Chapter 56

As the night deepened, the moonlight poured down, casting its glow over the Purple Gold Garden, a wealthy residential area, making the quiet neighborhood seem even more serene.

Looking around, the vast wealthy area had less than half of its villas lit up, including the one belonging to Eighth Finger Qiao.

On this special night, Eighth Finger Qiao did not go to the casino to oversee operations in person. Even more surprisingly, Liu Qin did not go to the CC Bar or other large nightclubs for inspection. Instead, they all stayed in the villa, accompanying He Fenghua, waiting for news from Wu He.

"Boss Eight, it's almost midnight, why haven't your men reported back? Haven't they succeeded yet?"

In the villa's living room, He Fenghua sat on the sofa, one leg crossed over the other, gently swaying the red wine glass in his hand, but he had no intention of drinking. Instead, he frowned at Eighth Finger Qiao, his brows revealing a hint of anxiety and a trace of worry.

After leaving the police station at noon, he called Eighth Finger Qiao, planning to use his hands to eliminate Ye Fan.

Originally, he could have asked the He family's bodyguards to do this, but matters of murder were better left to underworld figures. Moreover, if anything went wrong, it would be Eighth Finger Qiao's problem, not his.

What He Fenghua did not expect was that by evening, Eighth Finger Qiao called him, saying that he could deliver Ye Fan's head that night and even invited him to the villa for dinner.

The dinner was Western cuisine, with top-grade caviar paired with fine red wine from the Bordeaux region of the EU, a feast that even someone like He Fenghua, who often ate Western food, praised highly.

However, as time passed, He Fenghua had forgotten the deliciousness of the dinner and even found the wine in his glass tasteless.

At that moment, all he wanted to know was whether the bastard who dared to hit him had already reported to the King of Hell!

"He Young Master, you forgot, you told me to do it cleanly, leaving no traces."

Sensing He Fenghua's anxiety, Eighth Finger Qiao was a bit puzzled but did not show it. Instead, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, my man is a underworld figure. Killing that Ye is like killing a chicken."

Underworld figure?

Upon hearing these four words, He Fenghua's pupils dilated, and his worries instantly vanished.

As the future successor of the He family, although he had never dealt with real underworld figures, he knew about them and understood what they represented!

"Since Boss Eight says the man you sent is a underworld figure, I'm not worried anymore."

After a brief moment of surprise, He Fenghua smiled and said, "I wonder if Boss Eight can have your man bring that bastard to me?"

"What?" Eighth Finger Qiao couldn't help but laugh, "He Young Master wants to play with that Ye personally?"

"Yep."

He Fenghua nodded with a sinister smile, "I thought he was quite capable, so I just wanted him dead. Now that Boss Eight says your man can kill that Ye like a chicken, capturing him should be easy."

"No problem."

Eighth Finger Qiao readily agreed to He Fenghua's request and then took out his phone to call Wu He.

"Sorry, the number you dialed is temporarily unavailable."

The call was quickly connected, and the pleasant voice of the automated operator came through the receiver.

Huh?

Eighth Finger Qiao's brows furrowed.

Seeing this, He Fenghua was a bit puzzled but did not ask.

Eighth Finger Qiao, frowning, dialed Wu He's number again.

The result was the same—still unable to connect!

Whoosh!

After two consecutive failed attempts to contact Wu He, Eighth Finger Qiao's expression changed!

"Boss Eight, what's wrong?" Seeing this, He Fenghua felt a growing unease and couldn't help but ask.

"My men can't be reached, they are likely in action."

Eighth Finger Qiao thought for a moment and replied. Although he was puzzled by why Wu He's phone was unreachable, he did not believe that Wu He, a 'Postnatal Great Success' realm martial artist, would have an accident over such a small matter.

After all, Wu He had helped him solve too many... too many problems!

"Boss Eight, do you think that Ye is also a underworld figure?"

Despite Eighth Finger Qiao's efforts to remain calm, He Fenghua detected an abnormality in his tone, which made his unease rise sharply. However, he thought that unless Ye Fan was a underworld figure, there shouldn't be a problem.

"That Ye has only practiced martial arts to the extreme of external techniques, he hasn't even entered the realm of martial arts, so he doesn't count as a underworld figure."

Eighth Finger Qiao firmly denied this and then, to strengthen his argument, asked, "Even if he were a underworld figure, would he be content to be an assistant to a little brat from the Su family?"

"Boss Eight is right."

Hearing this, He Fenghua felt reassured, put down his wine glass, and stood up, saying, "I'll go back and wait for Boss Eight's good news."

"Alright."

Eighth Finger Qiao stood up to see He Fenghua out, but his mind couldn't help but picture Ye Fan's determined face, and the unease in his heart wouldn't subside.

At the same time.

In the study of the Su family's No. 1 villa, Su Hongyuan, wearing reading glasses, sat at his desk, holding the He family's information, his expression grave.

Although the Su family had won the first battle against the He family and successfully obtained the 'Binhe New District Project,' Su Hongyuan had learned the truth from Su Yuxin.

