207: Li family disaster

At the Li Family residence, Li Xiu was smiling, politely greeting the visitor.

The visitor was a woman with wavy hair, a tall figure, and a stunning waist-to-hip ratio. She wore black stockings and bright red high heels. Her exquisite, beautiful face held no smile, radiating an icy coldness that kept people at a distance.

She was someone to be admired from afar, not to be trifled with.

Qin Keqing, of the Qin Family, was the second-in-command of the Nüwa City branch of the Alliance high command.

She was nicknamed the 'Cold-Faced Virgin' because no one had ever seen her smile, and at forty-eight, she had never even touched a man's hand.

She sat down, her legs pressed together and tilted slightly to the side.

'Minister Qin, what brings you to the Li Family so late?' Li Xiu asked with a hint of respect.

'Is Lu Fei your godson?' Qin Keqing took out a recording pen and placed it on the table.

'Uh...' For a moment, Li Xiu hesitated. It was so late, and for Minister Qin to come to the Li Family in person and mention Lu Fei, she must have come for him.

He just didn't know if it was good news or bad, so he hesitated.

'Tell the truth.' Qin Keqing's eyes were cold as she tapped the table with her fair hand.

'Yes.'

This couldn't be hidden; many people knew about it.

'Very well.' Qin Keqing nodded and said calmly, 'After investigation, this person's real name is Xu Jingzhe, a Contaminator. He borrowed Lu Fei's ID card and boarded the G168 high-speed train...'

Li Xiu didn't hear a single word Qin Keqing said afterward; his head exploded, and the sky... collapsed.

The Qin Family.

Qin Wushuang stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes deep. The aura radiating from his tall frame was terrifying.

A Contaminator!

He was actually a Contaminator!!

What were the detection systems in Musileke and Su City doing? Were all the detection instruments along the way paralyzed?

The Qin Family was expected to take one-fifth of the blame, but the Qin Family would not take it!

'Find a way to contact Qin Shuang and tell her about this.'

'When necessary...' Qin Wushuang narrowed his eyes and said, word by word, 'Show no mercy. Kill him and bring the body of Lu... of Xu Jingzhe back to the Qin Family.'

'But...' the middle-aged man said, under pressure, 'Qin Shuang might not be his match now.'

'Besides, who can predict the future? Do we really want to fall out with such a... genius?'

Qin Wushuang's voice was filled with anger: 'Genius!'

'Have there been few geniuses in my Qin Family over these past few thousand years?! Only a genius who has fully grown is a real genius!!'

'Patriarch, I mean, why not... take a gamble.' The middle-aged man was very optimistic about Xu Jingzhe. Regardless of whether he was a Contaminator, being on good terms with such a super genius could never be wrong.

All the top families had more or less some unspeakable secrets involving Contaminators.

Why couldn't the Qin Family secretly support him?

'I think you've lost your mind and been blinded by greed!' Qin Wushuang turned around, his voice roaring like a lion, carrying far and wide, startling a flock of birds.

'He has been targeted by Jehovah of Adam City. It was Jehovah who gave the order personally. You are courting death!'

The middle-aged man's words stuck in his throat. In the end, he didn't say anything and retreated silently.

He shook his head and muttered, 'Forget it, I don't even know if I can contact her.'

The full moon hung high, and the atmosphere in the Ye Family was very tense.

The intimate photos of Ye Zi and Xu Jingzhe were destroyed immediately, leaving nothing behind.

Ye Sizhe's face was trembling, blood rushing to his head. He spat out a mouthful of blood that sprayed several meters, almost collapsing to the ground.

'Patriarch!' 'Patriarch!'

Inside the Ye Family hall, there was chaos; everyone was anxious, like ants on a hot pan.

'Find, let's find the Lu Family for help, Patriarch.'

'Miss Ye and Miss Lu are like sisters; the Lu Family won't just sit by and watch.'

Ye Sizhe leaned on the sofa, gasping for air. His wife was continuously rubbing his chest, helping him catch his breath.

