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Because of that unsuccessful assassination, Xiao Chengmo and Yu Renya delayed their return journey by staying at Xiao's manor for an extra day.

At noon on the third day, they returned to Patriarch Xiao's house. The extra day just allowed Xiao Chengmo to recover his strength and finish his homework.

The plane landed at Xiao's airport, and under the guidance of Butler Zhang, Xiao Chengmo and Yu Renya got off the plane.Due to the huge power and wealth of the Xiao family, the entire family almost occupies half of the city.Everything he passed belonged to the Xiao family, and everyone he saw bowed to them.

In the Lord's house, what awaited them was not a smooth inheritance ceremony, but a serious meeting.

After the death of the head of the Xiao family, the family has been divided into three factions. One faction supports Xiao Chenglin, and the other faction hopes to follow the will to support Xiao Chengmo. The most important thing is the third faction. These people are the neutral ones in the Xiao family, and this faction is headed by Mr. Xiao's younger sister, Xiao Fangqi.

Xiao Fangqi doesn't sound like a young girl by her name, but she is actually over 50 years old. She is an elegant old lady and one of the current leaders of the Xiao family. Xiao Fangqi has a stable and conservative personality and doesn't like to cause troubles.The same is true for this group of people. They are usually quiet and silent, turning a blind eye to many disputes, and their existence is almost invisible to people. But not speaking out does not mean that they have no attitude or idea; no action does not mean that they are not important.

When a few people arrived, all the others had already arrived, only a few of them were missing. Xiao Chengmo followed Steward Zhang into the huge conference hall. There were already more than a dozen people seated at the round table, and there were two empty seats connected together. It was for Xiao Chengmo and Zhang Butler. After the two sat down, Yu Renya stood behind Xiao Chengmo.

After taking his seat, Xiao Chengmo looked around. Some of the people present, he had met when he was a child, and some of them knew something from the information that Butler Zhang had given him before.Opposite his seat, sat a young man about 30 years old. This man was his third brother, Xiao Chenglin.

Seeing that the two protagonists had arrived, Xiao Fangqi bowed slightly and made an opening remark, "Xiao Chengmo, you are finally back. I welcome you on behalf of the Xiao family. The recent period has been troubled. Due to the death of my brother, the entire Xiao family Immersed in grief, but the family cannot be left alone for a day. You and Xiao Chenglin are both my juniors. The old man left a will, but a series of changes happened later, which made everyone unexpected. Now Xiao Chenglin has taken over Some affairs in the family have been settled. Xiao Chengmo has also returned safely, and we will decide the position of the head of the family today."

This is an unbiased opening statement.She neither accused Xiao Chenglin's dove of occupying the magpie's nest, nor confirmed Xiao Chengmo's identity.

Today's meeting must be a flash of swords and swords.

Zhang Guanjia said: "Before discussing, I would like to explain a situation. We were planning to arrive yesterday, but shortly after we arrived at the manor in City C, we were attacked by killers, so we were delayed for a day. I don't know if the third young master knows about it."

Butler Zhang is the old housekeeper who has been following Mr. Xiao. Not only is he in charge of many affairs of the Xiao family, but he is also responsible for many tasks. He has a pivotal position in the Xiao family. He has always been loyal to Mr. Xiao, and this time he hopes to let Xiao Chengmo be the head of the family. representative.When he said these words, everyone looked at Xiao Chenglin. Everyone sitting here knew that the third young master was the one who most wanted Xiao Chengmo to disappear.

Xiao Chenglin narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Steward Zhang said that it seems that I did it. Everything needs evidence. I've been very busy recently, so I don't have time to deal with these things." Even if he did this thing, he is now It is absolutely impossible to admit it.

Butler Zhang continued: "At that time, the Patriarch hadn't returned, but now that the Patriarch has returned, many things should be returned to the original owners." With this question, his position has been made clear.

Xiao Fangqi listened to his two questions, looked at Xiao Chengmo, then at Xiao Chenglin, she leaned her back on the back of the chair, as if sitting on a mountain and watching a tiger fight.

Xiao Chenglin said: "At that time, my grandfather had just passed away, and there was no leader in the family. There were already signs of chaos. At that time, I had no choice but to take over the mess."

At the round table, an old man named Uncle Wang snorted coldly after hearing this: "What are you doing to take over the mess? I heard that you have recruited all the technical engineers." Uncle Wang is in charge of military production in the family. Not long ago, Xiao Chenglin poached almost all the technical workers, which led to the interruption of weapon research and development, and further ossified the relationship between the two factions. Xiao Chenglin's behavior was disrespectful to them old people. Since that incident, many people have turned to Xiao Chengmo.

Xiao Chenglin said: "What does Uncle Wang mean by this? During the period of acting as the head of the family, I have been aggravating the construction of the Xiao family in the water drop area and carrying out a large number of relocations. I am protecting those technical researchers and letting them To avoid being troubled by monster attacks, you must know that these talents are important intangible assets of the Xiao family."

