Even as a "normie," I'm completely oblivious to it.

This once-glorious skyscraper is now covered in the dust of time and no longer looks as prosperous and new.

The once-powerful Mohist school was almost left behind by this rapidly developing era in just ten years.

Simply put...

This building is all rusty! And they don't have the money to fix it!

This is the headquarters of the Mo Family in Cangming City. Only this symbolic office building still stands here. The business inside has decreased by more than half in recent years, which means that the development of the Mo Family has stagnated for many years and has even regressed significantly.

The Mo family has been struggling to make ends meet for years, and continuing to operate is already a struggle, not to mention the numerous power struggles and infighting within the family...

It's a situation of both internal and external troubles...

On the top floor of this building, in a large room labeled "Chairman's Office," stood a middle-aged man with graying hair.

Yes, he's actually not that old, just over forty, but half of his hair is already white, and he's too lazy to dye it.

This man is called Mo Chi, and he is the current head of the Mo family.

He stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at the vast expanse of high-rise buildings under construction outside the window, and let out a long sigh.

Where exactly did things go wrong...?

Back then, he used some tricks to refute the former head of the Mo family, who was also his cousin.

That happened ten years ago...

Mo Chi hadn't originally intended to go to such extremes; he just wanted his cousin to hand over the position of family head. But who knew that his cousin would suffer a heart attack and die from the stress?

My cousin's wife also committed suicide, leaving a vacancy at the top of the family.

In previous years, Mo Chi would feel somewhat guilty, but one cannot live in self-blame and stagnate.

Although he knew it was shameless of him to do this, he still claimed that he was ordered to do it in a time of crisis and had no other choice.

If he doesn't become the head of the family, this behemoth, the Mohist family, will collapse!

Then... he became the head of the family, and the Mo family truly collapsed.

And it collapsed at a very rapid pace.

"Sigh...why is it like this? What do I lack compared to my cousin? How did I end up like this..."

The man sighed deeply, which was almost a daily routine for him, complaining about everything and everyone else.

Just then, there was a knock on his office door.

"Come in."

Upon hearing Mo Chi's reply, the door was opened.

The woman who walked in was around thirty-five years old and wore glasses and a suit.

She was Mo Chi's wife and also his secretary.

The woman placed a pile of documents on the table, then closed the door and sat down on the sofa without saying a word. She took off her glasses and rubbed her eyes, clearly exhausted.

Mo Chi turned around and said, "Why are you knocking? Just come in."

“The Mo family is declining year by year because of your kind of thinking.” The woman didn’t even bother to look at him. “Don’t you think about it? There are employees in the corridor. Although we are husband and wife, we are also superiors and subordinates. How can you just walk into the chairman’s office without knocking? What will the other employees think if they see this? This is not a small business, it’s the Mo Group.”

"It's not about these details... The Mohists need to fundamentally reform."

Seeing that Mo Chi was still arguing his point, the woman could only sigh softly.

Her name is Fang Qing. Originally, it was thought that this name might bring sunshine to the Mo family, but instead, the clouds have become darker year by year.

In her eyes, Mo Chi was like that—he wouldn't listen to anything she said, stubborn and opinionated. Even with the fact that the Mo family was declining right in front of her, he wouldn't admit that he was wrong, always thinking that the fault lay with the employees and the other branches.

You yourself are not at fault...

In any case, Fang Qing felt that the Mo family had no hope of rising again in the short term, and just hoped that things would remain peaceful and stable.

After all, her power grab with Mo Chi back then was truly dishonorable... Is this retribution?

Although she wanted things to go smoothly, Fang Qing still had to bring up a topic that was bothering them today.

"She's here, have you heard?"

"I've heard about it. Mo Lingyun, right? Xiao Zhang reported it to me yesterday. I didn't expect her to dare to show up in Fenghai City."

"..."

See? I told you Mo Chi was a hopeless case.

Just now you used the term "she" to refer to her, but you insisted on referring to Mo Lingyun directly. Aren't you afraid that the walls might have ears? You really have absolutely no ability to be the head of the family.

But that's alright. Fang Qing got down to business: "What should we do? This is a bad sign, there's no doubt about that."

“I don’t know if it’s good or not,” Mo Chi shook his head and said, “but we have to find someone to go to Fenghai City and bring her back. With such an uncertain factor outside, I can’t sit securely in my position as the head of the family.”

"Even if we are currently facing internal and external troubles and don't have that ability?"

"Even if we can't do it, we still have the capacity to catch one more person!"

Mo Chi was already very unhappy. Every time the topic of the decline of the Mo family came up, he would get angry as if someone was pointing a finger at him and cursing him.

