Chapter 191 The Flaw in the Long Family (1/2)

Jiang Zihou's eyes brightened instantly. He knew well that Xiao Bing wasn't the type who would shoot an arrow without a target. ”What do you have in mind?” he asked impatiently.

Xiao Bing stood up, walked up to Jiang Zihou, and whispered something in his ear.

Just at this time, Zhuge Jiangnan's car was slowly driving up to Long Yan's villa. Long Yan himself and his men came out to greet him. Although Long Yan felt extremely upset and he didn't particularly like this old man, he had to show some respect to the brain of the family. Everyone knew that Lord Long always took his advice seriously. Offending Zhuge Jiangnan meant offending Lord Long.

Long Yan was burning with anger inside, but he managed a smile, showing as much hospitality as he could muster.

”My dear Old Mr. Zhuge, if you want to pay me a visit, just come anytime. No need to send Poisonous Fox ahead of time to notify me.”

Jiang Wu supported the old man as he walked up to Long Yan. ”That's a necessary courtesy. After all, you are the second master of the Long family, and I'm just a servant whose sole use is to offer my counsel,” said the old man while walking into the living room with his cane.

Lord Long smiled while cursing inwardly. ”Your modesty is truly impressive. Everyone knows how highly-positioned you are in the Long family. Without you, the family could not have become what it is today.”

The old man walked into the hall and found everyone's arms bound in black cloth. Zhuge Jiangnan sighed and said, ”Second Master, I'm sorry about your loss.”

As conniving as he was, Long Yan could not help clenching his fist tightly and gnashing, ”I shall seek vengeance for my son sooner or later!”

”Long Yan, can I speak to you in private?” asked Zhuge Jiangnan abruptly.

”Of course. Please come to my study.”

Long Yan was infuriated when he met with Lord Long earlier, but after being sorted out by his brother, he seemed to be exercising restraint. He had always been a shrewd person. The reason he was being so impetuous before was because of his son's death. And now his shrewdness had returned.

To show the old man his respect, Long Yan did not sit on his usual chair. Instead, he sat right next to Zhuge Jiangnan. A maid came in and served them tea, then retreated. Jiang Wu was still standing respectfully beside the old man.

Long Yan sighed, ”You know what happened to my son. And to be honest, I can't let it go that easily, but I don't mean to blame my brother. No matter what, he's still my brother. I know he always puts the family above everything else. But I just can't understand why he's so eager for that Xiao Bing to be at his service.”

”It's really unexpected, but it is within reason.”

”Why?” Long Yan asked.

”Bringing up Xiao Bing is unnecessary. And let's not talk about the conflict between Xiao Bing and your son. I have looked into Xiao Bing's background. He is not a man who is willing to take orders from others. We should spend our time on Jiang Zihou rather than wasting it on this Xiao Bing. This Jiang Zihou is no ordinary man.”

Long Yan sighed and then said with excitement, ”Mr. Zhuge, you think so too? Then why do you still feel it is within understanding?”

”Because of human nature,” said Zhuge Jiangnan calmly, ”Your brother united the two provinces within a few years. This made his confidence skyrocket. He feels invincible at the moment because he thinks he has the power to do the impossible, the power that can crush everything. But this kind of confidence will also cause a person to easily reveal the flaws within himself.”

”Your brother, for instance, wants to cow Xiao Bing into serving him by showing his overwhelming might. It's not that he wanted to win Xiao Bing's support, but more like his arrogance got the better of him. He thinks that anyone with some talent should bow to him. But this time he failed.”

”Then why didn't he killed Xiao Bing, since the latter disappointed him?”

”It's exactly because he failed that he let Xiao Bing live.” Zhuge Jiangnan's ocean-deep eyes made it impossible for others to know what he was thinking. The more mysterious something was, the scarier it would be.

Noticing the bewilderment on Long Yan's face, Zhuge Jiangnan began explaining, ”I just said that your brother's confidence has reached a pinnacle. So do you think such a proud man will kill Xiao Bing? Even if Xiao Bing didn't make any move, he would still not kill Xiao Bing. Because his goal is to make Xiao Bing kneel. He will lose if he kills Xiao Bing. That is something your brother will never accept.”

Finally Long Yan understood. He managed a wry smile and said, ”You are truly a wise man. Looks like killing Xiao Bing is truly impossible for me.”