second son. Now, it was too late for regrets!
Huo Jingfeng committed the heinous crime of treason. Unless he can perform some great feat to save the country and the nation, he will ultimately face death.
Even his own father, Marshal Huo, couldn't protect him.
Unless Marshal Huo doesn't care about the Huo family's reputation and wants to push the Huo family into the limelight, making the entire Nanjiang region pay the price for Huo Jingfeng's death.
Even though Marshal Huo doted on his second son, he couldn't bring himself to destroy the Huo family and disregard the safety of all the people in Nanjiang.
He wiped his face in anguish, clinging to his last glimmer of hope, "Jingzhou, lock him up on Lan Island, I beg you!"
Huo Jingzhou said calmly, "Huo Jingfeng must die!"
If traitors who defect to the Ghost Army can survive, how can they serve as a warning to others?
Now, Donghua is in turmoil. The evil army has invaded their homeland and compatriots with inhumanity and countless atrocities. Anyone who dares to associate with the evil spirits deserves to die.
Not only that, Huo Jingzhou will also publicly expose Huo Jingfeng's crimes, making him the object of scorn and disgust from all his compatriots, nailing him to the pillar of shame forever, and leaving him infamous for ten thousand years!
"Huo Jingzhou!"
Commander Huo suddenly stood up, his veins bulging.
That's his own younger brother!
Huo Jingzhou looked coldly at the enraged Commander Huo, showing no emotion whatsoever, and would not change his mind.
Commander Huo was trembling all over, pointing at him with a look that was hard to tell from disappointment or fear, "Are you even human?"
"Even if he has to die, wouldn't it be better to give him some dignity at the end?"
Huo Jingzhou scoffed coldly: "Impossible!"
Commander Huo roared, "Huo Jingzhou, how could I have given birth to such a cold-blooded beast like you..."
"General Huo!"
Wen Xin, who had been sitting quietly next to Huo Jingzhou, suddenly stood up.
The gentle and obedient demeanor of the past was gone from her face; her bright almond-shaped eyes were now filled with anger. "When Huo Jingfeng tried to kill the young marshal several times, did he even remember that he was his own brother?!"
"This time, does Commander Huo know that Huo Jingfeng has gone so far as to help the Ghost Army and try to kidnap me to take the life of his own brother? Who is the real cold-blooded beast here?"
"Commander Huo has only ever seen the sternness and coldness of Young Marshal Huo, but he bears the responsibility for the entire Nanjiang and the Huo family. If he is not strict and enforces the law rigorously, how can his subordinates trust him?"
"As a father, it's one thing to be biased on ordinary days, but even today, you still condemn your eldest son who is protecting the region for the sake of that heartless scoundrel Huo Jingfeng. Commander Huo, do you really consider Young Commander Huo your own son?"
Huo Dashuai's pupils constricted, and he collapsed onto the sofa as if all his strength had been drained away.
He sat there blankly, his eyes red-rimmed, his hands trembling.
After a long while, Commander Huo stiffly raised his head and looked at his eldest son. When he met his son's cold eyes, his heart suddenly clenched and he felt a sharp pain.
Never before had Commander Huo realized that his father-son relationship with his eldest son was over!
He opened his mouth, his voice hoarse and pained, "I had high hopes for you, and I was strict with you from a young age, not allowing you to make any mistakes, because you were supposed to support the Huo family and Nanjiang. But Jingfeng, all I ever wanted was for him to be a rich young master..."
He thought that giving his eldest son power was enough, and that he could only give his second son some money, so he doted on him even more.
But in the end, was he really that wrong?
He drowned his second son, which chilled the heart of his eldest son, and in the end, he lost both of his sons!
Commander Huo walked out, his hands trembling as he leaned on his cane. He, who had always been strong and vigorous, now looked old and frail, his straight back hunched over.
Suddenly, he turned his head, regretfully choking back tears, "Jingzhou, your father is really not such a heartless and terrible father. When you were born, your father was overjoyed and thought about raising you well so that you could inherit the territory your father conquered. Over the years, you have surpassed your father, and your father is really proud. It's just... your father has let down your mother and you!"
Huo Jingzhou sat there, backlit, so no one could see his expression, nor did anyone know whether he was moved by Huo Dashuai's final confession.
The little girl who had abandoned her gentleness for him and become arrogant was now kneeling on the sofa, hugging him with both arms, obediently leaning against him, silently keeping him company.
The man raised his hand and placed it on her shoulder; his gentle demeanor as he lowered his head was captivating.
But such warmth is no longer relevant to Marshal Huo.
He was so biased towards his eldest son when he needed a father that it was unbearable to watch. Now, Huo Jingzhou no longer needs him as a father!
In the end, Commander Huo left with endless regret and remorse.
