It was only then that Lin Zhenbiao realized that something seemed amiss. The topic had changed far too quickly. He had already been thrown off balance by mentioning Ye Zhenghao earlier, and now that the topic had suddenly come up again, he was caught off guard.

Jiang Jizhen's matter has been going on for so many years. He always thought it was all in the past and everything had been settled. Why would Jiang Yanhui suddenly bring it up now?

"And what about Jiang Yansen before..." Jiang Yanhui's beautiful peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly, as if he wanted to see even the slightest hint of panic in the face of this elder who had raised him for so many years. But it was clear that after the initial obvious emotion, he completely suppressed any unnecessary emotions. It was his forte to keep his emotions hidden.

However, what he was about to say might not keep him so calm. Jiang Yan smiled and crossed her arms, slowly saying, "I never understood why Jiang Yansen would just leave like that until you accidentally told me that it was all because of you. So, you were the one who framed me for murder and drug possession. Am I right, Grandpa?"

Lin Zhenbiao remained expressionless and sat back down, but his hands under the table unconsciously tightened a little. "I haven't denied this. I did use your connections to get him to leave City A. But I did it all for you!"

Jiang Yanhui sneered, "Is it really for me? Grandpa, do you know that I just contacted Jiang Yansen a few days ago? We are, after all, half-brothers. Haven't you always said that blood ties are a mysterious thing? Have you ever thought that he has already told me a lot of things..."

"What did he say to you?" Lin Zhenbiao interrupted Jiang Yanhui immediately, but after two seconds he realized he had overreacted. His eyes flickered slightly, and he pretended to be calm as he said, "Heh, no matter what he says, you don't need to believe it. You should know that your older brother is the kind of person who wants you dead! At most, he's just trying to sow discord between us!"

"What relationship do we have that could be used to sow discord?" Jiang Yan asked without hesitation.

Lin Zhenbiao's expression changed, and he looked somewhat forced. "Yan Hui, how can you talk to your grandfather like that?"

"Then how do you think I should talk to you?" Jiang Yan laughed coldly, his fingers tapping the table absently. His piercing gaze clearly held a hint of grief and incomprehension that he couldn't hide. "For so many years, I've been giving you chances. Time and time again, you've hurt me, hurt my family, hurt the woman I love most, including my child... But I've always told myself that you are my grandfather, and if you're willing to stop, I'm willing to forgive you. But you keep making the same mistake. What's your biggest mistake? It's that everything you've done is to cover up your crimes, yet you insist on telling me, in a grand and self-righteous way, that everything you've done is for me!"

Lin Zhenbiao could no longer remain calm. His face turned pale and then dark, his tightly pursed lips trembling as if he wanted to say something, but Jiang Yanhui didn't give him a chance to speak and continued—

"Back then, you devised a perfect plan. You killed a woman in my Golden Palace and then had all the drugs planted. Of course, your ultimate goal wasn't to put me in jail. I believe that even if Ye Siyi hadn't stepped in to help me find so much evidence to exonerate me, you would have eventually found a scapegoat to settle the matter. Your goal was simply to go around in circles and pin everything on Jiang Yansen, forcing him into a corner so you could make him leave City A forever. That way, no one would suspect you, and even if they did, you would use the excuse of helping your good grandson, since Jiang Yansen and I have always been at odds. Of course, that was you wrapping the whole thing in a beautiful candy wrapper, hiding something you didn't want anyone to know, because this matter had such a huge impact on you. And unfortunately, that unlucky Jiang Yansen accidentally found out this secret, which led to his downfall, and to this day, he can't even return to City A."

Jiang Yan crossed her legs gracefully and smiled faintly at Lin Zhenbiao, whose face was growing paler. "Grandpa, was my analysis correct?"

Lin Zhenbiao wanted to say something, but he couldn't utter a word!

The delicious-looking and fragrant dishes in front of him became a complete joke in his eyes!

He genuinely believed his beloved grandson had returned. Although the woman's departure would certainly be a blow to him, the fact that he stayed for dinner meant he must have figured something out. This world is inherently a dog-eat-dog world, and he was his grandson, someone he had raised from childhood. How could he not know his own worth?

