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Chapter 203 - 180 [A Rage for Crown] Make up for the arrears, happy holidays~

Chapter 203: Chapter 180 [A Rage for Crown] Make up for the arrears, happy holidays~

"Buzz... Buzz... "

After ending the call with Xing Feng, Ye Wenhao was about to put away his phone when it vibrated again. He picked it up and saw, to his surprise, that it was a call from Ye Zhen, the Ye Family Patriarch.

This discovery first startled Ye Wenhao, but he quickly understood the reason for Ye Zhen’s call, thought for a moment, and then pressed the answer key.

"Dad."

"What exactly is going on in Dong hai?"

On the other end of the line, Ye Zhen, sitting in his spacious office, had the morning light streaming through the window and illuminating his face, clearly showing his slightly furrowed brows and his very serious expression.

All of this was because his secretary had just reported to him about the situation in Dong hai and informed him about Ye Wenhao destroying Lv Canghai’s dantian, the Yanhuang Organization’s head in Dong hai, and threatening Guan Yi.

As the Ye Family Patriarch and one of the great elders in Huaxia, he was well aware of what these two issues implied!

"You must have heard about it." Detecting the seriousness in Ye Zhen’s tone, Ye Wenhao was not panicking but responded calmly.

"What do you mean heard about it?"

Perhaps feeling that the situation was too thorny, or perhaps due to Ye Wenhao’s improper attitude, Ye Zhen, uncharacteristically, snapped, "Who exactly is that Ye Fan?"

"Xiao Fan is mine and Ling Yun’s son, and also your grandson."

Upon hearing this, images of Ye Fan and Ling Yun involuntarily came to Ye Wenhao’s mind, and his tone was filled with guilt.

"Oh?"

Ye Zhen was taken aback. As the Ye Family Patriarch and Ye Wenhao’s father, he was not only aware of the romance between Ye Wenhao and Ling Yun, but he also knew that if it were not for the intervention of Old Master Ye back in the day, Ye Wenhao would have given up his identity as the eldest son of the Ye Family for Ling Yun and willingly became a Jianghu people, rather than aiming at the pinnacle of red power with the full support of the Ye Group like now.

"What exactly happened?"

After coming out of his reverie, Ye Zhen asked again, his tone less stern than before, perhaps because it involved Ling Yun.

"After I took a position in Jiangnan, I met Xiao Fan at an investment meeting in Jiangnan. I noticed that he greatly resembled Ling Yun. After the meeting, through various channels, I investigated him and finally confirmed that he is mine and Ling Yun’s child," Ye Wenhao answered truthfully.

Upon hearing Ye Wenhao’s report, Ye Zhen fell silent for a moment and then asked, "Have you two recognized each other?"

"Not yet."

Ye Wenhao sighed softly, his expression incredibly complex, "I had originally planned to connect with him first and recognize each other when the time was right, but unexpectedly, our relationship was exposed yesterday."

"Do you mean he didn’t recognize you?" Ye Zhen’s heart stirred.

"Mhm."

Ye Wenhao responded softly, his expression slightly despondent, and even more so filled with self-reproach and guilt.

"Huh~"

Knowing that the two had not yet recognized each other, Ye Zhen breathed a sigh of relief involuntarily. In his view, it’s not a big deal for an ordinary person to suddenly have an illegitimate child, but for Ye Wenhao, aiming at the pinnacle of red power, suddenly having an illegitimate child could trigger many issues.

The issues in Dong hai were a perfect example!

"Wenhao, I know your feelings for Ling Yun are deep, and you have never forgotten her, even now, your feelings for her far exceed those for Xiao Ling."

Ye Zhen pondered for a moment and continued, "Due to this affection, when you found out that you had a child, joy, excitement, and even guilt are all natural human emotions, which I can understand."

Ye Wenhao remained silent.

"It’s rumored that you struck and destroyed the dantian of Lv Canghai, the head of the Yanhuang Organization in Dong hai, and that you scrapped his martial arts skills afterward and even threatened Guan Yi. Are these rumors true?" Seeing that Ye Wenhao was not responding, Ye Zhen changed his tone and asked about what he was most worried about.

"They are true," Ye Wenhao replied truthfully.

"You..."

Knowing that such allegations couldn’t have arisen from thin air, Ye Zhen was somewhat prepared, but still became incensed upon hearing Ye Wenhao’s affirmation, "How could you be so impulsive? Don’t you realize the consequences of doing this?"

"It was intentional," Ye Wenhao remarked startlingly.

"What... what?"

Upon Hearing Ye Wenhao’s words again, Ye Zhen stood up in shock, his face in disbelief, "You say it was intentional??"

"Mhm."

"Why would you do that?"

"I want everyone to know that Ye Fan is my son, Ye Wenhao’s son!"

Ye Wenhao spoke again, his tone decisive, showing no regret for his actions, "For the past twenty years, I have not fulfilled my responsibilities as a father. Now that he has appeared, I won’t let him suffer the slightest grievance!"

"Sss~"

Ye Zhen’s mouth twitched with anger, and he couldn’t help but roar lowly, "Even if you feel guilty and want to make amends, you can’t use such a reckless method, can you?"

"Reckless?"

A flash of murderous intent passed through Ye Wenhao’s eyes, "Xiao Fan fell into their trap and was at the brink of death. Afterwards, because he believed in the justice of the law and the Yanhuang Organization, he agreed to cooperate with Lv Canghai and the other two in the investigation. However, those three wanted to silence Xiao Fan by killing him—I’ve already shown great restraint by not slaughtering Lv Canghai!"

Click!

Feeling the murderous intent in Ye Wenhao’s words, Ye Zhen trembled slightly, as if he could guess what Ye Wenhao was thinking. He did not admonish any further, but asked with great concern, "What’s the situation now?"

