NOVEL NEXT Chapter 166 Desperate Struggle
"Get in there!"
Following Ye Fan's command, Han Teng was kicked into the conference room.
At this moment, Han Teng's face was bruised, and his eyes were filled with deep fear; it was clear that he had already been severely beaten before his arrival.
"Han Teng, you old thief!"
Upon seeing Han Teng appear, a group of Gray Zone giants in the conference room angrily stood up, their eyes brimming with killing intent.
If looks could kill, Han Teng would have been torn to pieces long ago.
"Well, well, Han Teng, I never expected that it wasn't Zhuang Yan who betrayed us back then, but you, you son of a bitch, you've screwed us over good!"
"Han Teng, you dog, I trusted you so much and never expected you to be so treacherous, for the sake of money, you didn't hesitate to push our brothers into an abyss!"
"Kill him, avenge our deceased loved ones, avenge our deceased boss Zhuang Yan!"
In an instant, over a hundred Gray Zone giants were seething with rage, itching to rush forward and immediately put Han Teng to death.
Ye Fan sneered, "The virtuous receive help while the wicked have none, Han Teng, see this? These people are all filled with intense hatred for you, yet you shifted the blame onto our boss Zhuang Yan, making Sister Jingwen be hunted for a full ten years. Someone like you really deserves to be sliced a thousand times!"
Drip! Drip!
As the truth surfaced, Zhuang Jingwen could no longer control her emotions, and tears slid down her beautiful cheeks.
She had endured for ten years, and throughout this decade, she suffered greatly—all thanks to Han Teng.
Now that Ye Fan had cleared her name, from now on, she would finally be able to live like a normal person, no longer needing to hide.
However, Ye Fan and Zhuang Jingwen underestimated Han Teng—the older the ginger, the spicier it gets.
Staring at the murderous crowd in front of him, Han Teng knew very well that if he admitted it now, he would inevitably be tormented and killed by hundreds of Gray Zone giants present.
To save his life, Han Teng pretended to be terrified, "Gentlemen, what are you talking about? I don't understand a thing!"
"Facing such a catastrophe and still daring to deny it?" Ye Fan sneered.
"Han Teng, the evidence is conclusive, and tomorrow's date will be your death anniversary!"
The many Gray Zone giants on the scene had their eyes filled with rage, eager to come forward and personally put Han Teng to death.
With a bewildered expression, Han Teng said, "Gentlemen, please don't be deceived by them! Today I went for a big health treatment at the Heaven on Earth Health Club. I had just arrived when I ran into this guy and Zhuang Jingwen. They kept saying that I was the insider from that night ten years ago—I was totally stunned!"
"You should know, I attended that meeting ten years ago, how could I possibly be the insider? Boss Zhuang Yan said he would distribute a certain amount of money to everyone after the incident, and after the storm passed, I distributed exactly that amount as promised; I'm a man of my word, I never go back on what I say!"
"Being accused by these two as the insider, I'm about to explode with anger! I didn't expect that they would just start beating me up. The newly-promoted Martial Arts Grandmaster Zhang Sanfeng couldn't bear to watch and stood up for me, but to think this guy was so brutal, he actually killed Master Zhang!"
"Don't believe this guy's slander—he's framing me!"
There in public, Han Teng bellowed out desperately, his anger boiling over, his face filled with grievance, looking like a wronged little wife, pitiful to behold.
Han Teng understood that whether in Ye Fan's hands or otherwise, it was a matter of life and death. If he fought back now and twisted the facts, perhaps there was still a chance to survive.
"Nonsense!" Zhuang Jingwen shouted out.
She thought Han Teng would cooperate fully, but didn't expect him to accuse them of slander at the last moment.
Ye Fan's eyes turned cold; he knew Han Teng was fighting for his life.
Deng Gang said coldly, "I've never seen someone so shameless, Han Teng, I can personally testify, it was you who provided me with the information that year!"
"You can testify?"
Han Teng glared at Deng Gang, his voice filled with frustration and rage, "What kind of testimony can a retired head of the Public Security Bureau provide? You keep claiming that I gave you intelligence, so please, present some substantial evidence!"
"This..." Deng Gang was stunned.
He had evidence but, now that he was retired, he couldn't access the system, making it impossible to produce the evidence.
Staring at the stunned Deng Gang, Han Teng said contemptuously, "Gentlemen, do you see? This old fool doesn't even have any solid proof, yet he dares to slander others blatantly. They're all in this together, aiming to whitewash the Zhuang family—father and daughter—and pour this dirty water on me!"
"Who should we believe?"
Watching Han Teng forcefully refute the claims, a group of magnates from the Gray Zone looked indecisively between Han Teng and Ye Fan.
At the moment, Ye Fan's accusations were one-sided and without solid evidence, inevitably casting doubt.
"Han Teng, oh Han Teng, you truly are a sly fox. I knew you would have this trick up your sleeve!" Ye Fan sneered.
Han Teng's face changed, and he stared at Ye Fan, "What do you mean by that?"
The next moment, Ye Fan stepped forward, coming face to face with Han Teng, and lowered his voice:
"Han Teng, your son is studying abroad at the Royal Academy of Arts, right? As far as I know, you only have one son. If something were to happen to your boy, your lineage would be extinguished!"
"You... you are shameless!"
Upon hearing this, Han Teng's heart skipped a beat.
Ye Fan continued in a hushed tone, "I did not want to take this step, but you are too sinister and cunning!"
Before the meeting began, he had already mobilized his connections to investigate Han Teng's family relationships thoroughly.
Initially, Ye Fan would not stoop to such behavior, but desperate times call for desperate measures when dealing with a cunning fox like Han Teng.
"You... you..."
In front of everyone, Han Teng suddenly clutched his chest, his face turning extremely pale.
Spurt!
Suddenly, Han Teng spewed out a mouthful of fresh blood, his expression weak and listless.
"What's the matter?"
Seeing Han Teng spitting blood after just a few words from Ye Fan, the numerous magnates of the Gray Zone were all stunned.
Taking a moment, Han Teng pointed at Ye Fan with an expression of extreme sadness and anger, "I never thought that to pin the spy's blame on me, you would actually go so far as to lay hands on my son. Despicable, you're so despicable!"
"Han Teng you..."
Ye Fan's face changed; he didn't expect Han Teng to publicly voice such an accusation.
The next second, Han Teng turned to the crowd, a look of profound sorrow on his face as he said, "Gentlemen, this young man, in order to force me to confess, has attacked my son who is studying abroad at the Royal Academy of Arts. I am heartbroken! Though I wish to protect my son, I will not swallow my pride and carry this undeserved blame. I beg of you all, avenge my son!"
"What? This young man actually attacked Han Teng's son?"
As Han Teng's words fell, the expressions of the hundred or so magnates of the Gray Zone changed dramatically.
Han Teng continued painfully, "Gentlemen, for all we know, my son may already have been harmed. Even if my son dies, I won't confess to being the real murderer who betrayed all of you!"
In an instant, Han Teng's tears flowed freely, and he seemed to age decades in a single moment.
It was as if Ye Fan, Zhuang Jingwen, and the others were falsely accusing him, and he wasn't the one who had betrayed everyone ten years ago.