Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 1430: Chapter 780: Father and Son Playing for High Stakes (Part 2)

This makes it seem that the actions of the Family Head earlier… were somewhat unnecessary.

However, Qing Chen also had his own ideas: “You have your arrangements, but I also have mine. You set up Qing Kun and Qing Yu, making it convenient for me to be a hands-off overseer. But I have no basis of trust with them, so I want to pick someone I’m satisfied with.”

“Oh?” the Qing Clan House Master asked, “As far as I know, there’s no one in the Parents’ Meeting who can take on these two positions. They may have talent, but governing a large state is like frying small fish; operating the large machine that is the Qing’s Family requires experience.”

Qing Chen shook his head: “The person I choose is not from the Parents’ Meeting.”

As soon as the words left his mouth, Qing Chen’s figure swiftly flashed around the room, even the moonlight pouring in from outside seemed to be sliced apart by his silhouette.

Qing Ji was startled and immediately wanted to stop Qing Chen from approaching the Family Head, but after a moment of consideration, he stopped.

The matter between a father and son, what does it have to do with me?

In an instant, Qing Chen was already behind the Qing Clan House Master, placing his right hand on the top of the master’s head, forcefully channeling the Knight Vital Energy within his own body into him!

Qing Ji and the old man were both stunned!

The old man felt a scalding warm current entering from the top of his head, wandering through his limbs and bones.

His organs, which were like dead wood, unexpectedly began to regain vigor!

Even the sound of his heartbeat was no longer so weak and feeble.

Qing Ji stared blankly at the scene, the Family Head, who was the supreme existence in his heart, was now being forcefully empowered by Qing Chen without any resistance.

This scene completely overturned his understanding… How dare Qing Chen do such a thing?!

A few minutes later, Qing Chen slowly withdrew his palm, saying impassively, “You’ve made so many arrangements without asking if I agreed. Since I’m the future Family Head of the Qing clan, I don’t need anyone’s consent to make decisions. It’s balanced out. Actually, I’m not very happy with both, Qing Kun and Qing Yu, if I want to be a hands-off overseer with peace of mind, I think you’d better manage this clan. Otherwise, I won’t be at ease.”

The old man was silent for a few seconds: “How dare you?”

Qing Chen coldly retorted: “Tomorrow, I’ll be the chairman of the board. Do I not even have the power to arrange family affairs? Or is this position as chairman just a façade, actually quite useless? As the chairman, is there any issue with asking you, a family member, to continue working? No, there isn’t.”

The old man was completely silenced by Qing Chen.

Qing Chen continued: “From the perspective of family interests, who is more suitable than you to continue managing the family? After all, you wouldn’t harm me, but Qing Kun and Qing Yu can’t be so sure. Li Xiurui is no longer attached to this world, and my brother is bound by rules, with limited lifespan, so they cannot extend their lives. But you are different; it’s clear that you cannot let go of the Qing clan. So, don’t think about finding relief; just work for the Qing clan with peace of mind. The empowerment of the Prana Method extends your life by 21 years, and in these remaining 21 years, please continue to serve the family wholeheartedly until the very end.”

Qing Chen said these words coldly, making Qing Ji feel incredibly eerie.

The heirs over at Jindai and Deer Island eagerly wish for their elders to die soon, so that the younger generation can rise to prominence.

But on Qing’s side, Qing Chen actually extended his father’s life… by 21 years?

Moreover, under the stimulation of Knight Vital Energy, the Family Head, whose heart was as hard as iron, was brimming with tears, and Qing Ji could see the tears falling one by one, unable to be stopped.

At a certain moment, Qing Ji understood: Qing Chen was angry at the Family Head for arranging everything without consulting him, so he deliberately staged this scene to see the Family Head, who always sat securely at the fishing platform, make a fool of himself.

As a father, wanting to contribute in your own way and fulfill your duties as a father is, of course, perfectly fine.

