Chapter 612 - The Legendary Families' Preparation
In the meeting of the legendary families and other huge bosses who belonged to the same faction, as expected, most people were displeased by the fact that the anonymous VVIP they were trying to get to their side was useless now.
Linfeng became the subject of their blaming eyes. Even the foreign bosses who joined the meeting through a conference call showed dissatisfied faces.
Of course, none of them dared to be vocal as Old Xiong was present. They had to give face to the old man.
While wearing a face of sincere seriousness, Linfeng on the other hand was busy observing and noting down the faces and words of all parties.
After the short meeting, the elders from the legendary families gathered on their own.
Old Xiong looked at Linfeng. He hesitated a bit.
He did not want to send this young man to his granddaughter's side. However, he needed to send him away since the elders have something to talk about.
"Linfeng, you can go now and report today's meeting to Zhi'er."
Linfeng subtly glanced at the elders in the room who had no plans to leave yet. He bowed. "Understood, Master Xiong."
After Linfeng bid them goodbye one by one, he left.
Old Xiong looked at the few elders in the room.
Mistress Tang, Old Lu, and Old Guan were all present. They had all sent their aides outside.
"Since it is only the four of us now, let's spill out the reason why you want us to have a secret gathering here, Mistress Tang. "
Mistress Tang smirked at the impatient old man. "Tiger Xiong, you are the same as ever. It's just about the follow-up for the topic earlier."
"Do you mean to say, the steps we have to do if we lose?" Old Guan said with a slightly hoarse voice.
Earlier in the meeting, no one talked about the matter of what possible scenarios might happen if they lost. Instead, they talked about who was the right person they should put as the head and what they would do to the person who was causing all this ruckus.
No one brought it up. If they failed, there was only one answer--chaos.
All of them were big bosses and top business leaders. As the leaders, the ability to adapt was necessary. So if the situation turned for the worst and the opponents win, then the big bosses in the faction could immediately adapt to the best measures in all possible scenarios.
Some people would turn to the other faction and ride the opponent's boats. Some would do their best and gather their people and connections to pressure the opponent and prevent them from overwhelming the industry.
But right now, since their faction had a great chance in winning, there was no need to mention each member's backup plan.
It was something that they need to put off later.
However, it was not the same with the legendary families.
The opponent they were facing was Ming Zhi Yi, and he had an extremely large chance of winning. It was clear that once he succeeded in dominating IAmFashionista, the first thing he would clean up was the business industry leaders in Country C, the biggest market in Asia.
Ming Zhi Yi would point the tip of his sword first towards them, the four legendary families, as they were the biggest obstacle that he needed to face if he wanted to dominate this country's market.
Of course, the legendary families would not sit back. So before the worst could happen, they gathered here to talk about it.
"That's the only objective on why we gathered here. I know that all of you are aware that Ming Zhi Yi is eyeing IAmFAshionista for his use underground. Am I right?"
None of the elders denied Mistress Tang's words. All of them were aware of Ming Zhi Yi's movement.
It was expected.
An underground king eating more territories would naturally attract these people's attention. With their resources and connections, they would be able to find out that most of the recent shady movements were all Ming Zhi Yi's actions.
"Your ex son-in-law is really capable. If he did not eye IAmFashionista and alerted some of my spies in the South, none of us would know that he had such a span of connection," Old Xiong commented. His rude remarks were directed at Old lu.
"He kept a low profile for a long time and disappeared somewhere. It was hard to keep an eye on him," Old Lu said. Even he was shocked when he first learned of Ming Zhi Yi's capability.
"It doesn't matter. Even if he was invincible in underground business, there's no way he could win us in the formal industries. With the four of us, we can add pressure on him and control his share of market," Old Guan interjected.
"I'm glad that all of us agree on this. However, I want to remind you that Ming Zhi Yi is unlike the other people we have forced to the ground before," Mistress Tang said with a grim face.
This was not the first time that the legendary families gathered and used their might to pressure the rising factions who threatened their power in Country C before.
She continued. "I am afraid that Ming Zhi Yi's network and resources are more than what he is allowing us to see."
Old Xiong and Old Guan were stunned. Old Lu just calmly sat.
"I have investigated him deeply before. And till now my investigation is still ongoing. The more I dig deeper, the more he seems mysterious. We should not underestimate him."
Old Xiong narrowed his eyes. "I just recently started giving him attention in the past few months, so I haven't arrived yet in the same conclusion as you did. However, there is indeed something off about him. If he has the power to threaten us like this when he is not yet the head, I wonder just what kind of means he will use to pressure us in the future," Old Xiong drew circles on the table with his old finger.
His mind ran. "It seems like letting him win for now may also not be a bad idea. If he wins, we can gauge how much power he has. With the four of us, I don't think there is any need to be afraid of him even if he wins the organization election."
"We cannot be complacent. The fact that he touched the organization, it can only mean that he is ready to face off with the legendary families' faction. His preparations should be mostly done," Old Lu disagreed with Old Xiong.
He added slowly with utmost seriousness. "We should not allow him to gain an advantage over us. We should cut his wings before he spread them out. Ming Zhi Yi's arrogance should be stopped on this event. IAmFashionista must be his last fight."
The table went silent.
This was the reason why Old Xiong and Old Lu did not get along. The tracks of their minds and the way they handled things were different.
If Old Xiong wanted to play his enemy while letting the enemy think he had the upper hand before destroying him completely, Old Lu preferred to cut him from the beginning so that the opponent would not be able to taste the sweet feeling of winning at all.
The two glared at each other in disagreement.
Their mouths were about to open and start a bout of arguments, when Mistress Tang slapped the table.
"No fighting! This is a serious matter!"
This only female in the group yet the strongest amongst them firmly spoke.
"Ming Zhi Yi had the power to threaten us. It is true that we can't measure the extent of his real power at the moment. Is this not enough reason to show that Ming Zhi Yi is truly dangerous? There's no need to let him win. This will just give him an upper hand. What we can do right now is to do our best in stopping him from getting IAmFashionista. If in the worst case scenario he manages to turn the tables, then we must be merciless and pressure him from all sides. I gathered you all here so that each of us will have specific things to do and prepare for the worst case scenario."
The three old men were silent. They had no choice but to agree, because she was correct.
The discussion of the elders was quite long as it was already past tea time before they dispersed.
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Linfeng was in deep thoughts until he arrived at IHZHI.
Xiong Zhi was already waiting for him at the office, pacing around.
When she first saw Linfeng, she hastily walked to his side and held his hand.
"How did it go? Did you get scolded?"
Seeing the worried expression on her face, Linfeng's mind clouded with various schemes cleared up in an instant.
He smoothed his girlfriend's forehead and spoke in a lonely tone.
"I got scolded a lot. All eyes are on me. They blamed me..."
'...I should have insisted on coming!'
Xiong Zhi's eyes reflected heartache and self-blame.
Linfeng's peach blossom eyes finally curved up beautifully into a smile. "They are blaming me for being too handsome. Just standing there by Master Xiong's side, I totally stole the limelight."
Xiong Zhi: ...
She lightly pinched Linfeng's cheek in revenge. But afraid that she might have pinched too much, she caressed it lightly.
"You still have the energy to joke around. It seems like they did not scold you too much."
Linfeng caught her hand and kissed it. "Don't worry, with Master Xiong around, even the big bosses who are displeased will not be able to say anything bad about you."
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