Chapter 114 Internal Strife

Inside the second floor of the Gui family compound, Sha Pi was tied up with thin nylon rope, his eyes bruised, chunks of his hair missing, lying miserably on the floor.

Lao Hei, holding a knife, poked Sha Pi's chest and asked, "I just don't understand, how did you decide I was with you?!"

Sha Pi glared, struggling with a pale face.

"Fierce look, huh!" Lao Hei gripped the knife, swiftly and ruthlessly aiming for Sha Pi's crotch.

"Pfft!"

Flesh tore, blood flowed freely. Sha Pi looked down at his bleeding thigh, terrified. Just a little more, and he would have been stabbed in his family jewels.

"If you dare shout, I'll kill you and then run!"

"……!" Sha Pi looked at Lao Hei and nodded slowly.

Guang Tou glanced at Lao Hei, and with his consent, removed the tape from Sha Pi's mouth.

Lao Hei held the knife to his neck, his eyes cold.

"I'm also wondering, aren't you Xue Ping'an's man? He even gave you money at the crematorium, I saw you talking……!" Sha Pi asked, equally puzzled.

Lao Hei looked at the blue-haired idiot in front of him, trembling with anger. He slapped him hard across the face: "You screwed up my big plan, you know that?"

……

Around 5:10 PM.

The Gui family banquet began. Old Master Gui, leaning on his cane, appeared in the main hall of the villa.

Inside and outside, more than a dozen tables were full of people, but most were factory owners, trade company executives, and heads of coastal companies who relied on the Gui family for their livelihood, and they weren't qualified to dine in the main hall.

Inside the main hall, the core members of the Gui family and in-laws with certain status were sitting at two main tables, including Gui Mengjun's two younger brothers, his cousins, sisters, uncles, and other relatives.

Old Master Gui came downstairs, waved to the crowd, and then bent down to sit at the main table, saying with no expression, "Let the meal begin!"

As soon as he spoke, the middle-aged steward of the family trotted to the kitchen and shouted, "The meal has started, dig in!"

The Gui family was filled with feudalism and class distinctions. Only after the old master spoke did the people inside and outside begin to eat.

The probing words exchanged during the meal will be left unsaid. Suffice it to say that Old Master Gui symbolically ate a few bites, sat for about ten minutes, and then took the initiative to say his first sentence: "Mengjun is gone, but the family business must continue. I've been thinking for a few days, and I still feel that my energy and body are not up to it. I can't manage too much strenuous work. So after thinking it over, I've decided to hand over the family business to the second son in the future."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gui Mengjun's younger brother, Gui Mengzheng, stood up and nodded to everyone.

Everyone nodded in agreement, no one daring to raise any objections.

Old Master Gui paused and continued, "In the future, the family's main military supplies business will be handled by the second son, and the third son will be responsible for port trade. And Mengxiong, you've done a good job in recent years, with a balance of work and rest, and a stable personality. In the future, in the military supplies business, besides your second brother, you'll have the final say."

Gui Mengxiong was stunned when he heard this: "Grand-uncle, I……!"

"Mengzheng, take good care of Mengxiong. You cousins must stick together and do things well," Old Master Gui instructed in an unquestionable tone.

"Yes!" the second son immediately nodded.

"In short, Mengjun is gone, but life must go on. I hope you can work together to do the family's business well, and not let down the efforts of two or three generations of our family." Old Master Gui raised his glass: "I'm counting on everyone."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone stood up in unison, bowed, and toasted the old master.

After making his decision, Old Master Gui only drank a glass of white wine before going upstairs to rest with his cane.

But those few words excited everyone inside and outside the house. After the old master left, Gui Mengzheng and Gui Mengxiong became popular figures, especially the latter's sudden rise to power, which excited many people.

Inside the compound, several men with Vietnamese and Burmese accents raised their glasses and said to Gui Mengxiong: "Congratulations, congratulations, Mengxiong!"

"Please take care of us in the future……!"

Words of good fortune and polite greetings poured into his ears, and Gui Mengxiong greeted everyone with joy.

……

About half an hour later.

Gui Mengxiong, his face flushed with alcohol, pulled a middle-aged man to the edge of the courtyard and whispered to him, "Uncle, did you see it?"

"See what?" The man who responded was called Wu Ziliang, the uncle of Gui Mengjun's second aunt, and the brother-in-law of Old Master Gui. But his wife died of cancer three years ago, and his relationship with the Gui family, who held high power and influence, became complicated. He was considered one of the most powerful of the Gui family's in-laws.

"The old master promoted me tonight, it's definitely a facade, he wants to appease me." Gui Mengxiong said with a sinister look: "I've been in the Gui family for so many years, I know him too well. Before he makes a move, he's always friendly and amiable. We can't wait any longer, let's get rid of him tonight."

Wu Ziliang replied with his hands behind his back, "Then let's do it."

"Let the Xue family do it first. If they succeed, great. If they don't, our people will finish the job." Gui Mengxiong whispered, "In short, we can't let him live until tomorrow morning."

"Okay!" Wu Ziliang nodded slowly.

The two exchanged a few words and then went to their respective groups of people in the courtyard.

……

At the crematorium, Xue Ping'an held his son's ashes and got into the car.

"Boss, our people have gone to the Gui family, but the contact person's phone can't be reached?" A lackey in the passenger seat said softly.

Xue Ping'an frowned: "Too damn unprofessional, I'll call Gui Mengxiong!"

……

Inside the Gui family compound's second floor, the contact Sha Pi had been subdued and was lying on the ground with his mouth sealed, his eyes full of horror.

"Ring ring ring!"

Lao Hei had just wiped the blood off his hands when the phone in his pocket rang.

"Hello?"

"What's the situation on your side?" Su Tianyu's voice sounded.

"Damn it……!" Lao Hei cursed, turned around, walked to the second floor staircase, and lowered his voice, "You might not believe it, but I've already made it into the Gui family compound."

"Huh?!" Su Tianyu was stunned: "What do you mean?"

"This job is too exciting. Someone mistook me for Xue Ping'an's henchman. I had just arrived when he stopped me and insisted on bringing me in. I couldn't say no." Lao Hei cursed, "The situation now is that my brothers are all outside, and only I and Deng Pao are inside the courtyard."

"……What the hell!" Su Tianyu was speechless for a moment.

"It's difficult for me now, there are people everywhere outside, I can't get out easily." Lao Hei whispered, "However, they might want to make a move tonight!"