"Blinding one eye… $500. If you want follow-up service and a broken leg, it'll cost $200. If you want someone killed, that'll be $1000, Sis Feng," the curly-haired man mumbled to himself.
"Pagbulag ng isang mata… $500. Kung gusto mo ng follow-up service at baleng binti, ang halaga nito ay $200. Kung may gusto kang ipapatay, $1000 ang halaga nito, Sis Feng," bumulong sa kanyang sarili ang lalaking kulot.
Ye Wanwan: "…"
"Oh right, Sis Feng… how many people do you plan to kill today? We have a discount: Kill 10 and you get 1 free, kill 20 and you get 3 free." The curly-haired man looked at Ye Wanwan.
"Oo nga pala, Sis Feng… ilang mga tao ang gusto mong ipapatay ngayong araw? May discount kami: Kapag 10 ang ipapa-patay may libreng, kapag 20 ang ipapa-patay may libreng 3." Tiningnan ng lalaking kulot si Ye Wan Wan.
"Are you… truly that poor…?" Ye Wanwan couldn't control her lips from twitching.
"Sobrang… hirap mo ba talaga…?" Hindi naiwasan ni Ye Wan Wan na kumibo anh kanyag labi.
"Ah…" The curly-haired man sighed lightly and shook his head. He quietly asked her, "Sis Feng, considering your friendship with Lord Nie, don't you know why we're so poor?"
"Ah…" nagbuntong hininga ang lalaking kulot at umiling siya. Tahimik siyang tinanong nito, "Sis Feng, hindi mo ba alam na mahirap kami lalo na't kaibigan mo naman si Lord Nie?"
Ye Wanwan shook her head. How would I know?
Umiling si Ye Wan Wan. Paano ko malalaman?
"In truth… it's like this. Back then, Lord Nie was full of youthful vigor and had several serious explosive clashes with Patriarch Nie and Madam Nie. After that, he swore he'd never use a penny from the Nie family. If he used even a penny from the Nie family, his whole family would die…" the curly-haired man explained with a mysterious expression.
"Sa totoo lang… ganito iyon. Noon, suwail na binata si Lord Nie at ilang beses siyang nakipaglaban kay Patriarch Nie at Madam Nie. Pagkatapos nito, nangako siya na hindi niya gagamitin ang kahit piso sa Nie family. Mamamatay ang buong pamilya niya kapag ginamit niya ang pera ng Nie family…" nagpaliwanag ang lalaking kulot habang misteryoso ang kanyang itsura.
Ye Wanwan didn't know whether to cry or laugh after hearing that. No wonder Nameless Nie was so poor and considered money as important as his life despite being the eldest young master of the Nie family. It turned out he truly was poor.
Hindi alam ni Ye Wan Wan kung iiyak siya o tatawa nang marinig niya iyon. Kaya pala mahirap si Nameless Nie at kasing-importante ng buhay niya ang pera kahit na eldest young master siya ng Nie family. Mahirap pala talaga siya.
Ye Wanwan could understand that kind of situation though. During Nameless Nie's argument with his parents when he was younger, he said some harsh things like never using the Nie family's money simply to retain his pride.
Naiintindihan ni Yw Wan Wan ang sitwasyon na ito. Habang nakikipag-away si Nameless Nie sa kanyang mga magulang, nagsambit siya ng mga masasamang salita tulad ng hindi niya gagamitin ang pera ng Nie family para panatilihin ang kanyang pride.
Also, Nameless Nie's oath was very problematic. If he used the Nie family's money, his whole family would die…
At tsaka, mahirap ang pinangako ni Nameless Nie. Mamamatay ang buong pamilya niya kapag ginamit niya ang pera ng Nie family...
This way, even if Nameless Nie begged on his knees, Madam Nie and Patriarch Nie wouldn't give a single penny to Nameless Nie…
Sa gayon, kahit na magmakaawa si Nameless Nie habang nakaluhod siya, hindi pa rin bibigyan ng pera ni Madam Nie at Patriarch Nie si Nameless Nie...
However, Ye Wanwan was still confused. "Isn't Nameless Nie a mercenary… Isn't being a mercenary very profitable…?"
Gayunpaman, nagtaka pa rin si Ye Wan Wan. "Hindi ba't mersenaryo si Nameless Nie… hindi ba't maraming kinikita ang mga mersenaryo…?"
