Chapter 339 - The Chief Executive Gets Someone To Do His Dirty Job
Chapter 339 The Chief Executive Gets Someone To Do His Dirty Job
Xiao Bing continued looking at her and said acidly, “All this is your doing and you need to be responsible for the consequences.”
Under Xiao Bing’s stern gaze, Princess Nami sat at the corner of one bed, trembling. But the pain on her reddened butt made her lurch to her feet. She even grimaced. But she managed to sit back under Xiao Bing’s stern eyes. Xiao Bing sniggered, “The wounds on their body are so serious that some of them were even cut to the bone. But you can’t bear the pain of being lightly spanked?”
Princess Nami fell silent, because she knew Xiao Bing was right. She couldn’t imagine how much pain those deep wounds caused since she could barely endure the pain of being spanked.
One man was lying in bed with his face down. The wound on his back was not deep but were already festering. After all, when he was caged he couldn’t even obtain basic care for his wounds, neither could others help him. So the wound festered badly.
When Princess Nami sat down, she smelled the sweat and the stink of the festering wound. Suppressing the feeling of nausea, the princess looked at Xiao Bing questioningly.
Xiao Bing put the tissue, alcohol, cotton, and potion in front of her and said, “You need to squeeze out the pus and apply the alcohol to kill the bacteria. Then you should apply the ointment and bind the wound with medical cloth.
Princess Nami leaned back as far as she could, afraid to look at the wounds. Xiao Bing said icily, “My Royal Highness, if you don’t do it now, I’m afraid you will have to spend the night here.”
Princess Nami quivered. She had done this to them. She was not afraid of death. But if she stayed, the things they might do to her were much more frightening than death.
Firstly, she was very beautiful.
Secondly, they were all men.
Thirdly, it’s been a long time since they’d touched a woman.
Princess Nami managed to put her hands on the man’s back. It felt sticky. She squeezed, but she didn’t have much strength. Trying not to puke, it took quite a while for her to squeeze out all the pus.
Xiao Bing said coldly, “Pour some alcohol on the cotton wool and clean the wound with it to kill the bacteria.”
Princess Nami had never done this before. But she still picked up the cotton wool and opened the alcohol bottle. She poured some alcohol on the wound. The alcohol spilled all over the sheet. Then she began wiping the wound with the alcohol-soaked cotton wool. The white pus was already squeezed out. There were streaks of blood on it. Princess Nami wiped it delicately. She felt this man quiver slightly, but he didn’t make a sound. Princess Nami could feel how much it hurt.
Xiao Bing said coldly, “I suppose you have seen how many wounds are there. You’re only taking care of a small one right now. Who did this to them? It’s you, my Royal Highness. Indeed they are prisoners, but you are much more vicious than them. Why do you still look down on them? What do you have except your rich family?”
Princess Nami did not answer. Actually, she didn’t have much to say. Tears began trickling from her eyes. She pouted. No one had ever spanked her or scolded her like this.
But neither had she thought of any of this. She didn’t know that the pain would be exacerbated when alcohol was applied to the wound.
She was a noblewoman who never cared about other’s feelings until she started taking care of the wounds of these low-born men. She suddenly realized that these men were actually also flesh and blood. They had feelings and they bled. And their wounds would fester if not tended to. They were also human with feelings…
She started to have doubts about the person she was before this.
By the time she finished sterilizing the wound, her forehead was beaded with sweat, but the man seemed quite calm.
Xiao Bing commanded, “Apply the ointment and bind it with medical cloth.”
Princess Nami was much more efficient with the rest of the process. But she was still sweating heavily.
She sighed with relief after it was over. Xiao Bing said, “That’s just one wound. There’s another festering wound here. You have to tend to it. And he has a sword-wound on his chest. I need you to sew it up.”
“Sew it up…” Princess Nami’s face paled.
Xiao Bing said coldly, “Do it now.”
It took over half an hour for the princess to tend to the wound. But she was much faster this time. Soon the man turned over. He didn’t even glance at Princess Nami. And the princess was not brave enough to look at him. She only looked at those horrifying cuts.
Princess Nami face paled. She looked at Xiao Bing, pleading. But Xiao Bing ignored her. He merely put the anesthetic into the syringe for her and handed it to her. “Anaesthetize him and sew up the wound.”
Princess Nami’s hands were quivering. Xiao Bing said coldly, “You might want to steady your hands if you don’t want him to suffer.”
Princess Nami burst out crying. It took quite a while for her to inject the anesthetic into the wound.
Xiao Bing flicked his lighter and placed the tip of the needle on the fire. Then he threaded the needle and gave it to the princess. “Do it now, ” he said coldly.
“I can’t. I just can’t.” Princess Nami could not hold back her tears anymore.
Xiao Bing snapped, “Do it now!”
“No, I can’t. I really can’t…” Princess Nami kept shaking her head.
Xiao Bing grasped her collar and lifted her in the air.
