"Definitely, definitely." Old Jin raised his eyes and looked around the bar, finding it rather small. Compared to his Emperor Top Club, this place was indeed like a slum. He couldn't understand why Ye Tianfan frequented this place so often, but since he'd said it, naturally, he would let the brothers come here from now on.

"Mr. Ye, shall we get in the car?" Old Jin bowed respectfully and made a gesture inviting him.

"Alright."

Ye Tianfan didn't say more, getting directly into the car. Soon, they arrived at Villa No. 16 on Peony Street. It was already late. Yao Lingshan was soundly asleep in the bedroom, while Long Yuqing sat in the villa's living room, her mind full of concerns, waiting for Ye Tianfan.

"Creak..."

The villa door was pushed open, and Ye Tianfan stepped inside.

"Tianfan, something's happened." Long Yuqing's face was full of worry. Seeing Ye Tianfan come over, she quickly stood up.

"Is it because of the Tianyu Group?" Ye Tianfan asked.

"Yes." Long Yuqing nodded: "Tianyu Group has swallowed up many small to medium-sized enterprises, causing our Long Group's assets to shrink drastically. If this continues, I'm afraid our Long Group will also be thrown into chaos."

Ye Tianfan was already aware of this situation. On the ferry, many small enterprise owners gathered, including several under the Long Group, and they weren't few in number.

"How much have we lost?" Ye Tianfan asked.

"Forty percent. The small to medium enterprises under the Long Group's control have been switched to Tianyu Group's side by forty percent, including a new energy company that was also acquired."

Talking about the new energy company, a trace of sorrow appeared on Long Yuqing's face, indicating its importance to her.

"Is there something special about this company?" Ye Tianfan responded.

Long Yuqing thought for a moment and said: "Being a new energy company, the initial investment cost me quite a lot, for new materials and new energy development. I originally planned to expand this company into a major public company, but..."

"But they turned sides and went to Tianyu Group?" Ye Tianfan raised an eyebrow and said: "Then you can sue them for breach of contract. Miss Long, don't tell me you invested so much in this new energy company without signing any legal contract?"

Long Yuqing furrowed her brows and said: "Of course, I signed."

"Then there's no problem, just sue them, take them to bankruptcy, can't you?"

Ye Tianfan shook his head, feeling it wasn't a grave matter. After all, the contract was clear as day; if they dared breach it, just suing would suffice — no need to worry so much here.

But Long Yuqing, still with a gloomy expression, said: "I've already sued. The new energy company also paid compensation for the breach, and it's doubled."

"Then what's the problem with that?"

"It's certainly not alright! I built this company with my investments. Now the technology is ripe, and once production starts, the profits from this company would be dozens or even hundreds of times the compensation."

Long Yuqing's face was filled with dissatisfaction and anger, treating the company like her child, which she raised painstakingly, only to have it snatched away just as it was about to become profitable.

Anyone would feel discontent under such circumstances, especially someone with Long Yuqing's ambitious mindset. Indeed, she couldn't swallow this.

"What do you want to do then?"

Ye Tianfan looked at Long Yuqing, feeling somewhat helpless. Knowing the company's importance, she should've set higher breach of contract penalties when signing.

Long Yuqing was great in many ways but often too loyal. On the streets, loyalty is crucial and respected; hence in Jiangzhou City's underworld, she's respectfully called Sister Long.

But such loyalty mightn't suit the business world, where talk is strictly business. Which business owner doesn't struggle for profits?

In other words, businessmen solely focused on making money are ungrateful, following whoever feeds them, disregarding any loyalty, and choosing whoever offers higher prices or dividends, impossible to restrain.

Ye Tianfan sighed, gently walking to Long Yuqing, patting her shoulder, and said: "You're not thinking of using underground influence in Jiangzhou to..."

In Long Yuqing's eyes flashed a chill; she coldly said: "I know his home address, where his child goes to school!"

Seeing the harsh gleam on Long Yuqing's face, Ye Tianfan knew she was considering using the company owner's family as leverage.

Though there's a saying, "Don't involve the wife and children," he also didn't agree with her approach. But since the opponent wronged her first, her retaliation was understandable.

Besides, Ye Tianfan knew that the Long Group's strong hold in Jiangzhou City was inextricably linked to Long Yuqing's ruthlessness. She had likely done such things many times, or her title as the city's underground leader wouldn't have lasted so long.

"Are you planning on kidnapping his family?" Ye Tianfan couldn't help but ask.

"They've already gone; I estimate in another ten minutes, they should meet his wife and child." Long Yuqing sat angrily on the sofa, her arms crossed over her chest, looking at the wall clock, calculating time.

"This time, the Tianyu Group's thunderous moves struck the Qin Group and us practically simultaneously. I'm afraid this storm in Jiangzhou City's business world will be fiercer than the last time with Fang Zaitian, better be prepared."

Long Yuqing's voice was full of worry, and Ye Tianfan understood that she wasn't exaggerating. This time, the Tianyu Group came with great momentum, almost unstoppable, with one keyword: mystery.

To this day, nobody figured out which forces were pushing the Tianyu Group from behind.

The Qin family's informants, Long family's underground contacts, have been investigating for a week, yet nothing was found. It evidently shows the hidden depths of Tianyu Group's backing, untraceable through ordinary means.

"Tick... Tock..."

The clock on the wall ticked with every passing second, Long Yuqing's expression growing grimmer. Her men should've returned with the company owner's family in ten minutes, yet half an hour passed with no word.

Feeling uneasy, Long Yuqing picked up the phone and called Old Jin: "Are the brothers on the task back yet?"

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