"Eighth Master?"

Upon hearing these two words, the image of the Underground Hall's leader immediately flashed in Lin Fan's mind. The only person in Southeast who could be called "Eighth Master" was likely him!

However, Lin Fan remembered that last time at Roar Bar, Du Qi claimed to be the son of the Underground Hall leader. It could be inferred that the leader likely has the surname Du, and Cao Qinghua's wife also has the surname Du. Is there a connection here?

"The Underground Hall really doesn't know their limits. It seems the last warning I gave them wasn't memorable enough." Lin Fan laughed coldly.

The man in sunglasses and black clothes looked at Lin Fan, trembling with fear, "Brother, sir... I've told you everything. Please consider me nothing and let me go."

"Alright." Unexpectedly, Lin Fan nodded.

Upon hearing this, the man's face immediately showed excitement, but before he could laugh out loud, Lin Fan suddenly grabbed his two arms and shook them forcefully, resulting in two crisp sounds of "crack, crack!"

Aooo~

The man let out a miserable scream as his arms dropped, the bones mercilessly broken by Lin Fan, his body twitching uncontrollably on the ground.

"Those who do wrong must pay the price. Go back and tell your Eighth Master to wash his neck and wait for me to take his head."

Lin Fan spoke calmly and, as if performing magic, disassembled the gun in his hands into a pile of parts, tossing them like trash beside the man, then turned toward Nalan Suqin.

At this moment, Nalan Suqin was curled up on the ground, hugging her knees, a few traces of panic on her pretty face. Upon seeing Lin Fan, she rushed into his embrace like a frightened kitten.

Lin Fan didn't have the mind to enjoy the soft pressure on his chest, gently patted Nalan Suqin's jade-like back and softly said, "It's over now, let's go."

"Okay!" Nalan Suqin hurriedly nodded.

Without hesitating any longer, since he wasn't sure if there were more enemies around, Lin Fan grabbed Nalan Suqin's jade-like hand and quickly walked out of the alley!

...

At this moment, inside Cao Manor!

Several white lanterns hung from the eaves, giving off a dim light. There were many guards patrolling the courtyard, but inside the villa's hall, it was silent, with only the sizzling sound of burning paper money. In this mournful night, the atmosphere was quite eerie.

As for Elder Zhong's room, ever since he passed away, Cao Yanmei ordered it sealed, allowing no one to step in, and locked the door with an iron lock.

Tap tap tap~

Just then, light footsteps sounded, and a woman with a black hat hurried over, stopping in front of Elder Zhong's room!

The woman quickly took out a key from her pocket and inserted it into the lock. With a click, the iron lock was opened!

The woman cautiously looked around and, seeing no one, dared not hesitate, quickly turned on a flashlight and entered.

The room was pitch dark, and only the faint light from the flashlight brought some dim visibility to the room, which was deathly quiet, where even a pin drop could be heard. The silence made one's heart faintly creepy!

Directly ahead on the wall hung a photo of Elder Zhong.

In the photo, Elder Zhong's face bore a slight smile, but in this room where death had visited, the smile appeared eerie. A timid person would probably be scared witless seeing this!

The woman, with courage, walked up to the photo, bowed thrice, and said, "Dad, please don't blame me. I was forced to do this. If you truly seek revenge, go after that bitch Nalan Suqin. If not for her, how could the Cao Family fall to this state!"

Undoubtedly, this woman was Cao Qinghua's wife, Du Huarong!

Crack~

Suddenly, at this moment, the closed room door was pushed open with a crisp sound!

Du Huarong, feeling guilty, was instantly terrified, her hair standing on end. She quickly turned on the flashlight and saw a figure approaching from outside!

Du Huarong's expression changed drastically, filled with panic, and she shouted, "Who are you? Are you human or ghost? Don't kill me! I was really forced into this, wuwuwu..."

Before she could finish speaking, the figure briskly walked up to Du Huarong and covered her mouth. Du Huarong was so scared that sweat dripped from her forehead, fearing it was Elder Zhong's ghost seeking vengeance, almost fainting!

The figure suddenly shouted in a deep voice, "Shut up! Don't let anyone hear!"

Upon hearing this, Du Huarong suddenly felt it was familiar. She looked closely and realized it was none other than Cao Qinghai. She relaxed a bit.

"Why did you come here?" Du Huarong asked suspiciously.

"Why did you come here?" Cao Qinghai retorted.

"Naturally, I'm looking for the dead old guy's will." Du Huarong said without reservation.

To her surprise, Cao Qinghai nodded, showing no shock, and plainly said, "I'm here for the will too."

"Hah! I thought you'd be too scared from your precious daughter to come." Du Huarong sneered.

"Hmph! Do you really think Cao Qinghai is afraid? But crazy woman, did you really kill the old man?" Cao Qinghai asked shockingly.

"That's right! I'm the one who killed him. If you want to blame someone, blame the old man for favoring your precious daughter and disregarding my son. Serves him right to die!" Du Huarong confessed, eyes showing slight anger.

"You, you... mad woman! Do you know what will happen if this gets out? Even if the Cao Family doesn't hold us accountable, if we're caught by the police, it's the end for both you and me."

Cao Qinghai pointed at Du Huarong's cheek, furious and livid.

"Ha! Cao Qinghai, are you afraid? What a joke! When you climbed into my bed and violated me, where was your fear? Why not think of the consequences then? I took risks for your son's succession, and if your son becomes Patriarch, your benefits will far exceed mine."

Du Huarong shouted angrily, her voice shrill.

Upon hearing the word "son," Cao Qinghai opened his mouth as if to say something but hesitated, deflating like a balloon and immediately shriveled!

No one knew that the Cao Family was hiding a shocking scandal!

Cao Yuan was nominally Cao Qinghua's son, but the truth was unimaginable and unsettling.

In reality… Cao Yuan was the biological son of Cao Qinghai and Du Huarong, having nothing to do with Cao Qinghua!

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