"Young Master Luo, you might not believe it, but there are actually martial artists involved in this."

Uncle Xu is indeed a trustworthy person; he is very capable in getting things done.

Of course, Ling Qingyi's help was indispensable in this process.

If it weren't for Ling Qingyi's quick thinking in sending Uncle Xu to Yan Province in advance...

If someone else were to conduct the investigation, it would definitely take a lot more time.

Unlike Uncle Xu, who has already found clues in just over half a day.

"Warrior?"

"You mean, there are martial artists involved here?"

"Yes."

Uncle Xu slowly explained, telling Luo Chen about the clues he had discovered one by one.

Upon hearing that the equipment had been damaged using martial arts techniques, Luo Chen immediately understood.

"Young Master Luo, we don't have many clues at the moment. All we know is that the damage to the equipment was caused by a martial artist, and it's hard to find anything else."

Uncle Xu sighed, mainly because there were too few people.

There are only a few people available in Yan Province, and none of them are professionals; there are very few who are actually useful.

He only discovered this clue thanks to his many years of experience.

Otherwise, it would just be assumed that it was made with some kind of chemical substance.

But if you think that way, the trail will undoubtedly be broken.

Even the direction of investigation can be wrong.

"Are there any other clues?" Luo Chen asked.

Uncle Xu thought for a moment, then shook his head slightly: "That's all I know for now. If more people are transferred from Ningcheng, I can get more."

"However, there is something I need to tell you, Young Master Luo."

"What's up?"

Uncle Xu paused for a moment, then said in a slightly serious tone, "It seems that the Fang family in Ningcheng is making some big moves. In fact, a lot has happened in Ningcheng while you were away, Young Master Luo."

"The Fang family?"

Luo Chen was puzzled: "What is Fang Shi trying to do with his current state?"

The Fang family is no longer among the four major families. After the incident in the West District, the Fang Group lost a lot of money, and due to poor judgment, the West District also fell into the hands of the Luo family.

Moreover, Fang Wu and Fang Xue had such a bad relationship. Without Fang Xue supporting them, the Fang family would probably not be able to stay stable even as a first-class family if it weren't for its existing foundation.

The new ranking of the four major families has not yet been released, but everyone knows that the Fang family can no longer occupy that position.

Originally a second-rate family, the Zhao family, formed a marriage alliance with the Luo family.

During this period, the Zhao family's assets increased visibly every day, in addition to the resources they still held from the Luo family.

Zhao Meng'er was also in charge of the construction of the West District, with everything piled up.

No one will regard the Zhao family as a second-rate family anymore.

All we need to do is wait until the end of the year when the new ranking of the four major families is updated, and the Fang family's position will definitely be replaced by the Zhao family.

It's because it's clear and understandable.

Luo Chen couldn't understand what kind of tricks the Fang family could possibly pull now.

"Young Master Luo, you probably don't know this, but the Fang family has had plenty of funds during this period, although it hasn't reached the level it was in before the losses."

"However, some policies were implemented in the Fang family, which led many foreign companies to choose to cooperate with them."

"So you mean the Fang family isn't declining, but rather growing stronger?"

That's exactly what I mean.

During Luo Chen's absence from Ningcheng, the Fang family did indeed, as everyone predicted, gradually lower their profile, choosing to consolidate their position and prevent any unforeseen events.

Having finally climbed into the ranks of the four major families, it's a shame that things could end because of something like this in the West District.

The Fang family was naturally unwilling to do so, preferring to give up some unnecessary assets in order to maintain their current status.

But not long after, everyone was surprised to find that the Fang family had started to become high-profile.

They frequently send representatives to various events, and their confident expressions and demeanor are incomprehensible to everyone.

What gives Fang the confidence to do this?

Later, when the policy was implemented and Fang was designated to be in charge, they finally understood where Fang's confidence came from.

Although Ningcheng is only so big, the share of the pie is only so small.

The rest of the people won't even get a crumb of cake; this is no joke.

There are too many wolves and not enough meat; this kind of competition has always existed in Ningcheng.

After all, there were very few policies that were actually implemented.

Those benefits only came into effect when the new mayor, Vincent Fang, took office.

The planning for Ningcheng has been finalized.

Unexpectedly, even under such a fixed situation, new policies were introduced.

This is undoubtedly puzzling.

But it is undeniable that the Fang family has reaped considerable benefits.

As a result, when Fang's company started bidding, many foreign companies participated, wanting to cooperate with them.

[...]

"It seems the Fang family is quite lucky; they even managed to get their hands on some policy information."

Luo Chen did not show any worry; on the contrary, his tone was casual, as if he did not think it was a big problem at all.

Uncle Xu frowned: "Young Master Luo, perhaps my explanation wasn't detailed enough, and you didn't understand what I meant."

"The Fang family has received foreign investment during this period, which has created an imbalance. At present, his ambition is extremely great, which has caused damage to both the Han family and the Ling family."

"According to my information, the Fang family's main target is still the Luo family."

"It seems... the Fang family wants to replace the Luo family."

Hearing Uncle Xu's explanation, Luo Chen's expression didn't change much.

There are just things I don't understand.

"Old Xu, I understand what you mean."

"Don't you think the Fang family's appetite is a bit too big?"

"Young Master Luo, what do you mean by that?"

Uncle Xu had guessed some of it, but he didn't know much about Luo Chen.

Despite their interactions over this period, Uncle Xu still couldn't fully fathom Luo Chen's thoughts.

Luo Chen smiled and said, "If positions were so easy to replace, the Luo family would have collapsed long ago. You know how chaotic Ningcheng was before the new four major families emerged."

"If it weren't for that opportunity, it's unclear who would be in charge of Ningcheng right now."

"Even if the Fang family has external investment and such ideas now, they still can't do it in a short time."

Xu Shu could easily understand what Luo Chen meant.

If you want to take over a family position, especially a dominant one, it's very difficult if you're not as strong as the other person.

The two sides are not on the same level in terms of resources and experience.

Especially since the Fang family only managed to stabilize into one of the four major families with the help of the Luo family in the early stages, it was even more difficult.

Although the Fang family has become extremely powerful.

However, without a specific opportunity, it would be difficult to achieve such ambition.

However, once a problem begins to emerge, if it is not stopped in time, the problem will only grow bigger and bigger.