Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 714 - 710: Successive Bad News

Chapter 714: Chapter 710: Successive Bad News

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"I don’t know, but anyone who can steal from the Li family must be extraordinary. That’s probably why they suspect our Han Family," Han Lu said, furrowing her brows in deep thought. A glint of realization flashed in her eyes, as if she remembered something, but ultimately she just shook her head.

"Indeed, ever since that incident, Old Fox Li has beefed up the security measures at the Li family old mansion, calling it a ’Dangerous Place’ is not an exaggeration. Even if we wanted to send someone in, it would be incredibly difficult and would require a lot of maneuvering. Yet, someone managed to infiltrate successfully. It seems the Li family really has terrible luck this time, provoking someone they shouldn’t have," Han Yuqi nodded gravely, then suddenly thought of something, "Do you think it could be someone hired by Chen Jianguo?"

"It’s not impossible. After all, the Li family attacked Uncle Chen first, so it’s only natural for Uncle Chen to seek revenge. But..." Han Lu nodded in agreement, but didn’t finish her sentence. The implication, though, was clear.

A chill ran down Han Yuqi’s spine as he pondered this possibility. If it really was Chen Jianguo, then Chen’s depths were profound indeed; he had underestimated him greatly before. It was said, ’No fierce dragon crosses the river,’ but Chen Jianguo, an outsider, had inexplicably managed to settle in G City amidst the Four Major Families and quickly established a firm foothold, building a significant foundation. It definitely wasn’t by mere chance.

If that was truly the case...

Old Fox Li, you really deserve your fate this time, stepping onto a minefield!

"Lulu, remember Grandpa’s words, try as much as possible to foster good relations with Chen Jianguo and the Jianguo Group, understand?" Han Yuqi said, his expression grave as he looked at his granddaughter.

"Grandpa, I understand!" Han Lu nodded solemnly.

Inside the Li family old mansion.

After hanging up the phone, Li Wenchao slumped into his chair, his eyes reflecting utter defeat.

When he had picked up the phone, he had braced for the worst, even if it meant ceding the Li family’s old mansion to the Han Family. However, he never expected that it wasn’t the Han Family who was behind this!

Aside from the Han Family, there was another powerful enemy lurking in the shadows, targeting the Li family. His heart felt like it had plunged into an icy cellar.

"Grandpa, what’s wrong?" Li Ziming asked, his face filled with tension and concern.

"It’s... over."

Li Wenchao slowly regained his composure, his voice hoarse and his expression one of utter desolation, "Han Yuqi said it wasn’t his doing today, this time, we might really be doomed."

"Grandpa..."

"Thump!"

Hearing his grandfather’s words, Li Ziming’s mind jolted, his expression darkening. It took him a moment to lift his head, looking at his grandfather’s desolate expression. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something comforting.

But before he could speak, a sudden loud thump at the door interrupted him as someone rushed in, looking extremely flustered.

All eyes turned toward him.

"Master, it’s terrible, the young masters’ computers have been tampered with..."

The servant, having never seen such a congregation, felt the intense scrutiny of many eyes, his face instantly tensed up. It took him a moment to remember his purpose for barging in and, with a panicked expression, he relayed his urgent message to Li Wenchao.

He had just been carrying out Li Wenchao’s orders to check if anything else in the house was compromised. After checking around, he found that while all valuables were intact, all the young masters’ computer rooms had been tampered with.

"Hmm?"

Almost simultaneously, Li Wenchao and Li Ziming’s pupils contracted as they turned a cold gaze toward the person in front of them.

"All the computers, their hard drives have been removed."

"Snap!"

Upon hearing the servant’s words, Li Wenchao and Li Ziming, grandfather and grandson, almost simultaneously slumped down, their entire beings collapsing. Although Li Wenchao was unsure if his grandsons’ computers contained any compromising material, one thing he could be sure of was that the perpetrator was very familiar with the Li family and was ruthlessly determined; their aim was to completely decimate the Li family!

Any sliver of hope that remained in his heart vanished completely.

"Grandfather, Grandfather..."

Just then, just as Li Wenchao and Li Ziming both felt a chill running through their bodies and were completely disheartened, someone burst through the door of the hall once again with a loud thud. Accompanying this sound was a person with a haggard face, swollen eyes, and a voice filled with anxiety and fear.

