At the end of year 1997, anyone who read the foreign news knew how much hype the incident had received.
The boy was taken to the interrogation hall, and as he was too young, he was not judged immediately.
They could provide this little boy with innumerable advantageous conditions. As long as the Tang family agreed to change the little boy's nationality to American, they would immediately let him enter the most advanced technical department.
However, Old Master Tang did not give the green light to it. As the most influential Chinese businessman, his power in America was no lesser than that in China.
He only presented this statement to the Americans, "Every member of the Tang family must become a Chinese soldier."
That's right, a soldier.
This boy was born to the wealthiest family within the American Chinatown.
Compared to his eldest and second eldest brother, he was so unlike the rest of the Tang family.
To put it frankly, he was just an idiot.
The Americans had once used this point to discuss with Old Master Tang, saying that it would be most suitable for them to raise such children. After all, his survival capability was basically zero. What could this child do besides computing?
However, among all the members of the Tang family, Old Master Tang valued this little grandson the most. He wanted to send him back to China.
With him keeping watch, no one had dared enter the border for three years.
It would not be that alarming if a person like him only excelled in the army.
To everyone's surprise, he also knew how to play around politics.
This made the group of people tremble with fear.
In fact, the border was southwest of Yun City, the zone the Falcon defended.
How would they dare challenge this man who appeared so suddenly?
The cold sweat on Deputy Director Zhang's forehead was threatening to flow down his face.
Young Master Tang stepped toward him, the corners of his mouth slightly hooked up in a smile. "Deputy Director Zhang, right?"
Deputy Director Zhang straightened his back. This man was just one level superior to him so he need not bow down that much. Perhaps everything he had heard about this man was just a rumor. "Yes, I am."
"Receives bribes, likes to gamble, and also has some relations in Myanmar." Young Master Tang lifted a finger and the gun in his palm was, as a result, aimed directly at Deputy Director Zhang's forehead. That posture was exceptionally handsome as he continued straightforwardly, "Do you know why Wei Wei took your child as well? It is because of these unforgivable sins. Now, who else? Show yourself."
Who would dare stand up with a gun pressed against them like this?
Deputy Director Zhang was frightened out of his wits.
Young Master Tang then put his gun away and uttered two simple words, "Take him."
Exactly three relevant personnel, who thought they had a chance and wanted to try their luck to speak up to the old general, were marched off in secret.
The old general was exasperated when he caught sight of Young Master Tang. "Young man! You dare draw a gun in front of me! Do you not see my rank or do you not see me?"
Now, Young Master Tang was being cooperative. He took a step back with his left leg and snapped his legs together in the standard military salute. "Reporting to the general, you are not wearing a military uniform today."
"You, you…" The old general could not explain if he loved or hated his favorite pupil. He reached out and pointed at him, "This is too high-profile. How many times have I told you to keep a low profile when you're carrying out tasks? Is National Security not treating you well? If that's the case, just come back to me. You can do whatever you want here."
Young Master Tang stared forward with another salute. "Reporting to the general, yes sir, I comply with the reallocation."
Hearing his words, the old general wanted to land a blow at the back of his head. Since when has this kid become so obedient? Such nonsense!
"Alright, don't come back if you don't want to. But did you really plan this operation in advance? I haven't received any news at all." The old general raised an eyebrow.
Young Master Tang laughed and said, "Wei Wei settled things at an alarming speed. She had already resolved everything before news arrived. Anyhow, I still have to ask about the plane. You know we have limited funds in the Tang Sect and cannot afford a private jet."
Uon hearing this sentence, the old general almost spat out the tea in his mouth!
This b*stard dares say he is poor!
He dares come before me and complain about being poor!
After 10 minutes of talking, the old general kicked him out. He was afraid that if his favorite pupil did not leave, his image of the good temper he had tried so hard to maintain in front of others would be entirely ruined!
This bastard can drive people mad easily at any minute!
However, the old general also assured Young Master Tang that even if he did not come, these people would be severely punished regardless.
The pressure they were facing this time was not only from the original mission, but also from the person in the private jet who appeared on the train. His background was much more complicated than to the eye and it was enough to compete with the Tang Sect.
After listening to everything, Young Master Tang stubbed out the cigarette in his hand and smiled deeply. "It's about time we met."
On the other hand, Baili Shangxie did not return to the place where he resided. Instead, he dragged the two reapers behind him and stalked into the interrogation room where Little Qingchen was detained.
It was not difficult for the little devil to pass through the crowd. In addition, everyone was busy dealing with discussions from the outside world. No one was watching at all, so it was a piece of cake for Baili Shangxie to enter.
Little Qingchen was still sitting on a chair, his head drooped low as though he was playing with something. Seeing the two reapers trailing behind Baili Shangxie, he instantly straightened his sitting posture…
Chapter 933 - His Highness Proclaims His Domination
"Reapers? Why have they appeared here?" Little Qingchen attempted to get down from the chair, but it was too high off the ground. He could only turn around so that he then faced the chair and slowly lower his toes as close to the ground as possible. The entire scene was beyond adorable.
