Zhao Chunhua was an intelligent man. He could sense the hesitation of these individuals and, naturally, felt that they were not eager to participate in Ye Ningze's plan.
This was because Ye Ningze's plan was too risky. If they were truly made to participate, it would be equivalent to entrusting their lives and fortunes entirely to Ye Ningze.
An intelligent person would never place their entire life and fortune in the hands of another.
Therefore, their reluctance to participate was understandable. However, if they did not participate, this entire endeavor would eventually fall apart.
Thus, he had to step forward and firmly push these individuals onto the pirate ship. Only by getting them on board would Zhao Chunhua be able to obtain what he desired.
Zhao Chunhua's emergence undoubtedly instilled some courage in those present. Their initial eagerness and desire to try instantly shifted. They knew very well, just as Ye Ningze had said.
If they missed this opportunity, they had no idea when another chance like this would arise.
Therefore, they had to seize this moment to do something big with Ye Ningze. Perhaps the entire Sun Base would belong to them. Though they lacked confidence in themselves,
they knew that if they didn't follow Ye Ningze, they would inevitably face an unfavorable outcome.
Finally, those present agreed with Ye Ningze's proposal. They would return to their respective families and leverage their influence to create the best opportunity for Ye Ningze.
After convincing these individuals, Ye Ningze called Su Xue to his side once more:
"How likely do you think it is that these people will help us succeed?"
Su Xue remained silent for a moment before giving her answer:
"I don't know how great their chances of helping us succeed are, but I do know that without them, we absolutely cannot succeed."
After Su Xue said this, Ye Ningze understood that she already had a detailed plan. These individuals were originally their moles planted in each family, meaning she had already figured out how to utilize them from the beginning.
If this were the case, then all Ye Ningze needed to do was trust Su Xue's decisions and cooperate with her subsequent actions.
Indeed, when Su Xue revealed her subsequent plan to Ye Ningze, Ye Ningze could only offer a knowing smile.
In reality, without him, Su Xue could have taken over the Sun Base, it would have just taken a bit longer.
To be honest, Ye Ningze no longer considered Su Xue a person without organization or planning from this point onward.
Therefore, he believed that Su Xue definitely had her own arrangements, she just hadn't told him.
Among the major families, only the Song family had not come to this place. This meant that the Song family had indeed broken ties with them. The foolish Song family always believed they were the overlords of the Sun Base, and thus did not need to cooperate with anyone.
Ye Ningze didn't care what they thought. Since they weren't present, he would make an example of them.
Thus, Ye Ningze began the next phase of his plan, which was to continue using public opinion to push the Song family into the spotlight.
Ultimately, this would turn the Song family into public enemy number one, giving others a legitimate reason not to help the Song family.
At a critical moment, these individuals would even become the sharpest blades to strike down the Song family.
When it came to smearing someone or suppressing them with public opinion, no one was more adept than Liu Qichao.
Therefore, Liu Qichao quickly smeared the Song family to an unrecognizable extent. The Song family, upon hearing these slanders, became utterly enraged.
On several occasions, they got into fights with those around them, which were then witnessed by more people.
These incidents were then interpreted in various versions, generally stating that the Song family members were arrogant and unruly, treating others in the Sun Base as less than human.
Finally, they portrayed the Song family as parasites of the Sun Base, even as the black sheep of the entire Sun Base, implying that with the Song family around, the entire Sun Base could not find peace.
In short, the conflict between the people of the Sun Base and the Song family grew deeper. Under the guidance of interested parties, some even began to believe that as long as the Song family existed, their Sun Base would never achieve stability.
Once this notion took root, everyone would completely and utterly resent the Song family from the bottom of their hearts, even to the point of becoming two absolutely independent entities that could not coexist in the world.
However, this alone seemed insufficient. Some were still continuously urging others to join their ranks and oppose the Song family.
This way, everyone would constantly oppose the Song family, making them the object of universal condemnation, like rats in the street that everyone wanted to beat.
The head of the Song family, Song Haiyang, was currently troubled by this matter. He had not expected the outcome to be this way.
The anti-Song alliance was growing stronger, and they intended to put the Song family to death.
The Song family had now reached a dead end. To salvage the reputation of the entire Song family at this juncture, there was only one way.
That was to present themselves as benevolent and make everyone aware of the contributions the Song family had made to the entire Sun Base. These contributions were indelible.
However, it seemed too late to do this now. The rumors, like a flood and a fierce beast, had completely engulfed the Song family.
Therefore, what they needed to do now was to extinguish these rumors at their source. And the best way to do that was to eliminate Ye Ningze and his group.
Thus, Song Haiyang needed to devise a detailed plan to eliminate Ye Ningze and his group. The most crucial aspect was not just eliminating Ye Ningze's people, but doing so without the Song family suffering significant losses.
If they suffered heavy losses, other families would undoubtedly move against them, and the Song family would be unable to extricate themselves, thus failing to survive the subsequent battles.
Employing the tactic of "driving wolves to devour tigers" or "losing the watermelon to pick up sesame seeds" were not wise moves for Song Haiyang.
Song Haiyang gradually fell into silence. After a long while, he decided that he still had to go and talk to Ye Ningze. Otherwise, no one knew what would happen next.