Chapter 1189: Little Angel and the Lunatic 31

Xi Er's words were too pointed; Luo Rui'an almost immediately turned his head to look at Jin Zhiyan, suspicion nearly spilling from his eyes.

Jin Zhiyan's mind reeled; he moved first, grabbing Luo Rui'an's shoulder, and said solemnly, "The problem actually turned up among us—Xiao Luo, rest assured, I will thoroughly investigate this."

"If it really was some clueless servant who took it, I definitely won't let it go lightly!"

Luo Rui'an stared at Jin Zhiyan's expression; the words of doubt he had intended to say never left his mouth.

"That's all you need to know." He snorted coldly, shaking off Jin Zhiyan's hand, "I warn you, even if the one who took the ring is your father and grandmother, I will still not be Soft-hearted."

"Yes, yes, I certainly know."

For now, Jin Zhiyan couldn't attend to much; he could only readily agree.

Their interaction was fully observed by Jin Chen, who had no intention of exposing it.

If that red-haired mongrel could really cause strife within the Jin Family, that would actually be a good thing.

"Are you done with your nonsense?"

Jin Chen half-leaned against the Sofa while holding the person, his tone impatient.

Jin Zhiyan trembled under his gaze, hastily nodding, "All said, all said… Uncle, this apology is done, we'll just—ah!"

He was kicked in the back by a black-clad bodyguard and fell straight to his knees.

Jin Chen: "You can't even control your own people; you deserve punishment."

"However, since the fault isn't yours, how about thirty lashes?"

His expression was clearly as cold as a black abyss, yet he asked in a seemingly kind way, making Jin Zhiyan feel even more chilled, as if refusing would bring even harsher beatings.

Luo Rui'an was still angry, his body weak from not yet being detoxified, but he couldn't let his own people be punished; just as he tried to act, he found his arms restrained, unable to move.

Luo Rui'an looked up in surprise; beside him, the kneeling Jin Zhiyan was already being whipped, cries of pain ringing out, and when his eyes met Jin Chen's, he inexplicably felt a chill inside.

It turned out… having nothing to do with Xi Er's angelic divine power, this strange human truly possessed unusual strength, even stronger than him.

Xi Er's gaze locked onto Luo Rui'an, as if discovering something, the corners of his mouth curving, his arms around Jin Chen tightening even more.

From childhood to now, this was the first time Xi Er had something to show off to Luo Rui'an.

Luo Rui'an drew a deep breath and shut his eyes tightly.

Exactly thirty lashes, not one less.

The white shirt Jin Zhiyan wore was torn and soaked in blood, his complexion deathly pale; he endured without fainting, and when he stood, his gaze at Jin Chen held extreme, intense hatred, though he dared not show a trace of it.

"Get lost."

Jin Chen rose, holding Xi Er, and left, lightly leaving two words behind.

"Xi Er!"

Luo Rui'an suddenly shouted, seemingly wanting to obtain some answer.

"Thanks to you, I am now poisoned but not yet dead… aren't you feeling disappointed?"

He still wore that arrogant look, as if telling Xi Er, even though he now has backup, he remains no match for him.

Xi Er leaned on Jin Chen's shoulder, looking at Luo Rui'an, shook his head, and said, "No, Luo Rui'an."

"The poison will eat away at your body, you know; besides, I don't actually want to kill you, otherwise when the Federal Guard arrives, I'll be guilty of slaying a high-ranking angel."

This runs contrary to his thinking; even if it were to stay beside Jin Chen forever, he could not kill Luo Rui'an.

"But Luo Rui'an, you're trapped, aren't you? I don't need to lift a hand."

Luo Rui'an's expression grew slightly numb; he swallowed the bloody taste in his throat and stared fixedly at the retreating backs of the two.

—

Upon returning to the front residence, Jin Xiangming perhaps already knew Jin Chen wouldn't be Soft-hearted, and had the family doctor wait in advance.

But they hadn't expected Jin Zhiyan's injuries to be this severe; Fu Suhua felt both heartache and anger, wishing Jin Chen and his mother would die just the same, out of sight, out of mind.

While Jin Zhiyan was being treated, the new batch of fur that the Jin Family had ordered happened to arrive.

Jin Xiangming could hardly wait to have Luo Rui'an inspect the goods.

The quantity was huge; if they extracted all the jade inside, it would definitely be another large profit.

During this period, the Jin Family had already let Luo Rui'an view many goods, with profits ranging from several tens of millions to several hundreds of millions.

