The moment the phone connected, Jin Xiao’s voice immediately came through.
“Xiao Ye, hurry home, Grandpa wants to see you.”
“What’s the matter?”
Jin Ye asked immediately, sensing the seriousness in Jin Xiao’s tone.
Jin Xiao replied, “You can talk about it when you get back. It’s a bit complicated.”
“Is Grandpa alright?” Jin Ye asked directly.
“If you don’t come back soon, this old man will really have something wrong!”
Elder Jin’s voice boomed from the phone. Following that, Jin Xiao respectfully handed the phone to his grandfather. The elder took the phone and said, “Come back immediately, I don’t want to hear any excuses.”
With that, he hung up the phone.
Jin Ye frowned and decided to go home to check the situation. It was rare to see his grandfather so anxious.
Su Ding also put on her clothes. “Let’s go back.”
“Yes, I’ll let you know if anything comes up.” Jin Ye nodded, quickly put on his clothes, and rushed out.
Upon arriving at the Jin residence.
As soon as Jin Ye entered, the butler led him to the elder’s study.
“Grandpa.” Jin Ye saw his grandfather and Jin Xiao sitting in the study, both looking quite serious.
“You publicly hit your sister at the hospital today?”
Elder Jin looked at Jin Ye with a stern expression, his deep voice laced with displeasure and accusation.
Jin Ye’s brow furrowed slightly as he nodded. “That’s correct.”
Elder Jin’s anger flared. “She’s your sister, don’t you owe an explanation for doing such a thing? Your Uncle Xiao is also here, I want to know why.”
“Tang Yiyi is the culprit behind Miao Miao’s harm. We’ve already obtained preliminary evidence. To prevent Tang Yiyi from causing further trouble, we decided to take her away, but Miao Miao insisted on protecting her.”
Jin Ye stated it directly.
Upon hearing this, Jin Xiao couldn’t help but interject, “You say it’s Yiyi? Why would she do such a thing? She wasn’t even present that day, and besides, she took such good care of Miao Miao when she was in the hospital…”
“It’s meaningless to pursue that. Once I find that witness, everything will come to light.” Jin Ye said calmly.
Elder Jin narrowed his eyes, assessing his proud grandson. He knew that Jin Ye wouldn’t point fingers at Tang Yiyi so clearly without solid evidence.
However…
He continued, “Even so, who was it that disfigured Tang Yiyi?”
This was what he truly wanted to know.
Jin Ye’s brows furrowed slightly, his voice a little veiled. “It was someone from the Ouyang family.”
Elder Jin’s eyes suddenly changed!
It was indeed someone from the Ouyang family!
“What is Su Ding’s connection to the Ouyang family? Do you know which Ouyang family member it was? Did they ask you to do anything? You must tell Grandpa everything, in detail.” Elder Jin stared intently at Jin Ye, asking urgently.
Jin Ye rarely saw his grandfather so anxious, and even with a hint of apprehension. He was extremely puzzled.
“I, I don’t know their relationship, nor do I know his name.”
“Xiao Ye, you’d better tell me everything about this matter. It’s far more complicated than you imagine.”
Seeing that Jin Ye seemed to be hiding something, Jin Xiao couldn’t help but remind him.
Jin Ye pursed his lips. “What I communicated with Su Ding was all about the truth of Miao Miao’s incident. I don’t know much about the Ouyang family.”
“He disfigured Tang Yiyi and beat her up for Su Ding’s sake, and you don’t know about that?” Elder Jin pressed.
“I know. Perhaps, it’s a friendship thing.”
Jin Ye said lightly, then preempted by asking, “Grandpa, what exactly happened?”
Elder Jin’s brow was tightly furrowed. After a long moment, he sighed, “The Ouyang family is an ancient and mysterious family in the Southern Territory. They live on an island in the sea, but no one knows its location because a formation is set up around their island, causing ordinary people who try to find it to perish in the ocean. What I’m about to tell you is about an evil organization within the Ouyang family that, many years ago, developed drugs to enhance physical fitness, prolong life, and develop the brain.”
“At that time, I thought it was a good business opportunity, so I accepted the organization leader’s invitation and invested capital. It wasn’t until later that people who had been injected with the drug began experiencing side effects, such as stiffening bodies, uncoordinated limbs, and almost all of them died in accidents.”
“Yet, the organization continued their research, using the lives of more people who came seeking their products for experiments and upgrades.”
Jin Ye listened with a frown, but a question arose in his mind. “Grandpa, you stopped them later, didn’t you?”
“That’s right, I did stop them. I refused to provide them with funds, and they said I had violated the agreement and demanded a price.” As Elder Jin spoke, his eyes welled up with sadness.
“What price?” Jin Ye’s heart sank as he pressed for an answer.