That so-called truth had completely overshadowed the joy of victory.

Because... he knew that this kind of victory, for the competition between the Su and He families, was like Ye Fan treating Su Yuxin's illness—treating the symptoms but not the root cause. It not only failed to achieve a fatal blow but also failed to gain a decisive advantage.

Originally, he had hoped that Ye Fan would use his network of connections to help the Su family win this battle.

If that were the case, even if it couldn't fatally wound the He family, it could give them a significant deterrent.

At that time, even if He Fenghua really became the son-in-law of Han Guodong and climbed the mountain of Han Guodong, it wouldn't have a significant impact on the Su family.

But now, Ye Fan had not used his network of connections. If the He family, along with their existing network and Han Guodong, launched a fierce counterattack, and Ye Fan did not use his connections to help the Su family, the Su family would not fare well!

"Knock, knock—"

Just as Su Hongyuan felt the immense pressure, there was a knock on the study door.

"Come in."

Su Hongyuan glanced at the time, seeing it was past midnight, and thought it was Uncle Fu coming to call him to rest, so he put down the information.

Creak!

The door opened, and Uncle Fu entered the study.

Before Uncle Fu could speak, Su Hongyuan stood up with a bitter smile, "Little Fu, I'll go to bed now."

"Master, Divine Doctor Ye wants to see you."

"Divine Doctor Ye wants to see me?" Su Hongyuan was taken aback, "Where is he?"

"Master, Divine Doctor Ye is in the living room downstairs," Uncle Fu said.

Hearing this, Su Hongyuan didn't waste any time, quickly leaving the study to go downstairs to meet Ye Fan, rather than making Ye Fan come up.

Soon, Su Hongyuan, accompanied by Uncle Fu, came downstairs, smiling and said, "Divine Doctor Ye, if you have something, you could have called Yuxin to tell me. Why did you come in person?"

"I personally believe this matter is important and should be discussed face-to-face," Ye Fan said seriously.

"Oh?" Su Hongyuan was taken aback, "Divine Doctor Ye, please speak."

"I have obtained evidence of the He family's bribery of officials over the years," Ye Fan said without hesitation, knowing that Uncle Fu, as the head of the Su family, was Su Hongyuan's most trusted person.

Evidence of the He family's bribery of officials?!

Compared to Su Yuxin, Su Hongyuan and Uncle Fu were more familiar with the rules and methods of the political and business world. They understood even more clearly what Ye Fan's information meant!

Thus, the shock Ye Fan's words brought to them was even greater than it was to Su Yuxin!

Under the light, they looked at Ye Fan with stunned faces, completely in shock!

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

It took a full five seconds for Su Hongyuan to recover from the shock, his excitement making him feel like he had been injected with adrenaline. He confirmed, "Divine Doctor Ye, you say you have evidence of the He family's bribery over the years?"

"It's all here." Ye Fan directly threw the black notebook to Su Hongyuan.

Su Hongyuan caught it, holding it as if it were a priceless treasure, carefully in his hands.

"Phew~"

After a moment, Su Hongyuan took a deep breath, calmed himself, and slowly opened the notebook.

Looking at the diary entries that resembled a ledger, Su Hongyuan was like a pervert admiring a beauty, reading slowly and carefully, his eyes gleaming, his heart racing...

After reading all the content, Su Hongyuan was as excited as if he had won five million.

"Old Master Su, with your means, can you bring down the He family with the information in this notebook?" Ye Fan asked.

Su Hongyuan did not immediately answer Ye Fan's question but first patted his chest, trying to slow his heart rate.

"Phew~"

A few seconds later, Su Hongyuan took another deep breath, trying to calm himself, but his voice was still filled with excitement and enthusiasm, "Divine Doctor Ye, if the disciplinary committee gets this information, not just the He family, but the entire Jiangnan political and business circles will be turned upside down!"

"I don't care if the Jiangnan political and business circles are turned upside down; I just want one result—the He family to be removed from the Jiangnan business world!" Unlike Su Hongyuan, Ye Fan's face showed no excitement, as if he were talking about a trivial matter.

As a major player in the Jiangnan business world, Su Hongyuan was not only familiar with the Jiangnan political and business circles but also had some understanding of the entire Chinese political landscape.

Originally, Su Hongyuan thought that Ye Fan had obtained this information at the behest of Chu Ji or the Ye family behind her, planning to bring down Bai Jia, the representative of the He family in Jiangnan, Han Guodong. However, hearing Ye Fan's words, he felt that the situation might not be as he thought—Ye Fan was just targeting the He family!

Realizing this, Su Hongyuan suddenly remembered the incident where Ye Fan threw He Fenghua out of the bidding hall. He felt he understood something and couldn't help but ask, "Divine Doctor Ye, did the He family retaliate against you?"

"Old Master Su, if a fly keeps buzzing around you, what would you do?" Ye Fan answered with a question.

Huh?

Su Hongyuan was puzzled, not understanding Ye Fan's meaning.

"Slap it dead, that's my choice!"

Ye Fan gave his answer.