Chapter 339 - The Chief Executive Gets Someone To Do His Dirty Job (2/2)

Princess Nami sat beside Xiao Bing quietly. She hesitated for quite a while. Then she glanced at Xiao Bing and asked in a faint voice, “Do you hate me very much?”

“I don’t.” Xiao Bing answered in an aloof tone, “You just disgust me.”

The princess quivered slightly, then lowered her head. Sometimes disgust was worse than hatred. It was not until then that she had realized there were many people who hated her just for being a princess.

Before the car arrived at the manor, Princess Nami suddenly spoke, “Don’t worry. I won’t seek vengeance from you after I return and I won’t tell this to anyone.”

Xiao Bing nodded and said, “You’re the princess. You can think of a million ways to destroy me. But I don’t care.”

Curious, Princess Nami asked, “Why? Aren’t you afraid of death?”

“Of course I dread it… But the things you’ve done have killed many people. If I can change you, even just a little, many people’s lives will be saved. And the price I have to pay will be worth it. You are still young and many more innocent people will die if you want them to. Maybe someday, people will know about your deeds and even your own family won’t be able to protect you. But as long as there’s one man I can save from you, my effort won’t go to waste.”

Her head bowed, Princess Nami asked, “Do I look like a witch to you?”

“Yes.”

Princess Nami sighed as the car parked in the yard. Princess Nami got out of the car delicately. She was seriously spanked and it hurt whenever she sat. Actually, when the car was bumping along the road, her butt hurt badly, but she didn’t make a sound. She’d never experienced what she went through today. She needed time to process it.

The chief executive walked over to her after she alighted from the car, suspicion plain in his eyes. But he still sighed when he saw his princess safe and sound. He nodded at Xiao Bing and said to Princess Nami, “My Royal Highness, your supper is ready.”

Princess Nami said, “I’ve eaten.”

“Okay. My Royal Highness, you’ve been busy all day. Have a good rest.”

Princess Nami nodded and walked towards the hall. Two servants trailed behind her instantly. But Xiao Bing knew that Princess Nami actually had eaten nothing today. Perhaps she didn’t have the appetite. One possible reason was that she was upset. The other was that she had seen wounds, blood, and pus all day. She’d never had such an experience before. Normal people would find it hard to swallow food after all this, let alone a spoiled princess.

After the princess left, the chief executive put on a smile, “Mr. Aoki, where did you and the princess go?”

Xiao Bing said, “Her Highness doesn’t allow me to say it.”

Actually, he didn’t need a reason to refuse to answer. He could just say that the princess had forbidden it. After all she was the princess. No matter how powerful the chief executive was, he didn’t have the right to demand an answer from the princess.

As expected, the chief executive stopped questioning and said, “The princess asked only for your company. It seems that she trusts you implicitly and it quite confuses this old man.”

Xiao Bing grinned, “Maybe it’s because I’m charming and handsome?”

The chief executive guffawed, “Since Her Highness doesn’t want to dine, why don’t you join me for supper?”

“Alright.”

Then Xiao Bing walked into the canteen with the old man. The supper was sumptuous. The two even had a few shots. The chief executive brought up topics about Princess Nami from time to time, like her hobby and her favorite food. The conversation would turn to things about Xiao Bing occasionally, and he already prepared his answers well.

As the two were about to leave the table, the chief suddenly waved his hands at the servants and said, “Leave us. Mr. Aoki and I will have a talk.”

After all the servants had left, the chief executive looked at Xiao Bing and asked with a low voice, “Mr. Aoki, what do you think of Eguchi Nakayama?”

Xiao Bing had not expected such a question from him. He hesitated for a moment and said, “He’s not a very decent person.”

The chief put on a smile of satisfaction, “Mr. Aoki is an honest man. Truth be told, that’s also what I believe… He’s a man with moral issues. Ever since he entered this manor, the princess became more obsessed with playing. The fighting pit was opened because of his suggestion. Before he came here the princess was only an innocent but bad-tempered girl. Yet this man led her astray. I’m partly responsible for that. I thought he was just another guy who can amuse the princess. But when I saw a gradual change in her, it was too late for me to convince her to return to the right path. She trusted this man completely.”

