Chapter 14

Upon hearing from Hu Long about the local bully of Capital City, Li Tie, who had once tried to force him to kill his own father Ye Hong, Ye Tianchen knew that this matter was definitely not trivial.

Li Tie was merely a bully in Capital City, yet he had the audacity to target his father, who was the vice mayor.

Moreover, his father had never mentioned any conflicts with the underground forces of Capital City, so Ye Tianchen speculated that someone must be pulling the strings behind Li Tie, indicating a significant conspiracy.

Capital City was a place where dragons and tigers hid, with numerous prominent families and substantial influence from both legitimate and illegitimate forces.

Beneath the calm surface, there were always bloody and violent struggles, too numerous to count.

“I heard people say that Li Tie was acting on orders from the Qin family when he attempted the killing.

As for what exactly happened, I’m not very clear,” said Hu Long upon seeing Ye Tianchen’s reaction, who, despite some confusion, still shared what he knew.

“Alright, thank you.

Hurry along, take your sister and leave this place, find somewhere safe, and don’t come back again!”

After saying that, Ye Tianchen left.

He was in a hurry to get home because he suddenly felt that, although the Ye family seemed peaceful and uninvolved in world affairs, there were many who wanted to deal with the Ye family.

This further strengthened his resolve to awaken his Superpower as soon as possible, to protect his family and everything he had in this life.

He would not allow anyone to humiliate them, which was something Ye Tianchen had long decided in his heart.

As for dealing with Capital City’s bully Li Tie, Ye Tianchen had not yet thought of taking immediate action, as this was linked to the Qin family.

It appeared that Li Tie was a lapdog of the Qin family.

Dealing with the Qin family required careful planning and finding the right moment.

The Qin family was a second-tier family in Capital City, with a much higher standing than the Ye family.

A hasty move could fail to solve the problem and even bring a significant crisis to his family.

Although Ye Tianchen was a Divine-level Superpower expert during the apocalypse and advocated solving problems with his fists, this didn’t mean he was thoughtless.

He knew many issues couldn’t be resolved with just brute force.

One had to be more cunning, especially in Capital City’s great melting pot.

The truly clever could kill without anyone noticing.

It was destined to be an unsettled night for the Luo family.

A man dressed in military uniform, square-faced, with a crew cut, and appearing to be in his sixties, frowned and sat sternly in the center of the hall.

He had hurried back because, in just one day, both his grandsons were severely injured.

His younger grandson might become a vegetative state, and his elder grandson’s mouth was so smashed that his teeth were all knocked out, his face swollen like Zhu Bajie, unable to utter a single word.

This authoritative elder was Luo Songcheng, the man at the helm of the Luo family, also the grandfather of Luo Tao and Luo Lei, a military commander of a certain military area, with significant power and influence.

For years, no one had dared to touch a member of the Luo family, let alone leave his two grandsons gravely wounded in one day.

It was intolerable.

Slam!

“Who?

I want to know who hurt Leier and Taoer?” Luo Songcheng angrily slammed his palm onto the coffee table and roared.

With a hint of rage in his eyes, Luo Songcheng looked at his two sons standing before him in the grand hall of the Luo family villa.

Over the years, the Luo family’s power had grown, and it was not easy to send Luo Lei to the Falcon Unit to lay the groundwork for his career.

Now that he had been beaten to such a state, it would bring shame upon Luo Songcheng if word got out.

“Dad, you must stand up for Taoer and Leier.

Our Luo family absolutely cannot be bullied like this by others,” pleaded Luo Guanghui, the father of Luo Lei and Luo Tao and the eldest son of the Luo family, with a mournful expression.

“Shut up!

Instead of finding out who attacked your sons, you come crying to me?

You’re hopeless,” scolded Luo Songcheng.

Startled by his father’s scolding, Luo Guanghui, who was already an unaccomplished old fellow, otherwise how could he have raised such arrogant sons like Luo Lei and Luo Tao, stood speechless.

With no idea what to do about the situation with his sons, he could only look to his father, Luo Songcheng, for guidance.

“Dad, I sent people to investigate the matter, and we can almost confirm that it was that Ye family brat, Ye Tianchen, who did it…” Luo Qi, Luo Songcheng’s second son, began hesitantly.

“What?

Ye Tianchen?

Wasn’t that little bastard dead?” asked Luo Guanghui, somewhat surprised.

“You’re always loafing around; how could you know any accurate news?

Ye Tianchen is alive and has returned, but it’s unclear why he would take action against Leier and Taoer,” Luo Songcheng said, furrowing his brow.

“According to the information I have, after Ye Tianchen became a special forces soldier, he became quite close to the Han family’s daughter, Han Jie.

Leier has been pursuing Han Jie all along, so he had defamatory content about Ye Tianchen published in the Eight Diagrams Bao.

Eventually, Ye Tianchen found them out at Heaven and Earth, but there’s something that puzzles me greatly…” Luo Qi trailed off pensively.