He never expected that he would suddenly bring up these things. It was like being struck by lightning. He was completely unprepared and was attacked without any power to fight back.

“It seems my older brother, who always wished for my death, occasionally has a change of heart and tells me who is really twisting the truth in my world.” Seeing that he remained silent, Jiang Yan Hui wasn’t surprised. He must have been stunned by the words Jiang Yan Hui had just spoken to him. He gave a self-deprecating smile, his seemingly carefree eyes concealing unbearable grief. “I’ve never understood why you, such a self-centered person, who dotes on my mother so much, always backs down when it comes to Jiang Ji Zhen and my mother. Even when Jiang Ji Zhen said he wanted a divorce, he didn’t even lay a hand on him. Given your personality, it’s truly baffling to me. But now I understand. The only people in this world who can make you back down, besides my mother and me, must have something to hold over you, right, Grandpa?”

Actually, when Lin Zhenbiao mentioned Jiang Yansen's affairs to him by chance, he had already become suspicious. He asked someone to look for Jiang Yansen privately and found out that he had been living in a small town in France all along.

Jiang Yansen was somewhat surprised to receive a call from Jiang Yanhui. He didn't know why Jiang Yanhui was contacting him, but they were still half-brothers, and he had such a connection with Yu Caiyi, including their child Jiajia... He had never been a cold-hearted person.

However, it was this phone call that prompted Jiang Yansen, who had lived in France for five years and had long since cultivated a refined character, to reveal everything that had happened back then.

Jiang Yanhui had always known that Jiang Jizhen had a major collaboration with people in the Golden Triangle, but it was said that he had swallowed a batch of goods from there, which led to the gunfight incident. To this day, he is still lying in a hospital in City A, unconscious. The doctor said that he might fall into a deep sleep forever.

He used to think, who can be blamed for all this? The only one to blame is people's desires being too strong, which leads to so much trouble and ultimately harms both themselves and others.

But what he didn't expect was that there was another hidden secret behind that matter!

Jiang Yansen told him that Jiang Jizhen had always known that he was the one who took the blame back then, and that Lin Zhenbiao was the culprit who swallowed that batch of goods. Because of this relationship between the two, Jiang Jizhen essentially had evidence against him. Of course, Jiang Jizhen was no saint either. Knowing that Lin Zhenbiao was not someone to be trifled with, and considering the incident with Guan Fengying back then, he hated Lin Zhenbiao even more. So he secretly collected a lot of evidence of his crimes.

The two went back and forth like a tug-of-war for many years, but unexpectedly, a few years later, Guan Fengru suddenly appeared. Her appearance was like breaking the seemingly still lake water, which was now hiding turbulent waves.

Her goal was also to find evidence of Jiang Jizhen's crimes and avenge her sister. However, Jiang Jizhen's evidence also included evidence against Lin Zhenbiao. Once some things were exposed, how could Lin Zhenbiao remain unscathed?

So the subsequent accident occurred. He never liked Guan Fengru to begin with, and naturally wouldn't hesitate to kill her. As for Jiang Jizhen, his final rest in the hospital was the best outcome, but what he didn't expect was that Lin Qianzhi was also in that car that day…

For years, he had been dealing with those who knew his secrets, and eventually even his own daughter was implicated.

Of course, it was impossible not to be sad and upset. The only humane thing Lin Zhenbiao had was protecting his own.

But his most beloved daughter died a violent death, and he could only vent all his resentment on the Ye family to relieve his anger.

Jiang Yansen left because he had learned some things he shouldn't have known from Jiang Jizhen very early on. In the end, Lin Zhenbiao tricked him into going abroad, and he has been unable to return ever since. He knows that he is no match for Lin Zhenbiao. He also said that he has gotten used to living in France all these years. With his beloved woman and son by his side, he has no regrets.

"Grandpa, if I were to tell you now that I have the things you fear most, would you also try to kill me?"

The grandfather and grandson sat facing each other, neither able to tolerate the slightest imperfection. One was a fierce tiger, while the other was a cheetah that knew how to lie in wait and strike.

Who will ultimately prevail?

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