Mr. CEO, Spoil me 100 Percent! - Chapter 350

Chapter 350: I Have Something to Say

 

“Whether this is a set-up or not is not my concern. I’m here only to exact the law; you can take your objection to the military court’s judge. Men, detain Xi Mubai this instant!”

“I want to see who dares to do so!” Grandfather Xi hollered loudly the moment Saohuang finished his order. His still had a commanding presence, this one holler stopped all of Saohuang’s men.

Grandfather Xi took two steps forward authoritatively and glared sternly at Saohuang. “Just because the military munitions appeared at our piers, it must belong to our Xi family? Perhaps someone planted them there to frame our Xi family!”

Saohuang, of course, understood Grandfather Xi’s hidden meaning; the ‘someone’ in question was referring to him. But what if it really was his handiwork? The Xi family couldn’t do anything against him.

Saohuang laughed arrogantly. “Elder Xi, I’ve told you already, whether this is a set-up or not is not my concern. I’m doing everything according to the law or is it your intention to obstruct justice‽”

His harsh and pointed question greatly angered Grandfather Xi.

Saohuang was not afraid of him. His eyes burned with rancor. “If Elder Xi really wishes to stop us, I wouldn’t mind detaining you as well!”

“Feng Saohuang, you are acting way out of line!” Jiangnian stepped in front of Grandfather Xi to shield him. “Our Xi family is not a place for you to run rampant!”

“General Xi is pulling ranks on me?” Saohuang added another charge to their name. Jiangnian might have a higher rank than Saohuang but Saohuang had the law on his side; no one could stop him. Saohuang had undeniable proof to back up his insolence.

He scanned the whole Xi family coldly and said mercilessly, “Xi Mubai’s criminal proof is in my hands and I have every right given by this great country’s law to detain him. Which one of you Xi dares to have any opinion? Who dares to argue with the law‽”

“You…” Jiangnian was angered beyond words but their hands were indeed tied. They could influence things in the dark but the supposed evidence had brought this to the open and they couldn’t openly violate the law. This meant that they had to stand there helplessly and watch Mubai be taken away. However, if both Munan and Mubai were detained, then it would really be over for the Xi family.

“Perfect, because I do have an opinion!” Suddenly, Xinghe’s clear voice cut through the room.

Everyone was shocked and turned to her in an instant—

Saohuang met her gaze and he was caught by surprise. This sharp gaze… is so familiar…

“You have an opinion?” Saohuang asked politely but his eyes were full of menace. However, facing him, there was not one trace of fear in Xinghe.

“That’s right, you heard me correctly.” Xinghe returned him a similarly vicious gaze and enunciated her words one by one.

Mubai stood beside Xinghe and stared at Saohuang like he was a dead man. “Feng Saohuang, I actually have quite a strong opinion regarding your wish to capture me.”

Saohuang cackled out loud as his eyes turned colder. “You’re a criminal and she’s just a woman. Unfortunately, you have to be more qualified than that to have an opinion.”

“That’s just a kettle calling the pot black.” Xinghe replied with a smile, “Because I fail to see how you’re qualified to barge in here and capture people.”

Saohuang narrowed his eyes warningly. “You said I’m not qualified.”

“Indeed, you are not,” Xinghe replied indifferently like he wasn’t worth to be taken seriously.

Chapter 351: Feng Saohuang, I Advise You to Leave

 

Saohuang’s eyes were burning with killing intent. Everyone was shocked at Xinghe’s attitude. No one could have known that she would be so fearless against Saohuang, to the extent of challenging him directly…

“I will give you a chance to repeat yourself. Did you say that I’m not qualified to be here and capture Xi Mubai?” Saohuang said slowly, his tone as flat as a dead man’s.

No one woman had dared to talk to him like that before… well, all but one.

Xinghe looked at him disinterestedly. “How many times you want me to repeat myself? Yes, you are not qualified.”

The air around Saohuang froze. His lips curved dangerously upwards. “Do tell, how am I not qualified? If not, jail is waiting for you.”

