"You damn brat! I warned you all not to touch that thing again. Have you grown the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard!" The Yu family patriarch's face was red and his neck was thick with anger. He slammed his hand on the table and glared at Uncle Yu the Second, who was kneeling before him. "How dare you!"
"Dad, I was just momentarily confused. You can't abandon me! Dad!" Uncle Yu the Second pleaded, kneeling before the Yu family patriarch. "Yue Lan is wallowing in depravity, so it doesn't matter if you ignore her, but Yu Yueqiang is your own grandson. I beg you to protect him again and save him!"
Uncle Yu the Second knew that this matter had gotten completely out of hand. In the end, it was all that damned Yue Lan's fault for acting so thoughtlessly.
Whether she wanted to kill someone or blow up the mine, she shouldn't have arranged it herself.
It wasn't just Yue Lan who disagreed with the Yue family patriarch's decisions; there were plenty of people who wanted Xia Qingtian dead.
Why couldn't she have been smarter and used someone else to do the deed?
But she had to contact them directly. Even if she contacted them directly, why let the people carrying out the task know her true identity?
What a sick mind!
She deserved to be caught!
If the police hadn't been investigating Yue Lan, they wouldn't have raided that villa, and they naturally wouldn't have found the "goods."
Although Yu Yueqiang was also at fault for bringing the "goods" that were to be "destroyed" home.
But men are prone to philandering. If no one knew, it would just be a fling.
So it was still Yue Lan's fault.
Not to mention, Yu Yueqiang was his son. Although it would be difficult for him to have children in the future, he was still a male heir. Even if the Yue family patriarch arranged the inheritance division later, Yu Yueqiang would still get a share.
It was just that they didn't know yet whether the woman he kept outside and who was pregnant with his child was a girl or a boy.
It was best if it was a boy.
At his age, having children was not easy.
After the incident with Yu Yueqiang, Uncle Yu the Second had come to a realization: the more children one had, the less risk there was, and the more family assets one could contend for!
Saving Yu Yueqiang meant saving his money.
"Save him? How? There's witness testimony and physical evidence, and he was still threatening and even assaulting police officers at the scene of his arrest. Tell me! How can we save him!" The Yu family patriarch was so angry his head was spinning.
When the Yu family had encountered difficulties and had no choice but to get involved in that dark business, they had made a fortune to get through the crisis. He had immediately told everyone else in the Yu family to disengage and stop.
Yet there were such greedy fools, who risked their lives and treated his words as wind.
"If all else fails, can we buy a life to compensate?" Uncle Yu the Second stammered, "In short, get Yueqiang out first, send him abroad to gain experience for a few years, and when the heat dies down, let him come back. I guarantee he will reform and become a new person!"
"Buy a life? You say it so easily!" The Yu family patriarch was so angered by Uncle Yu the Second's words that his chest felt tight. "Aren't other people's lives precious? How could you say such a thing! Our Yu family is not a criminal enterprise!"
Uncle Yu the Second scoffed inwardly but dared not show it, so he continued to appeal to the Yu family patriarch's emotions: "Dad, no matter how wrong Yueqiang is, he is your grandson. He has already... suffered so much. He... he doesn't deserve to die!"
"I think he deserves to die!" The Yu family patriarch snorted and pointed at Uncle Yu the Second. "Do you know how much effort the Yu family put into getting rid of that jinx, Wen Jiu? Now that Yu Yueqiang, that beast's affairs have been exposed, all of the Yu family's previous efforts have gone to waste. I'm trying to distance myself, and you, of all people, want me to save him? If you want to save him, save him yourself! I won't get involved!"
"But Dad..." Uncle Yu the Second was about to plead further when he heard his phone ring. He irritably hung up on the caller, but the phone persistently called again. Uncle Yu the Second answered impatiently, about to curse, when he heard the other party announce Yu Yueqiang's death.
Hearing this, Uncle Yu the Second was stunned. "What? Yueqiang is dead?"
The Yu family patriarch was also taken aback by this news. Although he didn't want to bother with Yu Yueqiang, hearing about his grandson's death so abruptly still shocked him.
"What's going on!" Uncle Yu the Second immediately pressed for details. Upon hearing the specific description, Uncle Yu the Second's heart ached, and he almost fainted. "How, how could..."
"The police are investigating now, but they have no leads. Someone seemed to have gone to the Yue family this morning. They probably suspect that Xia Qingtian..." After a pause, the other party continued, "Didn't young master Yueqiang get... severely injured by that Xia Qingtian before?"
The other party seemed hesitant to mention Yu Yueqiang's castration in front of Uncle Yu the Second, so they spoke more tactfully.
"Xia Qingtian..." Uncle Yu the Second gritted his teeth, his eyes red.
After hanging up the phone, Uncle Yu the Second's face remained grim.
Even if Yu Yueqiang couldn't have children and had caused a great disaster, he was still his biological son!
How could Uncle Yu the Second accept his death so easily?
Claiming to the Yu family patriarch that he needed to handle Yu Yueqiang's funeral arrangements, Uncle Yu the Second rushed to the police station. Upon seeing Yu Yueqiang's body and the injuries on his hands, Uncle Yu the Second collapsed onto the ground.
Before he could recover, another call came in.
Glancing at the caller ID, Uncle Yu the Second saw it was the number of his pampered mistress.
His heavy, tense body relaxed slightly.
That woman had a gentle voice and a much softer demeanor than Yue Lan. She was now carrying his child. Although they didn't know if it was a boy or a girl yet, it was still a glimmer of hope.
He answered the phone and said "Hello." Then he heard the other party sobbing uncontrollably, and the words that followed were like a bolt from the blue.
"The baby... is gone!" the woman cried, her voice miserable and sharp.
Hearing her words, Uncle Yu the Second's mind went blank. Immediately, a sharp pain shot through his chest, and he vomited a large mouthful of blood before losing consciousness.
Uncle Yu the Second's mind was filled with only one thought.
He... had no heir.
When Uncle Yu the Second woke up, it was already close to noon. He awoke in the hospital room and sat in a daze for a while before he was forced to accept one fact after another.
His unborn child was gone.
The son he had raised was murdered.
"Xia Qingtian." His teeth chattering, Uncle Yu the Second's eyes were filled with murderous intent. "A life for a life!"
Meanwhile, at the old Miao family residence, Uncle Miao the Second frowned, having searched through the former residence of the Miao family patriarch's old home without finding anything.
It seemed the items were either with Boss Miao or with that unlucky star, Miao Sang.
Yesterday, he heard that the Yue family mine had collapsed and that Xia Qingtian and two others were trapped in the mine. He had thought Miao Sang was among them and that it would be the end of her.
Who knew that not only had Xia Qingtian survived, but Miao Sang had also lived.
On the contrary, his daughter was beaten up in a sack after getting drunk last night. Apparently, she had slept with someone else's boyfriend and was retaliated against, leading to her hospitalization.
His son, while speeding late at night abroad, had crashed into a road sign. Not only was he injured and hospitalized, but he was also expelled for testing positive for drugs. After being discharged from the hospital, he was facing imprisonment abroad.
Uncle Miao the Second felt that these were all illusions, and it was definitely because that unlucky star Miao Sang had returned that his children had started to experience bad luck again.
No, Miao Sang must die.
Uncle Miao the Second's gaze was sinister. This matter had to be dealt with quickly.
To avoid any further complications.