Chapter 250: All Parties Make Their Move

Chapter 250: Chapter 250: All Parties Make Their Move

As she watched the man approach, Yin Ruxue’s expression darkened.

"When did the Hua Family become so shameless?"

"Who is this?"

Jiang Fan asked subconsciously.

"The head of the Hua Family, and also his father."

"This probably won’t be so easy to resolve now. If it were just Hua Qinyun, we wouldn’t need to fear him. It would be a hassle at worst."

"But if the Hua Family itself gets involved... even I..."

Seeing her troubled expression, Jiang Fan gently patted her shoulder.

"It’s fine. This must be one of that small group of people at the very top of Yang City, right?"

"How can you possibly be smiling at a time like this?"

Yin Ruxue thought Jiang Fan had been scared witless.

After all, with someone of this caliber, a few words from him and the orphanage would have no hope of recovery.

Even she hadn’t expected such a major figure to show up in person.

Nalan Jia subtly took a step back.

He was clearly a little intimidated by this man.

"Dad, what are you doing here?"

"Don’t worry, I can handle this. How’s Grandpa?"

Hua Qinyun hurried forward to greet him.

"Don’t call me Dad! I’m not your father!"

Huayang slapped him across the face.

The blow left Hua Qinyun stunned. Cupping his face, he stared at his father in disbelief. "You... you hit me?"

"I told you to find medicinal ingredients. Is this how you do it? By going out and tarnishing the Hua Family’s name?"

"Are you trying to kill your grandfather with anger?!"

Huayang was practically roaring.

He was still trembling inwardly.

"Mr. Li, I’m over here!"

Jiang Fan waved excitedly at the person who had been standing motionless in the distance.

That’s right. The man standing there was Li Jiaxiang, and the person a step behind him appeared to be his secretary.

Only when he called out did Yin Ruxue and Nalan Jia notice the other two men.

Nalan Jia trembled. "Bro... that’s your uncle...?"

"Huh? Yeah, that’s right."

Jiang Fan nodded.

"You have connections this powerful and you didn’t say so sooner? If word of this got out, do you think Hua Qinyun would still dare to mess with you? He’d be lucky not to get on his knees and kowtow!"

"Well..."

"Li Jiaxiang..."

Yin Ruxue turned to stare at Jiang Fan, her expression one of utter disbelief.

"You all know him?"

Jiang Fan was even more confused.

"That man stands at the very pinnacle of power in all of North of Jiangel... There are even rumors he’s highly likely to be transferred to the Capital City."

"I was wondering who could possibly scare Huayang like that... Bro, you’re the man!"

Nalan Jia swallowed hard and silently gave Jiang Fan a thumbs-up.

Jiang Fan shot him a glance but ignored him, quickening his pace to meet Li Jiaxiang.

"Mr. Li, how did you get here so quickly?"

Jiang Fan asked with a good-natured smile as he came to a stop before him.

"I was already in the area. I just didn’t tell you, that’s all."

"And you, kid... The first thing you do when you run into trouble isn’t to call me, but to call Elder Lu instead."

Li Jiaxiang said, his expression displeased.

"I wasn’t really thinking. Besides, that old man owes me a favor, so I figured I’d let him pay it back."

"Mr. Li, shall we go inside and sit for a bit?"

"Let’s wait. First, let’s deal with the matter at hand."

"President Hua, disciplining your son is a matter best left for home."

"As for this incident, don’t you think you owe me an explanation? Or perhaps, an explanation to the people of Yang City?"

The weight of such a heavy accusation instantly changed Huayang’s expression.

Beside him, Hua Qinyun kept his head down, not daring to utter a single word.

If even Nalan Jia and Yin Ruxue could recognize the man, how could Hua Qinyun possibly not?

’But I never would have imagined that such a titan was the patron of this orphanage.’

’With a backer this powerful, how is the orphanage still so dilapidated? My dog’s house is more luxurious than this place.’

’And most importantly, our prior investigation turned up nothing about this.’

"Sir... this incident is indeed my responsibility."

"Rest assured, I will give them a proper accounting."

"And I guarantee this will never happen again. Elder Hua has lectured me about this before, but I was momentarily negligent..."

Before Elder Hua retired, he was an undeniably influential figure. Even now, bedridden as he is, there are still many who would grant him considerable face.

By bringing up Elder Hua, Huayang was indirectly reminding Li Jiaxiang that his family’s patriarch was not dead yet.

’That should be enough. I’ve given him a respectable way to back down.’

"Oh? Are you using Elder Hua to threaten me?"

Li Jiaxiang said without so much as raising an eyebrow.

That one, calm sentence was enough to make cold sweat bead on Huayang’s brow.

’If that accusation sticks, my career is over. The Hua Family is finished.’

Indeed, it was just as Hua Qinyun had said: you have to bend to the circumstances.

"I wouldn’t dare, I wouldn’t dare! That wasn’t my intention at all."

Huayang bowed his head very low.

"Is it that you had no such intention, or that you wouldn’t dare to have it?"

"I am very disappointed in Yang City, and I am very disappointed in you. If you can’t even manage your own affairs here, don’t even think about the provincial level."

"Let’s leave this matter at that."

"Sir..."

Huayang’s head snapped up. His entire family, and he himself, had exhausted every effort to earn this one opportunity.

But now, because of such a trivial matter, it had been casually shut down. For a long time to come, perhaps even for the rest of his life, another chance might never appear, not until the day he retired.

"What is it? Is there something else?"

Li Jiaxiang looked over, his gaze light and detached.

"No. In that case, Sir, we won’t keep you. We’ll be leaving now."

Huayang grabbed his son, turned, and walked away.

’To be honest, I want to beat this worthless son of mine to death right now.’

’But what good would killing him do? The problem has already surfaced. The priority now is to solve it and mend this relationship.’

"A Maybach is a bit too conspicuous. It would be wise to drive it less in the future."

From behind the pair, Li Jiaxiang’s voice sounded once more.

Those words sent a shiver through both Huayang and Hua Qinyun.

But when they turned back to look, Li Jiaxiang had already followed Jiang Fan into the main hall.