"Grandpa, how can you let him leave?!" Chi Hu's expression was indignant, wishing he could directly attack Chen Jin Chao and keep him here forever.
Li Er Zhou did not answer, but looked deeply at the two corpses on the ground.
Chi Hu had been expressing his anger in his ear, thinking Li Er Zhou was too merciful.
Li Er Zhou moved his gaze from the two corpses and said to the subordinate beside him, "Bury these two properly, and treat their families kindly. This is what our Li family owes them. Besides compensating each of them two million, you must raise their children to adulthood."
"Understood!"
After saying this, Li Er Zhou closed his eyes and said to Chi Hu, "You come with me."
Chi Hu followed Li Er Zhou to the study.
There were some things that were inconvenient to say in front of so many people, so they could only talk in secret in the study.
"Grandpa, you really cannot let him leave. At worst, we can go all out and replace him directly!" Chi Hu's eyes gleamed with ferocity as he proposed his suggestion to Li Er Zhou. Li Er Zhou's face showed a wry smile. "Tell me, why do you want to kill Chen Jin Chao?"
"Hmph, because he has gone too far. He doesn't take our Li family seriously, and he even wants to destroy our Li family. This is something we cannot tolerate, otherwise, everyone will step on us in the future." Chi Hu said indignantly, stating his reason for hating Chen Jin Chao. Li Er Zhou nodded, and sighed, "You can see it, and how can I not? Chen Jin Chao dared to openly kill people in the Li family courtyard, which shows he cannot tolerate the Li family anymore."
Chi Hu was even more confused.
"If that's the case, why not kill him? If there's any blame later, it can all be piled on me. For the eternal prosperity of the Li family, I am willing to sacrifice myself!" Chi Hu was extremely agitated.
Li Er Zhou sighed again, "Have you ever thought about the difference between you and Chen Jin Chao?"
Chi Hu shook his head.
Li Er Zhou nodded.
Chi Hu's expression changed slightly, indicating some dissatisfaction.
"If it were you, you would probably have killed the person as soon as you discovered you were being followed, right?" Li Er Zhou countered. Chi Hu nodded and said, "That's right, that's my style of doing things. Is there anything wrong with that?"
Li Er Zhou found that Chi Hu still hadn't caught on. After a moment of silence, he said, "You see, this is the difference between you and Chen Jin Chao. We've been taken advantage of. Think about it yourself."
Chi Hu retorted, "What does this have to do with us killing Chen Jin Chao?"
Li Er Zhou was speechless again, and said with a wry smile, "Have you ever considered a question? It's not about whether we want to kill him or not, but whether we have the ability to kill him. Although you are an S-class expert, you are no match for Chen Jin Chao. He has broken through the genetic shackles and is a super expert. Even among the Five Clans and Eight Sects, he is an extremely rare master."
"This..."
Chi Hu gradually realized, and his face showed an embarrassed expression.
"But can't we get the Wu family to intervene? The Wu family is a hidden aristocratic clan. Dealing with a mere Chen Jin Chao should be easy for them, right? As far as I know, the Wu family has experts at the Yaoguang realm. Even if the Wu family really takes action to kill Chen Jin Chao, the Chinese authorities won't be able to do anything to them, right?"
Li Er Zhou shook his head.
If only things were that simple.
Killing one Chen Jin Chao could not suppress the entire country, otherwise, China would have long been ruled by various sects and noble families in rotation.
Moreover, China possesses forbidden nuclear weapons that can obliterate these hidden aristocratic clans.
"Temporary honor and disgrace are nothing. Being able to bend and stretch is the mark of a true man. You must learn to endure humiliation in such matters, rather than forcefully stepping out," Li Er Zhou said earnestly, still hoping that Chi Hu could one day take charge of the Li family and deepen the connection with the Wu family.
Chi Hu fell silent.
Li Er Zhou continued, "You must now order everyone to stop their actions and not to follow Chen Jin Chao anymore. You also need to instruct all the disciples of the Li family that while Chen Jin Chao is in Lingnan, they must not cause trouble. If Chen Jin Chao targets them, the Li family will not intervene to save them. My words apply to you as well. Do you understand?"
Even though he was unwilling, Chi Hu could only nod in the end.
That day.
The news of Chen Jin Chao killing people in the Li family courtyard quickly spread.
Of course, it was limited to the upper-class families. Ordinary people had little access to matters at this level.
Some families that had stood firm due to Chen Jin Chao's favor realized that Chen Jin Chao was still the same Chen Jin Chao who could not tolerate even a grain of sand in his eyes. This matter jolted them out of their false prosperity, and they began to strictly discipline their own disciples.
At night.
Chen Jin Chao did not return to his residence but traveled to other cities in Lingnan.
Luo Feng followed all the way and collected legends about the local area of Lingnan, trying to find the whereabouts of the Wu family.
While Chen Jin Chao was resting, Luo Feng received a secret report from the capital.
He presented this secret report to Chen Jin Chao, "Mr. Chen, colleagues in the capital have used satellite searches to scan all suspicious ground structures in Lingnan, but still cannot find any trace of the Wu family. Therefore, we can basically confirm that the Wu family is not on the surface and may be located underground, similar to Xuan Tian Guan."
Chen Jin Chao took the secret report.
He glanced at it quickly. The description on it was largely consistent with what Luo Feng had said.
Luo Feng added, "At our current speed, it may take another ten or eight years to find the Wu family's location. Shall we just tie up Li Er Zhou and force the old man to reveal the Wu family's whereabouts?"
Chen Jin Chao frowned and did not approve this suggestion.
Because this suggestion was a last resort, and should not be used unless absolutely necessary, otherwise, it would definitely lead to the turmoil of the situation.
"Let's wait a bit longer, for the news from Qian De Shui. During this period, I need to visit the places where Qi Yue used to work and her colleagues. Perhaps there will be new discoveries." Chen Jin Chao sighed. This was the most helpless period for him, full of energy but nowhere to exert it.
He had no idea what to do.
In the following days, Chen Jin Chao indeed visited the places where Tao Qi Yue had worked as previously planned, and had secret conversations with some of her former colleagues, deducing the exact time of Tao Qi Yue's disappearance, which perfectly matched what Li Xiao Ning had said.
Chen Jin Chao naturally understood what this meant, and his resolve to destroy the Li family was further strengthened.
Seven days passed quickly.
While the Li family was recuperating, Li Xiao Ning, accompanied by two guards Chen Jin Chao had sent to protect her, arrived at her father Li Tai Hang's residence. The current Li Xiao Ning was completely different from her former self. Her dressing style had abandoned her previous gentle demeanor and turned bold and unrestrained.
She walked into Li Tai Hang's villa with her suit jacket open, wearing a skirt with a slit above the knee and high heels.
This time, she was going to take her fate into her own hands!