Chapter 547 - How could he be so evil (1/2)

Liu Tongjia would never be able to forget the image of her daughter lying in a pool of blood. She had been only four years old.

Those terrible injuries on the grimy face of her beautiful and cute princess – she was completely disfigured.

The horrific sight… How could that have been her daughter? Were it not for the DNA report the police provided her later, she could have denied that it was her child.

She had felt so wretched, she wished she had died alongside Huo Wushuang.

On top of the loss of Huo Wushuang, Huo Jinkai, her precious eldest boy had died as well.

Huo Jinkai had died holding Huo Wushuang tightly in his arms, like a martyr in war.

His body bore wounds from knives and guns both. Despite Huo Jinkai’s efforts, he had not succeeded in saving his sister’s life.

He had only been 14 years old. He had excelled academically and had just been accepted into the top high school in Rong City on the strength of his stellar examination grades.

Although young, he had been exceptionally mature. No matter which family he was born in, he would have been a treasure and the hope of that family’s future.

What now? He was gone, after suffering an extremely painful and torturous death at that.

Liu Tongjia had not been able to contain herself further, crying out in a shrill voice, as she lost control.

When she was told the two dead children were hers, she nearly passed out from the shock.

However, she clung on to consciousness, as she knew there was one more son she had to account for. Where was he?

“What about Jinyao? What about Jinyao?”

Liu Tongjia looked wildly around for Huo Jinyao and mentally prepared herself for the worst.

Jinyao couldn’t have died as well…

She did not dare to think it; she did not want to entertain that possibility at all. Her eyes darted about – she needed to find her remaining son. There was a chance he could still be alive.

Even though the odds were slim, so long as there was a chance, Liu Tongjia would not give up.

Liu Tongjia was overcome by the discovery that Huo Jinyao was still alive. She peered into the warehouse, and when she saw Huo Jinyao’s severely weakened form, she nearly wept tears of relief and joy.

Her joy was short-lived. The wicked, cruel kidnappers had given their statements. When Liu Tongjia saw them, she could hardly believe what she had read.

“Do you know why his brother and sister died, but Huo Jinyao managed to survive?”

Liu Tongjia had been in a daze, lost in memories of the past. She gathered her composure and glanced at Su Qingsang, a guarded expression on her face.

Su Qingfang had never imagined that such a thing could happen to anyone, let alone the likes of the Huo family. She shook her head, reluctant to hear what Liu Tongjia would say.

“It was because he told the kidnappers that he was the most important and doted upon child within the Huo family. He said that he was the one whom the Huo elders loved the most. He used his own two fists to beat up his brother, to convince the kidnappers to leave him alone.

“Can you believe that a child of only 12 years old could be so treacherous?”

As Liu Tongjia spoke, she found herself sinking deeper into despair, “He hit his brother and even his younger sister. He managed to convince the kidnappers of his words. After that, the kidnappers believing the other two hostages to be without value killed them.”

Su Qingsang’s eyes widened dramatically, “How could that be possible?”

She could not believe it. She refused to.

“Impossible? I wish it were impossible as well. I wish it was nothing but a horrible nightmare. If only I could wake up, and have my sons and daughter back, to once again have three beautiful and alive children. However, this is my reality…”

She straightened and met Su Qingsang’s eyes, “Why do you think I despise him?

“To ensure his survival, he was willing to sacrifice the lives of his brother and sister. To protect his own life, he watched his brother and sister die, and even laid his hands on them.”

Liu Tongjia’s voice had grown hoarse with emotion. She clutched at her chest. The pain had not faded in the intervening decades.

“They were his family. They were his own elder brother, and younger sister. He watched them die without a shred of remorse.”

Liu Tongjia shut her eyes, tears flowing down her cheeks. “At that point, I wished truly that I had never borne such a child.”

“That’s…” Su Qingsang was at a loss for a reply to such a revelation. She had never heard that something like that had happened. Nonetheless, it did not seem like Liu Tongjia was lying.

“Have you ever considered that there might be some misunderstanding?”

She did not want to believe that Huo Jinyao could be such a person. Furthermore, according to Liu Tongjia, he had only been 12. That was far too young to be capable of such scheming actions.

To her, Huo Jinyao did not seem like someone who was that callous, or who only cared for himself.

“Such sympathy you have for him.”

Liu Tongjia wiped the tears from her eyes, and blew her nose, “I wish it were a misunderstanding. I wish the only child I have left is good and upright – but I know it wasn’t a misunderstanding.”

When Huo Jinyao was found, he had been unconscious. Although the kidnappers had kept him alive as their sole hostage, they had not been overly kind to him either.

She had lost her appetite at the time, staying all day by Huo Jinyao’s bedside, waiting for him to recover.

After seeing the kidnappers’ statements, she wanted to hear Huo Jinyao tell her what had happened. However long it took, she would wait.

Then, Huo Jinyao had spoken in his sleep, saying he was the true young master of the Huo family, that his two siblings had been illegitimate, and that they would never receive any part of the inheritance even if they lived.

After hearing her son utter those words, it felt as if the sky was crashing down on her.