Volume 1, Chapter 42: The Tian Family, One of the Eight Patriarchs of the Sovereign Group

Nobody knew what had actually happened inside.

However, every once in a while, Gusu Yanrou would receive a phone call from her junior brother, and she would then proceed to settle accounts one by one according to his instructions.

"This family doesn't need to be kept around anymore. Cut them out."

"Have this man thrown out, and tell him that starting today, he is not allowed to appear at any public events. You ask whose command it is? Naturally, it's the Chairman of Supreme Corporation."

Soon, everyone connected to this incident was implicated.

They were thoroughly cast into the abyss to prevent them from causing endless trouble.

"I've told you everything I know. Can you let me go now?" Inside the hall, the young man squeezed out a fawning smile.

Yan Fengjia burned the list before finally standing up.

"There is one final matter. Where are the Long family mother and daughter?"

He had not seen them from the very beginning.

The young man was stunned. "I... I don't know. I didn't see them when I got here, really, I'm not lying to you."

Yan Fengjia lit a cigarette and simply looked at the young man calmly.

As the pressure bore down on him, the young man's eyes darted around frantically, his smile growing increasingly stiff.

"I... I remember now. It seemed like a prominent family from Shanghai took the mother and daughter away. They apparently possess immense power and uprooted Long Yiran's underground influence in one fell swoop."

"Who?" Yan Fengjia asked.

"The Tian family, one of the Eight Patriarchs of Supreme Corporation."

"The Tian family? Supreme Corporation?"

Yan Fengjia sneered, turned around, and walked away.

Seeing Yan Fengjia leave, the young man instantly collapsed onto the floor in relief.

After calming down for a long time and confirming that no one was around, the young man sneakily took out his phone and dialed the number of the person surnamed Tian.

"Elder Tian, it's me. That brat killed my grandfather; he's a monster who kills without blinking an eye."

"My family helped you find Long Yiran and your daughter, so you have to protect me."

"Thank you, thank you, I'll be coming to Shanghai right away."

Having received the promise of protection, the young man stood up in excitement.

However, the moment he took his first step forward, a sniper rifle from a distant building had already locked onto him.

"Bang!"

A bullet came from a kilometer away, instantly shattering his body into two pieces.

Yan Qiluo removed her sunglasses and disassembled the sniper rifle, packing it into a black case.

"Master, it's done."

In the car, Yan Fengjia hung up the phone and looked at his Seventh Senior Sister, Gusu Yanrou, sitting beside him.

"Seventh Senior Sister, there is one last thing I need to ask you."

"Among the Eight Patriarchs of Supreme Corporation, is there someone surnamed Tian?"

"One of the eight board patriarchs, yes. Why do you ask?"

"They took the Long family mother and daughter away. My condition was suppressed thanks to the help of the Long family mother and daughter."

Gusu Yanrou understood instantly. "A minor issue. I'll just make a phone call and order the Tian family to release them."

"That would be best." Yan Fengjia closed his eyes.

Having acted with such a high profile this time, he needed to resolve matters quickly and decisively.

Otherwise, if the Jiang family of the Heavenly Palace found out he had left prison, it would spell massive trouble.

Now was not yet the time for him to confront the Jiang family of the Heavenly Palace.

Meanwhile, the Tian family quickly received the news.

When an elderly man with black hair learned that Gusu Yanrou had ordered him to release Long Yiran and Long Xue'er, his expression darkened.

"Is Gusu Yanrou reaching her hand a bit too far, meddling in the domestic affairs of my Tian family?"

Tian Nongyu, one of the Eight Board Patriarchs of Supreme Corporation, held five percent of Supreme Corporation's shares. Even with just five percent, he could be considered an absolute emperor in Shanghai.

No one could rival him.

Having finally obtained news of his son's flesh and blood, Gusu Yanrou actually dared to intervene?

"Master, what should we do now?" A voluptuous woman wearing a qipao and black silk stockings walked over.

"Word has it that the new Chairman is currently in Qinghai City. As long as I win him over, Gusu Yanrou's little share of equity won't give her any right to speak."

"You mean..."

"Accompany me to Qinghai City. I want to meet this mysterious Chairman in person."

"Yes, I'll have someone prepare the private jet."

"We must hurry. My son doesn't have much time left. I've already spent too much time trying to find my granddaughter to cure my son's illness."

......

That night, on Nine Dragons Island, inside the study.

Yan Fengjia sat opposite his adoptive father.

"Dad, isn't there anything you want to ask me?" He figured he wouldn't be able to keep this incident a secret from his father anyway.

Yet, Father Yan merely smiled. "What do you want me to ask you?"

Yan Fengjia gave a bitter smile. "Like why every time I kill someone, nothing ever happens to me."

"Or aren't you curious how my Seventh Senior Sister is able to mobilize so many people?"

Father Yan smiled warmly. "Child, actually, from the very first time I saw you, I knew you had experienced a level of the world over the years that I could neither imagine nor ever touch."

"But it doesn't matter. You just need to tell your dad: do you acknowledge me as your father?"

Yan Fengjia was stunned, then immediately dropped to his knees. "Dad, you are my only family, the one who raised me to adulthood. How could I not acknowledge you?"

Father Yan nodded with a gratified expression. "Then that is enough. You just need to remember to keep a clear conscience in life and never abuse your power. As for anything else in the future, I won't ask, and you don't need to tell me."

"Dad," Yan Fengjia grasped Father Yan's hand, "I will listen to you."

At that moment, Gusu Yanrou knocked on the door.

"Fengjia, there's an urgent matter. Can we talk?"

Yan Fengjia stood up and looked at Father Yan.

Father Yan nodded. "Go ahead, you young people talk. I'll step outside."

After closing the door behind him, Gusu Yanrou walked over.

"Fengjia, it looks like this matter won't be easy to handle. This Tian Nongyu is dead set on not handing over the people you want."

"Why?" Yan Fengjia puzzled.

Gusu Yanrou frowned. "From what I know, his son has contracted a disease and likely requires his granddaughter's presence to be cured."

"I investigated Long Yiran. She bore a child for the Tian family's son back then, named Long Xue'er."

"Trading his own granddaughter's life to save his son? They are cut from the exact same cloth as the Jiang family of the Heavenly Palace."

"Fengjia, the Tian family is determined to save his son even if it means going to war with me."

"I'm afraid my intervention is useless, unless..."

"Unless what?"

"Unless you step forward in person, wielding your identity as the supreme Chairman of Supreme Corporation, and command the other seven patriarchs to put pressure on the Tian family."

Yan Fengjia looked at the watch on his wrist and fell into deep thought.

After a long while, Yan Fengjia said, "Seventh Senior Sister, take my watch and make a trip to the capital. Tell them that I, Yan Fengjia, will take the seat of the Chairman of Supreme Corporation."

"Alright!" Gusu Yanrou was immensely excited, afraid that Yan Fengjia might change his mind. She took the watch and left immediately.

Following that, Yan Fengjia sent a message to Yan Qiluo. After waiting outside for a short while, Yan Qiluo drove up.

"Master, what are your orders?"

Yan Fengjia extinguished his cigarette butt and said calmly, "The Long family mother and daughter's hidden identity in Qinghai City may have been exposed because of me."

"Go and bring them back in secret."

"A minor issue." Yan Qiluo had already stepped into the Grandmaster realm and could now be considered a top-tier expert.

She immediately drove off, leveraging her own network to investigate the recent movements of the Long family mother and daughter.

As long as they hadn't reached the Tian family yet, everything was still in time.