Chapter 2002: I Would Rather Stay in Hell

"An'er, you shouldn't have brought me out. You should have just let me stay in the slums and let me die."

"When I brought you out, I did so with hope." An'er sighed slightly: "I watched you grow up, hoping you could become someone like me."

"I hoped you would inherit everything I have and eventually see me to my grave. I have no son, and I truly treated you like my own flesh and blood."

"But did you? Have you ever seen anyone treat their own biological son like this?" Ming Lun roared: "You are just a hypocrite; you aren't worthy of talking about the word 'father'."

Watching Ming Lun's frantic roaring, An'er smiled: "You are very afraid right now, so you are using your shouting to offset the fear in your heart, aren't you?"

"I'm about to die, can I not be afraid?" Ming Lun slid to the ground in despair, and he screamed: "You gave me hope, pulled me out of the sea of suffering, and then threw me back down without a shred of mercy."

"You shattered my hope and made me fall back into Hell."

"If I had known my final outcome would be like this, I would rather have stayed in Hell forever and never come out."

"But what you showed back then was an urgent desire to leave that Hell." An'er sighed and said: "If you could have just been obedient and honest, how good would that have been?"

"You were raised by my own hands, and now you are making me destroy you with my own hands. Do you think my heart doesn't ache?"

"Heh, you raised me with your own hands, so now I want you to send me on my way with your own hands. This is my only request before I die." Ming Lun glared with bloodshot eyes, staring at An'er: "Can you do it?"

"I can. I wouldn't be at ease letting anyone else send you off. Today, I will send you on your way myself." An'er nodded slowly, took out a handgun, and then pressed the bullets into the magazine one by one.

Click—the bullet was chambered. He raised the gun in his hand and aimed it at Ming Lun.

Ming Lun was terrified; he struggled to straighten his body, his whole body trembling uncontrollably.

No one can appear perfectly composed when facing death, and he was no exception.

"I'll ask you one last question..." Ming Lun closed his eyes, then opened them again: "If it weren't for Chen Yu, would I be where I am today?"

"These matters have nothing to do with Mr. Chen, truly, and you aren't worth him dealing with you in such a grand manner." An'er said: "Because his pursuits are different from yours; the things you pursue are completely worthless in his eyes."

"Fine, fine, I understand." Ming Lun nodded: "Do it."

In the dark Prison, another gunshot rang out, and in this gloomy, black-aired Prison, there was one more departed soul.

An'er walked out from inside, saying nothing.

It was clear that his emotions were also very heavy; after all, Ming Lun had called him father for so many years, and now that he had personally dealt with the other party, the hurdle in his heart was still difficult to overcome.

"Has my father... already sent Ming Lun on his way?" By a European-style water feature in the Commander Mansion, Aili looked toward the direction of the Prison.

"He should have. Looking at the time, it should be about right." Chen Yu said: "Are you sad?"

"A little... it's hard to take." Aili sighed and said: "Ming Lun walked many paths with me."

"When we were little, he protected me like an older brother. If only we hadn't grown up, how good would that be?"

"But now you have all grown up." Chen Yu said: "Once a person grows up, the days of the past are gone forever."

"Yes... but I don't understand, why did it have to come to this?" Aili paused and said: "I also don't understand why my father was so wary of him."

"Your father has no son, so he must find someone to inherit everything he has." Chen Yu said: "This person cannot be too capable, because once they have ability, they will exceed your father's control."

"What he needs is not a capable person, but a Puppet who can listen to him."

"Ming Lun is very smart; since he was young, he showed extraordinary talent." Aili said: "So, he probably wasn't the person my father was looking for."

"That's right, he wasn't the kind of person your father needed, but if he didn't have ambition, he wouldn't have reached this point. His mistake was having both ability and ambition, which is why your father had to get rid of him." Chen Yu said with some regret: "A pity, young man, his edge was too sharp."

"People with ability are often also extremely ambitious." Aili said: "If Ming Lun didn't have ambition, he wouldn't be himself, so he could only walk this path."

"True." Chen Yu nodded and said: "What do you think of your father's actions?"

"I have no opinion." Aili spread her hands and said: "The reason he did this was entirely for me."

"He worries that if he passes away in a few years, there will be no one to take care of me. To put it bluntly, I am his burden."

"You can't say it like that." Chen Yu shook his head: "You are the most important person to him in this world. He has worked so hard for so long, also to protect you."

"Otherwise, everything he possesses would have no meaning. To him, it is all worth it."

Aili was in Silence. A moment later, she raised her head and said: "What will my father do next?"

"I don't know. If he were to foster someone else now, it seems it might be a bit too late." Chen Yu shook his head and said: "But don't worry, your father is a formidable leader himself; he will have a way to solve the problems of his later years."

"You seem to hold him in high regard." Aili said.

"It's not that I hold him in high regard, but his ability is worthy of my praise." Chen Yu said.

"If my father knew you praised him, he would definitely be very happy." Aili said.

"Aili, let me formally say goodbye to you today. I probably won't be able to stay in the Commander Mansion for much longer." Chen Yu said.

"Why? Are you leaving?" Aili was stunned, and then a thick sense of reluctance appeared on her face.

"I have to go. I came to Yizhou originally to resolve some personal grudges, but I didn't expect it to involve so many things." Chen Yu said with a smile: "Until now, my own matters have been left aside and unresolved, while I've ended up solving quite a few problems for others."

"You are a helpful person." Aili said: "You shouldn't be leaving Yizhou for the time being, right?"

"I won't be leaving for the time being." Chen Yu said: "However, our chances of meeting in the future might be much fewer."

"Then what should I do if I miss you?" Aili looked at Chen Yu, her face full of reluctance.

"Then go to the Vampire Bar; Jinsang will have a way to contact me." Chen Yu smiled slightly.

"Okay." Aili thought for a moment and nodded.