Chapter 86 The Three Six Nine Ranks

Following the location sent by Chu Zhijing, Chu Yuxuan arrived at a construction site.

It was almost midnight, and the construction site was eerily quiet. As he walked along the gravel road for a while, he saw four or five cars parked side by side under the bright headlights. Surrounding them were about ten bodyguards, and among them, six or seven men and women were kneeling on the ground, vomiting continuously.

Chu Yuxuan parked the car and got out. He then noticed a mangled body not far away, with a gruesome sight that explained why the others were so shaken.

Chu Zhijing glanced at his son, smiled, and then turned his attention to the kneeling people, saying coldly, "I've already demonstrated the consequences to you. Do you all understand what you need to do from now on?"

"Yes! Chairman, I'll do whatever you say!"

"Me too, Chairman. I won't say anything about tonight. I'll continue working for the Second Branch and notify you of any news immediately!"

Chu Zhijing nodded in satisfaction and told a nearby bodyguard, "Take them home. As for Mr. Wan here," he pointed to a middle-aged man kneeling on the far right, "you stay behind."

The man, called Mr. Wan, shuddered at the mention of his name, looking at Chu Zhijing with fear and pleading, "Chairman, I beg you. I have elderly parents and young children. Please…"

Before he could finish, Chu Zhijing raised his hand to interrupt, "Don't be afraid, Mr. Wan. Your courage seems to be shrinking more and more. How can you achieve great things like this?" He then turned to Chu Yuxuan, who was approaching, and said with a smile, "Son, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Wan Haishan, the Vice President of Jinming Construction, a company under our group. He was also an undercover agent sent by your aunt eight years ago."

Chu Yuxuan glanced at the man but said nothing.

Chu Zhijing continued, "With the general manager of the company going to jail, you'll be the new general manager of this construction company. Mr. Wan will assist you."

Chu Yuxuan frowned slightly, somewhat confused by Chu Zhijing's arrangement.

Wan Haishan, still stunned, quickly realized he had just been given a new lease on life and expressed his gratitude fervently.

"Mr. Wan," Chu Zhijing said, "you must serve my son well from now on. I know you divorced two years ago and have no one to take care of the elderly and children. On your way here, I've already sent your mother to the best nursing home in Jiangcheng. Tomorrow, I'll also arrange for your son to attend a prestigious school. Just focus on your work."

Wan Haishan's eyes were filled with terror as his mouth hung open. After a long while, he collapsed like a puddle of mud, "Thank you… Chairman!"

"No need to be polite. We're all family now. You can go back for now."

With that, Chu Zhijing patted his son's shoulder and walked off into the distance.

Chu Yuxuan asked, "Are you just making an example out of them? Were those just now all your sister's people?"

Chu Zhijing nodded, "Yes, they've been with me for seven or eight years. Killing them isn't very meaningful. It's better to keep them around; they might come in handy."

Chu Yuxuan frowned, "Given this situation, wouldn't the old man be biased towards his daughter? Why not take this chance to remove your sister from the scene?"

Chu Zhijing laughed, "If you were in the old man's place, what would you do? Kill your own daughter? That's impossible. With how much he dotes on her, he'd only expel her from the Chu family at most. But consider how much influence your aunt has accumulated over her lifetime. If she were to team up with the First Branch, she might easily bring me down. Let them fight for now. It took a lot to get them to start fighting; we can't waste it."

Chu Yuxuan pondered, "So, you plan to pretend you don't know anything and let the Gao family take the blame? But I don't understand, why do you want me to be the general manager? And let that Mr. Wan be the vice president?"

Chu Zhijing looked at him and said, "Mr. Wan has some skills and is trusted by your aunt. Having you as the nominal head of the construction company is a long-term strategy. If you don't want to go, you don't have to. Recently, there's nothing much happening anyway, so let Wan Haishan handle it."

Chu Zhijing's gaze turned somewhat strange, "As for the Gao family… I heard they've all disappeared? Well, that's good. Saves me from having to silence them."

Chu Yuxuan remained silent.

The father and son tacitly avoided clarifying the matter. After a moment of silence, Chu Yuxuan asked, "Do you know who was behind the scenes? Your sister and the Gao family were used. Do you know who did it?"

Chu Zhijing thought for a moment, "It's hard to say. That Mr. Jin is dead, isn't he? We'll have to investigate slowly. I want to see who really wants to kill me."

Chu Yuxuan pondered, "Could it be the First Branch?"

Chu Zhijing laughed, "It's not impossible, but he recently went abroad and is busy consolidating power. He probably doesn't have the time to target me."

Chu Yuxuan glanced at his father and said, "You should find out as soon as possible. Don't let it implicate me again!"

"Yes, yes, yes… Dad promises there won't be a next time."

Chu Yuxuan glared at him, paused, and asked, "What about the person with the tattoo on his arm? Have you found out anything?"

Chu Zhijing frowned, "Not yet. What about you?"

Chu Yuxuan shook his head.

The two fell silent again.

After a while, Chu Yuxuan took out a cigarette pack, handed one to his father, and put one in his own mouth. He said, "Chu Zhijing, how many dirty things have you done for your eldest daughter to be constantly shouting about catching you?"

Chu Zhijing lit the cigarette and chuckled, "Do you know why I can have so many women and not break the law, while ordinary people get in trouble for soliciting? Son, the world is like this. It always divides people into different ranks, with varying degrees of joy and suffering.

The upper class is often made up of lower-class people, while the lower class is generally labeled as honest. To reach the upper class, you must use lower-class methods to transgress the rules. Once you're in the upper class, you use upper-class methods to handle lower-class issues. Look at those influential people in Jiangcheng. Who hasn't climbed to their height by stepping on others?"

Chu Yuxuan frowned, neither agreeing nor refuting. He simply said, "Just do less of those immoral things."

The next morning, Chu Muhan called Chu Yuxuan, saying he needed to go to the police station to sign some papers regarding the recent incident.

When Chu Yuxuan arrived, he ran into Qinglu. Although three days had passed, the injuries on her face were still quite noticeable. She timidly lowered her head and greeted Chu Yuxuan, "Mr. Chu…"

Chu Yuxuan didn't even look at her, merely passing by as he coldly said, "Find something worthwhile to do in the future."

Qinglu paused slightly and then quickened her pace, leaving without revealing her current feelings.

After signing the papers, Chu Muhan escorted Chu Yuxuan out of the police station building and said, "This matter is over for you… Oh, by the way, Xia Zhu's mother couldn't handle the shock and had a mental breakdown. She was sent to the City No. 3 Hospital yesterday."

Chu Yuxuan pressed his lips together, his eyes flickering, and felt a mix of emotions.

Chu Muhan continued, "The online influencers who spread rumors are being dealt with by the police station. They'll probably be administratively detained for up to three days."

"The law is really fair," Chu Yuxuan said with a sarcastic tone. "The cost of spreading rumors is only a three-day detention? Tsk tsk… On the day I was defamed, the company received eleven compensation claims totaling nearly 60 million! They get off with just three days?"

Chu Muhan frowned, "As far as I know, your wife has already sued them."

Chu Yuxuan snorted, paused, and said, "Forget it. Let my wife handle it… Oh, by the way, my dear sister, I saw your father last night. He seemed to be walking strangely, probably his leg hurts again. Shouldn't you give him a call?"