Chapter 921 - 871: Madness and Absurdity! (7)

In the lounge.

Wang Anshi was so shocked by Qin Fan’s words before leaving that he couldn’t recover for a long time.

To personally open up a new era.

To bathe Four-nine City in blood?

To say it and do it?

What does this mean?

What does it represent?

Is he really going to wash the Forbidden cards himself?

He’s gone mad, completely mad!

He’s just a young man under twenty!

No matter how extraordinary he is, so what?

In such a situation that affects everything, how can it be taken lightly?

Insane, just insane!

Wang Anshi couldn’t stop muttering "mad" under his breath.

His back was instantly drenched in cold sweat!

If time could turn back, he would rather risk everything in the world just to avoid angering this monstrous demon, even if it meant personally ordering the deaths of those three old men without blinking an eye!

But there are no ifs, it has come to this, and when Qin Fan spoke those words, the very scenario he had been silently praying to avoid still came to pass!

....

Returning to the gathering hall of the clubhouse.

Qin Fan had restrained the chill he showed when facing Comrade Wang earlier.

Instead, he adopted a harmless and amiable demeanor.

"Master Qin!"

"Master Qin!"

"Master Qin!"

With Qin Fan’s reappearance.

A chorus of business tycoons called out.

"Well, it’s getting late! You all should head back first!"

Sweeping his gaze around at the gathered magnates, Qin Fan smiled kindly.

"Alright, Master Qin, we’ll take our leave then! If there’s anything you need, just say the word, we’ll be at your service. Farewell!" A leading tycoon said very courteously.

"Master Qin, farewell!"

Smiling, he nodded as he watched these bigwigs depart.

In the end, only Qin Fan’s trusted followers remained in the hall.

Ma Yunbin from Beijing.

Chang Yuanyi from Jinling.

Lai Zhuge and Ye Jizu from Jiangzhou.

The Ye elders and the Ye brothers, Ye Jiguang and Ye Jizong, had just stepped out from a side room.

And Ye Xuan.

"Master Qin!"

Among these people, it was Chang Yuanyi who spoke first.

With eyes reddened almost to the point of tears, he looked at Qin Fan and said with a mournful voice.

With the news of Qin Fan’s incident spreading.

Nobody had it worse than him; though many were green-eyed with envy, jealous of him, his rapid rise to become the first young lord south of the Yangtze River was all due to Qin Fan.

However, with Qin Fan’s disappearance and fall, countless suppressions targeted at him swarmed in.

Just because of their family’s association with Qin Fan, even the forces of those three Forbidden elders deliberately oppressed them!

Fortunate that old Mr. Chang was still around, his prestige remained.

Otherwise, life for the Chang Family would have been much tougher.

Now, with Qin Fan’s return, aside from personal feelings, it was Chang Yuanyi who was most thrilled.

If not for the presence of so many earlier on, his emotions would have already been unleashed.

"Enough, stop looking like a grieving widow!"

Seeing Chang Yuanyi’s expression, Qin Fan laughed offhandedly in reproach.

"Master Qin, you don’t know, you don’t know how I’ve managed during this time! Damn it, all the prominent young lords in Jiangsu and Zhejiang ganged up against me! Thank goodness for old Mr. Chang’s lingering prestige, otherwise, the Chang Family ship would have sunk for sure!"

Even under Qin Fan’s teasing, Chang Yuanyi still complained with red eyes.

His profanity-laced words seemed casual.

But Qin Fan sensed the underlying bitterness.

In Huaxia, Chang Yuanyi was the closest to him, closer than either Ye Jizu or Ma Yunbin.

Such a relationship of shared glory and loss inevitably made life difficult for him and the Chang Family with Qin Fan’s past misfortune. It’s different from the Ye Family; no matter what, the Ye elder was a highly decorated veteran, and the Ye Family rooted itself deeply in Lingnan, so any higher plans had to be cautiously considered.

But the Chang Family was different; while the Forbidden City might have some special sentiments towards old Mr. Chang, it was different from the Ye Family. Big actions might not happen, but small nudges and warnings were unavoidable.

All this, Qin Fan could foresee.

So he knew the most suffering was definitely the Chang Family and Chang Yuanyi.

"Don’t worry, even if the Chang Family ship had sunk, I’d still pull you back up to the skies! Remember those who tormented you, and settle the scores!"

Dropping the flippancy from his face, Qin Fan said seriously.

"Master Qin, definitely, since you’re back! If I don’t repay this tenfold, then my life is wasted!" Chang Yuanyi said, gritting his teeth.

"Qin, young friend, may I have a word with you?" Immediately after Chang Yuanyi spoke, the voice of the Ye elder rang out.

"Elder Ye, no need for words! I know what you want to say, there’s no need! I just want to ask, is the Ye Family ready to enter Four-nine City? Are the Ye Family’s eldest two ready to take positions in the Forbidden?"

As the atmosphere tensed with Ye elder’s words.

Qin Fan suddenly spoke up with such words in seriousness.

Those words.

Stunned everyone!

Especially the Ye Family!

The entire Ye line trembled with disbelieving shock!

They understood the meaning in Qin Fan’s words.

Aside from the shock, they were all excited.

Earlier, Qin Fan had just had a meeting with Wang Anshi in the lounge.

Now, he said such words.

The meaning was clear enough!

But the Ye elder still shivered with astonishment and asked, "Qin, young friend, what do you mean by this?"

"I just told him, if this era cannot protect my family, then I’ll create an era of my own! Those three old bastards, Wen Zhou Li, won’t see the sunrise the day after tomorrow! None of those small-time thieves in Four-nine City will escape this calamity! I don’t seek to turn all of Four-nine City into one word, but I want the name Qin Fan to become the shadow that makes them tremble! The cards must be reshuffled, remember what I promised you before? If I don’t die, I’ll see the Ye Family’s flag raised to the highest peak! Now, the time has come!"

Staring straight into the elder’s eyes, now clearer than ever thanks to Spirit Water No. 1, Qin Fan declared word by word.

Yet his words were earth-shattering.

This declaration stirred waves upon waves!

He intends to forcefully intervene in the Forbidden City’s cards and the Four-nine City’s layout?

He’s gone mad, just mad!

Not only did Wang Anshi earlier think Qin Fan was mad.

At this moment, even everyone present thought Qin Fan was mad!

"Qin, young friend, do you realize how mad and absurd this act is?"

Swallowing hard repeatedly, Ye Congjun said.

"If Ye Family’s two talents aren’t capable, then yes, I admit, I’m utterly mad and absurd, and likewise, I’ll abandon this plan! Now tell me, is this madness and absurdity or not?" Qin Fan smiled lightly.

Swish-

As Qin Fan finished speaking.

The scene instantly fell into pin-drop silence.

The Ye elder, Ye Jizu, and Ye Xuan held their breath anxiously.

This answer could only be provided by Ye Jiguang and Ye Jizong themselves!

Only they had the standing to answer.

Suddenly.

Except for Qin Fan, everyone focused on the Ye Family’s two talents in unison.

After a moment.

As if they had made some decision after struggle.

The Ye Family’s two talents, both over fifty, didn’t seek the elder’s stance.

Instead, they looked at Qin Fan.

Expressions grave.

Eyes resolute.

Spoke in unison, "Mr. Qin, we can!"