“We’ll see about that.” Xinghe maintained her fearlessness. “Feng Saohuang, I advise you to leave now before things turn ugly for you.”

“What did you say?” Saohuang squinted his eyes that were brimming with killing intent.

“Xinghe, you need to have a better filter…” Mrs. Xi tried to stop her. “This is not the time to spout nonsense!”

Saohuang was not some ‘Townsperson B’, angering him had no benefits for Xinghe.

“Mrs. Xi, please don’t worry, it’s not my way to talk nonsense,” Xinghe replied calmly, “It is my sincere advice to Mr. Feng that he packs up and leaves.”

Saohuang suddenly laughed like a crazy person before calming down. He leveled a murderous gaze at Xinghe. “Who gave you the guts to talk to me like that‽”

“I gave them to her,” Mubai opened his mouth slowly to say. Like Xinghe, his eyes spoke of the disdain he had for Saohuang. “You have a problem with that?”

Saohuang started laughing maniacally again. “Of course I do! Men, detain the both of them and haul them away!”

He was waiting to see who else dared to defy him.

“Who dares to stand in the way will be taken away as well, no matter who that person may be!” Saohuang’s chilling gaze swept the whole Xi family, taunting and warning them. As the soldiers marched into the room, the whole Xi family had their hearts at their throats.

Lin Yun couldn’t help but chuckle with derision. “Idiot!”

From her perspective, Xinghe was, even for some random cannon fodder, the most idiotic person she had seen.

However, she still raised her voice and said, “Wait…”

Saohuang’s platoon turned to her in confusion after hearing her sudden voice.

Lin Yun smiled and said with confidence, “Major Feng, is it? Nice to meet you, I’m from the capital’s Lin family. My name is Lin Yun.”

Saohuang was slightly taken aback before offering a charming smile in return. “An honor to make your acquaintance, Miss Lin. How can I help you?”

Lin Yun replied with a smile, “I’m here on my grandfather’s order to help Xi family with a case. Could you please consider giving me face and give them a chance?”

Saohuang didn’t deny nor accept. “What kind of chance does Miss Lin want me to give them?”

“It’s not much, I just wish that you give them two days of extra time. If, in two days’ time, the Xi family still can’t produce the proof to clear their name, feel free to take them all in. Of course, if Mr. Feng is willing to give me this face, my Lin family will remember it forever.”

Saohuang knew of the Lin family’s great influence so he came to a decision quick.

“If this is Miss Lin’s personal request then I can consider it,” he said with a thin smile. He had full confidence that he could pin this whole thing on Xi family so he wasn’t in a hurry.

After receiving his promise, Lin Yun turned to Xinghe and Mubai with a pompous smile. “Well, that depends on them. If the two of you are willing to beg for my forgiveness, I, Lin Yun, am more than willing to lend my aid.”

Chapter 352: Open Your Eyes and Watch Closely

 

“Not necessary,” Xinghe rejected her directly. “We will not demean ourselves to ask for your help.”

“What did you say‽” Lin Yun was one step away from looking like a crazy woman. How dare she say that it’s below them to ask for help from me‽

“Just who do you think you are to you dare talk to me that way? One word from me, Lin Yun, and your whole family could survive. Fine, Major Feng, just arrest this whole family. Take them away now. I want to see just how good they can fend on their own. This time even if any of you get down on your knees to beg me, I will not step in! Your Xi family deserves to end up this way and I can’t wait to savor your sweet downfall!”

“Shut up!” Mrs. Xi had just about had enough of this girl. She glared angrily at Lin Yun and berated her, “Miss Lin, while it is true that our Xi family asked you for help but that doesn’t mean that you are automatically one station above us! We respect you so we were courteous towards you but perhaps that was a mistake because your uncouth nature has proven how undeserving you are of our respect!”

“You…” Lin Yin’s red was red from fury; she didn’t think that even Mrs. Xi would talk like that to her.

She cackled continuously. “Fine, if your Xi family is so great, then solve this problem yourself. Don’t even dare think of coming to my Lin family for help. However, I wish to see whether the Xi family is really so full of bravado that you will choose the collapse of your whole family over begging me for help!”

