726 Eighth Slap 7 (1/2)

Fan Zhuo looked calmly at Gongcheng Lei. When Jun Wu Xie had initially discovered that someone was slipping medicine into his food, his brother and him had both felt that there was something strange going on, but no one had ever suspected Gongcheng Lei. Gongcheng Lei was indebted to Fan Qi for having saved his life. From a young age, Gongcheng Lei had followed by his father's side and for many years, he had been always loyal. As nimble minded as Fan Zhuo was, he had never once suspected Gongcheng Lei as the culprit.

If they had not met Ah Jing once again, if Ah Jing had not seen Gongcheng Lei's expression then, Fan Zhuo would have continued to look upon him as a respected and loving uncle.

But now…..

Fan Zhuo's lips curled up into a smile. That gentle smile was soft as the moonlight, one that made people unable to develop a dislike for.

”So, what did Uncle Gongcheng see?”

Gongcheng Lei's body was completely tensed up as he looked at Fan Zhuo. He had thought that the matter was over and he would have nothing more to do with it. He had not expected that Ning Rui would push him to the forefront and put him into such a tight spot. He had no choice but to force himself to repeat his story: ”That day, I was standing guard outside the door when I heard the Headmaster and the Elder Young Master quarrelling. I had initially just thought that they had some differences to sort out and did not pay much attention to it. It was not until I detected a scent of blood that I realised something was amiss. By the time I rushed into the office, the Headmaster had already stopped breathing and I saw the Elder Young Master still holding the blood smeared sword standing in the office…..”

The smile was still on Fan Zhuo's face.

”Uncle Gongcheng, how many years have you been with my father?”

Gongcheng Lei stiffened and hesitated a moment before he said: ”For more than ten years already…..”

”More than ten years….. I remember that way before my elder brother and I came along, and before my father was married, you were already by my father's side.” Fan Zhuo seemed to be reminiscing on the past.

Gongcheng Lei did not answer and only felt his hand and feet turn cold.