Not only did he leave Huo Jingzhou's mansion, but three days later, he also left Haicheng with his wives, concubines, and young children to settle in Biancheng.
He shouldn't stay in Haicheng anymore. He didn't want to see his second son's fate, and he couldn't become a hindrance to his eldest son anymore!
The Huo family is completely under Huo Jingzhou's control.
However, Huo Jingzhou and Wen Xin still live in the mansion in Yulin District and have not moved back to the Huo family mansion.
Huo Jingzhou's other older siblings were very uneasy about this.
They were afraid that their powerful elder brother would have a problem with them because of Huo Jingfeng.
But later, they discovered that as long as they didn't cause trouble and behaved themselves, even if they weren't very capable, Huo Jingzhou was willing to give them some tolerance and protection.
Not to mention those who are talented, working under their elder brother, although they rely entirely on their own abilities and have no special privileges, they will never be bullied and their future is bright.
So, Huo Jingfeng was truly insatiable and stupid enough to bring about his own downfall!
Ah, speaking of Huo Jingfeng, Huo Jingzhou publicly executed him, made his crimes public, and sent him to a military court.
Unsurprisingly, Huo Jingfeng was convicted of treason and colluded with the Ghost Army to assassinate Marshal Huo, causing extremely negative social impact. He was sentenced to death.
Upon learning of Huo Jingfeng's evil deeds, not only the people of Nanjiang, but also the people of Donghua in other places hated him intensely, cursing him for being ungrateful and heartless!
Everyone applauded his death sentence, saying he deserved to die!
Huo Jingfeng never expected that this time, Commander Huo wouldn't come to rescue him.
He had tried to assassinate Huo Jingzhou before, but he still survived in the end. Commander Huo would save him.
So why didn't Commander Huo save him this time?
He's his own son!
How could Commander Huo ignore him?
After being sentenced to death, Huo Jingfeng protested vehemently, cursing Huo Dashuai and Huo Jingzhou.
Of course, he was immediately taken away and given a severe "education"!
It wasn't until the day of his public execution that Huo Jingfeng was truly overwhelmed by fear and despair. Tears streamed down his face as he desperately begged Marshal Huo to save him, pleading with Huo Jingzhou to spare him. He truly knew he was wrong and would change! Don't kill him!
He doesn't want to die, he doesn't want to die, how can he die?
He is the second young master of the Huo family, a representative figure of youth who is surrounded by admirers!
He should have been living a glorious life, so why was he sent to the guillotine?
However, no one sympathized with him at all; they only felt disgust and scorn towards him.
There was only a middle-aged woman in a gray dress, crying and begging for forgiveness for her son, pleading with Young Marshal Huo to let Huo Jingfeng go!
He's his own brother!
But while she, as a mother, was pitiful, weren't those innocent compatriots who were slaughtered by the demon army even more pitiful?
Huo Jingfeng is utterly depraved and serves as a lackey of those wicked people. His crimes are unforgivable and he deserves to die!
The second concubine watched helplessly as her own son was strangled!
She cried her heart out, but it was no use!
She couldn't collect her son's body yet because Huo Jingfeng's deeds were too heinous, and the people were so indignant that they wanted to leave his body to rot in the wilderness.
Although the criminal justice department "refused" the order, they eventually yielded to public opinion and left Huo Jingfeng's body in place for three days before collecting it.
This serves as a warning to the world: this is the fate of traitors!
The second concubine was in so much pain that she was numb, but she had already been kicked out by Marshal Huo. Not only did no one help her, but the people she had bullied in the past were also trying to trip her up.
Originally, after the second concubine left the Huo family, she had enough money and a house given to her by Marshal Huo. If she was frugal, she could have lived a good life in her later years.
Unfortunately, she was used to spending money lavishly and caused all sorts of trouble, wanting to return to the Huo family mansion.
Gradually, she squandered all her money, and since she didn't engage in any productive work, she soon found it difficult to make ends meet.
She even gambled away the house that Marshal Huo had given her.
The second concubine had no choice but to seek refuge with her son. For a while after Huo Jingfeng returned, she lived a comfortable life, but in the blink of an eye, her son was executed as a traitor.
Huo Jingzhou took back all of Huo Jingfeng's assets.
The second concubine was naturally kicked out as well!
With nowhere to go, the second concubine walked the streets weeping like a lost soul.
Suddenly, someone pushed her, and the second concubine fell into the river.
She could swim, but for some reason, after falling in, it felt like something underwater was pulling her feet and dragging her down hard.
The second concubine could only flail her hands, bubbles rising from her mouth, her eyes filled with terror, trying to call for help.
However, she watched in despair as people walked by on the shore, and no one could see her.
As the air in her chest slowly ran out, the second concubine could only watch in agony as death descended upon her!
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