When the attendants brought in Kong Xi's grandmother, Kong Xi burst into tears.
She was in her fifties and looked even older than her actual age. Her arms and legs were clumsy, so she had to be supported by others.
She didn't recognize Long Fei Ye or Han Yunxi, nor had she seen the Tang Clan Head before. As soon as she saw the room full of torture instruments, she was frightened to death.
She quickly fell to her knees and shouted at Han Yunxi's group, "Your Excellency Clan Head, spare my life! Spare my life! Did A 'Xi do something wrong? If you spare him this time, this old woman will accompany you to death! This old woman will kowtow to you. "
She really did kowtow, each time loud and clear!
"Grandmother! Grandmother! I'm here, I'm here! "
"Grandmother, I'm fine! You should go back, grandmother, go back! I'll be home tomorrow! You go back first! "
Kong Xi cried as he threw himself at Long Fei Ye's feet and kowtowed again and again. "Your Highness Duke of Qin, please let my grandmother go! She's innocent, she doesn't know a thing! "
"Your Highness Duke of Qin, my grandmother can't bear this punishment. Please let her go! I confess, I'll confess to any crime. "
Kong Xi couldn't move Long Fei Ye, so he turned to Han Yunxi. "Esteemed wangfei, please be magnanimous. I was the one who did this, it has nothing to do with my grandmother! Can you take her away? "
"A 'Xi, just what did you do? Speak! "
"Do you want to anger your grandmother to death? If she leaves, who'll save you? "
If she leaves, who'll save you?
Hearing this, Han Yunxi's heart sank. Does this old woman really think I can save this grandson of mine? She's too naive. However, the old lady was right. In this house, other than her, who else would truly love this young man? Who would truly protect him?
"Someone come, take the old woman away!"
Aunt Ru spoke up. "Feiye, he's already confessed. Don't make things difficult for the old woman. She's old and can't take the torment."
Unfortunately, no one dared to move.
Aunt Ru personally walked over before Long Fei Ye spoke up. "Have you forgotten the Tang Clan's rules? Anyone who betrays us will have their entire family wiped out! "
This was not a rule of the Tang Sect, but rather a rule of East Qin. It had been a long time since anyone had mentioned this.
Aunt Ru was stunned. Her face was as white as a sheet as she watched Grandma Kong kowtow to His Highness Duke of Qin.
"Grandma, don't come over!"
Kong Xi rushed over, but Grandma Kong pushed him away. Grandma Kong mistakenly thought that the Long Fei Ye sitting on the main seat was Sect Master Tang. She knelt down and kowtowed, then took a step forward. "Honorable Sect Master, my Kong family only has one kid left. If you want his life, you'll have to take mine first. "
"I don't know what Ah Xi did wrong, but if you say he is wrong, then he is wrong! It's all because I haven't taught you enough. I … I … "
As the old granny spoke, she suddenly burst into tears. "This old one has let down his parents!"
Kong Xi sat on the side and cried.
The old granny suddenly raised her head, and then her head was about to hit the ground. Kong Xi was frightened and rushed over to hold her, sobbing, "No! No! "
"Grandma, I did nothing wrong! Ah Xi didn't do anything wrong! Ah Xi is not a traitor! He's not! "
"Wu, wu, grandma! Ah Xi was forced by others! Ah Xi has let you down. "
Hearing this, everyone present was shocked. Long Fei Ye had been waiting for these words! When this young man had just stood up, he had already become suspicious.
He sat up and was about to speak, but who would have thought that Kong Xi would suddenly pull out a blade from his calf and stab it into his own heart.
Everything happened too suddenly. Even Long Fei Ye's hidden darts could not stop him.
"Your highness Duke of Qin, I beg you ….. I beg you to let ….. let my grandmother go." After Kong Xi said this, he fell into Grandma Kong's embrace as blood flowed out of his heart.
"Save him!"
Han Yunxi shouted, quickly pushing aside the people in front of her. She first fed Kong Xi a life saving pill and then began to stop the bleeding. It was a pity that the wound was too deep and Kong Xi's breathing became weaker and weaker.
"Child, hold on! I will definitely give you justice! You're the city lord! "
Han Yunxi was so anxious that her hands were trembling. Actually, she knew it was impossible to save him. The knife had stabbed right into his heart and was very deep. But she didn't want to give up. Aunt Ru was the second to arrive. As soon as she checked Kong Xi's breathing, she announced his death.
"He's not breathing anymore. There's no need to save him," her voice was very cold.
Han Yunxi didn't believe it, but the truth was right in front of her eyes.
The old woman looked at her grandson in her arms and opened her mouth. Her lips trembled as she tried to cry, but couldn't. How sorrowful was that? She hugged her grandson tightly and fainted before she could cry.
The other prisoners on the side all looked over. Although they were powerless to protect themselves, they still looked at the child sympathetically.
Han Yunxi was watching all of this!
"Chu Xifeng!"
Long Fei Ye raged. "Who locked him up? How could someone hide such a large blade until now? "
As long as a suspect was sent to prison, they would have to undergo a body search.
"This subordinate searched him personally. This subordinate paid special attention to this child, but didn't find the blade at the time," Chu Xifeng was certain.
Long Fei Ye didn't need to worry about Chu Xifeng's work, but everyone had seen the blade come from his calf.
"Then the person who threatened him into confessing gave it to him!" Han Yunxi Cold said.
The truth was obvious. Kong Xi wasn't the traitor, but the real traitor had bribed him to put on a show and take the blame!
