Volume 2: Eagle vs. Dragon Chapter 92: Secret Passage
The colder Ye Youyu's face was at the moment, the more angry Ye Dalin was.
If it had happened last year, he would have strangled his daughter to death on the spot.
But it is not the case now. Although the pregnant woman standing opposite is weak, she represents Wu Chengjian - that is to say, she is on an equal footing with himself at this moment, not to mention that she holds the lives of all her sons in her hands!
"Ye Youyu!" Ye Dalin gritted his teeth and said, "Those are all your brothers!"
Ye Youyu said: "Yes."
Ye Dalin shouted, "Then you are not afraid of retribution, you are not afraid of being cursed by people all over Guangzhou, you are not afraid of going to the eighteenth level of hell after you die!"
Ye Youyu said, "If I hadn't been forced to this point, I wouldn't have done this. But, Father, if you hadn't betrayed the Wu family first, causing the Wu family to completely lose trust in you, we wouldn't have done this."
"I had no choice but to report it before!" Ye Dalin said, "Hao Guan said it himself, didn't he? If I don't report it, the Wu family can't be saved, and the Ye family will be dragged into it."
Ye Youyu said: "Considering the situation at the time, it is understandable that the Ye family chose to keep out of trouble..."
Ye Dalin said: "Since you know..."
But Ye Youyu interrupted him: "But before reporting it, father, don't you even have time to send someone to Ritianju to inform us?"
Ye Dalin was speechless for a moment after hearing his daughter's words.
Ye Youyu said, "We both know that given the situation at the time, Hao Guan would definitely get involved. If the Ye family really cared about the friendship between the two families, they could have sent someone to tell them before reporting it. To be honest, with Hao Guan's broad mind, he might not refuse. But what did you do, father? You went straight to Master Cai and cleared yourself of all charges. So, father, we all know what you were planning at the time."
Ye Dalin snorted. He didn’t believe what Ye Youyu said, and even less did he believe in Wu Chengjian’s “mind”!
Ye Youyu smiled faintly: "I know my father won't believe it, just like I wouldn't dare to believe you if I didn't have a few brothers as hostages now."
Ye Dalin snorted again, and suddenly sat back on the armchair with a nonchalant look on his face, and said lightly: "I don't believe it. You really dare to stab the boat and kill all your brothers. If you dare to touch your brothers, I will go to Yingyang Garden and cut off your mother's flesh one by one!"
He deliberately spoke in a cold tone at first, but his face became ferocious as he spoke later, and anyone who saw it knew that he was not talking empty words - no one could imagine what unexpected things a sinister person like him would do if all his sons died.
Ye Youyu said, "Father, how can I, a woman, do such a cruel thing? Besides, they are my brothers after all. Even if they are not from the same mother, they are at least related by blood. So I am not surprised that you think I might not dare to do it. It's just a pity that Hua Cha Hao has only been in my hands for a while and is no longer under my control. The one who controls Hua Cha Hao now is Master Liu San."
Ye Dalin was stunned: "What did you say?" Then his face changed: "What did you say!"
"Father, you are really smart. No wonder you were able to make Xingcheng Bank so big by yourself." Ye Youyu said, "You guessed right. The accident of Mr. Liu San was just a cover. He has actually been lurking in the dark."
The corner of Ye Dalin's mouth twitched: "Who knows whether what you said is true or false!"
Ye Youyu said, "Ye Duofu just went to Baietan. He couldn't find a boat to go out to sea, right? He could still use Xingchenghang's boats, but Wu Liu couldn't find a single boat. To be able to seal off the Jianghu of Baietan to this extent - if it weren't for Mr. Liu San's help behind the scenes, father, do you think your daughter can do it? Yes, your daughter can represent Haoguan, but if it weren't for Mr. Liu San's secret management, would the words of a Haoguan who was arrested and imprisoned in Guangzhou Prefecture still be so useful now?"
Ye Dalin couldn't sit still anymore and stood up by supporting himself on the table.
Ye Youyu said, "So, my brothers' lives were saved by me, but their life and death are not under my control. Father, don't tell me what happened to my mother. Even if you skin me alive now, I can't save my brothers. I'm a woman, I don't even dare to kill a chicken, but for those Hongmen people, sinking a few people into the sea is no different from throwing a few sandbags."
Ye Dalin roared, slammed the table, and shouted: "Bitch! What do you want?"
Ye Youyu was not in a hurry and met the gaze of her biological father: "Dad, can we sit down and talk about business now?"
After all, Ye Dalin was a wealthy businessman in the Thirteen Hongs. Although he was furious, he was still sane. He pointed to the chair in front of him and sat down himself.
Ye Youyu held onto the chair and slowly sat down.
Ye Dalin asked for the third time: "Tell me, what do you want? "
Ye Youyu said: "The conditions have just been set, now we just have to wait for father's consent."
Ye Dalin snorted and said nothing.
Ye Youyu said: "Father, you have to do this deal whether you want to or not!"
Ye Dalin screamed, "Just based on these words, you want me, Ye Dalin, to bet my entire fortune! You...you are dreaming!"
"I've always known that my father always values money...even more than his life." Ye Youyu said, "But...let's not talk about this matter. If it gets out of hand, the red goods were searched from the Xingchenghang warehouse after all, and you may not be able to get away with it in the end. Even if you can get away with it, if all your sons are dead, there won't even be anyone to see you off in the future. What are you going to do with all that money you've saved? Take it into your coffin? Or...give it all to my eldest brother-in-law."
Ye Dalin's face twitched again!
