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Chapter 182 - 161 [The Rain is Coming and the Wind Fills the Tower]_2

Chapter 182: Chapter 161 [The Rain is Coming and the Wind Fills the Tower]_2

Seeing the scene unfold, Lv Canghai quietly pulled open the car door, slid inside, and took his seat in the passenger position.

"I’m sorry, Uncle Lv, but in order not to alert Situ Chen, I can only meet you in this way," Situ Haotian started the car, his face apologetic.

Without responding, Lv Canghai attentively sensed the aura of Situ Haotian, assessing his strength.

"You’ve suddenly become a Half-step Innate Martial Artist; someone must have empowered you."

After sensing that Situ Haotian indeed possessed the strength of a Half-step Innate, Lv Canghai was even more convinced of his previous guess, speaking gravely, "If I’m not mistaken, the person who empowered you was Hongwu Sect elder Huang Qi."

"Uh..."

Perhaps not expecting Lv Canghai to guess his situation upon their first meeting, Situ Haotian was slightly taken aback, then honestly admitted, "Uncle Lv’s meticulous mind and quick thinking truly opened my eyes. As you said, it was indeed Master Huang who empowered me, allowing me to covertly find those influential bosses in the Dong hai Gang and control them."

"Many of those Dong hai Gang bosses were veterans who followed Situ Chen in the early days; it couldn’t have been easy to control them with force alone," Lv Canghai expressed his skepticism about this point.

"Uncle Lv, you are right, but you forgot one very important thing."

Situ Haotian reminded him, "Old Bastard Situ made a foolish choice regarding Xiao Wen’s matter, severing ties with you, leading the Dong hai Gang to lose protection. His actions dissatisfied those brothers who had once fought life and death battles alongside him, and they also sensed the crisis. Under these circumstances, when I appeared with the strength of a Half-step Innate and rallied the troops, it was inevitable for them to choose to follow."

"What are you going to do?"

After hearing Situ Haotian’s explanation, Lv Canghai no longer doubted and his expression turned somewhat darker due to the mention of his son’s affair.

"Please take a look, Uncle Lv."

Situ Haotian handed over the plan he had prepared to Lv Canghai.

Lv Canghai took it and began to read carefully.

Three minutes later, Lv Canghai’s gaze moved away from the redacted and revised plan by Situ Haotian, and he frowned, "No!"

"Uncle Lv, you might have heard of a story. Last century, there was a county head who prepared for a flood early on, while the head of a neighboring county did nothing. The following year, when the flood hit, the first county head avoided disaster with the measures in place, while the second county head suffered the flood’s destruction despite emergency efforts but ultimately succeeded in flood defense."

As if to address Lv Canghai’s concerns, Situ Haotian continued, "Later, the county head who successfully prevented the flood triggered public outrage and was brought down by villains, ending up stripped of his post and jailed, while the second county head was hailed as a flood prevention hero and rapidly promoted."

Huh?

A light brightened in Lv Canghai’s eyes. Although a Martial Artist, he worked for the Yanhuang Organization and was fully aware of the unwritten rules of Huaxia Officialdom, instantly understanding the purpose behind Situ Haotian’s use of this anecdote.

"According to the plan you just saw, Dong hai will indeed be unsettled on the eleventh, but it won’t affect the public’s life or disrupt social order; it will be contained within a very small scope."

Seeing that Lv Canghai had not responded, Situ Haotian enticed further, "In such a scenario, if you act according to the plan, you won’t be blamed by those above; on the contrary, you’re likely to be recognized for timely emergency response, decisive action, and for controlling the impact, right?"

Lv Canghai’s eyes shone brighter.

"Moreover, according to this plan, you can rightfully avenge Xiao Wen within the legal boundaries—a genuine win-win situation. There’s no reason for you to refuse." Seeing Lv Canghai tempted, Situ Haotian couldn’t help but smile.

Upon hearing this, Lv Canghai couldn’t help but turn his head and look at Situ Haotian with admiration, saying, "If Situ Chen handed Dong hai Gang over to you, with your brains, you could develop it much better than it is now."

"Too bad, there are no ifs in this world—since Old Bastard Situ has been unkind, don’t blame me for being unrighteous!"

The smile on Situ Haotian’s face gradually faded, his expression turning sinister, "Uncle Lv, I almost forgot to tell you, I promised to hand Situ Ruoshui over to Xiao Wen after all this."

"Eh?" Lv Canghai was startled.