“Looks like the Lin family is going on the decline if its future is the hands of one such as yourself,” Grandfather Xi announced condescendingly. “If that’s case then we have nothing more to say. If you want to capture people then feel free to detain me as well. I want to see for myself who the culprit is that dares to frame my Xi Family in this way!”

“Take me too,” Jiangnian stood forward. “I want to see who dares to pin this criminal charge on us, the Xi Family, before the military court.”

“Brother is right. Our Xi family will stand and fall together, but not before pulling the real sinner down with us!” Jiangsan added with fervor.

Lin Yun chuckled condescendingly. She realized her grandfather’s decision to have her ingratiate herself to the Xi family was a giant mistake. The whole Xi Family was a bunch of idiots, and they were going to meet their end soon.

Saohuang was overjoyed with this development. He couldn’t wait to drag the whole Xi Family into jail.

“If that’s the case, drag them all away!” He waved his men forward and ordered coldly.

“You sure about that?” Xinghe asked suddenly.

Saohuang was ready to kill Xinghe. “Woman, you must be yearning for death for obstructing my job constantly like this!”

“You’re the one looking for death barging into our Xi family’s grounds with a platoon of soldiers.” Mubai said, “Feng Saohuang, I hate to tell you this, but you’ve miscalculated.”

“All that scheming was for nothing,” Xinghe added pointedly.

Mubai smiled wickedly. “Feng Saohuang, I advise you to come back later after double-checking your report. Do you really think my Xi family is so easily bullied‽”

Saohuang again narrowed his eyes in malice. “I will not concern myself with the wailing of the almost dead. However, Xi Mubai, I also have a piece of advice for you. Open your eyes and look around, the Xi family is finished!”

“Our eyesight is perfect, yours is the one that needs fixing.” Xinghe suddenly pulled out a stack of photographs and slapped it directly at Saohuang’s face.

The photographs fluttered slowly to the floor.

Saohuang frowned as he looked closer at the picture and he reeled slightly back in shock.

“What are all these?” Jiangnian picked up a few photos to study. His face became increasingly drawn. “These are… pictures of people planting military munitions at Xi Empire Pier?”

“What is going on?” Grandfather Xi also asked out of curiosity.

Chapter 353: Get Out of our Home!

 

Although they might not understand it, the moment Saohuang laid his eyes on those pictures he understood what they meant…

He was in utter disbelief, the operation from last night had all been captured on film!

When did Xi Mubai and his family find out about it, how could I have allowed myself to be set up like this?

“You seem to be extremely familiar with these pictures,” Xinghe observed as she stared right at him. Saohuang raised his eyes from the pictures to meet hers and, for some reason, he saw hatred as well familiarity in them…

However, he was good at pretense so he revealed nothing in his expression. Instead, he demanded coldly, “What are you insinuating? And what is the meaning of these pictures? What, you think you can get out of the criminal charge with these?”

“Of course not, other than pictures, we have the whole thing on tape and have captured the real culprit!” Xinghe took her time to reveal everything.

Saohuang’s pupils shuddered a tiny bit. Mubai caught that slight shift in his expression and chuckled mirthlessly. “Feng Saohuang, the traitor has been uncovered and has been sent to the police station alongside all the evidence. You’re barking up the wrong tree here. Speaking of which, do you want me to tell you who the real culprit is, so you get the right person next time?”

Saohuang smiled awkwardly. “Is that so? Well, who is the culprit?”

“Turns out it was Munan’s second-in-command, Zhou Jiaming.”

“…”

“Looks like this comes as a surprise to Major Feng as well.” Mubai said with a light smile, “Honestly it was a surprise to us too. However, we feel there might be a bigger criminal hiding behind him. Unfortunately, we have no idea who is it… yet.”

The smile on Saohuang’s face froze.

“You’d better be telling the truth or none of you will be getting off lightly for falsification of evidence!” he warned severely. He was probably angry from the fact that his plan had been utterly ruined.