'What a sin, what a sin!'

'I've spoiled her since she was a child, letting her do whatever she wanted, refusing marriages with big families, and insisting on studying at the Blue Star First Women's Academy.'

'And now this, implicating the entire Ye Family...'

Ye Sizhe wept with old tears, regretting it too late.

'Hold, hold a press conference. Hurry and say that Ye Zi was coerced by Xu Jingzhe during the trial in the Pollution Zone, and push all the responsibility onto him...'

Xu Jingzhe's identity was exposed, causing a huge stir. Any family connected to him was as anxious as if their eyebrows were on fire.

It was truly too 'surprising'.

How could such a fine genius youth become a Contaminator, and a Contaminator who could fight Poseidon for months at that.

Wait!

Ye Sizhe suddenly caught his breath, straightened his body, and shouted, 'Wait, come back, don't hold the press conference.'

'Ye Xiaofan, come here.' He pointed to a young man about the same age as Ye Zi.

Ye Xiaofan had a strange expression and walked timidly to Ye Sizhe, not understanding why he was called.

'You have a good relationship with Ye Zi, and she is willing to share many secrets with you.'

'Has Ye Zi ever told you anything about Xu Jingzhe?'

Ye Xiaofan lowered his head and said nothing; he had promised Ye Zi to keep her secrets.

'Slap!'

Ye Sizhe smashed the sturdy mahogany table with one slap and cursed, 'Do you want the entire Ye Family to die?'

Ye Xiaofan shivered in fear and stammered, 'Patriarch, she, she did mention some things.'

'Speak!'

'Lu... Xu, Xu Jingzhe is sixteen this year. He failed his comprehensive test and was thrown into the Pollution Zone...'

Ye Sizhe got the information he wanted and his brain spun rapidly. A sixteen-year-old capable of fighting Poseidon for a month without dying—how could such a genius be assigned to the Pollution Zone?

This matter... must have some oddities. If he could dig something up in this regard, could he save the Ye Family?

Maybe even preserve the relationship between Ye Zi and Xu Jingzhe?

Such a son-in-law... if he grew up, he would definitely lead the Ye Family to new heights.

'Third brother, you elders stay, everyone else disperse. Keep the matter between Ye Zi and Xu Jingzhe confidential.'

'Whoever dares to blab, get out of the Ye Family!'

Compared to the Ye Family, which could calm down quickly, the Li Family had reached a moment of life and death.

The incident had already happened, and someone had to take the blame. The Li Family had no background and no power, so it had already become the sacrificial lamb.

Qin Keqing stood in the Li Family's courtyard with her arms crossed, wearing high heels, and looked up at the moon.

The silver moon shone on the beauty, and the beauty was like ice.

'Dad...' Li Wenming's eyes were red, his lips trembling.

'Wenming.' Li Xiu suddenly looked much older. Four or five buttons of his white shirt were undone, his hair was disheveled. He touched Li Wenming's head and whispered, 'Don't cry, do you hear me? A man does not shed tears easily.'

'It's, it's all that Contaminator Xu Jingzhe's fault. If it weren't for him...'

'Slap!'

Li Xiu slapped Li Wenming hard across the face, stunning him.

He grabbed the back of Li Wenming's neck with his right hand, pointed his left index finger at Li Wenming's head, and cursed fiercely, 'Whether he is Lu Fei or Xu Jingzhe, he is my godson, your brother!'

Afterward, he leaned into Li Wenming's ear, his voice low: 'I will do everything in my power to send you away from Nüwa City to the Pollution Zone to find Fei'er.'

'He is a genius, a super genius. Your dad has never been wrong about him from the start. I don't blame him for what happened today; it was me who took the initiative to adopt him as my godson.'

'As long as you are here, as long as Fei'er is here, the Li Family is here!'

Li Xiu's face flushed red, the veins on his neck bulging, and he gritted his teeth, 'Remember the shame of today and avenge the Li Family!'

After saying these words, Li Xiu pushed Li Wenming hard and walked out, laughing loudly toward the sky.