Mrs. Kong's expression gradually calmed, "When did you find out?"
"I was sixteen that year."
Thomas smiled:
"After eating the rice porridge you laced with sleeping pills, I felt sick and threw it up. In the middle of my sleep, I heard you arguing with someone else.
"Let me think...
"It was probably when Wen Heisen, the Black Fire Gang's third-ranking member, came to talk to you about your brother Big Mouth Hua.
"He seemed to say that Big Mouth Hua raped a pair of twins, daughters of a mid-level Black Fire Gang manager. To protect Big Mouth Hua, he eliminated that manager and cleansed a dozen or so of his direct lineage, which triggered a shake-up in the gang.
"I remember your words clearly then.
"You said you only had two sons, one who had entered the Upper City to work as a researcher at the Thirteenth Institute, and the other was Big Mouth Hua, conceived through a surrogate's stored fertilized eggs. Big Mouth Hua could be disciplined freely, but he mustn't cause trouble.
"You needed genetic continuation.
"Am I wrong, Mom?"
Mrs. Kong nodded her head impassively.
"So! What am I?"
There was a hint of annoyance in Thomas's voice.
"You are my child," Mrs. Kong said softly, "that won't change, but there is a difference, genetic continuation is the way life sustains, but it doesn't negate our feelings, Hua."
"Then for the sake of our feelings, can you die for them!"
Thomas said seriously:
"I came here today, and only one person knows, my partner from Upper City.
"I am here to do three things, kill you, take your accounts, and blow up the tunnels here."
Mrs. Kong frowned and asked, "You knew about the tunnels here?"
"Directly from your secret room, you can go down either by sitting in your chair or by opening the bookshelf on this side. Two ways."
Thomas smiled:
"My partner is extremely capable.
"Our plan was never meant to fail, do you know what the most interesting part is?
"I personally delivered the Spiritual Ability User you've been searching for right to you, haha! It's so funny, that Zhou Tiantian, he wears a nano mask, he's Mu Liang, and he's also looking for you.
"He and his foolish partner, Zhou Zhengde, always thought they could control the whole situation, gradually taking down the Black Fire Gang."
"Please, they're just two dogs, two dogs driven by my partner."
"He helped us find the hidden tunnels, the messages he sent to Zhou Zhengde are captured by the omnipresent cameras around Zhou Zhengde, those cameras are quite interesting too, they're out of another mother's twisted love, that mother fears her son becoming an extremist, monitoring him all the time."
Mrs. Kong's eyes widened in realization, "No wonder, I always felt there was an unusual force in Zhou Tian, he is Mu Liang, the accomplice who killed my younger son."
"Yes, it's the perfect plan."
Thomas said with a grin:
"Now, Mu Liang is off to kill the Spiritual Ability User of Black Fire Gang, we've backed him and Zhou Zhengde a lot, including getting him a large-caliber sniper rifle to make sure he can take down a Spiritual Ability User, of course, it doesn't matter if he dies, as the Clean-up troops are next.
"Mom, only if you die can I bring my brothers and sisters back."
"I don't need to call back all three hundred."
"Just a few dozen will do, our bonds are enough to establish a base for a new gang, and I've even thought of a cool new name, Wooden House Brotherhood."
"The Wooden House Brotherhood will replace the Black Fire Gang, my partner has arranged everything."
"I will fully inherit your legacy, then pin your death on Mu Liang, so that Mu Liang will be despised by your Biological Minister eldest son. He will then have to stick close to the military, becoming completely a tool in my partner's hands."
"It's like killing several birds with one stone, no, four, wait, five, anyway... accounts or list, whatever, just give them to me!"
"I don't want to torture you!"
"This list is incredibly valuable! With it, I can grasp the secrets of the nobles in Upper City and see who has organs that don't belong to them."
Mrs. Kong closed her eyes and sighed lightly, "I can give it to you, Thomas, not because you're threatening me, but because... you are my child."
"This doesn't work on me anymore; open your secret chamber. The accounts must be inside there, right?"
"Actually, they aren't there, but you can look if you want."
Mrs. Kong smiled:
"I hope this place can be preserved and continue to help those orphans. I will entrust everything here to you.
"You are the most outstanding child because you have driven me to a corner.
"Inheritance is always the most important."
"What is this? Crocodile tears? You better not play any tricks on me."
Thomas whispered:
"Now is the best time for me to act; all the forces are focused on the war between Mu Liang and the Black Fire Gang, and no one will come to save you.
"Mom, just help me."
Mrs. Kong shook her head helplessly, her eyes filled with tranquility, as she was pushed by the gun barrel and slowly walked behind the desk.
The desk had no chair; she had been monitoring the fight involving the Black Fire Gang from the secret chamber because Ye Zi had been threatened by a drunkard, and she had come out to rescue, falling into the trap.
Indeed.
Thomas always liked to play 'Huang Que'; he indeed was a suitable successor. All that remained was to persuade him to form an alliance with his older son, so she would have no regrets.
Kong Lianmei sighed, activated the spine of a book on the bookshelf, and pressed down with her thumb.
A bookshelf split outward, a circular platform rotated outward, and behind the wooden wall appeared a chair, and...
A man in black clothes and a black helmet was sitting in the chair.
The room went silent in an instant.
"Mu Liang!"
Thomas's eyes widened, his muscles tensed, ready to fire his gun!
The sweat on Wang Jixuan's forehead had receded as he suddenly waved his hand!
Whoosh!
Two Bone Penetration Nails shot out!
Thomas and Kong Lianmei both had holes appear on their foreheads, and their bodies simultaneously fell.
Daoist Wang gave an apologetic smile to these two bodies.
"Sorry, reflex."
He left the secret chamber, his gaze shifting to the window where Thomas's car was parked, with two Qi inside, one familiar and one unfamiliar.
Wang Jixuan picked up Thomas's shotgun, fired a shot into the floor, then swiftly leaped out the window.
Inside the car.
The Minister of Internal Affairs' Chief Secretary, Ban Wenying, heard the gunshot inside and a charming smile appeared on her lips.
The plan seemed to be going smoothly. Had the list been obtained yet?
If she could get that list, she might just have the chance to take a crucial step forward...
A slight noise came from the side.
Wang Jixuan pulled open the rear car door and sat down with his head bowed.