Day 11 of failing to clear the game

Examining the market development plan in his hand, the second boss combined it with the insider information he had bought at great expense.

Finally, it was marked with a big X.

The spendthrift son of a partner merchant lost his shares in the group and still wanted to continue gambling. The second boss didn't have high hopes for the gambler's luck at the card table, and the parents, who hadn't noticed what the spendthrift son had done, gave him a lot of criticism.

Speaking of which, where is his spendthrift son? The second boss called his secretary and told him to find Sang En at all costs.

Although he had many sons, only Sang En was truly on the second boss's mind.

The main reason was that the second boss felt uneasy if he didn't see Sang En causing trouble for a day. He was worried that if the brat stayed quiet for too long, he would cause something big.

Just as the second boss was wondering what trouble Sunn might cause, the usually heavy and difficult-to-open study door was suddenly pushed open with a bang.

The second boss was displeased. She was so tactless. Where had the calm and composed secretary he remembered gone?

The secretary, too pale to have anyone report, was breathing heavily.

"It's terrible, Second Boss! It's terrible! Young Master Sang En... Young Master Sang En..."

The second boss frowned: "Speak properly. What tricks is Sean up to now, trying to make me clean up his mess? Tell him that this time, unless it's a matter of life and death, I will not let him off the hook!"

The secretary, who was almost out of breath after listening, exclaimed in horror:

"Young Master Sang En has been strangled to death!"

"What? Say that again?!"

The second boss seemed to find it a joke; how dare they make fun of him!

“Tell Sean that if he dares to bribe my people again to fool me, he can forget about having his legs. He should stay home so he doesn’t go out with his cronies and cause trouble for me to clean up his mess.”

Secretary: "Second Boss, we have just discovered that Young Master Sang En has been strangled to death in the bathtub!"

The secretary finished speaking in one breath without daring to look up. Everyone knew that the second boss doted on young master Sang En. Now that young master Sang En had died mysteriously, how could the second boss let it go?

Upon confirming the truth of Sunn's death, the second boss was so shocked by the news that he couldn't recover and it took him a long time to speak.

"...What exactly happened? He was perfectly fine yesterday. If this is just a prank, then tell Sean he won. I won't break his legs as long as he comes out."

"Where are the Sann people? Speak up!"

The second boss, who couldn't possibly doubt his son's death, stared intently at the secretary like a raging lion.

He felt that if he said something wrong, the second boss would kill him. The secretary carefully wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and then thought of the corpse still lying in the bathtub. There was no way to hide or escape.

The secretary said tremblingly, "We dare not move Young Master Sunn; he is still in the bathroom."

The second boss slammed down the business plan in his hand and said with difficulty, "Take me to him."

The aftereffect of having too many sons die is that when you know your son is dead, you quickly become calm and detached from your emotions.

The second boss thought this was a good thing.

*

"Sean is dead."

"Cherod, there's a limit to your jokes."

The middle-aged man leaning against the wall with a cigarette in his mouth didn't smoke it; he was busy playing with the lighter he'd bought for a few pesos.

"The man is really dead, and he was strangled in the bathtub. It is said that the second boss fainted on the spot when he saw the severed half of Sang En's neck. I don't know who hated the second boss so much that they wanted to stab him in the heart."

"The second boss is probably going crazy."

Cherod shut up after he finished speaking.

Peter said impatiently, "This has nothing to do with me. You don't need to test me. What was the big boss's reaction?"

"What other reaction could there be? He certainly wouldn't be devastated. Not long ago, when the big boss found out that Sang En had given him a cuckold's horns, he dragged the second boss away and gave him a good scolding. Before he found out, he might still have some brotherly affection for him, but who knows what he might be like now."

"Honestly, you really didn't do anything underhanded for the big boss. You were just doing things for him. If you tell me the truth, I won't tell anyone."

"...If you say it's not there, then it's not."

"Fine, if you don't want to talk about it, then forget it."

Cherod took the cigarette away, looking incredulous.

"Let's think about what to do after the second boss wakes up. How can the big boss warn the second boss that he has offended the big boss's son and then die? It would be strange if the second boss didn't suspect the big boss and acted in anger. We should be more careful. The second boss can't face the big boss directly. He can treat us like an ant."

Cherod felt agitated. "Especially you. The second boss is most likely to target you, so that the first boss can lose a valued junior and barely make up for his loss of his son."

Peter said nonchalantly, "The family meeting is in a day and a half. When the second boss wakes up, he will have to arrange Sean's funeral and will not have time to care about us. If he is still alive after the family meeting, he will not be able to touch me."

