Capítulo 1426: Chapter 1419: Dou Fangfang’s Analysis
The night was cool like water, darkness shrouded the whole city, while the neon lights illuminated the entire Suzhou City, draping it in a colorful gauze. The evening breeze blew gently, the night was enchanting, making the entire Suzhou City seem dreamy and illusory, drawing people in involuntarily, unable to extricate themselves.
Compared to the bustling world outside, the Lu Family appeared much quieter. Outside the corridors and the front courtyard, white lanterns and white cloth had long been hung, swaying in the night wind, giving a particularly desolate feeling. The Lu Family no longer had the noise of the past; apart from the patrolling Lu Family Guards, almost no servants could be seen, and even the few remaining ones hurried about without daring to linger.
In the main hall of the Lu Family, a black coffin was placed in the very center, surrounded by wreaths. But scarcely any were sent by outsiders; almost all were from the Lu Family itself. Candles flickered in the night breeze, casting a lonely light. Clearly, since Old Sir Lu passed away and several great families of China conspired to destroy the Lu Family, those who once had friendly ties with the Lu Family had kept their distance, afraid to be associated with them in any way.
In front of the coffin in the main hall, Lu Haoyue sat alone beside Old Master Lu’s coffin. In front of him lay a bottle of wine and two glasses, and he drank alone.
“Grandfather, tonight I’ve co again to drink with you. Do you rember when I was twenty, you told I was an adult, a man, and could drink? You drank a few cups with , and that was the happiest I had seen you since Third Uncle’s death. I had never seen you smile so happily.”
Lu Haoyue picked up the bottle beside him and poured himself another glass, muttering softly to Old Master Lu’s coffin, “Grandfather, you know, I so wished you’d always smile like that every day, that would have satisfied . But after that, I never saw you smile so happily again. You would always sit alone in the study, quietly looking at pictures of Third Uncle and Third Aunt.”
“Until that day, when Cousin returned to the Lu Family, I noticed that your smile increased again. I wished so much for the Lu Family to be calm from then on, and for you to smile every day. As for the rumors outside saying Cousin was competing with for the position of Head of the Lu Family, I could completely ignore them. To , the harmony of the Lu Family is more important than anything, I don’t care about the title of Head of the Lu Family, but why, why did this have to happen.”
At this point, Lu Haoyue threw the glass directly to the ground and took a fierce swig from the bottle, his eyes reddening, “But why, why did this have to happen? The rumor outside is that Cousin killed you. Grandfather, if you have a spirit in heaven, tell , was it Cousin who killed you? If not, tell , for even if it costs the entire Lu Family, I will protect Cousin. The children of the Lu Family will not allow others to bully them, but Grandfather, why won’t you tell ? You know, now the whole Lu Family believes Cousin killed you, and even wants to seek revenge on him. I really don’t want to see brothers fighting each other. Grandfather, if you have a spirit in heaven, tell , was Cousin the one who killed you….”
Lu Haoyue sat in front of Old Master Lu’s coffin, muttering softly, the faint moonlight from outside streaming in, making the entire hall seem a bit cold.
“Haoyue, it’s so late, why aren’t you resting? If you collapse, what would I do?”
At this mont, a voice filled with strong concern ca from outside.
Lu Haoyue instinctively turned around to see a woman walking in from outside. She was a very beautiful woman, with both figure and appearance considered top-notch, and she exuded a gentle air, giving a soft and warm feeling.
This woman was none other than Lu Haoyue’s girlfriend, Dou Fangfang.
At this mont, Dou Fangfang looked at Lu Haoyue, her face delicately plain with an unhidable look of worry, and she slowly walked in from outside, paying her respect to Old Master Lu’s portrait before finally coming to Lu Haoyue’s side.
“Fangfang, why did you co? Didn’t I tell you to go back and rest?” Lu Haoyue was slightly surprised seeing Dou Fangfang, took a deep breath, and spoke.
“I was worried about you, so I couldn’t sleep,”
Dou Fangfang said softly, looking at Lu Haoyue. “Haoyue, don’t be too sad. The dead deserve dignity, and if Grandfather has a spirit in heaven, he wouldn’t want to see you so distraught.”
“I know, thank you, Fangfang.”
Lu Haoyue held Dou Fangfang’s hand, pulling her to sit beside him, took a deep breath, and said, “Fangfang, I have a question I want to ask you. I hope you can answer truthfully, can you?”
Upon hearing Lu Haoyue’s words and seeing his extrely serious expression, Dou Fangfang was slightly taken aback, not understanding why he said that, but still nodded, “Okay.”
