<h4>Chapter 1069: Chapter 1076: The Real Culprit (3)</h4>


    "Alright, don’t think too much about it, perhaps there’s some misunderstanding. Let’s rest for a day and head back to Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion tomorrow."


    Du Kang’s words didn’t make Ling Chen feel any better; instead, his mood grew heavier. This was noughing matter. Once Ling Kun’s crime was confirmed, his rtionship with Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion would bepletely severed. Not to mention Su Mei, even his master Su He would be lost.


    Thinking about these consequences, Ling Chen sighed deeply. It seemed tonight would be another sleepless night.


    The next day.


    Ling Chen had booked the flight tickets and went to the airport with Du Kang.


    Sitting in the departure lounge, Ling Chen kept his head down, staring at the smooth floor, looking somewhat dazed and weary. Last night, he didn’t sleep a wink, constantly thinking about his father’s affairs. Why would Ling Kun have the murder weapon of Su Zhengyang and his wife? Ling Chen thought of countless reasons to exonerate Ling Kun, but the scene in the surveince video was real; no one could falsify it.


    "Elder Du!" After pondering for a long time, Ling Chen slowly raised his head, looking at Du Kang beside him, he said: "Why don’t you return to Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion first, I... I won’t go."


    "What, are you scared?"


    Ling Chen nodded ambiguously and said, "It’s not about being scared, I just don’t want to cause unnecessary misunderstandings and trouble. Elder Du, you’ve seen that surveince video too, currently, my father is indeed heavily suspicious, without sufficient evidence, I can’t firmly say he’s innocent. However, I have my persistence, I believe my father wouldn’t do such a thing."


    "You want to meet your father and ask him clearly?"


    "Correct." Ling Chen replied, "Given the current situation, asking face-to-face is the only way to know the truth. Elder Du, after you go back, please convey to Elder Su that I will get to the bottom of this matter and give the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion and the Su Family an exnation soon."


    "No problem, I will convey this for you, but..." Saying this, Du Kang changed his tone and asked, "Ling Chen, have you thought about what you will do if it turns out your father truly did it? Elder Su has made his stance clear; he definitely wants revenge for his son. At that time, Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion will surely hunt down your father, as a friend of Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion and a disciple of Elder Su, what will you do? Will you help Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion and take righteous action against your kin, or defend your father and stand against Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion?"


    Ling Chen smiled bitterly and said: "I don’t know." He had already thought about this many times, but he hadn’t decided yet. An eye for an eye; that’s how things should be, but that’s his father after all, he couldn’t just sit by and do nothing while Ling Kun gets into trouble.


    Du Kang seemed to understand Ling Chen’s predicament, so he said: "I can’t help you with this, you have to resolve it on your own. Alright, the flight is about to take off, I’ll go first. Once you’ve figured things out,e find me at Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion." With that, Du Kang took his wine gourd and strode toward the boarding gate.


    Watching Du Kang leave, Ling Chen rebooked his flight. After a few hours of flying, Ling Chen finally returned to East Sea City.


    The first thing upon reaching East Sea City, Ling Chen didn’t go home but drove directly to the base. There were many Secret Society members at the base, perhaps they had a way to contact porridge girl and Ling Kun.


    However, to Ling Chen’s disappointment, these Secret Society members didn’t know porridge girl’s contact information. Moreover, they informed Ling Chen that ever since the Secret Society merged with East Sea City’s forces, porridge girl instructed them to fully serve Ling Chen from now on, forbidding them to follow any orders, including from Ling Kun and porridge girl. Evidently, porridge girl had handed over the Secret Society to him, and from now on, Secret Society had no rtion to Ling Kun.


    "Ling Chen, why are you in such a hurry to find your dad?" Tang Guolun asked.


    "It’s urgent. Boss Tang, please do me a favor, regardless of the cost, you must help me find my father. This matter is extremely urgent, it can’t be dyed."


    Seeing Ling Chen speak with such importance, Tang Guolun didn’t ask further, nodding: "Alright, don’t worry, I’ll have people keep an eye out for your father’s whereabouts."


    After entrusting Tang Guolun with the task of finding Ling Kun, Ling Chen returned home alone.


    Entering the house, he only saw Liu Xiyao and Yang Qingling sitting in the living room, watching TV and chatting leisurely. Although the two women were two decades apart, Yang Qingling and Liu Xiyao were both former business moguls and shared manymon topics. Moreover, Liu Xiyao was raised with elegance and noble demeanor by Lin Guodong from an early age, which greatly appealed to Yang Qingling. If not for Ling Chen’s strong objection, Yang Qingling would have asked Liu Xiyao to call herself ’Yang’.


    It’s a joke, if Liu Xiyao called Yang Qingling her sister, wouldn’t that make him a generation lower than Liu Xiyao? Ling Chen could never agree to such a thing.


    Hearing the sound of the door, Yang Qingling and Liu Xiyao turned their heads and cast their eyes on Ling Chen.


    "Son, you’re finally back. How are you, tired?" Seeing Ling Chen’s weary face, Yang Qingling immediately stood up to greet him, saying, "Take a seat, I’ll make some ginger tea for you."


    "Mom, no need, I’ll go upstairs and rest." With that, Ling Chen headed straight to the second floor.


    After staying up all night yesterday, flying, and dealing with various matters today, he was exhausted. Back in his room, Ling Chen didn’t even take off his shoes, he copsed on the bed in a star shape. Shortly, his steady snores slowly filled the bedroom.


    ...


    Midnight!


    In his drowsiness, Ling Chen seemed to hear some kind of noise. He opened his eyes, looked around, and found it was the ringtone from his phone in his pocket. Could it be a call from porridge girl?


    Unable to reach her yesterday, Ling Chen left a message asking porridge girl to reply as soon as possible. Now, at this hour, it could very well be from porridge girl.


    Thinking of this, Ling Chen eagerly pulled out his phone. Upon seeing the caller ID on the screen, Ling Chen’s gaze instantly dimmed.


    Answering the call, Ling Chen said hello, impatiently asking: "Jiang Hao, why are you calling me sote?"


    "Chen, are you free now?"


    "What’s up?"


    "Chen, you asked us to keep an eye on Liu Wei, right? You won’t believe it, that guy really isn’t a good character. Haozi and I are outside Tianyu Leisure Club, if you have time,e over quickly."


    Liu Wei?


    Ling Chen patted his forehead; with all the trouble regarding Ling Kun, he nearly forgot about this guy. If Liu Wei wasn’t dealt with, Liu Xiyao wouldn’t dare return home. After some thought, Ling Chen replied, "Wait for me there, I’lle and meet you soon."