Chapter 1398: Chapter 1398

"I’m not blaming you."

Tang Ming snorted coldly.

"Tang, Young Master Tang, I am the only one in the Zhou family who knows your whereabouts, but I swear to heaven, I absolutely haven’t told anyone about it."

Zhou Zhen shouted, his face pale: "Young Master Tang has been a great benefactor to our Zhou family; no matter what, I couldn’t possibly betray you!"

Upon hearing this, Tang Ming squinted his eyes and didn’t speak.

The members of the Zhou family held their breath, not daring to exhale loudly.

"If there’s no problem on your end, then walls have ears."

A moment later, Tang Ming suddenly rose, then disappeared from his original spot.

Zhou Dafu and the others began to feel suspicious.

Just then, a miserable cry came from outside.

Zhou Dafu and his companions hurriedly ran out of the hall, only to see Tang Ming standing beneath the window, holding a servant in the air.

"Grandpa Zhou, who is this person?"

Tang Ming flung the servant to the ground.

"This is Hao Delong, a servant left over when we took over the Zhou family from Zhou Xianren and his son."

Old Master Zhou was stunned, then suddenly widened his eyes: "I see. That day in the study, besides you and me, only he stayed inside to serve tea and water. Could it be...?"

"Speak, whose man are you?"

Tang Ming snorted coldly, staring murderously at Hao Delong.

"I’m no one’s man, I..."

Hao Delong looked at Tang Ming with a pale face, suddenly opening his mouth forcefully.

"Wanting to die isn’t that easy."

Tang Ming snorted coldly, dashed to Hao Delong’s side like lightning, grabbed his jaw, and then extracted a poison tooth from his mouth: "Hiding poison, you’re quite ruthless!"

"Wha-what do you want?"

Hao Delong looked at Tang Ming in horror, never expecting to not even have a chance to commit suicide.

"Whose man are you? You better confess, or I’ll make you understand what it means to beg for life but not death."

Tang Ming stared coldly at Hao Delong, a cluster of black air condensing in his hand, which he pressed against the wall.

The wall dissolved instantly when touched by the black air, emitting a pungent smell.

"I’ll tell, I’ll tell, I’m Group Leader Hao Jian’s man."

Seeing this, Hao Delong instantly chickened out. He wasn’t afraid to die but feared a fate worse than death!

Tang Ming snorted coldly, kicking Hao Delong in the chest and knocking him unconscious.

Old Master Zhou looked stupefied at the scene unfolding before him.

"This person should be the spy Hao Jian sent to Zhou Xianren’s side. Later, after Zhou Xianren and his son fell, he remained hidden."

Tang Ming poured the poison liquid from the tooth into his mouth and said coldly, "This bastard nearly killed me."

"Please forgive me, Young Master Tang. I really didn’t know our Zhou family was hiding a spy."

Old Master Zhou hurriedly apologized to Tang Ming, sweating profusely.

"I trust the Zhou family wouldn’t betray me, but this can’t happen again in the future."

Tang Ming warned coldly.

"Yes, yes, I guarantee this won’t happen again."

Old Master Zhou wiped his sweat and firmly promised.

"Fatty, call Chen Cang and have him summon the high-ranking members of the Poison Sect and Flowing Cloud Sect to the Zhou family for a meeting."

Tang Ming took Hao Delong back to the living room.

Zhou Dafu nodded quickly, then looked at Old Master Zhou: "Grandpa, immediately conduct a thorough inspection of the Zhou family. Dismiss everyone left over from Zhou Xianren and his son; they’re too dangerous."

Old Master Zhou wiped off the cold sweat, nodding hastily; this was too terrifying.

Once Tang Ming’s health recovered, he was eager to leave the Liu Family to investigate who betrayed him.

A fortress fears being breached from the inside. If the traitor isn’t found, there’ll be huge trouble ahead.

At the time, only Chen Cang and Old Master Zhou knew Tang Ming was heading to Wangjiao Town. Chen Cang was in the office discussing it with no outsiders present. If there’s an issue, it must be with Chen Cang.

Therefore, Tang Ming stealthily observed Chen Cang and found him troubled about missing his college entrance exams and not entering Imperial University. Tang Ming realized Chen Cang wasn’t the traitor, otherwise, he wouldn’t care so much.

Subsequently, Tang Ming boldly went to the Zhou family, believing Old Master Zhou wasn’t the traitor, which left only the possibility of having enemy spies around him.

Tang Ming grandly arrived at the Zhou family to prompt informants in the family to relay messages to those behind them.

From the moment he entered the Zhou family, he maximized his sensing ability to monitor everyone’s actions, eventually uncovering the issue.

When he entered the family hall to chat with others, he sensed someone making a phone call to report his return.

The result was clear: Hao Delong was the traitor caught by Tang Ming.

"Everyone, don’t panic. Now that the traitor has been caught, I won’t blame you."

Back in the hall, Tang Ming sat in a chair, smiling at the Zhou family members.

"Young Master Tang, I’m truly sorry. I never thought our Zhou family would hide Hao Jian’s people; it’s our fault that you suffered so much."

Old Master Zhou looked at Tang Ming with a face full of guilt.

"In hindsight, we should have replaced everyone left by Zhou Xianren and his son when we took control of the Zhou family."

Zhou Dafu nodded repeatedly.

"It’s alright; after all, these people can’t harm me."

Tang Ming smiled indifferently, consoling them: "No one expected Hao Jian to monitor Zhou Xianren and son initially. I returned too abruptly, took out Zhou Xianren and his son, and Hao Jian’s people didn’t withdraw in time, becoming pieces to monitor the Zhou family. Being calculated against this time was on me, for not warning you to be cautious, not your fault."

"Thank you, Brother Ming, for understanding."

Zhou Dafu looked at Tang Ming gratefully.

Everyone chatted and laughed in the hall while waiting. Soon Chen Cang and Xin Badao arrived.

"Brother Ming, where did you go? I missed you so much!"

Chen Cang entered the room with exaggerated enthusiasm, rushing towards Tang Ming.

"Keep your distance from me."

Tang Ming hurriedly pressed Chen Cang’s chest, preventing him from getting too close.

"I don’t mind; what are you worried about?"

Chen Cang pouted unhappily, "By the way, have you informed Xiao Li and Meng Ting that you’re back?"

"They already know, don’t worry."

Tang Ming pushed Chen Cang away, speaking calmly.

"That’s good; those two have been way too worried recently."

Chen Cang nodded repeatedly, then looked at Tang Ming curiously: "What’s with the getup, why the mask?"

"Everyone, sit down. I have important news to announce."

Tang Ming waved his hand, signaling everyone to take their seats.