The Supporting Actress Made A Comeback-Chapter 950 - 954: News of Death

That night marked the City Lord’s fortieth birthday celebration.

In the City Lord Mansion, melodious music filled the air. The singer and dancing girls moved with graceful limbs, their eyes full of allure as they attended to the tall men beside them with utmost tenderness.

The forty-year-old City Lord had become corpulent, his belly comparable to a woman six or seven months pregnant, lecherously staring at a scantily clad dancing girl and eating the grapes she fed him.

The guests who came to offer their congratulations were bustling around, though not as many as expected.

The City Lord originally thought the guests had yet to arrive, but unexpectedly, a surprising birthday gift was presented to him by the people below.

This gift was said to have been sent by his son.

The City Lord was suspicious, thinking something was amiss.

His only son, although not particularly capable, was generally filial. How could he possibly miss his father’s birthday celebration?

The City Lord opened the gift to find a jar of wine.

The wine jars of this era were dark brown, and the thick aroma of the aged wine soon wafted out.

The City Lord exclaimed it was good wine and immediately drained a bowl, but as he drank, he increasingly noticed a strong bloody taste. He then asked, "What kind of wine is this?"

The person delivering the gift visibly shivered, then unrolled a silk scroll, reciting from it: "The son of Shao, Lord of Capital City, perpetrated numerous evils within the city, causing people to live in hardship. Since the thirteenth year of Mo Yan, July 17, he forced the daughter of an old man in the eastern city..."

The City Lord was stunned listening to these words.

But the more he listened, the darker his expression became. When the man finished reading three charges, he shouted angrily, "Silence! Who are you? Guards, arrest him!"

The man, trembling, continued reading.

There were no fewer than forty victims recorded in these charges, not only involving the City Lord’s son but also implicating the City Lord himself!

If he didn’t finish reading, he’d be the one in trouble.

The man continued reading, and those who came to celebrate exchanged bewildered glances.

The City Lord grew increasingly furious, but none of his men stepped forward to apprehend this traitor.

The City Lord sensed something was wrong. Suddenly, commotion came from the entrance, and two rows of government officers, in their official attire, filed in.

The City Lord, seeing this, turned pale and asked, "Who are you people?"

The lead officer unfolded an arrest warrant and declared, "Under orders from the Capital Governor of the Capital City, we have come to apprehend the criminals. Please forgive us, City Lord! Men, take them away!"

The City Lord had no idea what had transpired. At that moment, someone rushed in, shouting with a sobbing voice, "Lord City Lord, the young master... the young master has been killed!"

The City Lord’s face turned pale, "What do you mean?"

The messenger, upon seeing the wine jar in front of him, turned even paler, and then smashed the jar, revealing a heart within.

The servant, with a ghastly white face, quavered, "It’s the young master’s, the young master’s heart..."

The City Lord’s corpulent body swayed, and he screeched, "Impossible!"

Soon another person rushed in, shouting, "City Lord, someone left this wooden box at the entrance, claiming it’s a birthday gift for you. They insisted you open it for a great surprise."

The City Lord was in no mood to look at any gift now, but upon hearing the last sentence, he sensed something was amiss and ordered, "Open it at once!"

The box was neither large nor small, and upon opening, a powerful stench of blood surged forth; the servant opening the box screamed and overturned it onto the ground.

Next, a human head bounced a few times on the floor, leaving a winding trail of blood.

Upon recognizing the face on the head, the City Lord’s eyes rolled back, and he fainted.