OBS Chapter 249: There is no turning back
Chapter 249: There is no turning back
What he said was of course correct. Lang Yanshi sent people over from time to time just to see if she was still alive. In short, everything was in the hands of the Lang family. It was indeed a bit too much to question him now.
However, the Lang family had always been like this and never felt they were going too far. It was just that in the past, Lin Chong never dared to show the slightest bit of dissatisfaction.
Lang Zhengde glanced at Lin Chong and felt for the first time that he was a little different. It seemed that he was not as timid in front of him as before. When did this change begin?
He frowned and stared at him for a moment, unable to remember, but this change made him a little alert. He soon realized that either Lin Chong was hiding something from him, or he now felt that he had a backer and no longer took him, his father-in-law, seriously!
"Are you hiding something from me?"
Lin Chong's eyes twitched slightly when he heard that, but he remained calm.
"My father-in-law is still so suspicious. It seems that there is nothing I can hide from him, right?"
"It's better not to! However, do you think that just because your two daughters are connected to the royal family, you have a backer? Don't forget that Lin Yue is not your daughter in the first place!"
"She hasn't shown any abnormalities in all these years, which means her father, as a member of the Chichi tribe, didn't pass on anything special to her. But if she uses the King of the Southwest to investigate something, do you think you can escape?"
A trace of cracks appeared on Lin Chong's face.
"What do you mean, father-in-law? Luo and I may not be husband and wife in reality, but at least we are husband and wife in name. I am where I am today thanks to her dowry. If it weren't for her, I'm afraid I wouldn't have won the favor of father-in-law!"
Lang Zhengde narrowed his eyes, sensing something was amiss. It was rare for Lin Chong to defend the Luo family like this, and today he was indeed very different from before.
"Have you forgotten who blessed you to be able to rise to prominence in the officialdom?"
Lin Chong smiled, a smile tinged with bitterness. "Of course it's all thanks to my father-in-law. Over the years, I've obeyed you without question, even doing such heinous acts. I didn't hide the secrets of the Chi Chi tribe from you. Over the years, my father-in-law has been tracking down the whereabouts of the Imperial Master and the Chi Chi tribe, but the map is clearly in your hands. Have you ever sent anyone to find them? You never told me about it. Why? It's because you don't trust me!"
"I believe I have done nothing wrong to the Lang family. I even followed your instructions and protected my wife and children very well! I didn't let them know a single thing. But what my father-in-law did is chilling!"
"I'm doing this for your own good! If anything goes wrong, it's better for you to suffer alone than for your whole family to be implicated!"
Lang Zhengde said coldly that he naturally understood what Lin Chong said, but he had never told Lin Chong what he was investigating.
"You said that we kept Lin Yue back then, because she would be very useful. But later on, you allowed Lin Ru and the Lang family to harm her. Did you think she was useless?"
"Are you questioning me?"
"She wasn't your daughter in the first place. You were soft-hearted and kept her. Why? Don't you say you didn't have your own selfish motives? I don't think you're that kind!"
Lin Chong lowered his eyes, and a hint of inexplicable meaning flashed in them. He didn't know why, but his mood had changed drastically after Lin Yue came back, especially the night when he took the four men to see Luo's portrait, he had vaguely different ideas in his mind.
Some feel ashamed of what they did back then.
"The reason you brought Fanghua back wasn't for the Luo family's secret? Ha! You sound like a gentleman when you say that! But I also want to thank you for giving me another clue about the Chi Chi tribe."
If it weren't for Fanghua and Lin Yue brought back by Lin Chong, it would have been difficult for Lang Zhengde to dig out more secrets of the Red Chi tribe from the national teacher Dai Tian. After all, God will not let down those who work hard. I'm afraid he really can't do anything with the map that Lin Chong gave him.
"Over the years, you've sent caravans to Nanrong many times. They were all secret trips there, right? But how many of those who went there ever returned?"
Lin Chong knew all this and Lang Zhengde was not surprised at all, but what he didn't know was that Lin Chong actually still had the jade pendant in his hand and had already returned it to Lin Yue.
"Father, stop arguing! Let's get down to business, shall we?"
Lang Huan and Lang Yan listened for a long time and did not dare to interrupt. Lang Huan saw that they were talking more and more, so he spoke to mediate.
Lang Zhengde relaxed his expression. He hadn't investigated the Chi Chi tribe for the past two years. It was simply because some loyal people were difficult to train. Those who went never returned, and they didn't bring back any useful information. He didn't hold out much hope anymore!
"Someone has been investigating the Lang family recently. Do you know who it is?"
This was within Lin Chong's expectations, and he also knew who was investigating. After Fanghua was rescued, Lin Yue could not remain indifferent and would naturally investigate. With Ye Yin's methods, it was only a matter of time before he would find out about the Lang family.
"You knew it but didn't tell me, why?"
Seeing Lin Chong's silence, Lang Zhengde guessed that he knew something, and his eagle eyes narrowed dangerously. At the same time, he realized that the things he couldn't figure out now had answers.
"Fang Hua was rescued by Lin Yue? The person investigating us was Ye Yin?"
"Lin Chong, do you know that because of your concealment, we are very likely to fall into a passive situation!"
Lin Chong certainly knew that once Ye Yin found out about that matter, not only the Lang family but he would also be implicated. However, this was not something he could control. He had to bear the consequences of his actions. This was a truth he had only recently realized.
Seeing that he remained silent, Lang Zhengde knew that he had guessed right, but at the same time he couldn't understand why Lin Chong did this.
"If the Lang family is destroyed, do you think you can escape?"
Lin Chong raised his eyes, and the two people's gazes met in the air, one vicious and the other calm.
"Good! You're really good and cruel!"
“When I did that, I didn’t agree…”
"That's enough! Get ready!"
Lang Zhengde turned around, trying hard to suppress his anger.
After Lin Chong left, the air pressure in the study was so low that it was hard to breathe!
"Father……"
Lang Huan spoke cautiously.
"Spread the word and let our people take action!"
Lang Yan's expression changed drastically. "Father! Are you really going to do that?"
Lang Zhengde looked him straight in the eye. "Why? Are you also going to betray me and the Lang family like Lin Chong did? If so, isn't it too late?"
Hearing this, Lang Yan and Lang Huan's faces turned pale, and then a look of determination appeared on their faces.
"Father, this is the end of it. There is no turning back."
"You guys go make the arrangements! Call Mian'er over!"
Lang Qingmian is Lang Huan's eldest son and Lang Zhengde's eldest grandson. He just turned fifteen this year. His status in the family is like an invisible man. This is the tacit understanding among the three of them: if the Lang family is destroyed, Lang Qingmian will be the only survivor.
Originally, he had been kept on the farm, but Lang Zhengde had been feeling uneasy these days, so he had someone bring him back quietly.
The grandfather and grandson talked in the study for half an hour. When Lang Qingmian came out, his eyes were slightly red. His grandfather had told him those words when he was very young, and today was the last time he said them. From today on, he would no longer be named Lang.