Qin Yi was bewildered, unable to comprehend.
"Mr. Qin, what is it you wish to discuss..."
Hearing Han Sanwan's question, Qin Yi withdrew his thoughts.
After a moment of contemplation, he stated directly, "Director Han, if I wanted the Tang Corporation to go bankrupt and the Tang family to collapse, do you think you could find a way?"
"!!!"
"..."
Han Sanwan and Han Xin were both stunned, their expressions filled with disbelief.
Xia Yanlu, personally bringing a plate of fruit from the kitchen, also heard Qin Yi's words and was astonished.
However, she said nothing, placed the fruit down, and walked away.
Qin Yi had anticipated Han Sanwan and Han Xin's reaction, so he wasn't surprised. He merely watched Han Sanwan, awaiting his reply.
Han Sanwan pondered for a moment and said, "The Tang family has been deeply entrenched in Hai City for many years. Their financial strength and connections are incredibly formidable! To completely bring down the Tang family will not be easy..."
Qin Yi made to speak, but before he could, Han Sanwan quickly added, "However, as long as Mr. Qin says the word, I, Han, will do everything in my power to help Mr. Qin fulfill his wish!"
Hearing the firm tone of his response, Qin Yi felt touched. He said nothing more, merely offering a sincere thank you, "Thank you!"
Han Sanwan waved his hand. "If it weren't for you, Xin Xin and I would likely be dead by now. So Mr. Qin, please don't mention thanks to us. If anyone should be thanking, it's us thanking you!"
"Since Mr. Qin has made up his mind, I will give instructions later. We'll start taking action today!"
"However, given the Tang family's strength, I... I cannot be certain of the final outcome..."
"Director Han's willingness to help me is already more than enough!"
Han Sanwan nodded and, without any delay, got up and moved aside to make several phone calls.
...
Having failed to enlist Hei Er to deal with Qin Yi, Liu Jinxiu, crestfallen, returned to the First People's Hospital.
As soon as she entered the ward, a water bottle was thrown at her.
*Clang.*
It struck Liu Jinxiu squarely on the forehead, nearly knocking her over. She only managed to steady herself by gripping the doorframe.
"Where the hell were you? Were you out with some other man?"
Tang Jialei sat on the hospital bed, roaring his accusations.
Tang Shunye sat by the bedside, but he made no move to stop Tang Jialei's outburst, observing with a cold gaze.
Liu Jinxiu hurried to the bedside, shaking her head. "No, no, Jialei, I only love you. How could I be with another man!"
"Hmph," Tang Shunye grunted. "You better be. If I ever find out you betrayed Jialei, I'll break your legs!"
"Never, Uncle, never..."
Liu Jinxiu's head shook like a frenzied drum.
"If you weren't out with another man, then tell me, why have you been out of the hospital and running around for hours at a time when you should have been with me?"
"I was looking for someone to take care of Qin Yi..."
Liu Jinxiu dared not hide anything and recounted her hiring of Hei Er to deal with Qin Yi, word for word.
When Tang Shunye and Tang Jialei heard that Hei Er's fifty-odd thugs were no match for Qin Yi, they were stunned into silence for several seconds.
"It seems Qin Yi honed his fighting skills in prison!" Tang Shunye remarked. "If that's the case, we'll need to rethink our strategy for dealing with him. We can't rely on ordinary thugs anymore."
Tang Jialei nodded with boundless hatred in his eyes, agreeing.
The next second, he suddenly seemed to recall something and grabbed Liu Jinxiu's hair.
"Ah..."
Liu Jinxiu cried out in pain.
Tang Jialei pulled her closer by her hair, scrutinizing her. "Since all of Hei Er's men were defeated by him, how did you return unscathed? Didn't he hit you?"
"Speak, are you two still carrying a torch for each other? Is there something going on between you?"
Tang Jialei tightened his grip, and Liu Jinxiu felt as if her scalp was about to be torn off.
She said painfully, "No, Jialei, we didn't! The reason he didn't hit me is because he said he's going to bring down the Tang Corporation, and he wants me to witness the Tang family being erased from Hai City..."
"What?" Tang Shunye thought he had misheard.
"It's true, he really said that, *sob*."
Liu Jinxiu cried out in pain.
"Ha, haha..."
Tang Shunye burst into loud laughter.
Tang Jialei released Liu Jinxiu's hair and couldn't help but chuckle too. "Wants to erase our Tang family from Hai City? Did he go crazy in prison or something? Haha..."
Just as they were laughing, thinking Qin Yi might be out of his mind, Tang Shunye's phone rang.
Tang Shunye took out his phone and pressed the answer button. A very anxious voice came from the receiver.
"Chairman, something terrible has happened! Just moments ago, Han Sanwan publicly declared that from now on, no company is allowed to cooperate with us, the Tang Corporation. Anyone who cooperates with us will be considered an enemy of Han's, an enemy of Han Sanwan..."
Tang Shunye's face turned ashen. "What???"
"Because of Han Sanwan's declaration, many companies in Hai City have already severed ties with us. Several enterprises that had finalized cooperation agreements have directly called to cancel them!"
"And the Hai City Bank also called, demanding we repay our loans within three days!"
...
One piece of alarming news after another came from the receiver. Tang Shunye listened, his face turning as black as ink.
Two minutes later, after the caller finished, Tang Shunye's phone slipped from his hand and fell to the ground.
Tang Jialei, seeing this, asked in confusion, "Dad, what's wrong? What happened?"
Tang Shunye was silent for more than ten seconds before looking at Tang Jialei and saying, "Han Sanwan has declared war on our Tang family!"
"What???"
Tang Jialei did not understand.
Liu Jinxiu was also bewildered.
Tang Shunye recounted the contents of the call he had just received.
Upon hearing it, both of them were stunned.
"Is Han Sanwan crazy? How did we, the Tang family, offend him?"
Tang Jialei exclaimed, "He ruined my wedding. We haven't even settled that score with him yet, and now he's doing this. What does he want?"
Tang Shunye, after a brief shock, said in a deep voice, "Han Sanwan, do you really think I'm afraid of you? Since you want to play, I'll play along to the end!"
With that, he picked up his phone and made several consecutive calls.
Han Sanwan was indeed the richest man in Hai City, and Han's Group was stronger than the Tang Corporation.
However, compared to Han Sanwan, Tang Shunye was not entirely without the ability to resist. On the contrary, if both sides went all out, the victor was yet to be decided!
Liu Jinxiu, listening to the unfolding events, was overcome with shock. After a long while, she finally processed it.
She couldn't help but recall Qin Yi's words and instinctively said, "Jialei, could Han Sanwan suddenly targeting you have something to do with Qin Yi?"