You got your marriage certificate and then abandoned me? I'll feed the richest woman in the wor

This is a monotonous and flat statement.

In this lobby filled with the fragrance of top-grade golden nanmu wood and century-old calligraphy and paintings.

It's like a soul-snatching rope from the depths of the underworld.

They tightly gripped the neck of the Huangfu family head, which was already heaving violently with fear.

The haute couture shoes, stained with specks of dark red blood, stepped on the edge of an expensive Persian carpet.

They were less than half a meter away from the trembling cloth shoes of the Huangfu family head.

The intense visual pressure, coupled with the mountain of broken guards piled up in the outer courtyard.

This allowed the old man, who had held sway in Beijing for decades, to...

Every bone in my body was shaking uncontrollably.

But he was, after all, the head of a century-old family.

Even in dire straits, the delusional confidence he had cultivated over years of being in a position of power still sustained him in his final struggle.

"Chen Yuan! Don't be so arrogant!"

The head of the Huangfu family gripped the armrests of the grand master's chair tightly with both hands.

The fingernails scraped harshly against the expensive wood grain.

He tried to straighten his back and tilt his head back to glare at the young man in front of him, who looked like a god of death.

"You think you can wipe out the Huangfu family just by taking down a few dozen guards?"

"This is the capital city! Not some muddy ditch like Jianghai City, a gathering place for nouveau riche!"

"My Huangfu family has been rooted here for three hundred years, our network of connections reaching directly to the Emperor!"

He spoke louder and louder, as if trying to embolden himself.

The muscles at the corners of his mouth twisted, and he spat out saliva that smelled fishy.

"With just one phone call from me, the bigwigs above can immediately mobilize the garrison troops."

"If you dare touch a single hair on my head tonight, tomorrow I'll make sure you, your so-called Star Venture Capital, and your mentally ill wife are all expelled from China!"

This blustering yet cowardly threat echoed through the empty lobby.

It carried a sense of madness, a willingness to fight to the death.

Huangfu Wan'er, who was standing nearby, heard her father mention the powerful backer behind him.

The legs, which had been so frightened that they lost control of their bladders, seemed to have regained some strength.

She huddled in the corner, her meticulously applied makeup now smudged.

Yet, a glimmer of resentful hope rekindled in his eyes.

Yes, the Huangfu family has powerful connections.

No matter how good this brute is at fighting, can he possibly defeat the state apparatus?

however.

Chen Yuan didn't utter a single unnecessary word.

There wasn't even a hint of being threatened in his unfathomable black eyes.

There is only one cold-blooded view of inanimate objects.

He slowly raised his right hand, which had distinct knuckles and was spotless, without a single drop of blood.

Long, slender fingers extended seemingly casually into the air.

The Huangfu family head's voice abruptly stopped.

He hadn't reacted yet.

Chen Yuan's large hand had already precisely gripped his left shoulder.

The five fingers were like heavy-duty pliers reinforced with steel and cement.

Tighten.

Click!

A sickeningly loud sound of bones shattering suddenly erupted in the silent hall.

"ah--!"

The head of the Huangfu family let out a mournful howl that sounded inhuman.

The face, covered in age spots, instantly turned purplish-red.

His eyeballs bulged outwards due to the excruciating pain, and were covered with hideous red blood vessels.

His left scapula was gripped by the terrifying force of Chen Yuan's single hand.

It's like a fragile piece of rotten wood.

It was forcibly crushed into countless sharp fragments.

Bones pierced the flesh, and blood instantly stained the dark blue Tang suit.

His entire left arm hung limply at his side, like a dead snake that had lost its nerves.

Chen Yuan released his grip.

The head of the Huangfu family slid off the armchair like a lump of mud.

He rolled in agony on the blood-stained carpet, his throat gurgling and hissing.

"Network of connections?"

Chen Yuan had one hand in the pocket of his black trench coat, and with the other hand, he slowly pulled a specially made black encrypted phone from his pocket.

The cold, white light from the screen shone on his lifeless profile.

"Why do you think I came in alone tonight?"

He tapped the screen and swiped casually.

