: Zhang Family
At that moment, their family head, Zhang Wei, was seated in the place of honor.
He looked down at Zhang Cheng, who stood below—the man who had previously led the confrontation with the Li Family.
"You're saying someone suddenly appeared and ruined all our plans?"
Zhang Cheng lowered his head very far, swallowed, and before he knew it, cold sweat had soaked through his back.
Because the family head's viciousness was something the entire family knew about.
If things went even slightly wrong, getting beaten would be considered getting off lightly.
So he was utterly terrified.
Even his tongue was starting to tie itself in knots. "Y-yes, yes, yes, Clan Leader."
Zhang Wei slammed the table and sprang to his feet, roaring, "Zhang Cheng, do you have any idea how much effort and blood I poured into this plan?"
Zhang Cheng was so frightened he immediately dropped to his knees and quickly explained, "Family Head, please hear me out. It wasn't that I didn't try my best, but that I had no choice except to retreat. Otherwise, if there had been any chance of success, the City Guard's men couldn't possibly have left before I did!"
Hearing this, Zhang Wei fell silent for a moment.
After all, this operation had been a joint effort between them and the City Guard to deal with the Li Family.
It could even be said that the City Guard wanted to wipe out the Li Family more than he did. Just as Zhang Cheng had said, if there had been any chance of success...
Even if Zhang Cheng hadn't wanted to give it his all, the City Guard's men would never have agreed to that, let alone left first.
At that thought, he could not help sitting back down.
"Tell me,