In the darkness, the person sitting in the surveillance room looked at the now blackened monitor inside Guan Jing’s room and made a call.
"Sorry, sir, we failed..."
"I know. Did you clean up properly?" A pair of misty blue eyes stared into the distance, a cigarette held between the fingers, continuously exhaling smoke.
"Rest assured..." he quickly replied, "I’ve taken care of everything! Wasn’t followed!"
"Fool, who do you think Guan Lingxue is?" Cleaned up properly? That was just his assumption.
"It’s fine, I’ll handle it..." The owner of the eyes smirked slightly.
He breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, sir..."
There was the sound of someone falling on the other end of the line.
"Sir, the area has been cleared." Another cold voice came from the other end.
"Mm, return." He said he would handle it.
The owner of the eyes showed a thin, chilly smile.
He gradually restrained the cold smile on his lips, his eyes growing colder.
"Is it necessary to make a move on Hugh Koch?" A person beside him asked.
"Make a move?" He chuckled coldly, "They’re itching for you to make a move, just waiting for you to walk right into their trap..."
Three consecutive opportunities, all failed.
His gaze was dark and vengeful, cursing the incompetents!
This was likely the last chance!
After this, Guan Lingxue was bound to clean up the Guan Family inside and out. It wouldn’t be easy to plant people in there again!
So much planning, all in vain! Thɪs chapter is updated by Novᴇl_Fire(.)net
"But... what if Hugh Koch says something against us?"
"He won’t." He scoffed, extinguishing the cigarette in his hand.
Since they dared to choose this pawn, they weren’t afraid of what Hugh Koch might say. Besides, having done what they did, they naturally would be careful to erase all traces, not leaving any leverage.
"Guan Heng... has he recently started dating someone named Yu Man?"
"How coincidental." He slightly curled up his cold lips, "The Guan Family is a thorn in our side, and she... is also a thorn in our flesh!"
To dare to oppose them... it was only a matter of time before they dealt with her!
"Send someone to contact them first."
If she could be used by them, it wouldn’t matter, but if she didn’t know her place, she couldn’t blame them for being ruthless.
Ten minutes later, a hidden basement was found. After opening it, inside was only a corpse.
"Family Head... we arrived late, the target has already been dealt with, not a trace left!" They reported the situation to Guan Lingxue.
At this moment, Guan Lingxue, wearing boxing gloves, punched a sandbag.
A thin layer of sweat covered her forehead, and she coldly replied, "Got it, just do your best to investigate."
Since the other side could even buy off Hugh Koch, they wouldn’t be simple.
"Wife, do you want to see Hugh?" Xi Zhen came to Guan Lingxue’s side.
Guan Lingxue removed her gloves and set them aside, "No need, he won’t say anything."
"Did they find anything on his end?"
Xi Zhen was silent for a moment, then shook his head, "Nothing found yet."
They hid too well, and for the time being, no clues were found.
"Keep investigating." Guan Lingxue’s eyes flashed with cold light.
They knew the kind of person Hugh Koch was. Even if he hid it well over the years, they could catch glimpses of it.
Hugh Koch wasn’t someone who could be bought with small favors. What he cared about was limited...
His affection for Guan Jing may not even be feigned.
Hugh Koch’s skills weren’t bad either. Though not quite as good as hers, they were not far off. If he really wanted a fight to the death, it might not be so easy for her to take him down quickly.
There was likely genuine emotion between him, Guan Jing, and herself.
Guan Lingxue pondered for a moment, suddenly thinking of something, and turned to Xi Zhen, "Many years ago, when I first met him, he mentioned he had a sister who had already been missing for over ten years back then."
However, Hugh Koch himself had long since given up searching.
"You should look into it!"
Xi Zhen was taken aback.
A sister? He never knew this; Hugh Koch had never mentioned it.
Moreover, after all these years, his sister was likely missing for thirty or forty years by now, right?
How was he supposed to find her?
Xi Zhen pressed his lips together, "Alright, I’ll give it a try..."
As Xi Zhen was preparing to leave, Guan Lingxue asked, "Jing..."
Xi Zhen stopped in his tracks, "Jing... has been locked in his room with no movement."
Being betrayed by his own father was undoubtedly a heart-wrenching pain, hard for anyone to accept.
Especially since Guan Jing was just an eighteen-year-old boy.
"Mm..." Guan Lingxue said nothing further.
In families like theirs, one had to endure trials and tribulations. Survive them, and you’d soar like an eagle in the blue sky.
If not, you’d muddle through life, but their family wasn’t short of that extra mouth to feed.
Xi Zhen sighed, "I’ll keep an eye on him. If anything happens, I’ll inform you right away, wife."
Though not his biological bloodline, he was still the wife’s child, whom he’d watched grow up.
Guan Lingxue lowered her eyes, coldly saying, "When he comes out, tell him that if he doesn’t want to stay at home, he can go abroad to further his studies with his second brother."
With such events having occurred, Guan Jing probably wouldn’t stay at home anymore.
Going abroad was also good, with his second brother looking after him; nothing should happen.
This night, though seemingly calm, was in fact an undercurrent of turbulent waves, as birds on the branches cooed in the vast night sky.
The sky gradually brightened.
In the Guan Family Manor, the servants quietly went about their cleaning. The events of last night were still vivid in their minds, leaving them uneasy.
A door upstairs opened.
Having stayed awake all night, Guan Jing walked down with bloodshot eyes, his expression dazed.
The servants glanced at Guan Jing discreetly, not daring to be too obvious.
They weren’t entirely clear on what happened yesterday but had heard bits and pieces.
Guan Jing walked out of the villa, stood on the grass outside, and looked at the rising sun in the east.
It was somewhat glaring, so glaring that it made him want to cry. But having shed too many tears yesterday, no more would come now.
Xi Zhen walked to his side, "Your mother said if you don’t want to stay at home, you can go abroad to find your second brother..."
"No..." Guan Jing’s voice was hoarse, "I’m not leaving."
His voice was light but extremely firm.
"I won’t leave, I want to stay here."
He refused to leave without understanding fully.
"Mr. Xi, I want to join the army." Guan Jing’s eyes were bloodshot, watching Xi Zhen.
Why should he leave? To be a coward?
He, Guan Jing, insisted on staying. One day, he’d stand in front of his father and tell him, that he wasn’t someone to be manipulated at will.
He wanted to find out who was scheming against his mother and him!