Chapter 668: Aunt Ru, is it you? (2/2)

“That’s right! Don’t leave out a single person!” Aunt Ru chimed in, filled with indignation.

Han Yunxi only looked at her and said coldly, “This child can’t die as a victim of injustice! Nor should all the others who were interrogated before him have suffered the torture in vain! Once we find the traitor, we’ll make them pay it back a thousand times!”

Aunt Ru immediately averted her eyes, but Han Yunxi kept pressing. “Don’t you agree, Aunt Ru?”

“Of course,” Aunt Ru replied instantly. “Big brother, sister-in-law, we have to investigate this to the end. We need to give a full explanation to Grandmother Kong and the innocent disciples!”

Tang Zijin was too angry to speak. Nothing like this had ever happened since he took control of the Tang Clan. Lady Tang only looked at the old woman with pity. “Someone come, hurry and bring Grandmother Kong back. Take good care of her!”

She gave a helpless sigh. “And have someone arrange for a proper burial of this child.”

A young life had ended just like that. Han Yunxi only felt constricted in her chest. She wanted to say something else, but stopped when Long Feiye shot her a glance. He himself simply left Chu Xifeng behind to assist Aunt Ru while he left with Han Yunxi. As soon as they left, Tang Zijin called Aunt Ru away on a pretext of some other business. Aunt Ru was silent the entire way, while Tang Zijin tried and failed to speak up. Finally, he shut them in his study before he was able to speak.

He got straight to the point. “Yiru, was it you?”

Aunt Ru only looked at him in confusion. “Big brother, what are you saying?”

“Was it you who told Duanmu Yao the location of the Yaoshui estate?” Tang Zijin asked sternly.

Like Han Yunxi had said, the traitor didn’t reveal the relationship between the Tang Clan and the Duke of Qin’s estate, only the location of the Yaoshui estate. He or she simply wanted Duanmu Yao to find trouble for Long Feiye. Aside from Aunt Ru, who else would do such a thing? All day long the woman was thinking of ways to tear Long Feiye and Han Yunxi apart. Duanmu Yao was the perfect ‘third party’ in their relationship!

Aunt Ru shook her head, so Tang Zijin pressed closer with a cold voice. “There’s nobody here but you and me. You still won’t talk? How am I supposed to protect you, then?”

“I….what am I supposed to say, ah?!” Aunt Ru grew incensed.

“You know exactly what!” Tang Zijin was furious.

“Big brother, you suspect me? You think I’m the traitor? I…betrayed the Tang Clan?” Aunt Ru rtorted.

“This has nothing to do with betraying the Tang Clan. Just tell me if you were the one who revealed the location of the estate,” Tang Zijin said seriously.

“It wasn’t me!” Aunt Ru replied without hesitation.

“If it wasn’t you, then who was it?” Tang Zijin asked next.

“I…how should I know? You’re asking me, but who am I supposed to ask?” Aunt Ru looked at Tang Zijin with an aggrieved air. “Big brother, why are you suspecting me? I…I might as well stop living!”

Tang Zijin exhaled before finally taking a seat. He merely suspected Aunt Ru but had no proof. Asking her like this was simply probing for answers at most. Aunt Ru was truly suspicious, but she wouldn’t resort to something as abominable as blackmailing fellow Tang Clan disciples to hide her crime. All of his questions had led to naught. What if it really wasn’t her?

Then who was it?

“Big brother, you still suspect me?” Aunt Ru asked again.

“Then who do you think it is?” Tang Zijin relented.

“If I know, would something like this be happening now?” Aunt Ru demanded indignantly.

“Fine, fine, I’m only joking,” Tang Zijin explained.

“Joking? You’re using my reputation for a joke?” Aunt Ru refused to let him off, as was her habit. Tang Zijin only found it less likely that he was the suspect.

“Hurry up and find the traitor. This is no small matter,” Tang Zijin added.

Aunt Ru silently exhaled. “I know! I’m more anxious than you! If I can’t find them, perhaps Feiye will start suspecting me tomorrow! I’ll go to the Three-Way Black Market tomorrow and investigate to see whether Duanmu Yao really sent out a message there!”

Tang Zijin only knitted his brows and dismissed her with a distracted air. Even Tang Li’s wedding affairs weren’t so troublesome!

Meanwhile, Long Feiye was deep in discussion with Han Yunxi.

“It has to be her, no doubt! I’m willing to bet on it!” Han Yunxi was enraged. “Such a young boy can’t die uncleared of false charges! If she has the skills, she should just aim for me directly. What’s it worth, playing at things behind the scenes?”

Long Feiye rested his hands on her shoulders while she fumed. Before she could speak again, he pressed a hand over his lips. “I have a plan. Do you want to hear it?”

Han Yunxi nodded instantly. Of course! In any case, she was out of ideas to find conclusive evidence.