Chapter 299 - A Harmless-Looking Animal

Liu Xiaodan only nodded. He was being told not to underestimate their luck and their skills. Moreover, with someone like Wang Yusheng directing them, what kind of scheme would the Qiao family had to do to make them totally helpless? With that, he just left the lawn as Du Zhizhuo drove away.

The young master covered the bleeding chunk on his hand and healed it right away. He then wiped the blood off of his lips and spoke to the people inside the house. "Did I miss any bullets?"

"...you..." Matron Yuye wanted to say something, but it was only now that she fell onto the floor. The maids all raised their heads and stared at him in fear. Actually, even Wu Qianqian and Liu Li were stunned by what their son could do, albeit that they had different reactions to it.

"Xiaodan, who are those people?" Liu Li ducked down to escape the arms of the King before walking to the door and taking a look outside. The lawn was covered in blood at the far side, and something dark was wobbling as if trying to fit things inside his mouth. It even looked so overworked that Liu Li frowned in its direction. He looked back to Liu Xiaodan who was gazing at him. "Did you know who sent them?"

Liu Xiaodan's eyes lowered a little. "...the Qiao family. I believe they want to get rid of something they can't control. Too bad Grandfather had taken the same steps before, and I learn very fast." That was what he said, but Liu Li received something else. Wu Zhong… tried to kill Liu Xiaodan, perhaps even multiple times.

The father was furious as well, more when he realized that he couldn't protect his own wife. They probably felt free to involve them now that Wu Zhong died. Actually, their position was quite bizarre. Their very enemy before was actually their safety box. Still, they chose to break free when the safety box threatened them.

He just placed his hands behind his back. "We should make changes in this place's security as well."

"...I think so, too." Liu Xiaodan didn't know why his father was not commenting on what he actually did. Slaughtering all those armed men was way more brutal than raining bullets at them, but his father didn't say anything at all. However, his mother's gaze was screaming otherwise.

"Matron Yuye, are you staying? Tell me so I can look for your replacement before getting started," Liu Li said.

Staying? Matron Yuye's eyes shook. She then watched the King disintegrate into a light blood mist. Staring at Wu Qianqian's pained eyes and at her aversion at the young man before her, Matron Yuye seemed to have guessed something. This matron had been with Wu Zhong—even longer than his wife—enough to actually say that they grew old together. Of course, she knew a bit of the difficulties of the Wu family.

Wu Zhong was said to turn his very wife into a monster. However, Matron Yuye only had a few glimpses at Mian Lengleng. That was the only time that she overlapped Mian Lengleng's image with Liu Xiaodan. Both had this rather soft visage that could turn deadly in an instant.

Matron Yuye's lips pressed down in a thin line. Wu Zhong died protecting an asset? This project… couldn't be the young master himself, right? So when Wu Qianqian came here that day, she was asking for her son to be returned to her? That must be why she had fled the house… her son was being weaponized…

However, it was by Wu Zhong's associates! Wu Zhong was a researcher and a scholar. Weaponizing things was only the basis of his studies. Actually carrying it out was… not something he would push for without people urging him. That was simply not him!

"I will stay, Master." Matron Yuye got to her feet and dusted her bottom before assuming the matron stance. "I will work on contracting a better security firm for the estate. However, I might have to deal with the maids for now. Some of them will inevitably leave."

"Good." Liu Li only nodded before fetching his wife and walking her to the waiting room where she could sit down. She's probably still in shock after what she had seen. That was what her son had become, fully weaponized under Project Hades that she enabled him to be.

The maids, however, looked at one another. They didn't know what to do anymore, but one maid actually rose to her feet and dusted her skirt. She then peered outside and saw the black thing wobbling as if carrying too much in its belly. "Young Master, I don't think your pet is doing well outside."

Liu Xiaodan was watching the maids and waiting for them to get up and run away. However, one even spoke to him, still calling him 'young master'. Since she had said so, he went to take a look. Old Doctor looked so full. It was because he cleaned up so many bodies, and he didn't have acid blood that could break down the flesh fast. Poor Old Doctor looked so bloated…

He eventually puked out at the lawn as if he had a hard night.

Liu Xiaodan and the maids, who ended up looking, flinched. The young master forgot that Old Doctor was only used to eating severed pieces and not whole bodies. It was good that Tang Mingming and Yi Junhai returned by then. Only the shadow moved straight to Liu Xiaodan to report.

"Erm… let's not watch them anymore." Liu Xiaodan closed the double doors manually to get them out of sight. He then turned to the maids. "Have you collected your checks? You can pack up straight away if you're leaving. We already ate so you don't need to make food for us."

"...?" The maids had mixed reactions. Just earlier, they were discussing how innocent Liu Xiaodan was, and then they heard about the deal and witnessed his abnormalities. Right now, he was back to a harmless-looking animal. It's so strange…

"Young Master, are we going to receive the same benefits as from when we're employed by Master Zhong?" One maid asked, slightly raising her hand.

Liu Xiaodan blinked and thought for a second. "I don't even know what you're receiving. I'll ask the matron and see if we could still provide the same aside from your wages. The other properties might be sold by Nayi soon. If there's any benefit connected to them, let me know. I can ask her not to sell them so you won't lose anything."

Upon hearing the woman's name without formalities, Matron Yuye cleared her throat. "Young Master, what's your relationship with Miss Chuan Nayi?"

A smile bloomed on his face. "...she's my girlfriend."

As if feeling the fact that Liu Xiaodan was marveling at her again, Chuan Nayi couldn't help but feel disappointed. She was looking at the cityscape from the top floor of the Wu Corporation. From this height of might, she could look down on everyone in the city. Still, this wasn't what she wanted.

Hao Chengyi entered the room, attracting Jiang Yanyu's attention. "Miss Chuan, the board had spoken."