Chapter 388: This is Slander
"You old bastard, you've already lived to eighty. It wouldn't matter if you died now, but your son and your grandson are still young!"
"When I take over as Patriarch, I'll put a bullet right in their heads!"
Ouyang Liu's eyes rolled back in his head, and he was furious to the extreme.
Xin Cheng stepped forward and pulled Ouyang Mao back. "Alright, it'll be troublesome if you anger him to death."
He wore the same gentle and amiable smile as always. "Grand Elder, allow me to speak with you."
"You're advanced in age, and you're the Grand Elder. It's only right that you do things for the good of the clan."
"Even if it weren't you, it would have to be someone else from the Ouyang Family. The Angel Association is bound to investigate us. What we're doing is the result of careful deliberation."
"You can rest assured that as long as you do as we say, your descendants will all benefit. They'll even be given important positions in the Ouyang Family."
Ouyang Liu still refused. "Bah! In your dreams! This is a setup!"
"I will tell the Angel Association the truth!"
Xin Cheng pushed up his glasses. "Very well, then. It will likely take another day for the Angel Association to trace things back to the Ouyang Family."
"I'm afraid I'll have to make you watch your own kin die first. I hear you dote on your eldest grandson. We'll start with him."
With that, he took out his phone and dialed a number.
"Go after the Grand Elder's eldest grandson. Don't kill him just yet—just chop off one of his arms. Send it back to the old residence. Oh, and don't forget to take a video."
Xin Cheng hung up. "Grand Elder, please await the good news."
Ouyang Liu collapsed to the floor. Already ancient, he now looked like a withered tree, as if he could die at any moment.
"You... you can't do this!"
"I didn't do anything! Why should I be the scapegoat!"
'He never imagined something like this would happen to him one day. It was a complete disaster out of nowhere!'
But it was useless no matter what he said. From the very beginning, he had been the one chosen by Xiao Ye.
Because within the entire Ouyang Family, this Grand Elder was a man whose evil deeds were piled to the heavens.
Compared to the others, he had done far more evil. Starting from his youth, he had only barely stopped his ways when he turned sixty.
In the forty years prior, dozens of people, at the very least, had died at his hands!
Not to mention, some people had their families torn apart and ruined because of him. There was even a case where an entire family was massacred!
Making him the scapegoat was, in a way, letting him off easy.
Normally, a villain like him should have been subjected to all kinds of torture before being executed by firing squad!
「One hour later.」
A box was delivered to the Ouyang Clan's old residence.
Xin Cheng carried the brocade box and placed it before Ouyang Liu. "Grand Elder, won't you take a look?"
The utterly dispirited Ouyang Liu suddenly snapped back to his senses. He looked at the box as the faint scent of blood wafted into his nostrils. "You..."
"Go on, look," Ouyang Mao said, enjoying the show. "That's your grandson's arm. If you'd agreed sooner, maybe they could have reattached it at the hospital."
With trembling hands, Ouyang Liu lifted the lid.
An arm lay right there inside!
There was a tattoo on the arm, and a watch on the wrist!
Ouyang Liu's eyes rolled back, and he passed out.
'That was his grandson's arm!'
Xin Cheng was prepared for this. He immediately stepped forward, pinched the pressure point under Ouyang Liu's nose, and forced him awake. "Grand Elder, you can't sleep now."
"Your grandson's arm is waiting for you. If you don't want him to become a cripple, you'd best hurry and get it reattached."
With that, Xin Cheng took out his phone.
The video playing on it was, shockingly, of Ouyang Liu's grandson.
The young man was on his knees, weeping and wailing. "No! Please, let me go!"
"I have money! I'm from the Ouyang Clan! If you let me go, I'll give you five million! No, ten million!"
But no one listened to him. A blade simply rose and fell!
The arm was instantly severed, falling to the ground.
An earth-shattering scream rang out.
Tears welled up in Ouyang Liu's old eyes. "You... you pack of animals!"
Xin Cheng smiled faintly. "Compared to you, we're still a bit lacking, Grand Elder. Do you need me to list out all the things you've done?"
"The Yuan Family from the Imperial City, and that Meng Meng, and also..."
"Enough!" Ouyang Liu's heart leaped in terror. "You... you know everything!"
"I know much more than just that. So, Grand Elder, are you willing to do as we say? You've done so many things. If you don't use your own life to secure a future for your descendants..."
"...then I'll have no choice but to find a way to send you to prison. If a man of your age is executed by firing squad, I imagine your son and grandson will be too ashamed to remain in the Imperial City."
Xiao Ye's side had prepared for two possibilities from the start.
If Ouyang Liu turned out to be a cruel and ruthless man who didn't care about his own descendants, then they would use these criminal facts to persuade him!
Ouyang Liu went completely limp. "I... I agree!"
"Get my grandson's arm reattached, now! And after I die, you must give them sufficient benefits. If you fail to do so, I'll haunt you even in death!"
Ouyang Mao paid his words no mind at all.
'He wasn't afraid of him when he was alive, so why would he be afraid of him after he's dead!'
'If vengeful spirits really came to collect on debts, he himself would never have lived to such an old age!'
Satisfied, Xin Cheng helped Ouyang Liu to his feet. "There now, Grand Elder, that's more like it. As for what you'll need to say, I've already prepared everything."
"For the sake of your children and grandchildren, put on a good show. Just think of it as doing one last good deed for the Ouyang Clan."
With the Ouyang Family matter settled, Xiao Ye could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
After confirming that nothing had been missed, he went to a property in the suburbs.
This was one of Dragon Country's safe houses. It was heavily guarded, had a secret room below, and contained enough food to last for three months.
Xiao Ye pushed open the door and immediately saw Lin Chuyue lying on the sofa.
Her sleeping face was as serene as ever.
He sat down beside the sofa, watching her quietly.
After an unknown amount of time, Lin Chuyue finally woke up.
Seeing Xiao Ye, she became wide awake, her heart filled with joy.
She had been worried all night, and seeing that Xiao Ye was alright, she could finally relax.
"When did you get here? Why didn't you wake me up?"
"It's fine. I saw how tired you were and couldn't bear to wake you. You really should get some proper rest."
The dark circles under her eyes were very obvious on her otherwise clear face, a clear sign she hadn't been resting well for a long time.
Lin Chuyue touched her face. "Have I gotten ugly?"
"No, you'll always be beautiful in my heart."
She felt a little embarrassed, but she still looked at Xiao Ye. "Shouldn't you be telling me a few things now?"
"I've already faked my own death and can't go outside. If you still don't tell me..."