The system only arrives when you're old? Then let's create a super-rich family!

Outside the Lin family villa.

The grandfather and grandson of the Yuan family walked quickly out of the gate.

Yuan Shao kept his doubts to himself the whole way.

Just now in the hall, the negotiation situation was very good. The Lin family took the initiative to lower the price and make concessions. Lin Guolong had even softened his stance. It was only one step away from reaching the final cooperation.

This was a sure win-win situation, and an excellent opportunity for the Yuan family to return to the core military project track.

But after a sudden phone call, Grandpa's attitude changed drastically. He abandoned the cooperation he had secured and left without hesitation.

What puzzled him most was that, as the current chairman of the Yuan family group, he had full authority over all the group's affairs, yet the company had never experienced any sudden crisis.

So the so-called urgent matter was just an excuse from Grandpa from beginning to end.

After stopping by the roadside and waiting for the car to arrive, Yuan Shao finally couldn't suppress his doubts and asked in a low, urgent voice:

"Grandpa, why did you suddenly stop the negotiations and leave in such a hurry? The Lin family was clearly about to agree to our conditions. This negotiation was a huge success. As long as we nodded, we could regain the Lin family's military project and even make the Lin family owe us a favor, right?"

Old Master Yuan looked up, his deep gaze sweeping towards the magnificent Lin family villa behind him. There was no regret in his eyes, only a deep sense of solemnity and relief.

He glanced around to make sure no one was watching before lowering his voice and saying in a deep tone:

"Shao'er, you are young and your vision is not far-reaching enough. You can't understand the current situation."

"The Lin family is doomed to complete decline. Cooperating with them now is like dragging the entire Yuan family into an abyss, courting their own demise."

"What?!"

Yuan Shao's pupils suddenly contracted, his face filled with disbelief, and he exclaimed in shock on the spot.

"The Lin family is going to decline? How could that be!"

"Lin Guolong is a full-fledged lieutenant general, wielding immense power in the core of military logistics. He holds a prestigious position and carries heavy responsibilities! Who would dare to touch a serving lieutenant general? It's simply unrealistic!"

He took two quick breaths, his tone becoming increasingly agitated:

"Openly targeting a national-level lieutenant general is tantamount to challenging official authority, a grave taboo, and tantamount to courting death!"

"The higher-ups will absolutely not sit idly by; they will definitely intervene to check and balance the situation. No one dares to risk their own downfall by deliberately suppressing a family with a lieutenant general's lineage!"

High-ranking officers in service already possess the highest level of system protection, and ordinary forces would not even dare to provoke them, let alone suppress them.

Old Master Yuan naturally understood these principles. He turned and glanced at his grandson, whose face was full of confusion, a smile playing on his lips, and said quietly:

"You're right, naturally no one dares to take the initiative to target Lin Guolong himself."

"But to destroy the Lin family, there's no need to target anyone directly."

"As long as the Lin family's trillion-dollar military industrial projects completely fail and the huge losses cannot be filled, and a major accident occurs, Lin Guolong, as the person in charge, will have his career come to an end. When the accountability is implemented, the Lin family will have to fill in a huge amount of money. Once the foundation is destroyed, the Lin family will never have a chance to recover."

Yuan Shao frowned deeply, still unable to let it go, and shook his head repeatedly in rebuttal.

"Grandpa, that may be true, but the Lin family will not sit idly by and wait for its demise!"

"Even if it weren't for our Yuan family, some other family would have taken over."

"We can see the business opportunity, and the other prominent families in the capital are well aware of it as well. Their previous observation or price-cutting was all a ploy to force the Lin family to concede and demand more profits."

"As long as the Lin family is willing to pay a sufficient price and compromise, they will definitely find a new partner. We're here today to offer concessions precisely because we're confident in this; we're here to seize the initiative. How could we suddenly have lost our chance?"

Old Master Yuan chuckled softly:

"Grandpa understands this simple truth better than you do."

"But this time, none of the prominent families in the capital dared to accept the offer, nor did any of them dare to help the Lin family."

"That phone call just now was made personally by Old Master Xie of the Xie family."

"The Xie family's words implied that anyone who dared to take over the Lin family's military projects would be openly making an enemy of the Xie family, and their fate would not be good."

"My Yuan family can't withstand the Xie family's blow. Besides, the Xie family has promised to cooperate with us later as compensation."

Yuan Shao's head suddenly throbbed, his whole body shuddered, and he was completely stunned.

He stared blankly for a moment, still utterly bewildered, and murmured, "The Xie family? How dare they?"

"Forcibly blocking a project of a lieutenant general and obstructing a key military project—this is no longer a power struggle between families; it's a blatant overstepping of boundaries! Won't the higher authorities intervene to hold them accountable and check their actions?"

Old Master Yuan slowly shook his head, his gaze lingering on the deeper parts of Cloud Mist Manor, where a group of powerful figures wielding the highest authority in the Dragon Kingdom resided.

"There are no secrets in the world. The Xie family's high-profile ban will eventually spread to the top circles and reach the ears of the higher-ups."

"Under normal circumstances, the Xie family would never dare to do something so outrageous."

"The only explanation is that there is a profit behind this that is enough to tempt the Xie family. For this profit, they are willing to take the risk."

"Moreover, the Xie family may have the ability to eliminate all risks and break the existing rules."

Yuan Shao stood there, lost in thought and silence.

He completely agreed with his grandfather's words.

Unless there are greater interests at stake, the Xie family would not risk such a transgression by targeting a lieutenant general; it is a highly taboo matter.

No matter how hard the grandfather and grandson racked their brains, they could never have guessed that what the Xie family was risking everything for was that highly anticipated vacant general position.

Once the Xie family successfully promotes one of their own to power, the resulting authority and resources will be enough to crush all short-term risks.

...

Meanwhile, in the lobby of the Lin family villa.

The Lin father and son, who had been looking desperate, frowned and turned to look at Qin Zheng after hearing his words, their eyes filled with incomprehension and absurdity.

They didn't understand where the Qin family got the courage to say such arrogant words when they were all on the verge of death.

The reason the Lin family invited Qin Zheng to their door today was quite simple: it was just a formality.

To cultivate an image of "never abandoning allies and valuing loyalty" in the outside world, the Lin family should preserve a last shred of dignity and reputation.

From beginning to end, they had no hope for the Qin family.

Seeing the doubt on their faces, Qin Zheng knew they didn't believe him.

He wasn't annoyed; he simply chuckled and asked in return:

"What, General Lin doesn't believe me?"