The Rise of a Special Forces Soldier Abandoned by a Wealthy Family

The news, like a spark thrown into boiling oil, shattered the highest echelons of power in the capital within just one hour!

Everyone was baffled! Zeng Rong had the temperament of a cannon; he'd explode at the slightest provocation!

But after waiting for so long, this is the first time we've actually shown our swords?

It's worth noting that even the Yan family, the Teng family, and the Zhao family—these three families allied with the Zeng family—have rolled up their sleeves and engaged in real combat with the Wu family and other powerful families.

The forces of the Zeng family lineage and the aristocratic families of Zeng Linglong's lineage are also urgently assembling—sharpening their knives, and have already entered the fray.

But Zeng Rong and the Zeng family simply issued such a bland and meaningless statement.

The Wu family and the others are actually hoping that all members of your Zeng family lineage will retire early! Aren't you playing right into the enemy's hands?

The Wu family ancestral home, the council hall.

Old Master Wu, Wu Jingzhong, held the secret report that had just been delivered, his fingers trembling slightly.

It wasn't anger, it was... utter bewilderment.

"Zeng Rong... what's he up to?"

He muttered to himself, his brows furrowed into a deep "川" (river) shape.

"The whole family retires? A peaceful retirement?"

"This old firecracker...when did he learn to back down?"

Beside them, Grandpa Chen, Grandpa He, and Grandpa Liu also wore solemn expressions, their eyes filled with incomprehension.

Grandpa Chen took off his reading glasses and slowly wiped them:

"That doesn't make sense."

"Zeng Rong has a temper; he's quick to explode and would rather break than bend."

"We've been waiting for him to draw his sword, waiting for so long..."

He looked up at the other three:

"So, what he actually raised... was the white flag?"

Old Master Liu shook his head:

"It's not a white flag. It's... a tortoise shell."

"He has withdrawn all of Zeng's men into their shells."

"How...do we even begin?"

Old Master He sneered:

"Isn't this exactly what we wanted? The Zeng family's men have voluntarily withdrawn, and the positions they've vacated are perfect for our people to fill!"

"He's helping us!"

Old Master Wu showed no joy whatsoever; instead, his brows furrowed even more deeply.

He knows Zeng Rong.

That was a fierce tiger that had fought on the battlefield its whole life and crawled out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood!

A tiger may lie dormant for a while, but it will never willingly pull out its claws and teeth to lie down and be slaughtered!

"wrong……"

Old Master Wu slowly shook his head, his voice low and deep:

"There must be something fishy going on here."

"Zeng Rong was a military strategist, a master strategist! In his entire life, when did he ever fight a battle he wasn't confident of winning? When did he ever voluntarily admit defeat?"

"If Zeng Rong were really that easy to deal with, the Zeng family... would have been wiped out long ago!"

His words sent a chill down the spines of the other three old men.

Yes, the Zeng family is still a top-tier aristocratic family in the country, not because of luck, but because of Zeng Xu's unfathomable cunning and ruthless methods!

"Then... what's his backup plan?" Old Master Chen asked the question that was on everyone's mind.

"I can't see through it..." Old Master Wu let out a long breath, and for the first time, an uncertain shadow appeared in his eyes: "I can't see through it at all."

That night, the four old men discussed matters in a secret room in the Wu family until three in the morning.

Countless possibilities were deduced, and countless conspiracies were hypothesized.

But no matter how they analyze it, Zeng Rong's statement of "complete concession" is like a fog, with no logical flaws and no substantial backup plan.

It seemed that Zeng Rong was truly disheartened and intended to lead his family to completely withdraw from the stage of power.

But the more "perfect" it was, the more uneasy they felt...

The Wu family camp was not the only ones who were equally confused.

The Yan family's old house.

After hearing the report, Grandpa Yan Fushan suddenly stood up from his armchair!

"What?! That old bastard Zeng Rong wants to force those under investigation to retire early?!"

"He's talking nonsense!"

The old man was so angry that his beard was trembling:

"I know him better than anyone else in the entire capital! Retirement my foot!"

"What on earth is he doing?!"

The two patriarchs of the Zhao and Teng families also received the news.

They immediately called each other, their voices filled with confusion and a hint of anxiety.

"Is Old Zeng... giving up?"

"Impossible! This isn't like him!"

"Could it be... that he's really scared? Terrified by this attack and suppression?"

"Bullshit! Zeng Ronghui was scared out of his wits? Back in the day, he was surrounded by three enemy divisions on the battlefield, and he didn't even flinch!"

"Then tell me, why did he do that?!"

Silence fell at both ends of the phone call.

They couldn't see through it either.

The entire circle of people in the capital who were qualified to know this news were plunged into great confusion and suspicion.

Those families and forces that were originally prepared to take sides or had already joined the fight to support the Zeng family were now somewhat wavering and bewildered.

The backbone of the Zeng family seems to be... about to collapse?

So, were their previous bets... wrong?

Those forces that had been observing the situation or favoring the Wu family breathed a sigh of relief, and some were even secretly pleased.

The Zeng family has abandoned their martial arts skills, which is a great thing!

However, none of the top old men, those cunning old foxes who have been navigating the political and military circles for decades, dared to truly let their guard down.

Their brows were always furrowed.

Because they knew that Zeng Rong, that old wolf, either wouldn't make a move, or if he did...

It must be earth-shattering!

Behind this seemingly "concession" statement, there must be something they cannot yet see through—

Deadly danger!