The villainous second male lead at the beginning? No! He's the white moonlight!

The news that the Mitsubishi Group was in contact with Chen Qiang was naturally leaked by Liu Guan.

In Liu Guan's words, Chen Qiang, that bastard, dared to refuse his kindness and even went so far as to suppress the Liu family. So don't blame him for being ruthless!

Therefore, he decisively chose to release the content of the conversation in the upper circle of Haicheng, and deliberately spoke ambiguously, just to let others guess!

Before arriving, Su Shiyu received a report from her subordinates. After careful consideration, although she did not think that Chen Qiang, a mere individual, would have the audacity to risk public condemnation by cooperating with the Mitsubishi Group and even becoming its lackey, she still ordered an investigation into the flow of funds of Tiansheng Group over the past three years, just to be on the safe side.

Better safe than sorry. At this crucial time when the 7+1 alliance is about to be formed, if Liu Qiang really dares to cooperate with the Mitsubishi Group, then don't blame the Su Group for swallowing him like a snack!

Because he had been busy dealing with matters related to the Ark Reactor these past two days, Ye Linyuan was unaware of this news. Although he was somewhat surprised to hear Su Shiyu's words, he didn't pay much attention to them.

"In that case, I'd like to ask Sister Shiyu to investigate thoroughly. If he really dares to defy the world and become a dog for the beasts of the Thousand Sun Kingdom, then we won't hold back!"

"Also, Sister Shiyu, the Ye family will be cracking down on Tiansheng Group these next few days. If you see any assets that catch your eye, just take them."

Ye Linyuan originally planned to reduce Tiansheng Group's total assets to below 100 billion, around 90 billion. Now, even if it goes bankrupt, it will still be below 100 billion!

People always have to pay the price for their choices.

On the other side, about ten miles from the Ye family's ancestral home, Chen Qiang's face grew increasingly grim as he thought about it. He couldn't help but slam on the brakes and stop the car on the side of the road, staring intently at Zhao Yang, who was groaning and moaning in pain in the driver's seat.

"Hey Zhao, what's going on with you? I already warned you, we were just going to scout things out today, to see what the Ye family was really like. Who told you to provoke Ye Linyuan? Do you know how much trouble you're causing me?"

"Let me tell you, the market value of our Tiansheng Group is currently 120 billion. Ye Linyuan just said that he wants to reduce Tiansheng Group's market value to below 100 billion. In other words, just from those few words you just said, I'm going to lose more than 20 billion!"

"That's 200 billion! Not 200 yuan! Do you know what 200 billion is? In cash, it's enough to fill an entire swimming pool!"

Zhao Yang, who was lying in the passenger seat groaning incessantly, was already holding back his anger. Hearing Chen Qiang's reprimand, he couldn't suppress his anger either.

He endured the excruciating pain emanating from his private parts, his voice several decibels louder than Chen Qiang's!

"You blame me? Huh? You're actually blaming me now? I told you I wouldn't go, I wouldn't go, but you forced me to come, and now you're blaming me?!"

"Let me tell you, Mr. Chen, you bear the vast majority of the responsibility for this. If you hadn't forced me to come, would I be suffering like this?"

As Zhao Yang roared, he pointed to the scrapes all over his body. He even gritted his teeth and exposed his injuries to the air, which immediately deflated Chen Qiang's momentum, making him the weaker party in an instant.

What Zhao Yang said seemed to make some sense. After all, if he hadn't asked Zhao Yang to come with him to investigate the Ye family, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

He does bear some responsibility for Zhao Yang's current state, and at most, he only lost some money. But judging from Zhao Yang's current condition, he has probably lost his happiness for the rest of his life...

Although some people value money more than happiness, Chen Qiang sees money as nothing more than a bunch of numbers, and happiness in life is the most important thing!

The thought that Zhao Yang's happiness for the rest of his life was basically hopeless made Chen Qiang look guilty.

"Don't worry, no matter the cost, I will cure you. But you should be mentally prepared, after all, you've been through so much..."

Seeing that Chen Qiang had softened, Zhao Yang knew that the main responsibility for this matter still lay with Ye Linyuan, the second person responsible was himself, and Chen Qiang was at most the third person responsible. Therefore, his tone also softened considerably.

"I know this isn't your fault, it's all Ye Linyuan's fault. I will do anything to make him pay a terrible price!"

Zhao Yang took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the excruciating pain. His words were firm and resolute, making Chen Qiang unable to help but secretly give his disabled but determined partner a thumbs up.

If someone with that kind of willpower still can't succeed, then it's truly a case of God not giving him face, and no one can blame him for being incompetent.

"Don't worry, I, Chen Qiang, keep my word. No matter the cost, I will find the best experts to treat you."

Zhao Yang nodded, then gritted his teeth and said in an extremely firm tone something that even he himself couldn't believe he had said.

"If it can't be cured, it can't be cured! As long as Ye Linyuan dies with me, I'll accept it!"

Upon hearing Zhao Yang's words, Chen Qiang's gaze towards Zhao Yang completely changed.

This guy is a real ruthless person!

At 8 p.m., the main character of this birthday banquet, the old master Ye Changsheng, finally made his appearance.

This was an extremely energetic old man, dressed in a well-fitting Zhongshan suit. Although his hair was gray, he did not use any cane; he simply stood tall and proud in front of the guests.

No matter how you look at it, you can't tell that Ye Changsheng is already a centenarian!

"As expected of the old man, even though he is already a hundred years old, his spirit is no different from that of us young people in our prime."

"That's right, that's right. If I didn't know that the old man was already a hundred years old, I would have thought he was only forty years old if we were in another place."

"Congratulations, sir! May you enjoy boundless happiness, longevity, and good health, and may you have many more joyous occasions to come."

"Yes, yes, yes, we should congratulate our birthday star today!"

"......"

Everyone present was a powerful figure capable of stirring up bloodshed in Haicheng. Among them were the heads of the eight major families in Haicheng, and even the former and current heads of the Luo family, the most prestigious family in the capital.

But at this moment, they were all like white-collar workers trying to please their bosses in the workplace, frantically flattering Ye Changsheng.

Although he knew these people were flattering him, Ye Changsheng couldn't help but smile broadly. Even the wrinkles on his face smoothed out, making him look even younger.

"Thank you all for coming to celebrate my birthday. I am just an ordinary person, not worth all this fuss, hahaha, not worth it."