"Shangguan Wei! Are you trying to rebel?"
Hearing Shangguan Wei's words, Shangguan Xiong was furious, his cane slamming hard on the ground.
He never dreamed that his brother would become like this!
It was bad enough that they couldn't reason, but now he even wanted to resort to force.
It was utterly outrageous!
"Rebel?"
"Hmph, Shangguan Xiong, stop acting like the elder brother with me here."
"I am a member of the Shangguan family, and half of the Shangguan family's assets should rightfully belong to me."
"If I'm taking back what's mine, how is that robbery?"
Seeing Shangguan Xiong's anger, Shangguan Wei remained unfazed.
To the current Shangguan Wei, no matter what Shangguan Xiong said, their blood ties could not be severed.
He was, after all, a member of the Shangguan family.
Legally and morally, he was fully qualified to claim a share of the Shangguan family's fortune.
No matter what means he used to obtain it, no one could interfere.
"Hmph, dividing the family assets?"
"We already divided the family assets when you went away!"
"Now, not only are the Shangguan family's assets not mine, but even if they were, I wouldn't give you a single cent!"
Shangguan Xiong was also thoroughly angered. His brother was simply being unreasonable!
If he let his brother have his way now, who knew what more excessive actions would follow in the future.
"Hehehe, good!"
"You're finally telling the truth, aren't you?"
"In the end, you just don't want to share the family assets with me, so you're spouting a bunch of nonsense, right?"
"Come on in, all of you!"
Seeing that the pretense had completely fallen apart, Shangguan Wei no longer bothered with pleasantries and waved towards the entrance.
This time, he had hired a group of helpers at a great expense to prevent his elder brother from stopping him from dividing the family assets.
Now, with these people inside, he didn't believe Shangguan Xiong wouldn't yield!
Furthermore, from his observations during this period, he knew that Shangguan Ling'er was one of Shangguan Xiong's weaknesses.
Now, if he could capture Shangguan Ling'er, he could use his granddaughter's life to force Shangguan Xiong to comply!
As expected, with a wave of Shangguan Wei's hand, seven or eight bodyguards in black emerged from outside, surrounding Shangguan Xiong and Shangguan Ling'er.
"Big brother, since you are unrighteous, do not blame me for being unprincipled!"
"Take down that girl!"
As he spoke, Shangguan Wei pointed at Shangguan Ling'er and commanded the bodyguards.
"Yes!"
Upon hearing Shangguan Wei's orders, the bodyguards dared not delay and quickly advanced towards Shangguan Ling'er.
Although Shangguan Ling'er had some skill, she was no match for these fierce and elite bodyguards!
In just a few moves, she was subdued, her hands tied behind her back, and brought before Shangguan Wei.
"Shangguan Wei, what exactly do you want?"
"Strictly speaking, Ling'er is also your granddaughter!"
Seeing that Shangguan Wei had now taken Shangguan Ling'er hostage, Shangguan Xiong was even more furious.
He truly couldn't understand why his once good brother had become so greedy!
To seize family assets, he had taken his granddaughter hostage. This was simply madness!
"Stop your nonsense!"
"Shangguan Xiong, either you divide the family assets today, or you can collect your granddaughter's corpse!"
"You have two choices. I'll give you three minutes to consider!"
Seeing Shangguan Xiong's enraged yet helpless expression, Shangguan Wei couldn't help but feel a sense of triumph.
His plan was correct; Shangguan Ling'er was indeed Shangguan Xiong's only weakness.
As long as he captured Shangguan Ling'er, he had no doubt Shangguan Xiong would share the family assets.
"No need for three minutes. I can give you the answer now."
However, just as Shangguan Wei was anticipating Shangguan Xiong's compromise, a light voice suddenly came from behind.
Hearing the voice, everyone present instinctively looked back.
They saw a young man in his early twenties, dressed in casual wear, slowly walking in from the main entrance.
Especially Shangguan Xiong, upon seeing the person's appearance, his anxious heart finally settled.
"Who the hell are you? Where did you come from?"
Seeing Lin Chen suddenly appear, Shangguan Wei frowned.
He had stationed more than a dozen elite bodyguards outside. How did this outsider manage to get in?
"Shangguan Wei, didn't you want to know whose assets the Shangguan family's currently are?"
"I can tell you now that the entire Shangguan family belongs to this Mr. Lin. Even Ling'er and I are working for Mr. Lin!"
Seeing Lin Chen appear, Shangguan Xiong's expression became exceedingly smug.
He knew that despite Shangguan Wei bringing dozens of elite thugs, they were no match for Lin Chen.
With Lin Chen's incredible skills, dealing with these bodyguards would be a piece of cake.
"Old Mr. Shangguan is too kind. We are merely in a cooperative relationship; there's no such thing as working for someone."
Hearing Shangguan Xiong's words, Lin Chen quickly waved his hand.
"What? There really is such a person?"
Hearing the conversation between Shangguan Xiong and Lin Chen, Shangguan Wei was undeniably shocked.
When he had heard Shangguan Xiong's earlier claims, he had thought that this so-called Mr. Lin was just someone Shangguan Xiong had fabricated to avoid dividing the family assets.
He never expected that this person actually existed!
If this were true, then it seemed this matter couldn't be resolved peacefully today.
He would have to resort to some unconventional means if he wanted to obtain the Shangguan family's assets.
"Fine. Shangguan Xiong, regardless of your relationship, I only want half of the Shangguan family's assets.
"If you give it to me, I will immediately release your granddaughter and leave Hangcheng forever, never to return.
"But if you refuse, then you can collect your granddaughter's corpse!"
Seeing that this so-called Mr. Lin was just a young man in his twenties, Shangguan Wei's tense heart completely relaxed.
Before returning to compete for the family assets with Shangguan Xiong, he had thoroughly investigated all the top families and powers in Hangcheng.
Therefore, he naturally knew that among the top families in Hangcheng, there was no one named Lin Chen.
Moreover, judging by his attire, he was wearing nothing but cheap street clothes.
What kind of young master from a prominent family would wear such cheap clothes to a place like this?