Inside this luxurious yet oppressive private room, the atmosphere was as if frozen solid.
The patriarchs of the Wang, Sun, and Zhao families—three old foxes who had climbed and tumbled through the Imperial Capital business world for half their lives and long since become refined—
at this moment, were like three lambs awaiting slaughter, sitting upright with varied expressions.
They were all cautiously trying to guess what this young man, who was both young and possessed a powerful aura, was truly planning.
And Yan Che?
He unhurriedly poured a cup of top-tier vintage wine, exuding a rich and mellow aroma, for each of the "uncles" present.
Then, he slowly returned to his seat at the head of the table.
His face still wore that polite yet distant smile, but his gaze, like the sharpest eagle, swept back and forth across the three patriarchs' feigned calm faces.
"Three uncles, I presume you must all be very curious why this junior invited you here today?"
Yan Che's voice was flat, yet it carried a penetrating quality, slowly echoing through the silent private room, breaking the suffocating silence.
The three patriarchs exchanged glances, but none of them spoke immediately.
They were all waiting, waiting for the other side to reveal their hand first.
Yan Che looked at their expressions, as if facing a formidable enemy, and the smile at the corner of his mouth deepened, and grew colder.
He did not rush to discuss any so-called "cooperation," nor did he directly resort to coercion or inducement… Instead, he reached out, picked up a remote control from the table, and gently pressed a button, pointing it at the large LCD screen on the wall.
The next second!
The screen instantly lit up!
A series of shocking and cold data appeared before the three patriarchs!
—The Wang Family: In the past three years, due to Lu Corporation's acquisitions and market squeeze, its core business has shrunk by 70%, and its market value has evaporated by nearly 50 billion!
—The Sun Family: Due to the entire team of core patent technology R&D personnel under its flag being poached by Lu Corporation's no-expense-spared financial offensive, its new product development plan was completely aborted, and it is currently on the verge of bankruptcy at any moment!
—The Zhao Family: Even more so, because they directly offended the Fu Family… Its core family members have successively encountered various "accidents" within just one year, and now its population is dwindling!
Yan Che did not utter another word of nonsense.
He simply used this most direct and cruel method to brutally expose the tragic situation of these three families being mercilessly suppressed by the Fu Family in recent years!
Stirring up the most primal and deeply ingrained… hatred and fear for the Fu Family and Lu Cheng, deep within their hearts!
…Indeed!
After seeing those shocking lines of data and recalling their own unbearable histories of blood and tears.
The feigned calm faces of the three patriarchs instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot!
Their eyes were filled with unconcealable anger and… a deep sense of powerlessness!
Yan Che took in all their reactions.
He knew that the time was ripe.
It was time to offer these "avengers" a… proposition they absolutely could not refuse.
"Three uncles."
His voice, filled with a bewitching magic, rang out again.
"I know that the hatred you harbor for the Fu Family, and the resentment you hold for Lu Cheng, has long since permeated your very bones."
"I also know that you are constantly thinking about how to get revenge, how to reclaim everything that belongs to you!"
"Now, the opportunity has arrived."
"With the strong support of the Fu Family, we can not only recover, with interest, the benefits that Lu Corporation has encroached upon!"
"But even more… after this behemoth that is the Fu Family falls, we can completely divide its vast business empire!"
He looked at the three pairs of eyes that instantly lit up at his words, and the smile on his face grew even more sinister and charming.
"At that time, what you will gain will be far more than simply recovering lost ground!"
"It will be a… feast that is enough to make all three of your families leap to become truly top-tier prominent families… "
"A gluttonous feast!"
He wanted to package this risky "revenge" as a… "investment" and "gamble" with infinite temptation!
To rekindle the flame of "greed" in the hearts of these three old foxes, who had long been dominated by fear!
…However, the three patriarchs were, after all, not inexperienced novices.
After the initial shock and excitement, they quickly calmed down.
The patriarch of the Wang Family, an elder who appeared the most mature and steady, was the first to raise the most crucial question:
"Mr. Yan, this vision you've painted is indeed grand and very tempting."
"But… the Fu Family is deeply entrenched, and its network of connections is intricate! Lu Cheng himself is a ruthless and extremely cunning character!"
"How… can we win?"
The patriarch of the Sun Family immediately echoed:
"Exactly! Although the Fu Family is powerful and influential, with power reaching the heavens."
"But will the Fu Family really go to war with the Fu Family for the sake of a few outsiders like us? The cost, even for the Fu Family, might be unbearable, right?"
Finally, the patriarch of the Zhao Family fixed his scrutinizing and suspicious gaze on Yan Che!
"Yan Che, although we don't know what your relationship with the Fu Family truly is. But ultimately, you are nothing more than an agent put forward by the Fu Family!"
"Why should we gamble the future and fate of our entire families on a mere young man like you?"
…Facing the three men's gazes, which were full of doubt and distrust.
Yan Che, instead of getting angry, smiled.
The smile on his face grew more confident, and more… unfathomable.
He slowly rose from the head of the table, walked to the private room door, and personally pulled open the heavy door.
Then, he turned his head, looked at the three patriarchs inside the private room who were still waiting for his answer, and showed a playful smile that sent chills down one's spine… "With your strength, it is naturally not enough."
"But what if…"
He paused, his voice suddenly turning cold!
"We add… "
"A transcendent ancient martial arts master, powerful enough to disregard any rules?"
As his words fell!
A gaunt and emaciated figure slowly emerged from the darkness outside the door!
It was… Immortal Emperor Ling Tian!