"Alright, you don't need to worry about it anymore. The family will handle it."
Han Junli nodded, looked at his father gratefully, and said, "Okay, I understand."
It was rare to see his rebellious son so obedient, and Han Jingwei's face showed a satisfied expression.
However, he immediately became worried that he might have said something too harsh, and that the truth he had told might have a negative impact on his son's mental health.
So he called back his son, who was about to turn and leave, and said, “I’m telling you this so you can be more careful in your daily life. But don’t worry too much.”
“No matter what, our family is close to the top. Even if someone wants to deal with us, they have to think twice. So Dad still hopes you don’t have too much psychological burden.”
Seeing his father say this, Han Junli knew he had passed the test.
Relaxing, he looked at the document again and asked, "Dad, what are we going to do? Get revenge?"
Han Jingwei gave a wry smile, "I don't know where this document came from."
"Of course, I have suspects, such as the Liu family, the Sun family, and even the Tong family, but mere suspicion is useless, and now is not a good time to start a war."
"After all, the higher-ups are pushing forward with the subway project, and everyone is focusing their main efforts on it."
Han Junli thought for a moment and said, "Could it be the Lin family? My investigation shows that this Chen Dong is very close to the Lin family. The car project they invested in in Pengcheng was arranged by the old man of the Lin family."
Han Jingwei thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It's probably unlikely. Although Old Man Lin is a bit domineering, he doesn't usually act recklessly. He still has his bottom line; at least he wouldn't do something like this, sending people to monitor you and resorting to threats."
Hearing his father say that, Han Junli nodded, "That's right. In that case, the scope of suspicion is much wider, and we don't know who it is."
"Alright, that's not something you should be thinking about. Go and rest for a while! Don't go out for the next couple of days, just stay quietly at home."
Han Junli was about to open the door, his hand already on his hand, when he stopped, turned around and asked, "What are you going to do about Li Donghong?"
"What do you want to do?" Han Jingwei asked somewhat irritably.
Han Junli thought for a moment and tentatively said, "I think we should protect him. We can't really throw him away or completely ignore him. I've gotten used to using him lately. Besides, he's done so much for me."
Based on Han Junli's understanding of his father and elder brother's style of doing things, he guessed that they would definitely throw Li Donghong out without any mercy, thus severing ties with him.
They then publicly claimed that Han Junli had been deceived and that everything was done by Li Donghong under his name.
This way, Han Junli can be completely absolved of responsibility.
Of course, those in the elite circles all know what's going on, but this way they've given an explanation to their subordinates and it's less likely that someone will find fault with them.
"You know, you're not soft-hearted when you should be, and you're not hard-hearted when you should be. Do you think we'll lack those vassal families, or people willing to get close to us?"
Han Junli insisted, "No matter what, he has been loyal to me. And if we just abandon him like this, won't it make the vassal families feel disheartened?"
"Heh, they only benefit from us. To get some benefits, many people would even give away their wives and children. Why would they care about a member of a collateral branch? They know where their family's foundation is. They won't suddenly change their stance or methods because of a member of a collateral branch."
Hearing his father say this, Han Junli suddenly thought of himself.
In some ways, how am I different from Li Donghong?
They were all illegitimate sons of the family and none of them were qualified to inherit the family business.
Therefore, he became even more determined in his mind.
“Dad, I know you’re right, but I still stand by my opinion. I’m really comfortable using it.”
"I just don't understand why you're so insistent on dealing with such a useless and troublesome person, someone who doesn't know how to prioritize, doesn't keep secrets, and doesn't know how to be tactful..." Han Jingwei said helplessly.
Han Junli stared at him intently, meeting his gaze without backing down.
In the end, Han Jingwei could only nod helplessly, "Alright, then so be it. But he still needs some punishment; we can't let him get away with it so easily. He has to pay the price for his mistakes!"
Seeing that his father had finally agreed to his request, Han Junli was overjoyed: "Okay, thank you, Dad!"
He turned and left.
Seeing his foolish son's behavior, Han Jingwei shook his head again and rubbed his temples.
Sigh, there are so many things that give me a headache.
...
It's a little earlier.
Dragon Hotel.
In the CEO's office.
Jiang Fei is reporting to Chen Dong.
He held a stack of newspapers, placing some in front of Chen Dong and the rest beside him.
"Brother Dong, all the bait we threw out has been taken. Several newspapers have published the news we posted."
"Okay, that's good! Are the changes significant?" Chen Dong asked while flipping through the newspaper.
"I've taken a look, and it's alright. Although there have been some changes, the main theme has been largely retained, and the meaning hasn't changed much."
Yesterday, after the conflict with Li Donghong, Chen Fei ordered Jiang Fei to anonymously provide the newspaper with information related to Li Donghong.
These articles were prepared shortly after Chen Dong's arrival, when the conflict with Han Junli first began.
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