“Well, some of us here definitely know whether the evidence is falsified or not.” Mubai wasn’t backing down. “At the same time, I would like to remind Major Feng that all the people that had tried to come for my Xi family in the past have met horrible ends!”

Saohuang glared at Mubai with a pair of emotionless eyes. “Was that threat directed at me?”

Mubai chuckled to himself. “It’s your prerogative if you want to take my kind reminder as a threat.”

The air around Saohuang immediately froze.

“However, the fact that you have stormed into our family grounds on the basis of false information, that you should have checked out earlier, has greatly ruined my family’s name. But rest assured, we will pursue the damage compensation accordingly,” Mubai stated with a hefty warning like a king delivering his judgment to his constituents.

Saohuang was not afraid of his threat. He smirked coolly. “Fine, you can take this up with the military. You’d better not let me catch any more of your family’s misgivings in the future or I will not be so courteous next time!”

“Today’s performance was you being courteous?” Mubai observed sarcastically, “Regardless, I thank you for your advice. Now, collect your men and get the f*ck out of our Xi family home!”

Saohuang gave a nasty scowl as his eyes shone with a vicious glint. However, it was true that he didn’t have any reason to stay on Xi family grounds anymore.

“Let’s go!”

He turned swiftly and left with gritted teeth. No one saw how gloomy his face was at the end.

However, everyone could see how much of a sorry figure he cut as he retreated. The Xi family didn’t have to do much, he was face-slapped by his own carelessness and overconfidence.

The anger roiling within Saohuang then was so great that he wished he could murder every single one of them there!

Chapter 354: Xinghe’s Contribution

 

The thing that made him the angriest was the fact that his plans had all been undone. The moment he left the Xi family grounds, Saohuang rushed towards the police station. He needed to ascertain whether Zhou Jiaming had really been captured or not!

…

The negative miasma over the Xi family dissipated with Saohuang’s departure. Mrs. Xi asked Mubai with joyful surprise, “Mubai, is what you said true? All the acusations aimed at our Xi family have been cleared?”

Grandfather Xi and the rest looked at him expectantly. Mubai nodded with a smile. “That’s right, everything has been cleared, including the suspicion against Munan.”

“Really‽” Jiangnian exclaimed with excitement. “What happened? How did you manage that?”

Mubai replied in a slow drawl, “No need to hurry, let’s get back in first and we’ll explain everything.”

He turned and the rest of the Xi family followed. The only exception was Xinghe. She leveled an indifferent gaze at Lin Yun who still hadn’t left.

Her face was as smelly as a pile of sh*t. She met Xinghe’s gaze and scoffed, “You people were lucky this time but it won’t be that way next time.”

“Is that a promise?” Xinghe asked sarcastically.

Lin Yun harrumphed with condescension. “I wouldn’t even need to lift a finger to make this dumb and useless family fall. You all will trip on your arrogance and stupidity, just you wait and see.”

“The only thing I see is a dumb bimbo who refuses to leave,” Xinghe said as she looked right at Lin Yun.

Lin Yun was burning up from the insult. “Who do you think you are to dare talk to me like that‽” Xinghe shrugged and the Xi family didn’t even turn to acknowledge her. This was the first time Lin Yun received such a slap to her face; she was close to blowing up.

“I swear the lot of you will regret crossing me!” Lin Yun hissed through clenched teeth before leaving. Xinghe looked at her back coldly. She eventually turned and saw Mubai’s intense gaze on her.

Mubai then turned to look at Lin Yun’s back before asking with concern, “What did she say to you?”

“Nothing but the usual.” Mubai knew Xinghe was more than capable of standing up for herself so he wasn’t worried. With a smile, he pulled her hand and said, “Come, let’s go in. Grandfather and family are still waiting for our explanation.”

“I…” Xinghe wanted to tell him to leave her out of it. He could explain perfectly fine on his own. However, Mubai dragged her to the study against her will, where Grandfather Xi and the rest already sat waiting.

As both of them walked in, Grandfather Xi offered a rare smile. “Quick, take a seat and tell us what happened.”