“What’s the matter?” Luo Songcheng glanced at Luo Qi, finding his second son to be somewhat more reliable.

“I found someone to try and get Ye Tianchen’s records after he joined the military, but it failed.

His training data in the military is classified as a top-secret file by the National Security Bureau and is kept locked away.

It’s not accessible to ordinary people,” Luo Qi said with his brow furrowed.

Hearing his second son’s words, Luo Songcheng was taken aback, too.

He had heard of Ye Tianchen before, but not because Ye Tianchen was so famous at the time.

Rather, it was because he was caught peeping on Capital City’s number one beauty, Liu Rumei, taking a bath, and the Qi family coming to call off the engagement because of it.

These events had been enough to cause quite a stir for Ye Tianchen, known to almost everyone of a certain standing.

However, Luo Songcheng couldn’t understand why his second son, Luo Qi, was so perplexed.

In everyone’s eyes, Ye Tianchen was just a spendthrift fool, a good-for-nothing moron.

How could such a useless piece of trash, who didn’t seem promising, survive an ambush that killed five experienced special forces veterans and come back alive?

It was truly shocking.

Moreover, all of his information was marked as top-secret by the nation.

Could such a waste, a prodigal, possess such formidable combat power?

“Top-secret information, who took care of this matter?” Luo Songcheng was stunned.

The fact that they made an ordinary special forces soldier’s file top-secret and sent it directly to the National Security Bureau for archiving was no small issue.

“Cang Lang,” Luo Qi said in a deep voice.

“Him?

One of the top three War Kings of China got involved in this too?

It seems Ye Tianchen isn’t as simple as he appears to the world.

We must thoroughly investigate this,” Luo Songcheng said thoughtfully.

“Dad, Ye Tianchen is nothing but a prodigal son, a trash.

Just send a few people to kill him and be done with it.

The Ye family has long been in decline.

They’re no match for our Luo family,” Luo Guanghui said from the side, somewhat disgruntled.

With a thud of a kick, Luo Songcheng, being a military man with a fiery temper, upon hearing his eldest son, Luo Guanghui’s words, delivered a kick in his direction and scolded fiercely, “Use your pig brain!

Would a special forces soldier, who managed to come back alive from the border, whose files have been classified as top-secret by the state, and who beat Lei’er and Tao’er up like this, be a prodigal son, a trash?

If he’s considered trash, then I’m afraid all those people in Capital City who’ve been played like fools by him all these years are trash too!”

Furthermore, it was particularly strange that Lei’er, despite having joined the Falcon Unit through Luo Songcheng’s own tough connections, was far stronger than the average special forces soldier and yet was beaten to a point of powerlessness by Ye Tianchen.

Luo Songcheng was beginning to suspect Ye Tianchen’s actions over the years.

Was this man playing the entire Capital City, or had he been biding his time for many years, preparing to rise?

He still needed to ponder this thoroughly.

“Dad, I…” Luo Guanghui, kicked into a state of confusion, was surprised that Luo Songcheng, who was usually very protective of his sons, had turned against him.

This was somewhat out of character.

“You think the Ye family is so easy to deal with?

Ye Yuanshan of the Ye family, although he has stepped down from his position, is still a retired camel that’s bigger than a horse.

If pushed too hard, it might even put our Luo family at risk.

Also, this Ye Tianchen is an enigma.

Acting rashly would just put us in a disadvantageous position,” Luo Songcheng said with irritation.

“So what should we do now?” Luo Qi asked.

“This matter is up to you to handle.

It won’t be long before the Military Committee elects new members.

I will do my utmost to gain a seat, hoping to take our Luo family up a notch.

Then we won’t have to worry about the Ye family.

So, I will not get involved in this matter!” Luo Songcheng said after looking at Luo Qi.

“I understand,” Luo Qi nodded and said.

“Alright, don’t act impulsively for now.

Wait until Qier figures out the details about Ye Tianchen.

I’ll tell you again, don’t treat this man as a fool.

I think it’s very likely that he’s the smartest person in the entire Capital City,” Luo Songcheng warned his eldest son, Luo Guanghui, once more.

The reason Luo Guanghui made such a decision was also out of necessity.

The Luo family was not a major clan in Capital City, similar to the Ye family.

However, Ye Yuanshan of the Ye family had already retired, no longer seeking to influence the government.

Luo Songcheng himself was still the commander of a military region and held real power, naturally putting the Luo family at a much higher status than the Ye family.

Yet, Capital City was like a giant dye vat with too many colors, so many that it was somewhat inscrutable.

After all, Old Master Ye had once held power, and there were bound to be intricate connections.

If his entry into the Military Committee were threatened in any way, that would be troublesome.

Luo Songcheng had waited many years for this opportunity, so he had to be cautious and deliberate about every move.

Acting rashly could lead to the ruin of both his family and himself.

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