The City’s Strongest Son-in-law

Capítulo 748: Chapter 749: Just a chess piece

After all, this is a matter that affects who will be the family head of the Shangguan Family in the future, and he is directly involved. Shangguan Xuanjie certainly can’t maintain his usual calmness.

“Why would it be useless? This way, Grandpa will see that Shangguan Wenchuan is the real culprit. Then you can be released, and he will be punished instead.” Shangguan Xuanjie said without a second thought.

“Is that so?” Su Changfeng said calmly, “Then do you have any substantial evidence to prove he’s the murderer? If Shangguan Sichen asks you to provide some proof, where will you find it? Do you really think just your words will convince Shangguan Sichen you’re telling the truth? And don’t forget, Shangguan Wenchuan holds a position in your grandfather’s heart that you can’t compare to.”

Shangguan Xuanjie suddenly became much calmer.

That’s correct. Without any evidence, Shangguan Sichen definitely won’t trust him easily.

If he goes without being able to produce substantial evidence to accuse Shangguan Wenchuan, he might end up being seen by Shangguan Sichen as making a malicious false accusation. That would really be like shooting himself in the foot.

“So what should we do now? Are we just going to sit here and wait for death?” Shangguan Xuanjie asked.

Su Changfeng adjusted his intention; there was indeed someone who could testify for him.

That fool had actually witnessed the whole conflict, making him undoubtedly a particularly good witness.

“Is there someone in the Shangguan Family known as a fool?” Su Changfeng asked.

“Are you talking about the fool?” Shangguan Xuanjie thought for a moment before saying, “Could it be Shangguan Yuanhua?”

“I don’t know his name, but he’s likely the fool in the Shangguan Family, right?” Su Changfeng asked.

“If you hadn’t mentioned him, I would’ve almost forgotten what he looks like. Why did you suddenly bring him up?” Shangguan Xuanjie asked, somewhat puzzled.

Shangguan Yuanhua is of the same generation as him, but he was considered a fool since he was a child. Since he poses no threat to others, many people in the Shangguan Family have forgotten about his existence.

“He witnessed the entire process when I had a conflict with that little guy during the day,” Su Changfeng said.

Shangguan Xuanjie looked at Su Changfeng, a bit helpless, and said, “Are you planning to let this fool testify for you? No one will believe what a fool says.”

“What if…” Su Changfeng hesitated for a while, thinking it over, and said, “What if I told you he is not really a fool?”

“Impossible.” Shangguan Xuanjie said firmly without even thinking, “He’s been a fool since he was very small, and he’s been that way for so long, so he must be a fool.”

“Then what caused Shangguan Yuanhua to become a fool, and when did it happen?” Su Changfeng asked.

He had noticed changes in Shangguan Yuanhua’s expression, which was not something a normal fool would exhibit. His intuition told him that his guess was likely correct.

Shangguan Xuanjie’s brow furrowed. The events of that time were already somewhat aged.

But he vaguely remembered that Shangguan Yuanhua started acting foolishly on the day his mother died. At that time, some people thought he became a fool due to excessive grief.

Others said that after his mother passed away, he fell seriously ill, which made him a fool. But the reason doesn’t matter; the point is he did become a fool.

Shangguan Xuanjie recounted to Su Changfeng, based on his sparse memory, the events of that time.

After hearing this, Su Changfeng frowned tightly. The death of Shangguan Yuanhua’s mother was so abrupt, and even now, the truth of the matter hasn’t been thoroughly investigated.

But he noticed some suspicious key points in what Shangguan Xuanjie just said.

Could it be that Shangguan Yuanhua’s mother was deliberately killed, and he witnessed the event? So he had to pretend to be insane just to survive?

“How many wives does your father have?” Su Changfeng couldn’t help but ask.

“My grandfather has several sons, and each of his sons had many women. These women were responsible for nurturing the next generation for the Shangguan Family and could be considered a group of breeding machines, so there were no legal wives,” Shangguan Xuanjie explained.

Su Changfeng sighed upon hearing this; such a super aristocratic family was indeed chaotic, treating women as mere breeding machines.

“What’s the point of having so many children? It can’t just be to expand the Shangguan Family, right?” Su Changfeng asked, puzzled.

Shangguan Xuanjie shook his head and explained, “My grandfather’s lifelong wish has been to enter the truly top tier of this world.”

“So he needs many descendants to select a few exceptionally talented individuals from among them. Honestly, you and I are just pawns on my grandfather’s large chessboard.”

“And there are many such pawns in the world, but unfortunately, 99% of the pawns are not qualified to appear before my grandfather.”

Upon hearing this, Su Changfeng’s heart sank. If he was Shangguan Sichen’s pawn, it means he indeed shares some blood relation with the Shangguan Family. Knowing Shangguan Sichen’s character, if there were no blood relations, he wouldn’t have been considered useful.

“What relation does Shangguan Feihong have with Shangguan Sichen?” Su Changfeng seriously asked Shangguan Xuanjie.

“I don’t know much about that generation, but if what I heard is correct, the two are first cousins,” Shangguan Xuanjie explained.

Su Changfeng took a deep breath upon hearing this, and a colossal mystery surged in his mind.

Shangguan Feihong holds an extraordinary status, so why did she marry Ye Qingtian?

In Purgatory Prison, Ye Qingtian wanted to tell him a story, which might unravel all mysteries.

It’s possible that not only him but also Ye Qingtian and the entire Ye Family are probably all pawns of Shangguan Sichen.

“Let Shangguan Yuanhua come see me,” Su Changfeng said.

“Are you sure you want to put all your hopes on Shangguan Yuanhua?” Shangguan Xuanjie asked.