The man's face darkened: "Chen Mo, stop playing dumb with me."
"I don't understand what you're saying."
"Don't understand? Fine, then let me ask you, is the house my uncle owned in the suburbs of Longhua in your hands?!" the man demanded.
Chen Mo immediately understood the other party's intention: "Are you here for that house?"
The man sneered, "What else?"
Chen Mo's expression turned grim: "If it's for that house, then please leave. You are not welcome here!"
"Kid, aren't you too shameless? You don't welcome us? What kind of person do you think you are? My uncle had no wife and no son. As his nephew, I am the sole legal heir. Do you understand the law? If you know what's good for you, hand over the property deed and the key. Otherwise, don't blame my brothers for not being polite!" the man taunted, pointing at Chen Mo.
"For over twenty years, I never saw you visit your uncle. Now that he's dead, you show up to fight over the inheritance. You're the one who's shameless!" Chen Mo clenched his fists in anger.
"Kid, so what? He and I are related by blood, no matter what. You? You're not even considered an adopted son! Understand?!"
"Today, whether you hand over the deed and key or not, you will! Otherwise, I'll call the police!"
The man had truly reached the pinnacle of shamelessness.
"Get out!" Chen Mo uttered a single, cold word.
"You want us to get out? I even brought the household registration book. My uncle's name is on it. What? Do you think this funeral home will kick you out, or me?" As he spoke, the man took out a booklet from his pocket.
He then looked mockingly at the staff member.
The staff member frowned slightly. Out of sympathy, she turned to Chen Mo and said, "Mr. Chen, according to regulations, we must follow the arrangements of the family members."
A cold glint flashed in Chen Mo's eyes. To back down and hand over the only thing Old Man He had left to this person was impossible!
"The house will not be given to you! If you dare to cause trouble again today, I guarantee you will regret it," Chen Mo said coldly.
Sensing the cold glint in Chen Mo's eyes, the man's heart skipped a beat.
However, with his men present, the man forced himself to remain calm: "Kid, with so many of us here, are we afraid of you?"
"Actually, it's not impossible to not give you the house, but there's another item you must give me."
"If you hand over that item, I might let you keep the house."
"What item?" Chen Mo asked coldly.
"I heard my uncle had a jade pendant, and it's with you. As long as you hand over that jade pendant, the house is yours, and I promise I will never come to ask you for this house again."
The jade pendant?!
Chen Mo's eyes suddenly narrowed: "How did you know about the jade pendant?"
The man let out a cold laugh: "Heh, kid, do I need to tell you how I know? You just need to hand over the jade pendant."
"It's just a broken jade pendant. You should know very well which is more valuable, that thing or the house."
Chen Mo said word by word: "I'm asking how you knew about the jade pendant."
The man showed no fear: "Kid, I'll say it again, you're not qualified to know. Just obediently take out the jade pendant, or else."
"Slap!"
Before the man's words had even finished, Chen Mo stepped forward and slapped him directly across the face.
"Ouch!"
The man cried out in pain, spitting out a mouthful of blood, mixed with a few teeth!
"Kid, you, you dare to lay hands on me? I think you're tired of living!" the man said furiously, pointing at Chen Mo.
He then looked at the young men beside him: "What are you guys standing around for? Go on, beat him senseless! I'll take responsibility for whatever happens!"
Hearing the man's words, the young men immediately swung their fists and lunged at Chen Mo.
"Ah!"
The staff member beside them screamed in terror at the sight.
The man, covering his face in anger, said, "Kid, if I don't make you kneel and beg me today, my name isn't He!"
"Bang!"
However, as soon as the man's voice fell.
The several young men were sent flying in all directions, crashing hard onto the cold floor.
In an instant, the man was stunned, frozen in place.
Chen Mo's gaze fell back on the man, and he slowly walked towards him.
The man had intended to flee.
But he found that his legs wouldn't obey him, trembling uncontrollably, unable to take a single step.
"Gulp."
The man couldn't help but swallow.
Then, he looked at Chen Mo with trembling eyes and asked, "Kid, you, what do you want to do? If you dare to lay a hand on me again, I, I will definitely call the police to arrest you!"
The man tried to threaten Chen Mo.
But he didn't know that Chen Mo was completely enraged now and wouldn't be intimidated by any of this.
Chen Mo wasn't an idiot.
Ever since someone had tried to assassinate him secretly to obtain his jade pendant, Chen Mo had vaguely suspected that Old Man He's death was somehow related to his jade pendant.
Hearing the man mention the jade pendant again today, Chen Mo was now certain his suspicions were correct.
Chen Mo stepped forward, grabbed the man by the collar.
And lifted him directly off the ground.
"I'll ask you one last time, who told you about the jade pendant? If you don't say, I guarantee you'll be lying in there today too." Chen Mo had never been so angry before.
At one point, Chen Mo had even entertained the thought of killing him.
The overwhelming aura and murderous intent in his eyes terrified the man so much that he lost control of himself!
Yellow liquid flowed down his pants onto the ground.
He was certain that Chen Mo was not joking.
"B-big brother, I'll tell you, I'll tell you!" the man was already crying.
He was just a good-for-nothing thug, how could he endure this? He was immediately scared out of his wits.
"Yes, it was a man. He found me yesterday and gave me a sum of money, asking me to come find you for that jade pendant. If I found the jade pendant, he would give me five million!" the man stammered out the sequence of events.
Chen Mo asked coldly, "Who was that person?"
The man replied tearfully, "I, I don't know who he was. I just know he was quite handsome and wore a suit, looking like a wealthy and important figure."
"How do you contact each other?"
"He always contacted me, using a virtual number," the man said, not daring to hide anything, spilling everything out.
"Big brother, I've told you everything, really. I only know this much."
Seeing how terrified the man was, Chen Mo knew he wasn't lying and slowly released his grip.
"Thump!"
The man collapsed onto the ground, his face filled with terror.