Chapter 389 - Xiong De's Doom (V)

Old Xiong gave a sidelong glance at her. "Why didn't you tell me that he had harassed you before?"

If this case had not been known, the old man would remain in the dark that his granddaughter had been almost humiliated by this sc.u.m. He felt ashamed of himself. If this matter had not been solved by Zhou Min's son, he would never be able to forgive himself.

He was powerful in the high society yet he could not enact revenge for his own granddaughter. Everything that was happening today was his granddaughter's own effort.

"You didn't care much about me before. Even if I say it, it wouldn't matter."

"...What—" The old man opened his mouth in shock.

"You, at most, would just banish him. But it wasn't enough of a revenge for me." 

Xiong Zhi was bolder in expressing her thoughts and feelings. Maybe, Xiong De's downturn gave her the courage to speak of what she really thought to his grandfather.

The old man turned silent.

He could not help but think back on how he treated his granddaughter a few years ago.

He was indifferent to anyone. Even to his own grandchild who bore his own blood, he did not care for her emotionally and mentally. He would only feel ashamed and mad that a minor person from the second branch dared to harm the first branch. 

And like Xiong Zhi said, he would banish the sinner from the family, but that was most likely the end of it.

Banishing from the legendary Xiong family was already the worst punishment just after torturing the other to death.

"I...will take revenge on him for you," the old man finally said after a long time.

He could make Xiong De's life in prison seem like hell. He already thought of it before, because the man dared to end his life. And now with the matter with his granddaughter, he would definitely make him suffer more.

Xiong Zhi just raised her lips. "It has been arranged. His retribution is already in my hands."

The old man opened his mouth. He at least wanted to do something for her. However, what else could he offer? It seemed like she already had everything within her palm. 

For the first time, the old man felt that he was lacking and could not offer anything of value.

"If you really feel bad, then promise me to not help Xiong Wuyue when she pleads to you."

"You don't have to say that. I don't see her as a granddaughter anymore." 

Xiong Wuyue fell from favor in Old Xiong's eyes. Since she was the daughter of the person who tried to murder him, naturally he did not want to see that granddaughter of his.

Xiong Zhi knew that the old man would not give help to Xiong Wuyue after this case. But she was not just talking about that. 

She was talking about the future, at the final ending she planned for the woman.

"Alright. You promised me. You must not go back to your word. Even if you see her in beggar's clothing, kneeling in front of you to get your pity, you must not help her." 

The old man paused and glanced at his granddaughter's face. Her face was cold and expressionless. For a moment, he could feel a murderous aura from her.

The old man felt that there was something more that this branch had done to her. 

"You can ask help from me. I am willing to help," he blurted out suddenly. He did not know clearly what his granddaughter wanted, but he could use his power to help.

Xiong Zhi's eyes remained in front, watching Xiong De confess. "Then, please do your best to stop any movements from Xiong Min."

Old Xiong: Xiong Min? How was his brother connected to this?

But Xiong Zhi did not explain and continued to watch Xiong De as the court session was about to reach the climax.

The murmurs and the chattering got louder as the judges' verdict finally came.

Life imprisonment.

Old Xiong harrumphed at this. "On a second thought, we are really going easy on him."

Xiong Zhi glanced at him, "Didn't you just say that you wanted to make his life in prison a living hell? We are not going easy on him. Right now, it is only the tip of the iceberg."

Old Xiong stayed silent. So there's more. 

What could he contribute? Everything has been done by his granddaughter so far.

"Are you sure you only wanted me to watch on Xiong Min? Nothing else?" The curious old man tried to fish out an answer. 

"Yes."

"...Alright." 

"Grandfather," Xiong Zhi said while watching Xiong De bombarded by the journalists' questions. He was escorted out by the guards to be transferred to prison.

"Xiong Min's branch would not be easy to deal with, right? After this, the second branch would become even more chaotic. Just put a pressure on them for me."

Old Xiong suddenly saw the light. 

'I see. So that's it.'

He finally remembered what his granddaughter had said two years ago about pulling the weeds out of the Xiong family. It turned out, it was about time.

"Xiong Min isn't easy. But I'm not easy either." The old man's wrinkled lips curled up. He still had something to offer to her. That's good.

He then stood up. He was getting ready to leave.

"Grandfather." Xiong Zhi stood up, too.

Old Xiong turned to look at her. 

"Want to have a walk? The show for today isn't over yet."

Like a cue, the phone call that she was waiting for finally arrived.

She fished out her phone and glanced at the caller ID before answering.

"Young Miss, Xiong Wuyue is already here," Linfeng's voice came over the phone.

Hearing his voice and his report, Xiong Zhi's gentle yet cold eyes brightened. 

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(A/n: Xiong Min is the head of the second branch. He was Old Xiong's younger brother. In other words, he was Xiong De's, Xiong Bilan and Xiong Cai's father. Refer chapter 49. He appeared last time in Linfeng's retrial for breaking the treaty. )