Chapter 318: Losing Another Son

Earth-shattering wails came from Wu Chongyue's home. His younger son, Wu Xingyang, was dead.

This was a cry that Wu Xingzhou did not deserve to enjoy when he died.

Wu Xingyang was lying on the floor of the living room in his pajamas, limbs splayed, blood flowing from the corner of his mouth. It looked like he had died of poisoning.

Also dead was the dog in the courtyard.

Qi Fei glanced at the dog's feeding trough. The noodles inside were consistent with the residue in Wu Xingyang's rice bowl. It seemed the dog was an innocent bystander.

"Brother Fei, look." Wu Shanqiu pulled open Wu Xingyang's collar and suddenly said.

Qi Fei looked and couldn't help but gasp. On Wu Xingyang's chest, a monster pattern was clearly carved with a knife—that person had returned.

There was inflammation around the wound. It seemed it was carved while Wu Xingyang was still alive.

Zhu Haitang was clearly already crazy, crying and wailing, wanting to pounce on Wu Xingyang. Wu Chongyue was crying while pulling her.

Qi Fei didn't understand. They were both sons; why did they only care about the death of the younger son?

"It is said that the couple went out to handle affairs early in the morning, leaving only Wu Xingyang at home. When they returned, they saw that the person was already dead. These noodles were cooked by Zhu Haitang for Wu Xingyang before she went out. Of course, she said she wasn't the one who poisoned them," Wu Shanqiu said.

Qi Fei used his rubber-gloved hand to lift Wu Xingyang's lips. Fresh red wounds were vaguely visible on the gums. Sure enough, as he had guessed, these noodles weren't eaten by Wu Xingyang himself but were forcibly poured down—this was consistent with Xi He's perverted behavior of abuse.

He could almost imagine the situation at the time. Xi He controlled Wu Xingyang, poisoned the food in front of him, and forced him to eat the noodles in boundless fear.

But why?

Although one couldn't speculate on Xi He's behavior with normal thinking, every person he killed was someone he thought deserved to die—why did Wu Xingyang deserve to die?

Qi Fei tried to think according to Xi He's thoughts, but once he thought this way, there was only boundless darkness in his mind, and he gained nothing.

On the side, Zhu Haitang's wailing interfered with his thoughts, making him unable to concentrate.

Qi Fei followed the sound involuntarily. Due to Zhu Haitang's violent struggle, her top was pulled out of shape, revealing her fat belly. There was a dark red mole on her belly, which immediately attracted Qi Fei's attention. He knew he had seen it.

He walked in front of the couple, Wu Chongyue and Zhu Haitang, and silenced Zhu Haitang completely with just one sentence.

"Wu Xingzhou is not your son," he said firmly.

Zhu Haitang's body, which had been struggling with all her might, went limp on the ground.

Wu Chongyue was, after all, the eldest brother of the clan. With such a big change in the family, he could still hold on without collapsing, but he didn't speak for a long time. However, this silence was enough to serve as an affirmative answer.

Instead, Wu Shanqiu was confused by this sudden sentence and leaned over to ask curiously: "Brother Fei, what are you talking about?"

Qi Fei didn't answer directly but said to Wu Chongyue: "We found that girl. If Wu Xingzhou is not your son, everything becomes reasonable."

When Qi Fei said the word "girl," Wu Chongyue's face couldn't help but twitch.

"How could you... I didn't even know where she was..." Wu Chongyue muttered.

"Ah! Yes, we still have a daughter!" Zhu Haitang grabbed Wu Chongyue's trouser leg hysterically, "We still have a child!"

However, Wu Chongyue shook his head: "How could we have the face to acknowledge this daughter..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of high heels came from the courtyard. It was Zhong Kui who had come. Following closely beside her was none other than Yi Luo.

"This is truly a pleasant reunion scene." Zhong Kui's words were somewhat sarcastic. "No wonder when I told you Wu Shulan wanted to see you, your reaction was so cold," Zhong Kui said to Yi Luo beside her.

Yi Luo's face was pale, as if she had been coerced by Zhong Kui and had to come.

"I heard everything you just said." Zhong Kui said to Qi Fei, "Your reaction was quite fast this time, wasn't it? Sure enough, you noticed the red mole on Yi Luo's belly."

"That's right. You can see the clear red mole on her belly in the photos of her performing dance, and Zhu Haitang has it too." Qi Fei said, looking at Wu Chongyue. "You cared so much about Wu Shulan's illegitimate child back then because you coveted her child, right? Only by giving birth to a boy in your family can one become the eldest grandson. You gave birth to a daughter back then, and you didn't want to lose the status of the eldest branch of the Wu family, so you swapped the two children."

Following his narration, Wu Chongyue had already clenched his fists.

"Wu Xingzhou was Wu Shulan's son, but you didn't expect the second child to come so quickly, and it was a boy. You discovered that even if you hadn't done the swapping back then, Wu Xingyang would still be the first Wu family grandchild born in the clan. Because of your unnecessary move, the position of eldest grandson was instead occupied by this illegitimate child, Wu Xingzhou. You had bitterness you couldn't speak of, and Wu Xingzhou became your outlet for venting. No matter how excellent he was, you never treated him well. In your eyes, he occupied the eldest grandson position that should have belonged to Wu Xingyang.

Therefore, facing Wu Xingzhou's death, you showed very abnormal behavior. His death was something you had been looking forward to, so that your biological son, Wu Xingyang, could rightfully inherit the position of eldest grandson.

Of course, because he died suspiciously, you were worried that once an autopsy was performed, involving blood type and genes, it would be easily discovered that Wu Xingzhou was not your child. If the swapping matter back then were exposed, the prestige of you, the eldest brother of the clan, would be gone, so you hurriedly cremated Wu Xingzhou's remains."

"Yes!" Wu Chongyue raised his head. "What you said is absolutely correct. Even so, we never thought about abandoning Xingzhou, let alone killing him!"

"Wu Xingzhou was indeed not killed by you," Zhong Kui said, one hand already gripping Yi Luo's arm tightly. "But his death was the cause you planted back then."

"What do you mean?" Wu Chongyue looked at Yi Luo with strange eyes. This daughter he had sent away himself was like a stranger to him.

"Because I killed him!" Yi Luo gritted her teeth. "I grew up in an orphanage and suffered all kinds of hardships. I always wanted to know who abandoned me, and I swore to take revenge on the person who abandoned me." As she spoke, she glared at Wu Chongyue with hatred. "Years of hard work finally led me to find this person, and it was you, Wu Chongyue. I thought about killing you directly, but compared to the suffering I endured, I just felt it was too cheap for you. At that time, I thought I was Wu Shulan's daughter, and I just wanted you to taste the pain of losing a child!" ===== CHAPTER 319 =====