Ye Fan's voice resounded from the peak of the mountain.
He was incensed, but Tang Yun could not understand his fury. “What do you mean? What happened to her?”
It was true that she was informed of what the Chu family did, but with regards to Angie, she was completely not in the know.
She was confused when Ye Fan suddenly brought up Angie.
“For real, Ms. Tang? Are you really asking me this question? You're the head of the sect, and yet you can't even protect a girl?” Ye Fan scoffed deridingly.
He found her reply preposterous.
Seeing his response, Tang Yun turned and looked at the elders of the family.
“I think someone owes me an explanation. What exactly happened to the Jones family? Where's Angie? Bring here her,” she said commandingly.
Although she was not angered by Ye Fan's attitude, it was still apparent that she took the matter seriously.
The group of elders shied away from her glare when they were interrogated. Chu Zhengliang was especially nervous. He tried hiding so Tang Yun could not see him.
“Did y'all not hear me?” Tang Yun shouted forcefully.
Everyone was startled at her voice. They were so afraid they faltered backward.
When they saw that there was no way they could evade giving an answer, the head of the elders came forward slowly. “Ms. Tang, Ms. Jones met with a plane crash a few days ago. She did not survive,” he reported remorsefully. “We just found out about it as well.”
“What did you say?”
Tang Yun was shook. The dreadful news unnerved her.
“Was it really just an accident? Did any of you look into it?”
She showered them with questions.
“Yes, we did. We sent someone over to look into the matter with the Jones family. I think they will report back to us soon.”
Tang Yun finally understood why Ye Fan stormed his way up the mountain. She looked back at him in guilt and grief.
“I'm sorry for what happened. I understand your loss. None of us saw this coming. This is just an accident, and I'm sure it has nothing to do with us. You can't just hold us accountable for an accident. As for the apology that we promised, I will see to it that they do it the proper way. We will go to Jiangdong ourselves this time. I hope you can put an end to all this killing. If you're willing to retreat now, you will not be held liable for the lives you took today.”
It seemed like Tang Yun was willing to let him walk away with impunity after all he did. This was partly because she knew she was in the wrong for not ensuring that the Chu family live up to their promise.
She was aware that the family should have taken their promise seriously and deep in her heart, she felt guilty for what happened to Angie as well.
Tang Yun was not an unreasonable person. She was willing to bear the responsibility for her negligence,
yet the others did not agree with her.
“Ms. Tang! We can't just let him go! He killed so many of us. How can we just let him go away?”
The elders were the first to voice their dissatisfaction.
They were hell-bent on having Ye Fan pay for the damage inflicted on the family, but when they saw Tang Yun's face, they stopped talking immediately.
They were able to tell that Tang Yun was piqued.
“I don't want to hear another word. I will explain my decision to the Old Master.”
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