Chapter 89: Harmony
"If I must say something, it's that I wish you all the best. Today is also the old man's birthday party, which is really a double blessing."
Huo Shizhen spoke with a smile that made people's blood boil and their hair stand on end:
"Why, double happiness, aren't you happy?"
In the entire banquet hall, who else could laugh except him?
It sounded so festive that those who didn't know would think that Yuan Zhiren had come back to life.
The fact is, Yuan Zhiren's life or death is uncertain, the traces of wine from the broken wine glass on the ground have not dried up yet, and the smell of pheromones in the air has not been completely cleared. It is simply outrageous that he actually said such gloating words with a smile.
Not only did the Yuan family and their companions look unhappy, but the onlookers also gasped one after another.
Some people were resentful that Yuan Zhiyi, knowing that Huo Shizhen was a vicious person, had to provoke this devil. However, many people were incredulous.
Although I had heard of Huo Shizhen's reputation for being a sharp-tongued person, I never thought he could be so heartless and ungrateful.
Before this, they had only heard that Huo Shizhen never gave face to anyone, and that banquets he attended rarely ended peacefully. Almost all of them ended in failure, becoming a nightmare for the attendees.
However, the distance between Yuanshang District and the imperial capital is not very close, and Huo Shizhen is not someone who likes to appear in various public places. Even if you go to the imperial capital frequently, it is actually difficult to actually encounter occasions where Huo Shizhen is there.
Therefore, most people in the original upper district still thought that the rumors about Huo Shizhen were nothing but exaggerations, or that the noble families in the imperial capital had been pampered for too long, and they could not bear the appearance of a young man who did not follow the old rules and was eccentric and sharp-minded, and they wailed everywhere as if the sky had fallen.
At this moment, when they heard Huo Shizhen's merciless mocking words with their own ears, they realized that the rumors had even subsided.
Just as a bystander, when he heard about the matters related to Huo Shizhen, in addition to feeling that Huo Shizhen was a disaster, he couldn't help but express contempt for the ability of the imperial capital's nobles to withstand pressure, and believed that if it were him, he would definitely be able to cope better.
However, when I really faced him face to face, I realized what a cold-blooded, heartless and inhuman monster he was.
The banquet hall fell into complete silence, and there was a strange atmosphere where no one dared to speak. Finally, everyone's eyes were fixed on Yuan Zhiyi.
The life and death of Yuan Zhiren's eldest son is unknown. It is reasonable, public and private for her, the eldest daughter, to respond.
Besides, she was the one who provoked this demon king in the first place, so she couldn't ask others to clean up the mess for her.
Furthermore, the Yuan family is also the most famous family in Yuanshang District. Could it be that they really did not react at all after being ridiculed by him?
But I am afraid that no matter what I ask, it will only bring greater danger.
Yuan Zhiyi sighed inwardly and tried to speak calmly:
"If you don't want to respond, you can just leave. Even if you're not familiar with the Yuan family, you shouldn't say such sarcastic remarks."
This is the truth. Yuan Zhiren is still in danger, so even based on the most basic humanity, we should be careful with our words.
Unfortunately, Huo Shizhen has never had any worldly feelings in his life. Since he has to speak, we can't just expect him to cooperate and act according to the situation, but not accept that he will feel bored and do what he wants.
"Sarcastic remarks? Isn't that just stating the facts? If you don't understand, I can explain it more clearly."
Huo Shizhen clenched his wrists and said something that made people's eyes go dark or their faces turn pale:
"If Yuan Zhiren died today, he would have no chance of inheriting the position of head of the family. Or perhaps he could still survive. To save his endangered glands, Miss Yuan, who shares the same pheromones with him, should be prepared to replenish his pheromones at all times."
"Until the source of his injury is fully understood, someone must take over management of the Yuan family. This person must be you, Miss Yuan. In a sense, the power of the Yuan family now belongs to you."
