Chapter 121: I Dare Not Tell You!

"You reap what you sow!"

Qin Mu's words left He Qingtian speechless in an instant.

"Can the condition be contained?" He Qingtian asked into his intercom. He had already sent his grandson, He Fan, into the infirmary for emergency treatment. At this moment, he could only pin his hopes on the top-tier doctors he had spent over a decade cultivating.

"It's impossible!" the doctors replied, their voices filled with helplessness and despair. "The pill dissolved the moment it touched his tongue. Inducing vomiting is completely ineffective, and the medicinal properties have already fused directly into his bloodstream. It took effect far too quickly!"

"Master, you should... prepare for their funerals."

The doctors delivered their final verdict. The ECG monitors had flatlined. Upon hearing this, He Qingtian’s hand trembled, and the intercom fell to the floor. In that moment, he seemed to age by more than a decade. The room fell into a heavy silence, the horrific sight of He Fan bleeding from his seven orifices still fresh in everyone’s minds.

"You brat! You made these pills, so you must know the antidote! If you don't want to die, hand it over immediately!"

After a long pause, He Qingtian snapped back to reality. He lunged forward, and had it not been for Wu Mu blocking his path, he would have seized Qin Mu and forced the antidote out of him, even if it meant killing him.

Qin Mu tucked his hands into his pockets and let out an incredulous sound. "Oh?"

"Now, you old dog, you finally remember that I was the one who made these pills?" Qin Mu mocked. "They aren't the result of your He family's decade of painstaking research anymore?"

Qin Mu’s words instantly shifted the atmosphere of the room. The reporters who had previously accused Qin Mu of stealing the He family’s formula all retreated into the corners, not daring to show their faces. He Qingtian, meanwhile, was so enraged by Qin Mu’s words that he was left speechless. He was trapped in a dilemma of his own making. A veteran who had ruled his family for decades, He Qingtian found himself completely cornered by a young man, unable to find a way out.

"Don't forget, the patent for the formula is still in my hands! If you want to continue production, hand over the antidote!" He Qingtian hissed, still trying to maintain a position of superiority and negotiate. "Once my grandson and brother recover, perhaps I will allow your White Emperor City to become a vassal of the He family and engage in small-scale production."

He Qingtian was accustomed to being arrogant, and even now, he tried to bully Qin Mu into a deal. Qin Mu simply responded with a contemptuous laugh.

"What are you laughing at?" He Qingtian asked, though his heart sank with a sense of impending doom.

"If the pills are fake, what makes you think the formula could be real?"

"If you want it, you can have it." Qin Mu waved his hand dismissively, acting as if he couldn't care less.

Hearing this, the stunned He Qingtian finally realized the truth. No wonder Qin Mu hadn't tried to stop him from filing the patent. The formula he had obtained was a complete and utter fraud! It didn't just fail to heal; it was a lethal poison. And this poison was something he had personally fed to his own grandson and brother. As this realization dawned on him, He Qingtian felt a chill to his core. This boy was truly terrifying!

"My grandson is just a child! What did he know? How could you poison him like this!" He Qingtian wept, putting on a display of grief befitting an elder.

Qin Mu narrowed his eyes slightly. *Coercion didn't work, so now you're playing the emotional card?*

"Just a child?" Qin Mu retorted, his voice cold. "Old dog, don't tell me you didn't hear a single word of what he said earlier!"

He Qingtian hadn't even finished his lament before Qin Mu’s question turned his face ashen. Qin Mu’s gaze was grave, his voice like thunder. "Tell me, what kind of child is capable of being so cruel as to slaughter forty-two children? What kind of malice drives someone to wipe out entire families at the slightest provocation?!"

"A beast like that deserves to die!"

Before He Qingtian could finish his performance, Qin Mu had shut it down completely. Given what He Fan had done, he would be reviled by everyone. He Qingtian felt his limbs go cold; he slumped backward and collapsed onto the floor.

"Now that I've settled the score with the He family, it’s time to settle the one with my own White Emperor City." Qin Mu swept his gaze across the room. "Where is the traitor?"

"I'll go get him," Wu Mu replied.

Wu Mu stepped past He Qingtian and strode into the interior of the He residence. Soon, a series of screams and pleas for mercy echoed out, like a chicken being slaughtered. Moments later, Li Jie was dragged out by his collar and thrown before Qin Mu.

"Let go of me! Let go of me! Do you know who I am?" Li Jie shrieked. The man who had once looked like a polished corporate elite now resembled a beaten dog. He fell silent only when Wu Mu tossed him at Qin Mu’s feet. He hadn't expected that less than a few hours later, he would be face-to-face with the new master of White Emperor City again.

"T-this... I didn't steal the formula! The He family forced me!" Li Jie stammered in a desperate attempt to shift the blame.

Qin Mu lashed out with a kick, sending Li Jie flying; the terrifying force shattered both of his hands instantly.

*Boom!*

"What is a formula worth?" Qin Mu declared. "Even if only one of my employees had died tonight, his life is worth more than ten of yours!"

Qin Mu was known for protecting his own. If his employees were hurt, he would personally storm the He residence to seek vengeance. And he never showed mercy to traitors.

"I... I am a member of the Jiang Alliance now!" Li Jie, having no other background to rely on, pinned his final hopes on the Jiang Alliance, praying that Qin Mu would fear their reputation and spare his life.

To his dismay, a cold smile tugged at the corner of Qin Mu’s mouth.

"What a coincidence," Qin Mu said. "I specialize in killing members of the Jiang Alliance!"

Qin Mu stepped forward and, in front of the gathered reporters, systematically broke all four of Li Jie’s limbs. This was the fate of a traitor—to kill the chicken to frighten the monkey. And this was only the beginning; Qin Mu intended to carry out a total purge of the Lin Group.