Chapter 781: Cannon Fodder in the Real World (28)

Jiang Xun looked at Jiang Zhuan, and for a moment felt as if all the strength in his body had been drained. He glanced at Jiang Zhuan, then turned his head and leaned against the seat, closing his eyes.

"Jiang Xun, you still haven’t said what exactly happened.

Just because Jiang Lai saved you, you’ve completely changed your view of her? She’s premeditated, have you forgotten what Big Brother instructed us before he came?"

Jiang Xun shook his head wearily.

"I don’t want to talk anymore, could you please shut up and let me rest for a while."

"You’re crazy."

Jiang Zhuan muttered and then put on his headphones, occasionally looking at Jiang Xun suspiciously, utterly clueless about what was driving him mad.

The car had just pulled into the courtyard when Jiang Huan ran out to greet them.

She was still in her nightgown, looking drowsy and playful, causing Jiang Zhuan to smile helplessly.

"Why are you still awake so late? Go back to sleep."

Jiang Huan walked straight to Jiang Xun, her face full of concern.

"I’ve been sleeping poorly since I heard you got hurt. Seeing you back, I’m finally at ease."

As she spoke, she angrily asked.

"Was it Jiang Lai again? Did she use you as a shield?!"

Jiang Xun looked at her, suspiciously asking.

"Why do you say she used me as a shield?"

"Otherwise, those people wouldn’t have hurt you... otherwise with your skills, you wouldn’t have been easily injured! It must be Jiang Lai, don’t worry brother, when we reclaim this family, I will personally help you get revenge!"

Jiang Xun looked at her coldly, seeing her indignant expression, his heart sank as if someone were squeezing his heart and pulling it out.

These were once his most beloved family members.

"Brother, what’s wrong with you?"

Noticing Jiang Xun’s odd behavior, Jiang Huan reached out to touch his face, only for Jiang Xun to dodge it immediately.

"I’m fine, the wound just hurts a bit, I’m going back first."

Watching Jiang Xun’s distant figure, Jiang Huan looked worried and helpless, like a child who had done something wrong, gazing at Jiang Zhuan.

"Fifth Brother, what’s wrong with Fourth Brother? Did I say something wrong to make him angry?"

Jiang Zhuan wanted to comfort her, but at that moment he felt an inexplicable eeriness in the family’s atmosphere, his heart weighed down with discomfort.

He knew this must have something to do with Jiang Xun.

Their telepathic connection had never been wrong.

Jiang Xun’s abnormality definitely indicated a problem.

"Where is Big Brother?"

"Oh right, Big Brother prepared a feast for the triumphant return, just waiting for you guys! This batch of goods is quite important to us, Big Brother entrusted such an important task to you, you completed it successfully, he’s definitely going to appreciate you guys more!

Might as well take this opportunity to mention interning at the company’s management positions.

Then you can work alongside me!"

Jiang Zhuan laughed self-deprecatingly.

"We are not like you."

Jiang Huan frowned, confusedly asking.

"Why aren’t you the same? Aren’t we all family, don’t worry, I’ll speak up for you, it’ll work for sure this time!"

Jiang Li had always had a very subtle attitude toward the brothers Jiang Xun and Jiang Zhuan.

Acknowledging them as brothers, but never treating them as such.

Usually assigning them trivial tasks, and this time allowing them to go out to sea on the ship, if it wasn’t because Jiang Qi and Jiang Che happened to be busy integrating the company’s internal affairs and couldn’t make it, such an important job wouldn’t have gone to them.

Looking at Jiang Huan’s innocent and lively face, Jiang Zhuan helplessly patted her hair.

"Is Big Brother in the study? I’ll go and talk to him."

"Make sure Fourth Brother comes to the feast this time too, I’ll go tidy up!"

Jiang Zhuan smiled at her, then strode to Jiang Xun’s room.

"Jiang Xun! Come out! We need to find Big Brother!"

"Jiang Xun, what on earth are you doing?! Have you forgotten what we agreed on earlier? Now that the opportunity is finally in front of us, what do you want to do!"

Suddenly, the door opened, Jiang Xun sat in a wheelchair just behind it, looking at him with a gloomy face.

"Looking for Jiang Li? Yes, I definitely should."

Calling Jiang Li directly by name?

Jiang Zhuan pushed him back in and then closed the door, speaking in a low voice.

"What’s wrong with you?! What happened during your time off the ship? What kind of venom has Jiang Lai poured into you?!"

"She didn’t pour any venom into me, she saved my life, to be precise, from my Big Brother’s hands, she saved my life."

"What the hell are you talking about?!"

"You know very well whether I’m talking nonsense or not, we’re blood brothers, the closest people in the world, so I’ve told you everything without reservation.

Jiang Li had already arranged a group of Anti-Alliance Army members at Balong Bay long ago.

At the time, Jiang Lai and I went down together to do business, I notified him immediately of this.

But, those rebel bullets showed no mercy, their target was Jiang Lai, and I was just a pawn to be discarded after use.

You too, if it had been you getting off the ship at the time, it would have been the same for you."

Jiang Zhuan leaned against the door and slowly sat down.

He could feel the despair and fear suppressed in Jiang Xun’s heart.

While he was injured, he too clearly felt the same pain and suffocation.

They are twins, twins with true telepathy.

Jiang Xun couldn’t deceive him, just like he couldn’t deceive Jiang Xun.

"How do you know, those rebels were Jiang Li’s people?"

As soon as he spoke, a metal object was thrown over, Jiang Zhuan instinctively caught it, examined it closely in front of his eyes.

Jiang Xun sneered.

"These things, you know them better than me, isn’t it clear where the rebel bullets came from?"

"A single bullet... Maybe, it’s..."

"Was it Jiang Lai who painstakingly bribed the rebels and then had them shoot her at the bay’s mouth, risking being killed by random gunfire and being buried alive, just to slander Jiang Li with a single bullet? To sow discord between brothers?

Isn’t it absurd? Would Jiang Lai do such ridiculous and pointless things?"

"..."

The prolonged silence represented Jiang Zhuan’s attitude.

Clutching the bullet, he softly murmured.

"So what? Being pawns, is this the first day you’ve known about it?"

"If I had known long ago that I was just an expendable pawn, then why should I continue to be Jiang Li’s pawn?!"

Wasn’t it absurdly because he felt everyone was family, fellow sufferers on the same wavelength?

He thought, even if Jiang Li was more distant with them than other brothers, there was still that kinship in their blood.

This incident made Jiang Xun realize.

In Jiang Li’s heart, he was not even worth as much as the dog he raised for twenty years!

As long as the conditions were right, the two brothers could be sacrificed at any moment!

If that’s the case, why should he continue to give his all to them?

"Even Jiang Lai, in the final moment, she didn’t abandon me, she’s Jiang Lai! The enemy we’ve all identified since childhood!"