Chapter 84: Scoundrels Subdued, Changshan Returns

Chapter 84: Chapter 84: Scoundrels Subdued, Changshan Returns

Li Tianhui watched Qin Tianxuan walk in, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

’What do I do?’

’Is it really all over?’

’My wealth and glory, my seat of power!’

’No, this can’t be happening!’

’I won’t be defeated by a piece of trash like him.’

"Wait, everyone, don’t panic!" Li Tianhui had no choice but to steel himself. He had to hold his ground!

He walked out, trembling. "You, Qin! I admit I’ve wronged you, but have you thought about the consequences of bringing down my Li Family? If we fall, the entire group will collapse! All the ordinary people working for the Changshan Financial Group will lose their jobs!"

Qin Tianxuan laughed. "So without you, Li Tianhui, the Changshan Group will just go bankrupt? You think too highly of yourself!"

The two uncles behind Li Tianhui, along with his father and cousins, finally came to their senses.

They had no choice but to stand behind Li Tianhui and support him.

They were all in the same boat.

So, the members of the Li Family all started crying. "We’ve never done anything so heinous! Why must we suffer such humiliation?"

Li Tianhui’s father was the best actor of them all. He beat his chest and stomped his feet. "Big brother, oh, big brother! If your spirit in heaven could see this, you would surely be heartbroken!"

Li Tianhui completely regained his composure, his face a mask of grief. "The Battle Department wants to destroy my Li Family, and of course, I can’t resist. But today is the anniversary of my uncle’s death. Even if I must die, I will die here, before my uncle’s memorial hall!"

He began to cry too, the medicated oil he’d applied making tears stream down his face.

This was all an act—playing the victim, feigning pitifulness, trying to win sympathy.

The saying goes, "Respect the dead." This tactic was highly effective.

The middle and lower-level employees of the Changshan Financial Group began to waver.

A few of the old retainers who had followed Li Changshan even started wiping away tears. "Why don’t we wait until the memorial service is over? We can all have a proper talk. Old Master Changshan’s will did say the inheritance was to be divided among you. We’re not here to seize the family fortune!"

The situation seemed to have de-escalated.

But a cold voice shattered the Li Family villains’ fantasy.

"Absolutely not!" Qin Tianxuan’s two words were firm and resolute.

Li Tianhui roared, "See? He’s just after my Li Family’s fortune! All of you, look closely! These so-called people from the Battle Department are just using my uncle’s memorial as an excuse to cause trouble!"

Everyone turned to look at Qin Tianxuan. Those who didn’t know the full story frowned and tried to persuade him, "You have to at least let them finish the memorial service, right? Even the Battle Department can’t be this unreasonable!"

Qin Tianxuan’s expression didn’t change as he scanned the crowd. "Someone, get a megaphone. Play the recording!"

A recording?

What recording?

A murmur went through the crowd.

Just then, the Night Emperor’s Guard, who had been prepared all along, finished setting up a large speaker and played the recording from that private club.

The voices were crystal clear.

"Tianhui, just as you said, let’s just get rid of Li Changshan! He took the money we worked so hard to earn, bought supplies with it, and sent them to the Battle Department for free. Is that something a human being would do?!" That was the voice of Li Tianhui’s father.

"That’s right! Kill him, and we’ll split the inheritance! Tianhui, what’s your plan?" That was the voice of his two uncles from the Li Family.

Then came Li Tianhui’s chilling voice: "...Li Changshan is taking a private jet. I’ve already made arrangements for the plane to have an ’accident’ mid-flight... But whether or not we go through with it is a decision we must make together, my dear uncles and brothers!"

Finally, the collective voices of the Li Family scoundrels: "Get rid of Li Changshan!"

BOOM. The entire hall erupted in grief and fury.

The eyes of the people from the Changshan Group turned red with rage.

And his own loyalists, the high-level executives who had always followed Li Tianhui, now surrounded him in anger.

"Li Tianhui, you son of a bitch! I’ll kill you!"

"Li Tianhui, you actually went after the Chairman? Are you even fucking human?"

The crowd was incensed. People started grabbing whatever was nearby and hurling it at him.

Li Tianhui was pelted until his head was bleeding, but like a madman, he grabbed a chair and smashed the large speaker to pieces.

He roared, "It’s fake! You idiots, the audio is doctored! Does this even count as evidence?"

The scoundrel had nothing left to lose. He pointed a finger at Qin Tianxuan. "Did he see it with his own eyes or hear it with his own ears? My uncle is already dead, and he’s using such a despicable, shameless trick to frame us!"

Li Tianhui’s voice echoed through the memorial hall.

He would not give in.

Even with the recording out in the open, he was still clinging to a sliver of hope.

Qin Tianxuan was utterly speechless.

He pushed aside the people next to him and barked coldly, "All of you, shut up!"

The scene immediately fell silent.

Qin Tianxuan looked at the beast-like Li Tianhui and shook his head. "So you won’t shed a tear until you see the coffin, is that it?"

Li Tianhui chuckled, looking like a complete scoundrel. "Go on, report me! That recording isn’t worth shit. Anyone can tell it’s doctored! You can go find the Police Department right now and have me arrested, but I guarantee I’ll be released without charges!"

He held his head high, the very picture of a shameless villain.

The brothers from the Battle Department’s Third Camp were trembling with rage.

They had never seen someone so shameless and brazen!

At this moment, however, Qin Tianxuan was the calmest one there.

He gently raised a hand and clapped once. "Changshan, you can come out now!"

What?!

Everyone in the hall turned their heads in astonishment.

Amidst the sound of footsteps, a haggard-looking Li Changshan slowly appeared from the doorway.