Chapter 1216: You're Asking Me for an Explanation?
Pangbadi's expression stiffened!
This matter was indeed unreasonable—causing such a huge commotion in the capital of the Fish Kingdom!
That was basically slapping the face of the Fish Kingdom's royal family!
His Hundred Flowers Grand Auction was still going to be held in the Fish Kingdom, and his next plans were also to be carried out here!
If the relationship turned sour and he got expelled, it would be very troublesome!
His gaze involuntarily fell on Omega beside him!
(ꐦ⚆益⚆) "How did you handle things?"
Omega: (•̌口•̑๑)ˀ̣ˀ̣
What did I do?
It wasn't me! I was controlled the whole time and just got released!
"Bullshit! It was Jiangnan who caused the explosion! Don't pin this on me!"
"I didn't level the park; I was paying attention when I made my move!"
Craig's eye twitched, and everyone looked at Jiangnan.
Jiangnan spread his hands innocently!
ʅ(･´‸･｀)ʃ "Are you crazy? I'm just a lousy Platinum, my attack power is pathetic. Even if I killed myself, I couldn't create such a terrifying explosion, right?"
Yao Hong: (≖_≖)
Una: (￢_￢)
Emma: ᥬ(•́ω•̀٥)᭄
How can you say that so infuriatingly?
Omega gritted his teeth: "Cut the crap! Can you take off that Star Glory Four hanging on your arm before you speak?"
The dead Stephen was still hanging on Jiangnan's arm!
(˘•◠•˘๐)ง⁽*ཀ*⁾
Already dead as a doornail!
Craig's eye kept twitching—is this what you call weak attack power?
Apologize to this Star Glory Four corpse!
Jiangnan's expression stiffened, and he quickly threw Stephen aside.
"Stop twisting the truth. It was you who blew it up, and you won't admit it? All these thousand-plus people here can testify for me!"
As soon as Yao Hong and the Dandelion members heard this, they immediately nodded!
(ง✡д✡)ง "Right, right, right! We can testify for the boss! It wasn't the boss who blew it up!"
Una and Emma: "The master is right! It was that Omega who blew it up!"
[From Omega: Resentment +1000!]
Omega was about to go crazy!
They're all your people—that's not testifying, that's shielding!
"The Reef people and the ones I brought were all killed by you. Dead men tell no tales—so of course, you can say whatever you want!"
"Boss! I really didn't blow it up! It wasn't me!"
Jiangnan glared: "Still lying? The explosion waves were all red, and your laser is also red! You dare to do it but not admit it? Are you even a man?"
Yao Hong covered her face—is the Southern God even scolding himself while deflecting blame?
Craig's shoulders shook from holding back laughter. Before he came, he knew it was definitely Jiangnan who did it.
But even if it was Jiangnan, what could he do?
Could he squeeze treasures out of him? If he did, Jiangnan would definitely come down with Nan Syndrome next time.
After all, he still had to rely on Jiangnan to teach Spirit Pet Studies.
He couldn't afford to offend him, but the park couldn't just disappear. They had to find the culprit!
"With both witnesses and evidence, what do you have to say?"
Omega was furious: "I didn't blow it up! Boss, you..."
Pangbadi waved his hand: "Our Begonia did go too far. I, Begonia, apologize!"
"I'll transfer the funds for park repairs and compensation for the citizens' mental distress to the Fish Kingdom's account!"
"The Hundred Flowers Grand Auction is about to start. I hope we won't let some unpleasantness make both sides unhappy!"
Only then did Craig's expression ease a bit: "That's good. I hope nothing like this happens again!"
"Next time, it won't be something money can solve."
Jiangnan snickered—whatever he could make them pay was fine!
Pangbadi narrowed his eyes: "But Brother Jiang, you killed over a hundred of my Begonia people as soon as you showed up. Don't you need to give me an explanation?"
Jiangnan was taken aback, then pulled a roll of electrical tape out of his Alternate Dimension and tossed it to Pangbadi.
He muttered with a look of disgust!
(￢д￢。) "An organization as big as Begonia can't even spare some tape? And you have the nerve to ask me for it?"
"How pathetic! Take the tape—you don't need to return it!"
Pangbadi: ???
He stared at the tape in his hand, completely baffled. Who the hell asked you for electrical tape?
Explanation! An explanation!
[From Pangbadi: Resentment +1000!]
Are you deliberately trying to piss me off?
"Stop! Don't play dumb with me! You snatched someone from my Begonia—do you think this is over?"
Jiangnan stopped mid-step and suddenly glared at Pangbadi!
"Snatched someone from you? Lan is my person! Your Begonia captured her just like that? Killing over a hundred is already lenient!"
"If you'd come three minutes later, I would have killed Omega right here!"
"And you're still pushing? Asking me for an explanation? Let me make this clear: If Begonia wants a fight, Hua Xia will see it through to the end!"
"This is my explanation!"
As he spoke, he had already grabbed the Dragon Amulet!
Una and Emma quickly ran to Jiangnan's side, patting his back and soothing him softly!
(。ớ₃ờ)ھ "Master, he's a Dao Heaven. Don't scold him like that, okay? Calm down~"
ᥬ(｡í.̫ì｡)᭄ "Be good~ Don't be angry, don't be angry!"
Yao Hong's scalp went numb. Go to war with Begonia? Was Boss Southern God serious?
Was he really that tough?
Two veins bulged on Pangbadi's forehead!
Jiangnan said "Hua Xia"—meaning that if war broke out, Hua Xia would support him with the entire nation?
That little girl was a space system, indeed worth Hua Xia going all out for.
