Translator: Ichinonsense
Chapter 4 - Death Row Prisoner
YueQianchou thought that his body should be able to recover fully afterresting for one more day, who knows that this body was incomparable tohis previous life. Although his appearance was still a boy, but thephysique was quite bad, almost three days to recover, this was just toodepressing.
The most depressing was remembering about one thing,it made his heart ache. In the previous life, he still had a few hundredmillion in the Swiss bank. After his conversion, the previous lifewealth probably worth more than 10 times of Yue family"s. The more hethought about it, the more painful it was. Finally resigned, even if hedidn"t get transported, he would get shot instead.
The mostmiserable thing in life is where a child wanted to support, but therewas no one to support. Guo Jianjun"s parents died when he was young, hecouldn"t give filial piety. Now he had become Yue Qianchou, severaltimes a day, his parents would come to visit with warmth and took careof him, and soon he smoothed his lost heart. The face of the two oldpeople played in his mind, seeing them as his own parents.
YueQianchou wandered at the Yue family"s garden, he thought a lot in hismind. In the previous life he had received education from small to big,it let him face the country and the people in it, even with theinvisible pressure, there were still some lines where he wouldn"t dareto cross. Now it was different, there were no strict laws of his pastlife. Boss Guo, no, it should be Young Master Yue, took a note, to behere was to be more unrestrained.
What he thought all along wasthat how he should kill Xue Gaibao. A headache, he didn"t come up with aproper solution, his biggest concern was his current parents,especially his mother, the only child of Xue family was very precious toher.
At the garden, flowers were in full bloom. Yue Qianchoucircled around a few laps, eventually did not come up with a good plan.He looked at the yellow chrysanthemum flower in front of him, YoungMaster Yue"s eyes stared for a long time, until he took a deep breath,put out his hand to pick that flower, sniffed the fragrance under thenose, his eyes slightly squinted, and muttered, "Indecisiveness leads todisaster. s.h.i.t! these days, just drinking water is scary, what if itwas poisoned? What if i would die instead? Almost make me in depression,so what if you are the only son of Xue family? I"m the only son of Yuefamily! Why make this Father suffer, you can do it right away, but istill have to consider some things?"
Yue Qianchou left, the garden was quiet, clean stone road, the crushed chrysanthemum flower in hand.
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XueGaibao was very happy, Younger Cousin these days had been lukewarm tohim. Today, he would spend his evening by enjoying wine at the backyard.He had always thought that some things have been exposed some time ago,it was found out by Yue Qianchou, feeling uneasy, it seemed that he wasworried.
Xue family was defeated and he defected to his aunt. Inthe Yue family, although he never got treated unjustly. His days hadalways been living in inferiority by the pressence of the Young Master,such a change of living made him uncomfortable. The expenses that hisaunt gives him were big, but usually spent to take care of theextravagant flowers. With the pressence of Young Master Yue thatpressured him, he hadn"t gotten his time to shine, time and time again,he buried the resentment in his heart.
One day alone in therestaurant, he was drunk and complained, "Hah! Yue Zhanggui, if not formy Xue family, how can you be as successful as today. But you! Only giveme 120 silver every month, ungrateful ah...."
All of his remarksfell to the ear of the person next table. This person was a banditleader of the Octagon village. Knowing that Xue Gaibao was the Swallowcity"s richest merchant Yue Zhanggui"s nephew, he approached and actedlike a good friend to him. The two hit off a deal easily, then set offto kidnap Yue Qianchou and use him to blackmail Yue Zhanggui to get somemoney and inheritance. Like this, the group of bandits may obtain thewealth, and Xue Gaibao would obtain the inheritance. What the two peopledidn"t expect, although they successfully kidnapped Yue Qianchou, butthe latter escaped.
Afterward, he saw that Yue Qianchou hadreturned to the family. Afraid of things to be exposed, Xue Gaibaoreadied his heart to kill. But Uncle Yue Zhanggui had sent people toguard there day and night, he never had the chance to do it.
Originallyquite worried, today his younger cousin cheerfully invited him to drinkwhile enjoying the moon. His worried heart finally calmed down. YoungerCousin obviously didn"t know that matter about him. He ceased hisendless thought, and decided to find another chance next time.
The maidservant helped him to organize his attire, Xue Gaibao was pleased to go for a drink.
Onthe stone table of the garden, the wine and dishes were ready, YueQianchou stared at the lantern and waited alone. The candlelightflickered, shone upon his hazy face. His fingers were tapping on thestone table, then the sound of footsteps approached. Yue Qianchouglanced to the entrance of the garden, his face immediately changedputting a pair of ardent smile.
"Elder Cousin! You kept me waiting!" Yue Qianchou stood up and laughed.
XueGaibao walked toward himself and said, "My attire is unsightly, howembara.s.sing, coming to Younger Cousin"s appointment like this."
