Doomed to be Cannon Fodder

Chapter 106: A Rotten Loveline Comes to Fruition

When he saw so many people still in the vicinity, Minister Lin couldn’t help but furrow his brow. He glanced at Long Heng and waved his hand, “Your Highness, there’s no need for all that trouble. I have something to discuss with you in private, so could you ask them to leave the room for a moment?”

Long Heng gestured towards his servants and had them exit the room en masse. However, as a result, no one was left to pour tea anymore.

Minister Lin didn’t mind that either, only saying, “There are some issues within our inner residence, and I hope that Your Highness can offer some assistance in solving this issue.”

“I’m afraid it’s not appropriate for this prince to be handling the affairs of your inner residence, right?” Long Heng tightened his grip on his teacup. Is Minister Lin losing his grip on reality? At the same time however, since things had fallen to this extent, the situation probably wasn’t as simple as it seemed.

Minister Lin opened and closed his mouth a few times before continuing, “There have been quite a few burglaries in my residence lately, and even the authorities are powerless against the burglars. That’s why I can only come here to ask Prince Li for some assistance.”

“Hah! Minister Lin, you must be joking. If the authorities can’t deal with the burglars, then how do you expect me to act against them? All I have with me are some brutish soldiers, how could they handle the meticulous tasks that are normally handled by the authorities?” Who cares about the actual truth of this matter? Since I’ve already pushed away the responsibilities, just get the hell out already! Stop hindering my business with Madame Bai!

Minister Lin could feel the veins start to pop out on his forehead. He’s a prince who wields a significant chunk of military power, he should at least be a little concerned when his father-in-law’s house is being raided by burglars, right? Despite all that, he doesn’t even hesitate to push all the responsibility to the authorities. It’s as if he isn’t even a concerned party at all.

However, this matter definitely had to be handled by Long Heng. How could the authorities possibly be able to take on ruffians from the jianghu? Moreover, there were a couple of things that had to remain hidden from the authorities, or his daughter’s good name would be ruined beyond all repair. In addition, since Long Heng was able to retrieve her last time, there was a strong chance that he was deeply involved with the matter as well. Naturally, there shouldn’t be any misunderstandings concerning his daughter.

But, he had no idea how distant Long Heng felt from the situation. He only sat coldly off to the side, as if he hadn’t heard Minister Lin’s request. Minister Lin had no choice but to continue trying to persuade him. This was because the attitude of this future son-in-law towards his daughter’s matters was really a bit lacking. “Prince Li, at the end of the day, both our families are related through marriage. If anything happens to the Lin family, it would be equally bad for you as well.”

“Oh? And why would that be?” Minister Lin gritted his teeth. It was too difficult for him to talk about that matter after all. So, he could only change the topic by saying, “This thief is extremely powerful. He dared to actually kill the maidservants and servants in my estate. If he isn’t disposed of as soon as possible, I’m afraid that he will cause great misfortune later on.”

If the burglar forces my daughter to do some unduly things, then things will really get ugly.

Long Heng naturally knew what he was trying to imply. If that man was so infatuated with her that he actually decided to chase her all the way back to her home, then he surely would never let her off the hook easily. Long Heng would surely be speechless if she ended up bearing that man’s child.