Ouyang Haitao started pressing on the trigger, dangerously close to shooting the bullet through Jun's head. The twins froze, feeling unable to breathe.
"You will be dead, Ouyang Haitao," Little Jian snarled, his voice as cold as ice. "You do that and you will be dead."
"Let our brother go!" Nian exclaimed. He felt his heart in his throat.
Xuan Hui, too, who was already alert, tightened his grip on his gun. A faint shiver passed through him, seeing Jun in a miserable condition.
'You will be a good father, Uncle Xuan.'
He could never forget those kind words that had shook him from within. He could never forget the warmth he felt as he had held little Jun in his arms. And watching that same little boy today forcibly held in another's arms to be killed at any moment made him freeze with fear and animosity.
Xuan Hui and his wife already wished to have a child of their own. But it was Jun who reinforced this emotion in him. Even though Jun wasn't his son, at that time he held Jun in his arms, enveloped his heart with a tiny sense of belonging as if he was indeed his father.
That was why even if Jinhai wasn't physically here, he had the courage to take the decision and shoot the bullet to protect Jun if necessary. But with the twins beside him, a trace of hesitation flashed in his eyes. It was true that the twins were becoming cold and ruthless just like Jinhai, but to witness an actual death and bloodshed in front of them at this age…wouldn't it be too much for them to handle?
Xuan Hui didn't have time to think and decided to order the other guards to take the twins away. But before that command could come out, Jian said with an unwavering voice, "Kill him."
His eyes widened and his head jolted downwards to look at the twins. The twins were trembling in their place, staring hard at Jun who was about to die at any moment.
It was a moment later that little Nian came to the same decision. "Kill Ouyang Haitao before he kills our brother."
He whispered to Jian with a nauseous feeling gripping his chest. "...Is this okay, Jian?"
"Our little brother is on that side, Nian. We have to bring him to our side, safe and sound. What is not okay in this? I lost sight of him once. I won't repeat that mistake," his black eyes were determined as if nothing would waver him from his stand.
"Jun doesn't like violence-"
"We don't have the liberty to like or not to like in choosing violence at this moment. This is not our choice. It's Ouyang Haitao's."
Nian trembled. "You remember how Jun didn't talk to Dad for days when he punished the bullies. I don't want him to hate us-" he suddenly shivered, feeling Jian's intense gaze at him.
"He won't hate us because he won't know anything. We won't tell him anything," he quietly but firmly said. "We are the eldest brothers, Nian. If we won't protect our siblings when they need us, then who would? I want us five siblings to always live together happily. Nobody…" his hands trembled, "can take any of us to a place so far that we won't ever be able to see them. I want Jun back…I just want my little brother back…"
Nian lowered his gaze and taking a deep breath, he looked up at Xuan Hui and said, "Kill him."
From the other side, Ouyang Haitao screamed. "You will kill me whether I let go of this brat or not! So if I have to die either way then I will die only after snatching Liu Jinhai's happiness! He ruined my life so I will ruin his!" He laughed and was about to press the trigger when a bullet pierced through the air with a loud bang and entered his head through and through. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ N0velFire.ɴet
Xuan Hui's hand never trembled even for a moment as he shot the bullet. He got his orders from the twins and executed them without even a twitch in his eyebrows.
Ouyang Haitao died before he knew it. His hold from Jun and Zhan Yahui loosened and his lifeless body slowly collapsed on the ground.
Xuan Hui quickly secured Jun, his eyes turning misty. Now that he looked closely, he could see how painful it would have been for Jun. There were bruises on his skin and neck had turned slightly bluish. He gritted his teeth in anger, feeling that one bullet wasn't enough for Ouyang Haitao. If the twins weren't present, he would have emptied all his bullets and punctured several holes in his body before he would have shot the fatal bullet through his head.
Jun, who was unconscious, slowly started to bob his head sideways. "Ummm…"
The twins and the guards froze. It would be a problem if Jun woke up now and saw this messy and bloody state of affairs. So, Jian quickly ordered. "Nian. Take Jun away right now."
In that hasty scuffle, Jun's glasses slipped from his face to the ground. Nian was about to pick them up but Jian quickly grabbed them. "Leave the glasses. Just take Jun away right now. We cannot let him see this mess!" He urgently whispered.
Nian carried Jun on his back. The other guards offered to hold Jun but Nian declined. "No, thank you," his eyelashes trembled, "I want to hold him."
He left with the guards accompanying them while Xuan Hui stayed behind. "Young master, about this girl…"
Jian, who dusted the dirt off Jun's glasses and wore them to check if it was clean, said, "Take her to the hospital and contact her mother. Once Dad is back, he will properly explain the whole thing to her."
"Sir Xuan! Boss is calling!"
Xuan Hui turned towards Jian. "I will quickly let Boss know about what has happened. Please head back to the car with young master Nian."
Xuan Hui left to take Jinhai's call and as Jian was about to leave to call a guard to take Zhan Yahui away too, he heard a faint mumbling from her.
Zhan Yahui was also beginning to open her eyes and before Jian could react, she had already partially woken up, seeing her father lying on the ground first thing before her eyes.