Nanrong Yong was completely indifferent to the Snake King’s rage, saying lightly, "He is my elder brother, a fact that can’t be changed by anyone. No matter how you deny it, you cannot negate our blood relationship."
He paused for a mont, not waiting for the Snake King to speak, Nanrong Yong continued, "Over the years, I have always thought that it was your father who secretly hired an assassin, intending to harm the Nanrong Family, but what I didn’t expect was that he had long passed away, nor did I expect that he would have a son. Wanqing is your niece, how could you bear to have her killed?"
The Snake King sneered, "Why don’t you ask yourself why you treated my father so cruelly back then? I’m rely repaying tooth for tooth, an eye for an eye."
Nanrong Yong shook his head and said, "I think you’ve misunderstood; I have never done anything to wrong your father. If anyone is to bla, it’s your father himself. His downfall was entirely of his own making. Unfortunately, he neither realized nor repented, but instead blad everyone else entirely, never reflecting on whether he had done anything wrong."
"Shut your mouth!" the Snake King said coldly, angrily shouting, "Don’t you slander my father!"
"I am rely stating the facts, not a single word of falsehood. If you don’t believe , there’s nothing I can do. My father, who is also your grandfather, had so reputation locally. When your father and I grew up, the old man gave each of us a substantial amount of funds to start our own businesses. In addition, he set a rule that whoever could create the most wealth in the shortest amount of ti would inherit the position of Family Head of the Nanrong Family."
"Your father was capable, but he was too eager for quick success and easily trusted others. In less than half a year, the funds he had were almost gone, either lost in failed investnts or swindled by others. At the ti, I took the money and contracted a pier. Although the profit wasn’t much, it was at least steady. Your father, as the eldest son, couldn’t bear to lose face in front of the old man, so he turned to , hoping I could help him. Out of brotherly love, I gave him all my profits from the past six months, hoping he could start over."
"Regrettably, your father couldn’t change his impatient nature, always looking to make the biggest profit with the least money. Such businesses did exist, but they were all illegal activities. Later, under the guise of transportation, your father used my port for smuggling, and not only that, he also started to traffic drugs through the cargo ships. By the ti I found out about this, it was too late; no matter how much I tried to dissuade him, he wouldn’t listen. In the end, I had no choice, not wanting the reputation of the Nanrong Family to be tarnished by his actions, so I secretly inford the old man, telling him everything your father had done."
"After learning of this, the old man was uncontrollably furious, and he personally reported it to the police. Your father was imprisoned for five years because of this. For this matter, your father utterly hated and the old man, believing that we were the ones who had wronged him. Especially —he thought I was jealous of him, afraid that he would take the position of Family Head from , so I snitched to the old man and even instigated him to report to the police. It’s undeniable that I am partly to bla for not considering the potential consequences. But most of the responsibility still lies with your father. If it hadn’t been for his delving into the illegal business, none of this would have happened."
"Actually, your father didn’t know that with the cris he had committed at the ti, he was facing at least twenty years. It was the old man and myself who ran about asking for favors, which reduced his sentence to five years. After he was released from prison, he didn’t even enter his own ho but left East Sea City imdiately. Since then, I never saw your father again. Even when the old man passed away, he didn’t co back to see him one last ti."
"I know your father hated , but I didn’t expect him to pass that hatred onto you. Ling Chen, the cycle of vengeance has no end—yes, I am responsible for what happened back then, but I have no regrets. If your father had continued down that path, once his cris ca to light, he would not rely face imprisonnt, but execution. I don’t expect you to understand, but I hope you can see the truth clearly and not be blinded by your father’s selfish hatred."
After hearing Nanrong Yong’s words, the Snake King fell into silence.
After a while, he finally spoke, "My father is dead, there can be no verification. How do I know what you’re saying is true?"
"I really have no proof, I just want you to know, no matter what happens, he will always be his elder brother, and you are my nephew, people of the Nanrong Family will never turn on each other."
With that said, Nanrong Yong looked at Ling Chen and said, "Untie him."
"Master..."
"Let him go. I’ve said everything I needed to say. If he’s still deluded, still determined to take revenge for his father, there’s nothing I can do." As he spoke, Nanrong Yong paused, then turned to the Snake King and said, "If you still wish to take revenge, just co at , don’t go after Wanqing anymore. She knows nothing about the past. I only hope that after I die, the grudges between our two families can finally end."
Ling Chen silently untied the bindings around the Snake King, then stood beside Nanrong Yong, vigilantly watching the Snake King in case he intended any harm to Nanrong Yong.
The Snake King stood up, glanced at Ling Chen, and asked, "Do you have a cell phone I could use?"
Without much thought, Ling Chen took out his phone and threw it to the Snake King. The Snake King then walked to the other end of the warehouse, dialed a number, and was seen quietly talking to soone.
Several minutes later, the Snake King returned to Ling Chen and Nanrong Yong with an expressionless face, saying, "I believe what you just said."
Hearing this, Ling Chen and Nanrong Yong looked at each other, puzzled by the sudden shift in the Snake King’s attitude.
"I just spoke to my mother on the phone and asked her about my father’s past. What she told was much the sa as what you said. My mother was pregnant with when my father divorced her, and then he left the country. Shortly after I was born, my mother remarried. All this ti, I was led to believe that my stepfather was my biological father until later when I found an old photo while going through my mother’s belongings, and then I learned who my real father was. Perhaps for my sake, my mother never spoke ill of him; whenever she ntioned him, she praised his good qualities, and I never had any reason to doubt her."
"One year, by sheer coincidence, I t soone and entered the profession of an assassin. Once I had enough ability, I started looking for my father’s whereabouts. Persistence pays off. After three years, I finally found him. Unfortunately, by that ti, he was gravely ill and near death. I stayed with him for three days until he died. While he was alive, he told a lot about the Nanrong Family. He said that it was because of you that he ended up in such a hopeless situation, that you ruined him. Thus, I vowed over his corpse that I would avenge him."
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