The bodies of Lei Ou and his grandson lay silently in the reception hall, with no one attending to them.
Zhou Changqing sat a short distance away, calmly sipping tea, occasionally exchanging a few words with Ya Fei or refilling Medusa's cup.
About a quarter of an hour passed.
Then a flurry of footsteps sounded outside the door.
Before long, several lavishly dressed old men with formidable auras pushed through the door, accompanied by servants and guards.
The first thing the old men saw upon entering was the pair of corpses on the floor!
At the sight, the faces of the old men, guards, and attendants alike changed!
"Who are you?! How dare you commit murder on Mittel premises!"
One of the old men stared at Lei Ou's corpse, his eyes turning cold, then looked at Zhou Changqing and shouted!
The other old men also regarded Zhou Changqing with hostile eyes.
These old men were all Elders of the Mittel Family. The one who had spoken was on good terms with Lei Ou and belonged to the same faction within the family.
He had even had a hand in sending people to search for Zhou Changqing back then.
Now that he had seen Lei Ou brutally killed, and on their own turf at that, how could he not be furious?
It was only his wariness of Zhou Changqing's ability to kill Lei Ou that had kept him from attacking immediately.
Ya Fei knew these Elders. To prevent a repeat of Zhou Changqing's earlier wrongful accusation, she was about to explain.
Seeing her intent, Zhou Changqing immediately reached out and pressed a hand to her shoulder, stopping her.
Ya Fei was only a Dou Zhe, after all, and far too weak. Living within the Mittel Family, she had developed the habit