Wei Yurou clutched Zhou Changxun’s hands tightly, refusing to let the police put silver handcuffs on him.
“It must be Jiang Ning! She bribed the leaders with money and framed us without investigation!”
“What are you dogs doing?! I’m going to—”
Before she could finish, Zhou Changxun shot her a warning glare that instantly shut her up.
“Boss! You can’t go! What will I do if you leave? What about Xi’er and Yaozu?!”
Years of luxury and privilege made Wei Yurou collapse under the shock of losing her husband and daughter one after another.
“Quick! Go find your uncle-in-law!”
That was Zhou Changxun’s final instruction before being taken away.
Wei Yurou’s sister’s husband was a deputy secretary-general in the municipal government and held real authority.
So, panicking, Wei Yurou dragged Zhou Yaozu straight to the city government.
Yuan Kai was preparing a speech in the conference room when he was told someone was looking for him downstairs. He hurried down.
“Uncle-in-law! Uncle-in-law, save us!”
Wei Yurou was crying so hard she could barely speak.
Zhou Yaozu quickly summarized everything about Zhou Xue and Zhou Changxun.
After hearing it, Yuan Kai hesitated.
If this were normal times, he might have helped. But now it was a national anti-crime crackdown period. If his relatives were implicated in treason, it would destroy his political future.
Thinking quickly, he shoved Wei Yurou away.
“If they broke the law, they must bear the consequences. I’m not a savior. Don’t come looking for me again!”
With that, he hurried upstairs, not daring to be seen any longer.
He immediately reported everything to his superiors, clearly distancing himself from the Zhou family.
Seeing her brother-in-law abandon them so ruthlessly, Wei Yurou fainted on the spot from rage.
Zhou Yaozu panicked completely.
“How did it become like this?!”
“Jiang Ning is fine, and she even dared to report my father?! Does she not care about family at all?!”
Dazed and furious, Zhou Yaozu carried Wei Yurou back to the Jiang family old residence.
The moment they entered, they saw Jiang Ning sitting leisurely on a swing chair in the courtyard, listening to the radio.
Enemies meeting—rage instantly flared.
Zhou Yaozu put Wei Yurou down and rushed forward.
“You vile woman! You actually reported my father?! He’s your biological father! Go to the police station right now and withdraw the report! Say you were joking!”
Jiang Ning looked at his enraged yet helpless expression and smiled lightly.
“Oh? Don’t be so anxious, little brother Yaozu. I still have a surprise for you.”
Zhang Hu stepped forward and shook a document in front of him.
“What… what is this?! Impossible!”
But the moment Zhou Yaozu saw the contents and the fingerprints on it, all color drained from his face.
This was something He Linzhou’s investigation team had uncovered—
Zhou Yaozu had conspired in drug trafficking. There were witnesses and evidence. He had been exposed.
“Big sister! No—no, sister! You’re my real sister! My dearest sister!”
He collapsed to his knees instantly, crawling toward Jiang Ning.
“Please, I was just confused! Let me go this once! I’ll be your ox and horse in my next life!”
Before he could touch her, Zhao Long kicked him hard in the chest.
“Take your dirty hands away!”
Zhou Yaozu coughed up blood, then began kowtowing desperately on the ground.
“Please spare me! I’ll do anything! Anything!”
Wei Yurou slowly regained consciousness, only to see her precious son kneeling and begging in front of Jiang Ning.
Her face twisted in disbelief.
“Yaozu! What are you doing?!”
But Zhou Yaozu didn’t even acknowledge her—he kept kowtowing, his face covered in blood.
Zhang Hu and Zhao Long frowned in disgust.
“This courtyard is getting filthy.”
Wei Yurou finally realized something horrifying—
Her son definitely had a fatal secret in Jiang Ning’s hands.
“Yaozu! Tell me! What happened?!”
She shook him violently, but he remained unresponsive.
Jiang Ning glanced at them coldly.
“Good son… don’t kowtow anymore. You’ll ruin yourself. I’d feel bad.”
Zhou Yaozu froze and looked up in disbelief.
“S-sister… you… you forgave me?”
Jiang Ning smiled faintly.
“Let me ask you something.”
“If your mother was murdered by someone… how would you take revenge in the most satisfying way?”
Her gaze flicked casually toward a shovel nearby—the blade glinting sharply in the sunlight.
Zhou Yaozu’s pupils contracted.
“You… you mean…”
He swallowed hard, trembling.
“If I kill them… you’ll let me go?”
Wei Yurou immediately realized what was happening.
Her face turned deathly pale.
“Yaozu! Don’t listen to her! Don’t fall for it!”