Little Baili Shangxie had always been a model brother, so it was needless to say that he would willingly lend a hand to his brother when he saw him struggle to alight the chair.
He reached out shakily to wrap his arms around the slightly shorter Little Qingchen. He then shifted his gaze to look at the two reapers that stood stiffly by the side, not moving an inch. He spoke in a calm tone, "I brought them for you to play with, they're quite obedient, they don't run around."
The thoughts ran wild in the reapers' minds as they had been waiting for the opportunity to flee but it never came. They dared not budge at all for he kept such a close eye on them!
However, this child looked just like a young prince. In addition, he had black eyes, so perhaps he would not like to play with reapers. Was this a joke? Which kid aside from the Little Demon Prince would see them as toys? Hah, and he even gave them to others…
"Are there only two reapers? Two is no fun."
Hold on, is quantity a concern?
Is two not enough?
Then how many more do you want to capture and play with!
Before the reapers could ponder any further, Little Qingchen marched over toward them with small steps. Bending down, he prodded their heads then gave his unsolicited rating, "They don't look too pleasant."
The reapers were speechless. This was totally different from what they had imagined! Why did this seemingly proper child have such high standards! Also, were they not pretty enough? Each time humans saw them, they would be moved to tears!
"These two are quite hideous indeed. Next time I'll just catch better-lo
oking ones." Baili Shangxie had always held a stoic expression. He tugged on the two reapers with his incredible strength. The rope would tighten up with a single pull from him.
Any hopes the reapers had of escape were flushed down the drain as they had originally hoped that since he was a human child, he would let them go.
To their despair, now…
Little Qingchen hauled a reaper along in each hand, the strength in his tiny palms on par with Baili Shangxie's.
Baili Shangxie clearly did not care how Little Qingchen played with them, but he helped the little one roll his sleeves up. After everything was in place, he lowered his cherubic face and said, "Let's look for Imperial Mother."
"Can we go out now?" Little Qingchen knew better how to clean up after himself.
Baili Shangxie had always been officious. "Sure. There aren't many people outside, only two, whom I have knocked out already."
At first, Little Qingchen had wanted to keep a little demon as a pet, but never would he have thought that this little demon would be his own elder brother. Still, his brother was very reliable and he never had to worry as long as he followed him.
The two little ones strode along, the larger one holding the smaller one while their free hands towed behind them the two reapers. On the way to their destination, nobody dared approach them, and even ghosts kept their distance.
Nobody except Young Master Tang, who was headed their way.
He was clothed in his usual military uniform. He took note of the two unconscious policemen by his feet, then tilted his head and lit a cigarette. His eyes were full of amus.e.m.e.nt as his gaze landed upon the two tiny children. His eyes met with Baili Shangxie's bloody red ones and he raised an eyebrow in response.
Baili Shangxie was not first to react but the two reapers that cowered behind him. They could not help but gawk at Young Master Tang as disbelief brewed in their mind.
Was this really a human?
However, he was indeed a mortal. Even after taking so many lives, he still managed to maintain his aura of righteousness, an aura impenetrable by any sort of evil. People like this were usually even scarier than demons!
Since when had humans become this terrifying?
Sensing the reapers' trepidation, Baili Shangxie raised his head to look upward at Young Master Tang, his deep eyes unfathomable.
After this, he pretended not to see Young Master Tang at all and continued to march forward with Little Qingchen in tow.
Young Master Tang's lips curved into a playful smile as he took a few more puffs of his cigarette and fell into stride behind the two of them.
As soon as the door to her interrogation room swung open, Helian Wei Wei was greeted by this scene. Aside from her two precious sons, behind them stood a gleaming Young Master Tang.
Young Master Tang's presence was no surprise to Helian Wei Wei since, in another sense, it was herself who had requested Young Master Tang to come to wrap things up. This was a mandatory step after each mission.
Nevertheless, Helian Wei Wei did not anticipate that he would arrive together with the two little ones. What exactly was happening?
Helian Wei Wei raised her brow at Young Master Tang.
Young Master Tang pinched his cigarette between his fingers and with what seemed like a smirk, said casually, "I heard you only have one son, what's with the other one?"
Helian Wei Wei remained composed as she reached out with her arms and pulled both Baili Shangxie and Helian Qingchen into her embrace. "They're both mine."
"Red eyes, pale skin." Young Master Tang extinguished his cigarette and nonchalantly sat down in a chair with his legs crossed. "Blood Tribe?"
"Demons," replied Baili Shangxie coldly, unperturbed.
Young Master Tang gave an "oh" as a reply, followed by a laugh. "Wei Wei, so that guy you slept with was a demon. He made such a big fuss and flew an airplane to find you? Was he not satisfied with your skills?"
Helian Wei Wei could find no words to answer. She suddenly felt even uncouth barbarians were more eloquent than Young Master Tang. Compared to him, everyone was adorable.
Baili Shangxie looked back at Little Qingchen, his eyes full of understanding. So all of them spoke of my Imperial Father like this, the man who slept with my Imperial Mother.
