Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 48 Conspiracy

That night, in Kyoto base city, in the Xingwang neighborhood.

Xingwang Residential Area covers a vast area, ranking among the top three in terms of building area in the entire Kyoto base city. It is the main base of the Kyoto royal family.

Inside a luxurious villa in the residential complex, covering an area of ​​nearly 1,000 square meters.

A large number of soldiers in military uniforms patrolled the area. In this community, most of the security forces were ordinary guards in black suits, with only a few places having soldiers on guard duty.

The number of soldiers surrounding this villa is the highest in the neighborhood, far exceeding other areas.

Even inside the villa, there were still more than twenty soldiers fully armed, maintaining extremely tight security!

Because one of the owners of this villa, Qiu Wenjun, is a military officer whose position in the Kyoto base city military region is high enough to rank among the top ten.

The fact that she has reached her current position as a woman speaks volumes about her abilities!

"Why!"

"Damn it! Damn it!"

Inside the villa's luxurious hall, Wang Xing'an, dressed in extravagant attire, paced back and forth repeatedly, his eyes filled with boundless rage.

After the banquet, he went to find his grandfather, Wang Junyang, the head of the Wang family.

Wang Junyang received extremely bad news: Wang Xingzhi had successfully returned to the family and become one of the candidates for the family heir.

He has worked incredibly hard to get to where he is today, thanks to the support of his parents.

How could he be content with a child who had been expelled from the family being able to stand on equal footing with him simply because he had become a high-ranking warrior?

What are high-ranking generals?

His bodyguards, his father's bodyguards, his mother's guards... which of them didn't have high-ranking generals among them?

However, Wang Xing'an also knew in his heart that those bodyguards were ultimately outsiders, and in a critical moment, these people would not risk their lives for the Wang family.

If they were members of the Wang family, wouldn't they all wield great power in their respective regions once they reached the rank of high-ranking general?

As for Wang Xingzhi, at the age of 27, he possessed the strength of a high-level general. In terms of martial arts talent, he could be considered the number one among the direct descendants of the Wang family.

Although the Wang family has another young man who is even more talented than him, he is not a direct descendant of the Wang family.

"An'er, what's wrong with you?"

A middle-aged couple suddenly walked into the villa. The man was wearing a smart suit, while the woman was in military uniform.

The middle-aged woman noticed that Wang Xing'an's expression was off and asked with concern.

"Dad, Mom!" Wang Xing'an called out as soon as he saw the two of them enter.

"Hmph!" The middle-aged man snorted coldly and said, "What else could it be? It's just that my elder brother's son came to wish my father a happy birthday this afternoon. How old are you? You can't even keep your composure!"

"Your eldest brother?" Qiu Wenjun asked疑惑地, "Wasn't he expelled from the family by your uncle?"

"Who can blame us when our eldest brother has such a fine son?" Wang Zihao sighed. "Wang Xingzhi, our eldest brother's son, Wenjun, do you still remember him?"

Qiu Wenjun nodded. As the eldest grandson of the Wang family, she still remembered Wang Xingzhi.

Wang Zihao continued, "That child is very talented. Without the help of his family, he has already cultivated to the level of a high-level warrior!"

"A high-ranking general?" Qiu Wenjun was somewhat taken aback. "If I remember correctly, that child is only twenty-seven years old this year, right? Is he here today to acknowledge his ancestors?"

Wang Zihao nodded.

"What about An'er?"

Qiu Wenjun had been married into the Wang family for decades, so she naturally understood the various rules of the Wang family and directly asked the question that Wang Xing'an most wanted to ask.

"What else can we do? Let's train harder!" Wang Zihao said helplessly. "As long as An'er's strength can catch up with his, even if she's just a little bit behind, with our combined power, that's enough for An'er to become the first heir of the Wang family!"

"But..." Qiu Wenjun sighed, "This won't work, there's absolutely no hope!"

She was fully aware of Wang Xing'an's talent for cultivation. Over the years, the couple had consumed a great deal of resources, but they had only managed to raise Wang Xing'an's physical attributes to the level of a beginner-level warrior. As for his actual combat strength, it was far too weak.

"Dad!" Wang Xing'an called out from the side. He didn't want his future life to be spent in cultivation.

Wang Zihao naturally knew what kind of person his son was. He had only said those things to provoke the other party.

Seeing that his son was clearly not cut out for cultivation, Wang Zihao slowly said, "If this doesn't work, then there's only one way!"

"What method?" Qiu Wenjun and her son Wang Xing'an asked at the same time.

Wang Zihao remained silent.

"Ah Hao, what's the solution?" Qiu Wenjun pressed.

Wang Zihao remained silent.

"I want him dead!"

After a long silence, Wang Xing'an suddenly said, "As long as Wang Xingzhi is dead, he won't be able to compete with me! Yes, that's it! Dad, what do you say?"

