Lin Ran glanced back and exchanged looks with the other elders, then nodded.
"Good! If everything you said is true, then this matter can only benefit the Lin Family!"
"But..."
"But my ass!" Lin Weitian snapped. "He's my older brother. Don't you know how close we are? Would I make something like this up?"
"You want Lin Wuwei to take over, but I'm telling you, he isn't worthy!"
"All right, I've said my piece. Take your time thinking over the rest!"
With that, Lin Weitian rose and left.
The elders bristled and glared, remaining silent for quite some time.
Only then did Lin Pan speak. "Isn't he getting a little too arrogant? Has he forgotten that he's the head of the Lin Family?"
"He's letting Lin Yi, who was driven out, steal the limelight. How can he be so happy about it? Will he have any authority left as family head afterward?"
Lin Ran laughed. "Are you idiots? Can't you see it? Lin Weitian has no intention of keeping his position as family head!"
"He wants to wait until Lin Yi comes back, when his name is known across the four seas, and then let him rightfully reclaim his position!"
Lin Pan immediately said, "That won't do! Letting him return is one thing, but letting a deposed family head take that position again? What will people think of us?"
"Wouldn't that mean we were wrong before?"
"Exactly!" Lin Ran said. "And there's something else. Those two brothers don't think anything of us. Once Lin Yi returns, even if we're willing to throw away our pride, do you think he'll let us off?"
Lin Pan clenched his fists. "We absolutely cannot let Lin Yi return!"
"Stay calm!" Lin Ran told him. "Both brothers are still useful to us right now. Why