Chapter 443 - Chen Family Is In Danger (1/2)

Chapter 443: Chen Family Is In Danger

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

“Chen Fan is back, does that mean the Chen family is also going to make a comeback?”

The old man stood there in silence and watched as Chen Fan sauntered toward his grandpa’s house. He was an old colleague of Chen Huaian and people usually called him Old Bone Sun

Old Bone Sun and Chen Huaian retired the same year and they were chess buddies. He had heard Chen Huaian bragging about his grandson all the time, so he was more shocked about Chen Fan’s sudden appearance than most other people.

Almost a year ago, he heard the news of Chen Fan’s death in pa.s.sing. Although he couldn’t even remember where he had heard the news, he recalled that Chen Fan was supposed to be killed by the Russians with missiles.

“Holy s.h.i.+t! Why would the kid mess with the Russians? They used to be the United States of America’s rival. What was he thinking?”

Old Bone Sun had lamented when he first heard the news.

Not a lot of people believed Chen Fan’s death when the rumor first reached China. However, Chen Fan’s continued absence and the Chen family’s silence gradually lent more credence to the rumor. Old Bone Sun met with Chen Huaian almost every day to play chess and he had confirmed Chen Fan’s death from Chen Huaian’s increasingly sullen and gloomy look.

Chen Fan was really dead!

Half a year later, when the rumor was finally accepted as truth, the Chen family’s trouble had finally started to surface.

During the year before Chen Fan’s disappearance, the Chen family had risen to power nearly overnight and stepped on too many people’s toes. Chen Fan had crushed the Sheng family; brought the Su Family, Ji Family, Hua Family, Qiao Family, and Ren Family to submission; and he had driven the Song Family out of the Jin City. Chen Fan had pushed around nearly all the great family clans in the city. No one dared to rise against the Chen family due to the fear of Chen Fan’s power, but as soon as they got a whiff of Chen Fan’s death, these great families started to become restless.

The Young Lord Song: Song Duanmin was the first to openly flout the Chen Family’s rule by showing up in Jin City.

It wasn’t long before the entire Song Family relocated back to Jin City. The Song Family was banished from the city by Chen Fan but now they were back, swaggering across the streets with pride. Even the Second Lord Han from the Han Family of Yan Jin was also released from detention.

All these developments proved only one thing: the Chen family had lost power.

Once the news got out, more and more people started to challenge the Chen family.

“I saw the Chen Family rise and prosper, now I will see it fall.”

Old Bone Sun used to lament in his mind after seeing the rise and fall of the mighty Chen family.

The Chen family was under fire from all sides, without Chen Fan’s protection, they were quickly on their last leg. Worse, the Chens Group was on the brink of bankruptcy. By now, the Chen family had become an easy target for nearly all the other family clans in the city. The Old Bone Sun watched as his friend wasted away in bouts of depression and breaking down, but he was not sure what he could do to help him.

“My family also lives in Jin City. I can’t hang out with you anymore for the safety of my children.” Old Bone Sun told Chen Huaian one day. He had also told his children to sever ties with the Chen family.

To his surprise, Master Chen of the Chen family was back after a year of missing in action!

“s.h.i.+t! I need to tell my son.”

Old Bone Sun slapped his thigh, threw away his expensive chessboard and darted toward home.

Along the way, Old Bone Sun met a few other senior neighbors who were as shocked as he was.

As they ran toward home, they exclaimed in their minds.

“Tables are about to be turned in Jin City and Jiang Nan Province!”

Meanwhile, Chen Fan had already arrived at the entrance of the Chen family residence.

Even as he was going to knock on the door, he heard arguing coming from inside. Chen Fan furrowed his brows and listened on.

“Dad, I say that the root cause of all of our misery right now is Chen Fan and his family!”

“When Chen Fan was still live, he had offended the Song Family, Hua Family, Ren Family, and the Han Family. The Han Family was an easy-going lot so they haven’t retaliated yet, but that was not the case for the Song Family. Chen Fan had kicked them out of the Jin City, it’s not something they would easily forgive.”

“What should we do now? He is dead, but we are not. Senior Brother was promised a major position, but the Hua family had now vetoed the decision. Worse, he had just been demoted from his current position, his career is ruined! Qin Hua had cut off contact with us and the Chens Group is on the brink of bankruptcy. What can we do now other than wait for the inevitable? Once the Chens Group went belly up, we will lose the house and had to sleep in the streets.”

The Chen family residence’s living room was packed with members of the family. Chen Fan’s second uncle, Chen Qianxin vented hotly at Chen Fan’s grandpa.

People sitting beside Second Uncle, such as Senior Auntie, Second auntie and Fourth Uncle all nodded in agreement. Chen Huaian was sitting quietly at the head of the table with a solemn face.

Chen Ning flung back at Chen Qianxin.

“Second Uncle, why would you say that? Xiao Fan did all of that for us, for you!”

“Yes, of course, that is for me. Isn’t that why w.a.n.g Xiaoyun is the head of the Chens Group instead of me? Everyone thinks she is so much better than me, but look at what happened now! w.a.n.g Xiaoyun and her own company, the Jin Xiu Group are also knee-deep in trouble and were under fire from the Ji Family and the Tang Family. The Chen family is in bad shape, everyone. Is this what a so-called True Dragon can bring us? Is this the kind of life we want?”

Chen Qianxin snorted and then gave Chen Ning a sarcastic grin.

“That’s enough, shut your trap now.” Chen Huaian announced in a deep voice.

“Dad, I can’t keep quiet any longer. The Chen family arrived at the moment of life and death. Do you expect that little s.h.i.+t to somehow survive the Russian’s bombardment? I have looked it up, the bomb they used on him could even erase a building off the map, much less a person!”

Chen Qianxin kept going, releasing all the built-up anger and indignation over the years.