"Lyca you—"
Lyca stood up from her seat. She looked at the silent night outside of her window. "Shen Qui and Li Xian have decided to stay with grandfather despite being talented. I know it is because grandfather had saved them before. It isn't just a blind loyalty." Loyalty? Does that even exist? Wasn't she betrayed by those people she deemed loyal before?
Huang Sheng Hong looked at his daughter. A flash of sadness could be seen in his eyes. The girl in front of him, Lyca seemed to have become mature. She was no longer the little princess that he loved to pamper. She was someone ruthless, someone he didn't recognize. However, no matter what, this woman was still his beloved daughter. "Yes. You are right. The people who stayed by your grandfather's side owe him. Most of them were comrades or families of his dead comrades. He helped them and protected them when they were weak."
"Meaning, he still has some subordinates that can be trusted. That is good."
"What are you planning to do?"
"Retaliate."
Before Huang Sheng Hong could even open his mouth, Lyca had already handed him a stack of papers. "I want you to make these types of bullets. I know you are an expert marksman and you know your way with guns and bullets. Read it. You should already know what it is for."
Huang Sheng Hong immediately started reading the papers in his hand. Slowly, his eyes widened, his hands shook. "These are…"
"A bullet that will rot the flesh of humans." Lyca said. "I trust that father can do this in a week?"
Huang Sheng Hong's pupils shook as he looked at the detailed instruction, chemicals, metals and other elements that Lyca was planning to use. "Yes. Three days… I can arrange this in three days."
"Good. I will take a leave five days from now and will be there when Long Yi and his father will visit grandfather." She then looked at her father's face. "Do you have a target?"
"Target?"
"An assassination target, father."
Unable to believe his daughter's words, Huang Sheng Hong asked. "You want me to find an assassination mission for you? Lyca… what the hell are you talking about?"
Lyca turned silent for a few seconds. Right now, he was the only person that would know this secret. "I want to create an opportunity for the Huang Family." Her lips thinned. To be honest, she was not that confident that this man would just agree with her plans. After all, this man was still his father. She knew that Huang Sheng Hong was never the type of man that would put his daughter in danger— or at least not knowingly. In fact, Lyca was already planning some arguments to present just to make him agree.
"And you want to kill someone?"
"I am the future head of the Huang Family. If I don't dirty my hands now… then… " She knew that this man already understood her meaning. In this cruel world, someone who would lead a family could never maintain their innocence. They would sooner or later fight to survive. "This is the land of the wolves, father. It's either you become the alpha of the pack or stay a sheep and wait for them to devour you." Seeing the different emotions swirling in her father's eyes, Lyca added. "I guess you already know which animal I would choose to become."
Huang Sheng Hong lowered his gaze. Eyeing the paper in his hand, he started to wonder when did his little Lyca become so headstrong and brave. However, these thoughts didn't last as his gaze soon turned resolute. Of course, he already knew that this would happen. But he never expected it to be this soon.
His little Lyca was growing up. And it seems he couldn't stop her anymore.
"Being a head has a lot of responsibilities." He said. His words were extremely clear. As Lyca's father, he knew her just like the back of his palm. This daughter of his would always prefer to relax than working hard. "Can you really…"
"Hehe… father." Lyca gave an awkward smile. "Isn't this why I let you know about my plans?" She raised an eyebrow and smiled at the man in front of her. She was only planning to become the leader in name! Huang Sheng Hong was still young , alright!? Meaning, he could still work as her assistant. Or maybe not an assistant, maybe the vice president of Huang Security. In her mind, Lyca already likened this situation as her becoming the queen and her father would be the prime minister.
Before her imagination would explode, Lyca decided to think about their current predicament. "I want to get a high ranked mission that would involve sniping. I am planning to use these bullets. I want people to know that the Huang Family are not someone that they could just provoke."
"You— you wanted to use guns?" He asked, surprised. He knew that Lyca knew how to shoot but she kept on complaining that guns were too loud, heavy and the recoil was too strong that it gave her bruises. Of course, this was because she always preferred to practice using long firearms and guns that one would use in hunting
"Yes. However… I need you to keep this a secret."
"Even from your mother?"
"Mother would never approve of my plans, father. If she knows of this… she will assume I have grown up and will stop making food for me." She gave a sly smile.
"You…" In the end, Huang Sheng Hong shook his head helplessly. "What do you want me to do?"
"Make a secret identity for me and Shen Qui."
"Shen Qui?" his gaze immediately darkened. This good looking man who was living with his daughter is not very favorable in his eyes.
"I need a spotter." And someone to carry her gun.
"So two identities?"
"Yes. I want someone from the Tang Family."
"Both males?" He asked. In response Lyca smiled and nodded. Yes, she was planning to have this secret identity. She was not only planning to protect the Huang Family but create a legend— A legend from the Tang Family.