Wang Xing'an was able to become one of the leaders of the younger generation of the Wang family, and he was certainly not a good-for-nothing. Soon, he thought of the only way his father had mentioned.

"Why!"

Wang Zihao sighed, which was tantamount to acknowledging Wang Xing'an's statement.

He had a good relationship with his older brother when he was a child, but now he was about to kill his older brother's only son. For a moment, he felt a little reluctant to do so.

However, in order to make his son the heir of the Wang family, he couldn't care less about anything else.

"Dad, Mom, I'll arrange for someone to kill him right away!" Wang Xing'an said with a sinister look on his face.

"You hired someone to kill him? You idiot!" Prince Hao scolded, "Even if you could kill him, if it gets out, how will you compete for the position of heir?"

"Besides, what have I always taught you? 'Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.' Wang Zhi now possesses the strength of a high-level general and has joined the Phantom Squad, one of the top three teams in Jiangnan Base City. You want to find someone to kill him? Who?"

"What should we do then?" Wang Xing'an asked anxiously.

"Yes, Ah Hao! An'er is so anxious, isn't he?" Qiu Wenjun chimed in, "If you have any ideas, just say so!"

"I really can't bear to kill my elder brother's only son!" Prince Hao sighed.

"Alright!" Qiu Wenjun suddenly said, "It's just the two of us, mother and son. Why are you still saying all this? If you really didn't intend to take action, would you have sent someone to investigate him?"

"You...sigh!" Wang Zihao said helplessly, "The only way to kill Xingzhi is to offer a bounty!"

"Hiring mercenaries?" Wang Xing'an was surprised.

After the Great Nirvana, a large number of mercenary organizations emerged in the world.

They'll do anything for money; many base cities even recruit mercenaries to defend against monster attacks.

When you post a mission with a mercenary, the bounty is determined by them, and the price they ask for is usually quite high.

"Dad, that would be very, very expensive!" Wang Xing'an couldn't help but say.

"Hmph! So what if the price is a little higher?" Wang Zihao said, "Only this way can we keep it absolutely secret! Your mother and I have some savings, that should be enough!"

If you want to keep things secret, you must never use the property that is publicly known in your home.

Fortunately, both of them held important positions and had accumulated a considerable amount of illicit income over the years.

……

Soon, Wang Zihao found an unregistered phone card and dialed the bounty hotline of a mercenary organization called "Flame Legion".

"I want a reward!" Wang Zihao said immediately after the call connected.

"Please speak!" came a woman's voice from the other end.

"I am going to kill a warrior of the general level in Jiangnan Base City, 'Blood Blade' Wang Zhi!"

Wang Zihao's voice was devoid of any emotion, and Qiu Wenjun and Wang Xing'an stood aside, not daring to make a sound to disturb him.

"Okay, please wait a moment while we calculate the bounty."

kill?

Even if it's killing a War God-level expert, the 'Flame Legion' would still dare to take on the task.

As long as you can afford the price!

Wang Zihao waited quietly.

A moment later, a woman's voice came through the phone: "According to investigations, 'Blood Blade' Wang Zhi has now broken through to the High-Level Warrior level. Killing him anonymously will require 30 billion!"

"Three hundred billion???" Wang Zihao's voice changed. "How can it be so high? Wang Zhi is just a martial artist who has just broken through to the advanced level of warrior. How can someone like that cost three hundred billion? What kind of assassin needs such a price?"

"Sir, please calm down!"

The woman on the other end of the phone said softly, "Our Flame Legion has extremely strict regulations regarding pricing. Our price for killing ordinary high-level warriors is generally around 100 billion."

However, this "Blood Blade" Wang Zhi has, today, become a member of the Wang family, one of the nine core families of the HR Alliance. Therefore, we need a confidentiality fee of 100 billion. Of course, if you are willing to reveal your identity, we can reduce this 100 billion.

Just kidding, if he could reveal his identity, why would he need to hire mercenaries?

"What about the remaining 100 billion?" Wang Zihao continued to ask.

"Wang Zhi is a member of the Phantom Squad. If we want to kill him, we'll likely have to face the entire Phantom Squad. The squad leader is a high-level general-level mentalist, so we need to add another 100 billion!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Zihao gritted his teeth slightly.

The Flame Legion's price is non-negotiable.

However, even for him, taking out 300 billion would be a significant financial burden.

"Okay!" For his son's sake, Wang Zihao finally agreed. "Let's get started and resolve this as soon as possible."

"Please transfer the bounty to our Flame Legion's dedicated account!" The woman's voice on the phone remained calm.

Wang Zihao quickly used another mobile phone to transfer 300 billion from the anonymous account to the Flame Legion's account. The Flame Legion was a large and powerful organization, and he was not afraid that the other party would renege on the debt.

"Sir, a pleasant transaction," the woman said with a smile. "We will arrange a suitable assassin immediately. As soon as the target appears in the wilderness area, the assassin will make their move!"

After saying that, the phone call ended.

(End of this chapter)