Free Web NovelChapter 348: Chapter 343: However, the Death Penalty Can Be Forgiven, but a Living Punishment Is Inescapable (Part 2)
Chu He was, of course, the blazing sun, while their family of three was nothing but a speck of filth.
The more Sun Yuzhe thought about it, the more his courage failed him. His legs gave out in fear, and he collapsed right onto the ground.
His hands braced against the floor, trembling violently.
Sun Leibo held up slightly better than his son.
But large beads of sweat, the size of soybeans, continuously rolled down his face.
Then, following the others’ example,
he fell to his knees with a thud and pleaded with Chu He, "Mr. Chu, I was blind to your greatness! I... I... I... I really didn’t do it on purpose.
It was this wretched woman who was always egging me on, telling me to do this and that. I’m just henpecked, afraid of my wife.
I can’t make my own decisions on most things. I’ve always just done whatever my wife, Yang Ling, orders me to do.
Please, I’m begging you, spare me and my son! We’re both innocent."
Yang Ling opened her chapped lips, wanting to speak, but her throat felt as if it had shriveled up.
It felt raw and scorched. This wasn’t a physical ailment,
but rather that the pressure on Yang Ling was so immense she felt on the verge of total annihilation.
Hearing her husband’s words, Yang Ling didn’t even have the strength to be angry. All she felt was endless fear and regret.
"Mr. Chu, dealing with this family of three would only dirty your hands. You’re a man of immense stature,
the strongest person on all of Blue Star.
So please, entrust this family to me. I guarantee I’ll handle it cleanly,
and ensure this family of three can never appear before you again."
Cao Yangming knew at once that his chance to redeem himself had come. Kneeling on the ground, he shuffled forward,
a fawning smile on his face as he hastily wiped the blood from his face with his sleeve.
"What do you all think?" Chu He didn’t answer Cao Yangming directly.
Instead, he looked at Sun Canxing, Li Ping, and Sun Xuesong.
To Chu He, how this family of three was dealt with made no difference to him whatsoever.
He might as well let Sun Canxing and the others decide for themselves.
"Dad, can you let me be the one to make this decision?" Sun Canxing asked.
Hearing Sun Canxing’s words, Sun Leibo instantly panicked.
He knew, of course, how much Sun Canxing hated him.
This decision absolutely could not be left to Sun Canxing.
Sun Leibo quickly crawled on his knees over to Sun Xuesong, snot and tears streaming down his face as he cried, "Big Brother, you’re my own brother!
We grew up together. We both lived through that Evil Spirit tide.
It’s just... later, my mind was clouded. But I’ve come back now, I’m clear-headed again.
After today is over, I promise I’ll divorce that venomous woman.
I’ve been led astray by that venomous woman for too many years. It’s only today that I’ve finally woken up.
I’m so ashamed.
Big Brother, can you give your little brother a chance to start over?"
Sun Leibo’s words devolved into choked sobs. It was impossible to know if he was truly remorseful,
or if he was recalling the time when he and his brother had supported each other,
or perhaps he simply felt that disaster was imminent and was becoming uncontrollably afraid.
Sun Xuesong was torn with conflict.
But Sun Canxing stepped forward with a cold, indifferent expression,
and kicked his third uncle to the ground, stopping him from speaking any further.
Sun Canxing knew full well that his father was soft-hearted. If he let Sun Leibo keep talking,
his father might actually choose to forgive him.
Sun Canxing said, "Dad, don’t you forget how Second Uncle died."
Sitting in his wheelchair, Sun Xuesong’s entire body shuddered.
Yes, he remembered his other younger brother.
Sun Leibo was the third.
Back when they were fleeing for their lives, their second brother fell.
Just as he was getting up, the third brother pushed him back down and even pulled a cabinet down on top of him.
Afterward, the third brother—Sun Leibo—explained that he had been in such a panic that he had mistaken his second brother for an Evil Spirit.
In reality, it was because everyone was running, and an unusual sound had come from the stairwell.
Everyone thought an Evil Spirit was catching up to them,
and Sun Leibo, the third brother, desperate to save his own skin, chose to sacrifice the second.
But Sun Xuesong had never told anyone about this incident.
He had only mentioned it once when he’d had a bit to drink and became emotional.
By that time, Sun Canxing’s family was no longer on speaking terms with Sun Leibo’s family.
Sun Xuesong closed his eyes in pain and said, "Canxing, you decide."
Sun Canxing looked at Cao Yangming. "I expect you to do as you’ve said."
"Don’t worry. A piece of filth like that, lower than an animal,
who would even betray his own brother... letting him live would just be letting a parasite feast on the world."
Cao Yangming and the other Martial Artists kneeling on the ground all had faces full of fury.
After all, what Sun Leibo had done was truly monstrous.
Terrified, Sun Leibo’s face went white.
He rushed over, wanting to hug Sun Xuesong, but was again kicked to the ground by Sun Canxing.
But Sun Leibo lay on the ground, wailing in a tear-choked voice, "Big Brother, open your eyes and look at me!
I’m your youngest brother!
Mom and Dad died young, didn’t they tell you to look after Second Brother and me?
I was just confused back then! You know I’ve never been very smart; I’ve always relied on others.
I realized I was wrong later!
Oh, right! Didn’t my second sister-in-law take her kid and go somewhere else to make a living?
I know that widow and her orphan are in a pitiful state.
After I get divorced, I’ll spend the rest of my life making it up to them! I’ll find my second sister-in-law and her child,
