Trillionaire's Slice of Life

Even though the Zhao family had some connections with the Jiangnan Li family, one of the eight major families of Hua Country, they were still no match for the all-out pressure from Chu Mo. Even the eight major families would be stretching their resources thin.

Once the Zhao family capitulated, Chu Mo naturally had no reason to be aggressive. He looked at the people in front of him with a neutral expression and spoke softly:

"Sun Mengqi is a member of your Zhao family, and my person disappeared on your Zhao family's territory. I can only hold your Zhao family responsible for this matter. One week, if there is still no news within a week, I will make your Zhao family pay the price."

Chu Mo didn't linger; he stood up and left. However, before he had taken two steps, the Zhao family's elder suddenly said:

"Mr. Chu, we will do our utmost regarding Miss Dong's matter, but the gifts I've sent out, I still hope you will accept them with pleasure!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Mo, who had already reached the door of the reception room, stopped in his tracks. He turned his head to glance at the contract on the dining table behind him. If he gave up this time, he feared that there might never be any relation with Moon Lake Tower again.

He pondered for a moment, and after thinking about Dong Xun'er's vast layout, he gave a slight nod.

And as Chu Mo nodded, the three stunningly beautiful women behind him stepped forward to follow!

By the time Chu Mo returned to the enormously luxurious estate, hundreds of black-clothed bodyguards had already sealed off the courtyard tightly.

Chu Mo walked down the narrow path flanked with people until he sat in the Rolls Royce passenger seat, and through the car window, he saw that three extremely beautiful attendants were also arranged in a Red Flag car, with a dozen bodyguards holding quite a few paintings and antiques in their hands.

Chu Mo said nothing more; he gestured lightly, and the motorcade began to move away slowly once again.

A succession of over a hundred cars departed one by one, the first car having vanished from sight while the last one was just starting. Several minutes later, the whole courtyard finally returned to silence.

Meanwhile, Zhao Ding, standing in front of the window on the third floor of the villa, watching the disappearing motorcade in the distance, spoke in a deep voice as the current Family Head of the Zhao family:

"Father, setting aside those antiques and paintings, Xiaohan, Xiao Shuang, and Xiao Xue were cultivated by our Zhao family with twenty years of effort. Didn't you say you wanted to give them to the Jiangnan Li family in the future to deepen the ties between our two families? Also, are we really willing to sell Moon Lake Tower to that kid so cheaply?"

Although Zhao Ding was the current Family Head, he was still fully respectful in front of the elderly man. Although he was dissatisfied in his heart, he could only carefully speak at this moment.

The stooped old man sipped his tea leisurely, glancing sideways at his son who had been in power for over a decade, and said with an indifferent voice:

"Would our Zhao family need to grovel like this, if it weren't for the disappearance of Sun Mengqi?"

Sun Mengqi, the daughter of Zhao Ding's aunt, held the title of an elder Miss in the Zhao family. Because she was backed by the support of the Lady of the Zhao family, she held a significant position within the household.

The disappearance of Sun Mengqi the night before had also left the Zhao family in a passive situation. At the old man's reproach, Zhao Ding shook his head slightly, then with a puzzled face, he said:

"Mengqi is someone I've watched grow up. She disappeared without a trace along with Dong Xun'er the day before, and even I have no news of her. I fear this issue is indeed extraordinary. Father, do you think this was the work of one of the eight major families? But no one gave us any prior notice.

The Jiangnan Li family has a deep relationship with us; by rights, if it indeed was one of the eight major families, the Li family should have given us a heads-up."

As Zhao Ding spoke with a puzzled face, the stooped elder's eyes suddenly flashed with a touch of chill. He looked at the nearly empty guest room, indifferent about the dozens of antiques. They were worth no more than ten billion in total. What really pained him was the loss of Moon Lake Tower.

Moon Lake Tower, being both the tallest building and landmark of Suzhou City, could be said to be the foundation of the Zhao family. Originally valued at one hundred and ninety billion, even if it was to be sold, the old man's bottom line was never less than two hundred and fifty billion.

Now, it had been taken away for one hundred and eighty billion, which meant the Zhao family had suffered a loss of a full seventy billion.

This was the real reason the old man was heartbroken.

Looking at his son standing before him with a dejected face, the elderly man sighed softly and said:

"Nothing happens without a reason, and when judging the reason for something, you can't just look at the surface because the surface may be veiled in layers of fog. If you wish to see through the fog to glimpse the truth, it's actually quite simple. You only need to consider who is the greatest beneficiary of the matter. Then there's an eighty percent chance that the beneficiary is the real culprit.

The same applies to this matter. Who do you think is the greatest beneficiary?"

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Hearing this, a gleam of light suddenly appeared in the depths of his eyes. Zhao Ding said solemnly,

"Father, are you saying... the whole incident was orchestrated by Chu Mo himself? He deliberately made Dong Xun'er disappear, and then used that as a pretext to challenge our Zhao family and the eight major families?"

The elder did not speak, but nodded solemnly.

Zhao Ding's expression suddenly became extremely grim as he said slowly,

"In that case, Chu Mo had planned to make a move against our Zhao family from the start... then the big gift you gave him..."

"Mr. Chu from the Capital City, famous for his ruthlessness, if he didn't accept our generous gift today, we would have no choice but to pledge full allegiance to the eight major families and seek their protection. Since he accepted it, he should stop there, at least sparing our Zhao family from involvement.

As for how he deals with the eight major families, that's beyond what our small Zhao family can speculate on."

After saying this, the old man said no more. He slowly stood up and then staggered out the door alone.

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The night had deepened, and there was nothing left to keep them in Suzhou City. The entire motorcade drove straight out of the city, then took the highway and headed north.

The Capital City was hundreds of kilometers away from Suzhou City, and even traveling non-stop, they wouldn't arrive until early the next morning at the earliest.

And Chu Mo's target this time was the Capital City.

Tomorrow, a Hua Country Talent and Entrepreneurship Competition would be held in the Capital City. Chu Mo's reason for rushing to the Capital City to attend this competition was based on the fact that past events had always been dominated by the eight major families.

And these eight major families also nearly monopolized the top talent across Hua Country.

Chu Mo's involvement this time surely came with his own strategy.

From falling out with the major families months ago to the subsequent suppressions and contests for dominance, it can be said that Chu Mo and the eight major families had reached a critical stage of intense conflict.

If Chu Mo could survive this phase, he would be acknowledged by the eight major families in the future, and they would stop making things difficult for him. If he couldn't, he would surely decline gradually, just like many other emerging families.

According to usual patterns, the suppression by the eight major families could last a short time of a year or two, or even extend to more than a decade.

Like the second family of the Capital City, they had always been pressured by the eight major families.

Chu Mo did not want to continue this endless back and forth with the eight major families. He wanted to intensify the conflict and then deliver a painful blow, letting them know he was not to be trifled with. Only then could he truly rise and not just be known as Mr. Chu from the Capital City.

At ten o'clock at night, the group of bodyguards had still not had dinner, and the journey ahead was long. Chu Mo ordered to stop at a service area along the way for a break.

Hundreds of bodyguards crowded into the service area all at once, so they split into three groups to have meals in turns.

Chu Mo had already had a feast earlier, so he wasn't hungry now. After staying in the car for a while, he got out to stretch his legs.

The bodyguards finished eating quickly, but preparing the meals took a while. The first group had already taken twenty minutes for their meal.

As Chu Mo was lightly stretching his limbs, he noticed that the door of a red flag car in the front row had opened. After that, three maids from the Zhao family approached him cautiously.

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