護花近衛 - 第1742章 綁架 - 翰墨軒

"Aren't we backed by the Hidden Right Family? What's there to fear?" Kang Jingming was thoroughly displeased by his elder brother's sudden dampening of spirits. He knew well enough what was going through the man's mind: nothing more than seeing him as too capable, as having outshone him, and fearing he would be left with no place in the family hereafter.

"Little brother, it isn't that I, as your elder brother, wish to wag my tongue, but the Hidden Right Family has made itself clear — they can only help us in secret, and we must never breathe a word of this to anyone. So once trouble comes, if Wei Zhao traces it back to us, wouldn't our entire Kang family be finished?"

"Brother, I understand what you mean now. You just want to wash your hands of it, don't you?" Kang Jingming sneered. "If Wei Zhao really comes looking for trouble, I'll take responsibility for what I've done. I'll bear it alone!"

"That's good, then. I'm only considering the overall interests of the Kang family — this isn't aimed at you." Though Kang Jinglong could see the enormous profit in this affair, he could also see the enormous risk.

If Wei Zhao came knocking and the Hidden Right Family simply abandoned them, the Kang family would be in grave danger. That was why Kang Jinglong had spoken first to make his position clear: if nothing went wrong, he had merely played the petty villain for nothing, but if trouble did come, he would be the great hero who had seen it coming — and could seize back his standing in the Kang family once more.

"What Zhaolong says has some truth to it. The profit this time is great, but we cannot drag the whole Kang family into it because of that!" Divine Doctor Kang was a cautious man as well. He nodded after listening. "Still, Zhaoming, you truly are being wronged this time!"

"Grandfather, I am a son of the Kang family and must naturally do my part for its advancement!" Kang Jingming said. "As for this matter, I will tell the world that I cooked it up myself, and that it has nothing to do with the Kang family!"

"Good. As for the plan from here on, our Kang family will take no part. You and the Hidden Right Family's experts will devise it among yourselves. As for us, we shall know nothing at all!" Kang Jinglong had washed his hands of it cleanly.

"Fine by me. Then we'll move out and live elsewhere starting today!" Though Kang Jinglong's words were chilling to hear, they in fact suited Kang Jingming perfectly. With no one else from the Kang family involved, all the credit for this affair would be his and his alone!

And he had absolute confidence that he could complete this mission. So what if Wei Zhao was an early-stage Earth Rank expert? Wasn't there a mid-stage Earth Rank expert on his own side? When the time came, they would see what tricks Wei Zhao had to turn the situation around!

Of course, Kang Jingming had left himself a way out. His present course might look rash, but it carried a deeper meaning. If the scheme were exposed and he had nowhere to turn, he could still flee to the Hidden Right Family. In his view, he had been single-mindedly serving the Right Family; now that trouble had arisen, surely the Right Family could not just abandon him?

So long as he was allowed to take refuge with the Right Family, the matter would be resolved. And if he could learn some alchemy from them as well, that would be simply spectacular!

Kang Jingming had in fact long been plotting the kidnapping of Guan Xin. It was only that he had never found the right opportunity to act, and he had also feared Wei Zhao's strength, unable to contend with it — which was why he had never made his move.

Now, with the support of the Hidden Right Family's expert, Kang Jingming naturally had nothing to fear.

This expert from the Right Family had no name. Kang Jingming understood, in fact, that he did not wish to reveal his identity, and had simply given himself the name You Shisan.