Zheng Jun and Feng Wulin had just gotten out of the car when He Hongshan greeted them with a bright smile and said, "I was wondering why I heard the magpies chirping this morning. It turns out to be the grand arrival of you two. A rare sight indeed."
Zheng Jun chuckled and said, "What can we do? Family Head He has been expanding his activities lately, making us all quite anxious. So, we wanted to co and ask, what exactly are you planning? If possible, the Zheng Family and Feng Family would like to have a share as well."
He Hongshan laughed heartily and said, "I was just worried about my strength being insufficient. If the Zheng and Feng Families join in, I would naturally welco it with open arms."
Feng Wulin showed a hint of doubt and said, "Family Head He is actually this generous?"
He Hongshan said casually, "If I were to keep everything to myself, what would you do?"
Zheng Jun did not hesitate to answer, "We would ally with the Xu Family against your He Family."
He Hongshan waved his hand and said, "There you go, since keeping everything to myself yields no good outco, why not join forces with you? At that ti, we can divide the Xu Family together, why not?"
Zheng Jun and Feng Wulin nodded, choosing to believe He Hongshan’s words.
He Hongshan laughed and said, "Brother Zhang, Nephew Zheng Xian, since you rarely visit my He Family Villa, why not co in for a couple of drinks?"
The two understood, laughed heartily, and followed He Hongshan into the He Family Villa.
The He Family originally had plans to ally with other families to destroy and divide the Xu Family. The visit from the Zheng and Feng Families perfectly aligned with He Hongshan’s intentions, so the three families agreed quickly, without much discussion, to form an alliance.
As for how to divide the Xu Family’s wealth, that required careful deliberation.
After all, the Xu Family is one of the five prominent families in Haogang, with trendous wealth beyond ordinary people’s imagination! Even just one percent is a staggering figure.
Because of this, although representatives of the three families appear to be smiling, they are actually competing fiercely under the surface, not giving an inch.
In the end, representatives of the three families negotiated for three whole days before arriving at a contract that satisfied all three.
Of course, Xu Renjie could not know anything about these negotiations.
He Hongshan had already promised to make him the Family Head of the Xu Family, but in reality, it was obvious to any observer that he did not have the qualification to split the Xu Family’s assets.
To many, Xu Renjie was nothing but a joke.
The superior attitude he usually displayed seed more like a circus clown, rely trying to attract attention.
Even until now, Xu Renjie did not know that he had long been sold out by He Hongshan.
He still believed that the He Family would support him in becoming the Xu Family’s head!
Sotis he even wondered if, once he beca the Family Head, he should really divide half of the Xu Family’s assets to the He Family, thinking it might be too much.
In the eyes of the He, Zheng, and Feng Families, the Xu Family had already beco fish on the chopping block, ready to be slaughtered.
As for the Xu Family’s wishful thinking of fish dying or the net breaking, that was even more impossible.
The alliance of the three families was already quite formidable, spreading their influence across every corner of Haogang. To be frank, if these three families joined forces, even if the Xu Family wanted to fight back, it’s doubtful they could.
In fact, this was exactly the case.
Since the alliance of the three families, the Xu Family’s situation beca increasingly dire, even reaching the brink of collapse.
In just three days, twelve companies under the Xu Family announced bankruptcy, with losses exceeding hundreds of billions.
Moreover, several officials supported by the Xu Family, as well as underground forces, suffered heavy losses from the onslaught of the combined power of the He, Zheng, and Feng Families.
Although the Xu Family held blackmail material on other families, the problem was that the opposing parties had long been prepared. If the Xu Family dared to upload these materials, they might never be fully released online, as the families would promptly delete them, nipping them in the bud.
Additionally, due to interference from the three families, online discussions about the Xu Family had vanished, replaced by news of celebrity scandals.
With no one discussing them, the heat surrounding news about the Xu Family naturally cooled down.
In the midst of all the revelry, who knew how many bloodless and shadowy battles took place in private among these major families.
Betrayal! Threats! Defection!
Such words played out repeatedly among the Xu Family’s key figures.
Though Xu Shichang had arranged security forces around these people, the opposing powers were stronger, infiltrating without a flaw.
The security asures laid out by Xu Shichang couldn’t resist the invasion of the opposing three families’ forces, making the internal situation of the Xu Family even more chaotic.
At this mont, within the Yunqi Villa of the Xu Family.
It was difficult to find the previously harmonious scenes; almost everyone looked bewildered, coming and going in a hurry.
The decline within Yunqi Villa had begun to erge.
Everyone in the Xu Family, from Xu Renhai to so distant relatives, were anxious about the future, with so people even taking their assets and fleeing Haogang.
The puzzling thing was, despite the grim situation of the Xu Family, the Family Head Xu Shichang still appeared calm and composed, causing those keeping an eye on the Xu Family to wonder if he still had so hidden cards?
Yunqi Villa.
Inside Xu Shichang’s villa.
"Father, our assets were targeted again today, with losses exceeding a billion. If things continue this way, the Hai Chang Group will go bankrupt."
Watching Xu Shichang sipping tea calmly, Xu Renhai spoke with urgency.
It’s no surprise Xu Renhai was so anxious; Hai Chang Group is one of the largest two groups under the Xu Family, contributing about a third of Xu Family’s annual profit.
If Hai Chang Group goes bankrupt, it would be a devastating blow to the Xu Family, currently in a precarious situation.
Upon hearing this, Xu Shichang remained unperturbed, simply smiling faintly: "Relax, the Hai Chang Group has a deep foundation, it’s not so easy to bankrupt."
Seeing his father’s continuing calm deanor, Xu Renhai couldn’t help but speak: "Father, our Xu Family is now being hit so hard by those three families that we can’t even fight back. People within our Xu Family are losing morale. You must co up with a decision!"
Xu Shichang smiled and said, "Give the order, from now on, our Xu Family will fully retract, as for those worthless peripheral industries, discard them if possible."
Ah?
Xu Renhai practically couldn’t believe his father’s words; even now, his father was thinking about defense?
Isn’t this a joke?
Given the enormous combined force of those three families, does defending even help the Xu Family?
Their power could completely crush the Xu Family!
Just then, Xu Renhai suddenly noticed his father’s face, cold and calm, prompting a slight stir in his heart...
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