A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1159 Was It Just a Coincidence?

A furor erupted in Yanjing.

Almost everyone was talking about the Lu and Xur families.

However, most people could only make wild guesses. Only the two families involved knew the truth about what happened.

Meanwhile, in one of the four richest families of Yanjing.

It was late at night, but the lights in the study remained lit while a charming silhouette sat inside and took care of the family business.

Before long, a middle-aged man walked in anxiously and bowed as he greeted her reverently.

Xu Lei nodded. "Uncle, you're here. I asked you to keep an eye on the Lu and Xur families. Did something happen to them recently?"

Ever since Xu Lei came back from Jiangdong, she spent most of her time working on the family's business. However, she continued to keep a close eye on the Xur and Lu families.

After all, based on Xu Lei's understanding of these families, they were bound to seek revenge after Ye Fan killed their offspring.

"Just as you expected, something happened in both their families recently. Last night, Lu Cang-Qiong was sent to the hospital due to severe illness. Also, the Lu family moved away from their estate in the capital to the suburbs."

"Oh? Have they moved? So suddenly?" asked Xu Lei. She looked up from the documents and asked, "Do you know why?"

The man shook his head and said, "For now, I have no idea. I secretly asked a few members of the Lu family, and they had no idea either. It seems the news was sealed, so only key members of the family know the truth."

The smile on his face seemed a little gleeful at their plight.

Xu Lei was instantly intrigued. "Did something happen to Lu He?"

"Yes, exactly. As I understand, Lu He suddenly got suspended for making some mistake. This will be a major blow on their power in Jiangdong," Xu Feng-Liang chuckled.

Although the Lu family was powerful, Lu He did most of the work.

Now that the country had punished Lu He, he undoubtedly hurt the family at their core. In the future, if Lu He ended up being suspended for good, the Lu family would no longer pose a threat. To the Xu family, this was good news.

After all, even though the top four powerful families in Yanjing looked like they got along, plenty of secret rivalry went on between them.

In the past, the Xu family always had to swallow their pride and accept any losses they suffered, owing to how powerful the Lu family was.

After all, the Lu family had a far longer family history.

Hence, Xu Feng-Liang was delighted to see them getting into trouble.

"Also, major problems have taken place in the Xur clan. Xur Jun-Lin, the head of the Xur family, died yesterday. They didn't even hold a funeral for him before burying him in a hurry. His second son, Xur He, was thrown into jail and is awaiting military court judgment. His eldest son, Xur Hai-Sheng, was demoted from lieutenant general to colonel. All three generals in the Xur family have ceased to exist overnight." Xu Feng-Liang ended up bursting out laughing in excitement.

The Xu family used to be bottom among the top elite families of Yanjing.

Xu Feng-Liang was certainly happy to learn of the mishaps the Lu and Xur families suffered since it meant that the Xu family could move up the ladder.

However, Xu Lei frowned slightly. "Do you mean that both families suffered from mishap almost at the same time?"

"That's right." Xu Feng-Liang nodded as he smiled and said, "Although I don't know what happened, I am certain both families have offended a big shot or someone important in the country. They ended up bringing disaster to their families. I just wonder who it was that they offended? Who was so important that they had no choice but to accept their losses?

However, I am sure neither of them is able to handle Mr Chu after these events."

Although a day had passed since Ye Fan was made the Unrivalled Grandmaster, Xu Lei hadn't been in contact with Ye Fan all day, so she didn't know about the things that had transpired in Jiangdong. The only thing she knew was that Ye Fan had killed the two grandsons from the Lu and Xur families.

Xu Lei was anxious to come back to Yanjing to help Ye Fan keep an eye on the Lu and Xur families. The moment they made any movement, she would instantly report it to Ye Fan.

However, Xu Lei had made a miscalculation.

Neither Lu He nor Xur Hai-Sheng had taken part directly.

Instead, it was people like Lu Cang-Qiong and Xur Jun-Lin who had headed to Jiangdong secretly. Even the troops they mobilized came from the Jiangdong army.

Since the two old men had been very secretive, Xu Lei's informants didn't come back with anything.

Now that catastrophe landed on both families, it didn't dawn on Xu Feng-Liang that it could be Ye Fan's handiwork.

But Xu Lei seemed to detect something. She instantly laughed and said, "Really? Don't you think this is too much of a coincidence? Both the families were hurt just as they were about to harm Fan. Do you think it's truly a coincidence?"

Xu Feng-Liang was instantly stunned. He speculated, "Do you mean someone is helping Mr Chu? Someone was worried that those families would touch Mr Chu, so they were taken out first?"

Xu Lei shook her head. "Maybe Fan was the one who took them out?"

Xu Lei smiled.

Xu Feng-Liang was shocked. "Do you mean both families accepted the punishment and submitted to Mr Chu? Is that possible? Both of them were elite military families. Regardless of how powerful Mr Chu is, he is a private citizen. How could he make them submit to him? Moreover, we have been keeping an eye on them. However, neither Lu He nor Xur Hai-Sheng went to Jiangdong."

Xu Feng-Liang didn't believe Xu Lei, even though he had witnessed Ye Fan's prowess before.

He didn't think that Ye Fan's selfproclaimed titles could compare to the Lu and Xur families.