"Similarly, until the perpetrator is identified, or as long as Hara Chihito remains in this coma, the fate of the true successor will be delayed indefinitely, perhaps until Hara Chi Nobu grows up."
"Now that each of your expectations have been fulfilled, I say you should be happy. What's wrong with that?"
"And, now that your expectations have been fulfilled, don't forget to keep your promise."
Every time Huo Shizhen mentioned a promise he had made to Lin Guantang, the corresponding person's face changed.
If he had originally held onto some hope and tried to comfort himself, he was just saying whatever vicious words came to his mind.
When the word "promise" was uttered, everyone's scalp tingled, and they were extremely certain that Huo Shizhen was really reminding them that after the expectations were realized, the next step was to fulfill the promise.
For example, Yuan Zhiyi promised to make the "Xiaolin-san" account gain substantial benefits on social networks, help him contact the empire's largest omega rights organization, Thorn Moon, and ask him to be the external spokesperson for Yuan's industry;
For example, Yuan Zhili exchanged, no matter what Lin Guantang wanted, as long as she had it, she had to give it;
Including what Hara Chizhi said, the so-called words that Hara was at his disposal.
Now it belongs entirely to Lin Guantang.
The guests were still shocked, angry, and terrified by what Huo Shizhen had said, and they understood even more why the famous families in the imperial capital would say, "Everyone would be in agony if Huo Shizhen appeared at the banquet."
To be fair, some of them were happy about Yuan Zhiren's accident, but how could such dark delusions be expressed in public? It was simply trampling on people's faces.
In addition to these emotions, the several members of the Yuan family who made deals with Lin Guantang could feel a strong sense of regret.
Even if I don’t know what deal others have made with Lin Guantang, I always know what I have said to Lin Guantang, and I always remember what my mood was when I made those promises.
Exploit or tease - after close contact, they all more or less judged that Lin Guantang was a gentle and submissive person who could be used to achieve their own goals. It would be best if Lin Guantang could persuade Huo Shizhen to help achieve his goals, but it didn't matter if he couldn't help. As for the reward after he really helped, it depended on his mood.
However, they never expected that when they thought they had found a shortcut to achieve their goal and attempted to control Huo Shizhen through Lin Guantang, they had already fallen into the trap set by Huo Shizhen and completely fell into the abyss from which there was no turning back.
Or maybe, this was actually a lie that the two of them had set up together from the very beginning.
A variety of eyes fell on Huo Shizhen and Lin Guantang.
He has an extremely beautiful face and a gentle and well-behaved temperament. Even when talking to people, as long as they don't go too far, he can handle it with a smile. He is simply an angel condensed from all the beautiful words in the world.
But he is the devil's companion, and with the most fragile attitude, he and the evil devil set up this trap to trick everyone.
Everyone knows the cruelty of the devil, so they will avoid him directly, but who can see through the evil behind the gentle mask of the angel?
While everyone else remained silent due to various considerations, Hara Chiri was the first to shout uncontrollably:
"Xiao Lin, I really didn't expect that... Oh, it turns out that you and Huo Shizhen are on the same side. I should have figured it out earlier. How could someone who said those words during a live broadcast be a harmless pet?"
Lin Guantang felt helpless when he heard her accusations.
No matter how slow he was, he fully understood when Huo Shizhen made those promises. Regardless of whether Yuan Zhiren's affairs had anything to do with Huo Shizhen, he had already planned to make full use of it.
You don't have to do anything, one life in exchange for three promises, how can it not be a good deal.
But - who can accept the benefits gained at the cost of innocent lives?
At least Lin Guantang can't do it.
He was shocked that Huo Shizhen was planning to use everything to get a reward for him, but his heart was beating rapidly, and he couldn't feel at ease and just accept everything.
But, could he really turn against Huo Shizhen at this time and join others in accusing Huo Shizhen of being ruthless and ungrateful?
