Zhu Tianyuan was clearly shocked by the news.

He couldn't believe his ears.

But Zhu Tianyuan's next words were like thunder, shattering his last illusions.

"Dad, it's true! Mom really wants to kill me! I have proof!"

Zhu Zhengting, lying in his hospital bed, cried his heart out.

"Shut up! Stop talking! Shut up!"

Overwhelmed with anxiety, Zhu Tianyuan dared not listen to the rest of what was said. After abruptly interrupting Zhu Tianyuan, he left the ward without looking back.

Zhu Zhengting looked at his father's lonely figure and felt a pang of pity, but it only lasted for a moment before he suppressed it.

Now that things have come to this, he has no way out.

This time, either he will completely ruin and discredit Zhang Xiuying, or he will die without a burial place.

"Brothers, you two must do a perfect job! You absolutely cannot make any mistakes!"

Staring at the crystal chandelier above his head, Zhu Zhengting murmured something softly.

Meanwhile, Zhu Tianyuan, who had returned to his study, locked himself inside.

No matter what, he couldn't believe, nor did he want to believe, that his eldest son's kidnapping was done by his wife of over twenty years.

"Impossible...impossible...Although Xiuying doesn't like Zhengting usually...I just can't believe she would kill him for this!"

He sat in the chair, the embers of his cigarette contrasting sharply with the flickering light on his face.

If the news of the stepmother killing her son gets out, the Zhu family's reputation will be completely ruined, and the entire city of Shenzhen will laugh at them.

However, as the old saying goes, what you fear most is what happens. Just as he was comforting himself, thinking that what his son said was just nonsense after being provoked, there was a knock on the study door.

"Master, something terrible has happened! Please come out quickly!"

The butler's voice trembled slightly, making Zhu Tianyuan even more nervous upon hearing the noise.

The butler outside the door had been with him for over thirty years, and in that time he had long since developed a composure that remained unmoved even if Mount Tai collapsed before him.

Ordinary things shouldn't be able to cause him such panic.

But now, even through the door, he could feel the housekeeper's panic and unease. How could he possibly remain optimistic in this situation?

"Come in!"

He called out to the door and quickly composed himself to look as normal as possible.

"Crack!"

The study's wooden door opened with a click, and the butler came into Zhu Tianyuan's view.

"Deyun, what happened? Has Madam returned?"

Zhu Tianyuan spoke in a deep voice, but his gaze fell on the camera held by the butler.

"master......"

Fang Deyun managed to squeeze out two words, but the rest got stuck in his throat. Looking at the exhausted old man, he had no idea what to say next.

"What exactly happened? Stop beating around the bush!"

Seeing his reaction, Zhu Zhengting's heart sank.

"Master...I...I..."

Fang Deyun swallowed hard, but couldn't say a word. Finally, with no other option, he gritted his teeth and handed over the camera in his hand.

"Sir, you see for yourself, I really dare not speak!"

As he spoke, he held up the camera in his hand and handed it over.

Looking at the camera so close to him, Zhu Tianyuan was suddenly gripped by a great fear, as if some kind of demon was sealed inside this inconspicuous camera.

He slowly reached out, gripped the camera tightly, and after taking a deep breath, pressed the play button.

"This is......."

Zhu Tianyuan's pupils suddenly contracted because he saw his wife Zhang Xiuying's face in the camera, and even the figure of his son Zhu Zhengting.

However, Zhu Zhengting was bound hand and foot and covered in injuries, while Zhang Xiuying held a whip with a ferocious expression.

The camera started clicking:

"You little beast, today I'm going to let you experience these punishments properly before sending you on your way!"

In the video, Zhang Xiuying casually places her camera on the ground and points it at Zhu Zhengting, while she slowly approaches with a whip in her hand.

"Do you see that camera? I'm going to record your punishment, because to me, your screams are the best music in the world."

Zhang Xiuying's voice stopped abruptly there, but Zhu Zhengting's screams echoed throughout the study through the camera.

For the next half hour, Zhu Tianyuan had no idea how he got through it.

All he knew was that his wife, who had been with him for over twenty years, had tortured his only son for more than half an hour.

Even this half hour wasn't the whole story, because Zhu Zhengting was already covered in bruises before the recording even started.

"My son!"

He let out a piercing scream.

He couldn't imagine how much pain his son, who had never dared to watch a chicken being killed since childhood, was now suffering like this.

"Zhang Xiuying, you shameless woman! I will make you pay for this!"

Zhu Tianyuan was grinding his teeth to powder.

But the camera footage did not stop because of his anger; the abuse continued.

Another ten minutes or so passed, and the video saved by the camera reached its climax.

In the scene, after inserting two steel needles into Zhu Zhengting's thigh, Zhang Xiuying bent down to pick up the fallen needles.

Zhu Zhengting, who had been suffering greatly, suddenly found the strength from somewhere and stood up from the ground.

He then charged at Zhang Xiuying like a madman, running towards her for seven or eight meters until he knocked her off the unsealed balcony before finally stopping.

The video was still playing, but Zhu Tianyuan seemed to be possessed and didn't react at all.

He only slowly came to his senses when the camera fell to the ground with a crisp thud.

"Heavens! What sins has my Zhu family committed? Why are you punishing me like this?"

After muttering those words, Zhu Tianyuan coughed up a mouthful of blood, his vision went black, and he fainted.

"Homeowner!"

Fang Deyun rushed forward and pinched Zhu Tianyuan's philtrum tightly, shouting towards the door, "Quick, someone come! The patriarch has fainted!"

.........

When Zhu Tianyuan woke up again, it was already noon the next day.

Although he had already woken up, he couldn't help but shed tears whenever he thought of the images in the camera.

Although these messages were blocked immediately, they still couldn't be kept from some people.

Among them was Zhang Yonghuai, who had been paying close attention to this matter.

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