Chapter 509 - 248: One Is Dead
"Are you going to... treat me like this?" Shangguan Ruiqi gritted his teeth in hatred.
Shangguan Hang’s expression remained unchanged, "At least, this body can be preserved, just missing a head... better than being completely dead."
Shangguan Ruiqi calmed down completely, even the intense pain couldn’t catch his attention. Shangguan Hang looked at him in this state, with an even colder heart, at this moment, this child still chose to play tricks with him. It’s a pity, as the Family Head of the Shangguan Family, Shangguan Hang has been playing tricks with people since childhood, how could these childish tactics escape his eyes?
After contemplating, he turned his gaze to Shangguan Ruolin, with a complex and obscure look. For this only true son, he truly owed too much, whether it’s this child’s fiancée, the three years of coma, or the current situation, it was all caused by his incompetence as a father! If he had been more meticulous and cautious back then, maybe things would have turned around...
"Ruolin, the events that happened here today will all be classified as Level One secrets. You must keep a close watch on this criminal who killed your brother, don’t give him a chance to escape again. As for the interrogation and dissection, no need to bother the researchers from the Military Department..." When Shangguan Hang said this, Shangguan Ruiqi’s expression, which had been sinking, suddenly changed, becoming hideous and mad!
"Why... not use the Military Department’s..." Shangguan Ruolin was initially puzzled, but quickly turned into disbelief. His father’s words implied that the forces involved in swapping the Shangguan family’s eldest son and assisting in the concealment were right in the Military Department!
So now, such important work certainly couldn’t be entrusted to the people from the Military Department, afraid they would directly destroy the body?
If those sinister forces were truly from the Military Department, handing over "Shangguan Ruiqi" to them would be equivalent to offering evidence to the other party on a silver platter!
"Just some thoughts, don’t be so shocked." Shangguan Hang snorted coldly, saying, "Who says the Military Department is a monolith? The power struggles have never stopped; it’s just that you’re too young and inexperienced to have seen it. And it may not necessarily be the Military Department’s doing; it might be the political forces, that’s also possible..."
Who says when the military personnel act it’s necessarily internal military conflict? It could also be a trap laid by the political side, blaming others when necessary, drawing a scapegoat, and stirring internal military forces’ conflict, to profit from the turmoil.
"However, no clues now, hard to make rash judgments." Shangguan Hang frowned. After all, the Xilena Star System is not the main base of the Shangguan Family’s power, wanting to do something here is quite restricted. Just like now, wanting to obtain further secrets but not having reliable manpower, "If necessary, go ask Old Man Gu for help..."
As one of the core forces of the Alliance Military Department, the Gu Family shares many similarities with the Shangguan Family, their relationship is pretty good.
Of course, as competitors, while they appreciate each other, they also view each other with displeasure! Thinking back when Gu Family’s three sons left one after another, Shangguan Hang was so proud, every high-level meeting he’d mock Gu Qidong.
And now... sigh, after all, his three sons were real sons, while he had blind eyes treating the impostor who replaced his real son as a pearl for many years... if Gu Qidong found out about this, God knows how he’d mock him.
Shangguan Ruiqi completely lost the mood, his eyes darkened, losing all sparkle. Shangguan Hang could only sigh and lament watching him like this. Cutting this relationship wasn’t easy, but even the deepest scars have a day of healing.
Shangguan Ruiqi... let it be that his son has died honorably, the person in front of him has nothing to do with him!
Shangguan Hang’s gaze fell on Shangguan Ruiqi, sighed deeply, and then closed the projection. The room lost Shangguan Hang’s virtual projection, leaving only these two brothers with no blood relation.
"Do you want to avenge her? Or avenge yourself?" Shangguan Ruiqi’s voice was extremely hoarse, sounded like sandpaper; it hurt one’s ears. "Now is the best time, kill me, and everything will be relieved."
Shangguan Ruolin looked coldly at him, not falling for his provocation. After a while, Shangguan Ruiqi sneered and said, "You... are just a coward, a complete coward! You know, she was forced by me under the influence of alcohol, thinking back on the scene feels satisfying even now, right? She loved you, but her body was mine. How does it feel that your woman was forced by your brother?"