Huo Boyan leisurely put on the black gloves he had prepared earlier.
It seemed Boyan was going to handle this himself.
Zhu Yuhang couldn’t help but feel worried for the man tied to the chair.
“Let me go!”
“Please, I have money! I’ll give you however much you want!”
The man continued to plead in a low voice, thinking they were after money.
But what he didn’t know was that Huo Boyan was the last person to lack money.
“Which hand touched her?”
Huo Boyan asked expressionlessly, holding a piece of burning charcoal and stopping it just a centimeter away from the man’s face.
The man trembled, too terrified to speak, the heat washing over his face.
“Not talking?”
Huo Boyan had no patience for him and didn’t expect him to say anything more.
In the next moment, the burning charcoal was pressed directly onto the man’s right hand.
“Ah!!”
The man screamed in pain.
Soon, a new burn mark appeared on his hand.
Huo Boyan picked up another piece of burning charcoal, looking down at him with a darkness in his eyes that made the man realize he had provoked a devil.
“I’ll talk!”
Fearing another burn, the man cried out.
“She really was the one who called me first!”
“She called me and asked me to come!”
“I’m really not lying to you!”
“My phone has the call records!”
The man pleaded desperately, hoping they would believe him.
The bodyguard, quick to understand the situation, took out the man’s phone, flipped through it, and opened the call log.
There was indeed an incoming call.
“Call it back.”
Huo Boyan ordered.
The call rang for a long time without an answer, and eventually, the phone was turned off.
The man immediately said, “See, I really wasn’t lying to you!”
“Not lying? Then what were you doing when she refused you?”
Huo Boyan looked at him as if he were already dead.
The man, too guilty to meet his gaze, whispered, “She said on the phone that she wanted to play some games, that she’d say things to refuse me. I thought it was really just part of the game.”
“Games? Then I’ll play some games with you too!”
Huo Boyan thought of the slap mark on Lin Yao’s face. He didn’t even dare to imagine what might have happened to Lin Yao if they hadn’t opened the door in time.
“No! Spare me!”
“Please, don’t!”
“Let me go! I won’t dare do it again!”
The man realized what Huo Boyan intended to do and pleaded repeatedly.
But Huo Boyan paid no attention.
The burning charcoal was pressed directly onto the man’s lower body, filling the air with the smell of burnt flesh.
“Ahhh!!”
The man screamed in agony before passing out.
At that moment, Huo Boyan’s phone rang.
“Mr. Huo, the hacker found out. The Su family’s surveillance cameras were never turned off.”
Qin Hao’s voice came through the phone.
Just as Huo Boyan had suspected.
The Su family definitely knew who was behind it, but they were protecting that person, which was why they had lied to Huo Boyan.
“Who did it?”
Huo Boyan was eager to find out who could make the Su family deceive him.
Qin Hao hesitated before saying, “Mr. Huo, I’ll send you the surveillance footage. You can see for yourself.”
Soon, Huo Boyan received a video on his phone.
Zhu Yuhang and Shen Kaicheng also leaned in, wanting to see who that person was.
But after watching the video, the three of them exchanged glances, none of them saying a word.
None of them could have imagined that Su Yuqing, who had always followed them since childhood and sweetly called them “brother,” would do something so malicious.
Recalling the banquet, it was Su Yuqing who told them that Lin Yao might have gone to the garden. She deliberately led Huo Boyan there to see.
Huo Boyan clenched his phone, veins bulging on his face, and everyone present held their breath.
Zhu Yuhang tried to speak up: “Boyan, this might just be a coincidence?”
Shen Kaicheng also said, “We haven’t fully investigated yet, but a video alone doesn’t prove it was Su Yuqing—”
“A coincidence that opened the garden door, and another coincidence that locked it?”
As soon as Huo Boyan said this, both of them fell silent.
After all, the video clearly pointed to Su Yuqing.
But deep down, they couldn’t accept how their beautiful, adorable, and affectionate younger sister from childhood could have turned out like this.
“I’ll go to the Su family and get to the bottom of this.”
Just as Huo Boyan was about to head to the Su family to confront them, his phone rang again.
It was a call from Lin Yao.
“Boyan, when are you coming back? Uncle Su brought Su Yuqing over.”
Perfect timing.
When Huo Boyan returned home, he saw Mr. Su and Su Yuqing sitting on the sofa, with Lin Yao sitting opposite them. Several cups of hot tea were on the table.
Seeing Huo Boyan return, Lin Yao immediately walked over, took his arm, and whispered, “You’re finally back.”
Then, noticing Zhu Yuhang and Shen Kaicheng behind him, she quickly asked the housekeeper to pour tea for them.
Huo Boyan patted Lin Yao reassuringly and turned a cold face toward the Su father and daughter.
“What brings you here with Su Yuqing so late?”
Huo Boyan’s voice was as cold as ice.
Mr. Su shuddered inwardly. Huo Boyan didn’t even address him with a respectful title anymore—it seemed he already knew everything.
“I assume you already know about that incident. I came so late to bring her here to apologize!”
Everyone present knew exactly what Mr. Su was referring to.
All eyes turned to Su Yuqing.
Su Yuqing kept her head down, not daring to look at anyone.
Lin Yao stared at her in disbelief, unable to understand why she would do this to her: “Was it you?”
Su Yuqing remained silent, her head still lowered.
Huo Boyan sneered coldly: “Is this the Su family’s attitude toward apologizing?”
Lin Yao looked at Huo Boyan, then at Zhu Yuhang and Shen Kaicheng. Did they all already know that Su Yuqing was behind this, while she, the victim, was left in the dark?
Mr. Su forcefully pulled Su Yuqing beside him and scolded: “Lift your head and apologize to your sister-in-law!”
Everyone waited for Su Yuqing’s response.
After a long while, Su Yuqing finally raised her head, tears streaming down her face, looking pitiful as she said, “I’m sorry, Brother Boyan. I was blinded by greed. I was wrong.”
Hearing her apology, Mr. Su was furious: “You!!”
Her words sounded like an apology.
But her eyes were filled with defiance, as if she hadn’t done anything wrong.
Huo Boyan’s face darkened: “Shouldn’t the person you apologize to be me?”
Everyone knew that Lin Yao was the victim of this incident, and Su Yuqing should have apologized to her. Yet, she apologized to Huo Boyan instead.
Su Yuqing lowered her head again and said nothing.
After learning that Su Yuqing had come to apologize, Lin Yao had initially thought she would forgive her if she apologized. But seeing her unwillingness to speak now, it was clear she had no intention of apologizing sincerely.
“Since Miss Su is unwilling to apologize, then go back. We’ll proceed according to legal procedures.”
Lin Yao was no saint either. Since someone had harmed her and was unwilling to apologize, she had no choice but to let Su Yuqing understand the consequences of hurting her.
Upon hearing Lin Yao’s words, Su Yuqing instead glared at her fiercely: “Do as you please! I’m telling you, I’m not afraid of you!”
After all, Father wouldn’t let her go to jail.