Uncle Wang continued to ask: "You have suspended the research on the laser cannon, obviously because you don't want to deliver the laser cannon."

Xiao Chenglin nodded, "I admit this, but it happened for a reason. First of all, the development of the laser cannon has encountered technical difficulties. Before Grandpa was alive, he personally supervised this part. After Grandpa passed away, this Some of them can’t be negotiated well, our current technology can’t solve these problems, do you have a better solution, Uncle Wang?”

When asked about this, Uncle Wang was also silent, and he couldn't overcome those technical difficulties.

Xiao Chenglin continued: "Secondly, I think that even if this laser cannon is delivered on time, it will not be able to change the current situation of the battle. At most, it will delay a part of the time. We still need to rely on the water drop system to enter the new world. If I become the Xiao family Patriarch, I will make a smooth transition during this period, and try my best to protect the interests of everyone and the Xiao family. I have always done my best for the Xiao family, why should I be blamed for nothing?"

Seeing that he was still complaining here, Steward Zhang became even more angry, "You did all these things on your own initiative, without consulting the rest of us. Besides, our patriarch should be Xiao Chengmo, and you don't even know the old man's will. Stop listening?"

Xiao Chenglin raised his eyebrows and said, "Now that grandpa has passed away, don't use my grandpa to oppress others."

Uncle Wang also questioned, "Let's just say it straight, will you hand over the power?"

"Should I pay it? It should be said, who is willing to listen to him?" Xiao Chenglin said, pointing at Xiao Chengmo.He couldn't understand what he meant. Once the emperor and the courtiers, the head of the family is the one who is capable.In his eyes, this younger brother is just a naive child. He did not know where he stepped on shit luck, so that his grandfather was listed as the head of the family. This position should have been his, and he was just getting back what he deserved. s things.

The meeting froze here for a while, Xiao Chengmo, who had been silent all this time, spoke, his voice was not loud, but everyone could hear him clearly: "You have not fought yet, you are about to run away."

While talking, Xiao Chengmo looked at his brother. Xiao Chenglin has been very smart since he was a child, and he was a little naughty, but in his cleverness, he always avoids the important and ignores the trivial.When he was a child, Xiao Chengmo looked up to this elder brother, but now he looks up to him, but he feels that he is so clever that it is difficult for him to take on important responsibilities.

Xiao Chenglin was not very happy when he heard this, "What are you talking about, our Xiao family has always been behind the scenes, and fighting wars is not our main task."

Xiao Chengmo said: "Then poach all the technicians with high salaries, and cause civil turmoil in the Xiao family, is the main task? I don't think this is what the current owner should do."

Xiao Chenglin tilted his head, "Then I would like to hear what you would do if it were you." During this time, he took over the position of Patriarch and was busy, thinking that there was hard work without credit, and he would not pay back. To Xiao Chengmo, a kid who commented casually.

Xiao Chengmo didn't answer him directly, but asked: "What do you think the weapon is?"

Xiao Chenglin really wanted to refute him, what does this have to do with the position of Patriarch, but when he turned his head to look at Xiao Fangqi, the aunt who had always been serious listened very seriously, so he could only bite the bullet and say: "Weapons are nothing but used As for the tools of attack, many of them are very lethal and can kill many people.”

Xiao Chengmo shook his head, "I don't think weapons are just tools used by humans to kill. You must have never experienced the feeling of facing those monsters with bare hands without weapons, right? For soldiers, weapons are things that can keep them alive , it will not only bring death, but also life, and it can even bring hope to mankind."

Xiao Chenglin snorted when he heard this statement. A young master like him has never been on a battlefield or seen those monsters. He has been well protected since he was a child.For him, those weapons manufacturing are orders, the goods that are paid for by one hand and delivered by the other hand, and those who cannot finish are just giving up, so he has never thought about the meaning behind it.

Xiao Chengmo continued: "People are selfish. They want to survive themselves, their loved ones, and their loved ones. Try to let yourself and your family enter the water drop zone, and keep your own strength. There is nothing wrong with it in my opinion. Yes, but I don't think we can take these as the whole of the present, let alone the current direction of the Xiao family."

"Every one of us has something in our life that we want to protect. It is the original heart after abandoning good and evil. It is because of this emotion that we will do many things, become strong, and become who we want to be."

"I learned about Water Drop's plan. The number of survivors is one-fifth of the current population. This is not the hope of mankind, but the nightmare of mankind. This will be the biggest defeat in human history."

"You high-level members of the Xiao family can hide in the water drop area, but what about ordinary people? Those who have worked hard for the Xiao family all their lives, the reality is that we cannot save everyone."

After saying this, Xiao Chengmo looked at Xiao Chenglin. From the bottom of his heart, he looked down on those who ran away.