This doesn't mean Fang Qing can let him do as he pleases: "If she were walking on the street, anyone could bring her back, but have you forgotten? Fenghai City has the Su family! Is that something you can afford to offend?"

"The Su family? Ha, if it were ten years ago, what could they do to me..."

"Wake up, Ink Pond! This isn't ten years ago!"

The man was taken aback. After a brief moment of looking down, he gazed wistfully out the window without saying a word.

Arrogance... In the end, what do you really gain from arrogance?

Do you think this family is still the same Mo family as before?

After a long while, Mo Chi turned around and said, "In short, no matter how difficult it is, we can't let her go out on her own. Her parents died because of us. Who knows if she has any evidence? If she suddenly bites us, can the Mo family still stand it?"

"Is it the Mohist school that you care about... or is it just your position as the head of the family?"

"..."

Mo Chi looked away, not answering the question: "Besides, the Su family might not even help her... Right! Why would the Su family help her? Just because she's a freak with different colored eyes? Or..."

"Mochi!"

The woman couldn't take it anymore. She walked straight to the door, opened it, and, ignoring the possibility of eavesdroppers, told Mo Chi the reality once again.

"Listen to me, the reason the Su family is helping her is simple: because she and Su Yuzhe are childhood sweethearts. As the head of the Mo family, don't tell me you don't even know who Su Yuzhe is. You'd better watch yourself!"

The door slammed shut with a loud bang.

Mo Chi was left alone, continuing to look out the window.

Of course he knew who Su Yuzhe was... and he also knew the chances of bringing Mo Lingyun back from Fenghai City.

Almost none.

But he had no choice but to take the plunge...

He had been thinking about this patriarch for ten years.

He guarded this family business for ten years.

Regardless of what the family is like now, do you want him to give up the position of family head again?

That's impossible...

37. What is this?

Mo Chi sighed softly, picked up his phone wearily, and sent a message.

Not long after, two middle-aged men walked into his office. Both were wearing black jackets and black trousers, and their appearance and physique were quite robust.

The two of them entered without knocking, which was Mo Chi's special permission. These two were his right-hand men, who had assisted him since he was young.

Back then, the scheme to assassinate my cousin relied on these two to take the risk, and they ultimately completed the mission perfectly, placing the wrong business documents on my cousin's desk. To this day, the matter has not been discovered, and the relevant evidence has been destroyed.

Mo Chi didn't turn around. He no longer had the vigor and spirit he once had, but his words were still clear.

"I'm really counting on you again this time; I have absolutely no other choice..."

The two men exchanged a glance, both understanding his meaning.

One of them straightened his jacket collar and said reassuringly, "Boss, don't worry. If it weren't for your father giving us a chance to make a living back then, we wouldn't be where we are today. We know how to repay kindness. As long as we are here, we will defend the interests of the Mo family to the death."

"Very good. I'm relieved that you have such awareness. As long as we are here, the Mohist school will not perish..."

Mo Chi had already informed the two of their specific action plan in advance.

So now there's only one thing to say: "I can only say... this operation is fraught with danger. Our opponent is the Su family, and their counter-surveillance capabilities are renowned even among the families of Cangming City. If this fails..."

"Either succeed or die trying." The other man gritted his teeth and squeezed out these words.

"I can't say whether it will come to that, but remember, because of this, this operation must succeed. We have no way out. If we fail, well..."

As the head of the Mo family, Mo Chi couldn't bring himself to say what was next. If they failed, they would be buried along with the Mo family. But... if they succeeded, it would give the Mo family a chance to catch their breath and make a comeback.

"Boss, we all understand, so when do we start taking action?"

"Now."

"Huh?"

"Now, this can't be delayed." Mo Chi turned around, a ruthless glint in his eyes. "Every moment of delay adds another layer of uncertainty. Nobody knows what kind of trouble that girl might cause out there. You need to take her under control and bring her back to the company as quickly as possible!"

"Understood, boss! We'll act immediately!"

The two men didn't ask any more questions. The boss had already said what he wanted to say, and they just needed to carry it out.

After saying that, they jogged away from the company, their destination naturally being Fenghai City.

Mo Chi watched from the high-rise window as the two of them got into the same car and sped out of the neighborhood at a considerable speed.

He couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Ten years ago, the Mohist school could have dispatched hundreds of elites to complete this task.

But now... for this kind of mission, only these two people are still available to be mobilized.

He couldn't help but pray in his heart, "Please... you must bring him back."

Otherwise, the ruins of the Mo family would likely face final annihilation...

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