This person was none other than Li Ziyoung.

As soon as Li Ziyoung entered the hall, he immediately rushed towards Li Wenchao. "Grandfather, things have gone terribly wrong!"

Looking at his grandson, who he had once been so proud of, Li Wenchao’s eyes were filled with misery. Originally, he would have scolded him severely, but at this moment, he felt no urge to do so.

At this moment, he realized that he had made a wrong decision. His grandson was indeed smart and talented, but he was still just a young man with too little experience. He had grown up idolized and always held himself in high esteem, thinking of himself as the Pride of the Heavens... He had so many flaws, and he simply wasn’t ready to bear the responsibility of the Li family.

If he had been more cautious and not made that decision impulsively, perhaps the Li family wouldn’t have ended up in this situation today...

"Grandfather, things are bad; my office was broken into today!"

Li Ziyoung just kept shouting, unaware of his grandfather’s distressed expression.

"Really, big brother?"

Li Ziming finally couldn’t help but exclaim in shock. Li Wenchao, however, had no reaction at all. The Li family had already been burglarized, so what was a mere office heist at Oriental Plaza?

"I only discovered it when I went back to get some documents tonight."

Li Ziyoung nodded, his face grim; after speaking, he suddenly noticed the atmosphere was peculiar. As he looked at Li Wenchao, he was even more shocked by the expression on his grandfather’s face. "Grandfather, what’s wrong with you? You look..."

Li Wenchao didn’t answer him but just sighed deeply with a gloomy expression.

"Big brother, just now, our home was also burglarized. The intruder was a master who took away the most important documents and our computer hard drives."

Li Ziming explained to the embarrassed Li Ziyoung standing there, his face bearing an extraordinarily bitter expression.

Even if his intelligence was not as sharp as Li Ziyoung’s, nor his strategies as grandiose as their grandfather’s, he knew that the Li family might be facing a tremendous calamity. One bad news after another, all signs indicated that a powerful individual was targeting them in an operation that might doom them forever.

"What?"

Li Ziyoung felt a blur before his eyes, and he could no longer contain himself, collapsing directly to the floor. "How could this happen? How could our house be burglarized? What about the bodyguards, didn’t they catch anyone? Were they all asleep?"

"The intruder is a master of the Condensation period."

Wu, listening to the young man’s words, looked dissatisfied. If it weren’t for the fact that he was Li Wenchao’s grandson, and knew he was speaking out of anguish, he would have slapped him right then.

"What?"

Li Ziyoung exclaimed again in shock. He knew very well what being in the Condensation period meant. Even his master, whom he considered extremely proficient, had not reached the Condensation period!

He had heard that such masters were exceedingly rare and could become a special presence within great clans!

Now, a master of the Condensation period had come to steal from the Li family?

"This is the mess you’ve created, the disaster you’ve wrought!"

Li Wenchao finally spoke up, trembling and pointing his finger at him.

"Grand... Grandfather?"

Li Ziyoung turned his head in disbelief, thinking he had misheard.

"Even now, do you still want to keep deceiving me, this old man? Do you really want to see the Li family completely destroyed by your own hands?"

Seeing that Li Ziyoung still pretended as if nothing had happened and continued to deceive him, Li Wenchao felt profoundly disappointed, and his expression grew even more agitated.

"Grandfather... what... are you saying?"

Li Ziyoung’s heart shook uncontrollably as he looked at his grandfather’s furious expression, but he still forced himself to speak.

"Brother, I... I have already told grandfather everything."

Li Ziming, with a guilty expression on his face, explained to Li Ziyoung, who had previously ordered him not to speak out. He felt somewhat like he was tattling, but he immediately lifted his head and said, "Brother, things have gotten to this point... we need to think of a solution."

"Grandfather, one should be responsible for their own actions. I initiated this, and I will take full responsibility. I will definitely not let this bring down the Li family."

Hearing Li Ziming’s words, Li Ziyoung’s face finally turned completely white. He glared fiercely at Li Ziming, clenched his teeth, turned to Li Wenchao, bowed his head, and pursed his lips tightly. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)