Chapter 1264: Chapter 1264

"Have the people from the Long Family arrived?"

Fu Tianyou halted his actions, a hint of a smile appearing on his lips, "Bring him here. I want to meet the Family Head of the Long Family properly."

Very soon, Long Aiyu, accompanied by Hao Jian, arrived at Fu Tianyou’s office.

"Brother Long, what brings you here to see me?"

Fu Tianyou sat on the sofa, greeting warmly.

"Brother Fu, it’s delightful to see your health has greatly improved."

Long Aiyu replied with a smile and sat opposite Fu Tianyou.

Hao Jian stood obediently behind Long Aiyu, barely daring to breathe.

"Brother Long, you never visit without a reason. May I know the purpose of your visit this time?"

Fu Tianyou crossed his legs, gazing at Long Aiyu with interest.

"I won’t beat around the bush. I’m here representing the Dark Group family faction to ask Director Fu why he launched an attack on the Dark Group Martial Arts Inspection Team. Are you preparing to start a war between the two factions?"

Long Aiyu directly questioned him, trying to increase negotiation leverage by assuming the role of a representative of the Dark Group faction.

"What do you mean by that?"

Fu Tianyou was puzzled, staring blankly at Long Aiyu, "The Dark Group and Ming Group have always operated independently of the major families. How can this involve family warfare?"

"Director Fu, please don’t play dumb. We all know what’s going on between the Dark Group and Ming Group. It’s pointless to feign ignorance."

Long Aiyu looked at Fu Tianyou with displeasure.

"Hahaha, fine, fine, I won’t beat around the bush either."

Fu Tianyou laughed heartily, shot a peculiar glance at Hao Jian, and calmly said, "I must correct Brother Long on one point: the Ming Group did not attack the Dark Group’s territory. We merely reclaimed what was originally ours."

"Director Fu, that’s a bit unreasonable. The martial arts contest base, the biochemical laboratory, and other places were previously owned by the Dark Group Martial Arts Inspection Team. Now you’re forcefully occupying them; it seems quite unjust."

Long Aiyu squinted his eyes, his tone cooling down.

"Brother Long, have you forgotten those places originally belonged to our Ming Group? It was Tang Xin who used force to seize them and then declared those places as the territory of the Dark Group Martial Arts Inspection Team."

Fu Tianyou smiled lightly and confidently said, "Since Tang Xin could use force to occupy our Ming Group’s territory, why can’t Ming Group use the same tactic against him?"

"Moreover, there has always been a competitive relationship between Ming Group and Dark Group, but there was an unspoken rule between our two organizations: overt warfare is prohibited."

Without giving Long Aiyu a chance to speak, Fu Tianyou squinted his eyes and reminded, "But since Tang Xin, as the Group Leader of the Dark Group Martial Arts Inspection Team, violated the rule first, naturally we can disregard it too."

Long Aiyu moved his lips, not knowing how to respond. Indeed, Tang Xin had originally seized the territory through unorthodox means, so recapturing the land in the same manner by Ming Group didn’t seem wrong.

"Furthermore, there’s one more thing I must remind Brother Long about."

Fu Tianyou’s tone became solemn, "The affairs between Ming Group and Dark Group Martial Arts Inspection Team have nothing to do with the Dark Group, or with the Long Family. If the Dark Group Martial Arts Inspection Team has enough strength, they can reclaim these territories, and I will have no complaints."

Long Aiyu glanced at Hao Jian, pondering how he, with Hao Jian’s incompetence, could barely defend their territories, let alone reclaim them.

"Cough... Director Fu, I admit Tang Xin did seize some territories when he was here, but not all were taken by him. Some were recognized and gifted by Ming Group, like the martial arts contest venue and the biochemical laboratory."

Long Aiyu coughed, earnestly analyzing, "The martial arts contest venue was compensation by Tang Xin in exchange for detoxifying the Ming Group members, wasn’t it?"

"That I’ll admit, as it was a transaction between Ming Group and Tang Xin."

Fu Tianyou nodded and then curiously asked, "Since it was a deal between Ming Group and Tang Xin, what does it have to do with the Long Family, the Dark Group, or this Group Leader Hao Jian?"

"Aren’t you being unreasonable?"

Long Aiyu felt frustrated, "Tang Xin was the Group Leader of the Martial Arts Inspection Team. The reward you gave him naturally belonged to the Inspection Team’s territory, how can you renege?"

"No, no, no, I’m not reneging."

Fu Tianyou shook his head swiftly, firmly stating, "I’m a man who values contract spirit. If Tang Xin were still the Group Leader of the Dark Group Martial Arts Inspection Team, I wouldn’t send people to reclaim the martial arts contest base, but now that Tang Xin has disappeared, and Group Leader of the Dark Group Martial Arts Inspection Team has become this Hao Jian, I naturally have to reclaim Ming Group’s properties. Is that unreasonable?"

Long Aiyu moved his lips, yet found himself unable to refute, finally gritting his teeth and saying, "The Imperial City biochemical laboratory, back then someone schemed against Tang Xin and was eventually revealed by the Group Leader..."

"That place doesn’t need further discussion. Tang Xin said back then that as long as our Ming Group members have the capability, they can reclaim the biochemical laboratory at any time."

Fu Tianyou interrupted Long Aiyu, smiling as he said, "I’ve never said I’d gift the biochemical laboratory to Tang Xin; now I’m simply reclaiming what belongs to us."

"Damn it, then how do you explain the secret laboratory in Songlan City?"

Long Aiyu bit his teeth, angrily saying, "That secret laboratory was where Tang Ming was murdered, and it’s not the territory of your Ming Group, on what grounds are you occupying it?"

"Brother Long, as you mentioned, that secret laboratory is where Tang Ming was murdered, originally not the territory of the Dark Group."

Fu Tianyou shrugged, confidently saying, "That laboratory might be the source of a novel infectious virus in Songlan City. Our Ming Group has the responsibility for public safety, naturally requisitioning the laboratory until we trace the cause."

"You... What about the estate’s secret base then?"

Long Aiyu gritted his teeth and questioned.

"Well, there’s nothing more to say about that. Initially, Group Leader Tang Xin settled in the estate base to investigate the truth of Tang Ming’s murder. Now that Tang Xin has disappeared, naturally there is no need to investigate Tang Ming’s case further. Is there a problem with our Ming Group reclaiming its territory?"

Fu Tianyou smiled, looking at Long Aiyu as he asked.

"Damn it, are you really not willing to give up even a single piece?"

Having talked for so long yet reclaiming no territory, Long Aiyu glared at Fu Tianyou with a sullen expression and yelled.

"Sorry, I’m only doing what’s necessary."

Fu Tianyou smiled lightly, calmly saying, "Besides, these matters are strictly between Ming Group and Tang Xin. With Tang Xin missing, no one else has the right to intervene. As for Group Leader Hao Jian, if he has the skill, he is welcome to try to reclaim these territories, and Ming Group shall respond accordingly."