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"What happened?" I asked hurriedly as Lu Ding Tian hung up the phone, his face flushed with anger.
"Your brother is dead!"
"What?" I immediately displayed an expression of shock and deep sorrow, reminding myself that I needed to keep my acting skills in sync with the situation.
"Come on, let's go to the hospital!" Lu Ding Tian said, leading me there. His emotions were somewhat under control; despite losing his son, he didn’t shed a tear, but his old face was etched with pain and fury.
Upon arriving at the hospital, we saw Lu Fei's body—clean and lifeless, with a single cut across his throat.
"Who the hell did this? Who did it?!" Lu Ding Tian was nearly driven to madness as he looked at Lu Fei's corpse. Meanwhile, Lu Xian stood nearby, offering comfort and managing to squeeze out a few tears. Of course, at that moment, he was undoubtedly the happiest; with Lu Fei dead, there was no one left to compete with him.
"It was a man named Han Chuan. A few days ago, Han Chuan offended Fei and was castrated by him. Holding a grudge, he gathered people to kill Fei after being discharged from the hospital," one of Lu Fei's bodyguards said tremulously. These bodyguards were highly skilled, but their real talent lay in indulging Lu Fei’s whims and helping him commit misdeeds.
In Shanghai, no one dared to challenge Lu Fei. So even though his bodyguards were formidable fighters, they had grown complacent. This time, Liu Sen was behind the attack, which made it all too easy for them to succeed.
"Damn it! How could you protect my son? I want all of you dead! All of you!" Lu Ding Tian slapped one of the bodyguards across the face. The guard fell to his knees in fear, begging for mercy, but Lu Ding Tian had no intention of forgiving them. After all, they were guilty beyond redemption.
"But I never imagined..."
"Kill them all! Wipe out their families too! Let them accompany my son in death!" Lu Ding Tian shockingly ordered that even the families of those bodyguards be killed. Lu Xian enthusiastically supported this idea, saying that even that wouldn’t be enough to honor his brother’s memory.
No one dared to intervene—not even me. At that moment, stepping in would change nothing and might even put myself in jeopardy.
"Damn it! Where is Han Chuan?"
After dealing with the bodyguards, Lu Ding Tian angrily questioned those around him, but no one dared to respond.
"I’m asking about Han Chuan! Where did he go?"
Lu Ding Tian shouted loudly, causing many to tremble on the spot; several even knelt down in fear. It was clear they hadn’t captured Han Chuan and bore significant responsibility for it.
"Dad, Han Chuan clearly came prepared. He killed Big Brother while he was with a woman; by the time they discovered it, Big Brother had already been dead for an hour. I immediately sent people to start searching for him, but Han Chuan had already fled. I've instructed our Qing Gang members to seal off all of Shanghai Beach! We must find the murderer who killed my brother!"
Lu Xian stated firmly. Could he catch him? Of course not!
But I knew where Han Chuan was at that moment.
"Brother Two! Tell me, did you kill Big Brother? Why did you do this? Father! Save me! It was Brother Two who killed Big Brother! It must have been Brother Two! He’s going to kill me next!"
I displayed an expression of sheer terror as I questioned Lu Xian, then grabbed Lu Ding Tian's hand and said that Lu Fei was already dead, and now it was Lu Xian's turn!
Upon hearing this, Lu Ding Tian's eyes widened like copper bells, and Lu Xian exploded in anger, pointing at me and shouting, "Lu Yan! Don’t talk nonsense! My brother is dead! You think I killed him? You’re just spouting nonsense!"
Lu Xian was furious. I figured that if I weren’t his Third Brother and if Lu Ding Tian weren’t right there, he would have immediately taken a knife to me.
"I didn’t! I’m not talking nonsense! Just look at it—Big Brother died at the hands of a Little Rascal? How can I believe that? Which Little Rascal has the guts to do that? Besides, after killing Big Brother, how could a Little Rascal leave without a scratch? I don’t believe it! Dad, I don’t believe it! It must be Brother Two! It must be Brother Two who instructed someone to do this! I’m next!"
I spoke with overwhelming fear, as if I were asking for a protective charm. After Lu Fei's death, Lu Xian would likely find a way to kill me. By causing this commotion, he naturally wouldn’t dare to act.
Most importantly, by stirring things up like this, Lu Ding Tian would definitely start to suspect Lu Xian. He would launch an investigation into Lu Xian, which would lead them right into my trap!
After I finished speaking, Lu Ding Tian shot a cold glance at Lu Xian. In fact, what I said made sense—did Han Chuan have that kind of guts? No! Once I voiced my suspicions about Lu Xian, Lu Ding Tian would naturally go back and investigate. He would surely find evidence pointing directly at Lu Xian!