"Just now, Xing Feng, the elder in charge of discipline for the Yanhuang Organization, called. According to him, the Yanhuang Organization, the Dong hai Municipal Committee, and other relevant departments held a special meeting and made a decision on this matter. They said Xiao Fan killed two Martial Artists, seriously injured twenty ordinary people, and, when Lv Canghai and his men tried to arrest him, he not only failed to surrender but also violently resisted, striking Lv Canghai and others, which was a serious violation of the criminal law and the Yanhuang Organization’s rules. They want to convict Xiao Fan!" Ye Wenhao replied in a low tone.

"Since you’ve said that the boy was framed by a conspiracy, do you have any evidence?" Ye Zhen asked, frowning. He knew that this would determine the final outcome of the situation.

Ye Wenhao remained silent.

He knew if there was evidence, Xing Feng wouldn’t dare to risk offending both himself and the Ye Family by bending the law. Moreover, as Chu Ji had said, although Ye Fan managed to understand the Xuansha Fist’s Killing Move ’Qi Rushes to the Sky’ during a critical moment and killed Huang Qi, thwarting the opponent’s conspiracies, the opponents could still perfectly frame him with the situation after the fact.

In such a case, the only hope for a turnaround was if Situ Ruoshui and the others regained consciousness and testified for Ye Fan.

And consciousness (soul) is the most mystical realm of humanity, still unexplained by science to this day. Similarly, in the medical field, damage to the consciousness (soul) equates to an incurable disease—there are no medical means to treat it!

The only exception is Martial Artists!

If a Martial Artist’s consciousness isn’t severely damaged, it can gradually be repaired through a combination of medication and meditation cultivation.

But Situ Ruoshui and the others are ordinary people!

Therefore, even though Chu Ji had once told Ye Wenhao that Ye Fan’s medical skills were no less than those of Chu Xuanji, Ye Wenhao had no hope that Ye Fan could heal Situ Ruoshui’s consciousness.

Moreover, like Chu Ji, he did not want Ye Fan to risk his own consciousness being damaged and his Martial Arts Realm regressing in order to heal Situ Ruoshui’s consciousness.

"No evidence?"

Ye Wenhao’s silence made Ye Zhen’s worries skyrocket. His eyebrows tightly knotted together, he couldn’t help but ask, "What do you plan to do?"

"When I learned that Xiao Fan is mine and Ling Yun’s child, I made a vow: from now on, I would do everything in my power to ensure that Xiao Fan never suffers the slightest grievance!"

Ye Wenhao indirectly provided an answer, "They want to kill my son with their despicable methods of slander and frame-ups, that won’t happen!"

"Wenhao, given how things have developed, you should be able to see that this is a trap set by some people, just waiting for you to jump in. Once you jump in, not only will it affect your career, but it will also have an immeasurable impact on our Ye Family—by then, not only will we offend the Yanhuang Organization, but we will also cause instability among the people and possibly lose the support of some Neutral Faction members!"

Ye Zhen’s expression was extremely grim. Knowing that Ye Wenhao was determined to save Ye Fan, he pleaded earnestly, "Wenhao, you’ve already made a mistake once, you can’t continue making more."

"Dad, you are right. I already made one mistake twenty years ago; I cannot make the same mistake again!" As he spoke, Ye Wenhao couldn’t help but close his eyes, his expression slightly pained. Twenty years ago, if it hadn’t been for Old Master Ye’s persuasion, he wouldn’t have followed the Ye Family’s wishes, abandoned Ling Yun to marry a woman from the Qin family, and stepped into politics.

"You... are you really willing to destroy everything the Ye Family and the entire group has worked for to save him?" Ye Zhen trembled violently with rage, the cost was far too high!

"Dad, Xiao Fan is my son. He has been falsely accused and his life hangs in the balance. You want me to let him die with grievances for the sake of my career, I really can’t do that."

Ye Wenhao raised his head, his eyes red as he looked at the ceiling and spoke softly, "I’m sorry, Dad. The Ye Family can survive without me; there are others to take my place. But Xiao Fan has only one father, and he doesn’t even have a mother."

"Sigh..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhen fell into a long silence and sighed wearily, "Since your mind is made up, I won’t try to persuade you anymore. I’ll talk to your grandfather to see how we can save him. But from now on, you will lose all support from the Ye Family, and you might even have to leave the political arena."

"Dad, tell Grandfather that aside from rescuing Xiao Fan, we must also make certain people pay the price." Upon hearing this, Ye Wenhao’s face showed no regret, only anger, "If Grandfather doesn’t agree, I will take action myself!"

"Wenhao, don’t be reckless!"

Startled by Ye Wenhao’s words, and well aware of Ye Wenhao’s capabilities, Ye Zhen was alarmed. If Ye Wenhao, with his martial arts cultivation, were to seek revenge, Huaxia would surely descend into chaos!

With no reply, Ye Wenhao hung up the phone and then walked straight to the room’s door.

Creak!

With a soft sound, the room door was opened by Ye Wenhao, and Chu Ji, in a red cape, stood at the doorway—she had just finished a call with Chu Xuanji and was about to tell Ye Wenhao something when she arrived at the door and overheard the conversation between Ye Wenhao and Ye Zhen.

"I..."

Chu Ji faltered, her eyes flickering uncertainly.

Thinking Chu Ji wanted to explain that she wasn’t eavesdropping, Ye Wenhao interrupted, "Although Xing Feng promised me that no harm would come to Xiao Fan before the case is finalized, I’m not reassured. Go and protect him in secret."

"Okay."

Chu Ji gently nodded, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke the words she had withheld, "My master said, Xiao Fan is a dragon, not a worm; the Bai Family will deeply regret this!"

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