Chapter 434 Tomorrow, the Chen family will be waiting for you
Just as Lu Mingfei swaggered into the lobby of the sanatorium with the most important part of the Chen family's current baby-rearing plan, ready to see if anyone had the courage to stop him, the phone at the front desk of the sanatorium suddenly rang.
It was late at night and the hall of the sanatorium was dead silent. Only the ringing of the old-fashioned telephone at the front desk kept on ringing stubbornly, one after another, piercing the dead silence.
The front desk staff had already gone home and no one answered the phone.
The ringing of the bell echoed in the empty hall, carrying an inappropriate sense of provocation, as if a pair of eyes were quietly watching this place in the darkness.
Isabella glanced at the unanswered phone with some uneasiness, then looked at Lu Mingfei, who was expressionless beside her, and whispered:
"Do you want to... take it? Maybe Mr. Chen..."
Lu Mingfei didn't even turn his head, and continued to walk slowly towards the door without pausing at all.
The moment his left shoe was completely planted on the smooth marble floor—
“Sizzle——”
A faint sound of electricity passed by, and the phone at the front desk stopped ringing abruptly, like a duck neck clamped by chopsticks.
Not only the telephones, but also the entire sanatorium, the low hum of all the operating instruments, the faint sound of the air conditioning system blowing air, and even all the equipment that relied on electricity, were completely silent at this moment.
The lights went out one after another, and only the dim green sign for the emergency passage remained on, illuminating the hall in darkness.
Isabella was startled by the sudden movement and subconsciously moved closer to Lu Mingfei.
Seeing that he looked calm, I knew that this must be his work, and I wondered what kind of ability this was.
Or he had someone hack into the sanatorium in advance, and the moment the Chen family's signal was connected, the entire sanatorium was physically disconnected from the Internet.
But she couldn't possibly know that this was a pure, more overbearing territorial interference, and its name was "LockDown"!
With Lu Mingfei as the center, all electronic signal activity was forcibly suppressed, paralyzing all mechanical units.
He was telling the guy hiding behind the scenes that since he knew he was here to cause trouble, he still wanted to hide behind and not see the king, and even didn't send anyone to pass the message. Did he really think this was a movie?
Lu Mingfei walked forward without changing his pace. Isabelle was very perceptive and quickly stepped forward to push open the heavy glass door. The two of them walked into the cool air outside one after another.
Not far away, the carved iron gate of the sanatorium slowly slid open to both sides, and a black Bentley Mulsanne with low beams on drove in silently like a ghost.
However, just as the wheels passed an invisible boundary, the engine let out a weak groan and completely stalled. After the car body rushed forward for a short distance due to inertia, it stopped helplessly a hundred meters in front of the main building.
The driver in the driver's seat had obviously never encountered such a situation before and tried to restart the car in a panic.
The rear door was pushed open, and an old man in a navy blue Zhongshan suit got out of the car nimbly.
His hair was combed meticulously, his face was thin, and his eyes were calm as water. Even when his car broke down inexplicably, there was no sign of embarrassment on his face.
His gaze passed through the brief darkness and fell on the young man standing solemnly on the steps in front of the building, with his hands hanging naturally at his sides. His posture was neither humble nor polite.
"Sir Lu Mingfei." The old man's voice was calm, with the steadiness of time. "I am Chen Fu, the steward of the Chen family. It is very rude to disturb you so late at night."
Lu Mingfei recognized this man. When he was leaving the Chen family manor after robbing it yesterday, he passed by the Chen family convoy led by this man. He knew that this man had an extraordinary status, but he never thought that he was the old butler of the Chen family.
"Really? Isn't it presumptuous of me to disturb you so late at night?" He pulled up a fake smile at the corner of his mouth.
Chen Fu had anticipated this sarcastic tone and bowed his head slightly, saying, "The young masters and young ladies in our family are unruly and unruly by nature. They have offended you and your friends before. The head of the family is deeply sorry when he learned about it.
I have been specially sent here to offer the Chen family's sincerest apologies and to bring a small gift, hoping to make up for the previous mistake. I hope Mr. Lu will be magnanimous and forgive me."
He leaned slightly to the side and gestured towards the stalled Bentley. Apparently, the so-called "small gift" was in the car.
I'm afraid this gift is definitely not "thin".
Lu Mingfei was not interested in what the gift was, but was very curious about the Chen family's attitude.
He beat and kidnapped the child and turned his wife into a vegetable. Now he has destroyed two of the experimental bases he invested in. Could this Mr. Chen be a Ninja Turtle?
How can you be so tolerant?
To be honest, if it were Lu Mingfei, if anyone dared to touch his daughter, he would have rushed forward to show what his natural supernatural powers were.
"No need to apologize." He said lightly.
Chen Fu's heart sank suddenly, and a barely perceptible gloom flashed in his eyes.
