LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 79
Chapter 79: Summoned by the City Lord for Questioning
“Think about it! With Third Uncle’s character and personality, would he betray the family? And even if he did, why? Just for two Divine Ice Fruits?”
“Third Uncle is an earth-element user. The Divine Ice Fruit is useless to him, so I don’t think he has any reason to betray the family.”
“Besides, the angle of this video is from a third party, not from Third Uncle himself. That means someone was secretly filming from the side.”
“This person definitely wasn’t Third Uncle. He wouldn’t do something that would bring trouble to himself and the family.”
Lin Jianhao calmly analyzed, his eyes gleaming with wisdom.
“Patriarch, then who could have recorded this?” Lin Daoqian asked curiously.
“It’s either Zhou Changtong who secretly recorded it, and after the deal, he killed Third Uncle and used his phone to post this under his name.”
As soon as he said this, the Lin family members were stunned.
This was entirely possible!
Zhou Changtong could have killed for the treasure and then posted this to frame the Lin family, drawing attention away from himself.
Lin Xue suddenly understood—no wonder Brother told her to contact Zhou Changtong.
“Patriarch, what’s the other possibility?” Lin Daoqian asked again.
“The other possibility is that there was a third person. This person sabotaged the deal and killed the Third Uncle…”
Lin Jianhao’s analysis was getting closer to the truth.
“Patriarch, if it’s a mysterious third person, they should keep a low profile after obtaining the treasure. Why would they make a post? I still think Zhou Changtong did this,” Lin Daoqian shared his opinion.
“Enough talking! You all hurry up and make a post on the forum!” Lin Jianhao urged. “Xiaoxue, you go contact Zhou Changtong and see if you can find out the truth!”
“Got it, Brother!” Lin Xue quickly got to work.
“Patriarch, how should we write the post? From your analysis, Chong Yue isn’t responsible… Are we going to make him take the blame?” Lin Daoqian hesitated.
“The truth doesn’t matter anymore! What’s important now is doing damage control, giving the public a reasonable explanation, and distancing the Lin family from this mess. Even if we tell the truth, would they believe us?!”
Lin Jianhao was frustrated—this uncle of his was just too slow-witted.
“The Patriarch is right!”
Immediately, Lin Daoqian, Lin Fuhai, and Lin Tianyang started composing a post together.
Seeing this, Lin Jianhao sighed in relief.
He sank into the sofa and pulled out a cigarette.
As long as they posted the explanation, whether others believed it or not, the Lin family would have an excuse to stay out of it and buy themselves some time.
After all, the Lin family was a major clan in Yunyang City, not so easily toppled.
Lin Jianhao lit the cigarette and took a deep drag, beginning to plan his next move.
But just then, Lin Tianyang suddenly cried out in alarm.
“Father, bad news! Third Grand Uncle just made another post!” Lin Tianyang panicked.
Lin Daoqian and Lin Fuhai were also stunned.
They hadn’t even finished writing their post yet!
“What? Another one?” Lin Jianhao’s hand trembled—he had a bad feeling.
“Give it to me! Let me see!” Lin Jianhao snatched the phone and read anxiously.
The post title read: The Truth Behind My Betrayal of the Lin Family—Lin Chongyue
The content said:
“Everyone, you must be wondering—why, as a member of the Lin family, would I expose Lin Jianhao’s ugly deeds?”
“I did it purely to protect myself. Because Lin Jianhao wants to silence me.”
“He and Zhou Changtong conspired to create the beast tide that destroyed Ice Moon City. Otherwise, how could a mere three-star Zhou Changtong trigger a beast tide?”
“His real goal was the Divine Ice Fruits in Ice Moon City.”
“Why? It’s simple. Both of his sons have ice-type physiques. Especially his eldest son, Lin Tianyang, whose ice-element talent is excellent. If he consumes the Divine Ice Fruit, his talent could advance to the genius level, giving him the potential to become a city lord in the future.”
“This is Lin Jianhao’s ambition.”
“If I’m right, next, Lin Jianhao will claim this:”
“He will say that he refused to trade with Zhou Changtong, and that I impersonated him to make the deal. That everything was my doing and had nothing to do with the Lin family.”
“Afterwards, he will claim he tried to send me to the City Lord’s Mansion, but I fled in guilt and framed him in revenge…”
“Ha! Everyone, I am an earth-element master—what use do I have for the Divine Ice Fruit?”
“The biggest beneficiary is Lin Tianyang and Lin Jianhao, not me.”
“What benefit do I get from impersonating him in the deal?”
“In the end, Lin Jianhao, you broke your promise, and now you want to kill me to silence me.”
“If you are ruthless, don’t blame me for being heartless!”
After reading the post, Lin Jianhao trembled all over, his face flushed red, and—“Puff!”—he coughed up a mouthful of blood.
He was so furious he vomited blood.
Everyone was shocked.
“Father! Are you all right?!” Lin Tianyang rushed to support him.
Meanwhile, Lin Daoqian and Lin Fuhai had also finished reading the post.
Both of their expressions turned complicated.
The post’s reasoning was logical and convincing—they were starting to believe it.
Seeing their doubtful eyes, Lin Jianhao became even more furious: “Why were you all so slow writing the post? Now someone else got ahead of us!”
“Father, should we still post ours?”
“Idiot! The things you were going to post have already been said—what’s the point?!”
Lin Jianhao was livid.
A bunch of useless fools!
“Give me that!”
Lin Jianhao snatched the phone, quickly pulled up his contacts, and called Lin Chongyue.
Beep… beep… The number you dialed is turned off.
“Damn it!”
Smash!
Lin Jianhao threw the phone in fury.
Lin Tianyang was too scared to say a word.
Luckily, phones in this era were durable—otherwise, it would have been destroyed on the spot.
Meanwhile, in the city center, high-end villa district…
Qin Feng lounged comfortably on a sofa.
Just now, he had used Lin Chongyue’s phone to post again and then turned it off.
He had already predicted how Lin Jianhao would try to spin the story.
So he exposed Lin Jianhao’s fabricated excuses in advance, leaving him speechless.
“Tonight, Lin Jianhao won’t escape being summoned for questioning—he won’t be able to come!”
Qin Feng smirked as he put away his phone.
His goal was achieved.
It was time to make preparations.
Tonight’s assassination was about to begin.
Meanwhile, at the Lin family residence…
Lin Jianhao gradually calmed down from his fury.
“Patriarch, what now? Should we change our angle and make another post? Or should we say Fuhai wasn’t the one who posted?” Lin Daoqian suggested.
Lin Jianhao gave a bitter smile. “It’s too late!”
Just as he finished speaking, his phone rang.
Lin Jianhao answered: “Hello, this is me… Oh… City Lord, it’s you.”
“You have ten minutes to report to the City Lord’s Mansion.”
On the other end, Shangguan Yunyang’s cold voice rang out.
“Understood! I’ll be there immediately!”
Hanging up, Lin Jianhao’s expression turned grim.
The room fell into silence.
As expected, Lin Jianhao was summoned for questioning.