Song Zhan's refusal infuriated Pan Xianyun, and his eyes turned sinister.
"Minister Song, you'd better think this through."
"Thank you for your high regard. My Song family believes that we are not on par with you, nor can we assist your research."
Song Zhan's attitude was very firm.
He knew that once he gave in, the Song family would truly be doomed.
Pan Xianyun smiled, "Can Minister Song really make decisions for the Song family? I heard that Old Master Song is retired in the countryside..."
Song Zhan's expression changed, and he looked up at Pan Xianyun: "Professor Pan, the old man has already retired, please do not disturb his peaceful retirement."
“Old Master Song should be able to take care of the Song family’s future development. There’s always someone who will agree to things that Minister Song wouldn’t dare to decide,” Pan Xianyun stood up. “Since we can’t reach an agreement, let’s see how long the Song family can hold out.”
“Professor Pan,” Song Zhan called out through gritted teeth, “the Song family will not stand by and watch others bully us.”
Pan Xianyun gave a silent sneer, no longer bothering to persuade Song Zhan's stubbornness, and turned to leave the interrogation room.
Song Zhan's expression darkened.
He knew Pan Xianyun to some extent and was certain that he would take action behind the scenes.
We're locked out here, and the situation is terrible.
Song Zhan wasn't stupid; he knew there were other people behind this.
He couldn't think of anyone else besides the Long family.
He hadn't expected Sheng Qian to have such a high status in the Long family, to the point that Elder Long would protect her.
Song Zhan knew what kind of temper Elder Long had.
They are extremely protective of their own people, especially when it comes to internal affairs.
No one is allowed to touch it.
Song Zhan is now hoping that Elder Long will consider the past relationship between the two families and not go too far.
Otherwise, before he even left, the Song family would have collapsed.
Song Zhan wasn't worried about being locked up here forever; at most, it would only be ten days or half a month. However, once he got out of here, the Song family members would have no hope of promotion.
*
With Elder Long personally taking action, in just two days, the Song family's every avenue of opportunity was completely blocked.
With Pan Xianyun causing trouble, the situation became even more critical.
Even if Song Yuzhou ran himself ragged, no one would dare to provoke the Long family, this fierce dragon that could breathe fire at any moment.
Old Master Long has always been a man who makes a name for himself.
Who would dare to provoke trouble at this critical juncture?
Even those who were on good terms with the Song family advised Song Yuzhou not to get involved for now, to let Elder Long vent his anger, and that he would be back in a few days once his temper had subsided.
Song Yuzhou discovered that he could not even see his family members, and did not even know their situation.
We couldn't find out anything.
Song Yuzhou had been running around for two days and was exhausted, both physically and mentally.
“Yu Zhou,” Song’s mother felt very sad seeing him running around like this.
"Where are the others?" Song Yuzhou asked when he returned home and didn't see anyone else.
“That guy surnamed Zheng brought his group of people to cause trouble again. Someone in the family has to step in and deal with it,” said Song’s mother, her eyes red. “I wonder where your father and the others are being held, and whether they’ve been mistreated. These people upstairs are really something, making such a big deal out of such a small matter…”
"Mom, where are they? I'm coming over."
"The police are handling it; they should be back soon..."
No sooner had Song's mother finished speaking than the rest of the Song family returned.
Upon seeing Song Yuzhou, they disregarded their fatigue and quickly inquired about his condition.
Song Yuzhou shook his head, having missed again.
"It must be the Long family's doing. They turned against our Song family over such a trivial matter. What despicable people!"
“That’s enough,” Song Yuzhou said, his brows furrowed. “This isn’t a problem for the Long family; it’s a problem for us.”
Given Song Zhan's and his associates' status, the authorities certainly wouldn't detain them for long because of something like this.
It was only a matter of time before he was released, but Song Yuzhou still felt uneasy.
He can't wait ten days or half a month.
After that time passes, who knows if there will be other variables?
So we should get the person out as soon as possible.
"I'm going out for a bit," Song Yuzhou said, leaving in a hurry without even sitting down.
Song's mother wanted to stop her but didn't dare.
Sheng Qian was not surprised when she saw Song Yuzhou.
Song Yuzhou closed the car door, looked at Sheng Qian pushing her bicycle, and asked with a complicated expression, "Can we talk for a bit?"
“Young Master Song shouldn’t have come to me,” Sheng Qian said. “Although the source is with me, I am not the one manipulating things behind the scenes.”
“I know,” Song Yuzhou said, his handsome face now showing signs of exhaustion, his usual radiance gone. “The Long family has gotten involved, and that’s the key point. I know it’s unreasonable to ask you to forgive Hua Yu’s actions, and she will receive the punishment she deserves, but I hope you can let the rest of the Song family off the hook.”
"Fourth Young Master, I told you, you've come to the wrong person. The Long family's involvement is secondary; there's probably someone else pulling the strings behind the scenes," Sheng Qian said, noting that based on the events of the past few days, the majority of the operation was orchestrated by Pan Xianyun.
The Long family's suppression was only part of the problem.
Song Yuzhou frowned: "What do you know?"
"Is the Song family going to make contact with any important figures recently?" Sheng Qian asked in a low voice.
Song Yuzhou immediately thought of the group of people who came down from above.
It's them!
But why?
He stared at Sheng Qian with deep eyes for a long time, and then he understood.
How do you know all this?
“Unfortunately, when I met Long Xingzhou that day, we ran into that group of people who came down from above. They wanted to win over the Long family. Unfortunately, they were rejected, and I happened to see their angry and embarrassed expressions. I think Fourth Young Master is a smart man and knows what they are trying to achieve by orchestrating this behind the scenes.” Sheng Qian said it directly without beating around the bush.
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