My Scheming Little Devil-Chapter 1011: An Unexpected Person Appears

His voice was hoarse beyond measure, heavy with profound sorrow and fatigue. Old Ling wasn’t an ordinary person; his death must have involved many affairs to be dealt with.

The various relationships with relatives and friends, and people from the political realm asking questions and needing to be received—being the eldest son, the heavy responsibility of the Ling’s family had fallen on him. He couldn’t afford to lose decorum; he was probably so busy he didn’t even have time to catch his breath.

"I’m sorry... I can’t help with anything," Ye Lu felt immensely guilty, "How is Ling Xiu now?"

"He is deeply grieving and despondent; grandfather’s death hit him too hard. Right now, he’s highly emotional, frantically collecting evidence to investigate. He says he will go to all lengths to find the murderer, to absolutely tear them into pieces," Ling Yan’s usually calm voice now carried a sharp, bloodthirsty edge.

Ye Lu’s heart jolted violently, and her face turned deathly pale.

She could tell just how aggrieved the Ling brothers were; they would certainly do everything in their power to find the murderer.

If they ever learned the truth, what would happen to Third Young Master Jun?

With the power of the Ling’s family, they would never let things rest easy. After all, it was a grudge for the murder of a family member; even if the Ling brothers wanted to kill Third Young Master Jun for revenge, it would be within all reason.

Her fingers clenched tightly, gripping the phone so hard it nearly shattered, a look of agony emerging in her eyes.

"Have you found any clues yet?" Her voice sounded unexpectedly calm.

"The perpetrator’s methods are very professional, surely someone with a significant background. The job was done cleanly and neatly, though there are some clues, those could be intentional misdirections, left on purpose to make us chase the wrong leads," he said.

Ling Yan paused for a while.

"But I wonder, how could these people know so precisely the time and location grandpa would appear at? That was supposed to be highly confidential, known to fewer than ten people. How did the killers learn of it? Unless..."

Ye Lu’s heart tightened, "Unless what?"

"Unless among us who knew, someone leaked it out, but... the people around grandpa, they have followed him for decades, loyal and true, they wouldn’t betray him. And in this battle, they all died. So, if there’s no traitor, what could it be?"

Ye Lu felt an even colder chill in her heart; Ling Yan was indeed a composed person, quickly unraveling the mystery and thinking so thoroughly.

"Then what’s your guess?" Ye Lu couldn’t help probing.

Ling Yan’s voice deepened, "If there’s no traitor, yet the most critical information was disclosed, then it must be surveillance. Perhaps someone used high-tech means to infiltrate our communications. However, grandpa’s security has always been tightly monitored, not easily breached, so the invasion technique must be extraordinary. I am now preparing to invite technical personnel from the national information department for analysis."

Ye Lu inwardly took a sharp intake of breath. Although Ling Yan hadn’t guessed correctly, he wasn’t far off the mark either.

If Ling Yan were to look into surveillance, he might well investigate Ling Xiu.

...

On the day of Old Ling’s memorial service, Ye Lu, wearing a hat and dressed in a solemn black suit, went downstairs and said coldly to Third Young Master Jun.

"I am going to attend Old Ling’s memorial service." Whether he permitted it or not, she was determined to go.

Surprisingly, Third Young Master Jun casually put away the newspaper he was holding.

"Fine."

He took her out the door, and Ye Lu was full of surprise; he was actually not objecting.

Could it be that he wasn’t afraid of her coming into contact with the Ling brothers and, in a fit of righteous indignation, exposing him?

However, what Third Young Master Jun was pondering was exactly this question—he wanted to gamble on what she would do.

Arriving at Old Ling’s memorial service venue, there were many people, all dignitaries, but it was very quiet. Amid this crowd of influential figures, Ye Lu unexpectedly spotted Yiren and couldn’t help but freeze.

That’s the update for today; tomorrow is the author’s birthday, busy, the updates for these two days will be slow.