Chapter 841: Chapter 74 Approaching the Truth_2
Ying Jie was taken aback, then quickly understood Demon Lord Hong Lie’s aning. His whole body trembled as he said in a panic, “Ying Jie doesn’t know what Father ans by this!”
“Don’t know what I an?”
Demon Lord Hong Lie let out a cold laugh, suddenly bursting into rage, his anger seeping out.
A powerful pressure instantly filled the entire study. The pressure was like a wave, even causing the air to slightly distort and ripple.
With a grim expression, he spoke in a voice laced with anger, “Tell the truth. In order to secure the heir position for our Shi Wu lineage, have you been secretly plotting against Jun’er?”
Ying Jie fell to his knees, his face ashen, dejectedly saying, “Father, I did do such things, but isn’t that human nature?
Didn’t you do the sa back then?”
To secure the position of Family Head, Ying Lie indeed did suppress and plot against other brothers back in the day.
But in Demon Lord Hong Lie’s heart, it was one thing for him to do it, but he absolutely would not and could not permit his offspring to act the sa way, and he could not tolerate Ying Jie’s bluntness.
Only the governor is allowed to set fires; the common folk are not allowed to light lamps.
This was the mindset of Demon Lord Hong Lie.
Thus, he was slightly stunned, then imdiately erupted into fury, the intense pressure directly bursting forth, directly striking Ying Jie.
Caught off guard, unprepared, Ying Jie spat out a mouthful of blood and flew heavily into the wall.
“Father…” Ying Jie struggled to get up, painfully speaking.
“Ingrate! How dare you speak to like this! You’re simply no son of mine!” Demon Lord Hong Lie pointed at him and cursed in anger.
Ying Jie knelt on both knees, hiding his face in the shadows, his voice hoarse, “Forgive , Father… Forgive , Father, I misspoke briefly.
But Father, you did wrong !
No matter how bold I may be, I would never dare to murder my own brother. Please, Father, see clearly!”
A mont of silence ensued.
Seeing his father not speaking, Ying Jie didn’t dare to lift his head, trembling all over.
After a long while.
“It better be so,” Demon Lord Hong Lie, still emanating extre fury, finally spoke again, “You must give an explanation for this matter. Find the culprit, or don’t bla for being ruthless.”
After speaking, Demon Lord Hong Lie’s gaze beca exceedingly cold.
“Yes, Father.” Ying Jie replied dejectedly, got up, and cautiously walked out of the study.
Watching Ying Jie stumble away, Demon Lord Hong Lie looked at his departing figure, his gaze profound, with extrely complex emotions.
With such words, he was essentially letting the matter rest, believing that Ying Jie did not intend to kill his brother.
After all, he only demanded Ying Jie provide an explanation and find the murderer.
But whether the “murderer” Ying Jie presents would be the real culprit, only the heavens would know.
Did he truly believe Ying Jie’s words?
At most, he half-believed.
Why couldn’t Ying Jie have murdered his brother for the Family Head position?
But on the surface, he could only choose to believe.
Because, whether Ying Jun was hard by Ying Jie or not, it wouldn’t change the outco.
That is, Ying Jun was dead, and his pure-blood offspring were only left with Ying Jie.
Ying Jie had already beco the only heir of their Shi Wu lineage.
If Ying Jun had indeed died by Ying Jie’s hand, what could he do then?
Kill his only pure-blood offspring to accompany Ying Jun in the grave?
That was naturally impossible.
Then letting Ying Jie go?
If the cri of killing a brother were easily forgiven, chaos would ensue in their Ying Family.
Therefore, now he had no choice but to believe even if he didn’t.
He had no other options left.
Demon Lord Hong Lie rubbed his temples, his face showing complex emotions, “What a sin…”
Far from the study, Ying Jie paused his steps, lifted his head, looked at the bloody sun in the Sky Do, and a hint of madness flashed in his eyes.
“Although I don’t know who exactly killed Ying Jun, I must admit, it helped a lot…”
Upon hearing the news of Ying Jun’s murder, his first reaction was shock, followed by ecstasy.
Just as he explained to Demon Lord Hong Lie, his relationship with Ying Jun had never been harmonious; in private, they constantly sched against each other.
After all, in the face of great interests, what’s the worth of brotherly affection?
He couldn’t be happier that soone helped him eliminate Ying Jun.
“However, for to take the bla for you is absolutely impossible!” Ying Jie said fiercely, muttering to himself.
He made up his mind to find out the truth behind Ying Jun’s death.
“Second Brother, don’t say your brother isn’t good to you.
At this point, it seems like I’m the only one who still cares about how you died.” He said sinisterly.
“Now, I need to find out why Father suddenly started suspecting .” Ying Jie contemplated.
Clearly, Father never had the slightest suspicion of him before, so why did his attitude change by 180 degrees in an instant, as if certain he was the culprit?
“When did Father start to change his attitude?” He recalled the details of the matter.
“After eting with Qing Ge…
So the issue should lie there.”
“Did Qing Ge say sothing that changed Father’s mind?”
Ying Jie quickly figured this out.
His expression turned serious.
At that mont, he had just returned to his own courtyard.
He frowned and ordered the servant beside him, “Go call Steward Ying.”
Shortly afterward, Steward Ying from Demon Lord Hong Lie’s mansion hurried over, “My Lord, is there sothing you need to do?”
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