Translator: eunimon_ Editor: Caron_

  After he said his piece, Si Ming Li snapped. He raised the teacup next to him and tossed it at Xu Yi.

  An ear-piercing "clang" resounded. The teacup fell to the ground and broke into pieces. Xu Yi's forehead was bleeding non-stop.

  Liu Ying and Eleven stood there in a daze looking at the evidence, completely dumbfounded.

  The previous two accusations were indeed questionable, but Xu Yi secretly contacting the Murderous Blood Gang was an irrefutable fact.

  Xu Yi…… how is this possible……

  At this moment, all the elders gave Xu Yi cold and detached looks.

  "Xu Yi, with all this conclusive evidence here, how are you still trying to smooth-talk your way out of this? The 'mole' who died was obviously killed by you to silence him!"

  "Why did you betray the Si family and who's your master behind the scenes? What's your motive?"

  "You're truly ungrateful; if it wasn't for the late master, your entire family would've already been killed by your enemies and buried in the deep sea! You actually dared to bite the hand that fed you! You're worse than a beast!"

  "I think the entire Xu family has been bribed!"……

  The blood on Xu Yi's head trickled along his brow bone and dripped into his eyes like tears of blood……

  Facing each and every one of their cold faces and dagger-like glares, he slowly lifted his blood-red eyes and said, making sure to enunciate every single word: "I did not betray my master. Every single word I said just now was the truth! My father was with the late master his whole life, and I've been by the master's side since I was little. The entire Xu family is completely loyal to master! Today, if I, Xu Yi, spoke a single lie, I'll go to hell, degenerate into an animal and be barred from reincarnating!"

  Si Ming Li scoffed. "If one could prove his innocence just by swearing, I'm afraid there wouldn't be any criminals in this world."

  Si Ming Rong's face was frozen as he pondered for a long time. "Let's not talk about the other issues. This evidence is indeed irrefutable. Do you have anything to prove that this person you contacted in secret was a mole like you mentioned?"

  Only the mole himself can prove my innocence, and now that the mole's dead, there's nothing I can do……

  "Seems like our investigation ends here." Si Ming Li turned to the old madam. "Sister-in-law, things are very clear now, so please deal out a punishment for this traitor!"

  The old madam, who had kept silent all this time, looked unusually somber and had been sizing Xu Yi up several times.

  The corners of Si Ming Li's lip curved upwards, revealing a bone-chilling smile - this time, Xu Yi was doomed for sure.

  Not just Xu Yi alone, but the entire Xu family would be dragged into this.

  "Old madam!"

  At this moment, an elderly man in his sixties dressed in black pushed the door open and entered; he looked anxiously towards the silent old madam.

  Hearing this, everyone's eyes turned to focus on that man.

  This elderly man's name was Xu Chang Kun. He was Xu Yi's father and had fought for the Si family for 30 full years. Today, he was also one of the oldest in the Si family.

  "My son, Xu Yi, would never do something devoid of conscience like colluding with the enemy. I hope old madam will stand for justice!" Xu Chang Kun's body trembled slightly. As one of the oldest in the Si family, he knew that if Xu Yi was proven guilty, there was no doubt he would die!

  Even if the master of the Si family, Si Ye Han, regained consciousness right now, it would all be hopeless if there was no evidence to prove Xu Yi's innocence.

  The old madam shut her eyes slightly. Her face was glacial and she didn't bother responding to Xu Chang Kun - after all, he was Xu Yi's father, so obviously he would speak up for him.

  Chapter 424: A thief within the family is the hardest to guard against

  Translator: eunimon_ Editor: Caron_

  "Hng!" Si Ming Rong scoffed coldly. "Xu Chang Kun, you still dare to speak up for Xu Yi at this time. The Xu family will not be able to avoid responsibility for this whole incident!"

  Xu Chang Kun's face turned red as he retaliated immediately, "How could I not know my own son?!"

  "Do you?" Si Ming Rong flung the brown portfolio over to Xu Chang Kun's feet.

  Xu Chang Kun quickly bent over, picked up the document and flipped through it carefully.

  With each flip of the page, Xu Chang Kun's face turned darker and darker. When he finished reading everything in the file, his face was completely ashen. He stumbled a few steps back and looked at Xu Yi in disbelief.

  "Xu Yi…… you…… you……" Xu Chang Kun's resolute heart finally started to waver.

  It didn't matter whether Xu Yi was wronged; the information in this file couldn't be wrong. Even if Si Ye Han spoke up for Xu Yi personally, it would be of no use at all……

  "Father, I was wronged, I really didn't…… I didn't!"

  Looking at his own father's doubtful and heartbroken expression, Xu Yi entered into deep despair. My own father has already……

  Xu Chang Kun shook his head as a bitter smile spread across his face. He mocked himself as he turned to the old madam. "It's my fault. I, Xu Chang Kun, didn't teach my son well…… I let my wife down, I let the master down and all the more, I let the Si family down…… how the old madam wants to punish Xu Yi and the Xu family, I will have…… no…… objections……"

  The moment Xu Chang Kun said his piece, he looked as if he had aged over ten years. He retreated and didn't speak anymore.

  "Xu Yi, do you plead guilty?" The white-bearded elder, Si Ming Rong, pointed coldly at Xu Yi and roared.

  "I…… I didn't do it, I really didn't do it at all!" Xu Yi shook his head. He would never confess to a crime he didn't commit.

  At this moment, the gaze of the old madam was filled with extreme disappointment and wrath as she looked at Xu Yi. Things had progressed to this point, yet he still didn't want to plead guilty.

  Truly, as the saying went…… to guard against a thousand thieves is easier than guarding against one at home!

  "Xu Yi, I've never treated the Xu family badly. You've been by Little 9th's side for so many years and I've also always placed the utmost trust in you, handing Little 9th over to your care. I never expected that I personally placed a deadly knife by Little 9th's side!"

  "You're really…… such a great disappointment! What did those people offer you that you could throw your conscience away?!"

  The light in the old madam's eyes was flickering.

  Xu Yi clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white. "Old madam, what I said was the truth! My father was by the late master's side for over 30 years. He's been loyal and true, so how could I be so daring to stain my father's name and loyalty?"

  Si Ming Li used the teacup to push some tea leaves aside. His gaze swept across Xu Yi lightly as if he was looking at a beast on his deathbed who was still struggling for life. "Tsk, everyone said special assistant Xu was smooth and slick with people - two-faced, making everyone so happy that even the master didn't have his guard up against you. It has truly been an eye-opener today. It's already escalated to this point, yet you can still say all those things without blinking. If it wasn't for the irrefutable evidence, even I, myself, would be moved by you!"

  Si Ming Li continued reminding the old madam: "Xu Yi's been by the master's side for so many years, so how much classified information does he know? The master's encountered many attempted assassinations before, but just how many of them were orchestrated by Xu Yi behind the scenes? Thinking about them gives me the shudders……"

  When the old madam heard what Si Ming Li said, her face turned frighteningly icy. "Xu Yi, if you have anything to say, save it for the prosecutors!"