"Around two o’clock last night, it was too late to tell you." Puslin glanced at Ackman.
After completing his task yesterday, he saw the message his wife sent to him on the Light Brain and was almost about to explode!
A kid dared to covet his precious daughter? He didn’t care whether it was true or false!
So, Puslin was so angry that he rushed back overnight! If he wasn’t worried about alarming his wife and Manman, he would’ve pulled the guy down to give him a thrashing!
When he came down to exercise this morning, he happened to run into Ackman, and he directly suggested having a good spar with him...
Seeing the bruises on Ackman’s face, looking a bit disheveled, Puslin found him much more pleasing to the eye.
If he wants to be his daughter’s Beast Husband, he’d better be prepared to get beaten!
However, this male’s fighting skills are quite decent, probably passable! But in other aspects, he still needs careful evaluation!
Yu Manman nodded, suddenly noticing a trace of blood seeping from Ackman’s arm. Her brow twitched, "Instructor... did your wound open up?"
Yu Manman suddenly felt a bit guilty.
Grandpa Liao had asked her to help keep an eye on the instructor’s good rest, but now her dad had beaten the instructor! It seems the wound hadn’t completely healed and was torn open again...
"Are you okay?" Yu Manman asked.
"Were you injured?" Puslin frowned.
This matter, he didn’t know before, and Ackman hadn’t mentioned it.
Now that he thought back carefully, when he was fighting with Ackman, it seemed he did catch a faint scent of blood.
However, at the time, all he could think about was teaching this male, who wanted to be his son-in-law, a lesson, and had already thrown that bit of information to the back of his mind.
Ackman shook his head, "It’s just a minor dermal injury, nothing serious."
"I’ve mostly recovered from my injuries. I didn’t want to miss the opportunity to spar with the General, so I didn’t mention it."
"The current wound isn’t serious either, no need to worry."
"Really?" Yu Manman looked at him suspiciously, "Instructor, better come back here, and let me re-bandage you!"
"No need, I can do it myself!" Back in the day, he wouldn’t even bother with such minor injuries.
Yu Manman’s eyes showed insistence, "Doing it yourself always has inconvenient parts, let me help!"
"Let me do it!" Puslin spoke up, "Since I was the one who injured him, I’ll handle it."
With him there, how could he let his daughter bandage another male!
"Alright then." Yu Manman nodded, "I’ll go get the medicine!"
As long as someone re-bandaged Ackman’s wounds, it didn’t matter who did it.
Yu Manman went into the house, picked up some medicines from the usual place for the medical box.
Ackman removed his outer clothing, revealing bandages he was already wearing, some areas of which had split open and were bleeding.
As Puslin helped him reapply the medicine, he finally understood just how bad Ackman’s so-called ’dermal injury’ was...
"You call this just a dermal injury?" Puslin frowned, "You’re really taking poor care of yourself!"
Puslin thought he was pretty tough when he was young, but now he saw someone even more reckless.
"Got used to it..." Ackman looked down at the split wound.
During his time in the Undersea City, even when injured, he did what needed doing.
Puslin let out a snort, "Young people just don’t know how to cherish their bodies, simply relying on good recovery abilities now!"
"If you keep doing this, ten years down the road, you’ll suffer the consequences!"
He himself had lingering issues from pushing too hard when he was younger, and even now, his body’s not fully recovered. If it weren’t for the Elixir his daughter gave him, his aftereffects might be worse.
"Dad, you’re talking about the instructor, but weren’t you the same way before?" Yu Manman whispered to Puslin.
Puslin gave his daughter a small glare, starting to protect him now? Her old father’s heart was slightly pained... and so his hand got a bit heavier during the bandaging.
Yu Manman: I’m so wronged, clearly you’re just overthinking.
"Dad, be gentler..." Yu Manman said, feeling the pain while the instructor’s expression didn’t change a bit! "If you go back and Grandpa Liao sees, won’t he call you and scold you?"
Hearing this, Puslin turned his attention to Ackman, "I was wondering why your name sounded familiar; are you the talented kid Uncle Liao mentioned?"
Uncle Liao had boasted a long time ago about having a wonderfully talented and hardworking person, saying he’s better behaved compared to Puslin’s younger days.
To avoid Uncle Liao getting angry, Puslin stopped messing with Ackman, "Take care to heal, and avoid vigorous exercise until you’re recovered."
Then he added, "I don’t like weakly sons-in-law who can’t protect my treasure..." His tone was somewhat sarcastic.
"Thank you, I will be careful." Ackman nodded seriously.
Yu Manman felt slightly embarrassed and flushed, "Dad! Stop joking, it’s just a fake rumor..."
"I know, just kidding." Though he said that, his eyes were on Ackman.
His daughter being so outstanding, if this kid wasn’t somewhat interested, he wouldn’t believe it.
Puslin’s previous remark had a hint of jest, but wasn’t it also an indirect acknowledgment, an admission that Ackman could pursue Yu Manman?
Yu Manman pouted, putting the medicine and bandages back in the box.
She yawned, "Dad, I’m going to wash my face and change clothes."
Yu Manman trotted upstairs, and Puslin started chatting with Ackman.
The two had similar fields of work and shared many common topics, having a rather good conversation.
"I’ve heard about your investigation regarding that poison," Puslin said, "I already submitted an application this morning, and I’ll be working with you on the investigation from now on. I’ll also be in charge on your side, making things more convenient and discreet."
"I understand."
This meant that Puslin was becoming Ackman’s boss.
"Another group has made some findings in the investigation too."
They had two groups investigating, one openly and one secretly, minimizing the chance of detection, and could coordinate when necessary.
"The owner behind the fighting arena you’re investigating is the Wolz family."
The Wolz family cleaned up quickly, leaving little trace, but they weren’t amateurs. If nothing could be found, they wouldn’t be doing their jobs.
"They also investigated other similar arenas and found some suspicious activities."
Though the fighting arenas were cleaned up, nearby seas had similar cases of Fallen Species, and blood samples are currently being analyzed...
"Wolz?" Ackman found the name somewhat familiar.
"Their most famous business you might have heard of is Wolz Zoo."
Ackman suddenly realized.