"I... don’t remember having two sons?" Wu Xiaoyao said helplessly after a few seconds of silence.
However, Wu Liang showed no intention of explaining.
After all, the positions of the two were still opposing right now; what he wanted to figure out first was what his father had experienced over the years.
The phone suddenly vibrated.
Wu Liang looked at the caller ID showing He Zhan’s number and answered it without any surprise.
After all, the news broadcast had been out for quite a while, and if the officials hadn’t made any moves, Wu Liang would truly have to reassess the efficiency of this national organization.
"Wu Liang, what’s the status over there?" He Zhan’s eager voice came through.
"It’s alright, I guess. Surprisingly, the mastermind has been found by me. My brother subdued him before going to the venue to handle the person impersonating me." Wu Liang skillfully pushed all solutions onto the identity of "Wu Ming."
He Zhan was somewhat surprised and said, "The mastermind has already been subdued? Where are you? I’ve entered the hotel now and will come to find you immediately."
His words in turn shocked Wu Liang as well.
It must have been just a few minutes, right?
That proves the officials had started acting long before they saw the news.
"I’m on the rooftop." Wu Liang reflexively responded to the possible arrangement. "Right, did Minister Long ask you to come? Is Captain Sun there? Say something instead of pretending to be cool, you weren’t angry about the compensation last time, right?"
The only person who could instruct He Zhan to rush over early was indeed Minister Long.
If something really went wrong today, the impact would be considerable, so it couldn’t be just He Zhan; the team would also send people over.
Sure enough, after listening, He Zhan said helplessly, "He’s beside me, waiting for us to reach there. Be careful yourself."
Then he hung up the phone, preparing to head to the rooftop.
On the other side, Wu Liang put down the phone, hesitated a bit, and turned to look at his father.
"You’ve heard it, haven’t you? The officials will soon arrive on the rooftop. Before that, I hope you explain what you’ve been doing all these years? What was the situation of the paranormal event back then? What kind of organization is ’Promised Land’?" He said even more helplessly.
"I won’t let you face a death sentence."
In terms of emotions and rationale, it’s impossible to let Wu Xiaoyao leave just like that today.
But being one’s biological parents is one thing; framing and attempting societal harm is another.
At most, once his father explains clearly, Wu Liang would appropriately conceal some of the events in the hotel, shifting the blame onto accomplices to avoid a death sentence for his father from the officials.
Still, as he always believed, Wu Liang never saw himself as a selfless saint.
From a certain perspective, he’s not really a good person, just not a villain either.
He had personal interests, but he also had limits.
However, hearing these questions, Wu Xiaoyao only gave a mocking smile.
Pointing at Wu Liang, he slowly said, "Do you not know what happened back then? That supernatural event was caused by you, and today, we are at this point because it’s a path you started..."
After that, Wu Xiaoyao supported himself against the wall and stood up with difficulty.
The pain vanished from his face; in a moment, he seemed completely unharmed.
Wu Liang’s mind froze for a moment.
What does it mean by being caused by him?
When his parents were drawn into the paranormal events, they weren’t even in Chengyang City! How could an incident ten thousand miles away be connected to him?
But seeing his father standing firm, he had no choice but to temporarily set aside these thoughts.
He drew out the Kitchen Knife Ghost pointing at his father, advising, "Dad, if you sit down now, I’ll assume you’ve given up. Whatever needs to be said can be discussed later. If you continue, I’m really afraid..."
"Afraid of what? Afraid of patricide again?"
Wu Xiaoyao interrupted Wu Liang’s words, standing up sharply, and the rib previously broken and sunken from the impact seemed to have miraculously restored.
This time, before Wu Liang could say anything, his father raised his foot and smashed the phone that had been playing the news broadcast on the ground.
Amid the scattered phone debris, a peculiar white chip appeared.
As soon as the chip was exposed, Wu Xiaoyao’s dusty clothes and slightly disheveled appearance began to blur.
This blur was like a computer resolution suddenly dropping; he changed from 8K top quality to standard 480p.
Even the random grainy textures on him became apparent.
"The banquet wasn’t actually targeting you; it was supposed to involve any official personnel, but Li Xiyue happened to encounter you while hinting to contact the officials." Wu Xiaoyao said calmly.
"Unexpectedly, just this coincidence led to the failure of the first plan."
When he said this, his body was almost entirely pixelated.
"Hence, I’m forced to implement the second plan," Wu Xiaoyao said with a tone of regret, "Many will die in this process, all because of your obstruction, son; this is the sorrow of narrow vision."
His figure became increasingly blurred, nearly becoming a mere pixel silhouette.
But early on, when his father smashed the phone, Wu Liang had already rushed up attempting to suppress him again.
Strangely enough, he couldn’t touch Wu Xiaoyao.
Not that he couldn’t touch him, but he couldn’t physically approach his father’s position.
No matter how much he ran forward, there was always some distance between him and Wu Xiaoyao, as though there was an infinitely large space between them, impossible to close physically.
"Come back here! After five years of escape, where else do you want to go?" Wu Liang roared with gritted teeth.
Watching his father seemingly resurrect in front of him, trying to instill twisted thoughts, influencing him, and causing a disaster only to disappear casually afterward.
He couldn’t accept such a thing!
Ghost Compendium activated!
Unlimited Transmission Chip: Destroying the chip will allow the user to transmit as data to a specified location, ignoring distance, but will be incapacitated for a day.
Transmission cannot be stopped or disrupted unless the user loses vital signs.
"To hell with being unstoppable!"
For the first time in so many years, Wu Liang vented with such colorful language, he was utterly furious!
As soon as the words fell, the space between them emitted a crisp cracking sound, his steps bizarrely moving forward. Content orıginally comes from 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵·𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖·𝙣𝙚𝙩
In Wu Xiaoyao’s gaze, which though featureless still radiated shock.
Wu Liang touched him!
At this moment, the Dongri Grand Hotel collapsed...