In fact, it didn't matter. Huo Shizhen didn't mention his name. Except for a few children of the Yuan family, no one knew that he was the real person being traded with.
If he chooses to accept, others will not know that he is the one who benefits in the end; if he chooses to refuse, no one will call him ungrateful.
At least at this banquet, no one will bother him.
He can choose to advance or retreat at will.
Among all the people present, if Huo Shizhen was the only one who could still laugh, then he was the most relaxed and free one.
He raised his head and looked at Huo Shizhen, and when he met those brown eyes, he felt a calmness like stagnant water, as if to say that he could control everything, and as if to say that even if Lin Guantang "turned against" him and stood against him, he didn't care at all.
Because he is used to isolating everything, opposing everything, and arranging everything.
Lin Guantang withdrew his gaze, put his hands behind his back, one hand holding the other's wrist. After a period of silence, he finally spoke softly under the gaze of everyone:
"I think the focus right now should be on Young Master Yuan's health and who harmed him. Other matters can be discussed later."
It is shameful to escape, but at this moment, he does not want to escalate the conflict because of his choice of position——
Although from the current situation, Huo Shizhen has stirred up everyone's secret thoughts, and everyone except himself is feeling extremely tormented, there is no room for the conflict to escalate further.
However, in the eyes of others, Lin Guantang's evasive remarks were a kind of tacit admission that he was on Huo Shizhen's side and knew all the inside stories.
They were companions who came here together, weren't they?
"Do we still need to look for it? Isn't the answer already completely clear?"
Yuan Zhizhi suddenly spoke, with a mad and resentful light in his eyes, staring at Huo Shizhen intently:
"Huo Shizhen! You speak so coherently, it's obvious that you've thought of everything long ago. It must be you who killed my eldest brother for profit. Even if it wasn't you, you must have instigated it!"
"Original……"
Yuan Zhiyi wanted to stop him from speaking, but when he said the first word, he was completely drowned out by Yuan Zhizhi's explosive voice.
Yuan Zhizhi was obviously crazy and would never listen to her.
Yuan Zhiyi had no choice but to shut up and think quickly in fear, wondering what terrible promise Yuan Zhizhi had made that made him, who had always been rational, suddenly go crazy at this time and have to provoke Huo Shizhen so directly.
Yuan Zhizhi could not help but put all the blame on Huo Shizhen, and characterized the incident as Huo Shizhen murdering his elder brother for profit, otherwise he would be the one to die.
If the promises made by Yuan Zhiyi and Yuan Zhili were still within their means, then Yuan Zhizhi really trembled all over when he heard that the promise had to be fulfilled. For the first time, he felt the fear of a gambler who could lose everything with just a random bet.
The entire Yuan family was at Lin Guantang's disposal - this was something only the head of the family could enjoy.
"If Lin Guantang can postpone the time of exposing the heir, Yuan will let him do whatever he wants" - there is no need to emphasize it again, he also understands very clearly that the so-called "fulfillment of the promise" also fully includes this point.
I said it as a joke at first because I didn't think there was any possibility of accomplishing it, so I made such a boast. However, I never thought about how to fulfill this wish if it actually came true.
He didn't even have the status of an heir, not to mention what kind of sinner he was for losing the entire Yuan family. He even lost things that didn't belong to him, so he had no way of judging how the other party would take away what he lost.
It's not like he hasn't thought about breaking his promise—
Not only him, but everyone else, when discussing the transaction with Lin Guantang, strictly speaking, no third person knew about it, and no valid contract was signed, so it didn't matter even if they broke their promise.
But……
Just as they had never thought that Huo Shizhen would use Yuan Zhiren's life as the price to fulfill his promise, they could not imagine what actions Huo Shizhen would take to forcibly take away the promise if he broke his promise.
But what is there to be shocked or angry about? This is the price of making a deal with the devil.
If you try to get what you want from the devil, you will definitely lose more precious things that you are reluctant to give up.
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