Chapter: 2350

Song Tianming was shocked out of his wits and knelt in front of Old Master Song, sobbing: "Father, I was wrong. Father, I deserve to die. My mind is clouded, and I've realized my mistake. Please forgive me once, father!"

"Don't you dare think of being spared?! Do you still have the face to ask for mercy from me?! You know that according to the family laws established by our ancestors, your actions are tantamount to a death sentence!"

Song Tianming was crying and said: "Father, I indeed committed a great mistake, but I was also forced into it ah!"

"You're full of crap!"

Old Master Song roared with anger, then slapped Song Tianming in the face!

Song Tianming covered his face and wailed: "Father! You should think about this, I am your eldest son! Eldest son, after all, according to our ancestral rules, it's only natural for me to inherit the title as head of the household. Why won't you let me be the head of the Song family? Why do you want to let Wen Ting, that yellow-haired little girl, take over as head of the household instead? If I were allowed to be the head of the Song family, how would I have committed such a great mistake?"

Old Master Song was furious and slapped Song Tianming again: "You're a good-for-nothing! Even now you're trying to find all sorts of excuses to wriggle out of this one. If it weren't for Master Ye's kindness in intervening and helping us navigate the situation, Wen Ting would have been killed by you two long ago! And I too would have been poisoned into senility by you two! Do you think you can just get away with this?"

Song Rongyu was crying and begged Old Master Song: "Grandfather, I'm just following dad's instructions. Everything is according to what he told me to do. Please spare my life this one time, considering that I am your grandchild."

Old Master Song pointed at Song Rongyu and yelled: "Thick-skinned and shameless, no sense of responsibility, a traitor who would sell out his father for personal gain! How did the Song family produce such a worthless offspring?"

He then looked at the two men, his voice cold as ice: "You two are the degenerates of the Song family. You have committed such a heinous crime and must be punished according to our family laws. No one can plead your case!"

After that, he turned to Ouyang Bo beside him and asked: "Old Ouyang, you've been in the Song family for many years. Can you tell me what we should do with these two people according to our family laws?"

"According to the first clause of our family laws, those who commit fratricide shall be killed! Those who plot against their father shall be killed!" Old Master Song shouted with a menacing tone.

Song Rongyu's eyes widened in shock as he almost fainted. He cried out, "Grandfather! We're living in a society governed by law now, not the old feudal era! You have no right to kill us! If you do, you'll be executed yourself!"

Song Tianming also choked back tears. "Father, if you won't spare our lives, why don't we turn ourselves in to the judicial department? Let them judge us fairly and impartially, regardless of how many years they sentence us to. We'll accept whatever punishment they give."

In his heart, Song Tianming was clear that he and his son had committed a crime, but even if they were charged, it would be impossible for them to face the death penalty.

He thought to himself: "After all, my son and I didn't kill anyone with our own hands. The real killers are those several villains who were hired by Bridge Kato in Japan."

"When the time comes, I'll make sure to compensate the families of three victims and obtain their forgiveness. The court will definitely take a more lenient approach towards us, my son and me."

"Just settle the matter with an offer of two or three million yuan. It's really not worth one family offering five million! If we pay them off, they'll be so relieved that they'll even wake up from their dreams. By then, they'll definitely issue a letter of forgiveness to help us appeal to the court!"

Old Master Song also knew in his heart that nowadays it was no longer the feudal era. The old family laws that were applicable back then would not be suitable for this modern society.

So, he couldn't really kill Song Tianming and his son in front of so many people.

Moreover, even if we retreat one step further.

Even if laws don't intervene, Old Master Song wouldn't be able to bring himself to do it.

He genuinely hates this father-son pair.

But the bloodline of the Song family flows through them both.

The Song family has always been short on manpower, and if I were to really kill them, not only would my heart ache with regret, but after their death, I wouldn't even have the face to present myself to our ancestors' tablets. JrNovels.com