Upon hearing his sister's words, Ning Wangshu immediately turned around, smiling at her as he said, "Don't worry about them; they've already gone where they need to be."

Pausing for a moment, Ning Wangshu continued, "Ruoxuan, can you tell me what's going on? Why did you run away when you saw me, and why don't you acknowledge me as your brother anymore?

And who are those two people? I think I heard them asking you to sign some kind of Letter of Understanding?"

At these words, Ning Ruoxuan's eyes instantly reddened again.

Her emotions flared up, and she suddenly shoved Ning Wangshu away, crying out with tear-filled eyes, "What kind of brother are you?! I'd rather not have you as my brother! If it weren't for you, how would Mom have gotten into a car accident and died? You might as well have just died out there; why did you even come back!?"

"Sob, sob..." With that, Ning Ruoxuan squatted on the ground, covering her face and crying bitterly.

"Wha-what!? Mom, Mom died in a car accident..."

Ning Wangshu's eyes widened in disbelief, as if struck by lightning!

His face turned pale, and he staggered back a few steps, unable to accept the reality his sister had just revealed.

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After a long while.

Ning Wangshu still couldn't believe the news of his mother's death. He swallowed hard, looking down at his sister crying in front of him.

Taking a deep breath, he squatted down in front of her, his throat moving as he hoarsely asked, "Ruoxuan, what exactly happened? Hasn't it only been a little over three months? Why! Why did Mom have a car accident in just three short months!?"

Ning Wangshu couldn't hide the grief and anger in his heart.

The last sentence was more like a vent and a question to the unfairness of fate!

Hearing Ning Wangshu's words, Ning Ruoxuan seemed to find an outlet, suddenly raising her head, her eyes red and filled with tears as she glared at him, gritting her teeth, "You still have the nerve to ask what happened?

Fine! You want to know, right? I'll tell you now!

If you hadn't disappeared without a trace, how would Mom have been hit by a drunk driver while looking for you? It's you! You killed Mom!

If it weren't for you, Mom wouldn't have died!

Now do you know what happened? Are you satisfied?!"

Ning Ruoxuan glared at him, her eyes filled with hatred.

"Wha-what!?"

Ning Wangshu was thunderstruck!

He never imagined that his mother's death was because of him! That she had the accident while looking for him.

At this moment, Ning Wangshu was filled with guilt and regret.

"I killed Mom, it was me who killed Mom..."

Ning Wangshu murmured in a daze, looking lost and desolate.

Seeing him like this, Ning Ruoxuan seemed somewhat satisfied, sneering, "Do you still think you're fit to be my brother?

Even at the end, Mom was still thinking about you, but what about you? Not only did you cause her death, but you didn't even come back to see her one last time, let alone give her a proper farewell!"

As she spoke, Ning Ruoxuan's tears silently fell again.

However, she resolutely wiped them away, taking a deep breath, "So, I don't need you as a brother anymore. We have nothing to do with each other.

Go wherever you want, keep disappearing if you like, because no one will care about your life or death anymore!"

Faced with his sister's accusations, Ning Wangshu was at a loss for words.

In the end, he could only speak with difficulty, "Yes, I'm not a competent son, nor a qualified brother. Sigh..."

Saying this, Ning Wangshu took a deep breath, trying to calm his turbulent emotions, then slowly continued, "But, I'm still your brother, and that's a bond of blood that can never be changed!

I don't expect you to forgive me right now! But rest assured, from now on, I won't let anyone bully you!

No matter who it is, even if it's the king himself, if he dares to bully you, I'll make him pay the most painful price!

I will do everything in my power to be a good brother, I promise!"

Ning Wangshu's tone was firm and resolute.

The facts that had already happened couldn't be changed; the only thing he could do was make amends!

Make amends for what he owed his sister.

Do his utmost to take care of her, so that their mother's spirit in heaven could be at peace!

However, Ning Ruoxuan wasn't buying his words.

She sneered, "Alright, since you're so capable, not even putting the king in your eyes, then do you dare to make the drunk driver who killed Mom pay with his life?"

Taking a deep breath, Ning Ruoxuan continued, "Didn't you ask me earlier what those two people wanted me to sign?"

I'm telling you now, they want me to sign a Letter of Understanding for that executioner!

Those two were sent by the other side to force me to sign the letter, so he can avoid criminal responsibility. They've used all kinds of threats and bribes to try to make me give in.

I had no choice but to move here from elsewhere to avoid them, so that damn executioner would be sentenced and punished!"

At this, Ning Ruoxuan said hatefully, "But just sentencing him is too lenient; he has no remorse whatsoever, not even a hint of apology from start to finish."

From the beginning, he sent people with money to find me, wanting me to sign the letter.

Hah... he thinks money can settle everything, buy someone's life, and let him get away with it? I refuse! Even if I die, I won't sign that letter for him!"

"So..." Ning Ruoxuan looked at Ning Wangshu again, "If you really want me to acknowledge you as my brother, then make that murderer pay with his life for Mom! Otherwise, I'll never acknowledge you in this lifetime!"

After hearing his sister recount the whole story, Ning Wangshu didn't hesitate for a moment and said, "Alright! Do you know that person's name? And where he is now, or do you have a photo of him?"

Seeing Ning Wangshu's straightforward response, Ning Ruoxuan was taken aback, hesitated for a moment, but still said, "His name is Xu Yiming, I don't have a photo.

But I know he's the deputy general manager of Prosperity Group, and also the son of the chairman. You can find some information about him online.

As for where he is now... I don't know, I only know he was released on bail."

Hearing this, Ning Wangshu nodded, "So it shouldn't be hard to find him."

With that, Ning Wangshu looked at Ning Ruoxuan, "Ruoxuan, I'm leaving now. I'll come back to you once I've taken care of this!"

Seeing Ning Wangshu getting up to leave, Ning Ruoxuan couldn't help but call out, "Where are you going?"

Ning Wangshu turned back with a smile, "Of course, to make the drunk driver who killed Mom pay with his life!"

"You're crazy! I was just speaking out of anger, are you really going to kill someone? This is a law-abiding society, if you kill someone you'll be sentenced too!"

Ning Ruoxuan shouted anxiously.

Though she said she wouldn't acknowledge Ning Wangshu as her brother, he was still her brother, and as Ning Wangshu said, they were bound by blood. How could she truly let Ning Wangshu kill someone for their mother's sake?

Unexpectedly, Ning Wangshu just smiled again at her words, saying calmly, "I know it's a law-abiding society, so I won't kill directly.

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At least... not in a way that anyone would know, or have any evidence to prove I did it.

But that person will definitely die!

In three days! In three days, you'll hear of his death..."

With that, Ning Wangshu turned and left.

Ning Ruoxuan stomped her foot in frustration, shouting angrily, "Ning Wangshu! Stop right there! Don't do anything foolish!"

However, Ning Wangshu didn't turn back, just waved his hand at her, "Don't worry. Your brother didn't come back empty-handed after disappearing for these months. When I say he'll die in three days, he will die in three days! And no one will know it has anything to do with me..."

Watching Ning Wangshu's departing figure, Ning Ruoxuan was filled with anger.

Though she wanted to harden her heart and ignore Ning Wangshu, after hesitating for a moment, she couldn't, and could only stomp her foot in frustration, hurriedly chasing after him...

"Ning Wangshu! Ning Wangshu! Did you hear me!?"

However, when she reached the corner, Ning Wangshu was nowhere to be seen...

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