Chapter 1543: The compet.i.tion continues (1)
Translator: 549690339
“Don’t you know why we can’t see him? He actually dared to use the forgotten soul in the family compet.i.tion. Before this matter is investigated clearly, no one is allowed to see him. ” Ning haolan said coldly.
“There’s no evidence that my son used the soul forger. Moreover, everyone knows that you were the only one who used the soul forger before the start of the compet.i.tion. I want to say that you used the soul forger!” Hearing ning haolan’s words, ning Duan’s mother immediately yelled.
“Me? I didn’t take part in the family compet.i.tion this time, so what’s the use of using the forgotten soul? Besides, do you think I’ll need soul-forgetting with my strength? Or are you trying to say that I’m the one who got the soul forgetfulness for your son?” Ning haolan raised his eyes slightly and looked at the woman before him as he retorted indifferently.
“This ...” Ning Duan’s mother was speechless.
Ning haolan looked at the couple in front of him, who were still unwilling to give up, and said in a clear voice,””Acting patriarch, elders, I know that you have a lot of questions and dissatisfaction about this matter, but everything I’ve done is for the clan, so I have a clear conscience. If you don’t trust me, I can hand ning Duan over to you to watch over, and I can also not interfere in this matter. In addition, if you think I’m the greatest suspect, it’s fine to watch me, but what I want to say is that this matter must be investigated to the core, no matter who did it. We can’t tolerate this, we must punish the culprit!”
Ning haolan’s words of Justice stirred up the majority of the elders present. Very quickly, an elder chimed in,””Young master is right. We must investigate this matter clearly. No matter who the culprit is, we can’t let go of anyone who dares to harm innocent clansmen!”
“Right! We can’t let him go!” All the elders hurriedly said.
Ning haolan looked up in satisfaction at the situation he had created and sat down in his seat. Seeing this and hearing the words of some of the elders, ning Duan’s parents naturally did not dare to pester ning haolan before they caught up to him. However, they were not willing to give up on their son before they had even seen him.
Thinking up to this point, ning Duan’s parents sent a pleading look to the nineteenth elder. The nineteenth elder had wanted to pretend that he did not see it, but ning Duan’s mother was afraid that he would just leave it be, so she directly knelt in front of him and cried,”Old ancestor, you have to stand up for my Duan ‘er! It’s been so many days, I don’t even know if Duan ‘er is Dead or Alive. ” She cried non-stop as she spoke, causing nineteenth elder to feel extremely vexed.
Nineteenth elder, who originally wanted to ignore it, saw that the younger generation of his own line had made it so clear. If he pretended to be confused, it would not only be a problem of him letting it go, but also related to his face, which he cared about the most. Therefore, he had to take the lead.
“Subst.i.tute clan head, although the actions of these two children are a little rude, they are doing this out of their love for their son. I hope that subst.i.tute clan head and the elders can understand.” The 19th elder stood up and said to Ning Yuan and the other elders helplessly. He was being polite before resorting to force. He stood up and apologized on their behalf so that the young master and the acting family head would not hold onto them for this matter.
However, no one responded after he finished speaking. Many people seemed to be waiting for him to continue. Seeing this, nineteenth elder couldn’t help but curse in his heart,’what a bunch of old foxes!’
“Acting patriarch, they haven’t seen Duan ‘er in a long time. Since Duan’ er is only a suspect, can you let them see him first?” The nineteenth elder continued in a negotiating tone.
Ning Yuan did not agree immediately after hearing the nineteenth elder’s words. Instead, he turned to look at ning haolan. It was obvious that he wanted to seek his opinion. After all, he was the one who had sent people to watch over ning Duan.
“You want to see ning Duan? I have no objections. ” Ning haolan picked up the cup of tea on the table and said indifferently.
“What do you think, elders?” Ning Yuan then looked at the elders present and said.
“We don’t have any objections either. It’s normal for parents to want to see their son. Why would we stop them?” The second elder looked around and spoke on behalf of all the elders.
Seeing that there were no more objections, ning haolan called for his personal attendant and ordered him to bring ning Duan to the meeting hall.
He originally had two attendants with him, one was the escaped Ning Wen and the other was Ning Wu. The two of them were a pair of partners and one of his confidants. Unfortunately, Ning Wen had betrayed him, which made him a little depressed. Therefore, in recent days, he had been lukewarm to Ning Wu. Ning Wu knew that his master was taking his anger out on him, but he could do nothing about it. However, as long as his master was willing to use him, he would do his best.
As a result, even though he did not know what his master had been doing these past few days, he had been keeping an eye out for any movements in the ning family. As such, after receiving ning haolan’s orders, he immediately headed to the LAN garden and brought ning Duan to the meeting hall. On the way, he had also warned ning Duan to be careful of what he said.
As soon as ning Duan stepped into the meeting hall, his parents immediately pounced on him. Ning Duan felt a little frightened by their actions, and his eyes involuntarily darted to ning haolan. However, ning haolan remained unmoved, not even lifting an eyelid. He couldn’t help but cry out bitterly in his heart, afraid that he had said the wrong thing.
“Duan ‘er! Mother finally sees you, are you well? Did you suffer?” Ningduan’s mother sized up her precious son, her mouth constantly asking about his well-being.
“Mother! I’m fine, don’t worry!” Ning duanxin’s heart trembled, afraid that her parents would say something they shouldn ‘t.
“Is it really good?” Ning Duan’s father did not quite believe it, and his eyes kept sweeping over his son. He only had one son!
“Father, mother! I’m really good. Other than the lack of freedom, I eat well and sleep well!” Ning Duan was on the verge of tears. He didn’t dare tell anyone that he had been mistreated. Those women were far too terrifying. Just thinking about what he had gone through in the past few days made his heart tremble and his legs go weak. What he had gone through in the past few days was like a nightmare for the rest of his life. He would never be able to get rid of it. However, he didn’t dare to tell anyone. After all, ning haolan was his master now.
“That’s good! That’s good!” Ning Duan’s parents were finally at ease.
At this moment, ning haolan had finished his tea as well. He spoke slowly,””You’ve seen her, so can you rest a.s.sured now?”
“Don’t worry,” Ning Duan’s parents braced themselves and said, their hearts still beating like drums. They had made a scene earlier mainly because they wanted to see their son. Now that they had seen him, there was naturally no reason for them to make a scene. However, they were a little afraid instead, because they were afraid that ning haolan would come and settle the score.
“Since you’re relieved, I’ll tell you the arrangements for the future! I will definitely get to the bottom of this matter, so ning Duan can’t be released yet. However, I won’t lock him up again. He’ll stay by my side for the time being. As for you, not only did you question my decision, but you also made a big fuss in the meeting hall. This has already violated the rules of the ning family. You’ll be punished to work in Bian city for a year. Of course, if you perform well, you can also be exempted from your punishment in advance. ” Ning haolan stated his decision in a soft voice. As soon as he said this, ning Duan’s parents immediately shriveled up like frost-beaten eggplants. Although ning Duan’s heart ached for his parents, he did not have the courage to plead for mercy on their behalf. After all, he was now a scapegoat!