Mubai turned to Xinghe and said with a curved smile, “This is all thanks to Xinghe.”

The revelation astonished everyone present. This was Xinghe’s contribution?

“What did Xinghe do?” Mrs. Xi asked in obvious shock, “Didn’t she just wake up?”

Her question was not unfounded because it was indeed hard to believe a recently recovered patient would solve their biggest problem. It was incredibly hard to believe.

Mubai explained, “It was Xinghe who figure out that our enemy would plant the stolen munitions at our pier to further frame us. We went to the pier last night and saw everything with our own eyes. The opponent manipulated the pier’s surveillance but Xinghe managed to overwrite that and take down everything on video.”

Chapter 355: Conquered the Xi Family

 

“We followed the trail to sniff out the traitor. In other words, if not for Xinghe’s brilliance, we wouldn’t have survived this ordeal.”

As he finished, Mubai looked at Xinghe with pride. He was proud of her. Grandfather Xi and the rest widened their eyes in shock. They didn’t expect that the one who helped them overcome the hurdle was Xinghe. Not only that, she did it so effortlessly.

The solution that eluded the whole Xi family came to her so easily; they were all worried for nothing. Especially Grandfather Xi who travelled to the capital to beg others for help! In the end, that wasn’t even necessary…

When they thought about it, Xinghe’s solution wasn’t that complicated. They were too caught up in the urgency of the situation to realize their enemy didn’t plan to play with them step by step but planned to crush them in one fell swoop. Of course, they didn’t expect someone would frame them so openly.

Mubai was right, if not for Xinghe, the Xi family would really be in hot water. Thinking back to how arrogant Feng Saohuang looked earlier, if Mubai had really been taken away, some ‘accident’ would’ve befallen him in custody. Without Munan and Mubai, the Xi family really would be over…

Thankfully, Xinghe had the foresight to predict their enemy’s movement and handily resolve the crisis. The way they regarded Xinghe had changed. Xinghe had already impressed them with the artificial limb and now she had completely won over them.

They were appreciative of her and even started to like her.

Grandfather Xi was never good with praises; he merely nodded and said, “Well done, exceptional job this time. Especially Xinghe, you’ve helped our Xi family a great deal this time.”

Xinghe didn’t show an ounce of smugness. She was calm as ever. “It was really nothing, just a random thought that came to me.”

“Regardless, it is undeniable that you’ve been an instrumental help to our Xi family. Without you, Mubai and Munan would have been in serious trouble,” Jiangnian offered with thanks.

Mrs. Xi smiled and said, “Indeed, Xinghe. This time, it is all thanks to you.”

Xinghe was slightly taken aback by Mrs. Xi’s gentle and kind smile but didn’t comment on it. Mrs. Xi was ashamed. She was the one most prejudiced against Xinghe and had plotted against her many times. Now, she regretted her short-sightedness deeply. Finally, she realized the real gold digger was the one she’d liked, Chu Tianxin, and not Xinghe. Xinghe was not useless, she was an impressive woman that could stand tall on her own and deserved everyone’s respect.

In conclusion, Xinghe used her capability to conquer the Xi family and received all of their approval. It went without saying that no one would object to her getting back together with Mubai anymore. In fact, they encouraged it.

“However, we might have Zhou Jiaming but can we really use him to get to the final culprit?” Jiangsan asked suddenly.

Mubai frowned. “That is unclear. I believe that Feng family will not be taken down so easily.”

Chapter 356: Home

 

Everyone nodded in agreement. If the Feng family were so easily taken down, they wouldn’t have risen to the status they held that day.

“Regardless, this is now an all-out war between us and them, the Feng family! From now on, be careful around anyone from the Feng family and try your best to collect evidence against them!” Grandfather Xi announced.

Everyone but Xinghe nodded. However, even so, she would not forgive the Feng family. The fact that she was tortured by Saohuang when she was Xia Meng aside, he was coming after the Xi family now and there were people she cared about in the Xi family…

Hence, she would not let him off the hook so easily. After the brief discussion, everyone dispersed. Jiangnian left in a hurry to check on his son, Munan. Xinghe also planned to leave, it had been too long since she last spent time with her uncle and Xia Zhi.

