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

Hearing the opposition from a group of middle and senior members of the Qin family, Qin Lie sneered, stood up, and raised his left arm.

The next moment, the silver prosthetic limb gleamed coldly under the lights and slammed its fist onto the solid wood conference table.

boom!

To everyone's horror, the solid wood conference table was smashed in two by a single punch.

For a moment, the entire room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Everyone involuntarily glanced at Qin Lie, then at the two halves of the solid wood conference table...

Glug...

Qin Lie glanced at everyone.

"Does anyone have any objections?"

No one dared to speak, fearing that Qin Lie would also punch them.

After a while, Qin Lie continued.

"Very good, it seems everyone agrees. In that case, I have a few things to announce."

"The first thing is that, starting today, all of the Qin family's business will be under my unified command."

"The second thing is that the marriage alliance with the Shen family is cancelled."

"The third thing..."

After a pause, Qin Lie glanced at Qin Feng.

"My father, starting today, will step down from the front lines and will no longer participate in any decisions made by the Qin family."

Qin Feng opened his mouth as if to say something, but ultimately kept it closed.

Now that things have come to this, what can he do? Everything is now up to Qin Lie.

However, on the other hand, I've essentially retired now, so whether the Qin family lives or dies is no longer my concern.

Even if the Qin family is destroyed, it will be destroyed by Qin Lie.

In this way, the one who will die without the face to meet his ancestors will be Qin Lie, not Qin Feng!

Qin Lie didn't care what Qin Feng was thinking. He just stared blankly at the empty conference room, lost in thought.

Just then, Chen Hu walked over.

"Young Master, congratulations on becoming the head of the Qin family."

"Hehehe, this was originally mine, I'm just taking back what belongs to me."

Qin Lie stood up and slowly began to speak.

"Chen Hu, what's the news about those three old friends?"

"Young Master, they haven't replied yet."

"Still no reply? Hehehe, that's the best answer. It seems they're already interested."

"Huh? Young Master, why do you say that?"

"It's simple. If they weren't interested, they wouldn't have ignored the message; they would have replied immediately."

At 2 a.m., Luo Jia, Wu Qianqian, Liu Yuwei, and Wang Xiaoya appeared at the door of Ye Linyuan's bedroom.

"Qianqian, do we... do we really have to do this?"

Hearing Wang Xiaoya's hesitant question, Wu Qianqian glared at her with exasperation.

"What do you think? Although our three families benefited greatly during the day by acting in concert with the Ye and Luo families, don't forget that all the other families have that kind of relationship with the Ye family, but our three families haven't developed that kind of relationship yet. Do you know what that means?"

"What does that mean?"

Liu Yuwei's voice rang out softly.

"This means that our three families are actually outsiders. Only when we establish a relationship with Ye Linyuan will our three families truly be considered related to the Ye family!"

While Wu Qianqian, Liu Yuwei, and Wang Xiaoya were dedicating themselves to their respective families, on the other side, in a private club in the capital, Qin Lie sat in a private room opposite three people.

Wu Tian, ​​the head of the Wu family, is over sixty years old and has the shrewd look of a businessman.

Liu Neng, the head of the Liu family, was over fifty years old, chubby, and looked like Maitreya Buddha.

Wang Zhen, the head of the Wang family, is over seventy years old with completely white hair, but his eyes are very sharp.

No one expected that the heads of the Wu, Liu, and Wang families, who had previously fought alongside the Ye and Luo families against the Qin family, would actually meet with Qin Lie in private.

Wu Tian picked up his teacup, speaking casually.

"Qin Lie, what do you want with us?"

Qin Lie laughed, but the thought of Ye Linyuan's hateful face from a couple of days ago filled him with anger.

Taking a deep breath, Qin Lie said with a smile.

"Uncle Wu, Uncle Liu, Uncle Wang, I've called you here today to discuss cooperation."

Upon hearing this, Liu Neng let out a cold laugh.

"Cooperation? Qin Lie, what's there for us to cooperate with?"

"We're already cooperating well with the Ye family, so why should we cooperate with you?"

"That's right. We made a lot of money today because of our cooperation with the Ye family. Why would we betray the Ye family and turn to cooperate with you instead?"

Qin Lie put down his teacup and quietly looked at Wu Tian, ​​Liu Neng, and Wang Zhen before smiling and speaking after a while.

"Because the Ye family is unreliable."

Wu Tian, ​​Liu Neng, and Wang Zhen trembled, their faces all showing expressions of confusion.

"Uncles, have you ever thought about this? The Ye family is a family from the south, and the Luo family is a family from the capital. When they join forces, they may seem to be living a life of luxury on the surface, but in reality, they are like oil being poured on a hot fire."

"What do you mean?"

Wang Zhen frowned.

"It means that the country will not allow the alliance of the two strongest powerhouses in the North and South to exist."

Qin Lie looked at them and smiled as he shared his thoughts.

"Think about it, in the thousands of years of history of the Dragon Kingdom, when has there ever been a North-South alliance that wasn't suppressed by the imperial court? Once the North and South form an alliance, it will create a situation where the North becomes too powerful to control, which is unacceptable for the country."

Seeing that the three were silent, Qin Lie continued.

"The Ye family and the Luo family are too powerful right now. The country will take action against them sooner or later. When that happens, you small families who follow them will be the first to be purged."

Wu Tian put down his teacup.

"What you say makes sense, but we have an agreement with the Ye family, and we can't just go back on our word."

"An agreement? Can you eat that stuff?"

Qin Lie smiled.

"Uncle Wu, you are a businessman, you should know that when it comes to profit, an agreement is just a piece of waste paper."

"Then what can you give us?"

Liu Neng asked.

"First, all of the Qin family's channels in the north are completely open to the three of you."

"Secondly, the market in the Thousand Days Kingdom will be divided equally among the four of us."

"third......"

Qin Lie looked at them.

"If the Ye and Luo families fall, their assets in the north will be divided among the four of us."

The three of them looked at each other, and after a long while, Wu Tian finally spoke up and asked.

"Are you sure you can beat Ye Linyuan?"

"I'm not sure, but I do know that if you don't cooperate with me, you won't be able to escape when the Ye and Luo families are purged."

Qin Lie stood up.

"Uncles, I'll give you three days to consider."

He walked to the door and stopped.

"Oh, right, I forgot to tell you, the Shen family has already contacted the Rothschild family, and Europa Capital will be entering the market soon."

"At that time, the financial landscape of China will be completely reshuffled."

"Will you choose to stand with the victors, or sink with the Ye family?"

After saying that, he pushed open the door and walked out, and the private room fell silent instantly.

After a long while, Wu Tian spoke first.

What do you think of Qin Lie's words?

Liu Neng thought for a moment and nodded.

"Qin Lie is right. The Ye family and the Luo family are indeed too conspicuous."

Wang Zhen nodded in agreement.

"Moreover, with the Qin family, the Shen family, and the three of us, our chances of winning are quite high."

"Then... betray?"

Wu Tian hesitated for a moment.

"rebel!"

All three nodded at the same time.