"Weare a family, it is unnecessary to pay much attention to it, ElderCousin sit," Yue Qianchou asked him to sit down and picked up the jug topour him a drink, his hands accidentally brushed the lantern on thetable.
The lantern fell to the ground, candle extinguished, aninstant black one. Yue Qianchou embara.s.singly said, "Look at me, howclumsy."
"Younger Cousin should not worry about it, let me pickit up and light it," Xue Gaibao laughed, he bent over to pick it up.Just about to look up, he saw a flash of dark shadow hit him. Xue Gaibaosuddenly fell down with a stuffy humph.
Under the moonlight, YueQianchou was seen raising a stick, then jumped through the stone table,his hands swung down many times against the head on the ground withrage. A moment later, he finally stopped his action, kicked with hisfeet, and said, "d.a.m.n it! Spent so much time with you, afraid you didnot die yet!"
The candle was re-lit, Young Master Yue took thelantern closer to the ground, and saw a b.l.o.o.d.y corpse, he stabbed itwith a stick, knowing that there was no more breathing, he nodded. YoungMaster Yue put the lantern back on the table, he poured a gla.s.s of wineand took a drink, then smacked his lips, "Finally, with this scourgegone, i can sleep at ease. It should be fine! Father doesn"t believethey will send the sole young master to the authorities."
Finished,he walked while carrying the stick, vaguely could hear his mouthmuttered, "d.a.m.n! Such a big mansion, incredibly couldn"t find a suitableweapon, harmed father to find a thick stick from the pile offirewoods."
Young Master Yue carried the stick to the kitchen,then casually threw it into the stove, pat his b.u.t.tocks and went out.Around the gate, he looked for a corner to squat down. After squattingfor a moment, Yue Qianchou felt there was something missing, he groupedhis left chest, suddenly stunned, then sighed, "It seems i have to quitsmoking, d.a.m.n! Where should i find a cigarette to smoke."
Thefront gate opened, just finished with the matter, Yue Changgui came backwith two followers in tow. Just a few steps away, he suddenly heardsomeone shouted, "Father!"
It was his son"s voice, Yue Changguiwas startled, he turned around to see the corner of the gate, there wasYue Qianchou squatting there, he knitted his brows and said, "Chou"er!What are you doing here? Your body just recovered, be careful or youmight catch cold."
"Father, i have something to talk to you," YueQianchou said slowly. Yue Changgui knew, his son was here to wait forhim, it was the first time he saw him like this, then he said to hisfollowers, "You two go back and rest," The two saluted respectfully thenleft.
"What happened?" Yue Changgui kindly asked. Yue Qianchousaid "Father, come with me," The former did not ask anymore, and went tothe garden with his son.
Yue Qianchou lifted the lantern on thestone table and lit up the body on the ground. Looking at theilluminated ground, there was a body lying down in blood, the head wassmashed heavily, it"s hard to tell who it was. However, the body was inYue family"s attire, he still could be identified, vaguely guessed thebody on the ground, Yue Changgui frowned, then slowly asked, "Is it yourelder cousin?"
Yue Qianchou nodded and observed his father"sexpression, but the latter did not reach much. He thought in his mind,"Sure enough, the matter can be as complicated but also can be as simpleas it is."
Yue Changgui sat down on a stone bench and stared athis son, then asked, "Why did you do this? Did your kidnapping was doneby him?"
The son did not directly answer his question, justholding up the jug and poured a full of wine gla.s.s to his father, hesaid, "The wine and snacks are clean, no one touched these," Finished,he gave himself a gla.s.s of wine, then sat down and drank the wine, onlyafter that he told the matters slowly.
The more Yue Qianchouexplained, the heavier Yue Changgui"s face became, the latter poundedthe stone table, angrily said, "It is really that raised dog doing,actually dared to make Yue family without a heir, i already suspiciousof him, if not for giving face for your mother, i would already make himsuffer till he beg to die."
"Father! I personally killed him, ifear that mother will get the gist of it..." Yue Qianchou words did notfinish, Yue Changgui waved his hand, "You don"t know anything, go backand rest! I will take care of this."
"Understand, Father, then i should go wash and sleep?" Yue Qianchou asked, the opposite Father nodded his head.
Seeingthe son indifferent leaving, Yue Changgui was a little surprised, hecould never thought that his son would personally kill someone, but morenever thought his son to be actually so calm, he was aware how much thepsychological quality needed for it. It seemed to be stimulated by thekidnapping incident, but now it"s not a bad thing, better than theprevious self of indecisive young master. After drinking a gla.s.s ofwine, he sighed, "Yue family has no lack of successor to carry on."
"Idon"t have to be a big brother for years, i don"t love the cold edge ofthe bed, do not force me to think of you, do not force me to cry, iwill get angry..." His heart was free of trouble, after washing himself,Yue Qianchou went to lay on the bed, with a hum of a song, he slowlyand peacefully sleep."