In truth, the members of the Qiao family were in utter despair.

Kang Xuequan had made it clear that the entire Qiao family would be buried alongside Qi Dengxian. Even though Qiao Guodong, Qiao Qingyu, and the others had no personal grievances with him, he certainly would not let them go. This was an indiscriminate attack, a catastrophe for the entire Qiao clan.

“Committing suicide to apologize is a bit of an exaggeration. Is one Kang Xuequan really worth such a massive fuss? I told you, I will settle this matter.” Qi Dengxian said indifferently.

“Just one Kang Xuequan?” Qiao Qingyu wanted nothing more than to rush forward and slap Qi Dengxian twice.

Qiao Guodong’s face was dark. He said, “Kang Xuequan has already summoned the Kang family’s Deputy Butler from the capital. Do you even know who that is?”

Qi Dengxian shook his head.

Qiao Guodong roared in fury, “It is Kang Xiangrong, the Kang Xiangrong who breaks families and destroys clans! He specializes in the Kang family’s dirty work. Anyone targeted by him has never met a good end!”

Qi Dengxian replied apathetically, “I haven’t heard the name. What kind of insignificant nobody is he?”

“I’m going to faint!”

The Qiao relatives felt as though they might actually pass out. Who on earth did this guy think he was to say such things?

Qiao Qiumeng wiped her tears and said, “Qi Dengxian, stop talking big. We are all finished. If you can run, then run now. I won’t stop you. It’s better if at least one of us survives. I am sorry, everyone. This is all my fault. Uwahh…“

Although Qiao Qiumeng was apologizing, the others remained unmoved. Was an apology useful at a time like this? Kang Xuequan had summoned Kang Xiangrong, which meant he intended for the entire Qiao family to be buried with Qi Dengxian. Could any amount of regretful words change that?

Qiao Guodong sighed deeply and said no more.

“Dad, I… I don’t want to die!” Qiao Qingyu’s face was filled with terror as she looked at her father. “Think of something! Should we go beg Grandfather?”

Qiao Guodong shook his head and said, “Begging the old man is useless. This is the Kang family, the Kang family from the capital! No one can save us!” Having said this, he gave a miserable laugh and fell silent.

Qiao Qingyu turned to Qi Dengxian. “Qi Dengxian, go die right now. Commit suicide to apologize. Maybe then the Kang family will let us go!”

Qi Dengxian was too lazy to repeat himself. He sat directly on the sofa, waiting for the Kang family to come looking for trouble.

“Is the person coming really Kang Xiangrong?” Qiao Guotao asked, his lips a bruised shade of blue.

“Who else do you think it would be?” Qiao Guodong snapped back.

Qiao Guotao felt his head buzzing. He looked at Qi Dengxian, sighed, and said, “Qiumeng is right. Run. Save whoever can be saved. There are too many of us in the Qiao family to escape. You, at least, have a chance alone.”

Qi Dengxian shook his head. What a joke. Was a single Kang Xuequan worth running away for? If the guys back in the prison found out he ran away because he was scared of an idiot, how could he continue to be the Second-in-Command? How could he manage them?

Pang Xiuyun’s finger trembled as she pointed at Qi Dengxian. “It’s all you! It’s all you! You really are a piece of work. If not for you, would the Qiao family be facing such a disaster? Kang Xiangrong is coming… and you actually call him a nobody! Do you know who he is? An entrepreneur in the north, do you know how all eighteen members of his family died? You didn’t just offend Kang Xuequan, you pierced his hand and humiliated him. You… you…”

The Qiao family members glared at Qi Dengxian with eyes full of rage, wishing they could beat him to death. A mere prison guard acting as arrogant as a head of state, causing trouble everywhere, and even treating the Kang family with such total disregard.

At that moment, the Kang family’s private jet landed at the Zhonghai airport.

