Chapter 149: It means that the one who poisoned your son is your son!

"What did you say?!"

"The murderer who killed Cijiu is among these people?!!"

"Are you not joking?!!!"

Chen Tongyuan was completely stunned, couldn't believe his ears, and said in surprise.

It felt unbelievable.

These were all his illegitimate sons and daughters!

Flowing with the same blood...

And those half-brothers and sisters who were swept by Chen Yan's fingertips were all terrified, looking at each other.

Originally thinking they were here to watch the fun, they didn't expect to eat the melon themselves...

"Duke of Wei, do you remember the sentence I said to you when I came out of the kitchen?"

Chen Yan withdrew his finger, walked slowly to the lifeless Chen Cijiu, stopped, and asked calmly.

He paused, then said with cadence: "Chen Cijiu died at the hands of an inside ghost..."

As he spoke, he turned his head abruptly and looked at Chen Tongyuan, who was in shock.

"Hmm?"

"What do you mean by this?"

Chen Tongyuan was startled, his brows tightly furrowed, and he asked in confusion.

At the time, he thought it was just a casual remark and didn't think about it carefully...

Now it was a bit terrifying to think about.

"It means that the one who poisoned your son is your son!"

Chen Yan smiled indifferently and said playfully in an extremely unfathomable tone.

Immediately, he raised his hand, tapped his temple with his fingertip, and smiled: "Use your brain to think carefully; the Duke of Wei's mansion isn't a vegetable market on the street..."

"Is it a place where people can come and go as they please?"

"Except for an inside ghost, who else could have the opportunity to succeed so easily?"

Solid fortresses are often collapsed from the inside...

No matter how declining the Duke of Wei's mansion was, it was still one of the Eight Pillar States. Setting aside him, Chen Yan, this special case supported by a powerful minister, could it be so easily succeeded by others?

The only possibility was a certain good younger brother who had figured out Chen Cijiu's living habits...

His analysis was very reasonable... Chen Tongyuan and Chen Gubai heard this, looked at each other, nodded, and almost simultaneously agreed.

The probability of an "inside job" was as high as ninety percent; because it was under the lamp, the two major government offices had gained nothing...

It could also be that they had perceived something but didn't dare to speak clearly...

"Chen Yan, hurry up and say it!"

"Hurry up and say it!"

"Who killed my Cijiu!"

"Which bastard here poisoned my Cijiu!"

Unlike the calm thinking of the father and son Chen Tongyuan, Meng Wan Yi, who was lying beside the corpse with eyes cried red, was exceptionally excited and manic.

As if grabbing a straw, she rushed over like a madman, trying to grab Chen Yan and ask for the answer.

This old woman was already mentally deranged and had signs of madness... Chen Yan glanced at the woman coming toward him, made a judgment in his heart, and said with disgust: "Don't pull on me!"

Before his voice fell.

At the moment when the two were about to have physical contact, Chen Yan raised his leg and kicked, kicking straight into Meng Wan Yi's lower abdomen.

Repeated blows, major stimulation, plus Chen Cijiu's death, almost crushed her spirit...

And this was precisely the effect Chen Yan had been wanting without dealing a fatal blow.

After all, living and suffering was much more hateful than dying quickly...

"Ah!"

Meng Wan Yi, who was caught off guard and unstable, staggered, was kicked to the ground, and let out a scream.

The Chen family's illegitimate sons and daughters watching from all around were all startled, scared into retreating repeatedly.

Everyone's eyes revealed surprise...

Previously, they had only heard about it; they didn't expect that this eldest brother really dared to take action against the mistress of the house who was usually domineering...

"Mother!"

"Are you alright?"

Chen Gubai saw this, walked up quickly to support Meng Wan Yi, and asked with concern.

Then he turned his head to look at Chen Yan and asked: "Eldest brother, what are you doing?"

Chen Yan hadn't spoken yet, only to see Meng Wan Yi waving her hands repeatedly: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter!"

"Hurry up and let him say who the murderer who poisoned Cijiu is..."

Compared to the pain and humiliation on her body, knowing who the murderer of her son was was more urgent.

"Chen Yan, don't sell the punchline there..."

"Among these people, who on earth is the heartless one?"

Chen Tongyuan was also impatient and urged.

