"Leon, co with to the Duke’s place to bring your mother ho!" Mutar grabbed his son and prepared to head out.
Long Che took a quick step forward to block Mutar’s path. "Let’s delay that for a bit and handle Tong Airui’s matter first. Do you want to quietly execute him, or follow legal procedures?"
Mutar shoved Long Che aside. "I’ll deal with him when I have the ti! For now, let him interrogate that person clearly for . You stay here and listen in too!"
Tong Airui chuckled lightly and said, "Uncle Mutar, I’d better hand over the Golden Eagle first."
"Are you provoking just like your father?!" Mutar glared at him irritably. "You gained a lot of credit with your aunt, and the mastermind behind all this was Leon. Who do I dare punish between you two?"
"Dad, don’t get angry. Let’s go get Mom," Leon said and supported his father as they walked out.
After the father and son left, Long Che turned to his son, "What do you think about this matter?"
"Soone wants to stir up trouble, trying to drive a wedge between and Uncle Mutar. We’ve seen this kind of tactic many tis before, so it’s not surprising. What’s surprising is that I’ve kept my actions so secret—how does he know about it?"
"There are eyes around you!"
"Eyes around ? Are you suggesting it’s Uncle Sheng?" Tong Airui shook his head. "It’s definitely not an internal issue from our side. This has to be a setup. Soone wants to use Constar to disrupt our relationship with Uncle Mutar."
"Originally, the one most intent on sabotaging our families’ relationship was Kai Di. Now, who could it be... The R Nation!"
"The R Nation!"
The father and son exclaid in unison.
Tong Airui smiled. "Turns out, we father and son can be telepathic!"
Long Che laughed and patted his son’s shoulder, "Once we catch that person and interrogate them, we’ll find out if our telepathy was spot-on."
Tong Airui looked at his father grimly, "Dad, Uncle Mutar has actually doubted for a long ti but hesitated to confront . Today’s situation provided a good opportunity for him to ask directly. If he could ask openly, it ans he doesn’t bla . Is my analysis reasonable?"
"Reasonable!" Long Che furrowed his brows slightly. "If he had found out earlier that you killed Constar, he might have blad you. But now, he has to be grateful to you—killing Constar ans you eliminated a major problem for him. Moreover, your admission today shows him you’re forthright and have no hidden agenda against him, especially since you played the familial loyalty card, extending the definition of family to include him. That would make it hard for him to hold a grudge against you. And with Leon shouldering the bla, he doesn’t have much else to say."
"Leon arrived just in ti... beep beep..." Tong Airui heard his phone ring and quickly picked it up. "It’s my mom."
"Answer it."
Tong Airui pressed the answer button, but before he could speak, Tong Yao started talking, "Rui’er, is everything alright over there? Did Leon make it yet?"
"I’m fine. Leon ca and then left with Uncle Mutar to head to our house. Was it you who sent Leon over?"
Tong Yao shook her head. "Not , it was your aunt who asked him to go."
Tong Airui furrowed his brows slightly. "My aunt?"
"Let your aunt explain today’s matter to you." Tong Yao handed the phone to Royce.
Royce sighed deeply, "Airui... The docunt you saw is half true and half false. The original I received rely contained one sentence—Mutar has an illegitimate child. At the ti, I was both enraged and confused, worried about its accuracy. So, I called Leon over, and under repeated questioning, he finally told the truth. He actually had plenty of information on that person. To make sure your uncle dropped the matter entirely, I had him compile everything he knew into that docunt."
Tong Airui raised his eyebrows slightly. "I get it now. The person stirring the pot wouldn’t have included Constar’s evil deeds in the file they sent to you."
"I was worried your uncle might still have lingering feelings for that person... But then Leon reminded of one detail: he overheard your uncle ordering you to track that person down, and yet the person never resurfaced. Leon said, with your capabilities, finding soone should be easy—unless you didn’t want to. Or, given your personality, if faced with soone so despicable, you likely dealt with them already. So, Leon and I discussed it and decided it was best for him to sniff out the situation. Rui’er, nothing has gone wrong on your end, right?"