If Long Fei Ye hadn't been smart enough to find Kong Xi's grandmother, he might never have discovered the truth. Or if Long Fei Ye had been soft-hearted enough to spare Kong Xi's grandmother, Kong Xi wouldn't have revealed the truth either!
Kong Xi had asked Long Fei Ye to protect his grandmother before he died, which meant the traitor had used her life to threaten Kong Xi. Kong Xi had chosen to commit suicide instead of revealing the true culprit, which meant he feared the culprit. It was very possible that the culprit still had something to use against him.
Tang Zijin was alarmed. "Investigate thoroughly! Anyone who's had contact with Kong Xi over the past few days should be locked up in jail! "
"That's right! Don't miss a single one! "Aunt Ru agreed indignantly.
Han Yunxi looked at Aunt Ru and said Cold, "This child can't die in vain! We can't let the people we interrogated suffer for nothing either! Once we find the traitor, we'll make her pay back a thousand times over! "
Aunt Ru immediately averted her gaze, but Han Yunxi wouldn't let her go. "Aunt Ru, don't you agree?"
"Of course," Aunt Ru immediately replied. "Big brother, sister-in-law, we have to investigate this to the end. We have to give Grandmother Kong an explanation! We have to give her an explanation for all the innocent disciples who've suffered! "
Tang Zijin was so angry that he couldn't speak. Nothing like this had ever happened since he'd taken charge of the Tang Clan. Lady Tang looked at the old woman and couldn't bear it. "Someone come, hurry and take Grandmother Kong back and settle her down!"
She sighed helplessly. "Send someone to bury the child properly."
Such a young life was gone, just like that.
Han Yunxi's heart felt stifled. She wanted to say more, but Long Fei Ye stopped her with a look.
Long Fei Ye didn't say much, but left Chu Xifeng here to help Aunt Ru while he left with Han Yunxi.
As soon as they were gone, Tang Zijin called Aunt Ru away with an excuse.
She was very silent the entire way. Tang Zijin wanted to speak a few times, but stopped himself. Finally, they reached the study and shut the door before he spoke.
He got straight to the point. "Yiru, was it you or not?"
Aunt Ru looked incredulous. "Big brother, what do you mean?"
"Were you the one who revealed the location of the Yaoshui estate to Duanmu Yao?" Tang Zijin asked coldly.
Just as Han Yunxi had said, the traitor hadn't revealed the relationship between the Tang Clan and the Duke of Qin's estate, only the location of the Yaoshui estate. Thus, the traitor only wanted Duanmu Yao to cause trouble for Long Fei Ye.
Besides Aunt Ru, who else would do such a thing? Aunt Ru spent all her time trying to break up Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi, so Duanmu Yao was the perfect third wheel!
Aunt Ru kept shaking her head until Tang Zijin pressed closer. "It's just you and me here. Why won't you tell me? How am I supposed to protect you? "
"I … what should I say?!" Aunt Ru fumed.
"You know what's going on!" Tang Zijin was furious as well.
"Big brother, you're suspecting me? You think I'm the traitor? I … I betrayed the Tang Clan? "Aunt Ru retorted.
"This has nothing to do with betraying the Tang Clan. Just tell me, were you the one who revealed the location of the Yaoshui estate?" Tang Zijin asked seriously.
"No!" Aunt Ru said without hesitation.
"If it wasn't you, then who was it?" Tang Zijin asked again.
"I … how should I know? You're asking me, but who am I supposed to ask? " Aunt Ru looked at Tang Zijin with an aggrieved expression. "Big brother, why are you suspecting me? I … I don't want to live anymore!"
Tang Zijin sighed and sat down. He was only suspecting Aunt Ru, but he didn't have any proof. He was just testing her.
Aunt Ru was indeed suspicious, but she wouldn't do something as despicable as threatening a Tang Clan disciple to convict her. He had already tested her, but Aunt Ru still refused to admit it. She probably wasn't the traitor, right?
Who could it be?
"Big brother, are you still suspecting me?" Aunt Ru asked again.
"Then who do you think it is?" Tang Zijin's tone softened.
"If I knew who it was, would something like that have happened today?" Aunt Ru retorted angrily.
"Alright, alright. I was just joking," Tang Zijin explained.
"Joking? Are you joking about my reputation? "
Aunt Ru was unforgiving as usual. Tang Zijin was even more certain that she wasn't the traitor.
"Hurry up and find out who the traitor is. This is no small matter," Tang Zijin said.
Aunt Ru inwardly sighed in relief. "I know! I'm even more anxious than you! If I don't find out who the traitor is, Feiye might start suspecting me tomorrow instead! Tomorrow, I'll go to Three-Way Black Market to investigate and see if Duanmu Yao really did spread the news there! "
Tang Zijin furrowed his brows, his heart in turmoil. He waved a hand to dismiss her.
Even Tang Li's marriage wasn't as annoying as this!
Meanwhile, Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi were having a private conversation.
"It has to be her, it has to be her! I'll bet it's her! "Han Yunxi was furious." Such a young child can't die in vain! If she has the skills, she should come at me directly. What's the point of playing tricks behind my back? "
Long Fei Ye pressed down on her shoulder. Han Yunxi was panting for breath and was about to speak when Long Fei Ye covered her mouth. "I have a plan. Do you want to listen?"
Han Yunxi immediately nodded. Of course she'd listen! In any case, she had no way of finding evidence.
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