Chapter 145: Is he dead or lost?
Xia's voice was cold: "Is this your responsibility? Not admitting your mistakes and not regretting your evil deeds?"
In front of all the bugs.
Dare to hit him.
Mayne almost lost control of his violent emotions and wanted to curse.
Even if he used some tricks to send this competitor away, what would that matter?
Why beat him?
He is now the patriarch of the Meris family. How can he be compared to this wild bug who just came back from outside?
He doesn't think that the elders who were about to choose him back then still support him, right?
Over the years, what should be eroded has been eroded, and what should be seduced has been seduced. If it cannot be bought, it will be solved on the spot, and there will be absolutely no insect left for Xia to help him.
Maine was almost certain that Xia had no place in the Merris family any longer, and those bugs might not even remember the existence of this bug.
Thinking of this, he regained his composure. He couldn't show his temper in front of other insects.
He is a gentle, friendly, thoughtful and tolerant insect in front of all insects, so it is impossible for him to lose his temper or fall out with his brothers just because of something they did to him.
The most important thing at this time is to stabilize Xia and not let him say anything more.
When they get to private, he can solve the problem however he wants.
If the person is easy to handle, he will give him some money to get rid of him and then come back to get the revenge later. If Xia insists on pestering her, then don't blame him for being cruel.
Mayne forced a smile, ignoring the pain on his face: "Brother, I really miss you. I also know that you are jealous that I didn't get lost, so you are angry. It's okay for you to vent your anger."
Xia watched his expression change again and again, then turned around and slapped him again.
Mayne turned his head back, his eyes were red, as if he was going to fight to the death.
"Tie it up."
Maine was still in a daze, thinking that the insects of the Meris family would never obey Xia's orders, but he found himself surrounded by a group of strange female insects.
Some of the pirates had never been to the main planet before, and some were only here for the second time. Now they were trying to commit such a big crime, and each one was more excited than the other.
They all saw how Xia had lived his life before, so naturally they had no good feelings towards the insect in front of them.
Even though he didn't do it, he still enjoyed the benefits.
Moreover, looking at his guilty expression and Xia's calm but secretly angry tone, it was probably him who did it.
The star-thief female insects swarmed around and frightened the insects that the Meris family was used to raising. Although they were female insects, they lived well under the protection of their family and could even bully other female insects outside.
Xia looked around at the insects. There were a few familiar faces, but there were also many unfamiliar new faces.
It turns out I've been away for too long, and everything has changed.
"Those who secretly sent me away back then knew what was going on. I am too lazy to pursue the matter with you. If I catch you, you are unlucky. If I don't catch you, you are lucky."
"But if you refuse to cooperate with what I'm about to do and dare to obstruct me, I will definitely return to you a thousand times what I've gone through in the past few years."
Xia is no longer the excellent, well-behaved and obedient insect raised by his family. He has learned to be strong and to refuse the arrangements of other insects.
Facing the wind and rain, growing in the mud.
Faced with the threat here, he immediately began to use the resources of the Meris family.
Xia watched the pirates go in and out of the room where the Meris family and the Insect Emperor communicated.
In fact, everything can be paperless nowadays, but in order to show seriousness, the more noble the nobles are, the more willing they are to use paper to deliver messages.
This way of transmitting messages is not easily monitored by insects, and it requires a lot of insect power and material resources. It is a way to show one's status.
In short, the more troublesome it is, the more expensive it is.
So these evidences are still left here in plain sight.
"Open it and take everything you can use."
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The Meris family seemed to have been robbed.
But after Xia left, the insects' reaction was very strange.
Several prestigious elders looked at each other and then at Mayne at the same time: "Patriarch, husband, please explain, you said your brother was dead, why is he missing now?"
Maine was still tied up with ropes, and no one dared to untie him, so he had no choice but to stubbornly defend himself.
"What's the difference? If you get lost, isn't that the same as being dead?"
The elders looked at each other meaningfully and turned back to the meeting room.
No one suggested untying the ropes on the patriarch.
Maine was completely furious.
Even if those elders didn't know what was good for them, why didn't the common bugs come to help? Are they blind? He is the chief of the clan!
Of course, what he didn't know was that under his leadership, the Meris family became poorer and poorer every year, and their status among the nobles could not make money, all because of his self-righteousness and unwillingness to listen to advice.
He would drop the bugs he disliked to the most remote position, or simply drive them out of the main star, without considering the actual interests of the family at all.
Originally, these tribesmen had quite a few opinions about him, but they were all weak and had little influence. Normally, no insect was willing to listen to what they said, and they did not dare to tell other insects for fear of being reported.
Only at this point did their inner thoughts finally manifest themselves.
The clan leaders may not care about the departure of the inheritance worm at first. If the worm is lost, they may go out to look for it, but if the worm is dead, there is no point in looking for it.
Anyway, they still have a second successor insect that can be cultivated.
But what they didn't expect was that over the years, not only did Maine not appreciate their teachings, but he also tried to exclude and suppress them and weaken their power.
Dashachun, could they possibly harm themselves?
Maine was eager for quick success and just wanted to make these elders submit and no longer be affected by the previous generation's successor Chongxia. However, he did not expect that if they were unwilling, they would have picked him up and replaced him with a worm.
At that time, they were all relatively insignificant, so if the elders wanted to replace them, it would be easy.
But the elders let him grow up, and then waited for him to be eliminated and excluded.
Not only is he narrow-minded, he also lacks the ability to get things done.
Other tribes are well organized, producing a genius this year and a general next year, but they only clean up the mess for the young insects in their tribe. Today the male insect causes trouble, and tomorrow the female insect causes trouble.
If Xia hadn't shown up, it would have been fine, we would have just muddled along.
Who cares if he is the patriarch?
But when Xia came back, looking at the power under his command, one could tell that he was very capable and could manage his subordinates in an obedient manner.
The elders' minds immediately became active again.