Chapter 1590: Open Provocation
These caustic, cutting remarks naturally sparked a fierce backlash from the Adopted Son Faction.
The two sides had long been fighting tooth and nail for power and profit. Shen Yuanbao's assassination had, on one hand, intensified the contradictions between them, and on the other, further undermined Shen Yuanbao's own authority. As a result, right in front of the old man, the Shen family's two major factions now stood as incompatible as fire and water.
"Bastards, stop spitting blood here!"
"Didn't Cosmos Group get where it was today because we tied our heads to our belts and fought our way through bloodshed?"
"Hmph! Back when I charged in and out of the Beast Tide seven times, when I ended a single day with thirty or fifty extra holes in my body, you lot were still wetting the bed! Now, relying on the precious resources we fought desperately to seize, you've cultivated yourselves into something presentable and started throwing your weight around!"
The gunpowder smell between the two factions grew thicker and thicker.
Shen Chenglie, the Big Boss of the Adopted Son Faction, finally stepped forward.
He first narrowed his eyes and gave Shen Yuanbao an unreadable glance, weighing the old man's thoughts in his heart.
Then, he fixed a deep stare on Shen Yulin and Shen Yufeng.
As for the other members of the Bloodline Descendant Faction, he did not even consider them worthy of his attention.
"Enough! Shut your mouths!"
Shen Chenglie spoke in a low voice, his sound waves crashing against everyone's eardrums like raging billows, leaving their ears ringing with a loud buzz.
The Council Hall, which had been a chaotic din moments ago, immediately fell silent.
"There's still no conclusion regarding Chengxiu's matter. Isn't it inappropriate to tie him to this heinous assassination