CHAPTER 641: CHAPTER 393, BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO SHAME!_2

"Although in the end your grandfather saved your life with the Lu Clan’s reputation and a century of achievements, you still repeatedly refused to serve the Empire..."

"Driven to extremes, you actually left with nothing... This further fueled the Royal Family’s suspicions about the true stance of the Lu Family..."

"Over the years, the Royal Family didn’t cleanse the Lu Family, firstly because the Lu Family has been devoted to the Zhong dynasty for a century, and frankly speaking, without the Lu Clan, the Phoenix Empire would not have become the strongest nation under the stars..."

"Besides, they also felt that the Lu Family was still of use... Don’t underestimate the word ’useful’; in political games, it’s the key to remaining invincible..."

"People talk about benefits among themselves, wouldn’t nations do the same? How about between nation and family? As long as the Lu Clan can continuously provide the Empire with the most advanced technology and the finest expertise, they would not lightly slaughter them..."

"However, over the years, the Lu Family has also been constantly under attack and suppression... He lets you live, yet does not allow you to excel. He uses you but does not entrust you with significant authority..."

"The Lu Family has no military power, and even I... said to be the top official of the Lu Family, am actually just a dispensable head of the Mechanical Engineering Department..."

"If they take me down, then the Lu Family will be headless, and both the Royal Family and other families can plunder the resources and military enterprises that the Lu Clan once controlled..."

"This is also why we reacted so fiercely when Shen Wuxiang thought about moving against the Lu Family; we had to let them know that the Lu Family has a temper, that if hurt, we would retaliate..."

Tang Fei’s expression grew solemn, displaying a look of shared animosity, and said, "Our Lu Family has a profound foundation; no one dares to look down on the Lu Family."

"That’s for sure," Lu Dongsheng nodded and said, "Whoever it is will pay a heavy price."

"I naturally stand with the Lu Family," Tang Fei declared his position.

"That’s natural, after all, we are family," Lu Dongsheng’s face showed a rare smile, and said, "Of course, I’m just giving you a heads-up with this. Let’s deal with the immediate problems first, then we’ll find a way to bring you back."

"The Lu Family should be handed over to someone truly capable... Lu Yu can’t come forward, and Lu Zhiyong and the others are not capable enough..."

"So, it’s time for the Lu Family to welcome its true leader."

Tang Fei was stirred upon hearing this.

As long as he agreed, he could become a descendant of the Mechanical Ancestor Lu Ban, the future leader of the Lu Family, one of the nine major families of the Empire.

Shen Xinglan has been praised to the skies, just because he is the future star of the Shen Family...

What am I lacking compared to him?

You have the Shen Family, I have the Lu Family.

You have a Great Grandmaster as a master, I also have a Great Grandmaster as a master.

You are a Grandmaster, and I am no less than you.

I have a Phoenix, you only have a Bai Lu that can be ridden.

Oh, Phoenixes can be ridden too.

Tang Fei nodded and looked at Lu Dongsheng, asking, "How do we get through this current situation? You’ve injured everyone from the Security Bureau... Will Shen Wuxiang just let it go?"

"We’ve already made our move, now it’s Shen Wuxiang’s turn to play his cards," Lu Dongsheng said assuredly, "Anyone who wants to forcefully enter Lu Ban Mountain should be prepared to pay with their lives."

"A millennium-old noble family should be just like this," Tang Fei said with a smile.

The stronger Lu Dongsheng appeared, the more it showed he had confidence.

The more confident he was, the more it proved my own confidence...

Let’s fight them.

Just then, a silver-robed elder walked over and reported, "Second Lord, all the people from the Security Bureau are captured. Should we kill them or keep them?"

"Keep them," Lu Dongsheng looked at Tang Fei and said, "You take him back to Shen Wuxiang."

Tang Fei forced a smile and said, "They are all maimed, and I am the only one unharmed... won’t Shen Wuxiang suspect that we have colluded? Perhaps, you should also punch me in the face a couple of times?"