But I am not someone who is easily manipulated, and the play will not unfold as you have arranged!

Hoping to entrust everything and then leave the world freely? Dream on.

Qing Ji smacked his lips on the side… the father and son are both playing a big game!

He imagined, if Qing Wu dared to do this, he would probably be beaten until he cried with his head in his hands.

At this moment, Qing Chen continued, “I will cooperate to finish the remaining scenes, but don’t think about retirement; it’s not that easy.”

With that, he turned and walked out: “I just realized today what kind of person you are, but you should also understand today what kind of person I am. There’s still a long time for us to get along, so let’s gradually understand each other.”

As the words fell, Qing Chen’s figure was already down the mountain.

The room was quiet, but the old man wiped his tears and suddenly laughed: “Truly my son, impressive.”

It had been a long time since Qing Ji had seen the old man laugh.

“Why didn’t you stop him just now?” the old man asked Qing Ji.

Qing Ji’s eyes glanced toward the beam on the small wooden house’s roof: “He’s a Knight, how could I stop him?”

“It’s the first time I’ve seen you admit you’re not as good as someone else in combat, rare,” the old man sighed, “Now I still have to work for another 21 years.”

Qing Ji suddenly laughed: “Isn’t that a good thing?”

The old man looked at his schadenfreude expression and impatiently waved his hand: “Go help Qing Chi, kill everyone that should be killed tonight. Once we clean up these people, we can start dealing with the Puppet Master hiding in the shadows.”

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Inside City No. 5, a garrison commander secretly gathered his subordinates, preparing to behead the regiment commander and change defense of the entire city.

According to the plan, they were supposed to make trouble tomorrow after casting the blame.

But now the signal of Ginkgo Manor was blocked, no news inside could get out, and no one knew what happened inside or whether the plan succeeded.

They couldn’t wait any longer, all those who wanted to rebel were filled with a strong sense of crisis and promptly decided to act tonight, even if they had to create a reason.

However, just as the garrison commander had secretly assembled his subordinates and was about to make a rousing speech to incite the coup, his adjutant suddenly drew a gun and pulled the trigger.

The soldiers looked at the commander lying in a pool of blood, momentarily at a loss.

The adjutant coldly said: “He intended to rebel tonight; I executed him on the orders of the Family Head. Do not act rashly, or your families’ lives will be at risk. You have two hours to report any inciting speech from tonight. Identify anyone tonight who incited, and others will be exempted from imprisonment.”

After speaking, the area outside the barracks was suddenly filled with the sound of heavy footsteps; the rest of the garrison brigade, who had been on break, had surrounded the area.

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At the northern front, Qing Yu’s people had already fought their way out.

Their target was the army under the command of Qing Yuan’s mother, Qing Yun, and the army under Qing Yuan’s father, which was the basis for someone daring to challenge the Family Head tonight.

The Qing Yu troops quickly inserted themselves into the barracks. The commanding officers of the mutinous units suddenly found that the guard barracks of their own units had unknowingly defected and opened the defensive arrangements for Qing Yu!

Not only that, the radar in the barracks was turned off at night, they didn’t even know there were airships arriving overhead!

Someone tried to call for help; on their right-wing was another group’s army as a countermeasure, that group being Qing Shi’s father’s unit, the First Armored Division.

However, no one answered the phone call they made, and instead, someone suddenly entered the command tent reporting: “Bad news, the First Armored Division suddenly surrounded us from the right-wing; they encountered our external alert forces and opened fire without a word. They didn’t come to support us; they came to besiege us!”

The commander in the tent slumped into his chair, who would have thought the one who always seemed ambitious and daring to challenge the Family Head’s authority was actually one of the Family Head’s people!

Just when everyone thought Qing Shi’s father was insatiably ambitious, he was all along the most loyal subordinate of the Family Head, never changed.

That acting skill surpasses Jindai Yunlo and Jindai Yunxiu by far!

It’s all over!