Chapter 355 - Burden (1/2)

”Long Xun, how was your mission? Was it successful?” Housekeeper Qin inquired eagerly.

”Ah! That stupid mission, ” Long Xun scowled with a roll of his eyes, ”Uncle Qin, don't ask me about that mission. It was terrible.”

”What?”

” I failed. That guy ran away before we could even catch him. A total waste of my time....” Long Xun sneered, informing everything that happened while he was on his mission to Housekeeper Qin.

”Then what about that girl? Who is she? Why did you bring her here?” Housekeeper Qin asked. He wanted to know about this yesterday but Long Xun was too tired to tell him anything. He was very curious about that girl's identity because he knew that Long Xun wouldn't bring any unknown girl in his home.

Was she the person that his Boss was talking about? Housekeeper Qin remembered that the last time when he has spoken to his Boss, he was informed that someone would exchange his position in the Long Mansion. Was she that person?

After thinking about this possibility, Housekeeper Qin quickly denied it. No, it can't be. The girl was all skins and bones, her whole body was covered with wounds. She didn't look like the person capable to replace him.

”Burden! That's what she is.” Long Xun frowned when he thought about that girl.

”When we reached that rat's hideout, we saw that girl inside a cage. Boss said to keep her here for a while and to see whether she is a trap from the enemy's side or whether she can give us any information on that rat, ” Long Xun explained.

”Oh!” Housekeeper Qin nodded. He recalled all the wounds on that girl's body and looking at her, it didn't look like she was from the enemy's side.

”Do you think that the enemy must have kept her there for us?” Housekeeper Qin asked.

Long Xun shrugged, ”Who knows? I don't care if she is an enemy or a victim. I just want to know information about Xavier and send that burden away.”

Housekeeper Qin nodded.

”So how's our Mr. Li Youbin doing in the dungeon?” Long Xun asked. ”I hope you have taken great care of him in my absence.”

”Don't worry Xun, I have taken great care of him.” Housekeeper Qin answered with a lie because he knew that Long Xun wouldn't check whether he had tortured Li Youbin or not.

”That's good, ” Long Xun smiled thinking that Housekeeper Qin might have tortured and tormented Li Youbin greatly.

After Long Xun has finished eating his breakfast, he got up and started walking towards the dungeon. At first, he was going to talk Li Youbin and torment him some more but then he changed his mind and decided to visit the girl first.

”So where have kept the girl?” he asked.

”Come with me, ” Housekeeper Qin said as he led Long Xun toward another side of the dungeon. As soon as they neared the cell in which the girl was kept, Long Xun frowned. This part of the dungeon was not very clean and he rarely used the cells here.

”I am sorry, Long Xun. I wasn't sure where to keep the girl so I placed her here, ” Housekeeper Qin apologized quickly when he saw the frown on Long Xun's face deepening.

Long Xun shook his head. With a sigh, he replied, ”It's not your fault, Uncle Qin. I was the one who didn't tell you where to place her.”

”Anyways, let go and meet that burden,” Long Xun said before he entered the room in which the girl was kept.

”Hello Boss, ” Layla greeted cheerfully when she saw Long Xun entering the room.

Long Xun nodded.

The insides of the room was very dull and dark. It was a small room only consisting of a bed on which the girl was lying. She was still unconscious. Long Xun walked closer to the bed and he took a close look at the girl.