Chapter Ninety-Eight: Dead Men Tell No Tales!

An Lan’s expression darkened.

She knew that there was no real bond between them yet.

Still, she was confident that if she nurtured it long enough, affection would come with time.

His former wife was fickle, opportunistic, and obsessed with profit. She was utterly unworthy of Ye Wushang.

Yet now he had actually gone to save that woman, and to be honest, it irritated her greatly.

What she found distasteful was not Lan Ruoxue herself, but Ye Wushang’s disregard for his own safety in rushing off to rescue someone.

If anything had happened, if he had been placed in danger, what was she supposed to do then?

“Mm.”

Ye Wushang understood what An Lan meant.

But he did not want to leave her too much room for imagination, nor was there any need to conceal the truth, so he said frankly:

“This Master Wang used my name to trick Lan Ruoxue out, then sent men to kidnap her and use her to threaten me. Fortunately, I had brothers to help me. Not only did we foil their scheme, we also rescued Lan Ruoxue.”

“It was a complicated process, but in the end there was no real danger, and I returned unharmed.”

“But I can’t just pretend nothing happened. I want an explanation.”

“Nonsense!”

Master Wang flatly denied it, barking, “I don’t know anything about your ex-wife or any kidnapping.”

“All these days, I’ve been busy preparing the medicinal banquet. I’ve had no time for anything else.”

“Ye Wushang, stop spewing blood and slander here!”

Pei Huaide’s face was grim as he said coldly, “Ye Wushang, catch a thief with the stolen goods in hand, catch an adulterer in the act. Without evidence, don’t talk nonsense.”

“That’s right!”

Pei Qinghu nodded. “You piece of trash, don’t go too far!”

“You’re deliberately slandering Master Wang just to disgust my Pei family. What exactly are you plotting?”

“If you can’t explain this properly today, I’ll never let this go!”

Seeing the two sides at swords drawn and the atmosphere hanging by a thread, An Lan, who knew exactly how serious this was, immediately asked, “Wushang, we can talk later about your rescue of Lan Ruoxue.”

“But right now, do you have proof that Master Wang sent people?”

“Of course.”

Ye Wushang nodded, then smiled at Master Wang. “The reason I didn’t bring out the evidence was that I wanted to give you a chance.”

“If you had admitted it on your own and shown some sincerity, I might have considered letting you off. You should understand what I mean.”

Master Wang seemed about to speak, then fell into thought.

Clearly, the failed abduction had meant that the trash had rescued Lan Ruoxue.

However, he had once shown kindness to Broken Finger.

When he assigned the task, he had made it clear from the start that if the mission failed, or if someone found out, there was only one outcome for him.

Suicide.

Under no circumstances could he leave any leverage in someone else’s hands.

He believed that Broken Finger owed him a life-saving debt, and that he had always been loyal. This matter should not be a problem.

“I didn’t do it, so I have no reason to admit it!”

Master Wang clenched his teeth and said coldly, “Either you produce evidence and convince me, or this is nothing but a false accusation.”

“Even if you win the medicinal banquet competition, so what?”

“I can report you to the police right now for defamation and make sure you rot behind bars!”

“Sigh.”

Ye Wushang shook his head and said with a sigh, “Since you insist on courting death, fine. I’ll oblige you.”

“Someone, bring him in!”

At Ye Wushang’s harsh command, Rabbit Lord, who had been waiting outside for a long time, immediately dragged Broken Finger in by the hand.

Thud.

He let go, and Broken Finger was thrown directly to the floor.

Seeing the bruised, bloodied man, Master Wang was instantly terrified out of his wits.

“What are you doing here?”

“Why aren’t you dead yet?”

He stared at the other man in horror, the words bursting out before he could stop them.

That reaction immediately confirmed that the two not only knew each other, but were very close.

“Broken Finger, tell everyone how it was,” Ye Wushang said.

Broken Finger had already been terrified by Ye Wushang.

He was not afraid of death, but he was afraid of being tortured.

After being tormented in the warehouse, and then subjected to every imaginable cruelty by Rabbit Lord, he was now trapped between life and death, unable to die, yet unable to live.

All he wanted was to help Ye Wushang finish his plan, then beg him to spare his life.

The moment he heard the order, it was as though he had heard an imperial decree. He did not dare hesitate, and immediately rolled over to kneel on the ground, pointing at Master Wang as he cried out:

“It was him! He was the one who ordered me to do it!”

“He first used Ye’s name to send Lan Ruoxue a message, tricking her into leaving the company and coming downstairs to get into my car.”

“I drugged Lan Ruoxue, took her to Wutong Warehouse, and then lured Ye Wushang there alone.”

“I was supposed to break Ye Wushang’s arms and legs, make him suffer until he was half dead, and then hand him over to them at the end!”

