Jiang Lixuan's pupils contracted slightly. Suppressing his fear of Jiang Hengzhi, he did chest-expanding exercises and laughed it off, "What phone call? I was just playing a game!"
"That jungler is so bad! I was playing Diao Chan, and he wouldn't even let me have a single blue buff!"
Jiang Lixuan complained to Jiang Hengzhi as usual, then grumbled, "I almost snatched a blue buff from him, but you suddenly appeared and startled me. He stole it from me. What's wrong with you these past two days? Why do you walk so quietly?"
Jiang Hengzhi listened quietly as he finished speaking, his gaze still fixed on Jiang Lixuan's phone, seemingly not entirely believing Jiang Lixuan's words.
Jiang Lixuan clicked his tongue, waved the phone screen in front of him, and quickly brought it back: "Did you see clearly? I was just playing a game!"
"Besides, Yuanman is living a good life in the capital. Why should I, an abandoned uncle, keep bothering her?"
Jiang Hengzhi remained silent, simply watching him with a widening smile. Suddenly, he blurted out, "You saw everything, didn't you?"
Jiang Lixuan: "What?"
Jiang Hengzhi slowly approached Jiang Lixuan: "That night, in the kitchen, you saw everything, right?"
Jiang Lixuan's heart sank slightly, and he unconsciously took a step back: "What did I see? I was so sleepy at the time, I didn't see anything."
Jiang Hengzhi: "Really?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly reached out, grabbed Jiang Lixuan's wrist, and twisted it forcefully.
Jiang Lixuan winced in pain, loosened his grip on the phone, and it fell into Jiang Hengzhi's hands.
Jiang Hengzhi flipped through the phone book but couldn't find Nan Yuanman's name in the contacts. He frowned. Could it really be his imagination? Was Jiang Lixuan really not on the phone just now?
Jiang Lixuan felt a slight sense of relief, rubbed his wrist, and rolled his eyes: "See, I told you, I didn't even save her number! How could I possibly call her!"
"I misunderstood you," Jiang Hengzhi said calmly. "It's alright, don't you know where Nan Yuanman lives?"
"Book a plane ticket to Beijing now and have her come back for the banquet."
Jiang Lixuan: "?"
"Jiang Hengzhi, are you out of your mind? Why are you eating at a banquet for no reason?"
“I’m not sick. Her maternal grandparents passed away. As her niece, it’s perfectly normal for her to come back for the feast.” Jiang Hengzhi tilted his head and spoke with an innocent expression.
Jiang Lixuan didn't react for a moment, but when he heard the meaning behind his words, his eyes widened suddenly, and he turned around to run towards Ge Peiyao's ward.
He had only taken two steps when his foot suddenly stopped, and he could no longer move.
Jiang Lixuan: "!!!"
Jiang Hengzhi slowly approached him, handed him his phone, and his deep male voice turned into a strange child's voice: "Make a call and summon Nan Yuanman to S City."
"This is your only chance to survive."
"You should make the most of this opportunity."
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Heading to the capital, to the Feng family manor.
After hanging up the phone, Nanmanyuan felt uneasy.
For some reason, even though the Jiang family had already reaped what they sowed and were already in deep trouble, she should have felt a sense of satisfaction from their revenge, but she felt nothing at all, and even a bit of complicated feelings and annoyance.
She was still young and couldn't understand why she was like this, so after sitting in the living room for a while, Nan Yuanman decided to ask an adult for help.
Carrying her small handbag, she ran towards Feng Yuli's study and politely knocked on the door: "Big brother, may I come in?"
Feng Yuli: "Please come in."
Feng Yuli, who was working from home, was dressed in casual clothes and wearing gold-rimmed glasses. When he looked at Nan Yuanman, a gentle smile appeared on his lips: "Have you finished watering your vegetables?"
"Finished watering." Nan Yuanman ran to Feng Yuli and buried herself in his arms like a little cannonball.
Feng Yuli picked her up and placed her on his lap. He keenly sensed her depressed mood, patted her back with his warm hand, and then asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Nan Yuanman hesitated for a minute before telling Feng Yuli about Jiang Lixuan calling her for help.
She said in a low voice, "Big brother, why do I feel unhappy when I hear about the Jiang family's troubles?"
"Logically speaking, they were all accomplices in killing my mother, so I should be happy that they're in trouble, but..."
Feng Yuli sighed inwardly. Old Master Nan had taught Yuanyuan very well. No matter how cold and mischievous she was usually, her underlying nature was still kind.
He asked, "Does Yuanman want to go to City S to help them?"
"I don't want to." Nan Yuanman shook his head.
But she didn't want the Jiang family to die either.
“That’s simple. Just tell Bureau 908 about this.” Feng Yuli smiled. “They specialize in handling these kinds of things. If they take the lead, the safety of the Jiang family can be guaranteed.”
Nan Yuanman suddenly realized: "That's right!"
Just as she was about to send the news of the evil spirits appearing in S City to Zhong Xueliu, Jiang Lixuan's call box popped up again.
Nan Yuanman frowned slightly, intending to hang up, but Feng Yuli stopped her: "Listen to what he has to say first."
"Okay." Nan Yuanman obediently answered the phone.
Strangely, this time Jiang Lixuan's voice didn't come from the other end of the phone; only heavy, rapid breathing could be heard.
Nanmanyuan: "?"
She tentatively called out to him, "Jiang Lixuan?"
There was still no sound from the other end.
"If you don't say anything, I'm hanging up." Nan Yuanman was already in a bad mood, and as she was about to hang up, a muffled voice suddenly came from the other end.
"...Run...to perfection..."
"Run... Jiang Hengzhi... uh!"
The mumbled voice was quickly interrupted as someone else picked up the phone. A child's voice that Nan Yuanman recognized very well came through: "...Nan Yuanman, your uncle and grandmother are in my hands. If you want to save them, come to S City."
"I'll be waiting for you."
Namman was cold and ruthless: "Oh."
"I won't save them, just kill them."
The child seemed to be choked by her words, and after a long while, she finally spoke through gritted teeth: "Even if you don't care about the Jiang family, you must care about your mother's grave, right?"
"If you don't come, I'll dig up your mother's grave! And those villagers in Batang Village... Ha! You'd better watch out!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp static sound came from the receiver, and the call was disconnected.
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Hengzhi was furious and kicked Jiang Lixuan, who was lying on the ground, unconscious: "What a bunch of useless trash! They can't even be bait!"
If it weren't for the 908 Bureau in Beijing and her master's request for her to control the economic situation in S City, she would have already returned to Beijing. Why would she have gone to such lengths to trick Nan Yuanman out?
She originally intended to endure for a while longer, waiting until she had completely controlled all the wealthy people in S City before going back to kill Nan Yuanman. Who knew... that damned little bitch actually hurt her master's skin!
Her master had shown her such great kindness that she could never tolerate this!
Red threads spread from Jiang Hengzhi's body and disappeared into Jiang Lixuan's head and limbs, who was lying on the ground.
Jiang Lixuan stood up from the ground with a contorted body, opening his lifeless eyes.
Jiang Hengzhi led him to Ge Peiyao's ward with a blank expression.
It's alright, just bear with it a little longer, and soon she will be able to avenge her master.
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