He can't come back; if he does, the Zheng family will be finished.

Dongfang Yelei is, after all, a member of the Dongfang family. Even if they wanted to take a break from him, it wouldn't affect the Dongfang family. But the Zheng family wouldn't do that. Moreover, the people who sent people to kidnap him were their own people, which can be easily verified.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Lie said, "Lancheng is your territory. If even you can't find it, then what about me? At most, I can give you some men. As for the outcome, that's up to you."

Zheng Cheng, "..."

Hearing this, Zheng Cheng was somewhat indignant. The reason he did all this was because Dongfang Yelei told him that he had an adult backing him up, so he dared to take a gamble.

Now, it seems that the adults are trying to absolve themselves of any responsibility by saying these words.

He immediately became furious and said, "Sir, what do you mean by that?"

Jiang Lie, literally.

Zheng Cheng: "That's not what you promised us in the first place. Doing this is tantamount to crossing the river and then burning the bridge!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Lie looked coldly at Zheng Chengdao. "What did I promise you? You've probably forgotten my conditions."

Zheng Cheng's expression immediately changed.

Indeed, Dongfang Yelei had told him that he was tasked with completing a mission for someone else, and in return, he intervened to make the Zheng family a super-powerful family in Lancheng. But now…

After a moment's thought, Zheng Cheng said, unwilling to give up, "Sir, you can't say that. Although we didn't complete the mission, we did our best to serve you, even putting ourselves in dangerous situations. Is it not a bit heartless of you to erase all our hard work with just one sentence?"

Although Dongfang Yelei didn't say anything, he thought the same thing.

He, in particular, had been living a decent life in the Dongfang family. Although it might not have been as high as the status he desired, it was certainly not bad. Now, in order to fulfill his superior's orders, he had ruined himself to this extent, and his superior was just going to ignore him. This really made him feel disheartened.

But he dared not speak, fearing that if he did, Jiang Lie would storm off, leaving him isolated and helpless.

But when Zheng Cheng spoke his mind, he felt that since it wasn't his responsibility now, even if someone were to be held accountable, it wouldn't be his place.

He also wanted to hear the adults' answer.

"Hard work? If everyone who fails to complete their task is like you, how can we gain the respect of the masses?" Jiang Lie said coldly.

"Furthermore, in my case, there is only success, no failure is allowed, and making excuses for failure is even more unacceptable."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

Jiang Lie looked at the two people in front of him with some displeasure, then pulled Ouyang Yunruo along and said, "Let's go."

The reason he dared to do this was because after hearing everything, he felt that the two of them had little hope of working for him.

However, adhering to the principle of never wasting anything, he still hoped to make the most of everything.

The two left just like that. At the door, Ouyang Yunruo couldn't help but ask, "Brother Lie, are we just leaving like this?"

Jiang Lie stopped, glanced at Ouyang Yunruo, and asked, "Then what do you want to do by staying?"

Just as Ouyang Yunruo was about to speak, Jiang Lie's voice suddenly rang out.

"What use do you think those two good-for-nothings can be?"

Ouyang Yunruo was stunned for a moment, and before she could react, Jiang Lie led her away.

The two people in the room looked at each other, and immediately their brows furrowed.

Zheng Cheng couldn't help but complain, "Brother Dongfang, I trusted you, so I was willing to risk the future of the entire Zheng family to gamble with you. And now look at the kind of backers you've found."

"This is clearly a decision to abandon us! How can someone be like this! We risked so much to serve him, and in the end, he sees us as worthless! What was the point of all that we did?!"

Zheng Cheng slapped his thigh helplessly, feeling incredibly angry.

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Yelei remained silent.

He was also dissatisfied, never expecting that one day he would choose to negotiate with a tiger, and in the end he would lose himself.

He was wise all his life but made a foolish mistake in one moment!

But what can we do now?

Can he turn back?

Obviously not.

After thinking it through, Dongfang Yelei said, "Stop complaining. What's the use of complaining now? Let's think about how to make up for it."

I'll also give you some men to expand the search area. I refuse to believe that a seriously injured person like him could escape to H country!

“I can’t give you more people. After all, you heard the task he gave me, and I also need some manpower to make arrangements.”

Now is not the time for internal strife. Even if he acts this way, there's nothing we can do. Besides, we did fail to fulfill the terms of the deal, and we can't completely shirk responsibility.

Seeing this, Zheng Cheng had nothing more to say and could only nod helplessly.

...

On the bus.

Ouyang Yunruo said, "Brother Lie, do you not trust the two of them anymore?"

Jiang Lie: "What use is someone who can't even handle one thing properly?"

He originally didn't know the whole truth and thought there was still a chance to salvage the situation, but now it seems that these people are probably useless.

Ouyang Yunruo frowned and asked, "So, what does Brother Lie plan to do?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Lie understood Ouyang Yunruo's intentions perfectly, so she said, "Let's wait and see. Once they're truly no longer capable, I'll have my people take over. Let's see if they still have any value left."

He wouldn't waste a single penny of his value.

She suddenly looked at Ouyang Yunruo and said, "Don't worry, I remember everything I promised you."

Hearing this, Ouyang Yunruo was very happy.

Suddenly, she remembered something and said, "Brother Lie, do you remember you promised me one thing?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Lie looked at Ouyang Yunruo and asked, "What is it?"

Ouyang Yunruo said, "Since you came to Lancheng, could you please take a look at my uncle? He lost both legs because of that bitch, and the doctor said there was no hope. They said they had to get that bitch to treat him, but she's the one who hurt my uncle's legs. How could she possibly do that?"

"I know your medical skills are also very good. Could you please treat my uncle? If you're willing to help, there's definitely hope for my uncle!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Lie chuckled softly, "Is that what it is?"

Ouyang Yunruo nodded.

"I promised you a long time ago, so why would I go back on my word?"

Ouyang Yunruo was overjoyed.

Jiang Lie then glanced down at the expensive watch on his wrist, looked up at Ouyang Yunruo and said, "It's still early, let's go now."

Ouyang Yunruo nodded, and then Jiang Lie instructed the driver to turn around and the vehicle headed towards the Nie family's location.

Suddenly, his phone, which was lying to the side, rang.

Ouyang Yunruo glanced at it and saw that the note was labeled "Secretary," which made her a little puzzled.