“Oh? What kind of trouble?”
Ye Fan furrowed his brow as he asked Jiang Cheng!
It had been two days since Ye Fan came to Flower Capital from Cloud City, and naturally, Xia Hao had withdrawn from Cloud City as well. These past two days, Ye Fan had been busy dealing with the affairs of the Qing Family, then he encountered Qiu Wan, and afterward, he went to Penglai Canyon to rescue Yu Linglong. Indeed, he hadn’t had much communication with Xia Hao and wasn’t very clear on the specific situation.
“Xia Family mainly deals in real estate business, but recently, seven or eight of their construction sites have encountered successive problems… either fires or collapses at the sites, and because of this, several site managers of the Xia Family have been arrested. Almost all of the Xia Family’s construction sites have been rectified and are in a state of shutdown…”
“Yesterday, it was said that the Xia Family’s eldest young master nearly had a car accident! It seems that indeed someone wants to put the Xia Family into a deadly situation!”
Jiang Cheng roughly explained the situation, “Old Master Ye had previously alerted me that if the Xia Family encountered any trouble, to lend a hand. But the affairs of the Xia Family are somewhat complex, and my connections and power aren’t able to resolve them immediately. A particularly crucial point is that it’s very likely that the Southwest Ma Family is sabotaging behind the scenes, but the Ma Family is intricately connected with the Ye Family, so…”
Jiang Cheng didn’t finish his sentence, but his meaning was quite clear.
As a Vassal Family of the Ye Family, and with the Ma Family’s patriarch, an old comrade who had fought alongside Ye Changfeng in the early days, the Ma Family held a very high position within the Ye Family’s camp. Jiang Cheng, a mere Minister of Defense, couldn’t do anything against the Ma Family.
“The Ma Family? Which Ma Family?” Upon hearing Jiang Cheng’s words, the corners of Ye Fan’s mouth twitched involuntarily.
In the list provided previously by Yamada Eiko, and also in the list from the Qin Family, there was one important character, and that was the Ma Family’s patriarch, Ma Wencai!
The Ma Family, as a heavyweight in the Ye Family camp, was also in collusion with the Japanese Black Clothes Society, and according to what Qin Zhan said, the Ma Family had also participated in the assassination attempt on Ye Lingjun.
Yesterday, because he needed to rescue his principal wife Yu Linglong, Ye Fan only dealt with the Qin Family based on the list given by Yamada Eiko, and he had yet to deal with the He Family and the other families.
Now that the Ma Family was at odds with Xia Hao, it was indeed time for a visit to the Ma Family.
“It’s the Southwest Ma Family, Ma Wencai, who previously served as Old Master Ye’s aide!” Jiang Cheng sighed helplessly, “But whether this is true or false, I’m not quite sure, it’s just speculation based on the clues we’ve investigated so far!”
Ye Fan nodded, “I understand! I will take care of this matter!”
At that time, when Ye Fan was confronting people like Chu Feng and Zhou Ming, he had already received news.
Those sworn enemies of the Ye Family, unable to shake the main force of the Ye Family itself, planned to change their approach and target the Vassal Families close to the Ye Family, as well as other families on good terms with them.
In order to show the other neutral families the consequences of associating with the Ye Family!
This strategy included isolating the Su Family and attacking the Qing Family, and now targeting Xia Hao followed the same logic.
After the death of the ten core disciples of the Ye Family, Xia Hao was the first to stand up and support Ye Fan without hesitation!
This favor was no less than the declaration of the seven Yu sisters agreeing to marry Ye Fan.
Now, since those people had turned their attention to the Xia Family, Ye Fan would definitely bring them down with thunderous measures.
Ring-a-ling!
Just as Guo Li arranged for everyone to go out to eat and celebrate, a call from Ye Changfeng came through once more, “Xiao Fan, I’ve just received news, the Ye Family has gone to battle with the Zhang family, and we’ve won a complete victory? Absorbing all the assets of the Zhang Family? How… does our Ye Family have such a big appetite?”
Ye Changfeng was still very much aware of his own Ye Corporation; most of his attention was on military affairs, so in terms of scale, Ye Corporation wasn’t much larger than the Zhang family’s.
So, when the Ye Family and the Zhang Family went to war, and Ye Fan told Ye Changfeng not to worry, how could Ye Changfeng possibly not worry?
