"Ahem, are you sure I'm not interrupting?" Situ Jingjie listened to Situ Yan and had to retreat with a wry smile, asking.
"Situ Jingjie, you really can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth. If you have something to say, just say it!" Situ Yan flushed with anger, glaring fiercely at Situ Jingjie.
"Sigh, can you not be so harsh on me? I already apologized to you and Xiao Feng for what happened yesterday..." Situ Jingjie said with a bitter smile.
Speaking of this, Situ Yan still had doubts. What on earth had gotten into Situ Jingjie and the whole family that made them do a complete 180 in attitude?
Grandpa had publicly thrown her out of the house, yet not even half a day passed before he regretted it?
"Xiao Feng, you're generous, you can't still be mad at me, right? Yesterday, we may have fought but we've also come to understand each other. As the saying goes, turn hostility into friendship. Given your relationship with Xiao Yan, there's no need for us to become real enemies..."
Situ Jingjie smiled obsequiously at Jiang Feng.
Jiang Feng looked at Situ Jingjie expressionlessly, thinking it's hard to believe he serves as a junior officer in the army with his talent for shiftiness; he'd be more than qualified to be a politician.
"Situ Jingjie, stop with the nonsense! What exactly are you here for? Did Grandpa send you to trouble me again? Speak directly, don't be verbose!" Situ Yan said coldly.
"Ahem, why do you still have so much hostility towards me? I heard from Mr. Mu that you were attacked and hospitalized, so I came specifically to see you, couldn't I? After all, I'm your cousin, our blood relation remains—breaking bones still connects tendons!" Situ Jingjie said shamelessly.
Situ Yan almost laughed out of anger hearing this!
It's impressive he could say such shameless words after tearing faces with her once. Now he's talking about blood relations; if he says there aren't any ulterior motives, who would believe it?
"Don't bother. I don't need you to worry; a weasel wishing a Happy New Year—what good intentions could you have?"
Situ Jingjie was at a loss whether to cry or to laugh, yet he also hesitated to speak.
This time he came of his own volition, having heard that Jiang Feng and Situ Yan were attacked and hospitalized last night, he rushed over at first notice, wanting to mend his relationship with Situ Yan and Jiang Feng.
Except he didn't imagine Situ Yan would be so ungrateful, leaving him embarrassed, unable to decide whether to stay or leave.
Meanwhile, seeing Jiang Feng's constipated expression, he finally spoke lightly: "Situ Jingjie, did you drive here?"
"Yes, yes! I came in my own car. I haven't returned to my post since yesterday." Situ Jingjie finally found someone reasonable to talk to, quickly replied with a smile to Jiang Feng.
"Okay, you'll come out with me for some business." Jiang Feng said, getting off the bed and instructing Situ Jingjie.
"Where to?" Situ Jingjie asked curiously.
On the bed, Situ Yan also looked at Jiang Feng, not understanding why he was heading out again after only resting a few hours.
"Provincial City." Jiang Feng said succinctly.
Provincial City?!!
The siblings' expressions changed dramatically upon hearing this!
Their first thought was if Jiang Feng was going to the Provincial City to settle accounts with the He Family?
Although Situ Yan specifically asked Jiang Feng if those two assassins weren't sent by the He Family last night, the real mastermind behind it is still uncertain, and Jiang Feng won't reveal it to the public!
Seeing his posture, could it be that he's truly hiding it and going to settle accounts with the He Family?
"You're not going to the He Family, are you?" Situ Jingjie asked dryly.
"Are they worthy?" Jiang Feng said coldly, walking straight out.
Note his wording, he wasn't going to find trouble with the He Family, not because they weren't enough to trouble, but because they... weren't worthy!
Situ Jingjie and the dumbfounded Situ Yan behind him exchanged glances, and quickly ran out to catch up with Jiang Feng.
While Situ Yan also wanted to run after him to ask clearly, unfortunately, her status as a patient meant she couldn't leave the ward.
For now, Situ Yan could only stomp her foot in anger, glaring at their departing backs in sulk!
...
Outside the ward.
"Xiao Feng, tell me, where are we really going?" he followed Jiang Feng closely, walking down the corridor, asking with anxiety.
"Huangfu Family." Jiang Feng said expressionlessly.
Boom!!!
Upon hearing Jiang Feng's words, Situ Jingjie halted abruptly!
He looked at Jiang Feng with utter disbelief, utterly bewildered!
Initially, just the thought of the He Family's involvement had made him anxious and fearful!
But unexpectedly, the place Jiang Feng was heading turned out to be the Huangfu Family, several levels higher than the He Family?!
"Scared?" Jiang Feng stopped, furrowing his brow as he looked at Situ Jingjie.
"What... what would I be scared of? I just think, might this be a bit inappropriate…? Can you tell me why you're going to the Huangfu Family?"
Situ Jingjie, usually known as a tough military officer, now resembled a bashful, constipated girl, stammering.
"You'll know when you get there." Jiang Feng said decisively, once again taking the lead.
"Damn, you think the Huangfu Family is a public toilet, you go if you want to?" Situ Jingjie lamented!
However, though he stood frozen there for a full five seconds, he ultimately steeled himself and chose to follow.
No matter what, accompanying Jiang Feng this time could potentially allow him to witness something firsthand!
Hearing is believing, seeing is knowing—he must see for himself how Jiang Feng breaks the norm and what hidden boldness he possesses!
...
Simultaneously.
After leaving Binhai late at night yesterday, Huangfu Shang immediately returned to the Purple Jade Villa and went to the room of Hou Bo, his grandfather's confidant and the family's Great Housekeeper.
"Hou Bo, have you verified the news? Yihu Alliance was truly wiped out overnight??" Huangfu Shang, still in disbelief, asked Hou Bo after meeting him, doubting the news's accuracy.
"Absolutely accurate, it has been confirmed through various sources." Hou Bo nodded solemnly.
"How... how could this happen?" Huangfu Shang was in a state of shock, murmuring in disbelief.
Organizations like the Yihu Alliance and the Sky Wolf Alliance, similar to those sects from beyond the mundane world, indeed exist in China.
Although it sounds exaggerated, in such a vast country as China, with a population well over 1.4 billion, there are all kinds of trades and professions, so some hidden assassination forces under the guise of a peaceful era aren't surprising.
Though these assassin alliances usually remain extremely secretive, some truly influential figures can still clearly discern their backgrounds.
In certain specific environments, these influential figures might even employ these assassin alliances to achieve their unspeakable goals.
The relationship between both sides is one of mutual benefit and utilization.
This explains why the Huangfu Family has such knowledge of the Yihu Alliance's situation and maintains sources of information.
"So there's ample evidence now that all this was indeed done by Jiang Feng?" Huangfu Shang asked Hou Bo, trembling with fear.