NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 23
Chapter 23: Chu Mochen’s Big Gain:
After Liu Xiaotian lost his breath, the angry Ye Yang regained his senses, and with that came panic.
He quickly checked Liu Xiaotian’s breathing and then inserted silver needles into him, trying to revive him.
But Liu Xiaotian was already dead; his heart had been ruptured by Ye Yang’s dark Qi. Even his master couldn’t save him now.
“Brother Tian is dead?”
“He’s dead! Call the police!”
Ye Yang’s face turned grim. He knew he was in big trouble. He had two choices: flee or wait to be captured.
“I can’t just let them take me.” Ye Yang thought, gritting his teeth before running away.
“The killer Ye Yang is escaping! Stop him!” Shouted one of Liu Xiaotian’s lackeys, but no one dared to actually stop Ye Yang. Even the one shouting didn’t dare to block his way.
The entire floor was almost destroyed.
With Ye Yang’s strength, who would risk their life to stop him?
Even if Liu Xiaotian were alive and ordered them, they wouldn’t dare to fight Ye Yang.
Meanwhile, Liu Yuning had arrived downstairs. She rushed over as soon as she heard what was happening, but it was too late. Liu Xiaotian was dead, and Ye Yang had fled.
“CEO Liu, my condolences.” Her assistant said with caution.
“I will not let the killer go,” Liu Yuqing vowed, biting her lip. Although she and her brother Liu Xiaotian weren’t particularly close, he was still her brother. She immediately called Liu Cheng and informed him of the situation.
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[Ding! Ye Yang gets beaten, Villain Points +5000]
[Ding! Ye Yang kills Liu Xiaotian, Luck damaged, Host plunders 1500 Fortune, Villain Points +50,000]
“Brother Ye Yang, what will you do now?” Chu Mochen smiled warmly.
The Villain Points and Luck he gained this time were more than when he won over Liu Yuning, showing how much it affected Ye Yang.
Although Ye Yang had been acquitted due to insufficient evidence in the Zhao family case, this time was different. Liu Xiaotian was beaten to death by Ye Yang.
Chu Mochen had watched the surveillance footage retrieved by Ah Li.
Liu Xiaotian had indeed been beaten to death and hadn’t died from the pill’s side effects.
Despite Liu Xiaotian’s seemingly severe injuries, they were mostly superficial with only minor fractures, posing no serious threat to Ye Yang.
“Where is Ye Yang now?” Chu Mochen asked Ah Hu.
“He’s heading to the Liu family. Ah Li is still following him.”
“He’s going to the Liu family? Is he walking into a trap?” Chu Mochen couldn’t understand.
“Keep an eye on him. Ah Jin, you go too. If you get a chance, teach him a lesson. Don’t force it if you can’t handle him.” Chu Mochen instructed A Jin.
Chu Mochen had seen from the video that Ye Yang had used a burst technique, which would leave him weak for a while. This was the perfect time for A Jin to give Ye Yang a harsh lesson.
Killing him would be even better, though Chu Mochen doubted A Jin could manage that.
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“Someone’s definitely setting me up. Who is it?” Ye Yang, looking like a crazed beast with bloodshot eyes and a bruised face, pondered.
He wasn’t stupid.
Liu Xiaotian’s sudden strength was suspicious. He must have taken some kind of pill. Someone was using Liu Xiaotian to target him.
“Could it be the Zhao family?”
Ye Yang’s primary suspect was the Zhao family, the only prominent family he had offended. He didn’t suspect Chu Mochen, thinking their recent disagreements weren’t enough reason for Chu Mochen to scheme against him.
Instead of fleeing, which would only lead to a nationwide hunt, Ye Yang decided to go to the Liu family’s villa to explain the situation to Liu Zhong. He believed that if he ran, it would be almost impossible for even his master to save him.
Arriving at the Liu family’s villa, Ye Yang was let in by the butler. Liu Zhong’s face was grim as he looked at Ye Yang. He already knew about Liu Xiaotian’s death and that Ye Yang was the killer.
“Ye Yang, have I not treated you well?” Even Liu Zhong, who always supported Ye Yang, couldn’t remain indifferent to his grandson’s death.
“Grandpa Liu, if I told you I didn’t kill Liu Xiaotian, would you believe me?”
“So many people saw it. How do you expect me to believe you?” Liu Zhong slammed the table, his face flushed with anger.
“If I had killed him, I wouldn’t have come here. Do you think I’d be stupid enough to walk into a trap?”
Hearing this, Liu Zhong’s anger subsided a bit. He also realized there were many questionable aspects to this incident. Liu Xiaotian’s sudden strength was unusual. Liu Zhong, familiar with martial artists, knew something was off.
“If you didn’t kill Xiaotian, then tell me the truth.”
Ye Yang sighed in relief. He feared Liu Zhong would be too angry to listen.
“Xiaotian was used by someone to get at me, or maybe even the Liu family. He must have taken something to temporarily boost his strength to the peak Dark Qi Realm, which would be fatal.”
“Xiaotian’s body couldn’t handle it and he died, just like someone overdosing on supplements. I’ll find the real culprit and avenge Xiaotian,” Ye Yang vowed.
He knew Liu Xiaotian was killed by him, but he couldn’t admit it.
His explanation was plausible; even if he hadn’t killed Liu Xiaotian, he would have died anyway from the pill’s effects.
“I believe you, Ye Yang.” Liu Zhong nodded. Despite his initial anger, Ye Yang’s explanation was convincing.
Coupled with the protagonist’s halo, Liu Zhong chose to believe him.
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