Chapter 925 — Stirrings in the Yu Household
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"Hm... from what we can see of the situation, Wei Zhao was hired by Gu Pengzhan as a close guard, charged with protecting them. If we move against Gu Pengzhan or Gu Mengyao, Wei Zhao will surely step forward to help, and we'll have fallen out with him directly — that doesn't fit our plans!" Yu Shuixing hesitated, then shook his head. "Until we've clarified Wei Zhao's background, it would be unwise to openly antagonize him! If we move against Gu Pengzhan and Wei Zhao really does jump in, the Yu family's position becomes rather awkward — caught between advance and retreat. Advance, and we risk harming the Yu family's interests; retreat, and we lose face!"
"That's true enough... Ah, I never thought that dealing with a mere Wei Zhao would be so troublesome!" Yu Bide sighed.
Just as they were speaking, Yu Feng's phone rang. He glanced at the number and answered.
Ordinarily, when the Yu family held a meeting, neither Yu Shuixing nor Yu Bide carried a phone — they rarely kept one on them at all — so if something urgent came up, the call would be placed to Yu Feng.
The fact that Yu Feng would answer a call during a meeting suggested the caller was someone from within the Yu family.
"Hello? Brother Haitian, what is it? Father and Third Uncle are in a meeting!" Yu Feng said. Had the call been from anyone but Yu Haitian, he would not have picked up — but Yu Haitian was in charge of the Yu family's outside business and intelligence network, and if he was calling Yu Feng at such a moment, something must surely be up.
"It's like this — word has come from Songshan City. Li Fu, the man at Gu Pengzhan's side, has been beaten gravely and his life hangs in the balance. Wei Zhao, too, was wounded — his martial arts are utterly destroyed and his strength is gone. The Xiao family has already gone to make trouble for Gu Pengzhan, and Zhao Qibing looks to be about to make his move as well..." Yu Haitian laid out the latest intelligence he had gathered. He had previously been instructed to keep a constant watch on Wei Zhao and all related parties in Songshan City.
"Oh? What's happened?" Yu Feng was startled at Yu Haitian's words. "What great event has struck Songshan City?"
"The details are like this..." Yu Haitian recounted to Yu Feng, in full, the whole affair of Zhen Yingjun kidnapping Gu Mengyao.
"I understand. I'll report this to Father and Third Uncle at once!" Rain Maple was beside himself with joy at the news, for it swept away all the misgivings and worries that had been plaguing the Rain family. Not daring to delay, he hurriedly relayed every word Rain Sea Sky had said to his father and Third Uncle.
"This is a gift from heaven itself!" Rain Water Star's eyes lit up at once, and he drummed his fingers on the tea table before him, lost in thought, as though already working out a strategy.
"Indeed! Wei Zhao's martial arts are completely ruined now, so this is the perfect moment to deal with him!" Rain Maple nodded excitedly as well. "This time, once I go, I can kill Wei Zhao with no effort at all!"
"Childish!" Rain Water Star shot his son a glare. "Wei Zhao may have lost all his martial skill, but we still have no idea whether he has any backing. How can we just charge in blindly?"
"That... but he was beaten crippled, and still no one has come forward to stand up for him. Doesn't that just prove he has no formidable backing?" Rain Maple retorted, somewhat unconvinced. "If he were truly well connected, could the powers behind him simply sit by and let him be bullied like that?"