“Come, I’ll drive you home,” Mubai offered considerately. Of course, he wanted her to stay but it was true that she hadn’t been home for a long time and he respected her wishes.

Xinghe didn’t reject and follow him to his car. Mubai took the opportunity to pass Xia Meng’s energy crystal to her. Along the way, Xinghe kept studying it.

“That thing is really a power source of some sort?” Mubai glanced at it and asked.

“No clue but I would love to find out,” Xinghe answered.

“Use the lab then, I will have someone keep a room open especially for you.”

Xinghe thought about it before nodding. “Thank you.”

The Xi family’s lab was the best in country. If she was going to get any results, it would be there.

“But you have to be careful to not let Saohuang knows that you have such a thing,” Mubai reminded with obvious concern. Even without his reminder, Xinghe knew what to do. Even though Mubai believed in her carefulness and capability, he couldn’t help but worry.

“Why don’t you move in with me?” he suddenly suggested. “We are going to work against Feng family so who knows what kind of danger might be coming your way. Stay with me so at least I can keep you safe.”

Xinghe shook her head. “That won’t be necessary, I’ll be fine.”

“But…”

“I will reconsider if such a need arises.”

Mubai smiled. “Okay.”

He was glad because at least she didn’t completely reject him. For some reason, he found himself unable to resist her demands. He probably would kill himself if she ever asked him to…

His car quickly arrived at Purple Jade Villa.

When Xinghe was getting out of the car, Mubai pulled on her arm. “You worked very hard last night so go and rest well. Don’t trouble yourself with anything just yet.”

Xinghe nodded. “I know.”

Mubai’s eyes shook and eventually pulled her in for a hug before letting her go reluctantly. “Alright, take care. Give me a call if you need anything.”

Xinghe nodded slightly before getting down. She walked to the front door and knocked.

The one who opened the door was Chengwu. He was almost in tears when he saw Xinghe. “Xinghe, why did you return so suddenly without telling uncle first? I would have prepared something to welcome you. How are you feeling? How’s your body? Have you recovered?”

Chengwu fussed over her so much that Xinghe was at a loss as to how to respond. She could hear the engine of Mubai’s car still idling so she pulled Chengwu and said, “Uncle, let’s go in first.”

“Okay!” Chengwu finally spotted Mubai. He nodded at him awkwardly in way of a greeting.

Chapter 357: Your Mother Was Something Else

 

Mubai nodded back politely which surprised Chengwu. He’d thought Mubai was hard to please like most Young Masters, but he didn’t seem like that…

After they went inside the house, Mubai finally drove away. An onslaught of questions awaited Xinghe. She hadn’t seen her uncle for a long time so she missed him a lot. Therefore, she answered all of his questions patiently.

After making sure she was indeed feeling better, Chengwu concluded happily, “It’s wonderful that you’re back. You have no idea how worried the whole family was. How could I face your father if something were to happen to you? You’re his only daughter after all.”

Out of the blue, Xinghe asked, “Uncle, do you know how my father and mother met?”

Chengwu smiled, reminiscing. “Your father told me about this before. When they met, we, the Xia family, hadn’t made a name for ourselves yet. Your father was the manager of a small restaurant. One day, your mother appeared in front of your father’s shop and sat there for one whole day. Your father realized she probably hadn’t eaten because she had been sitting there all day. Out of concern, he invited her in and offered her a job in exchange for food and housing. That was how they met.

“However, not long after that, your mother left but about two or three years later, she suddenly reappeared again. She came to your father saying she would like to cooperate with him to open a hotel. She provided most of the capital and your father agreed after a short consideration.

“They eventually got together and gave birth to you. However, for who knows what reasons, your mother didn’t seem to like your father. At the peak of their business, a few years after you were born, she asked for a divorce. In their settlement, the wealth was to be split half, and your father agreed after thinking it over for a few days.