"Although Xiao Wen can’t do that kind of thing with Situ Ruoshui, she was the one who triggered Xiao Wen to become like this. It’s only right that she serves as Xiao Wen’s slave for life as atonement." Towards the end, Situ Haotian couldn’t help but laugh again, as if Situ Ruoshui were an ancient-time slave and he the slave owner.

"Sss~"

Even as an Innate Grandmaster with an absolutely strong heart, having been exposed to all sorts of villains, Lv Canghai couldn’t help but gasp after fully witnessing the depths of Situ Haotian’s scheming and ruthlessness.

While Situ Haotian had decided to gift Situ Ruoshui to Lv Wen as a slave, Situ Ruoshui was completely unaware of all this.

Currently, she and Su Liuli were living in the villa purchased by Chu Ji in Tan Palace for Ye Fan and Su Yuxin.

"Big Brother, it wasn’t my intention to expose Haotian Brother; it just slipped out unintentionally that day. I didn’t expect my father to get so angry and kick Haotian Brother out," Situ Ruoshui said with a self-reproachful face, feeling guilty as she spoke to Ye Fan, "Big Brother, shall I go plead with my dad? I’ve never asked him for anything in my life, if I ask him to let Haotian Brother come back, dad will surely agree!"

"Ruoshui, trust is like a piece of paper; once it’s crumpled, it can never return to its original state," Yuxin said.

Ye Fan couldn’t help but be moved by Situ Ruoshui’s kindness and managed a bitter smile, "Even if Situ Haotian came back, he wouldn’t be able to regain your dad’s trust as before. Besides, words spoken, like water thrown, cannot be taken back. Since your dad made that decision, it’s impossible for him to let Situ Haotian return. Otherwise, his credibility would be gone."

"But... but big brother, Ruoshui feels so guilty, so sad," Situ Ruoshui said, her eyes reddening.

"Sigh..."

Ye Fan couldn’t help but silently sigh. In his view, if Situ Haotian had even half of Situ Ruoshui’s affection for him, he wouldn’t have done something that enraged Situ Chen.

"Buzz... Buzz..."

Later, as Ye Fan was contemplating how to comfort Situ Ruoshui, he suddenly felt his phone vibrate in his pocket. He took it out immediately and, seeing the caller ID, pressed the answer button without hesitation.

"Little brat, how wonderful is cohabitating?"

As soon as the call connected, Chu Ji’s familiar voice came through the earpiece, teasing as ever, "The Extremely Yang Body and the Extreme Yin Body together, tsk tsk, just the thought of it is wild. Shall your Aunt arrange a steel bed for you?"

"When will you ever be modest?"

Although Ye Fan had been teased by Chu Ji since he was a child, he still couldn’t resist her playful banter and looked helpless.

"Modesty, how much for a pound?" said Chu Ji, giggling.

"——"

With a face full of exasperation, Ye Fan decided to change the subject: "Did you call me for a reason?"

"Um, it’s October 11 tomorrow, and I plan to visit the Tianshan Group’s Dong hai branch to inspect the work and by the way, teach Yuxin a cultivation technique suitable for women."

Chu Ji talked business when Ye Fan asked, "Also, Ye Wenhao is attending an economic conference in Dong hai the day after tomorrow; I’m planning to invite him to dinner. You and Yuxin should come too."

"Okay."

Ye Fan agreed without even a second thought.

"Good boy, let Aunt pinch your little willy," said Chu Ji, visibly relieved as Ye Fan agreed, then spoke, teasing again with a libertine laugh, "Goodbye, nephew."

"Beep... Beep..."

Hearing the busy tone coming from the handset and recalling Chu Ji’s teasing words, Ye Fan was on the verge of tears; he thought any man who married Chu Ji would be living a nightmare!

While Ye Fan was reflecting inwardly, on the other end of the line, Chu Ji’s smile faded as she dialed Ye Wenhao’s number immediately, getting straight to the point: "I’ve called him, he agreed to have dinner."

"Thank you, Ji."

Ye Wenhao’s face was full of smiles, his tone quite excited—he had wanted to have a meal with Ye Fan, so he had Chu Ji call him, and to avoid any misunderstandings, had Chu Ji claim it was her invitation.

"Sigh..."

Sensing the excitement in Ye Wenhao’s words, Chu Ji couldn’t help but sigh, as if asking Ye Wenhao, or perhaps asking herself, "How much longer?"

Ye Wenhao remained silent.

Storm clouds gather over a building full of wind!

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PS: First update, four thousand words!

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