In a secret room on Leaving Island late at night, the atmosphere was unusually tense.
“Still no sign of Su Ding Ye Jin?” Ouyang Donghe snapped, his face as cold as ice.
The group of black-clad men below remained silent, none daring to speak, lest they incur Ouyang’s wrath and face death.
“Useless! A bunch of good-for-nothings!”
Ouyang Donghe swept the files and cups from the table, his voice grim. “The insider in the castle told me that Su Ding was not taken back by Ouyang Zhenfeng. She must be hidden elsewhere. You must find her, even if you have to dig up the earth!”
One of the black-clad men quickly responded, “Yes! Your subordinate will continue the search.”
Ouyang Donghe cast a cold glance at the kneeling black-clad man on the floor, then walked silently to the floor-to-ceiling window. He gazed at the night view outside, his eyes filled with deep thought and urgency.
Father, if you are watching from heaven, please bless me to successfully reclaim our political power.
Ouyang Zhenfeng, that exiled illegitimate son, was never meant to be the family head. Yet, Grandpa Ouyang Xiongwei chose him, while Father was passed over.
Until his dying day, Father harbored resentment, instructing me to reclaim our legitimate lineage’s status!
For years, I have been biding my time, preparing to seize my rightful power when Ouyang Zhenfeng’s influence weakens in his later years!
Now, the crucial moment has finally arrived.
“Ring—”
The phone suddenly rang. Ouyang Donghe glanced at the caller ID and immediately picked it up.
A fearful and respectful voice came from the other end of the line – it was the bespectacled man from organization X. “Master, I have something to report. Ouyang Gong’s people are coming to the island tomorrow night, asking me to cover for them…”
“Who? Coming to the island?”
Ouyang Donghe’s face changed, sensing danger instinctively. “Speak quickly! Why are Ouyang Gong’s people coming to the island? Who allowed it?!”
The person on the other end was so terrified their heart was pounding out of their chest.
Trembling, he said, “It was part of our previous deal… I, I haven’t had a chance to tell you yet…”
As he spoke, he felt an invisible fear pressing down on him.
Yes, this was his own decision. He had agreed to help Ouyang Gong’s people infiltrate Leaving Island and participate in the power struggle.
“You scoundrel! Chen Jie! Who allowed you to agree to this condition!”
Ouyang Donghe was furious, his eyes wanting to burst. He wished he could crush the phone in his hand. “I clearly told you, take money and resources from him, and you provide medicine and personnel for him to seize power. Why is he bringing people to the island now?! Why are you only telling me about something this serious now!”
Allowing Ouyang Gong to bring people to the island posed a significant threat to him!
Currently, Ouyang Gong was unaware that Ouyang Donghe was behind the organization, believing they would wholeheartedly help him seize power. Once the time came to reveal his identity, Ouyang Gong’s first target would be his forces!
At that point, with both Ouyang Zhenfeng and Ouyang Gong targeting him, what would he do!
Moreover, Ouyang Gong’s father was killed by my father’s men. They share a history of vengeance and both want to seize the family head position, making cooperation impossible!
Damn it!
“Master, if I hadn’t agreed to his condition, he… he wouldn’t have given me the funds…”
Chen Jie said weakly from the other end of the phone, but dared not continue.
Yes, he had his own agenda. Although Ouyang Donghe had secretly supported their drug development on Leaving Island over the years, the funding had become increasingly scarce.
Ouyang Donghe had also assigned more personnel to seek investors in the Southern Territory.
Their initial target was the Jin family, but no matter what methods they used, they could not persuade the Jin family patriarch to agree to invest. At a critical juncture, Ouyang Gong appeared.
The two parties hit it off, and the deal was struck.
However, Ouyang Gong was not foolish. While he could provide more in terms of funds and connections, his bottom-line demand was to be allowed to bring his people to the island.
Chen Jie knew clearly that he wouldn’t get money from Ouyang Donghe, but the research had to continue, and funding was essential.
For the sake of his research career, he had to agree privately.
As for Ouyang Donghe’s side, it was up to him to arrange and handle this thorny issue…