A top-tier restaurant that was usually bustling with business was unusually quiet today because someone had booked the entire place.
Many bodyguards in black suits stood guard around the restaurant.
Long Taotian, dressed head to toe in designer brands, sat waiting for his clients.
Long Taotian was Long Fei's cousin, the eldest son of his second uncle Long Yingxiao, and Long Dingkun's third grandson.
With his father's care and support, Long Taotian had also gained control of a subsidiary under the Long Family enterprise. Though it was only a subsidiary, its assets amounted to hundreds of billions.
"Long Fei, Long Fei. I kindly invited you yesterday, yet you dared to ignore me. Don't you know your place? How dare you be so ungrateful? Don't blame me for dealing with you next."
Taiga and Gude arrived at the restaurant one after another, shaking hands and exchanging greetings with Long Taotian.
"Young Master Long, may I ask why you summoned us? Is there anything we can help you with?"
"I wouldn't dare ask for your help. I have a business deal I'd like to discuss with you two."
The two men perked up upon hearing there was business to be had.
"I heard that the families of Young Master Taiga and Young Master Gude own quite a few mercenary groups."
"That is indeed true, Young Master Long. May I ask which deal you wish to discuss with us?"
Long Taotian took out a photograph and pushed it before them.
The two men saw that the person in the photograph was Long Fei. They exchanged a glance, and Gude asked, "Young Master Long, how would you like us to deal with the man in the photo?"
"This person, I hope you can..."
Long Taotian stated his demands, then took out two bank cards.
"These are anonymous bank cards, your down payment. Each card contains two hundred million Hanxia Nation currency. Once the job is done, I will pay each of you another eight hundred million Hanxia Nation currency."
The two men readily took the anonymous bank cards and shook hands with Long Taotian to seal the deal.
After leaving the restaurant, the two men got into their respective luxury cars and began discussing the matter over a secure communication channel.
Taiga said, "I never expected Long Fei and Long Taotian to be cousins."
Gude sneered. "What's even more unexpected is that the things Long Fei developed are not controlled by the Long Family of Hanxia Nation. Long Fei developed them all by himself."
Taiga did not quite understand and asked, "Brother Gude, what makes you say that?"
"If Long Fei were truly a member of the Long Family, and the things he developed belonged to the Long Family, do you think Long Taotian would dare offend him?"
Only then did Taiga come to a realization. Just as Gude said, the things Long Fei developed represent endless profits for the Long Family. If Long Taotian truly offended Long Fei, he would be offending every member of the Long Family. Even before the family head acted, Long Taotian's father would beat him senseless himself.
Gude continued, "The Long Family sent Long Taotian to approach us because they want to capture Long Fei and force him to hand over his technology to the Long Family."
"Brother Gude, then should we seize the technology Long Fei possesses before handing him over to Long Taotian?"
"No, absolutely not. Even if our two families joined forces, we would still fall somewhat short of the Long Family of Hanxia Nation. There is no need to offend the Long Family over Long Fei at present."
Long Fei was eating at a restaurant, surrounded by Sky Wing Mercenaries. Every one of them wore casual clothes while protecting him.
Outside the restaurant, quite a few Sky Wing Mercenaries had blended into the crowd, alert for the slightest disturbance.
Suddenly, a burst of commotion came from the restaurant kitchen.
It drew the attention of many diners.
The Sky Wing Mercenaries inside the restaurant exchanged signals, indicating that the spy in the kitchen had been dealt with by their companions and that the chefs inside had been calmed down.
A female Sky Wing Mercenary dressed as a waitress served Long Fei's order at his table, tapping the plate several times with her index and middle fingers to signal a report to her boss.
Long Fei's index finger tapped the tabletop twice.
As though nothing had happened, Long Fei picked up his knife and fork and cut into his steak.
When Long Fei had eaten half the steak on his plate, his phone buzzed several times. He took it from his pocket and read the report Li Jiaming had sent.
The farther Long Fei read, the colder his expression became. In the end, he gave a cold laugh, put his phone back into his pocket, and continued eating his steak.
At this moment, Long Taotian was in the presidential suite of a hotel under the Long Family enterprise, reclining in a lounge chair and drinking expensive red wine.
A knock sounded at the door.
"Come in."
A beautiful assistant hurried in and whispered a few words into Long Taotian's ear.
"Let her in."
Only seconds after the beautiful assistant left the room, the door was pushed open directly.
Long Huijuan entered with fury in her eyes. The beautiful assistant did not dare enter with her and merely shut the door.
Long Taotian set down his wineglass, stood up, and smiled. "Auntie, what has angered you—" Before he could finish, Long Huijuan slapped him across the face.
Slap.
Long Huijuan shouted, "Long Taotian, who gave you permission to kidnap Long Fei?!"
"Auntie, Grandfather approved this matter. If you are dissatisfied, go protest to Grandfather. Don't vent your resentment on your juniors."
Long Huijuan's expression turned extremely grim as she snapped, "You will regret this sooner or later."
"Auntie, what do we have to regret? That bastard with lowborn blood in him has already been shown exceptional mercy by being allowed to bear the Long surname. Instead of being grateful, he hoards everything for himself. The Long Family did not hold it against him at first, so he should have been deeply grateful for our generosity. A few days ago, we invited him and acknowledged him as a member of the Long Family, allowing him to serve the family and make contributions. Yet he had the nerve to ignore the Long Family's invitation. Then don't blame the Long Family for taking harsh measures." Long Taotian's expression grew increasingly vicious as he spoke.
Hearing Long Taotian's words, Long Huijuan laughed in rage. "Heh. Don't talk about inviting him a few days ago or condescending to acknowledge him as a member of the Long Family. You merely want to squeeze him dry like a rag. Once he no longer has any value, you will kick him out of the Long Family without hesitation."
"That can only be blamed on him. Who told him to have so little value?"
"So he only has a little value? That little value of his is enough to trample our Long Family beneath his feet. As for you, Long Taotian, without your father and the Long Family behind you, you would be nothing but trash. You are worlds apart from Long Fei."
After speaking, Long Huijuan turned and walked to the door. She looked back at Long Taotian and said, "Long Taotian, Auntie will give you one piece of advice: withdraw that foolish decision immediately, or you will regret it." With that, Long Huijuan walked out of the presidential suite.
Long Taotian picked up his glass and smashed it to the floor. "Regret? Auntie, you think too highly of Long Fei. How can that bastard with lowborn blood possibly shake the Long Family? If he dares challenge the Long Family, he is nothing more than a praying mantis trying to stop a chariot. I want to see exactly how this bastard intends to shake the Long Family. I'll wait to watch that bastard make a fool of himself. I look forward even more to seeing how I will trample him beneath my feet then, just as I trample those commoners. Heh heh, hahahaha!" Long Taotian laughed furiously.
Outside the presidential suite, Long Huijuan listened to her nephew's angry curses from within, shook her head, and took the elevator. This nephew simply cannot recognize his own strength. Without the Long Family to rely on, challenging Little Fei with only his own abilities would be nothing but courting humiliation.