The curly-haired man wanted to cry. "Sis Feng, that's true… but the mercenary business is in a slump and Lord Nie swore to revitalize the mercenary industry and would accept reasonable missions free of charge. He accepts some living expenses for compensation at most."
Gusto nang umiyak ng lalaking kulot. "Totoo iyon, Sis Feng… mapagkakakitaan talaga ang mercenary business at nangako si Lord Nie na babaguhim niya ang mercenary industry at tatanggap sila ng mga misyon nang libre lamang. Tatanggap lamang siya ng living expenses bilang kabayaran."
"Everyone knew about this. Hence, although the mercenary industry did start blooming again because of Lord Nie, Lord Nie has to suffer for the sake of his pride, so he only accepts a few thousand at most for missions. We can't help it; we have to obey the rules set by Lord Nie."
"Alam ng lahat ang tungkol dito. Kaya, kahit na naging masagan na ulit ang mercenary industry dahil kay Lord Nie, kailangan naman maghirap ni Lord Nie para sa kanyang pride, kaya kakaunting libong piso lang ang tinatanggap niya para sa kanyang mga misyon. Hindi natin ito maiwasan; kailangan naming sundin ang batas na ginawa ni Lord Nie."
Ye Wanwan: "…"
This was indeed something that Nameless Nie would do…
Ito ang isang bagay na gagawin talaga ni Nameless Nie...
Currently, everyone was staring at Ye Wanwan and her group with furrowed brows, and some people looked surprised and incredulous.
Sa ngayon, nakatitig ang lahat kay Ye Wan Wan at sa kanyang grupo habang nakakunot ang kanilang mga kilay, at ang ilang mga tao ay nagulat at hindi makapaniwala.
This was a conference organized by Lord Asura, but President Fearless allowed her subordinates to commit physical assault in this type of setting and act so viciously. Moreover, the other party was the Yan family!
Ang conference na ito ay inihanda ni Lord Asura, ngunit hinayaan ni Presidente Fearless ang kanyang mga tauhan na manakit sa lugar na ito at umakto ng masahol. At tsaka, ang kalaban niya ay Yan family!
"President Fearless… aren't your actions trampling on the Yan family and Lord Asura's faces?" Patriarch Yan and several higher-ups from the Yan family stepped forward.
"Presidente Fearless… parang tinatapakan yata ng mga aksyon mo ang mga mukha ng Yan family at ni Lord Asura?" Lumapit si Patriarch Yan at ang ilang higher-ups ng Yan family.
"You vicious b*tch, how could you?!" Yan Yun stared at Ye Wanwan icily. "Originally, our Yan family was generous and forgiving about the matter last time and wasn't going to make you pay for it. Yet, we gave you an inch and you wanted a mile…"
"Ang sahol mo b*tch, nagawa mo talaga iyon?!" Tinitigan ni Yan Yun si Ye Wan Wan ng masama. "Noong una, mabait at mapagpatawad pa ang Yan family namin sa nangyari kanina at hindi na sana kami maghihiganti. Pero ngayon, sumobra ka na sa limitasyon namin…"
Ye Wanwan's brows locked together. She invited public outrage…
Napakunot si Ye Wan Wan. Nagalit ang publiko sa kanya.
"One, two, three, four, five… six, seven, eight, nine, ten…" The curly-haired man lifted his right hand and used his finger to count the members of the Yan family.
"Isa, dalawa, tatlo, apat, lima… anim, pito, walo, siyam, sampo…" inangat ng lalaking kulot ang kanyang kanan na kamay at ginamit niya ito para bilangin ang mga miyembro ng Yan family.
Then the curly-haired man pulled out his calculator and plugged in some numbers. He placed the calculator in front of Ye Wanwan and said with an ingratiating smile, "Sis Feng… look, there's a total of 14 people in the Yan family. Based on the headcount, it'll cost $1000 to kill each person and $18000 to kill 14 people."
Nilabas ng lalaking kulot ang kanyang calculator at pinindot niya ang mga numero. Pinakita niya ang calculator kay Ye Wan Wan habang siya ay nakangiti, "Sis Feng… tingnan mo, may 14 na tao sa Yan family. Base sa pagbibilang ko, ang gagastusin mo dito ay $1000 kada isang tao at $18000 para patayin ang 14 na ka-tao."