Upon hearing his grandson's reply, Old Master Zhang narrowed his eyes.
This reason was passable, at best.
Zhang Deshuang, standing nearby, was taken aback. "Dad, didn't you just..."
"Didn't I what? Prepare to make Shaohua give up on the Su family girl?" Old Master Zhang, with one hand behind his back and the other pointing his cane at Zhang Deshuang, said, "Our Shaohua is about to become a member of the War God's new Dragon Group. If the Zhang family cannot even fulfill this small request, wouldn't that be undermining our prestige?"
Old Master Zhang doted on his grandson immensely.
Since Zhang Shaohua didn't want to give up on Su Yuyan, they would proceed with the plan not to give her up!
After all, the illustrious Zhang family of Yunhai could not tolerate a mere prison guard from an unknown prison killing dozens of thugs and two martial arts experts in one go.
Keeping such men cost money!
As for their lives, Old Master Zhang did not care.
"That kid named Zhou Yu is a martial arts expert. It's not easy for us to send more people," Zhang Deshuang said helplessly.
He was acting cautiously for various considerations.
Although the Zhang family had Elder Zhong holding the fort, he couldn't be casually deployed unless absolutely necessary.
Using him once came at a significant price.
"Dad, why are you becoming more timid? Even more timid than Grandpa!" Zhang Shaohua grumbled.
His father, ever since becoming the family head, had been hesitant and afraid to take action.
This made Zhang Shaohua quite dissatisfied.
However, he completely failed to grasp the saying: "Sufficient for defense, inadequate for offense."
It was already commendable that Zhang Deshuang could protect the legacy left by his ancestors and, with Old Master Zhang's help, achieve slow annual growth.
Others might not have achieved this level.
"You insubordinate brat! You dare to lecture your father too!" Zhang Deshuang scolded.
With Old Master Zhang's backing, Zhang Shaohua was becoming more lawless.
He, the head of the Zhang family, was struggling to cope.
Zhang Shaohua pouted, "Facts speak louder than words. I'm just speaking the truth."
As long as Old Master Zhang was present, he feared nothing.
Not even his father!
This was because Zhang Shaohua understood that while Zhang Deshuang was the nominal head of the Zhang family, the actual decision-maker remained Old Master Zhang.
Old Master Su might want to continue holding power, but only if he could get out of bed and stand up.
"Hmph! You dare to talk back! I'll beat..."
Zhang Deshuang's words were repeatedly rebuffed by Zhang Shaohua, making him increasingly annoyed.
But Old Master Zhang spoke again, "Enough. You two acting like this, aren't you afraid people will see and spread rumors, making fools of yourselves?"
Zhang Deshuang and Zhang Shaohua glared at each other and fell silent simultaneously.
The atmosphere became somewhat tense.
"Dad, the prayer beads the butler mentioned earlier, and Zhou Yu's formidable combat skills, both prove this child is not simple. Should we reconsider... Of course, I'm not saying we should let him off the hook, but rather plan for the long term and find an opportunity to strike again," Zhang Deshuang suggested.
He had a nagging feeling that with Zhou Yu's ruthless methods of taking lives at the slightest provocation, he couldn't just be a minor prison guard.
Moreover, the Su family would surely not be able to keep quiet about the news of Zhou Yu killing dozens of people.
Yet, so much time had passed, and there had been no news.
Had Zhou Yu destroyed the bodies and erased all evidence?
Zhang Deshuang was perplexed.
Suddenly.
The butler rushed in anxiously from outside and approached to report, "Old Master, Family Head, Young Master, we just received news. All the thugs we sent out from the Zhang family... all of them..."
"All of them what?" Zhang Deshuang asked.
He had a bad premonition.
"Speak!" Old Master Zhang frowned.
Zhang Shaohua also stared intently at the butler.
He still remembered Zhou Yu's threat over the phone.
However, Zhang Shaohua then thought that if Zhou Yu dared to show up in person, it would be a perfect opportunity to teach him a lesson.
Even if they couldn't kill him, they should at least cripple his "fifth limb"!
As long as Elder Zhong was still based at the Zhang family, Zhou Yu's threat would be insignificant.
"The thugs we sent out were convicted as two groups of people looking for trouble after drinking!" the butler finally revealed the truth.
Upon hearing this news, he too found it difficult to accept.
But this was indeed the reality.
Someone had interfered, altering the general course of the case.
Not only did Zhou Yu escape unscathed, but Su Yuyan was also completely disconnected from the incident!
It was as if these two had never met those dozens of people, nor had they ever engaged in a fight with them.
"How could this be?" Zhang Shaohua was the first to stand up.
He had only thought Zhou Yu was a brute, but he hadn't expected this guy to have hidden cards.
There was a force within Yunhai City that was secretly working for Zhou Yu!
Zhang Shaohua found it hard to believe.
"Stop acting so surprised, it's unbecoming!" Zhang Deshuang reprimanded.
Old Master Zhang did not defend his grandson this time.
Or rather, he too was wondering which power was helping Zhou Yu.
It definitely couldn't be the Su family!
"Alright, we understand. You may leave now."
After waving the butler out, Old Master Zhang turned to the two of them and said, "The situation has changed. I thought the kid surnamed Zhou would be arrested, but unexpectedly, he was so deeply hidden."
"Shaohua, put aside your little schemes for now. We don't have detailed information on Zhou Yu yet, so it's not wise to act against him."
"As for Deshuang, you should pretend that nothing has happened on the surface..."
Just then, Zhang Deshuang's phone rang.
He took it out and saw it was a message from Su Qishan.
"The Su family says they want us, the Zhang family, to drive Zhou Yu out of Yunhai City. They don't even mind crippling him, to make Su Yuyan completely give up," Zhang Deshuang said.
At this moment.
This message from the Su family came at a most opportune time.
If he didn't know the limits of the Su family's influence, Zhang Deshuang would have suspected that the Su family had set up the Zhang family.
"Su Qishan probably doesn't know yet that Zhou Yu's murder has been covered up by an unknown force," Old Master Zhang analyzed.
Otherwise, the Su family wouldn't be so eager to force Zhou Yu out.
However, this was also good.
The more the Su family remained in the dark, the more advantageous it would be for the Zhang family's future actions.
With this thought, Old Master Zhang said, "Deshuang, reply to the Su family by saying that Zhou Yu's martial arts skills are extraordinary, and our Zhang family cannot deal with him in a short period. Everything will be discussed after the welcome banquet for the War God Leng Xue."
Once the welcome banquet passed.
And after Zhang Shaohua's candidate qualification was confirmed and he became a new member of the Dragon Group.
At that time, the Zhang family's standing in Yunhai City would rise another level!
Furthermore, during this period, the Zhang family could also deploy their intelligence personnel to secretly investigate Zhou Yu.
To find out what force was helping him.
"Alright, I'll reply to Su Qishan now," Zhang Deshuang nodded.
He only needed to follow Old Master Zhang's instructions and did not need to question them excessively.
Because the current situation was already beyond his capabilities.