"Oh, could a meeting really bring up the second boss?" Cherode's eyes flickered.

Peter was wary. "I didn't say I had a mission to complete, so I'm leaving now."

"Don't go, Peter..." Cherod lowered his hand that was trying to stop him, and realized that Peter was only speeding up instead of stopping, so he awkwardly touched the tip of his nose.

He should tell the big boss about Peter's reaction.

The first person to know about Sunn's death was not the second boss, but the first boss. How could the first boss, who had been monitoring the second boss, not have noticed that something was wrong with Sunn?

In any case, the calm that the big boss and the second boss had been maintaining could not continue.

Will Peter become cannon fodder in their conflict?

Peter considered the possibility that the big boss might throw him out to divert attention, but in the end he could only shake his head. Time was too short, whether it was for Sean's death or his own lifespan.

One thing after another, before the previous one was dealt with properly, the next one would happen, and it snowballed and grew more and more.

Adrian, biting a small flower, slowly followed his boss.

Everything is about to end. Where will they go first?

Snow-capped mountains? The ocean? Or the desert?

The desert is out of the question; it's the death knell there, and seeing him is considered unlucky.

*

Upon waking up, the second boss rushed straight to the first boss's study.

"Big brother, this is the last time I'll call you big brother. It's normal for Sang En to go astray at a young age. You can just leave him in his care. I've already said I'll discipline him properly. Why do you still want his life!"

The second boss stared at the first boss with bloodshot, resentful eyes, as if he wanted to devour him.

Big Boss: "Is that how you see me? So you think I'm just someone who harms his nephews and nieces? How ridiculous!"

The big boss slammed his fist on the desk, his eyes filled with both sadness and anger.

He never imagined that the second boss would question him based on a baseless suspicion, asking if he would let Sang En go back if he wanted Sang En dead.

The big boss was furious. Who on earth was causing trouble right under his nose?!

Perhaps after venting his anger on the big boss, the second boss calmed down.

But he still doubted: "If it's not you, then who could it be? To put it nicely, it's not your son!"

Big Boss: "So what do you want?"

Second Boss: "What do I want? Don't you know what I want? You're really arrogant. You're the one who tortured Steven, aren't you? It seems you found out what he did. I don't care, but he's still the third brother's only child. You can't kill him."

When do I want him dead?

“You’d better be,” the second boss said, disbelieving.

Would a ruthless and cold-blooded boss ever have a change of heart? Don't be ridiculous! The second boss suddenly laughed and said:

"If my third brother were still alive, would things have turned out differently?"

The big boss said coldly, "The past cannot be changed; there's no possibility of that."

The second boss, who understood the big boss's meaning, replied, "That's true. Who can guess what the big boss is thinking? My eldest brother was killed by the big boss long ago. The only one who survived is the big boss."

A coward who only raises the butcher's knife inwardly is not his elder brother.

The second boss straightened his back. "Tomorrow night's family meeting will depend on our methods. Life or death is no object. I suppose you're well prepared."

Before leaving, he gave one last warning: "You'd better deal with Veronica as soon as possible. Whether you can withstand Mrs. Skevich's underhanded tricks is another matter, but Veronica will definitely be the first to betray you."

Why not soften up like before, even if it's just a pretense? Maybe he'll take pity on you this time.

The big boss's eyes became even more cloudy, and he leaned back heavily.

Life and death are irrelevant.

Well, at least his non-existent conscience won't jump out and rebuke him anymore.

He will apologize to his third brother when he goes to hell.

After a long silence in the study, the boss, looking dejected, summoned his subordinates and gave them instructions:

"Before the dinner, Mrs. Veronica was isolated from all contact with the outside world, including her maids."

"Let Peter take some men to restrain Steven. A good-for-nothing should know his place. His constant jumping around is too annoying. If he continues to resist, we'll do what he wants. Hasn't he always suspected me of killing his father? It's a good opportunity to go down and reunite with his father."

The big boss wanted to laugh just thinking about those cross-shaped iris cufflinks, but they had actually hit him in the face and damaged his reputation.

Most importantly, he colluded with outsiders.

It was his fault for not dealing with him immediately. What was the point of contacting the second-in-command? The big boss knew that the second-in-command wouldn't save Steven. The second-in-command would only hate those who betrayed the gang more than he did. The one who had any favor to them was his father, not him.

“Let Peter keep Steven alive; Steven will be at the dinner tomorrow.”

After thinking for a while, the big boss decided to deal with him in the most ordinary way, and to convict him in front of everyone.