Published: March 8, 2025
Chapter 70: Conspiracy in Progress
Chu Xiong Cheng's face was ashen: “Are you trying to pressure me? As the chief manager, you should know what personal property is and what family property is! Why are you making such unreasonable disturbances?”
The man knelt quietly, knocking his head again, revealing a look of despair, and said, “All the mistakes are mine, and I only ask the patriarch to allow me to retire and return to my hometown. Sanctum.”
Chu Xiong Cheng stared at him with wide eyes, his breathing quickening, and suddenly shouted, “If that's the case, what use do I have for you!? If you want to retire, then so be it!”
The man's face turned pale as he said, “Thank you, Patriarch Chu!” He had changed his address from ‘patriarch’ to ‘Patriarch Chu’, clearly no longer acknowledging himself as a member of the Chu Family.
Everyone's expressions changed dramatically. An old man with a white beard said anxiously, “Patriarch, Manager Wu has always been diligent and has worked hard for the family. Please reconsider your decision.”
Chu Xiong Cheng's anger was uncontainable as he declared loudly, “He wants to leave on his own; what can I do about it?”
Everyone exchanged glances, and suddenly a few people gritted their teeth and stood up simultaneously: “We also wish to retire and ask the patriarch for permission!”
With these few leading the way, others knelt down at once: “We are also old, with little time left, and wish to retire and enjoy our remaining years. Please, patriarch, grant us permission!”
Chu Xiong Cheng was trembling with rage, his beard swaying in the wind, as he was about to shout, “Let them all go!”
Chu Feilong had been standing on the side and suddenly stepped forward, saying loudly, “Everyone, please calm down and allow me, Chu Feilong, to say a word, if you will?”
The crowd responded, “Second Master, please go ahead.”
Chu Feilong frowned and said, “Everyone is loyal to the family and acts for its benefit. Although the methods may be a bit extreme, they are ultimately for the good of our Chu Family. This much, I can understand. But this level of pressure is not the way of a subordinate, is it?”
With a stern gaze and righteous demeanor, Chu Feilong said, “Since things have happened, there must be a way to resolve them! What effect can there be from mere coercion? If everyone parts ways, it would certainly be a huge loss for our Chu Family, but you all... would you really fare any better?”
The crowd instantly calmed down, the earlier chaotic atmosphere turning suddenly quiet, as if all were deep in thought.
This clearly reflected Chu Feilong's immense prestige within the Chu Family at this moment.
“Then, what do you think we should do, Second Master?” the old man with the white beard asked, still a bit unconvinced. “Indeed, this is a matter of the Chu Family, and we exist only by depending on the Chu Family. Who doesn't hope for their family to grow strong? Who doesn't want to stand tall among the crowd? But... the old patriarch's actions are truly disheartening for us…”
The crowd murmured in agreement.
Chu Feilong angrily responded, “What kind of talk is this? My father has a bad temper, but he doesn't harbor any ill intentions! Moreover, after all these years, don't you all understand my father's temperament? Why the constant coercion? What is the logic in that?”
Faces filled with guilt, the crowd lowered their heads.
Only then did Old Master Chu feel somewhat relieved.
However, in the next moment, everyone simultaneously raised their heads, voicing their indignation, “But if the vast wealth of the Chu Family is allowed to be consolidated in one person's hands, we still feel... a bit uneasy…”
Chu Feilong immediately became furious: “That is my nephew's personal property! Besides, only he has the capability. If it were anyone else, they might not only fail to earn this much but might even incur losses! There are medical practices at Ping Sha Ridge everywhere, but which can achieve such results? Are you all really going to fuss over this?”