“It’s over! Not only have all the corporate assets of Zhang Corporation been devoured… but now, all the residences of the Zhang family, including the toilets in their home, no longer belong to the Zhang family. Grandpa can check out the livestream online; there should be a broadcast of the Zhang family begging on the streets…” Ye Fan cracked a slight smile, “Because I just so happen to know a financial magnate, Mr. Lovette, so we won!”
Ye Fan didn’t hide anything from his grandfather and brought up Lovette!
“Ah? Lovette, the century-old stock god, the financial tycoon with assets in the trillions? How could he possibly come to assist the Ye Family?” Ye Changfeng was shocked over the phone, his face filled with confusion.
Hadn’t his grandson been incapacitated for five years? When exactly had he met so many influential people?
Moreover, Ye Changfeng was now sensing that, aside from Wandering Soul and the power of the vassal families, there seemed to be another hidden force outside, secretly helping Ye Fan. Continue your saga on empire
Ye Fan smiled faintly, thinking to himself that Lovette had said he would come to help him, and even if Ye Fan asked for all of his assets now, Lovette would transfer them without hesitation.
“Are you relieved now? In this battle against the Zhang family, we have completely crushed them! The Ye Family’s revenge mission is also officially starting, so grandpa, take care of yourself!”
Since the operation in Penglai Canyon, Ye Fan had no intention of hiding himself anymore.
The true culprits behind the scenes had already been investigated to the extent of Zhang Heng and Elder Tang Zheng, and the option to retreat or remain in the shadows was no longer possible.
“Alright then!” Ye Changfeng sighed, his monstrous grandson seemed to have truly grown up, “Since that’s the case, I’ll feel at ease going to the Capital! However, before I leave, I need to entrust you with something… now that you’re in Flower Capital, go on my behalf to visit Ma Wencai of the Ma Family!”
“Ma Wencai, as my former deputy, made significant contributions! Moreover, in the Southwest and throughout Great Xia, he has substantial influence. If the Ye Family is to carry out our revenge mission, it would be best to have the support of the Ma Family! Ma Wencai has been stationed in the Southwest for many years; with his support, our rear will be much more stable… Do you understand?”
“Oh! I understand!” Ye Fan responded but did not tell his grandfather the truth, sneering inwardly. Grandfather still remembered the brotherhood they shared in battle, but the Ma Family had long since ceased to be the same as before.
Since the Ma Family had participated in the attack on his elder brother, they had been blacklisted by Ye Fan.
But regardless, the Ma Family, being his grandfather’s former deputy, warranted that the necessary formalities be observed.
“Old Guo, prepare some gifts for me. After we finish eating, accompany me to visit Old Master Ma!” Ye Fan called out to Guo Li beside him and then said to the members of Lovette’s team present, “Everyone has worked hard today, let’s go have a meal first, and afterward, Young Master Guo will arrange your bonuses!”
As Ye Fan was summoning everyone to leave, he suddenly thought of Liu Wuyang.
He was the future God of Wealth managing the finances and, since Lovette was here, it would be valuable for him to communicate with Lovette and perhaps gain some useful insights for his growth.
With this in mind, Ye Fan immediately made a call to Liu Wuyang.
“What? Young Master Ye is arranging for me to dine with the God of Wealth, Lovette? Am I hearing this right?” Liu Wuyang was ecstatic on receiving the call and yelled excitedly, “That’s my idol! Young Master Ye actually knows him?”
Liu Wuyang was extremely grateful for his past choice to cling to the coattails of Ye Fan, which was incredibly wise, “Young Master Ye, please wait, I’m on my way! Thank you, Young Master Ye, thank you!”
Liu Wuyang kept expressing his gratitude over the phone until Ye Fan impatiently interrupted him, “Enough! Attend to the task I assigned you, handle it with diligent care… with Ye Corporation at the core, we will build a new business empire, and you will be our future God of Wealth…”
The financial battle between the Ye Family and the Zhang Family was over, but the impact of such a significant event had only just begun!
Capital’s Tang Zheng was the first to receive the news and wasn’t surprised by the outcome, “As long as Ye Fan is still alive, none of us will have a good ending, and moreover… I’m afraid that even if Ye Fan doesn’t take action, those above us will…”