The air was filled with a strong smell of blood, which was disgusting. After asking that question, Jiang Panyu realized what the thing that rolled out with his finger was. He instantly covered his chest with his hands and began to retch in nausea.
Qiao Yixuan wasn't feeling much better. She felt dizzy and stared at the man in black, "What did you do to Xiao Xun?!"
The man in black said expressionlessly, "Mr. Qiao lost money in our casino. This is his mortgage. He can't come up with the money to redeem it, so of course we should take it back."
"But there's no use for us keeping this thing, so we decided to give it to you, Madam. After all, you two are very close aunt and niece, so you're the best choice to keep it."
Qiao Yixuan grabbed the man's arm and said, "What did you do to Xiao Xun? Where is he now?!"
The man easily pulled his hand away, took a step back, and said politely, "I've delivered the things, so I'll leave first."
Qiao Yixuan hissed, "Stop right there!"
However, the man ignored her and no servant in the Jiang family dared to stop him.
The noise startled Jiang Ci upstairs. He stood on the second floor, looking indifferently at the panicked mother and daughter in the living room, and asked calmly, "What's wrong?"
When Qiao Yixuan saw him, it was like she had seen a life-saving straw. She choked up and said, "Aci! Aci, you have to save your cousin!"
Jiang Ci, wearing black silk pajamas, walked downstairs with a blank expression on his face. He glanced at the bloody things on the ground and ordered the servants, "Take it away."
The servant hurriedly went to pack up, trembling. Qiao Yixuan exclaimed, "Where are you going to take it?"
"Of course we throw it away." Jiang Ci said without any emotion: "How about we keep it as a sacrifice and burn incense and worship it three times a day?"
"This... this is your cousin's finger!" Qiao Yixuan gritted her teeth. "We need to find him as soon as possible and send him to the hospital to see if he can still be..."
Jiang Ci interrupted her: "If he had hands and only knew how to gamble, then it might be a good thing to have them cut off."
"You!" Qiao Yixuan was so angry that her heart ached. She covered her chest with her hands, her face full of tears. "That's your cousin. How could you say such cold-blooded words?!"
Jiang Ci raised the corner of his lips: "I've said it before, if you continue to indulge him, he will only become a complete loser who can never get up again."
"Now he has his hands chopped off. Isn't that what he asked for?"
"Brother!" Jiang Panyu couldn't help but say, "How can you say that? Although my cousin has his faults, he is still our family member after all. Now that he is in trouble, we should find him quickly instead of looking for responsibility."
Jiang Ci glanced at her.
Jiang Panyu's whole body stiffened.
For some reason, Jiang Ci's look was so calm, without any emotion in his eyes, but Jiang Panyu just felt... horrified.
"I know... I know!" Qiao Yixuan suddenly murmured, "It must be Jiang Rong! It must be her who did it. She's taking revenge on me... She's taking revenge on me!"
Jiang Ci looked at Qiao Yixuan calmly: "What did you do wrong that she wants to take revenge on you?"
"I..." Even though she was furious, Qiao Yixuan subconsciously shut up. She took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and said, "The last time she came back, we had a little conflict. She might have attacked Xiao Xun because of that."
When she said this, disgust lingered in her eyes and brows: "She has been vindictive like this since she was a child!"
"If there is no evidence, don't convict anyone casually." Jiang Ci raised his eyes and said to the servant, "Send someone to look for the young master. Contact me if there is any news."
The servant nodded quickly.
Jiang Panyu helped Qiao Yixuan sit down on the sofa and whispered to comfort her, "Mom, don't worry, cousin will be fine."
"Those people even cut off his fingers. What else can't they do?!" Qiao Yixuan wiped her tears and said, "If your uncle knew about this, I don't know how sad he would be. He only has this one son!"
Jiang Ci said calmly: "It's already late, you should go to bed first."
After a pause, he added, "Mom, you're crying like this now. If someone doesn't know, they'd think your son is dead."
Qiao Yixuan angrily said, "What nonsense are you talking about?!"
"Mom, don't be angry!" Jiang Panyu stopped Qiao Yixuan and said, "Brother has always been like this. He's not targeting you."
Qiao Yixuan clenched her fists tightly and said, "This matter has nothing to do with Jiang Rong!"
Jiang Panyu was also very suspicious, after all, it was too much of a coincidence.
Jiang Rong had just said harsh words to Qiao Yixiuan, and then something like this happened to Qiao Yixiuan's most beloved nephew. No one would believe that it wasn't Jiang Rong who did it.
...We are all family. Jiang Rong's method is too cruel. Why would he do this?
Jiang Ci stopped listening to them and turned to go upstairs. At the end of the corridor, he pushed open the door of the glass greenhouse. The flowers and plants inside were carefully cared for and bloomed beautifully, emitting a faint fragrance in the quiet summer night.
Jiang Ci just stood at the door and lit a cigarette, but did not go in.
When the cigarette was finished, he was still standing outside the door.
What Qiao Yixiuan said was correct.
Jiang Rong has been vindictive since he was a child.
…
Jiang Rong left the Iris Casino. The night wind was a bit chilly. She walked aimlessly along the street. 022 asked cautiously, "Teacher Jiang, are you in a bad mood?"
Jiang Rong was very depressed. [How can you feel good if you get bitten by a mad dog when you go out?]
[The almanac doesn't say it's not advisable to go out today.]
022 coughed: [Teacher Jiang, do you know that young master? ]
Jiang Rong is an insignificant minor character in the world line, who serves to highlight Jiang Panyu's tragic life experience and kind character. If she were put in a TV series, she would be an 18th-tier cannon fodder playing a corpse with no lines, so 022 knows very little about her.
[I know him.] Unexpectedly, Jiang Rong didn't hide anything and casually said, "His name is Shao Yunqi. I had some acquaintance with him when I was abroad."
[Abroad?] 022 asked in confusion: [Weren't you sent back to Huaihua Village when you were fourteen? Why did you go abroad again?]
Jiang Rong looked at the ball of light floating beside her, her eyes filled with pity. "Shang Shaoheng has only seen me a few times, and he's already starting to doubt my identity. How could you follow me day and night, and never even suspect anything?"
022: [……]
Oops, there are idiots.
What's worse is that the fool is itself.
It really didn't doubt the ginger at all!
[I don't blame you.] Jiang Rong said: [Go play somewhere else.]
022 said angrily: [Tell me clearly, what is wrong with your identity! Otherwise... otherwise I will ignore you! ]
[Is it that serious?] Jiang Rong smiled, [Then if I tell you, you can't be angry with me anymore, okay?]
022: [I need to think about it... Tell me quickly! How did you get to know Shao Yunqi?]
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