Chen Yan hooked the corners of his mouth, his playfulness arose, walked to the illegitimate younger brother Chen Yuanshuo, raised his finger and pointed, "He..."

Chen Yuanshuo, whose nose was pointed at, was panicked, shook his head repeatedly, bean-sized sweat beads sliding down his forehead, extremely nervous.

Just as Chen Tongyuan was about to explode, he only heard Chen Yan, changing the subject, unhurriedly say: "Not him!"

At that moment, Chen Yuanshuo's heart, which had been raised to his throat, returned to his stomach, as exciting as riding a roller coaster.

"He... also not!"

"Chen Boqiao... still not!"

Chen Yan's fingertips swept casually; every one he pointed at would have their heart skip a beat.

This Chen Boqiao, who was called by his full name, was the lackey of the two Chen Cijiu brothers; he was usually at their beck and call, doing whatever they pointed at, extremely loyal...

"Is this supposed to be fun?"

"Who on earth is it?"

Chen Tongyuan was annoyed, his breathing became very rapid, and he said sternly: "Who is the murderer among the remaining ones?"

"Duke of Wei, you really have no patience at all..." Chen Yan took in this scene and teased with great interest.

"Your son is dead; do you still have this kind of mood?" Chen Tongyuan gritted his teeth, almost roaring in questioning.

What is called standing and talking without back pain?

This was it.

Who are you to lose a beloved son?

"Alright, then let's reveal the final mystery..."

Chen Yan shrugged, walked toward where the illegitimate children were standing, and finally stopped beside one of them, laughing: "Chen Pingchu, do you want to stand out yourself, or should I drag you out?"

"Not me... not me!"

Being directly named and feeling the huge pressure, Chen Pingchu trembled, shaking, and said: "Eldest brother, we have no grudges in the past and no enmity in the recent days; don't frame me, an innocent person!"

"Even if you gave me a hundred guts, I wouldn't dare to poison Second Brother!"

Chen Pingchu had a crying face.

Trembling with fear.

Clearly in the appearance of being weak, aggrieved, and helpless.

"Pingchu?"

"How is this possible?"

Chen Tongyuan heard this and was puzzled, "He is usually the most timid, doesn't even dare to watch killing a chicken, and often goes to the temple to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddha..."

Chen Tongyuan never thought that the "murderer" pointed out by Chen Yan would be the most impossible candidate...

His attention to the illegitimate sons was indeed not as much as the two legitimate sons Chen Cijiu and Chen Gubai, but he still knew a thing or two.

Especially this Chen Pingchu, who was born timid and cowardly, had a stutter in his childhood, and didn't dare to close his eyes every time he encountered a thunderstorm...

Such a person, you say he dared to poison someone?

"Eldest brother, you wouldn't be unable to find the murderer and just find someone to take the blame, right?"

Chen Gubai shook his head, smiled contemptuously, and said disdainfully: "Even if you want to frame someone, you have to find a reliable one..."

Originally thinking Chen Yan really had some investigative ability, but it turned out to be just this...?

"Pa!"

Before the sarcastic words were finished, they were interrupted by a crisp ear-slap; Chen Yan's palm fell, and he said expressionlessly:

"Is there any room for you to interrupt here?"

"Chen Yan, speak properly if you want to speak; don't take action!" Chen Tongyuan saw this and stopped him sternly.

"I, as the eldest brother, am teaching my younger brother to respect his elder brother; it is only natural, right?" Chen Yan wiped his hands, snorted, and asked back.

"You!" Chen Tongyuan was choked, speechless for a moment, only feeling the anger in his chest rising again.

"Besides, Duke of Wei, shouldn't your focus be on the murderer who killed Chen Cijiu?" Chen Yan smiled and nudged Chen Pingchu with his chin, playing around.

"Not me..."

"Not me..."

"Father, what kind of person I am usually, don't you know clearly?"

"How could I poison Second Brother?"

Chen Pingchu didn't hesitate at all, fell to his knees, crawled to Chen Tongyuan's feet, hugged his trouser leg, and cried out.

"Yes, Pingchu is the most timid and the most respectful..."

Chen Tongyuan lowered his eyes, looked at the illegitimate son who was scared to death on the ground, shook his head, and couldn't accept this unbelievable answer, saying in a low voice: "To say he could do such a thing, I don't believe it even if I die!" ===== CHAPTER 150 =====