“He told me, your mother didn’t belong to him so he had been preparing for that. He knew the divorce was inevitable.”

Xinghe was confused. “Father saw the divorce coming? But why?”

“No idea, I’m not very clear about the details of what happened between them. Your father didn’t like to go into details but I know from spending time with her that your mother was someone incredibly unique. It was like she was some entity different from the rest of us.”

Xinghe knew basically everything Chengwu told her. She’d thought she could get more information from him but it looked like it was useless. She continued chatting with her uncle for a few more minutes before retiring to her room. She hadn’t slept the night before so she went out like a light the moment her head hit the pillow.

…

On the other side of city, someone was having trouble sleeping. Saohuang was informed that the Xi family’s suspicion had completely been cleared.

He didn’t expect that Mubai would find out about his plan beforehand and even manage to capture Zhou Jiaming.

Even though Jiaming wouldn’t rat him out, the plan was undeniably an utter failure!

His plan was to crush the Xi family with one move and not give them any chance to recuperate. The plan had failed, revealing his plans to the Xi family meant it would be that much harder to come after the Xi family next time!

Saohuang was furious. He was also given punishment by his superior due to his insolence towards the Xi family.

Saohuang’s face was drawn but he kept his anger in check until he got home. The moment he got home, he blew up like a pent-up volcano! Things went flying all over the place!

Chapter 358: Sudden Visit

 

Under normal circumstances, Saohuang radiated an unapproachable aura. Now, in the height of his anger, he looked like a law enforcer from hell, no living soul dared to get close. Even the guards outside of the door didn’t dare breathe lest they offend him. However, one of the guards eventually approached him with much hesitation. “Young Master, a young lady by the name of Lin Yun is here to see you.”

Saohuang stopped in his rampage. “Lin Yun?”

“Yes.”

Saohuang immediately cooled down and ordered coldly, “Clear this mess up and invite her in.”

“Yes!”

The guards were efficient because, when Lin Yun entered the living room, all the damage had been cleared away.

Saohuang took two steps forward and asked with a light smile, “To what I owe the honor of Miss Lin’s visit? Your sudden arrival humbled me. You should have called me beforehand so that I can go pick you up.”

Saohuang’s deferential tone and natural good tone rubbed Lin Yun’s ego the right way. It made her feel good.

Her lips curved into a smile. “Major Feng is being too kind, it’s my honor to make your acquaintance. Everyone knows that Major Feng has already accomplished a lot at his young age; I’m honored that Major Feng is willing to make time for someone as insignificant as me.”

Saohuang knew this was political talk. He clapped and offered more praise in return, “It is rare for someone of Miss Lin’s stature to be so humble. I bend my knee to someone as impressive as Miss Lin.”

Saohuang’s flattery greatly improved Lin Yun’s mood. She smiled with good manners. “Major Feng is too kind.”

“If Miss Lin doesn’t mind, please call me by name. Major Feng makes it sound like we’re stangers.”

“Then I shall call you Big Brother Feng.” Contrary to Xinghe, Lin Yun knew how to play to man’s ego.

As she expected, Saohuang broke into a wide grin. “Since you call me Big Brother, then I shall consider you family. Then I will directly ask, why would Miss Lin pay me such a sudden visit? If you don’t mind, please join me on the sofa and we can discuss this slowly.”

Lin Yun, with Saohuang’s coaxing, eventually sat down beside him. She looked at Saohuang and asked cautiously, “Big Brother Feng, I hear that the Xi family has been completely cleared of suspicion. The person responsible for selling stolen military munitions has been captured?”

Saohuang narrowed his eyes slightly and went for the tact of praise. “Miss Lin is indeed an impressive woman to find that out so fast. Everything you said is correct.”

“The Xi family sure was lucky to be able to solve this problem so fast.”

“This should be all thanks to Lin Family’s help, right? At the end of the day, it’s the Lin family that’s incredible. You were able to solve such a complicated case in such a short period of time,” Saohuang said respectfully but he too was posing his own test. He wanted to know whether the Lin family was friend or foe.

