505 Brother Jiu Tortures Scumbags
This time, without waiting for the couple to appear, Old Cui stood up casually and stood in front of the doctor surnamed Liu. He said arrogantly, “Who do you think you are? How dare you come and snatch my business?”
These words were beautifully said. It was true that Old Cui was Yan Jiuchao’s doctor. Ever since he entered the Xiao Manor, Helian Beiming had put his consultation fee on the public account.
… Old Cui, who had originally only been kidnapped and did not receive any consultation fee, was overjoyed! This person had also come to the East Manor to treat his illness. It was equivalent to snatching his business. It was too reasonable for him to stop him.
Doctor Liu had never seen such a straightforward person. How could he say what he was thinking?
Doctor Liu choked. His face turned red as he said, “W-what are you saying?”
Old Cui snorted. “Isn’t that so? You’re not here to snatch my business?”
Doctor Liu straightened his back and said, “I’m here to treat the General! If you can’t treat it yourself, can’t others treat it?”
“So you can treat him?” Old Cui raised his voice.
Doctor Liu pretended to be calm and said, “Of course we have to diagnose this first. How can we draw a conclusion without seeing the patient?”
Old Cui chuckled. “You also know that you didn’t see the patient. Then why does Second Old Master keep saying that you can treat it? I think you’re not here to treat illness, but to cause trouble!”
Doctor Liu was not here to treat illness to begin with. He was here to expose Helian Beiming’s injuries. The moment he was exposed, he immediately felt so guilty that he was speechless.
The Second Old Master at the side could keep his cool and said humbly and politely to the Old Madam, “Sister-in-law, I definitely don’t distrust Doctor Cui’s medical skills. I hope that having more people treat Ming’er’s injuries will give us more hope, right? If you don’t trust me, pretend that I didn’t come today.”
Helian Cheng hurriedly said, “That’s right, Grandmother. We’re also thinking about Uncle’s illness. Who knows what this Cui guy is up to? He actually doesn’t let Doctor Liu treat Uncle!”
Yu Wan said unhurriedly, “My uncle is precious. How can just anyone get close to him? We’re just worried that Second Grandpa will be deceived by his love for his nephew. What if he leads a wolf into his house—”
Helian Cheng interrupted Yu Wan. “What nonsense are you talking about? Who led a wolf into the house? Doctor Liu was invited by my second grandfather—”
Before he could finish his sentence, he heard a clang. He turned around and saw Yan Jiuchao holding Doctor Liu’s wrist. A bright dagger fell out of Doctor Liu’s sleeve.
Everyone was stunned.
“Aiya!” The old madam’s expression changed!
Doctor Liu was dumbfounded. What was wrong with this dagger? He didn’t bring this thing into the manor!
Naturally, he was not the one who brought it. Instead, Yan Jiuchao quickly stuffed it into his sleeve and shook it out. However, at that time, everyone was watching Yu Wan and Helian Cheng argue and did not notice Yan Jiuchao’s actions.
Old Cui stomped his feet. “Ah! And you say you don’t have ulterior motives! Look, the dagger is out! You guys are clearly here to assassinate the General!”
The words “you guys” even scolded the West Manor.
“We didn’t do it!” Helian Yu and his brother retorted in unison.
Yu Wan said seriously, “If you didn’t do it, could it be us? Don’t forget that you were the ones who invited him! You were also the ones who said that he could treat my uncle! If he got close to Uncle, could he dodge in time?”
When the Old Madam thought about it, she immediately felt a lingering fear. She said to the servants in the room, “Someone! Drag him down!”
A few strong old women swarmed up and carried the wailing Doctor Liu out.
This person was too ruthless. The Second Old Master was implicated. The Second Old Master guessed that Doctor Liu had been schemed against, but the person who had schemed against him was Old Madam’s most beloved little obedient grandson. No matter what, Old Madam would not suspect Helian Chao.
The Second Old Master hurriedly apologized. “It’s all my fault! When I heard from this doctor that he could treat Ming’er’s injuries, I was so concerned that I forgot to be on guard. It was my negligence! I hope Sister-in-law doesn’t blame me!”
The Old Madam was kind-hearted and could not suspect his intentions for a moment. However, when she thought about how his negligence had almost harmed her son, she did not want to see him again and chased him away with a dark expression!
In the short term, he could forget about coming to the East Manor to cause trouble. However, it was too naive to think that the matter would end here.
The Second Old Master left Helian Beiming’s courtyard with a pair of grandsons. After taking a few steps, the Second Old Master’s ears twitched and he stopped in his tracks.
“Grandpa, what’s wrong?” Helian Yu asked.
The Second Old Master’s eyes flashed and he said to him, “Go back with your brother first. I still have something on.”
