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Chapter 194 I Seem to Have Forgotten a Memory (2 Updates)
Old Master Tan clearly understood Tan Chengbi's unfinished words; he suspected that the Helian family wanted to take action against the Tan family.

"will not."

It's not that the Tan family patriarch is biased towards anyone; people born into the top circle, no matter how naive they are, will never completely believe in human nature.

Although there are no eternal friends, the Helian family will not easily take action against the Tan family. Among the world's three top conglomerates, none of them can do anything to the other.

Currently, the situation is completely three-way, and no one will easily break the balance. If the Helian family turns against the Tan family, the other two major conglomerates will pounce on them immediately.

Tan Chengbi remained silent for a while, then said a few more unimportant things before hanging up the phone.

Even with the old master of the Tan family vouching for him, Tan Chengbi still became suspicious of the Helian family.

In the middle of the night, his subordinates relayed what Tan Chengbi wanted to know.

The person on the other end of the phone sounded somewhat fearful, clearly uneasy about what he had discovered.

Those who could follow Tan Chengbi, not to mention their martial arts skills, just in terms of their vision, what in the world had they not seen?

After reporting the matter, the man continued, "Sir, I suggest you leave the Sakura Country immediately!"

Tan Chengbi hadn't expected that his men would discover that the Helian family's manor had been completely hollowed out.

Japan is an island nation, and nobody knows what's inside this hollowed-out underground.

No wonder my great-aunt comes here for a few months of vacation every year; she probably thinks it's a cover for hollowing out the manor.

Not to mention, the small country of Sakura was only embroiled in a conflict between the Hosono family and the Yun family of Haicheng in China.

They actually attracted the attention of the Bartley family, known as the "Great White Shark." Once they've got their eye on you, there's no way you can escape unscathed.

All signs indicate that a bloody and chaotic battle is about to erupt in Japan.

Tan Chengbi did not reply to his subordinate immediately. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Since you were able to find out what happened under the Helian family manor, you have most likely been exposed as well. Go back to the Tan family's old residence immediately."

Upon hearing this, his subordinate breathed a slight sigh of relief. It was standard practice to be silenced after discovering something they shouldn't have.

However, according to ancient tradition, he was considered a trained assassin by the Tan family, so he could not escape and could only passively accept his fate.

The master is now asking him to leave, which means he wants to save his life.

"Thank you sir!"

There are more than 100 people following the man, but they are in different groups. His departure alone will not affect the overall situation.

After dealing with these matters, Tan Chengbi went to see his assistant. He felt that it was very incongruous that his assistant had been beaten today.

The assistant was unable to sleep due to his injuries, lying there grimacing and trying to distract himself by watching videos.

Upon hearing footsteps, he immediately switched the video on his phone to financial news, looking very serious.

"How are you?"

"Young Master, what brings you here? It's so late at night, aren't you going to rest?"

The assistant, who had just looked dejected, immediately perked up when Tan Chengbi came in, always remembering that he was a super assistant.

"Keep lying down. I've seen all kinds of people you've looked like." The assistant chuckled. He thought he was lucky to have a young master who knew how to care for people.

He had seen many young masters from other families who were in the same social class as him, and they all lived miserable lives.

Tan Chengbi looked at the wound that his assistant had already treated, but there were still faint traces of blood seeping through the gauze, staining it red.

He then casually asked, "Is Auntie very angry today? Usually, the worst that happens is she's forced to kneel as punishment."

If Tan Chengbi hadn't asked, it might have taken the assistant several days to figure out what was wrong.

Now, hearing the young master mention it, he asked with some doubt, "Young master, I seem to have forgotten a part of my memory."

These words made Tan Chengbi's heart skip a beat, but he didn't show it on his face. He knew far more than Xu Heng, an assistant.

Now, he has finally found a starting point in this contradiction. If he follows the clues, he might be able to get some leads.

He immediately feigned indifference and asked, "Tell me about it."

The assistant then slowly recalled the process of taking the scolding in place of the young master.

They've been taking the blame for each other countless times since they were kids, so they're already quite adept at it and there's no way they'd be punished for not being good at it.

Moreover, no matter how close the Helian family and the Tan family are, they are still two separate families.

They would punish each other's younger relatives, the most severe punishment being kneeling in the ancestral hall.

"Looking back now, I feel like I was in a daze ever since I entered the Helian family's manor, and I don't even know what I did."

I apologized to the old lady as we had done before, and promised that I would persuade you properly in the future, young master, and that I would never disgrace the Tan family.

The rest is a bit blurry. I only remember that I think I made a mistake, and then my coat was ripped off, and I was made to kneel in the middle of the yard while four bodyguards took turns whipping me 20 times.

Halfway through his sentence, the assistant paused, looking as if he had suffered a great injustice: "Young Master, I've really been wronged by the boss. If you don't give me a raise, I'll die with my eyes open in disgrace!"

Tan Chengbi immediately facepalmed, feeling utterly speechless. How could this be like watching TV, where commercials start appearing right when the exciting part is about to begin?

What kind of legitimate assistant would start asking for perks halfway through a conversation?

He was so angry he was practically grinding his teeth to powder, but his assistant was still muttering, "If I weren't physically strong, those 20 lashes would have definitely killed me."

Tan Chengbi reached out and poked the wound on his assistant's back. The assistant let out a loud "Awooo!" which startled the cats sleeping in the yard, causing them to bristle.

"Young Master, are you unhappy with me and want to replace my assistant, so you're taking advantage of my injury to kill me?"

"Enough with the nonsense!!!"

The assistant was just trying to lighten the mood with jokes, but now it seems the atmosphere has gone too far.

He immediately gave an awkward smile: "Well, young master, let me continue."

The assistant was immediately lost in thought again: "On my way back, I couldn't remember why I was beaten. At first, I thought I was a little confused because of my injury."

But when the doctor was treating my wound, he said it seemed like I had some unclean medicine powder on me, so he had to clean the wound all over again..."

I've been to Helian Manor countless times and walked that road countless times. How could I possibly be contaminated with medicine powder?
(End of this chapter)