The Master Descends the Mountain: My Destined CEO

"What's so impossible about it? After you got the money, what happened to your brother? He died, right? But did you even see his body? Are you sure he was really sick?"

Hu the Third was silent.

Back then, he really hadn't seen his brother's body. On the very day he received the money, he got a call from the hospital saying his brother's illness had suddenly taken a turn for the worse and he had passed away.

He had wanted to go see his brother off one last time, but when he got to the hospital, he discovered the body had already been cremated.

Hu the Third's hometown was in a very small city. The hospital claimed the morgue was full, so they had no other choice.

He took their word for it. After all, it was a small town, and things weren't always done by the book.

But now, hearing Xiao Ye's words, he suddenly realized the whole story was riddled with holes.

It was just... he had been unwilling to dig any deeper!

He was afraid that if he dwelled on it, he would come to regret everything he had ever done!

'He had no regrets!'

"Besides, it's been so many years. It's impossible to uncover the truth now. It'll just be your word against mine. Who's to say if you're telling the truth or lying!"

When Xiao Ye sent his men to capture Hu the Third, he had already dispatched another team to his hometown.

Plenty of people knew about his brother's situation, so the facts were easy to confirm.

"I have proof," Xiao Ye said, pulling out his phone.

On it were two video clips.

The first was of a now-retired doctor from the hospital, his face a mask of terror as he stared at the screen.

"I... I was forced! Someone held a gun to my head. I could only do what he said! He told me to inject the man with a drug, so I did!"

"I was also the one who called his family and told them he had cancer. In reality, he wasn't sick at all when he was brought in!"

"Don't kill me! I really don't know anything! I was forced! I want to live, too!"

Xiao Ye stopped the video and played the second one.

This one featured a staff member from the funeral home next to the hospital.

He was the one who had cremated the body of Hu the Third's brother.

"I remember that day clearly. Someone showed up in the middle of the night and ordered me to cremate a body."

"I saw how young the man was, and he didn't look like he'd died from sickness or an accident, so I asked about it. But... but the guy just pointed a gun at me and told me not to be nosy."

"I was scared of dying, so I kept my mouth shut! After the cremation, the ashes were scattered directly into the river. The ashes I put in the urn belonged to someone else!"

After watching the two videos, Hu the Third spat out a mouthful of blood.

"I don't stoop to lying," Xiao Ye said coldly. "Your life is meaningless to me."

"I'm only telling you this so you can die knowing why!"

In truth, Xiao Ye was doing this to make Hu the Third talk more. After all, the old bastard wasn't honest, and who knew how much of what he said was true and how much was false?

From his perspective, since he was a dead man walking, lying was the better option.

Hu the Third's head lolled to the side. Though his eyes were open, he looked as if he were already dead.

Xiao Ye knew he was just reeling from the shock.

"Keep showing him the evidence. The more, the better. I'll be back tomorrow. Don't let him die."

With that, he walked out swiftly.

If he stayed any longer, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to resist killing the man himself.

The one thing he hated most in this world was traitors.

People like that didn't deserve to live!

Xiao Ye had originally assumed Xiao Ling was murdered by an enemy he had made. He never imagined it was the person Xiao Ling trusted most.

He didn't return to the Xiao Family residence, heading instead to the sanatorium.

The moment he arrived, the faint smell of disinfectant began to calm his frayed nerves.

Joyful voices and laughter drifted from a hospital room.

"Sister, I really thought I was going to die. Then, out of nowhere, Xiao Ye appeared and saved me, like the Great Sage Equal to Heaven descending on a colorful cloud."

Lin Chuxing's laughter rang out. "Listening to you, I'm suddenly starting to long for a romance of my own."

"Sister, love can be sweet, but sometimes it's just agonizing..."

Seeing them chatting happily, Xiao Ye didn't go in. He sat in the hallway for a moment before getting up to leave.

The next day, he returned to the basement.

Hu the Third was in even worse shape.

His men had shown him evidence nonstop through the night. Even a complete fool would have realized he'd been deceived.

His brother hadn't been sick. It was gambling debts.

The real murderer of his brother was none other than the Angel Association.

Yet not only had he caused the death of Xiao Ling, the man who had treated him best, but he had also joined the Angel Association and spent all these years working for them.

Xiao Ye's voice dripped with sarcasm. "How does it feel to work for your own enemy?"

Hu the Third finally spoke, his voice as raspy as a broken bellows. "What else do you want to know?"

"A dying man's words are true. I know I was wrong. I am willing to atone."

Whether he was sincere or not, this was the result Xiao Ye wanted. "Then tell me everything you know."

"I will grant you a quick death."

「Two hours later.」

Hu the Third's voice was faint. "Lastly, about your father's biological samples... All I know is that the Angel Association has them."

"As for clones or test subjects, I have no idea. I've never seen any. If they existed... the Angel Association would have probably used them by now."

"I've said everything I can, everything I should. Now, grant me a quick death." With that, he closed his eyes.

But the expected pain never came.

He opened his eyes and saw that Xiao Ye was gone.

"Hey! Didn't you promise me a quick death?"

"Where are you?! Come back! You can't go back on your word!"

Of course, Xiao Ye wasn't going to let him die that easily.

'A man like that should be forced to live in agony to atone for his sins!'

However, Xiao Ye didn't simply take Hu the Third at his word. He had his men continue to investigate.

He was determined to find out for himself if it was truly the Angel Association.

「A week later.」

The results of the investigation were in.

The events of that year were finally becoming clear.

The Angel Association was indeed behind it.

Xiao Ye set the report down and let out a cold laugh. "The Angel Association... The enmity of a murdered father is irreconcilable!"

"They're really digging their own graves! Someone, make the arrangements. I'm hosting a banquet!"

News that Xiao Ye, Patriarch of the Xiao Family, was hosting a banquet spread like wildfire.

The various great families all began preparing to attend.

At 8 PM, at a five-star hotel owned by the Xiao Family, a stream of luxury cars pulled up to the entrance.

Aside from the reclusive families, the top-tier and first-rate families were also in attendance.

Surprisingly, even second- and third-rate families had been invited.

In no time, the banquet hall was nearly full.

"What's going on? Why would the Xiao Family invite such insignificant families?"

"Could something be wrong? Or is the Xiao Family planning to support these smaller clans?"

"I don't know, but I have a feeling the Xiao Family is about to make a big move. They haven't done anything on this scale in years."