After the True Heiress Travels Back-Chapter 77: Justice Overcomes Kinship

"You make it sound so easy." The man sneered lightly, treating her words as mere grandstanding.

Shi Yaoguang shrugged, "I’m serious."

"Then tell me, how exactly do you propose we discuss the facts of the matter?"

Shi Yaoguang didn’t answer immediately but instead turned to the bar owner, "Please pull up the bar’s surveillance footage for us."

Normally, accessing surveillance footage was not allowed.

But this was an emergency.

Principles be damned at this point.

So the bar owner swiftly retrieved the footage.

Once he had brought over a computer and pulled up the footage, he handed it over to Shi Yaoguang.

Shi Yaoguang gestured for the man to come over and watch the surveillance together.

He didn’t refuse and followed her, watching the entire incident of this evening from start to finish.

After watching, Shi Yaoguang said, "Today’s incident began with your younger brother initiating trouble. That’s something you won’t deny, right?"

The man nodded indifferently.

Indeed, it had been his unlucky brother who had been lecherously provoked.

The surveillance footage showed Quan Sicheng drinking in solitude when Lun Yunjue approached and pestered him, insisting on taking Quan Sicheng, the "duck", home.

Quan Sicheng resisted, smashing a bottle over his head.

Then, Lun Yunjue fainted on the spot.

In fact, the fault lay with Lun Yunjue.

But Quan Sicheng’s approach wasn’t necessarily right either.

Moreover, Lun Yunjue’s injuries were not light, and with the Lun Family backed by the Red Army, they would certainly not let the matter rest easily.

Shi Yaoguang knew what he was thinking. She had no intention of placing all the blame on Lun Yunjue.

"Sir, you’ve seen the surveillance footage. The cause of this incident was your brother’s intent to take advantage, something you won’t deny, right?"

The man said, "I won’t deny it."

Shi Yaoguang nodded, "What I’m saying is not to shirk responsibility."

"The cause lies with your brother. He instigated the trouble, and even if he got beaten, it was deserved."

Without waiting for the man to react, she quickly spoke to cover her tracks, "I’m not targeting anyone. I’m just stating the facts."

The man: "..."

She continued, "Although it’s true that the one who started the trouble deserved it, even if killed, my unworthy son did indeed do wrong too. This cannot be denied."

The man hummed, asking with interest, "You’ve admitted that his wrongdoing can’t be erased, so... what do you intend to do?"

Shi Yaoguang appeared hesitant, and only after a while did she say, "According to reason, our family indeed owes you an explanation, but after all, he is one of our own. Even if he deserves to be punished, it shouldn’t be by the hand of an outsider, don’t you think?"

The man scoffed, "One person’s actions, one person’s responsibility. I myself have not pursued the matter with the Quan Family. Why, does Mrs. Quan expect to resolve this without any consequences, taking him back with just a few words?"

"Of course not."

Shi Yaoguang spoke righteously, "Our Quan Family has always upheld strict family values. The situation you described would absolutely not happen."

The man was still not letting go, "Why should I believe you?"

"I swear on Quan Sicheng’s dog life, if our Quan Family does not punish him severely, let him be hit by a car the moment he steps out, or be choked to death by air when drinking water; in any case, may he not die a good death."

Shi Yaoguang stretched out four fingers in a serious oath to the heavens.

The man: "..."

It was as if he’d seen a ghost.

After Shi Yaoguang had sworn on Quan Sicheng’s dog life, the man was speechless, but he accepted it nonetheless.

Of course, this did not mean the matter would not be pursued any further.

Shi Yaoguang hadn’t planned on letting Quan Sicheng off easily. How could he stir up such a huge mess and think to waltz right past it?

Not to mention that the victim’s family was unwilling to let him go — even if they were, she would have to pursue justice over family ties regardless.

Luckily for Quan Sicheng, he had no idea what she was thinking, or he might have committed matricide before she could carry out her justice.

...

The private doctor spent nearly an hour analyzing the ingredients in the medicine Shi Yaoguang had given him.

Only after confirming that it contained no allergens for Lun Yunjue did he apply the ointment to him.

Since Lun Yunjue’s condition was uncertain, Shi Yaoguang didn’t return home that night and had the bar owner set up a room for her next door.

As for Quan Sicheng, he was under close watch, guarded like a prisoner by two burly men.

It wasn’t until dawn broke that the joyous, tearful voice of the bar owner could be heard from upstairs.

"Young Master Lun is awake!"

Hearing this, Quan Sicheng let go of the anxiety he had held onto all night.

He craned his neck, trying to see what was happening upstairs.

Unfortunately, his allowed radius of movement did not exceed one meter.

Even if he turned himself into a giraffe, he still couldn’t see the situation upstairs.

He had no idea what Shi Yaoguang had been doing up there all night.

Upon hearing the bar owner’s voice, Shi Yaoguang quickly went to the private room next door.

By the time she arrived, Lun Yunjue had already woken up.

Lun Yunjue’s gaze was hazy as he had just awoken.

"Where... where am I?"

The bar owner spoke quickly, "This is Yunse Bar. You were hit on the head with a wine bottle by Young Master Quan. Do you remember?"

Lun Yunjue thought for a moment and nodded.

As he nodded, his hair pulled on his wound, causing him to wince in pain.

The man with a chilling aura shot a sharp look at the bar owner, who immediately mimed zipping his lips, indicating he would stay silent.

Lun Yunjue looked at his brother, "Bro, why are you here too?"

The man glared at him, "If I didn’t come to collect your corpse, did you plan to become a lonely ghost?"

Feeling a bit guilty at his brother’s stern tone, Lun Yunjue said, "Is it really that serious?"

As he spoke, he touched the bandaged wound on his head and weakly added, "See, I’m fine, right?"

"Fine?" The man snorted coldly, "I should never have let anyone save you."

Lun Yunjue saw that his brother was genuinely angry, and quickly tried to appease him, "Good brother, I know you want the best for me. I didn’t mean to hurt myself, please don’t be mad at me, okay?"

After pleading, he looked at his brother with hopeful eyes.

The man, clearly doting on his younger brother, softened his gaze and relented after being looked at in such a way.

Sensing the change, Lun Yunjue secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The private doctor waited until the brothers had finished speaking, then stepped forward to carefully examine Lun Yunjue. Once he confirmed that the recovery was going well, he felt completely assured.

At the same time, he couldn’t help but be curious about the ointment Shi Yaoguang had provided.

However, now wasn’t the time to ask about that.

With Lun Yunjue awake, it was time to settle the account of Quan Sicheng almost killing him.

Lun Yunjue also had this in mind. He looked around and didn’t see Quan Sicheng, prompting him to pout, "Where’s the guy who hit me?"

After asking, he seemed to notice Shi Yaoguang for the first time and sized her up with his gaze, "And who are you?"

"The one who hit you is Quan Sicheng," Shi Yaoguang stated seriously. "I am Quan Sicheng’s mother."

Lun Yunjue’s eyes went wide: "!!"