Chapter 978 - 979: The Authority of the Family Head
Song Xiaodong didn’t hold back and directly ordered the family guards to detain all the people from the Zhou family and Qiao family.
Zhou Zhengfang and Qiao Longyang did not resist. With their status, unless Song Xiaodong intended to go to war with both families, merely detaining them was the most that could be done for now.
Song Xiaodong’s sudden appearance and his immediate decision to detain everyone from the Zhou and Qiao families showed a level of decisiveness and ability that was worlds apart compared to Su Chengquan and Su Qingyuan. This act elevated the prestige of the Su family, while those two had nearly sold the Su family out completely.
Su Chengquan and Su Qingyuan’s faces paled, their bodies trembling as if caught in a storm. They lowered their heads, not even daring to glance at Song Xiaodong.
"Raise your heads!" Song Xiaodong commanded with a cold voice.
Su Chengquan and Su Qingyuan trembled at the sound, instinctively lifting their heads. Su Chengquan swallowed nervously, stammering, "Family Head, congratulations on your return."
Song Xiaodong gazed at him and said slowly, "No matter who acts as the Family Head of the Su family, they must always act in the interest of the family. When I disappeared unexpectedly, the Su family could not be left leaderless. If you desired to become the Family Head, that shows you’re willing to take responsibility. I don’t oppose that."
"Yes, yes!" Su Chengquan and Su Qingyuan nodded repeatedly, their foreheads soaked in sweat, knowing that Song Xiaodong wasn’t about to stop at that.
"However!" Song Xiaodong’s tone suddenly turned sharp and he roared, "Ask yourselves honestly—did you want to become the Family Head for the benefit of the Su family? Were your intentions entirely for the good of the Su family? Do you not understand that allying with the Zhou and Qiao families is akin to plotting with a tiger—offering our entire Su family into their hands? This behavior of yours is no less than selling out the Su family. Do you even consider yourselves part of the Su family?"
"I... I..." Sweat dripped down the faces of Su Chengquan and Su Qingyuan, streaming along their cheeks. They didn’t dare reach to wipe it away. Their mouths opened feebly as if seeking to explain themselves, but under Song Xiaodong’s piercing gaze, they suddenly realized no matter what they said, it wouldn’t mask their betrayal of the Su family.