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"My mother also passed away when I was thirteen years old due to health problems."

"My own father, Chen Pi, paved the way for three generations of the Nine Families at the age of over ninety, all for the sake of Master Qi's scheme."

"If I hadn't returned to China, he would have died on Changbai Mountain."

"So, three lives lost. I wonder how Master Zhang plans to apologize to me on behalf of Master Qi?"

Chen spoke calmly and unhurriedly, without a trace of anger or questioning.

She simply spoke calmly, then looked at Zhang Qishan with a leisurely, slight smile.

"Zhang Qishan, when I first met Zhang Rishan, Zhang Rishan put on airs with me, and I said something to him."

"I'm giving this to you today as well."

"I'm giving you face by calling you Buddha; if I didn't, you could be a dead man."

Chen Yan's tone remained calm, but the sinister look in his eyes was noticed by Zhang Qishan, Xie Jiu, Qi Tiezui, and Zhang Rishan.

Just as Zhang Rishan was about to speak, Zhang Qishan suddenly raised his hand to stop him, looking at Chen Yan with a calm expression: "You mean, you're not one of us at this time?"

"So how did you get here?"

"Master Zhang, are you curious?"

Zhang Qishan nodded: "Curious."

Chen Yan laughed, leaving Zhang Qishan and the other three looking at him with some confusion.

After Chen Yan finished laughing, he said, "Tiger, tell them how we got here."

The tiger standing behind him looked at Zhang Qishan with a mocking expression and said, "We came here with the seventy-eight lives of the seventy-eight members of the main Zhang family and the one hundred and six lives of the branch families that separated from the Zhang family in earlier years."

What?

The tiger finished speaking.

The entire study fell into a deathly silence.

Zhang Rishan's eyes instantly turned fierce from bewilderment as he looked at Chen Yan and the other two in disbelief.

Chen Yan didn't even glance at him, maintaining his gentle and refined demeanor, and looked at Zhang Qishan, saying, "Great Buddha Zhang, are you satisfied with this answer?"

Zhang Qishan looked at Chen Yan. He knew that once these words were spoken, regardless of whether Chen Yan was friend or foe, his abilities alone were definitely not simple.

He wasn't so stupid as to think that only three people had actually come.

Chen Yan: Cough cough, there really are only three people.

Zhang Qishan: Damn it, you're still so arrogant with three people around?

Chen Yan: Uh, so what's up?

Jie Jiu coughed twice, reminding Zhang Qishan to calm down while trying to smooth things over: "Mr. Chen, what you said may seem a bit far-fetched, but I believe you are definitely not an enemy."

"Chen Pi is the Fourth Master of the Nine Gates."

"Regardless of your relationship with him, we can still have a friendly exchange."

"If you have any needs, as the commander of Changsha's defenses, I am not unable to handle them as appropriate..."

"The Changsha defense commander?"

Chen Yan chuckled and countered, "Zhang Qishan, don't you want to know the final fate of the Nine Gates?"

"You once wanted to end your life, but when you heard that I would blow up the Crescent Hotel and kill all the Yin family members, you didn't even dare to die."

"What? Does the young Master Zhang lack even this much courage?"

Zhang Qishan stared intently at Chen Yan: "You've been provoking me. Your goal is to anger me, giving you a reason to make you take action, right?"

Chen Yan sighed: "How boring. The first generation of the Nine Gates are indeed quite capable, but they are not as easy to fool as the second and third generations."

As he spoke, Chen Yan picked up his cup, took a sip of coffee, and then slowly looked at the cup and said, "Master Zhang, I don't care what you do."

"My father said he wants to be the head of the Nine Gates. You, the head of the Nine Gates, must step down and give way to a worthy person. I can naturally make sure you can hold your position as the Changsha Defense Officer."

"Is a civil war about to break out?"

"Don't you need weapons and equipment?"

Zhang Qishan's eyes narrowed as he stared intently at Chen Yan. At that moment, his mind was filled with the strange clothes Chen Yan and Meng Hu were wearing, as well as the advanced-looking equipment in Meng Hu's hands.

"certainly."

Chen Yan put down his cup and said, "Don't even think about the equipment we need. I can go abroad and get you some."

"But it can only be the most advanced one available now."

He turned to look at Zhang Qishan: "Instead of the equipment I had back then, don't ask why, that's a stupid question."

Zhang Qishan certainly knew why; it was because those things were too advanced.

If it happens, it will be discovered by the boss.

It will definitely cause him trouble.

Zhang Qishan's eyes flashed: "You entered Changsha dressed strangely; this news probably couldn't have been kept secret for a long time."

"That only proves that you, the Changsha defense commander, are utterly useless."

Chen Yan interrupted Zhang Qishan directly.

"First of all, I am a businessman, but I am not a businessman without any bottom line."

"As for the issue of losing money, that's my problem. Spending a little money to make my old man happy is worth it, I think."

"Finally, if you agree, I will go abroad immediately, and after contacting the manpower, a large amount of military equipment will be sent back."

"Of course, if you disagree..."

Zhang Qishan raised an eyebrow: "What do you intend to do?"

"Oh....."

Chen Yan chuckled softly, then looked up at Zhang Qishan with sharp eyes: "It's not like I can't just make my old man the Changsha defense commander."

Zhang Qishan narrowed his eyes at Chen Yan: "You said yourself that you come from the future. So, do you still have manpower available at this time?"

Chen Yan did not answer, but calmly stood up and said, "Master Xie, give me a trade route for your Xie family."

"Of course, all of this is on the condition that you, the head of the Nine Gates, have some fun with my old man."

After saying that, Chen Yan walked outside, with Meng Hu and Lao Jiu following behind.

"Zhang Qishan, my patience is running out, and your time is running out too."

Looking at the spot by the door, Zhang Rishan glared at Zhang Qishan resentfully: "Buddha, should I go and beat this kid up?"

Jie Jiu said helplessly, "Lieutenant, you might not be able to beat him."

"How is that possible?"

Zhang Rishan didn't believe it, so Zhang Qishan turned to look at Xie Jiu: "What did Ninth Master discover?"

Jie Jiu calmly said, "From the moment this person entered until he left, he and the man behind him were always in a tense state. His seemingly unintentional movements were actually all about calculating the blind spots in my study."

"In other words, even if you, Buddha, had ambushed people here today, you might not be able to find the spot to fire."

"This kid's physique is clearly the result of long-term, high-intensity training. I've seen some people like this when I was abroad."

"Each one is a seasoned expert."

Jie Jiu looked thoughtfully at Qi Tiezui: "The issue now isn't about Eighth Master, but rather, what do you plan to do about this kid's obsession with making Chen Pi the head of the Nine Gates?"

After a moment of silence, Zhang Qishan exhaled a breath of turbid air: "If he can acquire a large number of advanced equipment, I might as well step down and hand over the position of head of the Nine Gates to a more capable person."