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Chapter 614: Chapter 616: The Awesome Past of Murong Bei

”Oh?”

Upon hearing Du Mingwei’s tantalizing words, Du Yanlong immediately became interested, ”Mingwei, hurry and tell me, what exactly happened?”

”I heard about it from someone in the Ye Family, it’s been several years since the news came out.”

”It is said that within the Murong Family, there was an extremely powerful old man, whose name I’ve forgotten, probably the grandfather of Murong Fei or somebody of that generation from the old times, who used to summon wind and rain and dominate the scene in Zhonghai City.”

”Later, this old man also wanted to come to Beijing to expand his influence. He was arrogant and looked down on all the businessmen in Beijing, big and small.”

”Heh, as a result, he offended several big families in Beijing, and they joined forces to go head-to-head with the Murong Group.”

”After that, the situation became tenser, and conflicts broke out numerous times; even the police couldn’t mediate the situation.”

”The outcome... hehe, I heard that the old man’s son and daughter-in-law were assassinated and died, and his daughter and son-in-law also died mysteriously in a car accident. It’s truly pitiful. It seems that now in the Murong Family, apart from that old man who’s practically retired, there are only Murong Fei and a little girl who’s still in school.”

Du Mingwei narrated as if telling a story, Du Yanlong listened completely engrossed. When he heard about the deaths of Murong Bei’s son and daughter-in-law as well as his daughter and son-in-law, he raised his eyebrows, looking at Du Mingwei, ”That’s too tragic... was it... the work of those big families?”

With a smile that seemed to conceal more than it revealed, Du Mingwei said, ”I asked someone from the Ye Family, and of course, they wouldn’t admit to it. They just said that the police got involved in the investigation and didn’t find any evidence to implicate those families...”

Talking about this incident, Du Mingwei sounded like he was performing a storytelling session, ”Afterwards, that hot-tempered old master went straight to the big families to cause a scene. He was convinced that those families had gone after his children. I heard from the Ye Family that when the old master arrived at their door, he nearly burned the Ye Family’s house down.”

”Wow, was that old master really so incredible? The Ye Family’s bodyguards and family members are all martial arts masters, right?” Du Yanlong was taken aback.

Whether it’s the Ye Family, the Long Family, or the Shangguan Family, inside these families there are not only influential figures but also martial arts masters. That old master dared to make trouble directly at their doorsteps?

”That’s why I say the Murong Family’s old master can be considered a legendary figure in the Jiang Hu,” Du Mingwei said with a smile.

”That old master alone rushed into the Ye Family compound, in and out three times, completely turning the place upside down, leaving them in utter chaos. He then went to cause trouble at the Long Family, in the same way, disturbing the peace and spreading commotion far and wide.”

”Heh, I don’t believe he dared to cause such a ruckus at the Shangguan Family,” Du Yanlong said. ”Among the four great families, although the Shangguan Family is slightly weaker financially, the Shangguan Family has always produced top martial arts masters. That old master wouldn’t dare to make trouble at their place, would he?”

”Who says he didn’t!” Du Mingwei took a sip of red wine, ”He really did go there, and even had a fight with the people of the Shangguan Family. It’s said that he injured or did something to Shangguan Zhenxiong, the Shangguan Family’s top martial arts prodigy at the time. Shangguan Zhenxiong fought with the old master for quite some time before a victor was decided. According to the Shangguan Family’s servants, they had never seen such a formidable martial arts master in their lives...”

”The Shangguan Family caused a commotion as well? That can’t be, right?”

”Of course not, the four major families have profound foundations, it’s not somewhere you can stir up trouble just because you want to. Later, several retired old eccentrics from the Shangguan Family stepped in, and even clashed with the Murong Family’s old master, but it’s said that before the fight could conclude, the police arrived and took both parties to the station for questioning.”

After hearing what Du Mingwei said, Du Yanlong became puzzled, ”Mingwei, if we go by what you’re saying, shouldn’t it be the Murong Family that holds a grudge against the few major families? Why is it the other way round?”

”Brother, you could guess it yourself, right? That hot-tempered old master, do you think he’d just let it go after being at a disadvantage?”

”Oh, you mean...”

”Right, he took his revenge. The Ye Family, the Long Family, and the Shangguan Family jointly started a transportation company, and the company transported some illegal goods, like drugs and whatnot. In the end, not only did the old man tip off the police, but he also helped catch people. Eventually, the young master of the Ye Family and the son of the Long Family both died in a gunfight with the police.”

”Shangguan Zhenxiong of the Shangguan Family was arrested, but later, with the family’s power and protection, he avoided the death penalty and life imprisonment and was sentenced to over twenty years. Accounting for a sentence reduction, Shangguan Zhenxiong should be getting out these years...”

At this point, Du Mingwei and Du Yanlong exchanged looks, a sense of nostalgia in their eyes.

”Shangguan Zhenxiong is getting out... tsk tsk, the days of the Shangguan Family being the last among the four major families should come to an end. He’s a legend in the Beijing martial arts world!” Du Yanlong exclaimed.

”Now I understand, the old man from the Murong Family caused the death of the sons of the Ye and Long families, and also made Shangguan Zhenxiong, the most promising of the Shangguan Family back then, serve more than twenty years. These great families never take a loss lying down, they’ll surely take it out on Murong Bei.” Du Yanlong took a sip of his drink, deep in thought, ”Sigh, a character like Shangguan Zhenxiong, if any family had one, it would be enough to take the family’s strength up a notch... tsk tsk, quite a few people in the Du Gang regard Shangguan Zhenxiong as their real-life idol...”

”So, if we wait for Shangguan Zhenxiong to get out, with his arrogant nature that looks down on everyone and having been narrowly defeated by the old master of the Murong Family back then, do you think he wouldn’t seek revenge? Hehe, the old master’s father, he definitely wouldn’t be able to beat Shangguan Zhenxiong,” said Du Mingwei with a smirking smile.

”What happened afterward? Mingwei, did the Murong Family completely withdraw from Beijing and then the major families let them off?” Du Yanlong pressed on.

”Kind of. Afterwards, the Shangguan Family brought out the Huangfu Family, which you also know is the leading family among the four major families, with a host of martial arts experts, always the unspoken leader of the major families.”

”I heard that it was the collaboration of martial arts masters from both the Huangfu Family and the Shangguan Family that left the old man crippled or something... forcing him to leave Beijing. Only then did the matter draw to a close. However, it seems there’s an unwritten understanding among the major families, they don’t want to see the Murong Group’s people lingering in Beijing. Brother, you get it, right? That’s the enemy of Murong Fei I was talking about.”

Having said that, Du Mingwei smiled faintly.

Understanding the meaning behind Du Mingwei’s smile, Du Yanlong also laughed heartily, ”I get it now. If we pass on the news of Murong Fei attempting to establish a foothold in Beijing to those major families, we don’t need to lift a finger, the Murong Group... will be screwed anyway!”

”...Hahaha!”

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