Standing Next To You-Chapter 381: To Find Fei Chuan

"Please forgive us!"

Fei Yuxuan’s loud shout made everyone pause momentarily.

If the floor hadn’t been carpeted, he would have bled from the impact. Seizing the silence, he gathered his courage to explain.

"We don’t mean to bring harm to the family. We have no choice but to speak the truth. Please believe us."

Head Master Fei stopped rubbing his temples and looked at Fei Yuxuan. "What do you mean you have no choice? Who forced you into this?"

Fei Yuxuan swallowed nervously. "Before I say anything, can everyone promise me that what we are going to tell you will not be leaked outside, not even to your own personal butlers?"

Head Master Fei’s eyes scanned the stunned faces in the room. He then glanced down at Fei Yuxuan. "You have my word."

Fei Yuxuan sighed in relief and took a deep breath. "As my parents said, we don’t intend to bring any shame to the family. We were...threatened."

Everyone’s ears perked up.

Head Master Fei’s face changed.

Fei Yuxuan briefly recounted the details, starting from the moment Fei Min arrived, to the latter dragging Fei Chuan out, and then to Bei Sangyun’s sudden arrival. He also mentioned the involvement of the Third Chief and Fei Chuan’s threatening remarks. However, he tactfully did not disclose what Fei Chuan said to threaten Fei Menqi and the butlers.

Fei Menqi and Fei Ling also gave their statements. They exaggerated Fei Chuan’s threats, saying that he had the dirty secrets of every member and worker in the household and planned to reveal them to the public.

At first, the other members did not believe that Fei Chuan had such means. After all, if uncovering everyone’s secrets were so easy, many of their enemies would have already brought them down.

However, while Fei Menqi and Fei Ling didn’t reveal their own secrets, they did disclose the secrets of the butlers that Fei Chuan had exposed.

Their exaggerated story portrayed Fei Chuan as mysterious and powerful, instilling fear in the elders and others present.

Every one of them had secrets they wanted to hide until death. The thought of these secrets coming to light terrified them.

The most frightening thing for these people, who had many things to lose, was having their ugly real faces exposed to the public. It was tantamount to being executed.

"We are too afraid that if we make a move, he will expose everyone’s secrets. I don’t know what kind of despicable methods he uses, but he hid well while gathering information about us. At that moment, I could only think of preventing Fei Chuan from spilling more of our family secrets," Fei Ling said, appearing regretful and remorseful.

Their statements also aligned with the testimony of the butlers found tied up at Fei Chuan’s residence. It was hard to believe, but with so many voices corroborating the story, they had no choice but to accept it.

"That must be the reason why Fei Chuan immediately left. That rascal knew we would gradually find this out, so he left the mansion!" one of the elders furiously remarked.

"How did he manage to get those secrets anyway? He was in the countryside until just two years ago. Is it possible for him to have dug up every secret in this place in two years?"

"Isn’t it obvious? That bastard must have collaborated with that wild child from the Lin family. Perhaps, he has been spying for the Lin family, or maybe he was working with other families as well!"

"What you said makes sense. There’s no way he is alone in this. There must be some backers behind him."

The Fei family has stood strong for generations. Although they weren’t what they used to be in the past, they were still a respectable and highly influential family in the country. They were included in the ranks of the wealthy families, it was natural to amassed alliances as well as enemies.

So, it was only reasonable to assume they had enemies who planted spies among their ranks to watch their every move.

Fei Chuan had been living in the countryside until two years ago. While he was living outside the capital, those people must have approached him and roped him into working as their spy.

The people in the room were convinced by this reasoning.

Head Master Fei remained silent.

His expression was heavy, and so was his heart. Was it truly like the others said, that Fei Chuan, his youngest grandson, had been turned into a spy by their enemies?

Although Head Master Fei did not personally watch Fei Chuan’s growth, he was constantly informed about his life in the countryside.

That child, even though he was thrown into such a place, maintained his indifference and stubbornness. He was remarkable since he was a kid, and although he appeared gloomy during these two years, Head Master Fei could still see the unwavering pride in Fei Chuan’s eyes.

A kid like him did not seem to be someone who would be willing to spy for others.

However, this was the most reasonable excuse that Head Master Fei and everyone could think of. To dig up such secrets, immense resources, deep connections, and a well-planned strategy were required.

And with Fei Chuan’s young age and limited connections, he did not seem to have any of those.

Head Master Fei didn’t have a choice but to believe what the others said. The possibility of Fei Chuan working with outsiders was the only plausible answer.

Amidst the people’s curses for Fei Chuan, Head Master Fei interrupted and asked aloud, "Jian, do you have any idea where your son could possibly be?"

Everyone paused and gazed at Fei Jian.

Right, Fei Chuan’s father was here. If anyone knew about Fei Chuan, it would be him.

Fei Jian knew what they were thinking. He avoided their gaze and lowered his head in shame. "...He rarely goes out. The only places he hangs out are his school and home."

Head Master Fei narrowed his eyes at Fei Jian’s answer. Fei Chuan rarely goes out? The last report he had read about Fei Chuan mentioned him visiting several places while hanging out with his girlfriend. free𝑤ebnovel.com

It seemed Fei Jian didn’t know much about his own son. Head Master Fei sighed in disappointment. Asking Fei Jian was useless.

But the others didn’t think so, especially Su Yurou.

"What nonsense! If he rarely goes out, how could he possibly gather every dirty secret about us? He must have some place stashed away somewhere. Think hard!"

"Su Yurou is right. Kids his age often visit many places. For sure, he has some spots he frequently visits. We can start from there. He must have contacted the people he worked with at that place."

"We have to know where he was hiding. We don’t know how much he knows and what information he has on us. This is a matter of great importance."

The others nodded in agreement with Su Yurou. Initially, they hadn’t felt a strong urgency to find Fei Chuan. But now, after hearing that he might had their dirty secrets in his hands that could potentially harm their reputations, they immediately began to feel anxious.

No matter what, Fei Chuan had to be found!

Fei Jian was ashamed. He really did not know much about his son. The last time they met face to face was around a year ago, at Head Master Fei’s birthday banquet. He did not particularly ask about his son’s matters because seeing him made him uncomfortable. He knew his son did not want to see him either.

Who knew that Fei Chuan would be involved in such things and cause the family to lose face?

"I am sorry, everyone, but I really don’t have any idea. As you all know, that kid always kept to himself. Perhaps the school knows something," Fei Jian could only say.

The others could not help but blame Fei Jian for being useless and not knowing anything. He lowered his head and shamefully accepted their criticism.

"Then it seems that we only have one lead left," Head Master Fei spoke again, causing everyone to halt their nagging at Fei Jian.

"We have to ask the Lin family for an explanation and start investigating them. Only then we can find some clues as to where Fei Chuan is," He announced.

To be precise, Head Master Fei intended to look into that girl, Bei Sangyun.

It seemed that her reputation as the brazen wild child of the Lin family didn’t tell the whole story; she was likely hiding more secrets, just like his grandson, Fei Chuan.