Chapter 58 - The Demonic Head’s Call (1/2)

Chapter 58 The Demonic Head’s Call

Although Qin Zhao had an array for self-protection, the kidnappers were all cultivators in Xiantian Realm, so the array only aided him in the delay of injury sustainment. Once the array was broken, he would be subjected to the full force of the Xiantian cultivator’s might.

By the time He Zhou and Wen Renyi had arrived, he was already heavily injured. After blurting out an important detail, he lost consciousness with honor.

As the current leader of the operations team, He Zhou directly contacted the team members and instructed them to bring the kidnappers back to the operations team department whilst he and Wen Renyi sent Qin Zhao to the hospital.

Qin Zhao’s injuries were grave, but his life faced no fatalities. However, the words he left had caused He Zhou to sink into deep contemplation.

On the hospital corridor, Wen Renyi carried a glass of water as he walked towards He Zhou, and delivered it to him, “What do you plan to do about this matter?”

He Zhou leaned back on the wall, reached for the cup and took a sip from it. His drooping eyelashes concealed the glint in his eyes, and his pale lips were stained with droplets of water. He pursed his lips, raised his eyes and replied: “Go back and clarify the matter with the person involved.”

Young Master He did not like to harbor suspicions. He wouldn’t believe Qin Zhao’s words one-sidedly, however, there was definitely something fishy about tonight’s occurrences. There were too many loopholes in Wei Mingzhu’s words that he needed to sort out.

Wen Renyi gripped his hand, “I’ll go with you.”

He Zhou set up a defensive array beside Qin Zhao’s bed, and dispatched several team members to take turns guarding him. He then returned to the He Residence with Wen Renyi.

The moment they arrived, the atmosphere around the He Residence was extremely heavy. Wei Mingzhu had just vented the resentment she kept in the bottom of her heart, He Shaoying had his head down in self-blame, He Feng stood there blankly, and He Shaoning and Zhao Jing’s faces were filled with worry.

The arrival of the two had destroyed this impasse. He Feng promptly returned to his senses and asked flusteredly: “Brother Zhou, Qin …” When he caught Wei Mingzhu’s eyes, he immediately changed his words, “How is Sect Leader Qin?”

He Zhou cast an indifferent glance at Wei Mingzhu, “By the time Ah Yi and I had arrived, he had already died.”

“What!” He Shaoning stood up all of a sudden in shock.

Qin Zhao was the Demonic Sect’s leader, his status was comparable to that of He Shaoning’s. If he was dead, the Demonic Sect would undergo a change in regime which would set off waves in Hua Country’s Guwu circle. At such a critical juncture, this was not considered to be a good thing.

“Where is he?”

“In the hospital.” As soon as He Zhou’s words fell, He Feng turned around and was about to dart out but was blocked by Wen Renyi.

“Xiao Feng,” Seeing him cover his face with his hands and his shoulder’s trembling, He Zhou felt that perhaps He Feng was not indifferent to Qin Zhao, “Qin Zhao said that Second Aunt is one of Ji Wuqiu’s people.”

Everyone in the family already knew that Ji Wuqiu was the demonic head, but how could Wei Mingzhu be one of his people? The people present were completely dumbstruck.

On the contrary, Wei Mingzhu was extremely calm. Her gorgeous countenance did not carry the same gentle appearance as before, instead it revealed a touch of coldness, “Young Master He, you couldn’t possibly take his words at face value, could you?”

Indeed, He Zhou did not have proof, but tonight’s events were too coincidental, it was impossible not to suspect Wei Mingzhu.

He Shaoning repeated Wei Mingzhu’s explanations from before to He Zhou and Wen Renyi, causing Wen Renyi’s gaze to land on Wei Mingzhu. “We were only joking when we claimed Qin Zhao was dead earlier, but he is gravely injured right now and is receiving treatment at the hospital. “

He Feng heard this and the piercing pain he felt in his heart slowly dissipated. It was replaced by deep guilt as well as profound loss. He was unwilling to believe that his tolerant and gentle mother had harbored such a big grudge against this household. It was so deep that she even schemed to have Qin Zhao killed.

Sure, Qin Zhao was abominable, but He Feng had never thought that he should be killed for it.

“We’ll clarify the matter once Qin Zhao wakes up.” He Zhou would understand if Wei Mingzhu acted against Qin Zhao because she loved his son dearly, but if she was really found to have an affiliation to the demonic head’s organization, the matter wouldn’t be as simple anymore.

He Feng now didn’t know how to face Wei Mingzhu, he only lowered his head and asked, “Can I go to the hospital to visit him?”

He Shaoning said, “If you’re going, we’re all going together.”

It was currently such a sensitive period. If this incident invoked the Demonic Sect’s unhappiness towards the He Family, it wouldn’t be beneficial to anyone. Besides that, if Wei Mingzhu was really related to Ji Wuqiu, they would need to take precautions in how they treated her.

“It’s too late to go right now. We’ll do it tomorrow.” He Zhou naturally held Wen Renyi’s hand, and told He Feng: “Xiao Feng, don’t think too much about it and take a good long rest tonight.”

Upon heaing this, He Shaoning and others had no choice but to wait until the next day.

“Second Aunt, since you have already confessed your plans to kill Qin Zhao, I’m afraid we would have to ask you to come to the operations team with us.”

He Feng called out in alarm: “Brother Zhou…”

He Shaoying blocked him from arguing and spoke with a cold face: ” Xiaofeng. Your mother has committed wrong in this matter.” A mother’s love towards her son was understandable, but avenging Xiaofeng should not be conducted in this fashion.

“Mom …” He Feng looked at Wei Mingzhu’s cold face, reaching out a hand to hold hers but she evaded it.

“Feng’er,” Wei Mingzhu’s gentle eyes fell on his handsome face, and she suddenly smiled, “Actually, the one who should apologize to you the most should be me.”

“Mom, you have nothing to feel sorry for.” He Feng felt panic ruthlessly gripping his heart.

Wei Mingzhu smiled at him, tender and kind, then she turned to He Zhou and resumed a cold exterior. “Let’s go.”

Wei Mingzhu was very compliant along the way. Even when she was put in the interrogation room, she looked indifferent, as if she didn’t care for anything anymore.

Seeing that she was not willing to speak, He Zhou was about to leave the interrogation room when Wei Mingzhu voiced, “Protect Xiao Feng well.”

He Zhou paused, turning back and taking his seat, “I can protect Xiao Feng, but I cannot promise if Ji Wuqiu would let Xiao Feng go in the case that I die. “