Chapter 180: Deterrence

Everyone in the living room subconsciously turned to look behind them.

When they saw who had arrived, they all gasped, but dared not make a sound.

Because Tang Bingyan had woken up at some point and had come to the entrance of the guest hall.

She still had a weary face, her skin, which was usually like white porcelain, was sickly pale, and she leaned weakly against the door, her breathing uneven.

But even so, the Tang family elders present could not ignore the oppressive feeling that seemed to be innate to her.

Seeing that no one spoke, the corners of her expressionless lips curled slightly, and when she spoke again, her voice was still as cold as ice:

"Sixth Elder, have you forgotten your identity? Since when is it your turn to dispose of my people?"

A simple sentence made everyone's breathing tighten suddenly.

Unrelated people felt fear, not to mention the person involved, Tang Jihuai.

His aggressive attitude when facing Xu Tian just now vanished in an instant.

At this moment, his Adam's apple rolled nervously, and he opened his mouth but couldn't say a word for a long time.

"Eldest Miss!"

"Tang Family Head..."

Others around reacted and greeted Tang Bingyan one after another.

Tang Bingyan ignored them, her gaze falling on Xu Tian.

After confirming that Xu Tian was not injured, the cold, icy aura she exuded softened slightly.

Xu Tian walked over quickly to support Tang Bingyan, letting her lean in his arms, and asked softly: "Are you feeling better? You shouldn't be walking around out of bed right now."

Tang Bingyan let go of the strength in her body, letting herself lean on Xu Tian, and whispered: "I'm fine."

"Bingyan, go back to your room and rest quickly. Don't worry about things here."

The Tang Family Patriarch felt sorry for his granddaughter and couldn't bear for her to worry about family affairs while ill.

"Grandpa, you don't need to worry about me."

Tang Bingyan looked around, feeling the evasive gazes of those Tang family members, and a hint of chill appeared in her ink-colored eyes.

Finally, she set her gaze on Tang Jihuai, making Tang Jihuai's legs go weak, and he actually fell directly onto the sofa.

The Tang Family Patriarch naturally knew how important Xu Tian was to Tang Bingyan and was afraid that Tang Bingyan would get angry and worsen her condition, so he hurriedly tried to smooth things over:

"Bingyan, there really isn't anything here that needs you to handle personally. There was a small episode just now, but everything has been explained clearly now."

"It's just that your Sixth Elder feels it's a major matter, and it relates to your safety and the future of the Tang family, so he wanted Xu Tian to explain in detail."

"Explain?"

Tang Bingyan raised an eyebrow slightly, her tone neither salty nor bland, but it made everyone around her shiver.

"Yes... I just wanted him to explain..."

Tang Jihuai felt uneasy, but facing Tang Bingyan's silent pressure, he could only reluctantly recount what had happened just now in detail.

After finishing, he carefully observed the expressions of the people beside him, and then added:

"Bingyan, I was anxious to find out the truth, which is why I replaced my second brother and ordered my men to take Xu Tian to the interrogation room just now."

"Although it wasn't according to the rules, my starting point was for the sake of the Tang family and for your sake, so I hope you can understand."

Tang Jihuai was very annoyed now. He had originally arranged to push A Wei, the scapegoat, out to clear himself, but he didn't expect Xu Tian to intervene halfway and clear A Wei's suspicion in a few words, ruining his plan.

Since he couldn't get rid of A Wei and the Chen family now, he naturally wouldn't let go of the opportunity to deal with Xu Tian.

But he never expected Tang Bingyan to wake up so quickly and arrive at the guest hall in time.

Even if Tang Bingyan had come five minutes later, he could have sent Xu Tian to the interrogation room for torture.

Even if Tang Bingyan wanted to stop it, by the time she reached the interrogation room, Xu Tian would at least have lost a layer of skin if he didn't die.

Damn it, why is this pretty boy's luck so good?

However, although he wished he could hack Xu Tian into eight pieces immediately, on the surface he remained calm, pretending to be a loyal image considering the Tang family.

Tang Bingyan, however, stared at Tang Jihuai expressionlessly, her eyes growing colder.

"The Sixth Elder is used to being arrogant on weekdays, have you even forgotten what you should call me?"

Tang Jihuai was shocked: "Family... Family Head..."

Although he was Tang Bingyan's elder and his seniority was higher than Tang Bingyan's, after all, Tang Bingyan was the Family Head now. According to the Tang family rules, as long as it wasn't a family banquet or a private occasion, he had to call Tang Bingyan Family Head.

Could it be that Tang Bingyan was going to use this small mistake to make a fuss?

Just as Tang Jihuai was surprised and uncertain, he heard Tang Bingyan say coldly: "Also, during my coma, Grandpa should have exercised the power of the Family Head on my behalf."

"Sixth Elder, you made decisions without authorization and detained my legal husband. According to family law, you should be beaten one hundred times."

"However, considering that this is your first offense, Sixth Elder, and you are getting on in years, you can choose one of your children to accept the punishment on your behalf."

Tang Jihuai's face changed suddenly upon hearing this: "Family... Family Head..."

In the Tang family's family law, one hundred lashes was not an ordinary punishment. Even for a young person, receiving these one hundred lashes would cost them half their life.

Although the Tang family did have such family laws, most Family Heads before Tang Bingyan mainly used warnings. Unless a truly unforgivable mistake was made, they wouldn't really be punished according to family law.

But now that it had reached Tang Bingyan, she didn't show any human feelings at all and actually wanted him to accept the punishment.

"Sixth Elder, do you have any objections to my decision?"

"Of course I wouldn't dare to have any objections to the Family Head's decision."

It seemed that these one hundred lashes were unavoidable. Tang Jihuai lowered his head, his back teeth grinding together.

At his age, he naturally wouldn't go to receive the punishment himself; he would definitely send a younger generation member.

At that time, he would only be able to bribe the bodyguards executing the family law with money to make them go lighter.

Damn pretty boy, he had repeatedly ruined his good deeds and even caused him to have to receive punishment from Tang Bingyan!

Tang Jihuai secretly added Xu Tian to his death list. Even if Tang Bingyan intervened now, he absolutely couldn't let him go so easily.

Thinking this, Tang Jihuai took a deep breath and said:

"Family Head, I was anxious and broke the rules just now. You can punish me, but Xu Tian's identity is suspicious. For the sake of the Tang family, we must investigate thoroughly!"

"What Xu Tian just said about contacting A Wei's undercover agent in Tattoo is entirely his one-sided statement. There is no evidence to prove it is true."

"What if he is lying, and no one contacted him at all, or he is simply an undercover agent sent by Tattoo? What should we do then?"

"As the legal partner of the current Family Head, Xu Tian's identity must be clean and have no doubts. I hope the Family Head can think of the big picture and let me investigate thoroughly." ===== CHAPTER 181 =====