After hearing Dou Fangfang’s response, Lu Haoyue slowly spoke, “Fangfang, do you really think it was our cousin who killed grandpa?”
Sowhat stunned by Lu Haoyue’s words, Dou Fangfang didn’t imdiately respond and instead fell into contemplation. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to speak, but she didn’t know how to begin. Lu Tianxing was part of the Lu Family, and although she was Lu Haoyue’s girlfriend, she was just a girlfriend. Strictly speaking, she wasn’t truly part of the Lu Family, and at this mont, no matter what she said, it might not make sense.
After all, in a large family, it is usually taboo for won to get involved in such matters. After all, since ancient tis, pillow talk has been the most terrifying thing.
Seeing Dou Fangfang hesitating to speak, Lu Haoyue sighed softly and said, “Fangfang, in my heart, you are my future wife. It’s just the two of us here; there’s nothing you can’t say. I believe grandpa wouldn’t bla you from the heavens.”
Hearing Lu Haoyue’s words, Dou Fangfang hesitated for a mont, finally nodded, and slowly said, “I think grandpa’s death has nothing to do with the third young master.”
“Why?” Lu Haoyue wasn’t angry but looked at Dou Fangfang and asked.
“Haoyue, although I haven’t t the third young master many tis, nor have we spoken much, I have been with his wife, Bai Zhiqing. When you two planned to conspire against the Liang Family and even got into a fight, I could clearly feel Bai Zhiqing’s worry for Lu Tianxing. This worry was not faked, but genuine concern from the heart.”
“Bai Zhiqing is the chairwoman of the Modu Bai Group, soone who has t countless people and has countless pursuers. As far as I know, before this, the third young master was just an ordinary person, at most slightly better in martial skills than regular people. Yet, Bai Zhiqing fell in love with him, which is enough to show that the third young master has enough shining qualities to attract her. Moreover, I’ve heard that the third young master took several risks for Bai Zhiqing. How could a man willing to risk his life for his woman be soone who would kill his own kin?”
At this point, Dou Fangfang paused, and upon noticing Lu Haoyue gesturing for her to continue, she did, “There’s another point. Haoyue, do you think the third young master is a fool?”
“No,”
Lu Haoyue shook his head without any hesitation. If Lu Tianxing were a fool, he would have long been dead and gone, let alone beco the Judge who instills fear in the Western Underground World, sothing that cannot be achieved by martial strength alone.
“Haoyue, since you believe the third young master isn’t a fool, then why would he kill grandpa, especially in front of so many people? You all saw him alone with grandpa. If he killed grandpa at that ti, wouldn’t it be like directly telling everyone ‘I killed grandpa; I’m the murderer’? Since the third young master isn’t a fool, why would he do sothing so unwise that has no benefit and only makes Lu Family his enemy? It would only be harmful without any gain.”
Dou Fangfang’s eyes shone with wisdom as she calmly analyzed, showing that she was not rely a vase that knew only how to posture, but soone with real substance.
“Of course, this can also be explained by the third young master possibly killing grandpa for the sake of profit. But Haoyue, if you think about it carefully, does that make sense?”
Hearing Dou Fangfang’s inquiry, Lu Haoyue hesitated for a mont, finally shaking his head. If Lu Tianxing had really killed Old Master Lu for profit, it just wouldn’t make sense or be necessary at all.
You have to know that Old Master Lu already felt deeply guilty about Lu Tianzhan’s death all those years ago, and this guilt had turned into guilt for Lu Tianxing. Furthermore, the elder had clearly stated before leaving Old Master’s residence that his injuries had stabilized and there wouldn’t be any unexpected incidents in the short term.
If at this mont Lu Tianxing stayed by Old Master’s side, Old Master would definitely hand over so of the Lu Family’s assets to Lu Tianxing, without exception, and anyone who wasn’t a fool could see this. Lu Tianxing, being smart, obviously didn’t need to risk killing Old Master to forcibly take sothing that would soon be his anyway. It would be far too harmful without any gain to act so imprudently.
“Moreover, to speak frankly, is there any need for the third young master to be envious of the Lu Family’s assets? There really is no need. We’ve seen the power behind the third young master ever since he stepped into the Lu Family the last ti. These people have very good relations with the third young master. Is there any need for him to covet the Lu Family’s possessions? Not at all, especially not at a ti when he’s surrounded by enemies on all sides. To break completely with the Lu Family at such a ti would be even more unwise. Haoyue, wouldn’t you agree with that reasoning?” Dou Fangfang said earnestly as she looked at Lu Haoyue.
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