Chapter 205: Whose Son Am I, Really?
Enraged by her words, Xiao Ming lunged forward and grabbed Liu Loulan by the collar.
"Quick, tell me! Whose son am I?! Speak!"
Liu Loulan knew her situation was hopeless. The token was already in Xiao Ye's hands.
Her final trump card was the dirt she had on the members of the Xiao Family.
But her subordinates had already told her that half of the entire Xiao Family was in this very room.
Even some who were originally loyal to her had already sided with Xiao Ye.
Without her realizing it, he had somehow managed to seize control of more than half of the Xiao Family.
Liu Loulan had no chance of turning the tables.
She closed her eyes. "Your father is already dead."
"How did he die?" A sudden thought struck Xiao Ming. "Right, how could you possibly let a man like that live? You must have killed him!"
"You're so vicious! How could I have a mother as vicious as you!"
"I'm filled with regret! I should have dealt with you long ago and become the Xiao Family Patriarch myself!"
'The son I raised for over twenty years is now calling me vicious, all because of a man he's never even met—a man who did nothing more than provide a sperm!'
Liu Loulan laughed, but as she laughed, she began to cry.
Xiao Ye waved his hand impatiently. "Enough. You can take them away now."
"Lock them in the dungeon for now. Post a guard. No one is to enter without my command."
"When the time comes, I will have the entire Xiao Family watch!"
'Let them see the price of betraying the Xiao Family!'
When Liu Loulan heard the word "dungeon," terror filled her face. "No! I won't go to the dungeon!"
She had killed countless people there. Normally, she would never even go near it!
What's more, many of the people she'd killed outside were buried beneath the dungeon.
Liu Loulan hadn't dared to enter even when she had the Dragon Head Cane, let alone now that it was gone!
And ever since she was poisoned, she had been plagued by nightmares.
In her dreams, she saw their ghosts!
Every single one of them was coming to kill her!
Xiao Ye saw Liu Loulan's terror and his expression filled with contempt. "You weren't afraid when you were killing people. What's the use in being afraid now?"
"Take them away!"
"Wait!" Liu Loulan suddenly thought of something and spoke again. "Xiao Ye, don't you want to know where your father is?"
"What do you mean?" Xiao Ye frowned. 'Could Xiao Ling be alive?'
"Your father isn't in the Xiao Family's ancestral tomb at all!"
Liu Loulan was like a drowning woman grasping at a straw. A joyful light even burst forth in her once-dull eyes.
"First, let Xiao Ming go!"
Though she hated Xiao Ming for his stupidity, he was still the son she had doted on for over twenty years.
Even at a time like this, Liu Loulan still subconsciously thought of his well-being.
Xiao Ye waved his hand, and Xiao Ming was immediately set free.
At the same time, the Death Warriors also released Liu Loulan.
"Now, talk. Where is Xiao Ling?"
"You want to know?" Liu Loulan gave a chilling smile. "Fine. If you want to know, then you must sign a document voluntarily relinquishing control of the Xiao Family!"
"As long as you give up the Xiao Family, I'll tell you exactly where Xiao Ling is!"
"He's your biological father. Don't you really want to know?"
"As his son, if you can't even find your own father, then you are being unfilial and disloyal!"
'Even now, she's still trying to threaten me.'
Xiao Ye chuckled softly. He was feeling a little bored anyway, so he might as well play along.
"Fine. I'll have someone prepare it now."
With another wave of his hand, Xiao Ming was immediately gagged and taken out of the room.
Liu Loulan seemed to lose all her strength and collapsed onto the floor.
She knew the chances of turning the tables by using Xiao Ling were slim, but she had to try!
She understood Xiao Ling; he was the type of man who would give his life for so-called loyalty and righteousness.
'Perhaps his son has the same character!'
「In the next room.」
Xiao Ming could finally speak. He looked at Xiao Ye in fear. "Wh-what do you want?"
"Let me go! If you hurt me, my mom will never tell you where Xiao Ling is!"
Xiao Ye tossed a card at him. "There's a hundred million on this."
"In a moment, after the document is signed, you'll go tell Liu Loulan that I've signed it."
"Do as I say, and this hundred million is yours."
"With your bloodline, staying in the Xiao Family is a dead end."
"With this money, you might even be able to make a comeback. Then you can come find me for revenge."
Xiao Ming grew up in the Xiao Family, and the younger generation around him always acted like his sycophants.
He naturally thought of himself as a great talent. The adulation of so many people had made him lose sight of who he was.
'If I give him this hundred million,' Xiao Ye estimated, 'he'll probably squander it all in less than a year.'
'As for making a comeback? He can dream on! Neither I nor the Xiao Family will ever give him that chance!'
"Liu Loulan will be dead in a few days. Without her to protect you, what do you think will happen if you stay in the Xiao Family?"
Xiao Ming stared at the bank card and swallowed hard.
He didn't want to leave the Xiao Family, but that was on the premise that he was a member of the Xiao Family.
Now that he didn't even have Xiao family blood, staying here would only lead to humiliation!
'As for Liu Loulan, she's going to die soon anyway!'
'Using her last moments to get me a hundred million... not a bad deal!'
He immediately snatched the bank card from the floor. "Alright, I'll do what you say!"
Only then did Xiao Ye have him brought back to the room.
He then produced a stack of blank paper and handed it to Liu Loulan. "Take a look. This is the document you wanted."
Liu Loulan was blind and could only turn toward her subordinates.
'No, I can't trust my subordinates!'
'Right now, the only one whose life and interests are tied to mine is Xiao Ming!'
"Xiao Ming, come here, quick! See if this document is real. Does it say he's voluntarily giving up the Xiao Family? Are there any loopholes?"
"This isn't the time to throw a tantrum. Everything I'm doing is for your own good!"
"You must take control of the Xiao Family. It's what you deserve!"
Xiao Ming pursed his lips. 'Stay for what? To wait for death in the Xiao Family?'
'She always claims it's for my own good, but really, it's all for herself!'
He glanced at the snow-white sheets of paper and took them with a theatrical air. "Right, there are no loopholes."
"Xiao Ye, sign it!" Liu Loulan said immediately.
'Even if there are loopholes, as long as the important clauses are fine, it'll do!'
Xiao Ye scribbled a few words. "There, I've signed it."
"Son, did he really sign it?"
Xiao Ming nodded. "Yes, he really signed it."
"Good! Tuck this away safely and leave at once! The Xiao Family will still be yours in the end!"
Liu Loulan continued, "Xiao Ye, you must let my son leave!"
Xiao Ye agreed. "Fine. Let him go."
"So when will you tell me where Xiao Ling is?"
"Wait! Once Xiao Ming is safe and calls me, I'll tell you!" A bad premonition still lingered in Liu Loulan's heart.
'Can Xiao Ming really outsmart Xiao Ye?'