That sinister face was none other than Min Ziqiong's mother!
"Mom... What's wrong with you?"
"Don't scare me!"
"Did that dirty thing attached to you come back? Don't panic, Mom, I'll go get Nannan to drive it away for you again..."
"Ah, no, I should call Mr. Ying! If Nannan can't drive away the dirty thing, only Mr. Ying can!"
Min Ziqiong babbled nonsense and was about to turn around to call Ying Chen.
However, at this moment, Min Ziqiong's mother spoke softly, "It's useless to call anyone... because the sins you have committed cannot be undone!"
Min Ziqiong was stunned for a moment and instinctively asked, "What sins?"
"Heh heh, you'll know if you come out and see," Min Ziqiong's mother said with a creepy smile.
Min Ziqiong hesitated for a few seconds, perhaps out of trust in her mother, or for some other reason. As if possessed, she opened the villa door and walked out.
As Min Ziqiong approached her mother, she saw her mother suddenly produce something and shove it towards her face!
Min Ziqiong was terrified.
Just as she was about to scream, her scream turned into an incredulous question in the next second: "How... is this possible?"
What Min Ziqiong's mother shoved into her face was not a knife or a hammer, but a memorial tablet!
The name written on the tablet was Hu Zhixun!
Others might not have reacted immediately to who Hu Zhixun was, but Min Ziqiong knew: Hu Lao's given name was Hu Zhixun!
Old Hu... he was dead?
Min Ziqiong's eyes widened, her pupils seeming to experience an earthquake, and she mumbled, "Old Hu visited just a while ago, and Mr. Ying already gave Old Hu the latest prescription. How could Old Hu possibly die?"
"Besides, there hasn't been any related news in the media recently! If someone of Old Hu's status had an accident, there should at least be an obituary or something in the media!"
Min Ziqiong's mother heard this and said chillingly, "Do you think I'm lying to you? Do you think I would lie about something like this? Do you think I would stay up all night crying over a funeral because I'm out of my mind?"
"No, no, no, I didn't say that. I just... can't accept it for a moment!" Min Ziqiong quickly explained.
"By the way, Mom... what did Old Hu die from? And why are you here crying over a funeral? Even if you're crying over a funeral, you should be at Old Hu's memorial hall in YanJing!"
Facing Min Ziqiong's questioning, Min Ziqiong's mother let out three cold laughs.
After laughing, she looked at Min Ziqiong with a chilling gaze and replied, "You still have the nerve to ask what Old Hu died from? Isn't the answer obvious? You killed Old Hu!"
Min Ziqiong was startled: "Mom, you can't just say things like that! When did we ever harm Old Hu?"
"Heh heh, you still don't admit it. Let me ask you, has Old Hu been taking medicine prescribed by someone surnamed Ying?"
"It seems... yes."
"There's no 'seems,' it's a definite yes! Old Hu's health was deteriorating, but he could at least hold on for a while longer. Now, after taking the medicine prescribed by someone surnamed Ying, he passed away in less than a month! Do you say that the person surnamed Ying is a murderer? Do you say that you killed Old Hu?"
Min Ziqiong's face changed drastically.
She never imagined that Old Hu had died faster because he took the prescription given by Ying Chen!
"Hmph, now you have nothing to refute, right? As for why I came here to cry over the funeral... it's all because of you two troublemakers! You killed Old Hu, and you even implicated our Min family! Young Master Hu directly came to our Min family demanding our lives. If I don't cry here, where else can I cry?"
"Young Master Hu? Didn't he go to jail? How is he out?" Min Ziqiong felt her head spin. The news tonight was more shocking than the last, and she couldn't accept it all at once!
Old Hu was dead, and Young Master Hu was out of prison. The consequences of these two events together made Min Ziqiong feel a chill!
Given Young Master Hu's vengeful nature, he would definitely not let Ying Chen off the hook!
Not to mention that Ying Chen was also involved in Old Hu's death!
"No, I have to go tell Mr. Ying quickly... tell him to leave here immediately!"
Min Ziqiong's face turned panicked, and she was about to run back into the villa.
But she was grabbed by her mother.
Min Ziqiong's mother said with a deeply sinister smile, "At this time, you're still thinking of tipping off that murderer? It's enough that the Min family has been implicated by you once, do you want to be implicated a second time?"
"Let me tell you, the prescription Old Hu took was relayed by your phone call, so you are also responsible! You can't even protect yourself now, so don't think about protecting others! Stay here honestly and wait for Young Master Hu to come and arrest you!"
"For accomplice charges like yours, ten years is the minimum sentence. If you behave well later, perhaps Young Master Hu will overlook it because of past favors! Otherwise, hmph..."
Min Ziqiong's mother held Min Ziqiong tightly, refusing to let her leave.
Min Ziqiong could only anxiously watch the villa and shout, "Mr. Ying, something has happened! Run quickly!"
Logically, Ying Chen could hear the sounds at the villa entrance before, and he should be able to hear them now.
Not to mention that Min Ziqiong was shouting so loudly.
After shouting three times, Min Ziqiong stared intently at the villa door, hoping to see that Karlman King speeding out, taking Nannan and fleeing the scene.
But after one minute, two minutes passed, let alone the Karlman King, not even a walking figure of Ying Chen appeared!
"Why?" A flicker of despair flashed in Min Ziqiong's eyes.
Young Master Hu was already on his way, undoubtedly bringing the police with him.
One step later, and even the last chance to escape would be gone!
"You stinking girl! Shut up! If that Ying fellow escapes, we'll all be finished!"
"Besides, where do you think that Ying fellow can go? This is the mountaintop! Is he going to jump off a cliff?"
Min Ziqiong's mother sneered.
Meanwhile, inside the living room, Ying Chen was calmly eating his meal, seemingly oblivious to the commotion outside.
After a while, he finally looked up and said to Nannan, whose small face was filled with worry, "Whether it's being a person or doing things, patience is needed. With patience, one can see through illusions; with patience, one can unravel the threads and find the source."
"Even if I were to save your mother now, it wouldn't solve the problem. Because the main culprit has not yet appeared. Only when he appears can the problem be solved."
Nannan nodded as if she understood, and the worry on her small face lessened.
As time ticked by, Min Ziqiong outside was burning with anxiety, while Ying Chen inside remained extremely calm.
After more than ten minutes, a row of red and blue lights finally appeared on the distant mountain road, accompanied by a piercing siren, speeding towards the mountaintop.
The main culprit, had finally arrived!