NOVEL NEXT Chapter 161: Two Faces
In the end, Wang Ye spoke the truth, which unexpectedly satisfied Fang Feifei, and she forgave him.
In fact, after Su Wanqing and Fang Feifei returned to their room, they both realized their own mistakes, so they weren't very angry.
Early the next morning, Wang Ye and his group directly got in the car and headed back to Yun City.
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Yun City, Yun City Business Association meeting room.
The family heads of Yun City's Four Great Families, Master of the Yang Family Yang Xing, Head of the He Family He Guang, Head of the Fang Family Fang Cunshan, and Head of the Mei Family Mei Yu, were all gathered here at this moment.
And the reason they had gathered here was singular.
To discuss how to deal with Wang Ye.
"Gentlemen, our previous speculations about Wang Ye's background were a mistake. Wang Ye doesn't have any significant background, he just has a few elder martial sisters. His eldest martial sister, Xia Qingxin, could be considered his strongest background," said Yang Xing, scanning the people present as he spoke.
The reason why Tan Xu had given up his seat for Wang Ye had already been revealed by Tan Xu himself.
Hearing Yang Xing's words, the faces of the other three family heads were somewhat ugly.
Which of the four great families in Yun City wasn't a figure of some importance? As a result, they had all been played because of this matter.
Especially Yang Xing, who had already planned to send people to deal with Wang Ye, but had to forcibly cancel the plan because of this news.
"Since he doesn't have any background, let's just get rid of Wang Ye. In my opinion, Wang Ye is too dangerous for us, even though he hasn't grown strong yet."
"Right, ever since Wang Ye came to Yun City, the waters here have been muddied by him. If we as the Four Great Families in Yun City want to continue to develop, getting rid of Wang Ye is something we must do."
He Guang and Mei Yu both expressed agreement with Yang Xing's words.
Although the Mei Family had not been disturbed by Wang Ye so far, one doesn't have to be provoked to become an enemy.
Interests, circumstances, various factors can make two people who were initially unrelated become enemies.
Once Yang Xing had spoken and both He Guang and Mei Yu had presented their suggestions, the three men turned their gaze to Fang Cunshan.
Yang Xing stared seriously at Fang Cunshan and asked, "Fang Cunshan, are you planning to join us three in dealing with Wang Ye, or are you going to oppose us and shield Wang Ye?"
Although the three individuals present understood that Fang Cunshan and Wang Ye only had a relationship of mutual use and cooperation, at this juncture, they still looked to Fang Cunshan, needing to affirm their stance.
They would only feel at ease after hearing the words straight from Fang Cunshan's mouth.
Upon hearing Yang Xing's words and being stared at by the three others, Fang Cunshan laughed helplessly, saying, "I'm just an old man, getting old, and I don't think about things as much."
"Do you really need to press an old man like me this hard?"
Fang Cunshan indeed was the oldest among the heads of the four families, but upon hearing his words, none of the three others felt reassured.
Experience comes with age.
None of them were confident they could handle Fang Cunshan on their own, should they face him alone without the combined force of one of Yun City's Four Great Families.
"Fang Cunshan, we all know that you're cooperating with Wang Ye mainly because you value his abilities, and it's just a mutual use," said He Guang.
"But even if it's a relationship of mutual use, if it weren't for you making trouble in between, Wang Ye might have been dealt with long ago."
The three men fixed their piercing gazes on Fang Cunshan, and if he hadn't been one of the family heads of the Four Great Families, they might have taken care of him behind the scenes already.
"Gentlemen."
Fang Cunshan stretched languidly. "You're making it quite difficult for me. To tell you the truth, I know that your desire to deal with Wang Ye is not just because you feel threatened by him."
"But it's because Wang Ye has gotten hold of some of the Wang family's remaining benefits."
As Fang Cunshan spoke, none of the three present were surprised; after all, that was their goal.
The reason for their gathering was indeed to acquire those benefits, it was just that Fang Cunshan had outright stated it.
"You also know that the relationship between Wang Ye and me has always been good. So if you want to use me to deal with Wang Ye…" Fang Cunshan pinched his fingers, making a gesture for money: "You'll have to pay more."
"We understand, feelings are involved after all. Our three families are willing to each contribute some, to give Patriarch Fang a total of nine percent profit," suggested He Guang.
"I agree."
"I agree as well."
After Yang Xing put forth the conditions, He Guang and Mei Yu quickly agreed.
"Then it's settled."
Fang Cunshan nodded his head; naturally, he wasn't about to fall out with the other three over Wang Ye, having initially refrained from agreeing simply to negotiate more benefits for himself.
"However, in a matter like this, someone must play the good cop and someone the bad cop. Gentlemen… you wouldn't mind leaving the role of the good cop to me, would you?"
"Of course not, when the time comes, we hope Old Fang will perform well," they assured him.
No sooner had the four finalized their plan, than He Guang's phone rang; it was a call from He Lei.
He Guang answered He Lei's call and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Dad, I've found out Wang Ye's current route. He's on his way back to Yun City from Zheng He City, just entered the highway."
Ever since Mr. Lu's mission failed, He Lei and Wu Bufeng had realized that attempting to deal with Wang Ye on their own was unrealistic.
Therefore, they decided to follow Wang Ye, ready to track him at any moment.
Once they confirmed Wang Ye's information, they immediately reported it to He Guang.
He Guang was somewhat surprised to hear He Lei's words.
In He Guang's view, there were only two reasons for He Lei to call him: for money or because he had caused trouble.
Yet, unexpectedly, this time He Lei's call was to provide him with Wang Ye's location.
"Are you sure the information you provided is accurate?" He Guang asked again out of surprise.
"Positive," He Lei assured with confidence.
"Alright, if we can deal with Wang Ye this time, you, my boy, are definitely in for a big reward."
Ending the call, He Guang looked at the others with a smile edging his lips, "Gentlemen, I now know Wang Ye's next location. It's time we execute our plan!"
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"This return trip, Yun City will definitely not be peaceful for us."