Poverty makes me capable of anything.

Have you felt the gap in strength?

I felt it!

The Holy Judge stood up from the resurrection point.

He was deeply disappointed; he had really overestimated himself.

In the end, An Ran's intended message was conveyed.

"I think with our current strength, it would be too difficult to assassinate An Ran."

"Why?" asked Tyru, the guild leader of the Santiago Guild.

"President, you'll understand once you watch the video."

The judge forwarded the video he had recorded to Telu.

"..."

After a while, Telu fell silent.

"The assassination mission against An Ran has failed. Let's find another mission."

"What's wrong?" the vice president asked, puzzled.

"Smash the lemon!"

Chapter 48 Assassins

"Sven was sniped on the ship. Are you all pigs?"

On the monitor, an elderly man with a frail face is angrily pounding the ground with his right hand on his cane.

This is Cyril Aldington, a member of the Aldington family's branch of the Punishment House.

Qin Xin'an, who had been assigned to the mission, trembled with fear and dared not utter a single word.

In the Aldington family, the most terrifying person is not the patriarch, but the elders of the Penitentiary.

"Half an hour has passed and we haven't received a single useful piece of information. What are you doing here to see me? Are you in a hurry to be punished at the penal court?"

Cyril's pupils are red, and he looks even more terrifying when he's angry.

His face trembled with a wrinkle that mirrored the trembling of Qin Xin'an's heart.

He said tremblingly, "Elder, I just tried to contact the ship's steward, but no one answered the phone. The ship hasn't docked yet, I'm worried..."

"What did you say?"

Cyril's eyes suddenly widened, his face pressed close to the camera, and the cane he was tapping suddenly tilted, revealing his inner turmoil.

Just ten minutes ago, the head of the branch family had contacted the people on the ship, and the call went smoothly at that time.

If something really happens.

One was a diplomat from Morning Star, and the other was the fifth young master of the main family, who was also on the ship.

If something were to happen to them, the division of the family would trigger a massive earthquake.

Qin Xin'an quickly repeated what he had said before.

Cyril composed himself and said, "Come back and accept your punishment. I won't say anything more."

After hanging up the video call, Cyril hurriedly went to find the head of the branch family.

Although I feel that it's almost certain, I still need to confirm it.

Furthermore, who exactly targeted the Aldington family?

Are they those competitors?

Filled with doubt, Cyril relayed the matter to the head of the branch family.

"What did you say?"

The reaction of the head of the branch family was no different from that of Cyril; in fact, his reaction was even more intense after losing his three sons.

He immediately sent someone to make a phone call, but as expected, he received no response.

"Oops."

The head of the branch family sat at the table with a gloomy expression.

Although the five sons of the main family were not highly regarded, they were still members of the main family.

Once the question of responsibility arises, he can't bear the blame for just this one incident.

Not to mention, it delayed the Aldington family's plans to leave No. 1886.

The ship was gone, and the Morning Star diplomat was not spared either.

There are also those who might anger Morning Star, giving the branch family head a huge headache.

If I had known this would happen...

"We should have sent more guards back then, and it would have been better to make a big show of it than to be so secretive."

Cyril stood there: "Someone leaked the information."

The head of the branch family waved his hand: "Now is not the time to investigate who leaked the information. We must give an explanation as soon as possible."

He suddenly stood up: "Get everyone near the South Island there. If we can find any clues about the murderer, great. If not... no, we definitely will!"

The head of the branch family's brows furrowed, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes.

Under Cyril's watchful eye, he summoned the steward and assigned tasks.

Now we can only wait and see how it goes.

His place is several hours' drive from the South Island, and he wouldn't have time to make it there in person.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a clear gunshot rang out from outside the window.

The head of the branch family, who had just taken a sip of water, immediately stood up: "What's going on?"

He was furious and extremely dissatisfied.

"Master, Master, something terrible has happened!" The steward rushed in in a panic.

"What exactly happened?"

The head of the family was about to walk towards the window when the steward quickly grabbed him, saying, "It's Chenxing! People from Chenxing are coming!"

This……

The anger of the branch family head suddenly subsided. Were they trying to silence him?

The steward was unaware of the details of the transaction, so the branch family head could only temporarily suppress his anger: "How many people came?"

"Only eight people came, but these eight are highly skilled, and our guards couldn't stop them at all." The manager looked worried.

How did they end up being targeted by Morning Star?

"You bastard!"

The head of the branch family slammed his hand on the table.

With his family's strength, even if it were a branch family, they wouldn't be afraid of a few assassins. But the people from Morning Star came too suddenly and unexpectedly this time, so much so that the guards in the house didn't even gather. Some were outside, and some were caught off guard and were sniped.

"Where are the Lyle people?"

"The eldest young master is still outside," the steward replied.

This is the last piece of news the head of the branch family wants to hear.

If Morning Star's people want to silence him, they will target him, and naturally they will also target other people who know the truth. Even the main family will probably not have an easy time.

The main family's location is not far from one of Morningstar's strongholds, so it's probably even more difficult for them.

"Boom!"

"what!"

"Boom!"

Gunshots rang out continuously, followed by a violent shaking that caused countless pieces of debris to fall from the roof. The head of the branch family was so frightened that he quickly walked into the corridor.

"How did they rush in so quickly?"

It's not safe here anymore; we need to find somewhere to hide right away.

He was about to head to the basement when, as he reached a fork in the road, a shadow flashed by and he found himself pinned against the wall.

"Don't kill me! Don't kill me!"

The head of the branch family raised his hands and shouted loudly.

He disregarded all prestige as the head of the family and the demeanor of a powerful clan when his life was threatened.

"Don't be afraid, we are from Jiuge."

"Nine Songs?"

The shouts of the branch family head suddenly stopped; how could the people of Jiuge be here?

I was puzzled, but my worries immediately subsided.

"We've taken care of the people outside, don't worry."

"That's what the people from Jiuge said."

Thank you.

The head of the branch family lowered his raised hands, and his heart immediately settled down.

However, his hand was still being held down behind his back, and the head of the branch family said with an awkward laugh, "Let's talk about this in the reception room."

“Alright, Patriarch Aldington.” Jiuge’s people showed no intention of letting go.

Instead, he called out to the people behind him.

"We've found them."

Seven or eight people suddenly emerged.