"Thank you, Aunt, and thanks to Leon as well. Actually, Constar has long been dealt with by . The sender of the docunt also told Uncle Mutar about my actions. I ca clean to Uncle Mutar today to prevent anyone from using this as a wedge to sow discord between us in the future. Leon arrived just in ti—I had just confessed when he ca in, claiming the order had been issued by him."
Royce tightly held the phone. "What was your uncle’s reaction?"
"Nothing much; his expression suggested he didn’t bla or Leon."
"You did this for him and the nation. If he dares to reproach you two, I’ll take it up with him myself!" Royce said, frowning. "Don’t be afraid, both you and Leon. When he cos later, I’ll say that I was the one who gave the order to kill that person."
Tong Yao nudged him. "Lower your voice; Mutar will be here soon."
Royce pursed his lips, "Rui’er, your righteous actions have been noted by your aunt. No matter what happens in the future, as long as I can help, I will do everything I can."
"Thank you, Aunt. I also want to say sothing heartfelt: let the past stay in the past. Back then, Uncle didn’t know you; he made a drunken mistake that led to all this. Teach him a lesson, but don’t let it damage your decades-long relationship for the sake of a scoundrel."
Royce seethed angrily. "I didn’t have the right to reproach him for his earlier actions, but what he did afterward behind my back was absolutely unacceptable! I’ll observe his behavior before making a decision! Rui’er, are you trying to avoid even feeding for a couple of als now?"
Tong Airui laughed. "How could I! If you reconcile with my uncle, you’d be welco to stay at our ho as long as you want. But if you’re still not on good terms, I wouldn’t dare host you."
"Brat, you’re forcing to make up with your uncle!"
"I wouldn’t dare."
"No more talking. Let’s find so ti in a couple of days for mother and son to chat properly."
"Alright." Tong Airui hung up the phone and turned to his father, "Aunt and Leon’s maneuvering nearly confused , but now everything’s clear. Soone’s definitely trying to play gas with us. In that case, I’ll play along."
"Send soone reliable over," Long Che advised.
Tong Airui raised his eyebrows slightly. "How about Old Eight?"
"That works. But sending him alone might upset Youyou. Send the couple together."
"Fine. Once we’ve interrogated this person and obtained so clues, I’ll send them over."
"Don’t get your hopes up."
"I’m thinking the sa—it’s likely Uncle Sheng will co up empty-handed."
While they were speaking, a call ca in from Sheng Duheng. "Airui, we’ve arrived, but the person committed suicide by poisoning before we could get to him."
Tong Airui smiled wryly, "I just finished telling my dad about this possibility. Handle things on your end and co back."
"Have your uncle comb through thoroughly before heading back. Just in case there’s a lead left behind."
Tong Airui’s lips twitched slightly. "Uncle, you heard that?"
The laughter of Sheng Duheng ca through the phone. "Your dad’s nopausal mood swings—I’m not even going to bother, I’m hanging up."
"He’s complaining about now?" Long Che snorted coldly. "He’s older than anyway!"
Tong Airui gave his father a helpless look and opened the door.
Long Che glared at his son in displeasure. "You’re trying to kick out?"
Tong Airui chuckled. "Head ho early and help Uncle Mutar extinguish the fire in his backyard."
Long Che kicked the door shut. "Let it burn! This fiasco cost you favors owed to both your aunt and Leon. Your aunt is easy to manage, but Leon—those debts might take a lifeti to pay off."
"Dad, didn’t you owe Uncle Mutar a favor too, one that cost you decades of entanglent?"
"It’s like we were born indebted to him! If he’d dared move against you, I wouldn’t have tolerated it. I’d pack up and take you all to Z Nation for a peaceful life!"
Tong Airui laughed. "Z Nation? That’s unlikely for you to return to. Dad, since you have the day off, go ho and spend so ti with Sangyu."
At the ntion of his granddaughter, Uncle Che’s face lit up with a smile as he pushed the door open to leave.
Tong Airui escorted his father downstairs. Once he saw his car pull away, he returned to the office.
"Tong Airui, do you plead guilty?!"
Tong Airui had barely stood firm when the person sitting in his chair slamd the table and roared.
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