"Why don't you even believe me? Or do you think your current status is very important?"

I've recently spoken with the Ximen family and Ximen Xue herself. If you don't agree, I'll just find them to cooperate with.

The two were clearly hesitant. Lu Fan's words also revealed what they knew: the entire Ximen family had completely changed.

It's not the same family it used to be, but even so, the Ximen family's strength is something he's always maintained: even a dying camel is bigger than a horse.

He personally experienced this from the Eastern family. If the other party had nearly half of his strength, then their development would be able to steadily improve.

Dongfang Qingtian, who was standing to the side, fell silent after seeing this sentence. He had to admit that Lu Fan was indeed their hope to return to the top.

Given the current situation, they have no idea how far the family will develop in the future.

If any unexpected event occurs, there is nothing that can be done, especially since Lu Fan is now their only chance.

“You’re right. We’re in a business relationship, so I won’t nitpick about this.”

However, the matters involved here are of great importance, and I only know a little about them at the moment.

One point is enough for Lu Fan. If this gray industry is not understood and eliminated, it will become a huge problem in the future.

This will provide the other party with a continuous source of income, and they will be the ones who suffer the most.

The opponent came with overwhelming force; even a slight reduction in their strength would be considered a major breakthrough in the future.

"You tell me, no matter how it ends, I will keep my promise!"

At this point, Lu Fan took out the company shares that he had prepared long ago.

After all, if you want a horse to run fast, it must eat grass!

"Don't worry, as long as you tell me everything you know, this information I have will also become yours!"

This is a share in a company under the Dongfang family, which can be considered part of the profits from our initial collaboration.

After Lu Fan finished speaking, he threw the documents directly on the table. The person in charge, seeing this, quickly picked up the documents and examined them. He then secretly made up his mind.

Seeing all this, they realized that the entire Dongfang family was indeed largely under Lu Fan's control.

Although they don't know exactly what happened, once this contract is signed, they will be able to live a life of comfort and ease.

"President Lu is a straightforward person, so we won't dwell on it. This matter is actually more troublesome than we imagined. Although we have now infiltrated the smuggling team..."

But we couldn't gain a deeper understanding of them, not to mention that there were many things involved that were beyond our control.

The two then told Lu Fan everything they knew. Indeed, just as Lu Fan had initially imagined, the newly established companies were all used for smuggling.

Although the Ximen family holds the power behind the scenes, the legal representative is not any member of the Ximen family at all.

These individuals were merely ordinary businessmen.

Behind their quiet smuggling business, all the money naturally returned to the Ximen family, but the methods and channels of transportation were all legitimate.

In other words, the so-called company is working for the Simon family for free, taking huge risks, and ultimately laundering the money and giving it to the Simon family.

"What's your opinion on this? Putting your life on the line and handing over money to others, this is the first time we've ever seen something like this!"

Dongfang Taibai, standing to the side, said with some confusion, "We've been working for each other for a while now. Although we don't know the inside story, we're still clear about most of the things."

This action clearly demonstrates that they are being treated as slaves.

If problems arise in the end, they can be kicked out at any time.

Lu Fan frowned. He hadn't expected that even with their relationship at such a low point, these people would still openly engage in this kind of business.

Moreover, he knew those people well; most of them had families to support, and although they faced some financial pressure.

But it's not worth taking such a risk. Thinking back to what happened to Lao Zhang and the others, he felt that this whole thing was definitely orchestrated by some powerful force behind the scenes.

A daring thought crossed his mind: Could it be that their entire family had been kidnapped?

"Did you see the families of those bosses, and the people next to those leaders?"

The father and son from the East were somewhat stunned; they never expected Lu Fan to suddenly ask such a question.

They had pondered this in their minds, and Lu Fan had asked many questions, but who could have imagined something like this?

Furthermore, they used to work under the guise of laborers, and they would wear makeup and dress up slightly to avoid being recognized.

As for who he talked to, let's not go into that.

“Although we went there to work, our identities were still hidden, and we really didn’t know that.”

Dongfang Taibai frowned slightly as he looked at Lu Fan. As a young man, he was restless and had seen a lot about the outside world.

He also had some conversations with those people, and because of this, he also communicated with outsiders quite a few times.

"To be honest, I do know a little about this matter. I sense that most people there seem to be a lot of anger simmering inside them."

At work, they often resort to violence to solve problems. I've asked them about this before, but no one has answered.

This answer was basically normal for Lu Fan; it was probably the answer he wanted.

He already understood in his heart that most people were probably controlled by others, and it was precisely because of this situation that they were forced into this situation.

However, he felt this was an opportunity, because control by force alone could not last.

Even threatening the other party's closest and dearest family members makes it easier to sow discord.

But he was even more aware that the current situation was difficult under normal circumstances, especially such a massive kidnapping, which even Sun Yue probably couldn't resolve in a short time.

Not to mention the idea of ​​subtly rescuing all those people—that's simply a pipe dream.

"I understand. You can take the contract. Keep an eye on their family's situation when you have time."