<h4>Chapter 281: Chapter 0281: Found Out</h4><h4></h4>


    Upon hearing Duan Shaojie’s words, the elders present couldn’t help but be startled.


    Indeed, the situation of the Duan Family was different from the past, and the elders seated here no longer held the power they once had but were left with only thest bit of assets, struggling desperately.


    At this moment, the elder seated at the head position suddenly said, "Speaking of which, Shaojie, during this great cmity of the Duan Family, the Three Major Families have joined forces to suppress us, and most of us have been pushed to a dead end, but the resources in your hands don’t seem to have decreased by much?"


    Upon hearing the elder’s words, Duan Shaojie sneered, but he put on an extremely wronged expression on his face: "Oh, Big Uncle, your words have deeply hurt me. I’ve been working my fingers to the bone recently, and these past few nights, I haven’t slept well,"


    This was indeed no lie. Duan Shaojie had not been sleeping well these past few nights, and even now, he was carrying two big dark circles under his eyes, looking like a panda, though overall, he appeared vigorous.


    Hisck of sleep was naturally not due to concern for his family but out of excitement. In less than three days, the entire Duan Family would bepletely under his control!


    Without real power, their words naturally carried less weight. Ignoring that third uncle’s angry bluster, with amand from the Big Uncle, the meeting began.


    However, they all failed to notice that on a branch not far from the window, someone crouched, and of course, with the cover of night, ordinary people wouldn’t notice this shadow.


    The window was not tightly closed, so the conversation inside the meeting room clearly drifted out.


    Chu Ge sat on the branch, watching Duan Shaojie inside suddenly be arrogant, chuckled coldly, and shook his head slightly: "Whom the heavens would destroy, they first make mad. Duan Shaojie, is it because you know I’m backing you that you behave this way, or is there inherently a part of your character that bes insolent once a petty man gains power?"


    ...


    Meanwhile, on the top floor of an office building on the outskirts of Shanghai, several dozen ck-clothed people were sitting around a conference table, seemingly also in a meeting.


    Only, these dozens of people were all wearing ck hoods and their faces were covered by ck masks, looking eerie and mysterious.


    Sitting at the foremost position was a man wearing a red Ghost Face mask, looking also like the leader of this group.


    In the end, it was the red Ghost-faced Man who spoke first: "What’s the situation with the Duan Family now?"


    "I don’t know what kind of madness has taken over the Three Major Families, but they have been crazily oppressing the Duan Family recently, and it seems to be with a purpose," said a man sitting to the right of the red Ghost-faced Man.


    This person wore a ck mask, but with additional patterns on it, slightly different from the others.


    "Purpose?" The red Ghost-faced Man’s gaze turned towards him.


    "Yes." The ck Ghost-faced Man stood up, walked to the front of the meeting room, where there was a virtual projector disying an image.


    He pointed to the circles and crosses on the image and said, "These marks I’ve made are all the forces that have been hit. Among them, our Ghost Poison Sect and the Old Master’s trusted followers have suffered the most; the Three Major Families have almost entirely focused their firepower on us, but there is one force that’s an exception."


    "Duan Shaojie!" the red Ghost-faced Man said sternly.


    "That’s correct." The ck Ghost-faced Man nodded, pointing to some symbols on the image: "The power resources under Duan Shaojie have hardly suffered any loss, with only a few minor strongholds that are probably just smoke bombs thrown by the opposition."


    At this point, the ck Ghost-faced Man paused: "Therefore, we have reason to suspect that Duan Shaojie hase to some sort of understanding with the Three Major Families!"


    "Duan Shaojie?" The red Ghost-faced Man stood up, slowly walked to the window, looking down at the cars and pedestrians below, saying coldly: "Humph, these lowly ants of the secr world sure are restless, thinking we really have no way to deal with them? It’s also time to make an example out of one to warn the rest! After all, for those of Ancient Martial arts, maintaining awe is a necessary courtesy."


    Meanwhile, back in the Duan Family’s meeting room, the meeting had reached a fierce stage.


    It could be said that there were no good people in the entire meeting room. The Big Uncle who sat in the main seat had already proposed a matter, which was for Duan Shaojie to surrender his resources for an even distribution among everyone.


    Under the guise of: Rational distribution of resources.


    Now that everyone had suffered a heavy blow, there was no reason for you alone to reap the benefits. Since you still have so many resources in hand, it’s better to put them all out andpensate everyone for their losses.


    Although the Big Uncle’s original words were more tactful, the general meaning was along these lines.


    Faced with such a proposal, Duan Shaojie naturally could not agree. After unsessful negotiations, Duan Shaojie stood up, kicked the chair far away, and then left the meeting room.


    "This unfilial son, ingrate!"


    Hearing the "bang" of the door as he left, the third uncle was so angry that his old face turned red, he mmed the table, and roared in a barely constrained voice.


    The Big Uncle sitting in the main seat also had an ugly expression, though he restrained himself from saying anything, he looked in the direction Duan Shaojie had left, his lips moved, but he didn’t speak.


    Facing the cool night breeze, Duan Shaojie exhaled deeply, pulling a smile on the corner of his mouth. A few secondster, he couldn’t restrain hisughter anymore.


    The audaciousughter echoed around him. He had never imagined he would have a day when he was this bold.


    Just thinking about those old men looking displeased with him yet unable to do anything, he felt a refreshing sensation that seemed to seep from his marrow.


    This feeling was damn exhrating!


    However, while he was still immersed in this sensation, a voice suddenly came from beside his ear: "Quite impressive, aren’t we."


    Duan Shaojie’s smile froze on his face, he hastily bent his body slightly, and said in a low voice: "Not at all, not at all, whatever I have now has been bestowed upon me by Mr. Chu, just now, I could not help but release some emotion having felt triumphant for the first time in decades."


    Indeed, standing behind Duan Shaojie at this moment was Chu Ge.


    Hearing Duan Shaojie’s exnation, Chu Ge imperceptibly nodded: "Hmm."


    In actuality, he didn’t care about whatever mood Duan Shaojie was in, nor did he care about the intrigue among these grand families. What he cared about was just one thing: the Ghost Poison Sect!


    "Have you gathered any information?"


    "I have." Duan Shaojie spoke with utmost respect: "Only, it seems they’ve also caught some wind of what’s happening, so they have already relocated. But I believe, if this goes on, they will definitely show themselves!"