Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

When Jiang Heng’s true thoughts were exposed by just one glance from Zheng Qin, he remained calm and said, ”Your Young Helmsman is not Mister’s legitimate son; he’s just an illegitimate child born to a wild woman. I’m afraid his position is not very stable, so why are you acting all arrogant with me?”

In Jiang Heng’s view, people like Zheng Qin were all loyal followers of Huo Wen’an.

Once Huo Wen’an was kicked out of that position, people like Zheng Qin would also become stray dogs.

They were merely flaunting their power for the time being.

Zheng Qin raised an eyebrow, ”So, are you planning to convince Song Chi to seize power?”

Jiang Heng did not deny it.

Zheng Qin found it amusing and turned to ask Song Chi, ”Brother Chi, do you want to compete for the position with our Young Helmsman?”

Song Chi sneered, ”He’s crazy, why bother with him.”

Zheng Qin nodded with satisfaction. ”Did you hear that, Jiang Heng? Our Brother Chi is calling you crazy.”

Jiang Heng looked at Song Chi with disappointment, and deliberately provoked him, ”Mr. Song, are you really willing to be stepped on by Huo Wen’an and Xu Xingguang for the rest of your life? I’ve inquired; even though Xu Xingguang saved your life, she’s completely treating you like a beast of burden!”

”She doesn’t even pay you. If you’re a man, you should break free from her! There are many ways to repay a favor; you could seize the position of the Pilot and then offer her some benefits.”

In Jiang Heng’s view, Song Chi following Xu Xingguang was a humiliating disgrace.

But Song Chi, like a dead fish, looked at Jiang Heng expressionlessly and replied calmly, ”Just consider me not a man. I’m not interested in power struggles.”

Song Chi truly had enough of living those days filled with conspiracy and killing.

He thought this life was pretty good, having enough to eat and wear, not living like a dog obeying orders. He just helped the boss with some manageable tasks without needing to kill or set fires, without staining his hands with blood, and he could play games with Bai Xi every day.

They had even agreed that once things on Divine Concealment Island were settled, they would meet to verify if they were the people they had been looking for.

Life was becoming more enjoyable as time went on.

He would have to be an idiot to work with an idiot like Jiang Heng and oppose Huo Wen’an.

Jiang Heng was rendered speechless by Song Chi’s response.

He initially thought Song Chi was a brave, resourceful, decisive man of action. Now it seemed, he misjudged, he wasn’t even as good as Huo Wenbei!

Zheng Qin was amused by Song Chi’s answer.

He took the cigarette out of his mouth, blew a puff of smoke at Jiang Heng, and for once got serious, warning Jiang Heng, ”If I were you, I would sincerely apologize to Miss Xu and swear never to do anything deceitful again. Then, I would never show up before Miss Xu for the rest of my life.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Heng felt that Zheng Qin was talking nonsense. ”You’re all cowards! Asking me to apologize?” Jiang Heng sneered, ”Not unless I’m dead.”

Song Chi might be a useless piece of trash, but in the Huo Family, other than Song Chi, many have their eyes on Huo Wen’an’s position.

He could still find others to collaborate with.

Jiang Heng turned to leave.

”Jiang Heng!” Zheng Qin suddenly called out to Jiang Heng, poked Jiang Heng’s lower back with a pool cue, and said meaningfully, ”There was something you said just now that was wrong.”

Jiang Heng turned around and grabbed the pool cue, trying to take it away.

But although Zheng Qin looked like a stylish delinquent youth, he was very strong, and Jiang Heng couldn’t take the cue away.

He let go of the cue with an unhappy face and glared at Zheng Qin, asking, ”Which part?”

”You said, the mother of our Young Helmsman is a wild woman. That’s wrong, very wrong.” Zheng Qin fixed his eyes on Jiang Heng with a slight smile, deliberately drawing out his words slowly, ”The Young Helmsman is indeed not the legitimate son of Mister because he is the child of the Old Helmsman and the Princess!”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Heng’s pupils shook.

”Impossible!” He found it absurd, suspecting Zheng Qin was deliberately fabricating lies to scare him. ”Huo Lanyue had his head chopped off by the Sect Leader of Rashomon! Everyone knows this!”

”This is quite a long story,” Zheng Qin said with a patient expression, explaining the hidden details to Jiang Heng.

”Back then, Mister’s mistress wanted to swap the real child with Mister’s child. But the Young Helmsman and Mister’s child were born on the same day, and both were boys, so they got mixed up.”

”It was fortunate that this blunder happened, or our Young Helmsman would have been in danger. In short, of the three children abducted that year, only our Brother Chi is recognized by the Huo Family as a descendant; the others are merely illegitimate children.”