Xiao Bing’s eyes gleamed fiercely. “You’re afraid? When you watched them killing each other as though you were watching a play, you weren’t so scared. It was more horrifying than this, I’m sure. They plunged knives into each other’s heart and you just watched them die. Were you scared when their blood overflowed the pit? Were you afraid when you saw their skin and flesh slashed again and again? I suppose it was even exciting for you.”
“Now you say you’re afraid? How dare you say that? You’re such a hypocrite. Do you know how many people died just to amuse you? 480! And only ten of them survived! You took away their lives. If you stood in the pit, you could still feel their souls haunting you. They were so disconsolate when they died. They could have been learning, working and repenting. But they were bereft of these because of you! And now you’re telling me you’re afraid?”
“I’m sorry. I’m really sorry… Please don’t make me do this… Please don’t yell at me…”
“Damn!” Xiao Bing growled, “What else can you do besides being petulant, cruel, vain and a coward? You’re such a loser. You have nothing but your noble status!”
Shaking her head, the princess said, “I will stitch the cut.”
Xiao Bing snorted and dropped her to the ground. Surprisingly, Princess Nami picked up the needle, ready to sew up the wound. Her hands were still shaking, but she tried hard to steady them. Finally, she thrust the needle into the flesh. Throughout the process she kept saying, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry…”
After the cut was stitched, Princess Nami was soaked in sweat from head to toe. It was dark outside.
Xiao Bing’s glance moved from the girl to others and said, “I will take you to the hospital later. She’s learned her lesson, even though it is far from enough to compensate for what you have suffered. But she’s a useless girl. That’s the most she can do. She’s a princess after all.”
To his surprise, Princess Nami didn’t seem angered. While Xiao Bing was about to drag her out of the room, She suddenly turned back, hesitated, and perhaps for the first time in her life, she uttered those three words, “I am sorry.”
Her voice was faint. Maybe because it was a little difficult for her to say it. But Xiao Bing heard it clearly. He dragged her out of the room and walked to the elevator, his face emotionless.
Princess Nami followed Xiao Bing quietly after Xiao Bing loosened his grasp. They both entered the lift, they both got out of the lift, they both left the hotel, they both got in the car. Xiao Bing started the car and drove out into the distance.
Princess Nami sat beside Xiao Bing quietly. She hesitated for quite a while. Then she glanced at Xiao Bing and asked in a faint voice, “Do you hate me very much?”
“I don’t.” Xiao Bing answered in an aloof tone, “You just disgust me.”
The princess quivered slightly, then lowered her head. Sometimes disgust was worse than hatred. It was not until then that she had realized there were many people who hated her just for being a princess.
Before the car arrived at the manor, Princess Nami suddenly spoke, “Don’t worry. I won’t seek vengeance from you after I return and I won’t tell this to anyone.”
Xiao Bing nodded and said, “You’re the princess. You can think of a million ways to destroy me. But I don’t care.”
Curious, Princess Nami asked, “Why? Aren’t you afraid of death?”
“Of course I dread it… But the things you’ve done have killed many people. If I can change you, even just a little, many people’s lives will be saved. And the price I have to pay will be worth it. You are still young and many more innocent people will die if you want them to. Maybe someday, people will know about your deeds and even your own family won’t be able to protect you. But as long as there’s one man I can save from you, my effort won’t go to waste.”
Her head bowed, Princess Nami asked, “Do I look like a witch to you?”
“Yes.”
Princess Nami sighed as the car parked in the yard. Princess Nami got out of the car delicately. She was seriously spanked and it hurt whenever she sat. Actually, when the car was bumping along the road, her butt hurt badly, but she didn’t make a sound. She’d never experienced what she went through today. She needed time to process it.
The chief executive walked over to her after she alighted from the car, suspicion plain in his eyes. But he still sighed when he saw his princess safe and sound. He nodded at Xiao Bing and said to Princess Nami, “My Royal Highness, your supper is ready.”
Princess Nami said, “I’ve eaten.”
“Okay. My Royal Highness, you’ve been busy all day. Have a good rest.”
Princess Nami nodded and walked towards the hall. Two servants trailed behind her instantly. But Xiao Bing knew that Princess Nami actually had eaten nothing today. Perhaps she didn’t have the appetite. One possible reason was that she was upset. The other was that she had seen wounds, blood, and pus all day. She’d never had such an experience before. Normal people would find it hard to swallow food after all this, let alone a spoiled princess.
After the princess left, the chief executive put on a smile, “Mr. Aoki, where did you and the princess go?”
Xiao Bing said, “Her Highness doesn’t allow me to say it.”
Actually, he didn’t need a reason to refuse to answer. He could just say that the princess had forbidden it. After all she was the princess. No matter how powerful the chief executive was, he didn’t have the right to demand an answer from the princess.
As expected, the chief executive stopped questioning and said, “The princess asked only for your company. It seems that she trusts you implicitly and it quite confuses this old man.”
Xiao Bing grinned, “Maybe it’s because I’m charming and handsome?”
The chief executive guffawed, “Since Her Highness doesn’t want to dine, why don’t you join me for supper?”