A silver-haired old man wearing a black Tang suit, black linen trousers, and black cloth shoes with white soles slowly descended from the plane. His eyes were deep-set, his nose aquiline, and his lips very thin. The contours of his face looked as if they had been carved by a knife. His entire aura was gloomy and profound.

He was the Deputy Butler of the Kang family: Kang Xiangrong!

The name Kang Xiangrong was enough to stop a child’s crying. The adults of the Kang family often told their children: “If you keep crying, I’ll send you to sleep with the Deputy Butler!”

“Deputy Butler!”

Kang Xuequan, the Third Young Master, actually looked very serious upon seeing Kang Xiangrong. He respectfully cupped his fists and bowed deeply.

“Third Young Master.” Kang Xiangrong smiled, reaching out to help him up. “How can I deserve such a great courtesy from you?”

Kang Xuequan said, “Deputy Butler, I am truly sorry for calling you here in such a hurry.”

Kang Xiangrong noticed the injury on Kang Xuequan’s hand, and his face instantly darkened. “There is no need for the Third Young Master to be polite. I am the Deputy Butler of the Kang family. It is only right for me to do anything for you!”

The wealthy scions surrounding Kang Xuequan were all shivering, looking at Kang Xiangrong with gazes of absolute awe. Some said he was once a notorious bandit, others said he was the leader of a certain organization, and some even claimed he was a former special forces soldier who had killed countless enemies. Though there were many legends, everyone knew one thing for certain: never provoke Kang Xiangrong.

“It seems this old man hasn’t been out for a walk in many years. Someone actually dares to touch a young master of our Kang family!” Kang Xiangrong spoke coldly. A cruel curve appeared at the corner of his mouth, radiating a faint, perceptible killing intent.

“The person who moved against me is…” Kang Xuequan wanted to explain.

“No need to say more to this old man. Since he dared to touch the Third Young Master, he must be prepared to endure the wrath of our entire Kang family!” Kang Xiangrong said in a chilling voice. “This old man does not ask about right or wrong. Anyone who dares touch a member of our Kang family is dead without question!”

Kang Xuequan said no more and led Kang Xiangrong to a car. “Deputy Butler, after you.”

Everyone could see that Kang Xiangrong’s status in the Kang family was extraordinary. Even a silk pants like Kang Xuequan treated him with absolute respect. A butler was technically a servant, but for a young master of the main family to be so deferential meant the man possessed extraordinary abilities.

Vroom!

The car engines roared as they drove toward the Qiao residence. The sound of the engines felt like the herald of the Grim Reaper, coming to harvest lives. Before long, the group came to a halt at the Qiao family’s entrance.

Kang Xiangrong stepped out of the car. He squinted at the Qiao family’s gate, took a swift stride, and delivered a flying kick.

Boom!

The anti-theft security door, weighing hundreds of catties, was kicked off its hinges in an instant. It was like paper before the kick of this seemingly scrawny old man, flying inward as if struck by a cannonball.

Kang Xuequan’s followers trembled with excitement. Was this the true strength of the Kang family’s Deputy Butler?

“Qi Dengxian, weren’t you acting tough earlier?”

“I hope you still have that same confidence to act arrogant when you see the Deputy Butler in a moment!”

“If I don’t teach you how to write the word ‘death’ today, my surname isn’t Kang!”

Kang Xuequan licked the corner of his mouth and followed Kang Xiangrong into the courtyard.

Kang Xiangrong stepped through the doorway and spoke in a cold voice. “Kang family, Kang Xiangrong, I have come to claim your lives!”

NOTES

Stop a child’s crying (小兒止啼): A common idiom used to describe a person so terrifying that their mere name can frighten children into silence.

Hundreds of catties (幾百斤): A catty (jin) is approximately 0.5kg or 1.1lbs. The door weighs roughly 150-200kg.

Write the word ‘death’ (知道死字怎麽寫): An idiom meaning to realize how grave one’s situation is or to experience a fatal consequence.

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