Lu Dongsheng looked disdainful and said, "With Shen Wuxiang’s intelligence and tactics, do you think a couple of punches to your face will make him believe we are innocent?"

"If he wants to doubt you, nothing you do will help... unless I kill you with a sword, that would indeed prove you are innocent and have no connection with our Lu Family..."

"Let’s not then..." Tang Fei, feeling a chill on his neck, quickly said, "I’ll just say that Miss Lu is a very close friend of mine, and she has been secretly in love with me, falling for me at first sight... that’s why she desperately saved my life."

Lu Dongsheng stared at Tang Fei and said, "She is actually your own sister."

"So that’s why I’m not afraid of ruining her reputation."

Lu Dongsheng sighed heavily and said, "That’s exactly why I said... choosing you to take the helm of the Lu Family was the right decision."

"Because I’m exceptionally capable?"

"Because you have no shame," Lu Dongsheng replied.

"..."

"Those who are in technology are just too concerned about their dignity... that’s why they always get bullied. Now that you’re back, you can bully others."

"..."

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Security Bureau.

Shen Wuxiang stared fiercely at Tang Fei, his voice commanding without anger, "Give me an explanation."

It was the first time Tang Fei had encountered the living Shen Wuxiang.

Otherwise, he had only seen his figure and photos on various major media websites and official news.

One of the Imperial Three Ministers, the Military Minister, one of the most powerful people in the Empire.

A stomp from him could shake the entire planet, a significant figure.

The Shen Family was said to have grown into a super beast by devouring the Tang Family’s flesh and blood, and after the annihilation of the Tang Family, the Royal Family, fearing another Tang Li, ruled the Empire’s troops in the name of the Military Committee.

However, Shen Wuxiang was a born leader, a military leader who could rally the commanders under him. Under his decades of management, the Military Committee had almost become his single-word hall.

If it weren’t for the Royal Family and other families joining forces to counterbalance, he could stand up and declare "I rebel."

Or after a big banquet, he could be clothed in emperor’s robes by his brothers by his side...

Now such a significant figure was standing grimly before Tang Fei, demanding an explanation.

Truthfully, Tang Fei was a bit nervous.

One reason was that Shen Wuxiang’s official authority was overwhelming, unlike any style he had seen from the Finance Minister Sheng Jing or Yan Wenli from the Monitoring Bureau.

Sheng Jing was like an old rigid scholar, but you knew his heart was upright and kind.

Yan Wenli was not kind, but you also knew... he wouldn’t readily show his fangs.

Shen Wuxiang genuinely killed people.

Could kill him.

Moreover, it was the Shen Family who had annihilated his own, his father, his mother, and those blood relatives he had never met...

A vendetta that entailed killing his parents was irreconcilable.

Therefore, Tang Fei’s heart trembled.

With nervousness, hatred, and even an uncontrollable excitement.

He forcibly restrained the urge to lick his lips, lowered his head as much as possible, trying to present an apprehensive demeanor as though he dared not meet Shen Wuxiang’s gaze.

"I don’t know, what sort of explanation does the Military Minister want?"

Shen Wuxiang’s fierce eyes tightly fixed on Tang Fei, he demanded in a deep voice, "Seven people from the Security Bureau died, three hundred and twenty-one were injured... and yet you are unscathed? There isn’t a single scratch on you. You tell me, why is that?"

"Not only people from the Security Bureau were injured, our Monitoring Bureau also had nine casualties..." Tang Fei explained.

Shen Yan and his group were also injured; they didn’t hold back just because they had brought those people along.

"What does that prove?" Shen Wuxiang asked.

"It proves..." Tang Fei struggled to lift his head, as if gathering all his strength to meet Shen Wuxiang’s gaze, and said, "We also suffered heavy losses."

"Tang Fei..." Shen Wuxiang barked, "What do you think this place is? Do you think I’m a three-year-old child?"