Light Fortress
Chapter 409 - 83 Family Head (Long - , Request for Monthly Tickets)_3

Chapter 409: Chapter 83 Family Head (Long Chapter, Request for Monthly Tickets)_3

Soon.

In the vast private room, only three people remained.

The old man smiled and stretched out his hand, making a friendly gesture to Gu Shen, "... Sit."

Gu Shen took a deep breath and sat down nearby.

Gu Nanfeng, on the other hand, chose a middle position ... The three of them, in three directions, formed a tripod stance, creating a tense atmosphere as if a storm was about to come.

This damned silence.

Gu Shen looked up at Gu Nanfeng and signaled with his eyes, essentially pleading for him to say something.

The Gu Family Young Master noticed Gu Shen’s look but just smiled and did not respond, seemingly comfortable with the silence... Gu Nanfeng mirrored the old man’s hand-raising gesture and succinctly uttered a word.

"... Eat."

At the same moment, a telepathic message from Lan Qie entered his ears.

Gu Nanfeng said gently, "Go ahead and eat... The old man doesn’t like discussing serious matters during meals."

Good grief!

Is this how the Gu family treats their guests?

It turns out inviting someone to a meal... is really just about the meal!

Since neither of the "main characters" wanted to speak first, there was nothing much he could say.

Gu Shen silently began to eat.

...

...

In the top floor of Jiangbei Hotel, all was quiet.

If someone had been present, their expressions would have been priceless.

This was probably the quietest meal Gu Shen had ever had in his life... Every few bites, he would unconsciously look up at the old man across from him, who was quietly eating his meal.

The old man lowered his eyes, silently eating, as quiet as a sleeping lion.

"...Do we really not have to say anything?"

Gu Shen asked very cautiously, his voice condensed with Chi Huo.

"I am finished."

Gu Nanfeng wiped his lips with a napkin, breaking the deafening silence as he spoke first.

The old man put down his knife and fork and looked up at him.

"Speak... about your so-called ’serious matters’."

A deep voice arose around the round table.

Gu Nanfeng calmly spoke, "It’s simple."

"I hope that within a month, Changye and Da Du will hold a negotiation. The Gu family, as representatives of the five great families, will collaborate with the Floral Ensign to reject the implementation of the Awakening Bill in the East Continent. Meanwhile, the East Continent Council needs to insist on the Central Federal Investigation Bureau’s involvement, to thoroughly investigate Da Du’s ’Angel Envoy case’, and to hold Source Tower accountable and penalize it."

He said all this in one breath.

Gu Shen’s expression as he looked at Gu Nanfeng could now be described as a mix of astonishment and admiration.

In fact, he had prepared a lot for tonight’s dinner... In the Spiritual World with Chu Ling, he had simulated some of the potential difficulties of the "negotiation" and the likely attitudes the old man could exhibit.

But where in the world was there such a "negotiation"?

No preamble, no room for maneuver.

Direct to the point.

No... it was bone-deep!

Right off the bat, it was a trump card.

"... Do you think that’s possible?"

The old man narrowed his eyes slightly, leaning back slightly in his chair.

He showed no emotion but slowly spoke, "Not to mention that the Gu family is now divided into two factions. Even during our peak ten years ago, I couldn’t represent Changye as a whole to agree to your request. If I nodded, that would be deceiving you. You should know that I... don’t have the power to agree to your request."

"If you wish for it, it’s possible,"

Gu Nanfeng continued, "Just by rallying the five great families, all this can be achieved; the voting rights of the Jiangbei Group are almost entirely under the control of the five great families. Convincing the Li Family first, then using it as a stepping stone to pull the Gong Mu families together, just reaching this step will be enough to declare victory. If you worry about the hassle, I can handle these matters."

Gu Shen finally understood where his sense of unease came from.

Indeed.

Where in the world was there such a negotiation?

Today’s dinner wasn’t a negotiation at all.

It was a heartfelt discussion among family.

This was the first collision of wills within the Gu family in eight years, and a frank showdown after a deep understanding between the old man and the youth.

There was no need for beating around the bush.

What Gu Nanfeng had in mind... the old man had known all along.

And the so-called meal was just a pretext.

The biggest mismatch was... in such a discussion, all his background and conditions ceased to matter. No matter how important the origin was, one should just close the room door like the left and right protectors and wait outside.

And yet, he was able to sit at the table, silently listening like a bystander.

"As you say... even if the Li, Gong, and Mu families are persuaded, is that really enough?"

The old man, expressionless, looked at his nephew’s grandson, "When the balance of Changye is disrupted, the other half of the Gu family, along with the entire Bai Family, will be enough to counter the force you mentioned. By then, war will break out."

The five great families varied in strength.

The current divided state of the Gu family was still powerful, but if completely separated... plunging new and old factions into struggle and wearing each other down, the Gu family would no longer hold a "dominant position".

And then, it would be the Bai family that could rise to the top.

"If conflicts arise over the ’bill’ ... then war will inevitably occur. If not today, then tomorrow,"

Gu Nanfeng said calmly, "You were once a fearsome enemy of tens of thousands, never without bloodshed, yet now you fear war?"

The old man narrowed his eyes.

This was already a provocative remark, yet he did not get angry but softly said, "It’s precisely because I have experienced countless wars that I know the value of peace."