His ruthlessness and malice are compared to ordinary people. But the man before him, he truly doesn’t regard human lives as lives.

More accurately, he doesn’t consider himself human.

Jiang Heng only stayed at Rashomon for a few months, but those months became a dark period that he dared not even recall. And this man, he lived in Rashomon for a longer time, perhaps as the finest dog under the Rashomon Sect Leader.

Jiang Heng wouldn’t dare provoke Song Chi, this murder machine devoid of legal and moral consciousness.

The restaurant waiter held a platter of Western food, standing at a distance, calmly asking Jiang Heng: "Mr. Jiang, your hand is injured, would you need immediate medical attention, should I drive you there?"

"No need!"

Jiang Heng went to the hospital by himself.

At the hospital, most people had dispersed.

Jiang Heng squeezed his bleeding hand and walked toward the treatment room on the left side of the first-floor lobby. Outside the left corridor was an outdoor smoking area, where he glimpsed two men standing, looking like the thugs by the Young Helmsman’s side.

He didn’t know their names, but he knew they were trusted deeply by the Young Helmsman.

Fragments of conversation drifted from the smoking area: "The second young master made a mistake this time, voluntarily pleaded for punishment and went to the Central Cave, Mrs. Huo is bound to be heartbroken and sleepless through the night again."

"Mrs. Huo deserves it, she is too biased. Our Young Helmsman is her son too, yet she treats him like a monstrous flood. Look at the disgusting things she did while the Young Helmsman was sick, she’s simply unworthy of being a mother."

"But Mrs. Huo is quite pitiable too, eh." Zheng Lie nudged Zheng Qin’s shoulder, suddenly lowered his voice mysteriously, "You know, actually back then when Rashomon stole children from Divine Concealment Island, it wasn’t just two, it was three!"

"Ah?" Zheng Qin felt confused, "Wasn’t it said to be two?"

"There’s an untold story in this!" Zheng Lie, like a thief, whispered, "As far as I know, three were indeed stolen, one was the child Mrs. Huo wrongly raised, another was the Old Helmsman’s youngest, and the other..."

Seeing Zheng Lie hesitant to continue, Zheng Qin, extremely curious, urged him: "Go on, say it, don’t leave me hanging."

Only then did Zheng Lie say, "The other was the son of a young female housekeeper."

"Come on, just this?" Zheng Qin sneered, teasingly remarked, "That’s not much of a secret."

"What do you know!" Zheng Lie continued, "That female housekeeper hadn’t even married! She was a handmaid brought over from Y Nation by the Old Helmsman’s wife, often by her side. Many people rumored that the housekeeper’s child was the Old Helmsman’s!"

"Ah?" Zheng Qin’s mouth widened in shock.

"Really?"

Zheng Lie shrugged, "True or false, I don’t know, but I heard that when the hundred great financial noble families allied to attack Rashomon, they rescued several children from Rashomon. One of them was the housekeeper’s child, but our Old Helmsman didn’t bring him back, allowing him to fend for himself outside."

Zheng Qin suddenly realized, analyzing, "I understand, the Huo Family doesn’t let their bloodline leak outside, but our Old Helmsman deeply loved that princess lady, how could he bring back an illegitimate child to block the view? To please the one he loved, he had to act accordingly."

"Just pitiful for that child." Zheng Qin sighed, "If that child were alive, he’d be about the same age as our Young Helmsman."

"Hey, maybe he’s been dead for ages." Zheng Lie lamented, "I wish that child were already dead. If he’s still alive, he’d be a threat to our Young Helmsman."

"Think about it, the big young masters are all useless. The Old Helmsman’s beloved youngest died in the Rashomon kidnapping incident. If a young illegitimate child suddenly appeared, the Old Helmsman, out of guilt, may inevitably feel pity."

"True enough."

...

Jiang Heng heard about seventy to eighty percent of Zheng Lie and Zheng Qin’s secret conversation, he went to the medical room to treat his wound, remaining unresponsive as the doctor asked if it hurt. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Rashomon stole three children from Divine Concealment Island, including a child born to a single female housekeeper by the Old Helmsman. The child was later rescued, but the Old Helmsman claimed not to know him...

Piecing together all this information, Jiang Heng had a bold guess brewing in his heart.

He thought of what his father said: back when the hundred great financial noble families attacked Rashomon, Rashomon hurriedly fled, leaving behind three hostage children.

The other two children were claimed back by their respective families, except for him, unclaimed.

Could it be that he is the third child stolen from Divine Concealment Island?