Chapter 164: Reflection of Mistake
He Qichen and his son were discussing here, but they didn’t know that the people outside were already burning with anger.
He Xueyao’s eyes flashed with an imperceptible dark color. “Father, second uncle and the others –”
Just as she was about to say something, He Fan made a gesture of silence.
The servants at the side were shocked. They didn’t know why He Fan suddenly came here, but the guards outside didn’t give any signal at all. They opened their mouths, wanting to inform the people inside.
He Fan glared over with a razor sharp look. Spiritual power burst out from his fingertips and made them freeze on the spot. At the same time, their mouths seemed to be sealed by some invisible big hand, and they could not say anything.
He Linsheng and He Qichen did not know what was happening outside. After all, He Fan had said earlier that he was going to visit an old friend, and he would not come back for a few days.
He Xueyao was basically a flower vase. She didn’t have any real power in her hands. The entire He family could be said to be their world, so they were unprepared. They didn’t even set up a formation. They only sent people to guard the door.
Unfortunately, the boat capsized in the gutter. Not only did He Fan come back early, but he was also lured here by He Xueyao. He heard the conversation between the two of them, and now he knew what they had done.
“Looks like they have also failed. This Lin Bai is really lucky to have escaped again.”
He Linsheng said in a huff, “I don’t believe that this kid can be so lucky every time.”
“Bang!”
A loud sound was made and the door was kicked open, giving the father and son a fright.
“You guys are really bold to do such a thing behind my back. Didn’t I already say that the enmity with Lin Bai would be written off? Why did you guys send people to hunt him down!”
He Fan stood at the door and looked at the father and son with a gloomy face. He said angrily, “Do you have any respect for me, the head of the family? !”
“Big brother, why are you back? !”
“Big uncle, why are you back? !”
He Qichen and his son said at the same time. They looked panicked for a moment.
“If I don’t come back, I don’t know what you will do. All of you will turn a deaf ear to my words.”
The older the wiser. He Qichen quickly regained his composure and walked forward. “Big brother, please listen to our explanation. We are doing all this for the He family.”
He Fan smiled coldly. “What do you mean for the He family? You went behind my back and ignored my orders. This is simply a public vendetta. You even failed to a.s.sa.s.sinate him twice. The He family’s reputation is about to be completely lost by you.”
He Xueyao whispered softly beside him, “Father, don’t be angry. Second uncle loves his son dearly. It’s inevitable that he will feel sorry for what happened to Linsheng. He did these things impulsively. Please forgive them.”
There was nothing wrong with these words. It sounded like she was pleading for He Qichen and his son. After He Fan heard this, not only did his expression not improve, he became even angrier.
“Pa.s.s down my orders to He Linsheng. He was impulsive and easily angered. He is punished to face the wall and reflect on his mistakes. Elder He did not discipline him well. Not only did he not restrain him, he even indulged him. He is even more wrong. Part of his authority is taken away and he is punished to repent with He Linsheng.”
“Big brother!” He Qichen was dumbfounded. He did not expect He Fan to punish him for an outsider.
“Big brother, are you out of your mind? I’m doing this for the He family. Instead of waiting for him to grow up and take revenge on us, it’s better to strike first and nip him in the bud.”
It would have been better if he didn’t say this, but once he said this, He Fan was even angrier. Originally, they hadn’t become sworn enemies with Lin Bai. Perhaps as time pa.s.sed, this matter would gradually fade away.
Who would have thought that He Qichen would be so good as to directly send people to hunt him down? If that was the case, He Fan wouldn’t have said anything. The key point was that they actually failed.
“So?” He Fan’s expression was as dark as water. “You sent people to hunt him down and failed.”
He Qichen’s expression was embarra.s.sed. “That… that was just an accident.”
“And then there was a second accident and you failed?” He Fan’s expression was filled with ridicule. In the past, He Qichen could be considered a clear-headed person. How could he do such a muddle-headed thing one after another now.
“I think you’ve really been blinded by anger. You’re simply extremely stupid.”
He Linsheng hurriedly opened his mouth to plead for mercy, “Uncle, don’t be angry. Father did these things because of me. That Lin Bai is really too evil. I received news that he was expelled from the Alchemist a.s.sociation and was seriously injured. He didn’t have the strength to fight back at all. That’s why I was prepared to attack. I originally thought that there would be no mistakes, but in the end…”
He was too embarra.s.sed to continue. He Fan added coldly, “In the end, you were completely annihilated. Not only did you waste the He family’s manpower, but you also formed this deadly enmity. You guys should reflect on yourselves!”
After saying this, He Fan turned around and left, leaving He Qichen and He Linsheng looking at each other.
He Linsheng said somewhat anxiously, “What should we do now?”
He Qichen’s expression was still calm. “Don’t worry, Big brother has always doted on you. Although he spoke harshly this time, I don’t think he will do anything to us. There’s just one thing –”
He pondered for a moment and said, “Your uncle abhors people who disobeys his orders the most. Especially those who agree on the surface and disobey secretly. I only hope that he can be appeased as soon as possible this time.”
“But Lin Bai…”
“Now that we’ve sent people to kill him twice, we’ve already formed a deadly enmity. This time, even if big brother wants to be kind, he won’t be able to. He can only make a move on Lin Bai. Otherwise, Lin Bai won’t let our He family off so easily.”
He Qichen’s eyes revealed a hint of viciousness that made people shudder. “Who knows, Big brother might still stand on our side in the end.”