In the Li family study, the uncle and nephew were already seated.

Li Hongjun was originally going to boil water and make tea as he did last time, but with trouble knocking on his door, he didn't have the patience. So, he simply grabbed a handful of tea leaves, threw them into the kettle, and added water to boil the tea.

Li Hongjun: "Xiao Mu, the Li family is here. What do you think?"

Li Mu: "I don't watch it much."

After thinking for a moment, Li Hongjun said:

"That's true. You haven't had any contact with them, so how would you know? The current Li family, well, let's just say they're like dogs."

After Li Hongjun finished speaking, he smacked his lips, looking disdainful. He then continued:

"Now I'll tell you about this Li family. Oh! I'm talking about the one in Yanjing. Don't get it wrong."

A few years ago, that damned Li family always looked down on us. As if we were grateful that they looked up to us, they did all sorts of disgusting things that were really upsetting.

When that old man was alive, he once celebrated his birthday. Your dad and I went to offer our respects, but he actually said we weren't in the family genealogy and wouldn't let us pay our respects. What a bastard! If he wouldn't let us pay our respects, then we wouldn't. And he still had the nerve to accept our birthday gifts.

Later, when the old man celebrated his birthday again, he specially invited us, saying that he had already included us in the family genealogy. It was only because your grandfather gave those idiots a good scolding over the phone that they finally humbly invited us.

They're really shameless, thinking we'll go just because they invited us. Your dad and I only went once in our lives, and we were ridiculed. We won't go again, even if they beg us.

A few years ago, not two years after your grandfather passed away, our family ran into financial difficulties and owed money to a construction company. The company refused to pay the workers' wages, and some workers even attempted suicide by jumping off buildings at the construction site. Later, I borrowed money from your father and paid the workers their wages directly, and the matter was resolved.

And guess what? Your uncle, oh! That idiot, actually went through the media to distance himself from us, making all sorts of accusations, and even threatened to help people get their unpaid wages, and even ordered a crackdown. In the end, your dad got angry and bought that company, which is now Li's Construction. Go ask them again if they still owe any wages.

"These past two years, after your great-grandfather passed away, things on their end probably aren't going well. They've been trying to pull strings with us again, wanting us to rejoin the family and merge with their companies. Even a fool knows that their few small companies, run for decades, probably don't even have a combined asset of a billion yuan, yet they want to merge with our billions. Don't you think they're crazy?"

"Tsk!!" His throat was dry from talking, so Li Hongjun took a sip of tea, watching Li Mu listen intently as if listening to a story, and continued:

"Xiao Mu, speaking of which, I have to say something about you! You good-for-nothing, of all people to mess with, you had to provoke that scoundrel from the Chen family. He's a beast; over the years, he's been extorting and humiliating people, committing countless atrocities. Your father, because of you, couldn't swallow this insult and agreed to give half of his assets to them, but..."

At this point, Li Hongjun's eyes filled with anger, and he could no longer continue.

"Second Uncle, don't get agitated. I was just drunk that day. If..."

Li Mu tried to comfort him, but before he could finish speaking, Li Hongjun became agitated.

"You're drunk? You really are! How could you kill that beast and almost get yourself killed? You're drunk! Do you know what the consequences are? Your parents' lives... You little bastard, if you're so capable, go and kill that beast! You're drunk, waaaah!"

A man doesn't easily shed tears, unless he's truly heartbroken.

Seeing his second uncle crying, Li Mu felt a pang of sadness. He stood up and gently patted Li Hongjun's back, channeling a wisp of spiritual energy into him. In his heart, he had already decided that Chen Jiaxiong's life was over; this beast had to die.

After a long while, perhaps having vented his frustrations, Li Hongjun calmed down and continued:

"Xiao Mu, don't blame your second uncle for scolding you, but in the future... sigh! Never mind, what's past is past, let's not mention it again. Do you know what's going on with that Uncle Li from Yanjing? He's here to claim the family fortune."

These people are shameless; they can't get anything done, yet they want kickbacks. It's outrageous! Xiao Mu, let's make this clear first: we're not giving them a single penny. Even if you're throwing something in the water, don't throw it in the dog bowl.

"What company? I don't know anything about it. You decide, Uncle."

Li Mu naturally agreed with what Li Hongjun said.

Next, Li Hongjun gave a brief introduction to the members of the Li family in Yanjing.

Li Yaowen, the head of the Li family in Yanjing and the eldest son of the Li family, is known as the "big fool" by Li Hongjun. Although he holds a high position, he has no real power. He has two sons, Li Bonian and Li Qiyuan.

Li Yaowu, the second son of the Li family, had been serving in the military for a long time, neither high nor low rank. He had a son named Li Zhongyuan.

Li Yaohui, the third son of the Li family, has been in business for many years, which is what Li Hongjun referred to as running a small business. He has a son named Li Shufang.

Li Shufang, who came this time, should be the third in line according to the order of seniority. It is said that he has been running several coal mines for many years.

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While Li Mu and his nephew were chatting in the study.

Inside a luxury suite at the Junyue Hotel, a man with a black mole on his face and a muscular build, resembling a black bear, was sleeping.

This man was none other than Chen Jiaxiong, the beast Li Hongjun had mentioned, the man Li Mu was determined to kill. He had already changed hotels.

This guy has done something utterly despicable again recently, but someone has already smoothed things over.

A few days ago, Wang Jun, a member of the Sihehui (a triad society), found a teacher and student to help them solve the problems of modern human body art. As a result, the student refused and died. The teacher watched the student jump off a building and was then raped, which drove him insane.

In the hotel lobby, Wang Jun rushed over with a packed lunchbox in his hand.

He only found out about the missing persons incident at the club a few days ago, which saved his life.

The disappearance of a hundred people is truly unheard of and unprecedented.

Something was definitely amiss. He was filled with unease and was preparing to run away when he was suddenly given a task by Xiong Shao to help deal with the aftermath of Teacher Shu and her students.

They said they were helping to handle the aftermath, and the matter was handled simply: they sent some money to the two families, gave them a warning, and that was the end of it.

The way this was done, from top to bottom, was like an assembly line operation; he only completed the installation of the last screw.

Through handling this matter, Wang Jun understood what a true aristocratic family was, and he became even more determined to cling to this diamond-level benefactor.

After dealing with the matter, he dared not return to the club and naturally became Xiong Shao's follower.

He was confident in being a follower; he had previously served as Lu Dazhou's follower and eventually became the fourth-in-command.

After learning that the son of Jiangcheng's richest man was involved in the disappearance case, Wang Jun would intentionally or unintentionally bring up Li Mu.

Every time Li Mu was mentioned, Xiong Shao would dismiss him with disdain. Until last night, Xiong Shao took the initiative to say that he would crush Li Mu in a few days.

Wang Jun went upstairs and knocked on the door. A tall, strong man in his thirties opened the door.

These past few days, Wang Jun has been serving not only Xiong Shao, but also this burly man, even more attentively than he has served Xiong Shao, because Xiong Shao also holds this man in high regard.

"Senior You, dinner is ready. Today we have abalone, lobster, and chicken stew with mushrooms."

You Long ignored the sycophantic Wang Jun and merely nodded at the air.

If Li Mu were to see this person, he would definitely recognize him. This was the very man who had killed him with a single punch.

Little did he know that the beast his second uncle wanted him to kill, Chen Jiaxiong, whom he was determined to kill, also wanted to strangle him again.