Lin Yun’s smile faded and said, “This has nothing to do with the Lin family. We did intend to help Xi Family after they came begging us for help but they blew that chance; you saw how they treated me this morning.”

Saohuang also dropped his smile. “What they did indeed has crossed the line. No matter what, Miss Lin is an honored guest, so how could they treat you that way? But I’m sure there was a misunderstanding somewhere.”

“What misunderstanding? It is obvious that the Xi family’s arrogance prevented them from accepting other people’s help. I’ve never seen a more ungrateful tribe of human beings,” Lin Yun voiced her dissatisfaction at the Xi family openly.

Chapter 359: Everything the Xi Family Owns

 

Saohuang took the hint and ventured cautiously, “Does Miss Lin also have grievances about the Xi family?”

Lin Yun smiled and asked in return, “Why? Could it be that Big Brother Feng also feels the same way?”

Saohuang laughed. “I don’t have the guts to harbor such thoughts, but you know how disheartening it can be being suppressed by others for a long time. Alas, my Feng family is not powerful enough to fight back, so what can we possibly do?”

Lin Yun naturally knew about the beef between the Xi and Feng families; it was why she was there.

Lin Yun said with sympathy, “Big Brother Feng, from my perspective you are much better than that Xi Munan. Why should he be the leader of the Flying Dragon Unit and not you? I do not understand.”

“This is my superior’s decision, I cannot question it,” Saohuang stated with a thin smile, “But I’m gratified that Miss Lin would look out for my well-being; I’m flattered.”

Lin Yun understood the words left unsaid. Saohuang was deeply annoyed by the fact that the Xi family had stolen the position of the Flying Dragon Unit’s leader away from him.

Lin Yun gave a charming smile. “However, I would advise Big Brother Feng not to give up so soon. If you don’t mind, I could offer some help.”

Saohuang’s eyes shone. “You can help me?”

Lin Yun nodded with a triumphant smile. “Indeed. As you know, my Lin family’s ancestor is one of the founding fathers and my grandfather holds a lot of weight in Hwa Xia. Helping Big Brother Feng is well within our means.”

Saohuang immediately turned serious. “I dare say, how will the Lin family help me? Of course, I, Feng Saohuang, will remember this kindness for as long as I live.”

This was the sentence Lin Yun was waiting for. She looked at Saohuang and said with a mysterious smile, “Big Brother Feng, before that, I have to ask and ascertain your dedication to surpassing the Xi family; I couldn’t just cooperate with any wimp now, could I?”

Saohuang smiled chillingly. “My greatest wish is to step on the bodies of every Xi family member to rise to the top; I wonder, am I dedicated enough?”

Lin Yun chuckled. “Enough, more than enough. I know Big Brother Feng and I will be able to see eye to eye. Let’s work together from now on.”

Saohuang asked directly, “What is the term of this cooperation?”

“Very easy, I’ll help you get what you want and you help me get what I want.”

Again, Saohuang asked, “What exactly is it that you want?”

Lin Yun smiled slightly and a flash of enmity appeared on her beautiful face. “Everything the Xi family owns!”

Saohuang was shocked. Xi family’s wealth was enough to buy out a small country. In fact, their presence was enough to influence Hwa Xia’s economy. The most he could hope for was to topple their political standing, it would take more than Feng family to eradicate Xi family. Therefore, he was surprised that the Lin family’s ambition was so big.

Saohuang advised her kindly, “Miss Lin, the Xi family’s entire assets are not so easily obtainable.”

“I know,” Lin Yun continued with pride, “That wasn’t the original plan but it is their fault for disrespecting me so much. Since they’ve asked for total demolition, then that is what they’ll get. Only by eradicating them can we sleep peacefully at night, wouldn’t you agree, Big Brother Feng?”

Saohuang laughed out loud. “Of course, you’re right. But my current position is still too minor…”

“Worry not, you do not need to care about that side of things. The only thing you need to focus on is surpassing them and making sure that they lose their standing in the political world. We will handle the rest.”