Chapter 243: Chapter 243 Revelation_1
Ye Fei quickly stepped forward to investigate.
"It’s poison from a Gu again!"
Lanxi, with a shocked expression, shrank into Zhu Guangbo’s embrace: "It’s so terrifying, it scared me to death! Who would have thought that this Zhu Jiu would actually commit suicide out of fear of his crimes."
"Husband, even though Zhu Jiu was befuddled and did something wrong, after all, he served you as a master and servant. Considering the many years he has served the Zhu Family, please give him a grand funeral."
Zhu Guangbo nodded: "Xi’er, you always think things through. Someone, carry Uncle Jiu away and give him a grand funeral."
Several underlings were just about to lift the body.
But Ye Fei stopped them.
"Who said that Zhu Jiu committed suicide out of fear of his crimes?"
Ye Fei just smiled faintly.
"Isn’t that the case? Everyone saw with their own eyes that he committed suicide by poisoning himself," Lanxi said with a smile.
"Mr. Ye, were you so frightened just now that you’re being oversensitive?"
"Am I being oversensitive?"
Ye Fei curved the corners of his mouth slightly, his gaze fixed on Lanxi.
"Or is it you, Madam Zhu, who is trying to cover up a blunder?"
"Mr. Ye, what do you mean by that!"
"What do I mean? My meaning is very simple, Ms. Lanxi, there’s no need to pretend anymore. Zhu Jiu is just a poor pawn who was used, but you are the real mastermind behind the scenes!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was stunned.
Lanxi, with a wronged face, clung to Zhu Guangbo: "Husband! He’s slandering me!"
Zhu Guangbo was also in disbelief: "Mr. Ye, I think there must be a misunderstanding. Xi’er is so gentle that she wouldn’t even hurt a mosquito, how could she be the mastermind?"
Ye Fei smiled faintly: "Indeed, she wouldn’t dare hurt a mosquito, but she dared to catch centipedes! Ms. Lanxi, I would like to ask, how did you get that wound on your wrist?"
Lanxi instinctively pulled her hand back: "I was bitten by an insect! It’s normal to have insects around with all these flowers, isn’t it normal for the villa to occasionally have some bugs?"
"It’s quite normal to have insects, but having this kind of Western Region black centipede is not normal," Ye Fei tapped the glass lightly with his finger.
"Moreover, to be bitten by a black centipede and yet remain unscathed is even more bizarre!"
"If I’m not mistaken, you must have been accidentally stung while in a hurry, handing over the centipede to Zhu Jiu, right?"
"And as for refining the centipede Gu, that is your specialty, so it’s normal for you not to be affected by its poison after being bitten."
"But Zhu Jiu wasn’t so lucky."
"Hit by your centipede Gu, controlled by you in the palm of your hand, he died without even knowing how he died."
"Heh, how tragic!"
Faced with Ye Fei’s eloquent speech, Lanxi could only put on an innocent look.
"I don’t know what you’re talking about. Husband, is Mr. Ye still drunk? I’ll have a servant brew him some sobering soup."
Zhu Guangbo remained silent, looking down.
Ye Fei waved his hand: "No need to trouble yourself, I’m not actually drunk at all, and the whole evening, I and Boss Zhu were just putting on a play."
"The difference is, Boss Zhu was performing for Zhu Jiu, and I was performing for you."
"After all, your marriage into the Zhu Family was for the sake of the Zhu Family’s hundred billion assets, wasn’t it?"
"So you had to remove Zhu Ziyue, who had the right to inherit first, and then get rid of Boss Zhu, and your goal would be achieved."
"But what you didn’t expect was that Zhu Ziyue actually had the rare constitution of a Dan Yang body, immune to normal Gu poisons."
"So you had to use the Heart-Stimulating Drum in a boiling frog manner, slowly draining her vitality."
"Three years, it must have been very hard for you, hasn’t it?"
Lanxi became angry, scolding fiercely: "Ye Fei, it’s true you’re a benefactor to our family, but if you continue to defame me, do not blame the Zhu Family for being impolite!"
Ye Fei ignored her.
He turned to ask Zhu Guangbo.
"Boss Zhu, you should still remember that someone specially brought back a box of lantern fruits from abroad three years ago, right?"
"And they said lantern fruits were miraculously effective at relieving the young lady’s asthma, and after that, the young lady ate them for a month straight, and indeed her asthma was cured."
"But not long after, her health began to decline, until eventually, she was bedridden, right?"
Zhu Guangbo paused, then nodded firmly: "That’s right! Exactly!"
Lanxi hurriedly said: "I brought back the lantern fruits, but they have nothing to do with Yueyue’s illness! You’re slandering a good person!"
Ye Fei scoffed: "Whether it’s related or not, it’s easy to find out."
"Boss Zhu, with your resources, all you need to do is check Ms. Lanxi’s visa from that year, and many things will become clear."
"Oh right, as a Gu Master, a place for refining Gu is essential, and I heard that Ms. Lanxi has a secret cottage not far from the villa. Why not send someone to have a look?"
Hearing Ye Fei say this, Zhu Guangbo also became uncertain.
Lanxi’s eyes brimmed with tears: "Husband! Even you doubt me?"
Before Zhu Guangbo could reply, Ye Fei stepped forward and grabbed Lanxi: "Almost forgot, you should also have a Heart-Stimulating Drum to induce the poison in Zhu Jiu, right? Why not take it out for everyone to see?"
"Ye! Fei!"
Lanxi suddenly turned her head.
Now her eyes were full of spite, nothing like her pitiable appearance before.
After a piercingly shrill laugh.
Lanxi was seen in a sinister black outfit, holding a palm-sized, exquisitely crafted little drum in one hand.
"Zhu Guangbo, without this meddlesome person, you might have lived a few more days, but now you can go die!"
Without any hesitation, her right hand slapped toward the Heart-Stimulating Drum.
