Chapter 1218: Chapter 1218: Confrontation
Song Jinyan finally couldnât bear it any longer, his eyes shot a trace of cold light as he looked at his grandfather, âGrandfather, how can there be so many coincidences in the world? Investigating Su Xuewen and the family that raised Song Jiaming, itâs not hard to make clear the connection between them.â
At this point, Song Jinyan couldnât even bring himself to call him uncle.
Old Master Xu Songâs face became unspeakably ugly.
âWhy?â Song Jinyan asked weakly.
Why do this?
Why not admit it?
Old Master Xu Songâs body suddenly swayed, and he almost stumbled to the ground, his complexion ashen and terrifying. Song Jinyan hurried forward to support him, feeling slightly guilty for pressing too hard.
âHow can I admit it now?â After who knows how long, Old Master Xu Song sat in a chair, bracing himself on the tabletop, and asked with a voice hoarse and aged, âDo you know how Jiamingâs leg became crippled? Do you know why Su Xuewen⊠why Su Xuewen died?â
Song Jinyan had long known that it was Su Xuewen who had crippled Song Jiamingâs leg. Originally, he couldnât be bothered with his second uncleâs affairs and even sided with Su Xuewen. Now that he had investigated the truth, he only felt that Su Xuewen had been too lenient. If it had been him, he would have killed Song Jiaming long ago.
However, what his grandfather said next shocked Song Jinyan inexplicably.
âCould it be you?â If that were the case, it would be unimaginable to him. Su Xuewen was his blood second uncle, Old Master Xu Songâs own sonâŠ
This⊠what kind of sin had the Song family committed?
Old Master Xu Song shook his head. Facing his most beloved grandson, he felt there was nothing left to hide after being pushed to this point. This matter had weighed on his heart, suffocating him, drowning him in countless nights of guilt, self-blame, and agony.
The Iron-blooded General also had his vulnerabilities, and sometimes Old Master Xu Song couldnât help but wonder if he had killed too many people in his youth, or if the carnage had been too great, causing such retribution.
âGrandfather, this isnât true, is it?â Song Jinyan suddenly stepped back, his handsome face now pale as paper.
Old Master Xu Song closed his eyes, remaining silent for a long time, unable to dare look into his grandsonâs eyes at that moment.
âGrandfather, speak to me.â Song Jinyan believed his conjecture and the clues investigated from Clear Water County were chilling and repugnant enough.
The entire village were accomplices, hiding half a century of hideous crimes.
For the first twenty years, they enjoyed the gifts of gratitude from the Song family; for the next twenty, they enjoyed money and material rewards from Su Xuewen.
After Su Xuewen died, they continued to extort his daughter, calculating to such an extent. If it hadnât been for Su Xuewenâs arrangement for Zhou Hengyang to become a live-in son-in-law before his death, not even a trace of his seven sisters would have remained.
And all of this originated from the initial switch; how could they live with themselves?
Song Jinyan prided himself on not being a good person, but he absolutely couldnât do something like this.
After what seemed like an eternity, Old Master Xu Song finally opened his eyes, his aged gaze filled with depth and a heavy darkness that was impenetrable.
âIt was your second uncle; your grandmother helped him with the aftermath.â
âMy grandmother⊠my grandmother, out of guilt, she was most fond of my second uncleâŠâ Song Jinyan finally understood why his grandfather did what he had done.
Since it had come to this, Old Master Xu Song simply spilled everything, âYour second uncle knew his true identity. Either he had memories from when he was young, or he had secretly been in contact with that side. So when he encountered Xuewen at Research Institute 571 and found himself always falling short, thatâs when his heartâŠâ
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