Chapter 366 I’ll Still Play You to Death!

• That frail voice—just the nonstop coughing—made it clear the speaker was Akio Akiyama. And he clearly wasn’t used to swallowing this kind of humiliation. The moment someone mentioned Qiuyun Yan, rage flared hot inside him. “Those jerks—if the old man finds out who they are, our Akiyama family will never let them off!” Little Tan’s voice chimed in right after. “Sigh, I heard Yunyan even got a rare cure for you, Grandpa Akiyama. That got snatched too. Grandpa, these people cannot be spared!” Hearing that, Akio seemed to catch the hint in Little Tan’s words. “Xiao Tan, tell the truth. Did you already figure out who they are? Hurry and tell me—where did these bastards crawl out from?” Outside, everyone perked up, the butler included. It was a kidnapping case. After waiting forever, they finally had a lead, and of course that grabbed his attention. Little Tan fell silent for a moment, then spoke: “Grandpa Akiyama, I did find something. There were three men and one woman. Besides the Medicine King Bai Yunyan, the other three were young. One of them was named Finneas.” Finneas? Hearing that, Lin Shuainan and the others all turned to look at Finneas. Thankfully, the butler didn’t connect the name Finneas with the witch doctor Mr. Lockwood standing beside him. “Another one was named Lin Shuainan!” Lin Shuainan’s mouth twitched. He was about to explode, but Xiu Xiu reacted fast and clapped a hand over his mouth. Clearly, by now, they all knew who this Little Tan was. The thing was, Little Tan had no idea familiar faces had arrived outside; he just kept talking. “Those two are tough to dig into, but the woman was easy. Her name is Su Xiu—she’s from the Su family, a witchcraft clan in Miaojiang City. They fought us over the Jade Heart fruit, and they even tried to kill me to silence me. I barely escaped. Who knew they’d go and kidnap Yunyan afterward?” Akio slammed the armrest and broke into a violent cough. “Bastards! What damn witchcraft clan! Too much! Do they think the Akiyamas don’t have anyone?” He completely bought Little Tan’s story. “Exactly, Grandpa. They think they’re untouchable. If I hadn’t run fast, I’d be kidnapped too. They’re totally deranged!” Little Tan kept wailing. Even the butler at the door and a few guards were angry. No one likes kidnappers. Right then, Finneas stepped forward with no warning and walked straight into the reception hall. “Hey—Mr. Lockwood, Mr.—” The butler panicked and rushed to stop him, but Finneas moved like he was slipping through shadows. No way the butler could catch up. He’d been calling him Mr. Lockwood, and only then did it hit him—the person Little Tan mentioned earlier was named Finneas. Could it be… By the time the butler came back to himself, it was already too late. Lin Shuainan, Xiu Xiu, and Ba Yilan had followed Frederick into the reception hall. “Who goes there?” Seated at the top, Akio sensed movement at the door in an instant and barked out. Little Tan, still wiping tears in anger and grief, turned to look at Finneas and the others. One glance, and Little Tan’s eyes bulged like he’d seen a ghost. He yelled in disbelief, “Huh!? It’s you!” Finneas’s eyes were cold as ice, fixed on Tan Mingjun like he was already dead. Yeah—this was Tan Mingjun. He’d gone into the mountains with Qiuyun Yan, forced Bai Yunyan and Finneas’s group to pick the Jade Heart fruit, and when a mutated serpent appeared, he threw Qiuyun Yan into its jaws just to save himself—then ran. Back then, Finneas hadn’t bothered with a small fry like him. Who’d have thought someday this Tan Mingjun would dare show up at the Akiyama residence and twist black into white right in front of them? “Yeah, it’s us. Tan Mingjun, you shameless punk—you really dare lie through your teeth?” Lin Shuainan pointed at Tan Mingjun’s nose and cursed. Tan Mingjun flinched, touched his nose, nerves jangling. But he quickly recovered and turned toward Akio at the top. “Grandpa Akiyama—it’s them! That’s Finneas, that’s Lin Shuainan, and that woman—that’s Xiu Xiu!” “I never imagined they’d have the guts to come to the Akiyamas for money. Unbelievable! They don’t even respect you, Grandpa!” Tan Mingjun’s move to bite back was no joke. The speed of his face-change, his gestures, the story he spun—he even fooled himself. Why wouldn’t he fool Akio? Hearing him, Akio’s eyes went bloodshot. “Butler! What’s going on?” “Old Master, I—I’m not—” The butler was so scared his tongue tied itself. He wanted to explain but had no idea how. He was the one who let them in, but he never imagined Finneas would be tied to the young lady’s disappearance. To put it bluntly, these were the kidnappers. Letting wolves in the door—this kind of butler doesn’t live long. While the butler stammered, Akio rose to his feet and pointed at Finneas, roaring, “Arrogant brat! You blocked my granddaughter from getting the elixir, then kidnapped her, and tried to silence witnesses!” “And now you dare show up at the Akiyama villa. Do you think we’re easy targets?” Seeing the old man boiling with fury, Tan Mingjun grinned, eyes mocking as he stared at Finneas and the others, like saying: Even if you walked in here alive, so what? I’ll still play you to death! Tan Mingjun’s smug look made Lin Shuainan snap. He almost lunged forward to bite him to death on the spot.