A Stubborn Young Man Must Learn to Compromise

Maru had been summoned away by Yangjin, who sent the butler to fetch him.

Before that, I told Maru that I liked that miniature low-caliber pistol very much and hoped he would not mention it to anyone.

He said he understood. He had been upset when Yangjin took that previous gun away and gave it to Zaxi. He had wanted to give that gun to me, but who knew Yangjin would do something like that? She had not only disrespected me, but him as well.

For some reason, I always felt that he harbored a kind of hatred toward Zaxi.

It was not simple hatred. He even wanted Zaxi dead.

What kind of grudge could make a child want to kill someone?

I thought it was very possible that Maru had discovered something illicit between Zaxi and Yangjin. I also suspected that. I could guess that Tangba Tusi had a lush green grassland growing atop his head, but what did that have to do with me? Of course, just because it had nothing to do with me did not mean it had nothing to do with Maru.

He was still a teenager, and he cared about his pride.

On top of that, he studied western learning and had been influenced by Western civilization, so he had his own judgment about things.

He promised not to tell anyone about the miniature pistol. It was a secret between us men.

I also told him that Yangjin wanted him to succeed as Tusi. He was unwilling. He said he had only come back this time to stay home for a while, and afterward, he would still leave.

So I asked whether he had fallen for a girl outside. To my surprise, he became quite bashful. He said he really did like a girl,