Chapter 1589  Goodbye, Grandma Li (Part II)

    The continuous laughter lightened the heavy atmosphere. Even the sobbing Huang Yuyan couldn''t stop herself from chuckling.

    Watching them, Iris Long hugged her husband. Although it was sad to watch a loved one pass away, seeing this manner of paying respects filled with love was something that she was experiencing for the first time. The Vetrovs certainly didn''t pay respects to the dead like this.

    The dead were the dead if you were a member of the most powerful criminal family in the underworld.

    Of course, taking revenge was always inevitable, but after that, there was nothing.

    For a criminal family like the Vetrovs, their life spans were statistically shorter than normal. Their lives were wrought with nonstop danger and cruelty. It was difficult for anyone among them to live past a certain age. There were so many others who targeted them, wanting their lives—mostly for revenge, as well.

    To the Vetrovs, the dead would have to follow the rules of the dead.

    Decompose obediently and return to ashes obediently.

    Simple.

    And brutal.

    But that was the reality for organized criminals.

    Iris glanced at her big brother behind her dark sunglasses.

    Lu Zihao stood behind Grandpa Lu. His wife, Long Jinjing, stood beside him. His expression was cold and expressionless. The scars on his face appeared more distinct under the bright sunlight.

    He seemed to sense her gaze. He turned his head and looked at her.

    She sighed. Her brother''s senses were still as accurate as ever. She seemed to have glimpsed Nikolai Vetrov''s original face. But when she looked more closely, it was still Lu Zihao''s scarred face.

    In a way, there was a feeling of dissonance for the two of them.

    Following behind them in another vehicle was the Jin''s second master, Jin Chonglin and his fiance?e, Chen Fei.

    Next were Grandpa Lu, Lu Zihao, and Long Jinjing.

    All of them stood by the front hall to welcome and thank all of the people who attended the old matriarch''s funeral today.

    There were quite a number of people who made the time and effort to attend today''s funeral. Family, friends, relatives, acquaintances, and business partners.

    Iris thanked all of them along with her husband and the others. Some of them attended because of their relationship with her. She didn''t have the time to chat with them earlier at the funeral, so she took this time to express her gratitude to them.

    Jin Liwei''s sworn brothers all attended and helped with the funeral arrangements.

    Lin Yehan and Jiang Ying Yue.

    Wang Yingjie.

    Yu Mo.

    They joined the Jin and Lu families in greeting and thanking the attendees at the front hall.

    Long Tengfei and his wife, Yang Jiahui, came with their niece, Meimei.

    The elder, Long Jufang, also thickened his face and came with them to attend the funeral.

    Iris didn''t mind the elder''s presence. They might be using each other to achieve their own goals in the Longs'' battle of succession, but it was a fact that the elder had given Iris and her Phantom Dragon Funds tremendous help in buying scattered Long Industry shares.

    Surprisingly, Long Jian also came today. He offered condolence to the Jin and Lu families. Then when it came to her, he harrumphed.

    "I didn''t come for you, so don''t think that we''re close," he said.

    She chuckled. "I know."

    Then he whispered, "Long Hui wanted to come but Father scolded him and told him to stay away from the funeral."