A massive data archive rapidly unfolds on the dark blue interface.

"Your ledger of dirty money you laundered for those old men overseas."

"You have three shell companies under your name that illegally transferred the country's rare earth resources overseas."

"And your precious daughter, using the guise of a charity foundation to engage in human trafficking in Southeast Asia."

Chen Yuan read out each sentence.

The Huangfu family head's body, which had been convulsing on the ground, stiffened slightly.

In those eyes, which were glazed over with pain, a genuine fear, originating from the depths of the soul, finally surfaced.

These top-secret documents are the core lifeline of the Huangfu family, locked in a deep-sea server and maintained 24/7 by top international hackers!

How is that possible?

How could he possibly have pulled out all those underwear in just a few hours!

"These things, half an hour ago."

Chen Yuan's voice was as steady as if he were reporting the weather forecast.

"It has been sent simultaneously to the internal whistleblowing email addresses of the highest disciplinary inspection department and the State Security Bureau through multiple platforms on the dark web."

"Including the names of all the important figures you thought were your backers, not one was left out."

boom--!

This sentence.

It was like a nuclear bomb with a yield of ten million tons, detonating directly in the mind of the Huangfu family head.

It blew his soul and spirit to smithereens.

It’s over.

It's all over.

His pride and his supposedly indestructible support system.

Faced with this data bomb, everything became a death warrant.

Those people at the top, in order to protect themselves, will only push the Huangfu family out as scapegoats as quickly as possible.

Cut it cleanly.

"No...this is impossible..."

Huangfu Wan'er finally realized what had happened.

She screamed and scrambled to Chen Yuan's feet.

The expensive silk pajamas were stained with blood on the floor.

The stench of urine mixed with the strong scent of perfume was nauseating.

She desperately tried to hug Chen Yuan's legs with both hands.

"Mr. Chen! Chen Yuan! I was wrong!"

"Please, please let me go! I didn't know anything about these things!"

"I'm willing to be your slave, I'll do anything you ask!"

The haughty, sophisticated demeanor she displayed in the garage has now completely transformed into the cheapest, most pathetic groveling.

She even deliberately tore open the neckline of her pajamas, attempting to use her body to buy herself a last chance at survival.

A flash of extreme disgust crossed Chen Yuan's eyes.

He took a slight step back.

He avoided the dirty hands that tried to grab him.

Just then.

Suddenly, a deafening police siren blared outside the courtyard.

The flashing red and blue lights tore through the thin morning mist in Beijing.

The sky above this century-old mansion was brightly lit.

Dozens of heavy riot control vehicles painted with SWAT insignia blocked the entire alley.

A large number of special forces soldiers, fully armed and carrying submachine guns.

With synchronized tactical steps, they surged into the front yard like a black tide.

"Don't move! Everyone, squat down!"

The authoritative sound of a loudspeaker echoed through the courtyard.

Huangfu Wan'er was so frightened that she fell down into the bloody water, her eyes rolled back, and she completely lost consciousness.

The head of the Huangfu family lay on the ground.

Listening to the hurried footsteps outside, and watching the special police rushing into the lobby.

He knew that the Huangfu family would never be able to turn their fortunes around again in this lifetime.

A once-prominent family, ruined simply because it offended someone it shouldn't have.

In less than a night.

Ashes.

Several special police officers rushed into the lobby and quickly handcuffed and restrained the Huangfu family head and Huangfu Wan'er.

The senior police officer leading the team walked up to Chen Yuan.

There was a hint of barely perceptible awe in his eyes.

He didn't ask about the mess on the ground, but simply nodded slightly in acknowledgment.

Chen Yuan did not linger.

He turned and walked down the steps of the lobby.

Passing by the police who were clearing the scene and the wailing guards.

He walked to the vermilion gate that he had ordered to be blown open.

The first rays of sunlight in the morning pierced through the clouds.

It spilled onto his spotless black trench coat.

Looking at the vermilion gate sealed with tape, Chen Yuan took out a disinfectant wipe and carefully cleaned his fingers, his voice indifferent: "In the face of absolute power, your century-old heritage is not even worth a piece of waste paper."