Chapter 180: Accountability
"And." Yan Xiong's eyes were full of ice-like chills, "Issue a reward order, offer a reward of 100,000 spirit stones for this damn assassin, if you live to see people, if you die to see corpses, I want the whole world to be his enemy!" ”
After saying this, Yan Xiong seemed to suddenly lose his strength, fell back and sat down in his chair, and let out a sigh. He pinched the corners of his eyes a little tiredly, looked at the middle-aged man, and said without hearing joy and anger: "Tian Bao, you know your mistakes, right?" ”
Tian Bao, who was called Uncle Bao by Yan Zining, raised his head and quickly glanced at Yan Xiong, trying to catch his expression. But he only found that Yan Xiong's eyes seemed to be as ruthless as grass and trees, and as gentle as a stream.
Maybe that's the performance of the higher-ups. Uncle Bao sighed secretly in his heart, buried his head again, and seemed to be more respectful: "Yes, the subordinate knows his mistake and implores the head of the family to punish him." His face was like a slate, and he could not see joy or sorrow, but waited silently for the verdict to be pronounced.
Yan Xiong stared at the earliest guest of the Yan family, and there were some fluctuations in the depths of his eyes, like a calm lake with sudden ripples. The corners of his mouth trembled, then he opened slightly, and said in a majestic voice: "Oh? Can you tell me...... What's wrong with you? ”
Uncle Bao raised his head again, his expression slightly stunned, as if he didn't expect Yan Xiong to say this. But he quickly calmed down, and said ashamedly: "It was my failure to protect Miss that caused Miss Fourth to be seriously injured, and I asked the head of the family to punish her." He tried to keep his tone steady, but his voice still trembled slightly, and it was clear that the remorse in his heart had washed away his heart like a flood that had washed away the embankment.
After all, he is one of the people who watched Yan Zining grow up. When Yan Zining was still in swaddling clothes, he hugged it; When she grew into a child, he helped her up; When she became a maiden, he carried it. Now Yan Zining's life and death are unknown, and he feels as if his child has been taken away by death. That pain, as if someone had stabbed him in the heart.
As if seeing Uncle Bao's inner struggle, Yan Xiong hooked the corners of his mouth imperceptibly, and then quickly became gloomy, his expression was like a thunderbolt that could not be triggered. He said in a deep voice: "Wrong, your fault is not entirely here. ”
Uncle Bao was stunned again, but this time he didn't raise his head, but stared at the ground, as if there was something interesting there. For a while, the room seemed to be full of Yanxiong's echoes, and the sound was in my ears.
But what else could be wrong? Uncle Bao didn't know, and he didn't want to know. At this moment, Yan Xiong spoke, and his voice seemed to have a kind of magic power, and he held Uncle Bao tightly: "Your biggest mistake is to let go of that assassin." ”
Uncle Bao seemed to have been immersed in ice water and shivered fiercely. Yan Xiong did not pause and continued: "If you catch the assassin, or kill him, or even seriously injure him, it will send a signal that the Yan family is not easy to match. ”
Yan Xiong lowered his eyelids, and there seemed to be ice cubes in his mouth, so that all he exhaled was cold: "But you let go of that assassin, doesn't this show that our Yan family is very cowardly?" It makes people kill when they want to, fight when they want, and let others bully? ”
Uncle Bao opened his mouth and closed it again. He really wanted to say that in the situation at that time, he should be in a hurry to treat Yan Zining, because her life hung by a thread, and she was as fragile as a piece of tissue paper. But seeing the cold chill in Yan Xiong's eyes, he felt that he already knew the answer.
He thought sadly, interests, and interests, isn't there a little human touch in interests? Obviously it's her own daughter, she's such a fragile and strong girl, just because of a little benefit, do you have to treat it like a stranger?
Yan Xiong, who was sitting on the main seat, rubbed his temples, seemed to be a little tired, and said, "So, Tian Bao, are you guilty?" After Uncle Bao nodded, he continued, "First-degree crimes, cut off the title and assign to the edge of the family's control area. ”
Uncle Bao's head lowered, and he said in a deep voice: "Yes, follow the family's wishes......" "What bullshit wishes!" A slightly immature voice sounded, reminding people of the chicks that had just chirped, "The old lady said, Uncle Bao is not wrong at all!" ”
Uncle Bao looked back in surprise and found a trembling maid supporting Yan Zining and walking into the house step by step. Yan Zining was obviously startled by the clutter in the house - because the house was full of sawdust, it looked like a disaster scene.
But she quickly regained her composure. She coughed violently twice, both of which were stained with bright red blood running down the corners of her mouth. Yan Zining wiped the blood away indifferently, as if she didn't know how bad her current state was.
However, the maid next to her obviously felt that Yan Zining's body was pressing a little heavier on her. When Uncle Bao saw her like this, he was worried and heartbroken, and hurriedly ignored the etiquette, stood up and was about to step forward to support her, and the cloak behind him was like a flag.
"Uncle Bao, don't worry about old ...... I. Yan Zining's somewhat baby fat face hooked a vigorous smile, which was even more pitiful compared to her gray and paper-white face. Uncle Bao held one of her arms, she just wanted to refuse, but the whole person stumbled and fell into Uncle Bao's arms.
"Fourth Miss, it's really ...... It's hard for you. Uncle Bao sighed and helped Yan Zining up. Yan Xiong on the main seat stood up half of his body, sat down quietly, and only pinched the handrail next to him with his hand, his eyes were as unfathomable as a deep well, and only a trace of pity surged in the deepest part.
"Don't worry, Uncle Bao, I won't be able to die for a while." Yan Zining barely evoked a smile, then turned her head, stubbornly faced Yan Xiong, and said, "Uncle Bao is not wrong, he gave up chasing the assassin for the sake of the old lady, otherwise with his strength, he would definitely be able to hurt the man in black." As she said this, she coughed incessantly, as fragile as a dead leaf fluttering in the wind.
"Father, if you want to condemn Uncle Bao like this, it is extremely unfair, if you insist, it is better to condemn me too! After all, it was because of me that I was able to let the assassin who damaged the face of the Yan family escape. Yan Zining's eyes tightly grasped Yan Xiong, and the sarcasm in her words stabbed at the other party like a needle.
Yan Xiong's action of pinching the armrest stopped, rubbed on it for a moment, and his eyes revealed a slight struggle, and then became a little gentler. He sighed deeply, and his tone seemed to reveal helplessness and tiredness: "Since this is the case, let's not hold Tian Bao accountable for the first time." ”
After a pause, he said coldly: "You continue to be the little girl's guard, but if today's mistake occurs again, I, Yanxiong, will definitely investigate it to the end!" ”
Uncle Bao helped Yan Zining, his eyes were full of surprise and gratitude: "Yes!" Obey the wishes of the head of the family. ”