“Yes.” Helian Yu was not as rebellious as his brother. Since his grandfather had given the order, he obediently pulled Helian Cheng back to the manor.
It was not until the two brothers had walked far away that the Second Old Master slowly turned around. “Come out.”
Yan Jiuchao strolled over, playing with a dagger that he had just framed Doctor Liu with. There was no third person here, so the Second Old Master did not pretend to have a deep relationship with Yan Jiuchao. However, he did not know why Yan Jiuchao followed him. A layer of uncontrollable emotions vaguely surged in his heart.
Yan Jiuchao waved the dagger in his hand indifferently. “Does Second Old Master recognize this dagger? It was taken off my uncle.”
The Second Old Master glanced at Yan Jiuchao without batting an eyelid. “What are you talking about, Chao’er? I don’t understand. Didn’t your uncle only suffer light injuries? Why was a dagger pulled out of him?”
Yan Jiuchao sneered. “I only said that it was taken off, but did I say that it was pulled?”
The Second Old Master’s expression immediately changed.
Yan Jiuchao was not surprised. “The mastermind is indeed you.”
Actually, it was not difficult to guess. Firstly, from the motive, the Second Old Master was very suspicious. Although they were biological uncle and nephew, in the face of huge family assets and power, what was this bit of bloodline? Not to mention that after he came, the eldest grandson of the family had changed hands. The East Manor once again had the qualifications to inherit the Helian family. How could the Second Old Master be willing to give up the position of the head of the family? He had no choice but to kill Helian Beiming, the stumbling block, and use his death to defeat the Old Madam. This way, he would lose the two protective umbrellas above his head. It seemed much easier to kill him then.
The second was the opportunity to commit the crime. Helian Sheng was not a famous scholar. His calligraphy was not widely circulated outside the manor. If one wanted to get his handwriting, they must be someone who was extremely close to him.
Moreover, ever since Helian Sheng was expelled from the family, Helian Beiming had ignored his son. The outside world thought that their relationship had broken up. Who would be stupid enough to use Helian Sheng to lure Helian Beiming out?
At the banquet, the Second Old Master used the excuse of being drunk and said to Helian Beiming, “I’m old and useless. I just hope that the children can support the Helian family. Actually, among the children, what I value the most is…”
At this point, he deliberately stopped talking, but even a fool could tell that the name he did not finish was Helian Sheng.
He deliberately evoked Helian Beiming’s longing for Helian Sheng, then let “Helian Sheng” meet him. Under such circumstances, how could Helian Beiming not get involved?
When Yan Jiuchao schemed against Doctor Liu, the Second Old Master almost understood that he had been exposed. Therefore, Yan Jiuchao’s words were not too surprising to him. What he was surprised about was that this kid actually had the guts to question him in person.
If it had been the Old Madam, the Second Master might have struggled a little. However, the Second Old Master did not even have the desire to feign civility with a brat who was still wet behind the ears.
The Second Old Master glanced at him arrogantly and sneered. “So what if I am? So what if I’m not? Do you have evidence?”
Yan Jiuchao paused. “Oh, I really don’t think so.”
“Hahahahaha!” The Second Old Master laughed arrogantly. “You don’t even have evidence, and you’re here to testify against me! Do you think anyone will believe you?”
“Why should I let others believe me?” Yan Jiuchao asked.
The Second Old Master was stunned by him. This was strange. If you don’t let others believe you, then why did you come to confront me? Aren’t you just hoping to announce my crime to the world?
“Kid, I don’t care where you came from. I advise you to get out of the Helian Manor quickly. At least you can still keep your life. How long do you think Old Madam and Helian Beiming can protect you? They’re old and will go underground to see my brother soon. At that time, without their protection, you’ll be a pitiful little worm on the chopping board.”
The Second Old Master said smugly. He suddenly thought of something and sneered. “Ah, I forgot to tell you. Even if today’s plan is ruined by you, it’s fine. Do you know that next month is the day we return to our hometown to pay respects to our ancestors? This kind of thing has always been done by the family head. Unfortunately, your East Manor can’t do it this year.”
Helian Beiming was seriously injured and could not get out of bed in the short term. As for Helian Chao, he was not in the genealogy yet. From the clan rules, he was not a member of the Helian family, let alone qualified to go. As long as they offered the first incense, it meant that they had announced their status in the Helian Clan.
Yan Jiuchao nodded and said, “In that case, Second Grandpa wants to offer incense?”
The Second Old Master said arrogantly, “It’s not that I want to go, but I will definitely go unless you kill me.”
Plop—
As soon as he finished speaking, a bright dagger stabbed into his stomach.
The Second Old Master: “…?!”
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