Chapter 31 - Old nightmares (1/2)

In the end, Li Yi Feng decided to come back the next day, to find out who the mastermind was. The drug that had been used to poison Yu Yan was very rare and hard to get. Without connections to the black market, one could not get things like that. However, Yun Feng had somehow gotten her hands on that kind of poison. There was definitely something suspicious about it. She neither had the connections needed nor the ability to make such plans. It could only mean that there was someone hidden behind the scenes, that was manipulating her.

Getting home late, Li Yi Feng did not feel like sleeping. Sitting down in the study, he continued to do the work he was unable to do earlier that day.

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A small boy, sat waiting in the room. Making sure no one knew what he was up to. His father liked to take him to their family hut, saying that everything here would one day be his. However, the boy could not understand what was so special about this place. Any of the other places owned by their family was much greater than this.

But, there was just one thing that made him curious. Sometimes his dad would disappear into the playroom. He had watched as his father went in, after waiting for a while, he had followed in, only to find the room empty.

He had asked his father, but he refused to answer. His father would say it was a magic trick. How could the fall for such an obvious lie? He decided that he would find out about the mysteries his father was hiding.

After waiting, he made it out of his bed. Sneaking into the playroom, he tried to find a hidden door. Li Yi Feng felt exited. It was like he was playing spy. Soon enough, the boy found something beneath the rug. Walking down the dark stairs, the boy kept vigilant. He did not know there was such a secret room underneath his playroom. Slowly walking down, he arrived in front of a big iron door that was slightly ajar.

Quietly making his way in, the boy looked around. The place was dark and humid. No lighting could be found. But the worst part was the smell. Li Yi Feng did not know what it was, but it smelled horrible. Why would his father sneak in here repeatedly? Looking around he walked on trying to find the hidden secret. The passage was long as if there was no end to it. That was when he heard voices, amongst them one that was familiar. His father. Panicking the boy went into the closest room and hid himself, not wanting to be caught.

The footsteps came closer and closer.

”Wait for your turn, bastard! I'll have a go at her first and when I'm tired of her you guys could play as much as you want,” Young master Su laughed as he answered.

All along a woman's voice could be heard. She was crying and begging to let her go, but it did not seem that the men cared. The boy that had hidden himself, finally realised something was wrong. He got scared and moved into the corner. From where he sat, he was not able to see too much, but he could see the woman's feet stumbling along as if she was being dragged. What was his father doing?