Chapter 1402 - Hostage

The whole room turned silent with Sam's declaration. 

Fig looked at him with clenched fists and gritted teeth. He has an urge to bash him on the head. But calmed down a bit and spoke.

"Mr. Sam. I have heard a great deal about you and you definitely live up to your reputation, but there is one thing I need to tell you.

Even though I won't approve of the methods my team members used in this situation, that doesn't mean I don't agree with their opinion of you.

Your actions against Malgav at the first time might be justified because of what he did for the student, but your words against our clan leader are something that you are not worthy to say and you should be glad that I didn't hold you accountable for that."

"Glad? I am actually itching for you guys to come at me. And I am unworthy? What kind of a clan leader wouldn't even bother about the safety of a young child? Isn't the order and hierarchy in this clan to save the weak from becoming the prey of the strong within? If they can't even do that, what is the point of its existence?

And to ignore such an atrocious thing just to keep one's authoritative position safe and sound, I believe it is more despicable than even what Malgav did to my student.

He did it for a young helpless girl and your clan leader is doing it for his responsibilities."

Fig's aura raged and it took all of his strength to just hold back. The Clan's leader looked at Sam with an emotionless face, but his fists are clenched and there is a crack on the tile under his foot.

Gail looked at their reactions and shook his head.

When Sam whispered into his ear back when they were in Fig's residence, he understood what Sam's plan exactly is.

He might really have the ideals and his words targeted at the leader might be his true opinions, but he is doing this so openly for a few reasons and they are actually working.

Even now, the reaction of these two people indicates that they are working perfectly fine.

He is just playing with them more and more and they are letting him do that.

He just shook his head and didn't bother to say it out loud. By the time they realize it would be his daughter and nephew that are going to benefit from this.

There is no need for him to go out on a limb and save these guys. 

Fig might speak about ideals and stuff, but he doesn't have that much of a big opinion on the clan and that is the reason the position of the Clan's leader ended up in the hands of the current leader in the first place.

"Mr. Gail. Please say it. How do you want to resolve it?"

"The head of the vice-captain and anyone who is involved in preparing the plan. I need those lives. And I need the name and details of the person who gave you the idea for this assignment. I won't know who thinks that it is okay to use my kids for their agendas."

"You will have them. If you could excuse me for a minute, I will find out if there is progress."

When Clan's leader and Gail nodded, Fig walked to a corner and made a call.

His expression changed drastically by the time he was done and he lifelessly came back.

"The Vice-captain of my team is dead and there is no news on the person who gave us this assignment. All the leads are cold and dead." He looked at Gail nervously and as expected, he saw a cold expression on his face.

"Mr. Gail. I am really sorry…"

"I don't care for you apologies kid, they don't mean shit, and if your squad can act independently just because you are not present and don't even know what to go ahead with and whatnot, then your apologies mean that much less.

Just make sure that you hand over the rest of the bunch. If I don't give a message out right now, then every man with some strength and subordinates will think that I am a pushover."

Fig shuddered and nodded.

"Sir, the rest of my subordinates in the house…" Fig asked nervously.

"You can ask him about that. He is the one that captured them. Not me."

Fig was surprised and turned to Sam.

Sam had a smirk on his face and took a thin crystal table. He kept on tapping on some of the icons and said.

"So now, let us talk Mr. Fig. You are quite notorious for your spontaneous decisions and eccentric thinking. Why don't you try to use those skills on me? Let's see if you could save the lives of your team members."

"As I already said, this is something completely unrelated to my team members, this was the misdeed of mine and the vice-captain. If you have balls, come at me."

"I mean, to insult your clan's leader might be my deed, but weren't my students who cannot even defend themselves, hell, even didn't awaken their cores are the ones that are targeted by your subordinates?

Even if they don't know why they are doing it, they sure know what they are doing and who they are doing it too. Are they so disciplined that they didn't see the difference between the cultivators and helpless kids to plot against them? Or are they plain stupid?"

Fig didn't answer and stayed silent.

Sam sighed and said.

"Okay, now I will give you a chance. Contact one of your subordinates and ask him why did they go through with their plan? Did the kids deserve to die just because they are my students? Ask him and their fate would depend on their answer."

Fig didn't want to do that and just stayed still.

Sam smiled and said.

"Mr. Fig. I didn't just capture your teammates, you might be thinking there is a chance that you could just release them if Mr. Gail is not involved. But they are not just captured, they are currently hostages."

As he said, he took out a metal puppet that has the same shackles the team members are currently wearing.

Sam placed it on the other end of the room and tapped something on the tablet.

*BOOM*

The puppet was completely destroyed. There is not a single trace left behind that could indicate the remains belong to a well-made puppet and along with that, there is a hole in the wall and many people came running towards this place.

But Clan's leader passed an order to his attendant to keep everyone away.

"Are you sure your subordinates can take the explosion and still live? I mean, the shackles have another special feature that makes it almost impossible for them to use their strength or gather any spiritual energy.

Do you think they will be fine without the spiritual energy?"

Fig's face was engulfed with horror.

"If anyone them has even a scratch. I will kill you."

"With Mr. Gail standing right next to me? I believe in my current situation even the Clan's leader wouldn't be able to kill me. So, you better control your mouth and make the call."

Fig heaved a deep breath and took out the communication token reluctantly. He called one of his subordinates who picked up and he asked the question just like Sam asked him to.

"What is the point of caring about those kids, Captain? They don't have any use for the clan anytime soon and this presence of Sam for even a single day is a big insult for the clan. So, we must kill him and if the cost is just some kids who the clan offered a helping hand to, they should be glad to give up…. *BOOM*."

An explosion was heard from the other side of the communication token and everyone looked at Sam.

"I am sorry, I can't let someone talk about my students like that. Now, tell me Mr. Fig, what do you think I should do? If your team thinks that my students deserve to die just because that might lead to my demise, then doesn't that give me enough reason to kill the rest of your subordinates even if they are just following orders, just to send a message to not mess with my students? 

Why is it right in your case and wrong in mine?"

This time Fig has no answer. His ideas are a bit different than his teammates and he only learned of it now.

For him, the special squad is for the time when some power-hungry individuals rebel against the clan's leader when they are unable to take the position properly.

It is to stop the individual factions from creating unnecessary damage through their schemes against the administration.

It is to provide enough financial support for the clans when the time arises.

Not to kill someone just because they insulted the clan leader in a private meeting. If a Clan leader cannot even defend his honor in a battle of words, then it is his problem.. Their loyalty is to the clan and its administration not for the leader himself.