"Xiang Yao, is what Shun Yao said true?" Zhu Enfu’s face darkened upon hearing this. The descendants of the Zhu family might lack ambition, but they could never commit such heinous acts that severed their lineage and offended heaven and earth.
"Brother must be joking. I know nothing of this. How could you know?" Zhu Xiang Yao knew he absolutely could not admit it. Once he did, he would be finished.
Zhu Shun Yao sneered coldly. At home, he was a loving father and a good husband, but outside, he was a man who grew stronger against strength. "Zhu Xiang Yao, since I dare to say this, I naturally have evidence." He glanced at the crowd gathering to watch the drama. "As everyone knows, the New Year is approaching. Every household needs to buy pig heads. I slaughtered pigs a few days ago, but due to a lapse, I gave all the pig heads to others and kept none for myself."
"Brother Shun Yao, aren't you afraid your sister-in-law won't let you into bed?" A young man laughed loudly.
"You brat, nonsense," Zhu Shun Yao scolded with a smile. "Your sister-in-law is a reasonable person. Besides, it wasn't intentional. So early this morning, she took Ani to the market to buy a pig head. They had just bought one when a man approached, grabbed my wife, and shouted, 'Wife! You ran away with another man, making it hard for me to find you!' It wasn't the exact words, but the meaning was clear. Everyone knows my wife is from Zhuangyuan Village, pure and innocent. We have been married for twenty years. She gave birth to two daughters and a son for me. To be slandered as a loose woman like this… how could I, as her husband, not be angry? Fortunately, people helped send her to the police station."
Zhu Shun Yao paused, looked at Zhu Xiang Yao, and continued, "Xiang Yao, do you know what he confessed after the police interrogated him?"
A bad feeling stirred in Zhu Xiang Yao’s heart, but he remained silent, watching Zhu Shun Yao. "I don't know the person you mentioned, so naturally, I don't know."
Zhu Shun Yao smiled faintly. His certainty made people instinctively believe his words.
Zhu Enfu urged from the side, "Shun Yao, speak quickly. What did he confess? We all know what kind of person your wife is."
Zhu Shun Yao nodded slightly. "His name is A Biao. He is a thug at a casino in Yundu, the South, and also a minor boss at a nightclub. He came with Zhu Xiang Yao to supervise him because Zhu Xiang Yao did something in the South."
She looked at Zhu Xiang Yao, a smile curling her lips that struck fear into Zhu Xiang Yao’s heart. "Zhu Xiang Yao kept a mistress in the South. The girl is twenty, a dancer at a nightclub. Zhu Xiang Yao got involved with her and got her pregnant. This was unacceptable to their boss. To protect the mother and child, Zhu Xiang Yao had to show sincerity. This sincerity meant sending more young girls into the fiery pit of the nightclub."
"Zhu Xiang Yao, is what Shun Yao said true?" Zhu Enfu tapped his cane on the ground. "Tell us. Did you do this? You have a wife, yet you seek mistresses outside. Are you even human?"
"I don't know what you are talking about," Zhu Xiang Yao said. He couldn't believe Zhu Shun Yao knew everything, but he refused to admit it.