Villain Boss Chapter 245
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 245 God's Punishment
Huo Xuan survived after being taken to the hospital. When he woke up, Huo Lingyin appeared in front of him with a smug smile and invited him to attend Huo Siguo's funeral.
Huo Xuan stared at Huo Lingyin’s smiling face. Wrapped up like a mummy, he was still unable to move. He could only grit his teeth and squeeze out a sentence, "You think you've won?"
Anyone could talk tough. Huo Lingyin's smile faded, and she said leisurely, "I don't know if I’ve won or not, but it’s an indisputable fact that you’ve already lost."
Huo Xuan’s gloomy gaze lingered on her face. Huo Xuan chuckled hoarsely, his words carrying a hidden meaning. "I’ve indeed lost, Huo Lingyin. You'd better kill me now, or I'll keep my eyes wide open and wait to see how your Huo family's direct line is reduced to ashes!"
"Are you trying to provoke me?" Huo Lingyin asked thoughtfully. "Do you think that the more you say that, the less likely I am to kill you?"
"How could that be? What wouldn't you dare to do?" His low chuckle turned into a loud laugh, and as he laughed, he coughed violently, saying intermittently, "You dare to do anything. Killing me is just a matter of lifting a finger. Of course you’d dare. Hahaha!"
Huo Xuan’s laughter carried a hint of sorrow. "The Huo family is cold-blooded. You're impervious to swords and spears, heartless and ruthless! Haha, God will punish you! It will punish you!"
"God?" Looking coldly at Huo Xuan's manic appearance, which seemed to be both crying and laughing, Huo Lingyin's voice was not loud, just enough to drown out his laughter. "It's okay, I'll just wait here for your God to punish me."
Huo Xuan’s laughter stopped, and he looked at her strangely.
Huo Lingyin gave the accompanying doctor a wink, told him to "take good care of him," and then turned and left the ward.
Before leaving the ward, she heard Huo Xuan muttering curses behind her. "You just wait, you'll all get your comeuppance, hahaha."
Huo Heng didn’t go in with Huo Lingyin. He waited outside the door, and after Huo Lingyin came out of the ward, he silently walked out with her side by side.
Huo Lingyin seemed to be in a bad mood. Her enemy had become so destitute, and instead of being happy, she looked thoughtful and worried.
Huo Heng's lips moved, as if he wanted to ask her if something was wrong.
Huo Lingyin spoke first. "Huo Heng."
The vice-captain responded reflexively, "Yes."
"Go and investigate Huo Xuan's recent interpersonal relationships for me. Report any suspicious activity to me immediately."
Huo Xuan? Huo Xuan's influence in Beichen base had been completely eradicated. Could there be any other remnants?
"Did Huo Xuan say anything?"
Huo Lingyin sneered. "He said that God would punish our Huo family in his place. Hah, I didn't know when my second uncle became a theologian."
Huo Xuan, a man who had been caught up in the power games, actually believed in divine retribution—if he truly believed in that, he wouldn't have committed so many heinous acts.
"Either my second uncle has been driven mad by the grief of losing his son, or..." Huo Xuan's use of "God" was suggestive.
If that was the case, all she could think of was that Huo Xuan had hidden forces outside Beichen base that they were unaware of.
……
When Si Xu came down from the lantern tower, he ran into Jiang Ran, who had just separated from Pei Xiao.
She had originally planned to visit the lantern tower, but after bumping into Si Xu head-on, she blinked, thinking her eyes were playing a trick on her.
"Si Xu?" After a moment of confusion, Jiang Ran skipped happily to his side, grabbed his hand and shook it gently. "You're interested in this lantern tower too?"
This must be what they mean by being in sync, Jiang Ran thought to herself happily.
Feeling the scrutinizing gaze above him, Si Xu took off his coat and placed it on Jiang Ran's head. "You want a tour? I'll take you inside."
Hiding in the shadow of his coat, Jiang Ran's mind was still on the tour he had mentioned.
“I just asked those patrolling people.” She pointed to the superhuman team on the outskirts. “They said that the lantern tower is a military stronghold, and unauthorized personnel are prohibited from entering.”
She exclaimed "Huh?" and tugged at Si Xu's sleeve. "Professor Si, why did you come out from inside?"
Weren't unauthorized personnel prohibited from entering? How did he get in?
"You went to find Huo Sichan to enter the lantern tower? What was your purpose inside the lantern tower?"
Si Xu didn’t reply.
He held up his coat in one hand to block the view of the person upstairs, and put his other arm around her shoulder, leading her into the building.
"Professor Si," Jiang Ran found his silence today very strange, "Have you done something to let me down?"
The two entered the lobby on the first floor of the lantern tower. When the patrolmen saw Si Xu, they simply nodded in greeting, and no one stopped them.
After the gaze that trailed after them finally disappeared, Si Xu put away his coat, raised his chin, and said, "I'll take you upstairs to meet my old friend."
"An old friend?" Jiang Ran asked in surprise.
Did Si Xu have an old friend at Beichen base? And it was someone who worked at an important base like the lantern tower? Oh, she was suddenly very curious.
Seeing Jiang Ran’s eagerness, Si Xu added, "She's been watching you the whole time. She must be very interested in you."
Jiang Ran suddenly realized, "So you gave me your coat so she wouldn't see me? I thought you were shielding me from the sun."
Just as she expected, this guy couldn’t possibly have noticed such a trivial detail as shielding herself from the sun.
"Shielding you from the sun?" Si Xu looked down at her and spoke honestly. "You're not a vampire. Why would I need to shield you from the sun?"
Jiang Ran, "..." So what if the person saw me? Why did he have to cover me?
……
Watching Si Xu's series of subtle actions from the top floor, Jiang Suxin crossed her legs and leaned back on the sofa, waiting for Si Xu to bring his girlfriend up to visit her.
She waited for a long time, but nothing happened.
Judging by the time, even if the two of them had to crawl up, they should have arrived by now.
Jiang Suxin's legs were a little numb, so she quietly changed her position.
Another half hour passed, but there was still no sign of them.
She yawned, rubbing her aching back as she stood up: "...Si Xu didn't even come up..."
She thought he would bring Jiang Ran up to see her, but he didn't even hold her in regard!
Bastard, he thought he could get information from her? Go to the deepest level of hell and buy it there!
Jiang Suxin was cursing inwardly when she suddenly heard voices downstairs. "Si Xu, over here! This angle looks good! Come on!"
Judging by the voice and the way she addressed Si Xu, this must be Jiang Yize's beloved daughter, Jiang Ranran.
But what was she saying? This angle looked good? What did she mean?
Unable to contain herself, Jiang Suxin walked into the corridor and looked down.
One floor down, a girl stood by the railing, smiling brightly, reaching out to pluck the clouds that seemed within reach.
The man was holding a DSLR camera and carefully adjusting the angle.
"Um, Jiang Ran, move a little to the left."
"This way? Is this spot alright?"
"Yes, it's fine."
"Hey, don't take the picture like that, it makes my face look big. Take it from this angle, like this, yes, that's just right. It will capture both me and the clouds in the picture."
"..."
Jiang Suxin, "..."
She waited for an hour, but the two didn't come up. It turned out they were taking photos as they walked around.
What did they think they were here for? Was this a tourist attraction?!