“Alright.”
Then Xiao Bing walked into the canteen with the old man. The supper was sumptuous. The two even had a few shots. The chief executive brought up topics about Princess Nami from time to time, like her hobby and her favorite food. The conversation would turn to things about Xiao Bing occasionally, and he already prepared his answers well.
As the two were about to leave the table, the chief suddenly waved his hands at the servants and said, “Leave us. Mr. Aoki and I will have a talk.”
After all the servants had left, the chief executive looked at Xiao Bing and asked with a low voice, “Mr. Aoki, what do you think of Eguchi Nakayama?”
Xiao Bing had not expected such a question from him. He hesitated for a moment and said, “He’s not a very decent person.”
The chief put on a smile of satisfaction, “Mr. Aoki is an honest man. Truth be told, that’s also what I believe… He’s a man with moral issues. Ever since he entered this manor, the princess became more obsessed with playing. The fighting pit was opened because of his suggestion. Before he came here the princess was only an innocent but bad-tempered girl. Yet this man led her astray. I’m partly responsible for that. I thought he was just another guy who can amuse the princess. But when I saw a gradual change in her, it was too late for me to convince her to return to the right path. She trusted this man completely.”
Xiao Bing thought inwardly, “Nothing is stolen without hands. The princess was just like Liu Chan, son of Liu Bei. At the end of Three Kingdoms, he placed more and more trust in the eunuch, Huang Hao, which led to the destruction of Shu Country. Though Huang Hao is one of the reasons of its destruction, the situation could have been the opposite if Liu Chan was a wise man. Honestly speaking, men like Eguchi Nakayama merely knew how to please their masters.”
But he didn’t voice his thoughts. He too felt that Eguchi Nakayama was not a decent man.
Xiao Bing lowered his voice and asked, “Since he is nothing but a villain, why didn’t you just get rid of him, given the power you have in this family.”
Xiao Bing asked this because he guessed that the chief executive had long been intending to kill this man. Otherwise, he would not have had this private conversation with Xiao Bing.
The chief executive looked at him with admiration. He smiled and said, “Mr. Aoki, you and Mr. Fukuda won the competition and became the princess’s warriors. No doubt, you two are both powerful masters. I’m reassured that the princess can have your protection. But the biggest threat might not come from outside. Instead, it will be coming from Eguchi Nakayama. The longer he lives, the more endangered the princess will be.”
Xiao Bing feigned confusion, “The princess is well protected. Why would she be endangered?”
“Some dangers aren’t harmful to the human body. It’s like boiling a frog with warm water. When the water becomes boiling, it would be too late for the princess to escape. It was a terrible thing for the princess to lose the support of her subjects. Though the gladiators have all been set free and there will be no more fighters, the fighting pit might reappear in another form. By then, not only more innocent people would be endangered, it will become a scandal if the whole country knows what she has done. It’s the age of democracy now, even the Emperor won’t be able to protect her.”
Xiao Bing seemed nonplussed, “Why are you telling me this?”
The chief executive looked at Xiao Bing and said, “I hope that Mr. Aoki can kill him!”
Indeed, the chief executive is a decisive man. He wants others to do the dirty job for him.
A light smile touched Xiao Bing’s lips. “Why don’t you do it yourself? I can tell that you’re a powerful martial artist from your round forehead, radiant eyes and plump temples. I surmise that you’re even more powerful than me.”
The chief executive said in praise, “Mr. Aoki, you do have two observant eyes. It’s not because I can’t strike. If the princess knows that I killed the one who brought her happiness, Her Highness will definitely hate me. I don’t care about this position and at worst, I can retire and enjoy the rest of my life. But Her Highness is still young. She and this manor both need me. I can’t just kill a man for no reason. But Mr. Aoki is different. You have greatly offended her. I suppose it won’t matter if you killed this Eguchi Nakayama. If you are forced to leave because of it, I will definitely give you a big reward.”
Xiao Bing asked, “If that’s the case, why don’t you hire an assassin? I’m sure fewer people will know about this if you do so.”
“That’s what I might have done if you didn’t show up. Why would I hire others when there is someone better?”
Staring at the chief executive, Aoki Ichiro asked, “Can you guess whether I will take this mission?”
“You will.” The chief said with iron certainty, “One look at Mr. Aoki and I can tell you are a righteous man. I know you won’t allow more people to die because of the words of an evil man. The death of those 470 men is a great example.”
Indeed veterans are more able than recruits. Though this chief always seemed to be an amiable man, Xiao Bing knew how cunning he was and how ignorant Eguchi Nakayama was. In fact, Eguchi Nakayama was doomed the moment he was targeted by the chief executive.
In truth, Eguchi was nothing more than a man who knew how to please the princess while the chief executive was the true ruler of this manor, even though his position was below the princess. He had been running this manor for years and most of the people in Jingdong dared not offend him.
Finally, under the chief executive’s expectant gaze, Xiao Bing nodded and said sternly, “I’ll do it!”