This had made several other families eager to enter the stone-gambling market turn red-eyed.

"Xiao Luo, come take a look."

Jin Xiangming gestured for him to come out, his face beaming with joy.

Luo Rui'an glanced at his greedy expression, "Sure, if you find my ring back, I'll look at these broken stones."

"You ought to do something for the family." Jin Xiangming's calculating eyes narrowed, "As Zhiyan said, you're not from Diqiu, lack an ID, and now even the power of your ring is gone."

"If you don't stay home, where else can you go?"

Luo Rui'an frowned tightly; if he still couldn't grasp the meaning under these circumstances, he'd be an idiot.

"As I suspected, you lot snatched the ring!"

"Don't put it so harshly; anyway, you'll eventually be one of our family—do you really think you can just leave for no reason?"

Jin Xiangming decided Luo Rui'an was now isolated and helpless, with no alternative but compromise, so he spoke bluntly, once again adopting the airs of an elder.

Luo Rui'an slowly turned to Jin Zhiyan, "What do you think?"

Jin Zhiyan urged him gently, "Xiao Luo, you need to obey."

Luo Rui'an: "……"

He moved his neck, angelic wings unfurling sharply, the pressure of a high-ranking angel instantly manifesting; he raised a hand, gripping Jin Xiangming's throat through the air and forcing him off the ground.

"I think your whole family are the lunatics—where do you get the nerve to think I could be trapped by you?"

His expression was haughty, filled with massive anger, as he turned to the startled Fu Suhua and Jin Zhiyan rising to their feet, "I'm poisoned, not incapacitated, yet you few humans still think you can threaten me?"

"Xiao Luo!!"

Jin Zhiyan rose despite the pain in his back, wanting to rush forward to rescue Jin Xiangming, "Quickly put Father down!"

"Ring, change person."

Luo Rui'an glared at Jin Zhiyan, "Otherwise I'll kill him."

In the past, looking over the whole Tian Shi Xing, the angels who dared to speak to him like that had already died eight hundred times; they could still be bullied by a powerless human.

Jin Xiangming was about to suffocate, his legs flailing wildly in the air, his face red and swollen.

"Give it back! The ring was taken by my old woman, I'll give it back!"

Fu Suhua quickly threw the Ring to Luo Rui'an, fearing something might happen to her son, anxious to the point of Tears rolling.

They never imagined things would develop like this; they thought that without the Ring, Luo Rui'an would no longer be able to exert any angel's power.

"Xiao Luo... Xiao Luo, I'm wrong, don't be angry, I just don't want to lose you."

Jin Zhiyan also hurriedly apologized, taking Luo Rui'an's hand to coax him, "You shouldn't stay angry with me, okay? Just do it for me!"

"Our top priority now is to jointly deal with Jin Chen!"

Luo Rui'an sneered, "Deal with Jin Chen? Just with you?"

"Or is it just you? Every time you say that, what about your actions? Relying solely on moral victory?"

After removing the bias toward Jin Zhiyan, Luo Rui'an finally realized that Jin Zhiyan had always been his most despised, also most looked-down-upon loser type.

"I must be blind to date you, giving Xi Er another reason to mock me."

"Luo Rui'an! How can you say that about me! In what way am I inferior..."

Slap!

Jin Zhiyan's roar was drowned out by the slap sound, Luo Rui'an's aura surged, "Who are you yelling at!"

Jin Zhiyan was slapped to the ground, his back, which had just been medicated, was hit hard again, causing him to lose his voice from pain.

"I don't think your family taking the Ring means you're unaware! We're done!"

Luo Rui'an shouted loudly, glared at the three members of the Jin Family, put on the Ring and stormed off.

"Xiao Luo! Luo Rui'an!"

Jin Zhiyan shouted loudly, but Luo Rui'an never turned back; all he could hear was Jin Xiangming cursing loudly.

Luo Rui'an, who had left alone, contacted Tian Shi Xing again, telling his father about Xi Er now having a backer, urging them to quickly bring the Detox Potion and the Federal Guard Team to make the arrest.

Jin Zhiyan still wanted to find him, but couldn't; the monitor placed on Luo Rui'an had already been destroyed.

Jin Xiangming, on one hand despising Luo Rui'an's attitude, on the other unwilling to give up this money tree, pretended to send people to search, while secretly issuing a kill order on the Black Market, spending vast sums to capture Luo Rui'an.