Chapter 281 - 0281: Found Out
Upon hearing Duan Shaojie’s words, the elders present couldn’t help but be startled.
Indeed, the situation of the Duan Family was different from the past, and the elders seated here no longer held the power they once had but were left with only the last bit of assets, struggling desperately.
At this moment, the elder seated at the head position suddenly said, "Speaking of which, Shaojie, during this great calamity of the Duan Family, the Three Major Families have joined forces to suppress us, and most of us have been pushed to a dead end, but the resources in your hands don’t seem to have decreased by much?"
Upon hearing the elder’s words, Duan Shaojie sneered, but he put on an extremely wronged expression on his face: "Oh, Big Uncle, your words have deeply hurt me. I’ve been working my fingers to the bone recently, and these past few nights, I haven’t slept well,"
This was indeed no lie. Duan Shaojie had not been sleeping well these past few nights, and even now, he was carrying two big dark circles under his eyes, looking like a panda, though overall, he appeared vigorous.
His lack of sleep was naturally not due to concern for his family but out of excitement. In less than three days, the entire Duan Family would be completely under his control!
Without real power, their words naturally carried less weight. Ignoring that third uncle’s angry bluster, with a command from the Big Uncle, the meeting began.
However, they all failed to notice that on a branch not far from the window, someone crouched, and of course, with the cover of night, ordinary people wouldn’t notice this shadow.
The window was not tightly closed, so the conversation inside the meeting room clearly drifted out.
Chu Ge sat on the branch, watching Duan Shaojie inside suddenly become arrogant, chuckled coldly, and shook his head slightly: "Whom the heavens would destroy, they first make mad. Duan Shaojie, is it because you know I’m backing you that you behave this way, or is there inherently a part of your character that becomes insolent once a petty man gains power?"