And Hua Xia was now more prominent than ever. Even if Begonia was strong, they couldn't start a conflict over this with Hua Xia, which had thousands of years of heritage.
The loss would outweigh the gain—just the high-end combat power couldn't compare.
In this situation, with the Fish Kingdom protecting her, Lan was out of reach.
And if they kept making a scene, Jiangnan would lose control over this matter as well.
A real man knows when to bend!
Pangbadi forced a smile!
(ꐦ･᷄ㅂ･᷅) "Damn, isn't this a misunderstanding?"
"If you'd said earlier that she was your person, Begonia wouldn't have had such ideas, right? A misunderstanding, just a misunderstanding!"
"Now that it's cleared up, it's fine! You have to understand my position—after all, a space system—who wouldn't want one?"
Jiangnan frowned slightly—he still wasn't angry?
Was Pangbadi really this good-tempered?
The more someone could endure, the harder they were to deal with. Jiangnan silently increased his vigilance.
"So now you understand?"
Pangbadi smiled: "Of course, I understand! Since ancient times, cooperation benefits both. The day after tomorrow is the Hundred Flowers Grand Auction."
"As far as I know, Dandelion also has quite a few items to put up for auction, right?"
Jiangnan turned to look at Yao Hong!
Yao Hong looked troubled but nodded!
Jiangnan broke into a smile: "Since it's a grand event hosted by Brother Pang, I'll be sure to attend. If I see any favorite treasures, remember to give me a discount!"
Pangbadi laughed and agreed: "Easy to say!"
With that, he turned and left with Omega. As soon as he turned around, the smile vanished from his face!
Craig came over: "Um, about the Spirit Pet Studies teaching—when do you think you can finish it?"
"If it's too much trouble, just teach it quickly and go back home. You've been out for a while—your family must miss you a lot, right?"
Jiangnan pouted: (乛৺乛*) "I've only been out a few days. How could they miss me that fast?"
"I haven't had enough yet! I was planning to look around the Fish Kingdom and do some sightseeing!"
Craig's face darkened. You're my freaking grandpa!
(̿▀̿̿Ĺ̯̿̿▀̿̿)̄
If you stay a few more days, do you still want my Fish Kingdom capital?
Sightseeing? With your habit of blowing something up every day, wouldn't you end up with the title of Scenic Spot Destroyer?
Seeing Craig's bitter, constipated expression, Jiangnan pulled out a plastic bag of cookies—about a hundred or so—and stuffed them into his hand!
"Here—go back and teach them foreign languages!"
After all, Craig helped him out of a tight spot, so it was only fair to give him something as compensation!
Craig's eyes lit up at the Zodiac Cookies. At least the trip wasn't a waste!
So he took the cookies and went back to report to Merlin!
Jiangnan turned around: "Huh—where's Lan?"
Yao Hong covered her face and pointed!
"Over there!"
Lan was currently rummaging through the burned corpses!
She moved quickly, taking change, watches, phones, rings, wallets, and everything else from their pockets and stashing them into her Alternate Dimension!
She didn't even miss the nail clippers and SIM ejector tools on the keychains hanging from their belts!
Her little hands moved so fast that others could barely see them!
As she collected treasures, she giggled to herself, looking thrilled!
[$̲̅(̲̅͡°͜ʖ͡°̲̅)̲̅$̲̅]٩(º◡º٩)
She had completely forgotten about being beaten earlier!
When she noticed everyone looking at her, Lan's face reddened!
She teleported behind Jiangnan in an instant, grabbing his hand and hiding!
(•︠ᴗ•︡)･᷄～･᷅)
"I-I'm just keeping them safe for them. Nobody wants them anymore—it'd be a waste to throw them away!"
Yao Hong said seriously: "Lan is actually your secret daughter you had with someone outside, isn't she?"
"You don't dare take her home, so you hide her outside?"
This was a carbon copy, wasn't it?
Yao Hong still remembered the time she tried to take Jiangnan's treasures and made him cry!
Jiangnan rolled his eyes: (꒪ั_꒪ั๐) "My daughter? She's 12! Was I having kids with someone outside when I was 10?"
But Lan was even more ruthless than him!
He had collected nail clippers and hair clips before, but he had never taken SIM ejector tools!
Jiangnan only then noticed that the pearl earring Amanda had been stripped of was still clutched in Lan's hand!
Mila saw Lan holding Jiangnan's hand and immediately puffed out her cheeks!
O(◦ᵒ̌~ᵒ̌◦)O
She ran over to Jiangnan and hugged his arm tightly!
Refusing to let go!
She also glared at Lan!
Jiangnan chuckled—was Little Mila jealous?
Lan looked at Mila, a little scared. During the fight, Mila seemed very strong and could coordinate with Brother Jiangnan!
|˛ᵒ̴̶̷﹏ᵒ̴̶̷̣#)
So she buried her face in Jiangnan's clothes, her shoulders trembling slightly!
Mila paused. Seeing Lan covered in dirt and grime, with holes in her clothes and soot on her face and hands, and trembling as if scared, her nose tingled!
She remembered the time Jiangnan carried her out of the Dracula Lab...
(๑ŏ～ŏ)
Her big eyes showed hesitation, but then she smiled brightly at Lan!
She pulled a lollipop from her pocket and handed it to Lan!
(ૢ⁼̴◡⁼̴)ᓄ
"Here—have this!"
Lan looked timidly at Mila, swallowed, but didn't dare take it!
(#◔‸◔ิ)
Mila giggled, took Lan's hand, and pressed the lollipop into it!
"It's really sweet! Take it—I have my own!"