"I... How could I dare to fra you, Sir..."
"Hmm." Wanping chuckled slightly at Ye Nan, then continued, "Well then, let’s verify one more issue!"
「...」
Wanping sat on the sofa, looking at the table of food that hadn’t yet been cleared. He then said, "Right, the people in the room... your wife and child, correct? Call them out!"
With Wanping’s power, knowing if there was anyone inside the house was a simple matter. It was just like how Wen Yu could hear the heartbeats of Ye Nan and his wife.
Upon hearing Wanping’s words, Ye Nan shivered abruptly.
THUMP!
He imdiately knelt before Wanping, pleading, "Master, I was wrong! I failed to do what you commanded. I am at fault, and I accept punishnt! But please, Master, spare my wife and child! I beg you..."
"HUSH, HUSH, HUSH..." Wanping made a hushing sound, gesturing for Ye Nan to be silent.
Then, Wanping finally spoke. "Believe , I’m not blaming you for this trivial matter. Really. You have to trust in my magnanimity! I simply want to see this family you’ve sacrificed so much for, to see what they’re truly like. Besides, I co to your ho as a guest, and you don’t even introduce your family mbers to . That makes feel insulted!!! Don’t you agree?"
Wanping looked at Ye Nan seriously. Seeing him still kneeling and pleading in agony, Wanping couldn’t help but sigh. "I’ve already told you, I really won’t bla you for such a trivial matter. Don’t you believe ? Or do I need to go and fetch your wife and child myself?"
Hearing Wanping’s tone grow increasingly severe, Ye Nan gritted his teeth, stood up, walked to the bedroom door, and called out his wife and child.
「...」
Looking at the trembling family of three before him, Wanping rose to his feet and nodded at Ye Nan. "That’s more like it. Now then, allow to introduce myself. My na is Wanping. I’m the one who ordered you to poison Wen Yu."
"So, let’s get down to business!"
Wanping slowly walked to the dining table, speaking in a low, calm voice. "Just now, Ye Nan and I were discussing matters of ’feeling.’ Seeing the three of you, honestly, my tender heart has been touched."
"Tsk, tsk, Ye Nan, look at these two beside you. To tell you the truth, I’m quite envious. Familial love, romantic love—you have it all. These are things I lack. You truly are a man of deep feeling!"
An exaggerated smile spread across Wanping’s face as he gave Ye Nan a thumbs-up.
Ye Nan and his family, however, all stared at Wanping, their faces etched with terror.
"Honestly, seeing this, I truly wonder if you might be even *more* a man of feeling? For instance, capable of sothing like... friendship?"
"It’s quite possible, very possible indeed! You were with Wen Yu, and then you developed so feelings for him—sothing like friendship. That’s highly probable!"
"And then, you couldn’t bring yourself to poison him. So, you didn’t put any poison in the food at all!!!"
The more Wanping considered it, the more plausible this seed. He nodded slowly, sat down where Wen Yu had previously been sitting, and said deliberately, "The poison I gave you is extrely lethal. Soone with at least Level 4 strength definitely couldn’t withstand its effects. And most importantly, it’s colorless and odorless!"
"Colorless and odorless ans Wen Yu wouldn’t detect poison in the food, and neither would I. So... did you... or did you NOT... add the poison?!"
Hearing Wanping’s words, Ye Nan suddenly snapped to his senses. "I did! I really did, Master! It’s in that tureen of thick soup! Master, I real...ly did... add it..."
Ye Nan seed to grasp Wanping’s intention and shouted loudly, but when he t Wanping’s chilling gaze, full understanding dawned.
He understood why Wanping had made him call out his wife and child...
He understood that sothing terrible was about to happen to his family...
He understood that the man before him was the true nightmare...
Then, Ye Nan collapsed to the ground in anguish, tears streaming uncontrollably from his eyes.
「...」
"Such a smart man!"
Seeing Ye Nan’s expression, Wanping nodded in satisfaction. "It seems you understand what I’m going to do. To be honest, I like smart people. You’re very clever; I’m willing to deal with you."
Slowly choosing his words, Wanping spoke gently to the sobbing Ye Nan and his utterly terrified wife and child. "You know, so boring people often ask boring questions. For example, if your wife and child both fell into the water, which one would you save?"
"Coincidentally, Wen Yu wasn’t poisoned today, which has left a little displeased. So, I’m angry. And then I realized I probably can’t get rid of him anyti soon, so my life has beco boring again!"
"Boring people always do boring things. So now, I need soone to test the poison for , to verify whether you actually poisoned the food or not! To prove your innocence! But I didn’t bring any subordinates with today! So..."
"Ye Nan. Your wife, or your child. Choose one!!!"
「...」
Ye Nan shakily lifted his head. Looking at the broadly smiling man before him, he clenched his fists tightly.
After a long mont, as if he had exhausted all his strength, Ye Nan slowly rose. He walked chanically to the table and began to speak softly.
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