"Grandpa, you actually hit me for a dead man's grave..." Jiang Tao clutched his face, his eyes filled with venom.
From childhood to adulthood, his grandfather had never slapped him.
He was cherished like a treasure.
Yet today, in front of so many people, his grandfather had uncharacteristically struck him hard.
It was just digging up their own family's tomb.
Had the old man lost his mind?
"A dead man's grave?"
Li Chonglou said calmly, "As one of Qin Province's few protected heritage sites, do you think Yuling still belongs to the Jiang family?"
"Everything inside is a cultural relic."
"Digging your own ancestral grave is a minor offense; at most, you'll be beaten by your grandfather."
"But theft of national cultural relics can be punished with life imprisonment or even the death penalty for severe cases!"
"You reap what you sow. I said, today, not even the King of Heaven can save you!"
*Swish!*
Upon hearing this, Jiang Tao's expression became incredibly complex.
His eyes darted around in panic, his face filled with disbelief: "No... impossible! That's our Jiang family's! How can I go to jail for digging my own grave?"
"Grandpa, I didn't do it on purpose. If I had known, I wouldn't have..."
"Enough!" Jiang Weiguo's old eyes welled up with tears, his beard and hair bristling as he interrupted Jiang Tao.
He never imagined that his eldest grandson, whom he had doted on since childhood, would not only be a prodigal but also betray his ancestors!
Chinese people deeply value their roots.
Even though the Jiang family had been in decline in recent years, he had never considered touching a single brick from the ancestral tomb.
Because it was a belief, a faith more important than life itself.
Yet, his own roots had been dug up by this spendthrift.
How would he face his ancestors after death?
At this moment, he suddenly realized that his actions were not for the Jiang family.
Instead, he had harmed the Jiang family.
This immense shock and negation made Jiang Weiguo instantly appear a decade older.
His already cloudy and dim eyes gradually lost their luster.
He looked at Li Chonglou and said weakly, "From now on, I will no longer interfere with the matters between you and Jiang Tao..."
With that, he stumbled away under everyone's watchful eyes.
"The... old man actually isn't going to help Jiang Tao anymore..."
"Jiang Tao actually disrespectfully dug up the ancestral tomb and cut off our Jiang family's fortune. The old man not killing him is already his good fortune."
"If it weren't for Li Chonglou, we would still be kept in the dark by this scumbag!"
...
At this moment, the Jiang family relatives also gradually came to their senses, unanimously scolding Jiang Tao.
At this moment, any talk of Jiang family's eldest grandson and heir was merely nominal.
Jiang Tao had completely become a rat crossing the street.
Everyone wanted to beat him.
Jiang Tao's eyes widened, filled with utter shock.
No matter what mistakes he had made before, even framing his second uncle, the old man and these relatives would protect him.
But now...
Just because of an ancestral tomb, the old man had abandoned him.
All of this was because of Li Chonglou!
If not for him, how could he have ended up so miserably?
Thinking of this, a fierce look erupted in Jiang Tao's eyes, his eyes turning red, and he gritted his teeth and shouted, "Li Chonglou, you bastard! You ruined everything for me."
"I will kill you!"
Saying that, he lunged at Li Chonglou, intending to strangle him to death with his bare hands.
Unfortunately, Xu Lie stood beside Li Chonglou.
Just as Jiang Tao approached within a meter of Li Chonglou, Xu Lie's tiger-like eyes exploded with coldness: "You're seeking death!"
He threw a punch, hitting Jiang Tao squarely in the abdomen.
*Bang!*
Jiang Tao's body trembled, he clutched his stomach, his eyes unfocused as he collapsed to the ground.
He immediately went into shock.
How could a mere scion like him withstand Xu Lie's punch?
Everyone gasped, their scalps tingling.
The same thought flashed through everyone's mind.
Where did this well-known useless son-in-law, Li Chonglou, find such a ruthless person?
With the help of such a ruthless individual, it was no wonder he could gather all the evidence of Jiang Tao's crimes and bring him to ruin.
This kind of person was a bad omen; they should send him away quickly.
"Brother Xu, you and Chen Zhenghe will accompany me back to the hospital." Li Chonglou, seeing the expressions of everyone, put away the jade incense burner and left the Jiang family villa.
He had already called the police on the way.
Jiang Tao would be completely cast into the abyss, with no chance of recovery.
After his mother's surgery and recovery, he would return to the Jiang family, no longer the submissive son-in-law, but the master of the Jiang family.
Before that, there was still a very important matter to resolve.
That was to find the mastermind who wanted to kill him.
He had gone to Donglin that morning and then to the Jiang family villa, actually intending to lure out the mastermind, but unfortunately, he had not succeeded.
It seemed the other party was cautious and wouldn't be easily tricked.
In that case, he would take things one step at a time.
"Li Chonglou... you scheming little scoundrel!" Seeing the police arrive quickly and take away Jiang Tao, Liu Zhiru's eyes revealed deep apprehension.
Li Chonglou, relying on Xu Lie, had managed to turn Jiang Tao into a universally despised pariah.
This method was indeed ruthless.
Thinking of how she had treated Li Chonglou like a dog for the past three years, she couldn't help but feel a chill down her spine.
What if Li Chonglou wanted revenge on her? What would her fate be?
No, it's impossible.
She wasn't Jiang Tao, nor had she done anything illegal.
No matter how cunning Li Chonglou was, he was still a useless person with no money or power.
Flies don't target a flawless egg; she didn't need to fear this parasite who lived off his wife?
At the same time.
Jiang Tao's father, Jiang Hongwei, was in an apartment under his name, wearing only a bath towel, embracing a glamorous woman, his hands roaming freely, his fatty flesh trembling.
He greedily sucked in the woman's scent.
This was his second home, and this woman was his mistress, kept with significant expense.
Only here could he recapture the feeling of his youth.
He had spent at least twenty days of the past month here, while his family believed he was working overtime diligently at the company to resolve their difficulties.
*Ring, ring...*
Just as he was lost in thought and thoroughly enjoying himself, his phone suddenly rang.
It was his wife calling.
Jiang Hongwei quickly stopped his actions, motioned for the mistress to remain silent, and then answered the phone.
A sharp and ear-piercing roar came from the other end: "Where the hell are you? Do you know our son has been arrested by the police!"
"What happened?" Jiang Hongwei's expression changed drastically.
He rushed downstairs and hurried into the bathroom.
After listening to his wife explain the situation, Jiang Hongwei's fatty flesh trembled uncontrollably.
*Slap!*
He slammed his phone heavily onto the washbasin, causing the glass to shatter.
"Darling, what happened?" the glamorous woman rushed in and asked in a sweet voice.
"That useless Jiang Hongyi, the one who married into the family, somehow found someone and actually got my son sent to prison for life!"
Jiang Hongwei's eyes were bloodshot, his gaze sinister: "He's my only son. Even with a reduced sentence, he'll at least have to serve thirteen years before he can get out."
"Thirteen years! What can he even do after he gets out!"
"That useless son-in-law? How could he have such courage?" the woman asked in surprise.
"Li Chonglou! He caused me to lose my son. No matter the cost, I will make him wish he were dead!" Jiang Hongwei gritted his teeth, his heart filled with immense hatred.