"Also, after ensuring the safety of Song Zhong's wife and daughter, send tonight's surveillance footage to the Ye Family. Tell them that Song Zhong and Ye Chen had an internal conflict," Wong Qifu continued.

"Understood, Miss…" Lin Qinghua nodded, then hesitated. "But what if the Ye Family doesn't believe us?"

"I'm showing it to them, not making them believe it," Wong Qifu said with a smile.

Lin Qinghua nodded. She understood. The Miss was just trying to antagonize the Ye Family.

"Then how should we handle Huang Qi?" Lin Qinghua asked.

In the villa, Huang Qi was still passed out like a corpse. If he were to wake up and see that Ye Chen had become unrecognizable because of Song Zhong, he would probably be frightened into a heart attack.

"That's a question for our son-in-law," Wong Qifu remarked coolly.

Xu Ke was speechless.

Both Lin Qinghua and Wang Wu struggled to suppress their laughter. It was a rare sight to see Wong Qifu make a joke.

"Aunt Lin, about Huang Qi…" Xu Ke began to say.

Just then, Wong Qifu's phone rang.

"It's Huang Sheng. I'll take this," Wong Qifu said, picking up her phone and glancing at the caller ID.

Hearing this, Xu Ke held his tongue.

"What is it?" Wong Qifu answered.

"Sister Wang, good evening," Huang Sheng's polite voice came from the other end.

"It's Aunt Wang to you," Wong Qifu cut in.

Although Huang Sheng was among the younger members of his generation in the six great families, he was still in his thirties. Ten years ago, he, like everyone else, had naturally called her Sister Wang. But now that the two families were sworn enemies, Wong Qifu had no intention of giving these people any face. It was time they were reminded of the respect due to one's elders.

Huang Sheng managed a slight smile. "Of course, Aunt Wang. I have a matter…"

"Have Huang Zhendong speak to me," Wong Qifu cut him off again.

Who do you think you are, a junior, trying to negotiate with me? Get your father!

Even with all his cunning, Huang Sheng couldn't help but feel stifled by her tactics. This was pure bullying, using her seniority to crush him. He was completely powerless against it.

At that moment, the phone was passed to someone else. "My dear niece, do you still remember your Uncle Zhenyang?"

"I don't know you," Wong Qifu said flatly.

Huang Zhenyang was momentarily stunned. "Here's the situation. My older brother is tied up with something and can't get away. He asked me to discuss the matter of Huang Qi with you."

Huang Zhenyang knew Wong Qifu was a difficult person, so he skipped the pleasantries and got straight to the point.

"You knew Huang Qi was a problem, yet you let him leave the Huang Family to cause trouble? After all these years, the Huang Family's discipline is still just as rotten," Wong Qifu stated.

At her words, the veins on Huang Zhenyang's neck bulged with anger. He had none of Huang Sheng's self-control. "Wong Qifu, stop playing word games with me!" he roared into the phone. "Show some sincerity and talk!"

Wong Qifu's expression remained unchanged. "And where is your sincerity?"

Provoking your opponent before getting down to business was a classic strategy. However, Huang Zhenyang clearly hadn't expected someone of Wong Qifu's high status to resort to such verbal tricks, and he was absolutely fuming.

"It's simple. The Huang Family will offer ten million. You return Huang Qi to us, completely unharmed," Huang Zhenyang said.

When he finished speaking, he noticed Wong Qifu had gone silent.

After a moment…

BEEP. BEEP. BEEP…

Huang Zhenyang stared at his phone in astonishment. Did Wong Qifu just hang up without another word?

The next moment, Huang Zhenyang stomped his feet in a rage. "Argh, I'm going to kill her!"

「Inside the villa.」

"A waste of my time," Wong Qifu said indifferently. She then turned to Xu Ke. "What are your plans for him?"

"Simple." Xu Ke looked at the unconscious Huang Qi on the floor. "I think Young Master Huang would make for some very suitable bait."

This was the main reason he had kept Huang Qi alive. He had figured out how to deal with him ever since leaving the hospital.

"You mean…?" Wong Qifu was taken aback.

"Exactly. We'll make the Huang Family trade Ouyang Shuang for him," Xu Ke said.

Since this was revenge, he had to settle his scores one by one. Xu Ke had already dealt with three people; he certainly wasn't going to let a major threat like Ouyang Shuang get away.

"Mister Xu, that might be difficult," Wang Wu, who was standing behind them, spoke up. "Ouyang Shuang's value is far greater than Huang Qi's. The Huang Family wouldn't waste an expert to get back someone as useless as Huang Qi."

"Besides, even if the Huang Family agrees, Ouyang Shuang isn't exactly one of them…" Wang Wu trailed off, but his meaning was perfectly clear. Ouyang Shuang did not take orders from the Huang Family and would certainly not agree to be traded for Huang Qi.

Xu Ke, however, was not surprised at all. He smiled. "They'd never agree to a one-for-one trade. But what about a duel?"

"What do you mean?" Wang Wu asked, stunned.

"Let me fight Ouyang Shuang to the death. If she wins, she can take Huang Qi and my life. If she loses, then both her life and Huang Qi's belong to me," Xu Ke declared.

Wang Wu's face changed drastically. "Absolutely not! Ouyang Shuang's power is immense, far beyond what Song Zhong could ever hope to match."

He thought Xu Ke had grown arrogant from his victory over Song Zhong. It was natural for the young to be rash, and Wang Wu understood that. But Ouyang Shuang was a veteran expert, someone Song Zhong was no match for.

"Uncle Wu, don't worry," Xu Ke reassured him. "I know my limits. I wouldn't do anything I'm not confident about."

"Besides, if I can use this duel to resolve tonight's events once and for all without dragging the Wang Family into it, that would be for the best."

It was the truth. He had been kidnapped and forced to attempt suicide. Even though he survived, Wong Qifu was bound to hold the Huang Family accountable. But a war between two major families involved far too many interests. And the Ye Family would undoubtedly join the fray, seizing the opportunity to significantly weaken the Wang Family. In that scenario, the Wang Family was bound to suffer a heavy blow. Xu Ke didn't want to see a behemoth like the Wang Family get hurt because of him. If he could solve the problem with a life-or-death duel, he was more than willing. Moreover, these were his own grievances to settle. He didn't want Wong Qifu to always be the one shielding him from the storm.

Hearing Xu Ke's reasoning, Wang Wu still objected. "But Ouyang Shuang is simply too strong."

"And the feud between our families didn't start today. If it wasn't this, it would be something else tomorrow, or the day after. There's no need for you to take such a risk," Wang Wu said, deeply worried.

"Uncle Wu, you can relax," Xu Ke smiled. "My true strength is far greater than what I've shown tonight."

Wang Wu was taken aback.

But it was Wong Qifu who spoke next. "The Huang Family won't necessarily agree to your terms."

"I know Huang Sheng and the Huang Family Head, Huang Zhendong, very well. They are extremely cautious. They won't see any need for this duel."

Her implication was clear. As a bargaining chip, Huang Qi was nothing compared to Ouyang Shuang. There was no guarantee they would agree to the duel.

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