Exempt?
Are they unwilling to even talk and determined to fight to the death?
Although the Chen family was wary of this young man with unfathomable strength and the strongest dragon slayer, if they really wanted to force them into a corner, they couldn't do it with violence alone.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
However, Lu Mingfei's next words made all the guesses go in vain.
“I heard that the Chen family has many descendants and their family tree is well preserved.
It just so happens that I brought Eri to the capital to find out which branch of the Chen family her grandmother, Charlotte Chen, came from."
He stated it as if he were stating a settled decision, his tone unquestionable: "I'll visit you tomorrow and give Mr. Chen a chance to apologize in person."
Eri? Charlotte Chen?
Chen Fu was stunned for a moment, his brain working rapidly, instantly connecting the information he had previously known.
The head of the Uesugi family of the Snake Eight Clans in Japan, who was cherished by Lu Mingfei, actually had a grandmother with the surname Chen and had some connection with the Chen family?
Could it be that he swept through three research institutes overnight and knocked on their door, just to trace the girl's roots?
What nonsense!
After all, Chen Fu had experienced many ups and downs. Although he was confused and uncertain in his heart, he did not show it on his face. He immediately bowed and responded:
"I see, Mr. Lu, please rest assured that the Chen family will be ready to welcome you and Miss Uesugi tomorrow.
Regarding the family tree, I will immediately arrange for someone to prepare it."
This is equivalent to sending a visiting card. Regardless of whether the Chen family accepts it or not, Lu Mingfei will visit them. If they dare to close the door and refuse visitors, Lu Mingfei will turn into a bad guest and bang on the door. In that case, he cannot be said to be bad-tempered.
No matter what Lu Mingfei's real purpose was, Chen Fuke at least gave him an excuse to temporarily ease the situation, and that was enough.
Lu Mingfei said no more. In the distance, a motorcade sent by the Zhou family appeared. He took Isabella to the gate without looking at Chen Fu or the Bentley with the small gift.
Chen Fu bowed and said goodbye, watching Lu Mingfei walk out of the gate and meet up with the Zhou family convoy. He watched as the woman the patriarch had rescued opened the car door for him attentively, and after getting in the car, the convoy restarted and disappeared into the darkness. Only then did he slowly put down his hand and stand up. The respect on his face instantly faded, and instead became extremely solemn.
As Lu Mingfei left, the area covering the sanatorium was finally lifted, the lights came on one by one, and the broken Bentley started up again.
"Lu Mingfei is so domineering."
The Bentley's window rolled down, and the handsome, elegant young driver frowned slightly as he watched the team disappear in the rearview mirror. He then turned to look at the butler, Chen Fu, who was still standing there.
"Afu, what do you think?"
"Master Wayne, in my opinion, this boy... must be a big threat to my Chen family." Chen Fu's face was solemn.
"Yeah, I don't know how my good-for-nothing sister hooked up with this monster." Chen Weien clicked his tongue. He wanted to understand Chen Motong's personality. Knowing that she had used tricks to provoke Lu Mingfei and was almost dealt with, he even suspected that his rebellious sister had secretly used a beauty trap.
Butler Chen Fu did not bother with this idle young master who had to join in the fun and was known for knowing both himself and the enemy so that he could fight a hundred battles without being defeated. Instead, he took out his cell phone, walked aside, and dialed an encrypted number.
After the call was connected, Chen Fu did not exchange any pleasantries. He repeated the conversation he had just had with Lu Mingfei verbatim, without adding any analysis or speculation of his own, and completely fulfilled his duty as a butler's mouthpiece.
Inside the Chen family, Mr. Chen put down the phone and frowned.
"Master Uesugi...Charlotte Chen...searching for roots..." He chewed on these words in a low voice, with a glint of doubt in his eyes.
If possible, he also wanted to believe this statement.
Lu Mingfei brought Sugi Eriya to China and asked his most beloved daughter Chen Motong to accompany them, just to find the maternal bloodline of the Japanese girl.
Considering how much importance Lu Mingfei showed to the head of the Uesugi family, it is not surprising that he did such a thing.
However, there were too many idiots in the family who were blind and jealous. Not only did they fail to use this opportunity to improve the relationship, but they mistakenly identified the head of the Uesugi family as Nono and tried to attack him. As a result, they were beaten up, and the Chen family fell into such a passive situation.
But he knew that things were definitely not that simple.
This is just an elaborate excuse.
He stood up, walked to the window, and looked out at the capital city shrouded in fireworks.
In the past two days, the core industries of the Chen family have been attacked by capital from home and abroad. He didn't need to guess at all, because he knew that it was the mixed-blood ancient clans and the forces behind Lu Mingfei who took action. This also indirectly confirmed that Lu Mingfei had reached some kind of ulterior motive transaction with the local mixed-blood family.
