Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

Huo Wen’an maneuvered his wheelchair closer to Huo Wei, extended his index finger, and lifted Huo Wei’s chin, forcing him to meet his gaze.

But Huo Wei didn’t even have the courage to meet Huo Wen’an’s eyes.

Instinctively, Huo Wei tried to turn his head, but Huo Wen’an gripped his jawbone, forcibly adjusting it back into place.

Staring into Huo Wei’s flickering eyes, Huo Wen’an softly asked, ”Did I allow you to move?” With that, Huo Wen’an pressed his thumb hard against Huo Wei’s jawbone, and the sound of bones cracking suddenly echoed in the silent interrogation room.

Crack!

Huo Wei’s jawbone was crushed by Huo Wen’an.

Huo Wei trembled in pain but didn’t beg for mercy or scream.

Huo Canghai silently watched this scene without stopping Huo Wen’an. He thought Huo Wen’an resented Huo Wei for his past actions, which had caused him immense suffering.

Huo Wei deserved to die, and even if Huo Wen’an wanted to kill him, Huo Canghai wouldn’t stop it.

Huo Wen’an casually stated, ”Back then, you swapped my son with Huo Qinyou’s. You were aware of and involved in the whole affair. So, you’re fully aware of the kind of life I led in Cangshan Town. And you know the humiliation Huo Xin suffered, don’t you?”

Huo Wei instinctively shook his head, but any slight turn of his head brought an excruciating pain of flesh and bone tearing apart, making Huo Wei’s head feel like it would explode.

”It hurts! It hurts! Young Helmsman, spare, spare me.” In front of Huo Canghai, Huo Wei acted cunning like a fox, but before Huo Wen’an, he was like a fish on a chopping block.

He didn’t have the courage or means to resist Huo Wen’an.

”Spare you?”

Huo Wen’an’s usually lazy gaze became as cold as a venomous snake’s eyes. ”What are you, even worthy?”

With elegant movements, Huo Wen’an massaged Huo Wei’s crushed jawbone, pressing his thumb into the gap left by the fractured bones. Huo Wei’s temples throbbed with pain, cold sweat as big as beans appeared, and he couldn’t bear it anymore, letting out a scream of unbearable agony.

”Your hard-heartedness earns my admiration.”

Whenever Huo Wen’an addressed a man as ”Your Excellency,” it meant he was furious.

”Huo Wei, were you aware of what happened to Huo Xin!” Huo Wen’an’s patience ran out, and his entire demeanor turned unpredictably eerie.

His icy pupils were deep and filled with killing intent.

Sensing the change in Huo Wen’an’s aura, Huo Wei knew he had no escape, so he confessed honestly.

Huo Wei said, ”I knew...”

”...Ha.” Huo Wen’an chuckled softly, releasing Huo Wei.

But the way he looked at Huo Wei was more like looking at a lifeless object.

Unable to bear Huo Wen’an’s gaze, Huo Wei shrunk back in fear, crying like a fool.

Narrowing his charming and seductive peach blossom eyes, Huo Wen’an chuckled, ”As a biological father, you knew your daughter was being humiliated, but you coldly stood by! Your cruelty is truly impressive!”

”So, you were aware of my imprisonment in the juvenile detention center for avenging Huo Xin by killing that bastard?”

Upon hearing this, Huo Wei fearfully raised his head, but before he could see Huo Wen’an’s expression, he was frightened by the vicious look Huo Canghai gave him, as if wishing to slice him into a thousand pieces.

”I... I knew.” How could Huo Wei not know?

He hated Huo Canghai and wished for Huo Canghai’s beloved son to suffer endlessly!

Therefore, knowing full well what Huo Xin was enduring, Huo Wei chose to stand by and watch, hoping to see Huo Wen’an turn criminal for Huo Xin. He couldn’t wait for Huo Wen’an to become a cripple!

Imagine, if Huo Canghai knew his beloved son was a worthless ex-convict, how heartbroken would he be!

The more heartbroken Huo Canghai was, the more excited Huo Wei became!

Huo Canghai was well aware of Huo Wei’s intentions. He caught the malicious glint in Huo Wei’s eyes and immediately tightened his grip on his cane, yearning to crush Huo Wei’s skull to vent his anger.

Huo Wen’an smiled; he had long deduced that Huo Wei was privy to the truth, and now hearing Huo Wei’s confession, he remained relatively calm.

”I had only been in the juvenile detention center for a week before a mysterious person bailed me out. At that time, I naively thought I could return to Cangshan Town and continue my studies. Because of that, I was even secretly grateful to that mysterious person, wishing them a lifetime of peace.”

”But little did I know, leaving the detention center was the first step into the abyss. When I woke up again, I was detained at another place, where I became known as number 099.”