"Commander Wang, you flatter me too much." Shen Lang laughed. "I'm just a young upstart. It's my great honor to have a visit from such a high-ranking official as you."

Shen Lang's words were half true and half false. If it were Shen Lang before he obtained the system, even if a district head in X city remembered his name, he would be overjoyed, let alone a high-ranking official of the second rank. To put it bluntly, it was as if the Shen family's ancestral graves were emitting auspicious smoke.

However, he showed no excitement at Wang Lianrong's visit, because in his eyes, Wang Lianrong was just an ordinary person from a noble background, with nothing outstanding about him. He didn't even have a purple talent.

All he possessed was the official fortune bestowed upon him by the Wang family of the capital, not something he was born with.

If the Wang family is destroyed, this official fortune will also dissipate, so it belongs to the category of non-tradable items.

Therefore, in Shen Lang's eyes, Wang Lianrong was nothing more than someone who didn't interest him. Being polite to him was just a formality.

The two were both aware of the situation, but neither of them revealed it to the other.

"Don't call me 'Commander' anymore. If you don't mind, how about calling me Uncle Wang like Xian'er does?" Wang Lianrong said with a kind smile.

"Okay." Shen Lang smiled slightly, then invited Wang Lianrong to sit down.

He and Yu Xian'er sat in the main seats.

The two then started chatting about some trivial topics.

Qin Shiya was responsible for pouring tea for the two of them.

After a long while, Wang Lianrong gave Sun Minghui a wink, and Sun Minghui immediately stood up and smiled at Shen Lang, "Young Master Shen, I've heard that the scenery of Qingyun Mountain is the best in X City. Would you mind if I took a stroll around?"

Shen Lang said, "That's for sure."

He then instructed Qin Shiya, "Shiya, take Director Sun out for a walk."

"Yes, boss," Qin Shiya replied, then stood up and said to Sun Minghui, "Director Sun, please come with me."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Miss Qin," Sun Minghui said politely.

Qin Shiya smiled slightly: "Director Sun, you're too kind."

After the two left, Qiuye disappeared silently from the reception room.

At this moment, only Wang Lianrong, Shen Lang, and Yu Xian'er remained in the reception room.

"Uncle Wang, what brings you here today?" Shen Lang asked with a serious expression.

Wang Lianrong glanced at Yu Xian'er, then hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

Yu Xian'er smiled and said, "Uncle Wang, there's no need to avoid me. I'm just the young master's maid now, and I have no relation to the Yu family."

Wang Lianrong nodded to himself and said, "Young Master Shen, I'd like to know how you managed to bring down Lü Weidong in just a few days?"

This statement clearly demonstrates Wang Lianrong's fear of Shen Lang. It's nothing short of a miracle that someone without any official backing could gather all the evidence of Lü Weidong's crimes in just a few days.

Shen Lang smiled faintly and said, "It's nothing more than luck, Uncle Wang, don't worry about it."

“Alright, since Young Master Shen is unwilling to elaborate, I won’t press further,” Wang Lianrong said with a smile. “However, I am quite curious to know what your purpose is, Young Master Shen?”

"Oh? What do you mean by that?" Shen Lang asked with a smile, "Uncle Wang, what do you mean by that?"

Wang Lianrong's eyes gleamed, and he laughed, "Old Master Zhang of X City should have been dying, but he miraculously survived after meeting Young Master Shen. Shouldn't Young Master Shen have some explanation for this?"

"After the downfall of the Lü family and the three major families, the Zhang family quickly became the third largest family. As far as I know, the eldest son of the Zhang family, Zhang Chengyang, is completely subservient to Young Master Shen. The other two families also sent people to Qingyun Mountain to express their willingness to submit to you. Your Canglang Group is thriving in Xia Bingyan's hands, and all the business resources of the three major families are tilting towards the Canglang Group."

"After Lü Weidong's downfall, the underworld of X City was completely cleansed and taken over by the eldest son of the He family in Northeast China, who is loyal to you. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that you, Young Master Shen, are now the local tyrant of X City."

Shen Lang shook his head and said with a smile, "Old Master Zhang's life shouldn't end here. You should ask a doctor about this, not a young upstart like me."

"It has nothing to do with me that the Zhang family has become the third largest wealthy family in X City. It's all thanks to the good work of the eldest son of the Zhang family, Zhang Chengyang. He is a future talent in the business world of X City. Uncle Wang, you must support him well."

Then Shen Lang said, "As for Canglang Group, it has nothing to do with me. I am neither the legal representative nor a shareholder."

"As for my relationship with Zhang Chengyang and He Yongze, that's just our personal relationship, it's not as strange as you're making it out to be."

Wang Lianrong seemed to have anticipated Shen Lang's explanation, so he didn't delve too deeply into the matter. From both a legal and political standpoint, Shen Lang hadn't done anything excessive. He had even helped the court eliminate the major problem of Lü Weidong, making him a truly meritorious figure in this matter.

Then he pointed to Yu Xian'er sitting next to Shen Lang, his tone seemingly questioning: "How do you explain Xian'er, who was predicted by the national medical expert to only live for a month before?"

Shen Lang's lips curled slightly, and he replied in a somewhat indifferent tone, "Xian'er is just sick. Perhaps the doctors who treated her are all quacks?"

Wang Lianrong shook his head and said, "Young Master Shen, don't deceive yourself. Xian'er's illness is a condition that all the experts in the world combined cannot come up with a solution for. If the national medical master Zhang Huizhong is also a quack, then there will be no doctors in this world."

Upon hearing this, Shen Lang's face instantly turned cold. He slightly raised his head and said in an icy tone, "Uncle Wang, don't you think you're asking too many questions? What does my Xian'er's condition have to do with you? Or do you think I, Shen, have the ability to prolong people's lives?"

Wang Lianrong hadn't expected Shen Lang to react so strongly, and realized that there was something wrong with his tone. He shook his head and explained with a wry smile, "Young Master Shen, please don't misunderstand. Actually, I've come here today just to ask for a blessing for my old man's safety."

The reason the Wang family formed marriage alliances with the major families in the capital was because no one capable of shouldering the responsibility of leading the family had emerged by Wang Lianrong's generation. The eldest son of the Wang family was a playboy who never concerned himself with family affairs, remained unmarried, and spent his days frequenting brothels.

Wang Lianrong also knew that he did not have the ability to lead the Wang family to continue its glory. Everything he had now was given to him by his family. Becoming a second-rank provincial official was already the ceiling of his official career.

Although Old Master Wang Qixing is still in relatively good health, no one can guarantee that nothing will suddenly happen to someone in their old age. Therefore, both Old Master Wang's health and the current situation of the Wang family facing a generational gap are the most important issues that the Wang family must address now.