After speaking, he submitted the evidence one after another.

The call records with Master Wang.

The meeting video he had kept to save his own life.

And the receipt personally issued by the other party.

Thud!

Faced with such ironclad proof, Master Wang panicked completely and, in a lapse of footing, fell straight to the ground.

At the same time, Rabbit Lord immediately had men pin him down so he could not move.

“Well then, Master Wang,” Ye Wushang said casually, “with evidence as solid as mountains, do you still want to quibble?”

He despised Master Wang, but his real target was the Pei father and son.

Clearly, since Master Wang had tried to kill him and Lan Ruoxue, the mastermind behind it had to be Pei Huaide.

Now that Huang Yuanxiang and Qiao Sen were here, he was determined to drag the Pei family down into the abyss this time.

“Wang, you’ve got some nerve.”

“You sent men to kidnap Lan Ruoxue and even wanted to kill Wushang. Tell me!”

“Who on earth ordered you to do this?”

An Lan understood Ye Wushang’s meaning.

She had thought he had no evidence, but now there were witnesses and material proof alike. Even if he had a hundred mouths, he could not talk his way out of this.

“I, I, I...”

Master Wang was inarticulate and did not know how to defend himself. He could only cast a pleading look toward the Pei father and son.

Pei Huaide’s face darkened.

He knew very well that over the years Master Wang had helped them commit no small amount of evil.

If he were to spill everything, the consequences would be unthinkable.

With just a glance, Pei Qinghu understood. He was about to step forward and shout him down, but Rabbit Lord blocked him.

“What happened at Imperial Arrival Hotel must not be repeated. You still want to kill someone to silence him?”

“With Rabbit Lord watching, no one is getting near Master Wang—”

“Ugh, ah!”

Before he could finish, Master Wang, who had been trembling with fear, suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood. With a miserable scream, he collapsed to the floor and died on the spot.

“Who said anything about silencing him? Don’t go talking nonsense.”

“He was, after all, a member of my Pei family. For doing something this beastly, I’d at least have to curse him a few times.”

“But who would have thought he’d be so cowardly as to take his own life out of guilt? What a pity.”

Pei Qinghu clicked his tongue, smiled sidelong, then turned back to stand beside his father, looking entirely untroubled.

They had long since been on guard against Master Wang.

They had feared betrayal from him before, so they had already planted poison in his body.

It was a compound that triggered a chemical reaction. As long as the bug-gu in their hands was crushed, it could make him burst apart and die instantly.

This gu technique had been taught to them by the very same man.

Now it was nothing more than taking from the people and using it on the people.

“What happened?”

Rabbit Lord checked for a pulse and found that Master Wang was dead.

He could not help feeling panicked. Ye Wushang had repeatedly warned him to keep a close eye on the man.

And yet he had died right in front of him. This left Rabbit Lord deeply embarrassed and at a loss.

“After all, Master Wang was a member of my Pei family.”

“He kidnapped Miss Lan and even tried to kill you. Here, I apologize to you.”

Pei Huaide endured the humiliation and said a few words to Ye Wushang. Then he looked toward Qiao Sen and said, “Steward Qiao, I have matters to attend to, so I’ll take my leave first.”

“My Pei family may no longer be a subordinate family of the Luo family, but even if business is no longer possible, goodwill remains. If there is anything in the future, please feel free to call on us.”

“Xiaohu, let’s go.”

Then the father and son left so openly and arrogantly.

Rabbit Lord was indignant and instinctively wanted to go after them, but Ye Wushang stopped him.

“Let it go, Rabbit Lord.”

“He’s dead now, and the dead tell no tales. If we keep blocking them, then we’ll truly be the ones making trouble.”

“Mr. Ye...”

Rabbit Lord felt ashamed and blamed himself. “I’m sorry. I didn’t keep Master Wang under control. Please punish me!”

“It’s fine. Such things are impossible to guard against.”

Ye Wushang sighed and patted his shoulder to comfort him. “You’ve already done very well.”

“Still, we underestimated those father and son. It seems we’ll have more dealings with them in the future.”

“You’re going to be needed often from now on, so pull yourself together and keep going.”

Others did not know.

But he understood perfectly.

Master Wang’s death must have been the work of the gu worm.

To kill a man from afar with such a method, and for Pei Qinghu to wield it so effortlessly, was astonishing.

It seemed this young man was no ordinary figure. He would have to be treated with caution in the future.

“Mr. Ye, may I have a word with you in private?”

At that moment, Qiao Sen showed no concern for the Pei father and son. What he cared about most was Ye Wushang’s ability.

He beckoned to Ye Wushang, indicating that they should speak privately.

Ye Wushang did not dare delay. He hurried over to the corner, where the other man spoke without any beating about the bush.

“Mr. Ye, please save my family head!”