Chapter 479: with translation of chapter title

After Sun Bo entered the study, he walked to behind the desk, sat down on the chair, and said: "Speak, what's the matter?"

Sun Haoy looked around, then lowered his voice and said: "Father, I just received news that the kid surnamed Jiang actually joined the Seventh Squad and went out on a mission."

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Bo's pupils dilated, his eyes showing disbelief.

"What did you just say? Say it again."

Sun Hao immediately repeated it.

"Are you sure this news is true?"

Sun Bo still couldn't believe it; a Refining Alchemy Master actually passed the assessment and became a Rebel Soldier?

"Absolutely true, Father!"

Sun Hao emphasized: "When I first received this news, I also found it hard to believe, so I sent people to investigate; it's true. Many people in the base know this news, I also found his information. Moreover, several members of the Seventh Squad can testify, as they just went out this morning and someone even saw him."

"Oh?" Sun Bo then believed, but still astonished, muttering: "This kid actually has such ability?"

"Father, it's just passing the assessment, nothing special, but for us it's a good thing!"

Sun Hao's tone was very excited.

"Earlier, this kid, in front of so many people, made you lose face, Father; some families even gloated behind our backs, which is hateful! After that incident, he showed no remorse whatsoever, and in the following meetings he never participated, clearly showing he doesn't take our Sun family seriously!"

"But this kid is also shrewd; during that period he stayed either at the academy or at home, going back and forth, giving us no chance to get him. Now, however, he's gone out on a mission, and the opportunity has arrived!"

"What do you mean?"

Sun Bo's eyes turned grim.

"Exactly, Father; that kid's strength is only at Level One Grandmaster, his Spiritual Power is mediocre, not even reaching Grandmaster level. Our family could casually send someone out to kill him, leaving no evidence—who would know it was us?" Sun Hao's face showed a cruel expression.

After all, underground passages are never lacking in various Exotic Beasts; some of them, even if encountered, are a dead end.

As long as we kill Jiang Cheng and destroy the corpse, no one will suspect us; they'll just think it was the work of an Exotic Beast, after all, many people have died on patrol missions over the past few decades.

"Have you thought about the Seventh Squad?" Sun Bo asked, not getting too excited yet.

"The Seventh Squad..."

Sun Hao froze for a moment.

"What, you wouldn't think killing just that kid is enough, would you?"

Sun Bo snorted coldly: "Some things, either don't do them, or if you do, do them completely."

Sun Hao suddenly understood.

"Yeah, if we only kill Jiang Cheng and leave the others alive, what do we do when they come back and spill the beans? Even if the plan is clever, having any survivors won't do."

"So, to be safe, we should kill the others too! Then throw their corpses together to the Exotic Beasts to eat! That way no traces will be left."

"The Seventh Squad plus that Jiang kid make five people total; the leader is a Third-Level Master, there's also a Second-level Spirit Master, and the others are all Level One like him. Just send a Fourth-level Grandmaster and we can wipe them all out." Sun Hao said hurriedly.

"Hmm." Sun Bo pondered a moment, then said: "Just in case, let your Second Uncle handle this."

"Second Uncle?"

Sun Hao couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"Second Uncle is a Fifth-level Spirit Master; using him to deal with a few Level Threes and those below Third-Level Master seems like overkill, doesn't it?"

"Doing it this way is safer."

Sun Bo saw his doubt and explained: "If something unexpected happens and one of them survives and returns, alarming the Chief and the Big Chief, that would be terrible."

Upon hearing the words "Big Chief," Sun Hao's face also showed a hint of fear.

"Think back to the Zhao, Li, and Qian families; they all made great contributions to the founding of Hope City, yet in the end they were exterminated by the Big Chief, men, women, old and young—none spared!"

"Of course, she outwardly claimed that these three families were colluding with outsiders, inside and outside, to attack Hope City; left with no choice, she could only lead people to wipe out these three families."

"But what the truth really is? Only she herself knows it best."

"In the flawless, error-free edition!"

"But there's no doubt that since then, the other families in the city have been acting with their tails between their legs, every move extremely cautious."

"If their current plot were exposed, the Sun family might not face utter destruction, but as the planners they would hardly escape death."

"Even if they too have contributed to Hope City, even if they are descendants of the Supreme, that woman would show them no mercy whatsoever."

"After all, among the three families exterminated in the past, the Zhao family were also descendants of the Supreme! But to let them do nothing, to pretend the past never happened—that's also impossible."

"What gives an outsider the right to look down on our Sun family? What gives? 'Dad, I understand; what about Second Uncle?'"

"I'll contact him."

Sun Bo said.

"Right, don't leak even half a word of what we discussed here after you go out."

"I know," Sun Hao hurriedly said: "Dad, rest assured, after I go out I'll act as if nothing happened."

"Hmm, go."

As Sun Hao walked out of the room, Sun Bo's eyes also turned vengeful.

"At the moment Jiang Cheng stormed out, slamming the door, he already harbored murderous intent; later, Xu Juan proactively called him, telling him not to make things difficult for Jiang Cheng, so he could only pretend nothing had happened, but in truth his inner resentment grew day by day."

"Just as Sun Hao said, even he wouldn't dare to act against Jiang Cheng in the city, nor could he send others, because if anything happened to Jiang Cheng, even a fool would know he'd be the prime suspect."

"So he too has been waiting, waiting for an opportunity, and now that opportunity has finally come to him!"

"Carrying out the mission, casualties are inevitable; as long as it's done cleanly, who would know it was him? Even if the Big Chief asked him, he wouldn't admit it; moreover, the death of a mere Level One Grandmaster could never stir that person, at most prompting a question from the principal or the chief."

"Kid, I'm not the one who didn't give you a chance; it's a shame you didn't take it seriously, so don't blame me for being impolite." Sun Bo sneered incessantly.

(End of chapter)