novelraw Chapter 1093 - 1089: The Situ Family’s Banquet
Chapter 1093 - 1089: The Situ Family’s Banquet
"Very well. Since that’s the case, I’ll make my move."
Gongsun Hu didn’t hesitate and walked straight to the corner to squat down.
It turned out there was a safe in the corner.
The box held the most important things of the Gongsun Family.
To protect these items, the safe was set with three levels of defense.
The first two levels were combination locks, known only to the previous Patriarch.
The third level was a key, held by the Grand Elder Gongsun Man.
The elders watched Gongsun Hu squat down, and couldn’t help but smirk.
Gongsun Hong was captured, and outsiders simply couldn’t know the code. How could you open the safe?
Under the amused gaze of the crowd, Gongsun Hu entered the first layer’s numeric code.
Click!
A sound of unlocking was heard, and the elders were slightly shocked. He actually knew the code?
Gongsun Hu continued, controlling the dial for the second layer of defense.
Click!
The second unlocking sound rang out, and everyone was startled.
He definitely knew the code!
But how did he know it?
Did Gongsun Hong tell him? That shouldn’t be!
Gongsun Hu did not answer the crowd’s confusion. He turned his head and coldly looked at Gongsun Man: "Give it to me."
Gongsun Man’s face varied between dark and light.
The opponent’s attitude annoyed him.
He wanted to get angry and throw everything in his face. However, he chose to bear it.
He slowly walked over and handed the key to Gongsun Hu.
After Gongsun Hu received it, he didn’t spare Gongsun Man a glance and inserted the key into the hole and turned it.
Click!
The third layer of defense was broken.
The iron door of the safe automatically opened.
Inside, many ancient artifacts of the Gongsun Family were displayed.
Gongsun Hu didn’t even look; he directly picked up the Celestial Dragon Order.
Returning to his original position, he respectfully handed the Celestial Dragon Order to Qin Hao, his attitude completely different from before, as reverent as a servant.
"Not bad." Qin Hao received the token with a smile and even weighed it in his hand in front of the elders.
The elders bit their lips tightly, fearing that jealousy would make them utter a sound.
Recalling the recent situation, many people’s hearts ached as if they were bleeding.
It seemed, in the end, Qin Hao actually got it!
Gongsun Hu showed a satisfied smile: "Master, thank you!"
"No need to thank me, we’re just each taking what we need." Qin Hao smiled faintly.
Gongsun Hu shook his head and said: "No, it’s not that simple. If not for the master’s strategy, I would have to wait at least ten years to become the Patriarch. Because of the master’s brilliant plan, I became the Patriarch directly..."
Hearing this, the elders were all taken aback.
What the hell, was this all a script?
Is this blatant usurping of power?
As if to explain, Gongsun Hu continued: "If not for the master putting drugs into Gongsun Hong’s drink, he wouldn’t have suddenly gone mad, and it certainly wouldn’t have been easy to impeach him..."
"Holy shit, this is possible too!"
The elders cursed inwardly.
So... it was all a conspiracy...
So, Gongsun Hong didn’t go mad on purpose, he was drugged?
No wonder, no wonder his frenzied appearance was terrifying, completely unlike his usual self.
...
On the other hand, Qin Hao laughed playfully: "That’s not my credit, the one who prepared the drugs and administered them was Ah Mao; you can thank him in the future."
"Isn’t he Zhao Si’s close brother, Ah Mao?" Gongsun Qiang asked in surprise.
Recently, with Zhao Si’s rise to fame, his good brother, the scoundrel Ah Mao’s reputation grew as well.
Qin Hao nodded with a smile: "That’s him."
"Then we must get to know him better in the future!" Gongsun Qiang rubbed his fists and said.
Qin Hao chuckled secretly: "If you really get to know that scoundrel, you’ll regret it!"
The elders watched this and felt even more uncomfortable inside.
They all entered a state of triple alert.
Who would have thought that in this war, the Gongsun Family would lose so badly?
The truth is, the real enemy often comes from within.
Even though they were so cautious, in the end, Qin Hao still managed to make off with their things.
It really is indefensible!
"Alright, I have some matters to attend to, I won’t chat with you any longer."
Having secured the Celestial Dragon Order, Qin Hao had no desire to stay.
These three are quite capable, even if I’m not present, it shouldn’t be too hard to keep these old geezers in check.
"Master!"
The three simultaneously showed expressions of reluctance.
The middle elder almost vomited.
Damn, isn’t this reluctance a bit over the top?
Even if your biological father was leaving, would you act like this?
"Alright, stop dawdling, I’m leaving."
After waving his hand, Qin Hao left very carefreely.
Inside, the elders felt a very heavy burden.
Qin Hao left, but the impression he left in everyone’s hearts was as heavy as a burden.
What made them even more burdened were the three gazes coming their way.
Everyone was startled, it turned out it was Gongsun Hu, Gongsun Qiang, and Gongsun Rou who were smirking there.
That smile, no matter how you look at it, is unsettling.
...
Qin Hao left the Gongsun Family and took the initiative to dial a number.
"Where’s the item?" A female voice came from the other end of the line, carrying a hint of anger.
"Don’t be so fierce, Hu Fei, little beauty." Qin Hao teased.
"Bastard!" Hu Fei cursed: "I’m not in the mood to joke with you, don’t provoke me."
"Are you on your period?" Qin Hao chuckled.
"Go to hell!" On the other end, Hu Fei, in her fury, threw a porcelain bowl to the ground.
She realized that every time she talked on the phone with this Qin Hao, she would be driven mad with anger.
But the commander always wanted him in charge of this mission.
"Alright, don’t be angry, your period is bad for your health, and if you keep it up, you might get sick when you’re older." Qin Hao said jokingly, as Hu Fei gritted her silver teeth and shouted: "Stop joking around with me, tell me how many you’ve got!"
"Six." Qin Hao said flatly.
"Why so slow?" Hu Fei was a bit impatient.
Qin Hao chuckled: "If you feel it’s slow, Miss Hu Fei can go get them yourself, using your beauty scheme."
"Scoundrel!" Hu Fei barely cursed when the phone was hung up, leaving behind the "beep beep" sound.
"Bastard! I must slice you into a thousand pieces one day!"
Hu Fei pouted furiously and broke a makeup pencil with force.
...
Qin Hao hung up the phone and immediately sent a text to Fatty: "Mission accomplished, you can withdraw."
In conclusion, the plan to usurp power was so successful.
Fatty played a crucial role in this.
If it weren’t for him hacking into the computer, creating a false image of the Gongsun Family’s stock market crash.
Those old folks certainly wouldn’t have been so panicked, and might have been a bit more stubborn.
In that case, it wouldn’t be so easy to usurp power.
Fatty quickly replied to the text: "No problem, boss. Also, the Situ Family is throwing a banquet, are you interested?"
"Of course I’m interested." Qin Hao replied without thinking.
Soon, Fatty’s information came through, containing all publicly known details about the Situ Family.