Chapter 181 The Reckoning
Soon, Old Master Zi came down with a wooden box, and Zi Lao Si went up to help him.
Old Master Zi put down the box and looked at his eldest grandson again, hoping for a turn of events. But he was disappointed, seeing the intense hatred in his grandson's eyes.
"The deposit slip totals one million, and there are five courtyards..."
When Old Master Zi took out a yellowed property deed, his hand trembled. Just as he was about to hide it, Zi Yi Sheng snatched it away.
Zi Yi Sheng opened it and laughed again, this time out loud, giving a terrifying impression.
"So the deed to the old Wen family mansion is in your hands. Good, very good. I've been looking for it for so many years, and it was with you."
Zi Yi Sheng grabbed Old Master Zi's neck, his eyes bloodthirsty.
"Are you ready?"
Old Master Zi was choked and couldn't breathe, his old face turning purple. Zi Lao Er and Zi Lao San, who were beside him, had wanted to save their father, but seeing the people behind Zi Yi Sheng, they didn't dare.
"Yi Sheng, give me some face and spare his life."
Zi Yi Sheng looked at Zi Lao Si, who was kneeling beside him, and let go, but grabbed Zi Lao Si by the collar.
"You're willing to substitute for him?"
Zi Lao Si's mouth twitched. He had only asked for mercy, not offered his life for the old man.
Meanwhile, Old Master Zi, who had collapsed on the ground and was half-conscious, was dragged aside by his second son. What would happen to him if the old man collapsed? He wished he could dismember this beast Zi Yi Sheng a thousand times over.
"Yi Sheng, listen to your uncle. Killing this old man now is meaningless. Isn't it better to let him repay his debts, and a lot of them?"
Zi Lao Si just wanted to spare the old man's life. At his age, how many more years did he have left? It wouldn't be good for his poor nephew to carry the sin of killing a close relative.
Old Master Zi also slowly woke up at this moment, looking at his eldest grandson as if he were a demon.
"I'll pay the money back, all of it."
"Dad, are you crazy? If you give him all the money, how will our family survive?"
Ou Yang, at Zi Shao's signal, picked up the box on the table and began to calculate.
"Sir, the deposit slips in the box plus the properties are enough for the amount on the list. We also found some Wen family items. Would you like them?"
Zi Yi Sheng looked at the old man on the ground. This person was responsible for his mother's death, so how could he stop now? But not yet. He wanted the old man to watch his own family members suffer one by one.
"Bring out the rest."
Old Master Zi had no strength left and pushed away his second son, who was still thinking about money at this moment.
"Lao Si, go to the secret compartment and get everything out."
Zi Lao Si quickly entered the study. Zi Lao Er and Zi Lao San also realized at this moment that the old man favored Lao Si the most.
After Zi Lao Si brought the items down, Zi Yi Sheng selected one from the thick stack of papers and threw it on the coffee table before leaving.
Zi Lao Si didn't bother to look at what was on the paper, but it was definitely not good news. He hurried to catch up with his nephew, who had already walked out of the house.
"Yi Sheng, Fourth Uncle doesn't want you to be stained with murder. He... he won't live much longer after this. Why not let him fend for himself?"
Zi Yi Sheng looked at this uncle, who was only a few years older than him. He had been his playmate the most when he was a child, and he was also the child his mother liked.
"Leave Mingcheng."
Zi Lao Si watched the car drive away, his heart feeling sour and heavy. He pondered the four words his nephew had left behind.
Meanwhile, the Zi family hall was filled with cries. The last paper Zi Yi Sheng left was Zi Lao Er's dismissal letter, and he was the first in the Zi family to be sent to the farm.
When Old Master Zi learned of his second son's fate, he fainted. Zi Lao Er slumped to the ground like a puddle of mud, and Zi Er Sao sat beside him as if she were in a daze.
Zi Lao San was still feeling lucky that it wasn't him, but he was still quite afraid.
Zi Lao Si walked into the house without any reaction. None of these people were worthy of sympathy.
"Second Sister-in-law and Third Sister-in-law should quickly take out the hidden items, or the consequences will not be what anyone wants to see."
Zi San Sao, suppressing the urge to vomit blood, patted her husband beside her.
"Quickly go and give it to Lao Si, go quickly."
Zi Yi Sheng didn't go back but went to Liu Mei'er's house.
Ah Can got out of the car and took his men to apprehend Liu Mei'er and her family of three.
Zi Guo Rong saw Zi Yi Sheng and cursed loudly.
"As expected of that woman's child. I shouldn't have kept you back then. Why didn't you die with that woman..."
Zi Yi Sheng looked at his biological father, and it was impossible not to feel anything. But these feelings were not father-son affection, but regret for his gentle and beautiful mother. If she hadn't met such a beast, would she have had a different life?
"Since you hate my mother so much, then return what you owe her."
Zi Guo Rong's neck stiffened. He still wanted to cling to his last shred of dignity.
"What do I owe her? Don't think you can get away with it just because she was the eldest daughter of the Wen family back then. The Wen family is long gone, ruined."
Zi Guo Rong's shouting quickly attracted the attention of the neighbors. Zi Yi Sheng didn't say anything else and closed the car window.
Ah Can and the others stuffed rags into the mouths of the three shouting people, tied their hands and feet, and threw them into the back of a truck, where there were dozens of large boxes.
Liu Mei'er was already trembling with fear. The boy from back then had grown up, and was he here to avenge that noble woman?
Only Zi Wen Wen maintained an unusual calmness. She neither accepted her fate nor defied it. If heaven gave her a chance to be reborn, she would cherish it. If heaven insisted on her death, she couldn't resist, and it would be a release.
The car didn't travel for long before it stopped. Zi Yi Sheng also got out this time, leaning against the car and lighting a cigarette, gazing at the stars in the night sky, as if searching for his deceased mother.
"You scoundrel, what are you bringing me here for? You want to kill me? You want to kill your father? Do you dare? If you're not afraid of being struck by lightning from heaven, then come on. If you dare, I'll take your surname."
Zi Yi Sheng patiently listened to Zi Guo Rong's insults, considering it a form of self-torture. The more he listened, the calmer he felt.
After an unknown amount of time, Zi Guo Rong finally ran out of breath, his throat so hoarse he could barely speak.
Zi Yi Sheng moved at this moment, a cigarette still in his mouth. He took out a pair of gloves from his pocket, took the iron bar handed to him by Ou Yang, and walked towards the three people kneeling on the ground.
Zi Guo Rong became scared when he saw the club in Zi Yi Sheng's hand. This beast really wanted to kill his father.
"You, you, what do you want to do?"
Zi Yi Sheng spat out the cigarette butt and swung his arm, bringing down the first blow.
"Crack."
The crisp sound of bone breaking, accompanied by Zi Guo Rong's shrill screams, sent a chill through the night.
"Ahhh!"
The first blow Zi Yi Sheng landed shattered Zi Guo Rong's leg. Such a person deserved no longer to stand.