Qiao Zimo naturally understood his strong reaction. After the terrible falling-out between their two families, not a shred of goodwill remained. Everyone had assumed Ye Heng was a dead man this time, but who could have guessed he would actually manage to save his own skin!
"I heard the Ministry of Justice couldn't find any direct evidence connecting him to Lord Ye Zheng's murder, so… so…"
Ye Yunfeng's fists clenched, veins popping on his forehead. "How could it have nothing to do with him! Obviously—"
'Sis had her eyes on him even before she returned to the capital!'
'Knowing my sister, she would never have acted unless she was absolutely certain!'
'But now—he's just getting a slap on the wrist!?'
Ye Yunfeng swallowed the rest of his words, a storm raging in his chest that refused to be quelled.
He said through gritted teeth, "Even so, the sheer amount of wealth discovered in his mansion is enough for a death sentence!"