If all his sons died, it was indeed possible that his grandson would inherit the family business after his death. Giving it to his grandson would be the same as giving it to his son-in-law. Even if he decided to let his grandson change his surname to Ye, after he died, his son-in-law might be able to change his grandson's surname back.
When he thought of his millions of dollars, and if he had to give it all to outsiders after a hundred years, this thought was like a knife cutting his intestines. He cried out: "I, I... I am old, but I am still strong! I will take in a few more concubines tomorrow. I don't believe that I will not have a male heir to inherit the family business!"
"Then father can give it a try." Ye Youyu said, "Let's not talk about what Madam thinks. Even if Madam is willing, father is still strong and healthy. It's hard to say whether he can help me have a few brothers. Even if the baby is born, my eldest brother-in-law will be jealous when he sees millions of family wealth flying away. Even other relatives of the Ye family will probably be jealous and help you take care of the child. The child is being cared for by so many people. I don't know if he can grow up..."
“Enough, enough!” Ye Dalin pointed at Ye Youyu and cursed, “You vicious woman! You bitch! You…you…”
Ye Youyu lowered her eyelids, as if she didn't hear Ye Dalin's angry curse.
Ye Dalin said "you" several times, and finally it turned into: "Tell me, what do you want me to do!" When he said the last four words, his whole body felt like his heart and lungs were torn apart - this was the first time in his life that he was threatened by someone and had no power to fight back, and the person who threatened him was his own daughter!
"Two things." Ye Youyu raised his finger: "First, during this period of time, all the people in the Ye family listened to Uncle Zhong, and Uncle Zhong listened to me."
Ye Dalin gritted his teeth and nodded: "Okay!"
Ye Youyu said: "Secondly, I want to open the secret passage to Xingcheng's warehouse."
Ye Dalin said: "Secret passage? Secret passage?!" He suddenly burst into laughter, as if he had heard a huge joke, or as if he had picked up a gold ingot weighing ten thousand pounds on the road.
"Father, what are you laughing at?" Ye Youyu knew what kind of old fox he was going to deal with today, so before entering the door, he had prepared himself mentally to keep his mind as stable as possible. However, at this moment, Ye Dalin's smile still cast a layer of haze over his heart: "Is father trying to tell me that there is no secret passage in Xingchenghang's warehouse?"
"Secret passage...haha!" Ye Dalin turned around, took out the key he had with him, opened the small secret room behind the study, went in for a while and came out, throwing a few blueprints at Ye Youyu: "Take it!"
Ye Youyu picked up the blueprint casually, without even looking at it, and just looked at Ye Dalin.
Ye Dalin laughed and said, "There is a secret passage , but it doesn't lead to the secret warehouse! You want to take out the stolen goods through the secret passage? Wishful thinking, wishful thinking!"
Henan Island, Panjiayuan.
After Wujiayuan annexed Yejiayuan, its current size is no less than Panjiayuan. However, the walls of the two gardens have just been opened, and many courtyards and gardens are still under construction. Except for a few places such as Ritianju, many places are still construction sites.
In comparison, Panjiayuan has everything right: rich, elegant and grand.
Wujiayuan is like a semi-finished product of Panjiayuan, and Panjiayuan is like the future of Wujiayuan - if Wujiayuan still has a future.
The small boat Zhou Yijin was riding on seemed to be unaware that anyone was following them. It drove into Panjiayuan with confidence while admiring the twilight of the city.
"Master Zhou." The shopkeeper Liu came out to greet him personally, smiling, "What a rare guest, a rare guest."
Zhou Yijin smiled and said, "The Wu family is facing a disaster, and the official is willing to meet with a dismissed guest like me. I am really flattered."
"What are you talking about?" said the shopkeeper Liu. "The Wu family expelled Master Zhou. Everyone in Xiguan knows that it was done for the sake of the officials. Besides, although Hao Guan was imprisoned in Guangzhou, it was only a minor disaster. He will surely recover in time. Moreover, even if the Wu family did not exist, Master Zhou's elegance and grace would always be welcomed at the gate of Panjiayuan."
Zhou Yijin smiled and said, "Thank you for your praise. Yijin would also like to thank Manager Liu for his kind words on behalf of Haoguan."
Manager Liu took Zhou Yijin to an exquisite elegant house, which was surrounded by corridors. Several hollow walls formed a semi-partitioned space. When people sat inside and looked around, no one could escape within more than 20 steps. It was a very elegant and transparent place, suitable for discussing secrets.
This elegant house is named Bu Ge.
There was no one else in the elegant house except Pan Youjie. After the shopkeeper Liu sent Zhou Yijin in, he left on the pretext of having something to do.
Pan Youjie pointed at the tea set on the tea table and said with a smile, "I don't want to ask the servants to spoil my mood today. I've heard that Master Zhou is proficient in the tea ceremony. I wonder if I have the honor to taste Master Zhou's craftsmanship today."
Zhou Yijin stretched out his slender white fingers, rubbed the exquisite purple clay teapot on the tea tray, and said, "Gongchun teapot, well, it was made by Shi Dabin himself."
"Good eyesight!" Pan Youjie said with a smile, "Are you worthy of Master Zhou's tea art?"
Zhou Yijin stroked the lid of the purple clay teapot with his fingers: "My craftsmanship, I served my master when I was young, and in recent years I occasionally brew a few cups for Hao Guan to taste. Today..."
Pan Youjie smiled and asked, "How is it?"
Zhou Yijin's face darkened, and he snapped the lid of the purple clay teapot. His face lost its usual gentleness. "This round of mahjong is about to end. Today, I am here on behalf of Officer Hao to show my cards to Officer Qi, so I don't have the time to spare!"