"I didn’t! No way, Dad! How could I possibly harm Big Brother?"
Lu Xian looked extremely tense; it was clear that Lu Ding Tian’s gaze genuinely frightened him.
"Lu Yan, I want you to investigate this matter!" Lu Ding Tian turned to me and said. At first, I was taken aback and then quickly replied, "You want me to take your people to investigate? Then that would mean Lu Xian is truly guilty."
"Dad! No! This kid has a terrible relationship with Big Brother and with me too! You can’t let him investigate; let Uncle Tiger do it instead—he’s from the Enforcement Hall!"
Lu Xian quickly interjected. He mentioned my relationship with him? This inadvertently provided cover for the real culprit. It seemed that Lu Xian was truly terrified—so scared that he wasn’t thinking straight.
Slap!
As soon as Lu Xian finished speaking, Lu Ding Tian slapped him hard across the face. With Lu Fei’s body still lying nearby, Lu Ding Tian was furious.
"Do you think I'm old? Do you think I don’t know that Tiger is now on your side? Let me tell you, Lu Xian, if you really did this, just wait for the consequences!"
After pointing angrily at Lu Xian, Lu Ding Tian turned and left with his men. Lu Xian stood there in shock.
He glanced at me with rage on his face and opened his mouth. I knew he wanted to curse at me but didn’t dare to because the investigation into Big Brother's death had been handed over to me—and the target of that investigation was him.
"Third Brother, listen to me. Although I'm the prime suspect in this matter, I really didn’t do it. Believe me; don’t say anything foolish to Dad!"
Lu Xian took a deep breath and spoke calmly to me. At that moment, it truly was difficult for him; deep down he wished he could chop me into pieces but still had to speak so pitifully.
"Brother Two," I said. "You yourself admitted that you are the prime suspect. Let me ask you—how many people has Big Brother bullied on Shang Hai Beach? How many have died because of him? How many could resist him? Big Brother's death is not simple; I must investigate thoroughly. If you didn’t do it, I’ll apologize to you!"
I said this knowing that in front of Lu Ding Tian, it was enough to attack Lu Xian relentlessly. But now that he had left and only Lu Xian remained, I needed him to believe that I genuinely wanted to investigate and wasn’t just trying to pin the blame on him.
This can reduce the risk of Lu Xian taking reckless actions to eliminate me.
It's simple: once Lu Xian knows he is implicated in this crime, he will immediately kill me to become Lu Ding Tian's only son! Would Lu Ding Tian still kill him then? Definitely not.
Sigh... If you conduct a fair and just investigation, I will help you.
Lu Xian patted my shoulder and turned to leave the morgue, not even glancing at the body of Lu Fei lying nearby. His only concern was himself; he had no time to worry about his dead brother.
As he exited the morgue, I couldn't help but smirk at his expression. Seeing Lu Xian like this, I knew that half of my plan had already succeeded. If nothing unexpected happened, he would definitely contact North Hongmen once he returned! And North Hongmen would certainly come looking for me!
Kang Qin is threatening me to clear Lu Xian's name?
After returning from the hospital, I dialed Zheng Yu's number. Although I had long suspected Kang Qin's true identity, I needed to confirm the reality of the situation before making any decisions.
It had been nearly a month since Kang Qin was kidnapped, and I had asked Zheng Yu to investigate for half a month now. He informed me that news would be coming soon. Sure enough, after I made the call, Zheng Yu provided me with accurate information.
The police had located the hotel where Kang Qin was staying and sent someone posing as a service staff member to investigate. Although Kang Qin was under house arrest and could not leave her room, she seemed to be living quite comfortably in the hotel and often had a man visiting her for intimate encounters.
She is an imposter! She is an undercover agent sent by North Hongmen to infiltrate Qing Gang Law Enforcement Hall!
The next day, the person who had threatened me several times before called me again for a video chat. I always recorded these video calls, including this one; I felt that it would be useful later on.
"Lu Yan, I heard your brother died. You identified your Brother Two as the murderer, didn't you?"
It was that same weary voice, that same annoying face, with Kang Qin bound to a chair in the background after being punched.
Is this something you all need to get involved in? What do you want from us?
I asked angrily, maintaining my composure despite my rage.
The other party chuckled coldly twice before saying, "I heard Lu Ding Tian has handed this matter over to you and asked you to investigate it, right? What we want is simple: you need to find a way to clear your Brother Two's name. If you can't do that..."
"Then you'll send me a video of Kang Qin being assaulted?" I interrupted furiously. "Can’t you come up with something more original?"
I was infuriated as I spoke; the other party chuckled again and said something cryptic before ending the video call.
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