The aloof beauty always has weak legs; the crazy boss is too ruthless.

Chapter 139 Death Penalty
Upon hearing Hua Wanrou's name, Lu Mingyuan's hand visibly trembled.

Seeing her father react this way upon hearing another woman's name, Lu Siqi smiled, "I knew it was because of her."

"Over the years, I've never understood why I'm so good at drawing, and my school recommended me to the art academy. My mother was proud and happy for me, but why did my father fly into a rage when he found out I was going to the art academy?"

"I always thought it was because I wasn't good enough, not good enough, and not good enough to catch my dad's eye, which is why my dad was so strict with me, to the point of ignoring me completely."

“I saw Hua Wanrou in Gangcheng a few months ago. I remembered that she was an art professor at that art academy back then. When you met her that year, your eyes lit up and you stood there stunned for several minutes…”

"At the time, I didn't understand what your gaze meant. I thought you simply thought Professor Hua was beautiful."

"But now I understand, the look in your eyes when you looked at Professor Hua was clearly one of resentment!"

Lu Mingyuan, unwilling to have his wounds reopened, immediately shouted, "Enough! Stop talking!"

"Look at you? You're actually getting impatient." Lu Siqi said sarcastically, "Why are you in such a hurry? I haven't finished speaking yet."

"Professor Hua lived a happy life, with two sons and a daughter. Perhaps the Hua family's sins were too heavy? Even though she left Bangnan and broke away from the Hua family, one of her sons still went down the path of drug trafficking. And her daughter, Yu Nian, was not as lucky as her. Yu Nian will probably never get the love of the man she loves in this life..."

"Slap!" In a fit of emotion, Lu Mingyuan raised his hand and slapped her.

To his utter surprise, Lu Siqi actually slapped her father in return!

A loud "smack!" echoed through the second-floor corridor.

Xu Huaqing, who was carrying a teapot, heard this.

Lu Mingyuan was still in disbelief, never expecting to be slapped by his own daughter.

Lu Siqi's eyes were indifferent, as if the person in front of her had nothing to do with her. "Don't think I don't know about the dirty things you did for Hua Wanrou. The reason I didn't expose you in front of Grandpa was to leave my mother with the last bit of dignity."

"I have thoroughly investigated why you married my mother back then. Lu Mingyuan, listen to me carefully today: whether it's your silver anniversary or your golden anniversary with my mother, this marriage is definitely over!"

"I will never allow my mother to be buried forever in your grave, Lu Mingyuan, for the sake of my reputation as her daughter!"

After saying that, she turned and walked out of the room without hesitation. Seeing her mother holding a teapot, tears streaming down her face, she strode over, snatched the teapot, and smashed it on the ground! "From now on, you don't need to make tea or pour water for anyone anymore! You are just Xu Huaqing, my mother, Lu Siqi's mother, nothing more."

……

Lu Ye, who was in the lobby on the first floor, overheard some of the conversation and sent Sheng Huai'an away first.

He watched his granddaughter Lu Siqi and daughter-in-law Xu Huaqing leave, and saw his son Lu Mingyuan coming downstairs with a red handprint on his right cheek.

"Serves you right! Siqi did a good job slapping me!" Lu Ye sent his other two sons away, stood up with his cane, and pointed at the son he was once so proud of, scolding him, "I know you sometimes make mistakes! But as your father, I only realized today that you're not just confused! You're also stupid!"

"You're incredibly stupid, don't you know that?!"

"Why didn't I let you marry that woman back then? It's because that woman is a femme fatale! Anyone who gets involved with the Hua family will never be clean! Hua Dongchen is like a poisonous leech! If that woman marries into the Lu family, he'll suck the blood out of our Lu family before he's done!"

As he spoke, Lu Ye became increasingly agitated, almost unable to stand: "But you bastard, you actually betrayed your own daughter for that woman! Siqi is your own flesh and blood! What kind of father would betray his own daughter! You're worse than an animal!"

Seeing that Lu Ye was about to collapse, Lu Mingyuan's two older brothers rushed in and helped their elderly father up.

Lu Mingyuan wanted to lend a hand, but his elder brother Lu Minghua stopped him, saying, "Gu Shi has already sent people over. Don't keep them waiting. Go and explain things clearly. Don't bear everything yourself because of that woman."

"Think about your younger siblings, think about Siqi, they are your family after all..."

...As night deepened, the northern city, which had just been covered in snow, felt an indescribable chill.

Lu Siqi stood in front of the balcony, with her mother Xu Huaqing packing her luggage behind her.

Almost everyone in the Lu family knows that the leak of the list of undercover agents was indeed caused by their father, Lu Mingyuan.

His first love, Hua Wanrou, came to Beicheng from Gangcheng to find him in order to save her son, Yu Hui. She even knelt down and begged him to help her son.

The businessman Lu Mingyuan had no choice but to humbly approach Wang Guoli and ask him for a favor.

At that time, Wang Guoli was closest to Hua Dongchen. After all, with Xue Bin imprisoned, Wang Guoli, as the second-in-command in charge of the drug source, naturally made exorbitant demands.

Wang Guoli didn't want money, he just wanted the list of people who had infiltrated the enemy.

At first, Lu Mingyuan refused, but Wang Guoli guaranteed with his life that he would never let the Hua family harm a single hair on the heads of those undercover agents.

Lu Mingyuan then wavered and, using his own identity as an informant, gave the entire list to Wang Guoli.

After receiving the list, Wang Guoli immediately sent it to Hua Dongchen so that he would be aware of all the developments.

As for Hua Wanrou's son, Yu Hui, he was also transferred from the drug rehabilitation center to Hong Kong.

Once they arrived in the port city, a little smoothing out of connections was enough to let Yu Hui return home.

It can be said that the failure of their mission was entirely caused by Lu Mingyuan.

However, in order to save face for the Lu family and prevent the public from losing faith in them, the Special Administrative Region has decided to stick to the original plan: sacrificing Mu Sen.

……

The next day.

The southern part of the country carried out lethal injection on Musen.

The fact that both countries broadcast the event live demonstrates their zero-tolerance policy towards riots and violence.

At 2:30 p.m., Musen was escorted to the injection room, and the camera gave him a close-up shot.

He still had that roguish grin, and his stubble had grown much longer, making him look like a thug.

The Special Administrative Region held a meeting where all police officers were required to watch the live broadcast. They were all warned in turn not to act impulsively when carrying out their duties in the future.

Lu Siqi didn't go to the auditorium. She stood on the rooftop, looking at the red flag fluttering in the wind, then at her police uniform. A helpless yet slightly mocking smile appeared on her lips. She removed the epaulets, took off the uniform, and threw it towards the playground below.

On the big screen, Mu Sen slowly closed his eyes as the injection was administered, and the soldiers sitting in the hall clenched their fists.

They knew all too well what Musen's death meant.

It signifies injustice in the world.
But as soldiers, they must put their country first. Even though they know there is injustice, there is nothing they can do. All they can do is hope that their motherland will become strong.

Only when a country is strong enough can it have the right to negotiate with other countries.

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