Xiao Bing thought inwardly, “Nothing is stolen without hands. The princess was just like Liu Chan, son of Liu Bei. At the end of Three Kingdoms, he placed more and more trust in the eunuch, Huang Hao, which led to the destruction of Shu Country. Though Huang Hao is one of the reasons of its destruction, the situation could have been the opposite if Liu Chan was a wise man. Honestly speaking, men like Eguchi Nakayama merely knew how to please their masters.”

But he didn’t voice his thoughts. He too felt that Eguchi Nakayama was not a decent man.

Xiao Bing lowered his voice and asked, “Since he is nothing but a villain, why didn’t you just get rid of him, given the power you have in this family.”

Xiao Bing asked this because he guessed that the chief executive had long been intending to kill this man. Otherwise, he would not have had this private conversation with Xiao Bing.

The chief executive looked at him with admiration. He smiled and said, “Mr. Aoki, you and Mr. Fukuda won the competition and became the princess’s warriors. No doubt, you two are both powerful masters. I’m reassured that the princess can have your protection. But the biggest threat might not come from outside. Instead, it will be coming from Eguchi Nakayama. The longer he lives, the more endangered the princess will be.”

Xiao Bing feigned confusion, “The princess is well protected. Why would she be endangered?”

“Some dangers aren’t harmful to the human body. It’s like boiling a frog with warm water. When the water becomes boiling, it would be too late for the princess to escape. It was a terrible thing for the princess to lose the support of her subjects. Though the gladiators have all been set free and there will be no more fighters, the fighting pit might reappear in another form. By then, not only more innocent people would be endangered, it will become a scandal if the whole country knows what she has done. It’s the age of democracy now, even the Emperor won’t be able to protect her.”

Xiao Bing seemed nonplussed, “Why are you telling me this?”

The chief executive looked at Xiao Bing and said, “I hope that Mr. Aoki can kill him!”

Indeed, the chief executive is a decisive man. He wants others to do the dirty job for him.

A light smile touched Xiao Bing’s lips. “Why don’t you do it yourself? I can tell that you’re a powerful martial artist from your round forehead, radiant eyes and plump temples. I surmise that you’re even more powerful than me.”

The chief executive said in praise, “Mr. Aoki, you do have two observant eyes. It’s not because I can’t strike. If the princess knows that I killed the one who brought her happiness, Her Highness will definitely hate me. I don’t care about this position and at worst, I can retire and enjoy the rest of my life. But Her Highness is still young. She and this manor both need me. I can’t just kill a man for no reason. But Mr. Aoki is different. You have greatly offended her. I suppose it won’t matter if you killed this Eguchi Nakayama. If you are forced to leave because of it, I will definitely give you a big reward.”

Xiao Bing asked, “If that’s the case, why don’t you hire an assassin? I’m sure fewer people will know about this if you do so.”

“That’s what I might have done if you didn’t show up. Why would I hire others when there is someone better?”

Staring at the chief executive, Aoki Ichiro asked, “Can you guess whether I will take this mission?”

“You will.” The chief said with iron certainty, “One look at Mr. Aoki and I can tell you are a righteous man. I know you won’t allow more people to die because of the words of an evil man. The death of those 470 men is a great example.”

Indeed veterans are more able than recruits. Though this chief always seemed to be an amiable man, Xiao Bing knew how cunning he was and how ignorant Eguchi Nakayama was. In fact, Eguchi Nakayama was doomed the moment he was targeted by the chief executive.

In truth, Eguchi was nothing more than a man who knew how to please the princess while the chief executive was the true ruler of this manor, even though his position was below the princess. He had been running this manor for years and most of the people in Jingdong dared not offend him.

Finally, under the chief executive’s expectant gaze, Xiao Bing nodded and said sternly, “I’ll do it!”