The mixed-race families in the country cannot attack the Chen family without uniting, but it is impossible for them to unite.
Lu Mingfei alone cannot destroy the Chen family, but he can force the mixed-blood families to unite.
He himself and the huge Chen family may very well become the whetstone they use to redivide their sphere of influence and reshuffle their interests, or in other words, the fat sheep to be slaughtered.
Mr. Chen's mouth curled up slightly. It had been a long time since he came to power. He had not felt such tremendous pressure.
If the opponent was just Lu Mingfei, he would still find it difficult.
After all, a teenager with destructive power, whose parents are missing and who has fallen out with relatives, is still a minor. There is no one to target at all. If your temper gets out of control, you may kill him without any care. He is truly invincible.
But with the addition of those mixed-race families who think twice before doing anything, there is room for maneuver.
The reason why Mr. Chen can control such a huge business empire and maneuver between various forces until now is not only due to his mixed-blood strength, but also due to his complex network of personal connections, control over the economic lifeline, and the amulet of his identity as "Mr. Chen".
If anything happens to him, countless companies under his control will be in turmoil, and the consequences will be widespread, enough to attract the attention of secular leaders.
This is both a weakness and a deterrent.
He guessed that Zhou Bai and the others had reservations and didn't dare to really turn the table, so he chose to cooperate with Lu Mingfei and tried to divide the Chen family in a more gentle way to avoid causing too much social unrest.
The internal fighting among the mixed-bloods must never cross the line and affect the world of ordinary people. This is the bottom line that all parties tacitly adhere to.
"Fortunately, I'm not completely unprepared."
A cold light flashed in Mr. Chen's eyes.
He had already contacted the biggest troublemaker of a certain secret party. Both parties had their own demands and hit it off immediately.
The other side needs to curb the expansion of the influence of Angers and Kassel College in the East, while the Chen family needs strong foreign aid to fight against the encirclement of local forces.
The two companies, with their strong foundation and financial resources, may be able to weather this crisis, and even...
You can also take the opportunity to bite back and make those who are ready to make moves pay the price.
Therefore, he instructed Chen Fu to apologize and make amends, lower his stance, and agree to the conditions that could be agreed to. His purpose was to delay time, paralyze the opponent, and gain space for secret deployment and self-adjustment.
Lu Mingfei accepted the goodwill and asked to visit the family tomorrow to see the family tree.
Mr. Chen absolutely did not believe that Lu Mingfei came here just to look through a yellowed family tree.
Did he want to conduct an on-site inspection of the Chen family mansion's defenses? Or did he want to take this opportunity to contact certain people within the Chen family?
Or is this simply a signal to take action?
He quickly reviewed the situation of the Chen family mansion in his mind. Although it was heavily guarded, the truly shady things had already been scattered and hidden in various secret research bases.
There are more than a dozen similar institutions in the capital that he invested in or controlled, and only three of them were shut down by Lu Mingfei.
Although the top leaders all came from the Chen family, Mr. Chen had already made preparations. Except for the researchers he had trained, who were invested by the Chen family, the others were overseas capital investments that were difficult to trace. It was impossible for the Zhou family to find actual evidence to link the Chen family to these illegal organizations.
As long as things are not so bad that they are beyond redemption, he can still righteously follow the Oriental half-bloods and rebuke these evil parties who are breaking the law and causing chaos.
According to the report from the stalking personnel, Lu Mingfei returned directly to the hotel after reuniting with the Zhou family. It seemed that tonight's operation had come to an end.
Should the key experimental subjects and data from other bases be urgently transferred at night?
As soon as this thought arose, he suppressed it forcefully.
Lu Mingfei was able to find those three deeply hidden bases so accurately, and there must be an unimaginable intelligence network behind him.
If we act rashly at this moment, the vehicle dispatch and personnel movement will only completely expose the remaining strongholds, which is too risky.
So...destroy it directly?
Make all the evidence disappear completely?
When he thought about the disciplinary measures Lu Mingfei had taken against the researchers who had participated in the cruel experiments, he realized that Lu Mingfei had taken disciplinary measures against them.
The boy seemed to have an unusual, almost paranoid respect for life, especially for innocent people and victims.
If I ordered the silencing of witnesses and the destruction of experimental subjects at this time...
Mr. Chen could almost imagine Lu Mingfei's furious look. By then, the boy would no longer have any scruples, and the Chen family might not see the sun tomorrow.
Finally, he let out a long breath, and a hint of ruthlessness and determination flashed in his eyes.
Don't lose your composure!
Just proceed as planned!
Tomorrow, at the Chen family mansion, he will meet Lu Mingfei in person.
He wanted to see how big a storm this young man who suddenly appeared out of nowhere could stir up in this deep pool!
(End of this chapter)
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