Tomb raiding: Those who achieve immortality all have tattoos.

She always tried her best to distract him and prevent him from clinging to his mother and disturbing their time together.

His biological father is quite interesting; he's vying for the position of father in his heart?

Chen Yan said, "Ninth Brother, go and bring over all the Chen family's account books. Tell those collateral branches that I don't support useless people."

Everyone should have a skill.

"clear."

Old Nine beckoned and took Wang Can away. Chen Yan got up and walked behind the desk to sit down.

He took off the agarwood from his wrist and slowly began to twirl the beads.

A short while later, the waiter brought a cup of hot tea, placed it respectfully in front of Chen Yan, and then withdrew.

Waiters were coming and going at the door, quickly clearing away all the dishes from the table and tidying it up.

Chen Yan sat at his desk, lost in thought. The staff didn't dare to disturb him and left, closing the door behind them.

Back in his room, Chen Pi said, "Axi, have someone bring the food over."

"Okay. I'll go right away."

After Chen Xi turned and left, Chen Pi laughed. This kid is a calm and collected person.

He always felt that the boy was doing it on purpose, deliberately testing him to see how much his son really meant to him.

Chen Pi sighed. If Hu Qing never intended to let the child return to the Nine Gates, why did she give birth to it?

After he was born, no one was allowed to contact him.

Why did her man agree to let the child come back to him?

Chen Pi frowned slightly until Chen Xi said softly, "Fourth Master, the food is ready."

"Okay. Let's sit down and eat together."

After the two sat down, leaving only the two of them in the room, Chen Pi stopped hiding his intentions and asked, "A-Xi, what do you think this child wants?"

After considering his words carefully, Chen Xi said, "Fourth Master, Young Master, you must have found out something, which is why you came back."

"I just don't know how much the young master knows."

Chen Pi nodded: "I suspect that this kid thinks that coming back now is the best time."

"Otherwise, they wouldn't have waited until now to come back."

Chen Yan truly felt that returning at this time was the best possible opportunity.

Since his mother's death, Chen Yan has been investigating the Nine Gates. Although he hasn't gotten to the details, his intuition tells him that most of the first generation of the Nine Gates are dead, and perhaps the Nine Gates are about to undergo a complete transformation.

Returning to the Nine Gates at this time is the best choice, allowing you to secure a place in advance.

Furthermore, there were reasons why Chen Yan chose to return.

His stepfather and stepmother had no children. After his mother died, his stepfather's brothers could no longer control the situation.

Having begun plotting to usurp the throne, Chen Yan decisively took the team his stepfather had built for him since childhood and returned to China.

He didn't care much about those things, since the inheritance from his stepfather was all in his hands.

The betting odds and such are unimportant; he's already emptied them out.

Of course, everything his stepfather had transferred to his name since he was a child was naturally his, and no one dared to touch it.

The best time for Chen Yan to withdraw and leave after emptying his stepfather's assets and liquidating them is now.

It just so happens that the Nine Gates might be changing their patriarchs, so Chen Yan naturally wouldn't let such a good opportunity pass him by.

the next day.

The surviving members of the Chen family's collateral branch sat in the main hall all morning, not daring to leave for lunch.

Finally, at 2:30 pm, I met Chen Yan.

Footsteps sounded outside the door, and all the surviving members of the collateral branches looked towards the doorway.

A figure suddenly appeared at the doorway.

Chen Yan.

Today, Chen Yan was wearing a black haute couture suit, a well-tailored suit, with his hair slicked back and his forehead full and smooth.

Her face, which perfectly inherited Chenpi's youthful good looks, made all the other relatives momentarily stunned upon first sight.

The white shirt softened the somberness of the all-black suit, and he wasn't wearing a tie.

Two buttons were undone at the neckline, revealing her neck and a little bit of her collarbone.

Chen Yan walked calmly into the main hall, with Lao Jiu and Meng Hu walking behind him on either side.

Six assistants followed behind, all carrying stacks of account books in their hands.

In Chen Pi's courtyard, Chen Xi looked at the front yard and turned back with some worry, asking, "Fourth Master, are we really not going to go take a look?"

"No way, what's there to see? If this kid couldn't even handle those good-for-nothings from the Chen family, he wouldn't dare come back to wade into this mess."

Chen Xi sighed and fell silent.

In the front hall, Chen Yan walked to the main seat, sat down, and crossed his legs.

Leaning back, Wang Can followed behind Lao Jiu, staring incredulously at the scene. Was this really Chen Yan, who looked so rigid and old-fashioned yesterday?

Who is this seemingly dissolute playboy in front of me?

Chen Yan glanced at the people from the collateral branches, then flicked his finger slightly. Old Nine gave a look to the few employees holding the account books.

The men placed the ledger on the table next to the branch office.

Old Nine smiled and said, "Everyone, let me introduce myself. This is Brother Yan. Starting yesterday, I officially took over the Chen family of the Nine Gates."

"As for what to call it, you know what you're all right."

"Just call me Lao Jiu. Today, I'd like to give you all a small gift."

As he spoke, Lao Jiu called out softly, "Someone come here."

Immediately, some men outside dragged several people in.

The side branches were all taken aback. What was going on?

They looked at Chen Yan in disbelief. Chen Yan covered his mouth with his fingers and remained silent. Old Jiu next to him said, "These people are traitors. They tampered with the gambling den's supplies in secret."

"To line one's own pockets."

"This is the gift that Brother Yan has given to everyone. Do you all like it?"

The members of the collateral branch exchanged glances, not for any other reason than that each member of the collateral branch had these people.

Some genuinely didn't know, while others were specifically there to steal from the main family for collateral branches.

So some of the members of the collateral branch avoided eye contact, while others were furious.

Old Nine glanced over and immediately understood who the problem was. He nodded and said, "Looks like some people don't like it."

"In that case, Tiger."

The tiger stepped forward, drew his gun, and attached a silencer to the muzzle.

The guilty party, thinking the tiger was going to kill the men, felt relieved.

Once the guy is dead, no one will know what he made them do.

But those with nothing to hide were unwilling.

"Wait, young master, don't kill these people yet. We need to find out where their belongings went. Even if they were sold, where's the money?"

"Yes, young master, we must get the money back, right?"

Chen Yan remained silent, simply watching and examining the color of the ring on his finger.

Old Nine looked at the tiger with a calm expression: "Tiger, kill it."