Xiao Tianqi smiled bitterly for a moment, "This matter is a long story, so I would like to invite you two into the room to discuss it in detail."
Lu Haitao and Cui Hongqing looked at each other and signaled Xiao Tianqi to lead the way into the courtyard.
Outside the door, Gao Jingyao looked around anxiously, and finally found her father's figure among the Lu family's group, and her eyes suddenly lit up.
"Dad! I'm here, Dad!"
, Gao Jingyao waved excitedly and shouted.
In the Lu family's team, a middle-aged man who was discussing something with others heard a familiar call next to his ears.
"Um?
Jingyao?"
Gao Yangzhou walked quickly to Gao Jingyao. Facing his daughter, a doting smile appeared on his face, "Jingyao, when did you arrive?"
"We arrived last night."
"oh?
That’s quite early.”
At this time, Gao Yangzhou suddenly noticed the redness and swelling on his daughter's face and frowned, "Jingyao, what's wrong with your face? Why does it seem to be swollen?"
Speaking of this, Gao Jingyao suddenly felt as if she had been wronged, and her face burst into tears.
"Dad, you must make the decision for me!"
"What's going on?"
"Last night, we received your message and came to [Fandong] to wait for you in advance, but when we came..."
Gao Jingyao recounted how she had an argument with others in the hotel last night because there was no vacancy, and was subsequently slapped by Suzaku.
"What?"
, Gaoyangzhou was furious, "Who is so bold that he even dares to beat my daughter in Gaoyangzhou?"
"That person seems to know Li Yingzhe. By the way, when I was beaten, Li Yingzhe stood aside and watched the show, and did not protect me at all!"
"Is this happening?"
, Gao Yangzhou heard this and looked at Li Yingzhe with an evil look, "Li Yingzhe, shouldn't you explain it?"
Li Yingzhe was horrified, "Mr. Gao, you really don't blame me for this. I wanted to help Jingyao, but I was stopped by a very scary guy."
"very scary?
I think you are too cowardly?"
Gao Yangzhou sneered for a moment and said, "Li Yingzhe, I entrusted my daughter to you because of her good performance in working under me in the past."
"If you can't even protect my daughter, how can I leave the Gao family's inheritance in your hands in the future?"
"It seems that I have to carefully consider the matter of your marrying into my Gao family?"
Li Yingzhe quickly explained, "Mr. Gao, please take back your life. I am sincere to the Gao family and Jingyao."
"Please give me another chance, Mr. Gao. If something like this happens again in the future, I will do whatever it takes to protect Jingyao!"
Gao Yangzhou waved his hand and said with a smile, "Daughter, you see, Li Yingzhe has already realized his mistake. Why do you need to worry about it anymore? Give him another chance. I think after this lesson, he should wake up."
"Since Dad said so, well, I'll give him another chance."
Gao Jingyao glared at Li Yingzhe, "If you dare to hurt me again in the future, I will ask my dad to break your hands and feet!"
Li Yingzhe: "..."
Gao Yangzhou nodded happily.
In fact, the reason why Gaoyangzhou defends Li Yingzhe is not because he is satisfied with Li Yingzhe, his son-in-law.
His Gao family is considered one of the top aristocratic families in Shangjing, but it is a pity that he only has one daughter.
From Gaoyang Zhou's point of view, it would be a bit uneasy to leave such a large family property in the hands of his daughter alone in the future.
So, he thought about finding someone who could assist Gao Jingyao at any time.
This person must pose no threat to the Gao family and have no second thoughts towards Gao Jingyao.
After investigation by Gaoyang Prefecture, Li Yingzhe had no background and no lofty ambitions. He used to be a lazy pretty boy.
Although people are a bit useless, such people are often the easiest to control.
As long as you show him a little favor, he will be heartbroken and grateful.
At the same time, a roar was heard in the Zhou family compound.
"What did you say?"
, the owner of the voice was Lu Haitao, who had stood up from his seat, staring at Xiao Tianqi opposite him with a pair of scarlet eyes.
"Xiao Tianqi, are you sure you are not joking with me? Governor Chen has already sent troops to surround [Fandong]?"
Xiao Tianqi nodded, "This is absolutely true. I wanted to take people to evacuate overnight last night, but I found that every intersection was blocked by people and I couldn't get out.
And it’s Governor Chen’s order to call you here.”
"Then why didn't we encounter any obstruction when we entered the city?"
"They did this deliberately. They wanted to surround us here and try to catch a turtle in an urn!"
Xiao Tianqi replied frankly.
Lu Haitao pointed at Xiao Tianqi angrily, "Okay, you Xiao Tianqi, I mean why did you take the initiative to contact us last night and ask us to come [Fandong] immediately? It turns out that you want to drag us into the water and let us die with you?"
On the side, Cui Hongqing was equally furious, "Brother Xiao, our alliance this time is to deal with Governor Chen together, but what you are doing is really..."
Xiao Tianqi raised his hand and said, "You two, please be patient for a moment."
"I know it's inappropriate to hide it from you in advance and call you here."
"But in my opinion, this time is not an opportunity for us."
Lu Haitao frowned, "What should I say?"
Xiao Tianqi looked solemn, "I have already investigated and found that there are only 50,000 troops surrounding [Fandong] this time.
And the three of us combined have 150,000!"
"In this case, we can give them a try. If we win, we can completely establish our advantage!"
"What if we lose?"
Lu Haitao asked coldly.
Xiao Tianqi glanced at Lu Haitao, "We have three times more troops than the other side, and they are all elite troops from each family. How can we lose?"
"Brother Lu, are you questioning the strength of Xiao and Cui's family, or do you have no confidence in your own private army?"
Lu Haitao: "..."
"Then Governor Chen asked me to call you here for the purpose of catching us all.
Even if you don't come this time, do you think he will let you go easily?"
Xiao Tianqi continued, "Why don't we use the trick and join forces with the three families to kill him in one fell swoop.
In this way, there is still a glimmer of hope!"
As soon as Xiao Tianqi finished speaking, Lu Haitao and Cui Hongqing fell into deep thought.
It is indeed a bit disgusting for Xiao Tianqi to conceal the situation here and lure them here.
But isn’t what he said true?
They came out in full force this time to gain a living space for their family's future, forcing them to go to the palace by force in order to seek opportunities for negotiation.
This is a risky move.
If it succeeds, the light will be infinite!
If you fail, there will be no recovery!
If a single company wants to confront the military with absolute dominance, it will undoubtedly be an egg hitting a stone.
But if the three companies join forces and win this confrontation, they will gain the initiative in negotiations.