Little Qingchen cradled his head as if he had a headache. He looked to Baili Shangxie and hissed through gritted teeth, "Pretty Wei Wei always acts like a bossy president, you know what that means, right?"
Baili Shangxie nodded. He was also a boy who had watched a multitude of mindless dramas before, so thinking of how his Imperial Father behaved, he knew what caused his Imperial Mother to develop this illusion. In other words, it was his Imperial Father's excessive shamelessness.
However… Baili Shang Ye looked Young Master Tang up and down.
He seemed to know Imperial Mother very well.
If Imperial Father were to find out that Imperial Mother was this close with anybody other than him, there would be no safe outcome.
Anyhow, according to Imperial Father's personality, he would never let Imperial Mother do anything she disliked.
This human standing right before them appeared different from normal humans. He seemed ingenious and not to be easily messed with…
Evidently, Young Master Tang noticed Little Baili Shangxie's mental analysis of him, but what really caught his eye when he looked up was the figure marching in, headed straight toward him from behind Baili Shangxie. Baili Jia Jue.
Two equally exquisite men, each in their own unique way.
With just a glance, Baili Jia Jue could immediately guess who this person was.
A man whom he once greatly concerned himself with, and even now, he felt he was still a monstrous eyesore.
However, being the malevolent monarch he was, he did not show any emotion. He did not acknowledge Young Master Tang's presence at all even as he brushed past him. Instead, he looped his hands around Helian Wei Wei's waist, kissed her forehead and smiled broadly as he cooed, "All settled, let's go."
Chapter 934 - 930
This was a man he had once greatly concerned himself with. Even now, he remained a monHowever, His Highness's malevolence was that he would never openly display any emotions on his face. Even when they brushed past one another, he did not spare a single glance at Young Master Tang. Instead, he directly wrapped an arm around Helian Wei Wei's waist and landed a peck on her forehead, smiling from ear to ear. "Everything's settled, let's go."
Helian Wei Wei felt that His Highness had been exceedingly gentle lately.
Is it because we have been apart for too long?
Helian Wei Wei nodded her head doubtfully, but she was obedient.
Since Young Master Tang was here, it meant that the follow-up work was done. She believed that the information she had collected would suffice for uncovering a few people. Young Master Tang was especially talented at tugging on a strand to unravel a net, to reveal all parties involved.
Nobody could guarantee that the human trafficking market would disappear, but at least after these raids, they would no longer exist that unscrupulously.
Helian Wei Wei was thinking about business, so her gaze inevitably lingered a little longer on Young Master Tang.
As Baili Jiajue watched from the side, his eyes narrowed. His fingers tightened on Helian Wei Wei's waist, a smile still playing on his lips. "Not leaving?"
Helian Wei Wei did not feel pain, but she definitely felt the force his fingertips exerted. She raised her head to glance at His Highness, yet before she spoke…
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She heard Baili Jia Jue's low voice flow into her ears, "I believe you must be Young Master Tang, thank you for attending to my Wei Wei these few years. But the word is that there is a rule in the Tang Sect which dictates that anyone who leaves the Tang Sect will not be allocated any more missions."
His tone was extremely polite, and it carried a distant cold but remained very terribly overbearing.
Young Master Tang looked on
with a tinge of mischief in his eyes. "This is my personal request to Wei Wei, I don't think she would mind."
"I…" Helian Wei Wei did not even get the chance to say the words "I don't mind" before Little Qingchen began tugging at her sleeve. "What is it?"
Little Qingchen winked and gestured toward Baili Jia Jue, hinting her to look at his expression.
In actuality, nothing odd could be observed from His Highness's face, except for the fact that there was no joy in his eyes. This was an expression Helian Wei Wei could not be more familiar with.
Although she did not know why, Helian Wei Wei had figured out that His Highness was upset.
Young Master Tang had no intention of putting Helian Wei Wei in a difficult spot. He had only itched to see how much Baili Jia Jue cared about his comrade-in-arms.
There was no mistake, they were comrades.
Although officially, they were subordinate and superior, in reality, they were much closer than that.
Having experienced life and death together, their relationship was bound to be unusual.
So, Young Master Tang took a step backward, his cigarette still between his fingers. "It seems like you would mind, Wei Wei. Since you have people to take care of now, just take this as your final mission. The matters in Yungui District have yet to be settled as there is someone else still in hiding. Since you have this gentleman here to help you, you should be able to rectify it quick. After this, neither the Tang Sect nor I myself will assign missions to you. Of course, if someone mistreats you, the Tang Sect will always still be a home you can call on."
With these words, he had declared his position.
This was why no matter how far the Tang Sect's shadows ventured, once they received an order from the Tang Sect, they would always return.
The inhumane training definitely made people unapproachable.
Helian Wei Wei understood what Young Master Tang meant. Baili Jia Jue also caught on and replied lightly with an inherent superiority, "Nobody will mistreat her."
Regarding this, Young Master Tang believed so too. Despite that, to encounter a man like him, it was challenging for him to judge if Helian Wei Wei was considered lucky. He could clearly see that the man knew Helian Wei Wei more than she knew him.
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