Chapter 741
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Chapter 741: North Capital No. 101!
“Yimo, are you determined to protect Fang Yu at all costs!?” Qin Changlong asked with an unpleasant expression.
“Protect at all costs? If anyone is protecting at all costs, it’s Fang Yu protecting our Qin family.” Qin Yimo coldly retorted.
“Yimo, you’re being emotional here. Your grandfather once said that under any circumstances, the family head’s decisions should be based on the family’s interests.” Qin Jianjun frowned.
“I’ve already said, the Tang family’s break with us was premeditated. It has nothing to do with Fang Yu’s actions, nor with our stance,” Qin Yimo said.
“Premeditated? Then tell us, what did they premeditate?” Qin Changlong stepped forward and asked.
Qin Yimo glanced around and said, “Fourth Uncle Qin Bin was turned by the Tang family.”
Hearing this, everyone present changed expression.
…
By the end of the meeting, the faces of the Qin family members were pale.
After hearing Qin Yimo’s words, they finally understood how difficult the Qin family’s situation truly was.
Before the meeting, many of them still thought they could salvage the relationship with the Tang family by distancing themselves from Fang Yu.
But after hearing about Qin Bin, that idea was shattered.
The Tang family had been working to turn Qin Bin for a year and a half, with the obvious goal of destroying and absorbing the Qin family!
This wasn’t something that could be resolved by adopting a humble attitude or giving up some benefits!
And turning Qin Bin, betraying the Qin family’s interests—this was no longer just business competition, but genuine hatred!
Everyone within the Qin family accepted the current reality.
After today, the Qin family and Tang family were no longer friends, but mortal enemies!
As people gradually left, only Qin Yimo and her parents, Qin Weichao and Cao Xue, along with Qin Lang remained in the hall.
Qin Yimo hadn’t rested for more than thirty hours straight, her eye sockets were darkened, and she looked extremely haggard.
She lowered her head and rubbed her temples.
“Yimo, don’t overwork yourself, go rest for a while,” Cao Xue said gently.
Qin Yimo shook her head and looked at Qin Lang, asking, “Where is Fang Yu now?”
“Before our meeting started, Mr. Fang had already left,” Qin Lang answered.
“Where did he go?” Qin Yimo asked.
“He said he went home,” Qin Lang said.
“Home? He went back to Huaibei?” Qin Yimo was stunned.
“No, he said he went back to his home in Beidu. If we need to find him, we should go to his home, the address is Beidu No. 101,” Qin Lang said.
“He has a home in Beidu too? Beidu No. 101?” Qin Yimo became more confused.
Nowadays in Beidu, door numbers were rarely used to indicate addresses.
No. 101, she really didn’t know where that was.
But behind her, Mr. and Mrs. Qin Weichao exchanged glances, their eyes full of surprise.
“Xiao Lang, are you sure you heard correctly? Beidu No. 101?” Qin Weichao asked with wide eyes.
“Yes, it’s No. 101, Second Uncle,” Qin Lang answered.
“That’s his home? No way…” Qin Weichao muttered in disbelief.
“Dad, what kind of place is that?” Qin Yimo turned around and asked curiously.
“That’s the largest private residence in Beidu, covering a thousand acres…” Cao Xue said beside her, “That estate has over fifty buildings, along with many man-made orchards, pastures, and even rivers and small mountains…”
“But this residence is very mysterious, reportedly with a history of over a thousand years, and no one has lived there for many years. Strangely, everything inside is preserved perfectly, even the orchards and pastures are well-maintained. From time to time, people try to buy it… but they’re always refused at the official level in Beidu, who say the residence has been permanently sold to someone… even though no one lives there, it cannot be auctioned,” Qin Weichao said.
“Beidu No. 101 has become a tourist attraction now. Although people can’t enter, many tourists who come to Beidu go to see the exterior of the residence…” Cao Xue said, “So when you say it’s Mr. Fang Yu’s home… we find it very strange.”
Qin Yimo and Qin Lang exchanged glances, both equally surprised.
If this were about someone else, they might think it was nonsense.
But when it came to Fang Yu, it was hard to say…
…
As the largest metropolis, Beidu far surpassed other cities in size. At the same time, the prosperity of the entire Beidu was far higher than other cities.
In the central district of Beidu, the level of modernization was even higher, with skyscrapers everywhere, bustling traffic, and extreme congestion.
Yet in this area where land was worth its weight in gold, among modern buildings, there existed a private residence that was completely out of place with its surroundings.
Beidu No. 101.
This number itself was special.
Because Beidu’s numbering system used eight digits. But Beidu No. 101 had only three digits.
Why this residence was so special, even officials couldn’t explain. Because this numbering was established many years ago and couldn’t be changed.
At this moment, in front of the gates of Beidu’s largest residence, four college students stood—two holding SLR cameras taking photos, while the other two had drawing boards and were sketching.
They stood about fifty meters from the gate, with their backs to Beidu’s famous artificial lake, Dongtian Lake.
The four college students were each working on their assignments.
But just then, a figure walked up to the gate, blocking their view.
Two of the college students put down their cameras and ran forward.
“Hey, brother, could you temporarily move to another spot to sightsee? We’re students from Beidu University, working on a photography and drawing assignment,” the two male students said as they approached behind Fang Yu.
“Sightsee? Has this place become a tourist attraction?” Fang Yu asked curiously.
“Brother, are you from out of town? Who doesn’t know about Beidu No. 101? It’s a tourist spot,” the tall student said.
“Isn’t this a residence?” Fang Yu asked.
“Yes, technically it’s a private residence, but in reality, no one has lived here for a very long time,” the shorter student said.
“Oh…” Fang Yu nodded.
“Actually, I disagree with calling it a private residence. In my view, this should be a summer palace built by some dynasty’s emperor hundreds of years ago. Think about it, in the imperial era, even if you had enough wealth and resources, the emperor would never allow someone to build a residence as luxurious as a palace right under his feet,” the tall student shook his head and said.
“That makes sense. I think it must be a government building. Otherwise, after so many years of vacancy, it would have been requisitioned or bought by other wealthy people. It couldn’t just sit here, hindering the complete modernization of Beidu’s central district,” the shorter student nodded in agreement.
“Selling this residence wouldn’t be so easy. A single businessman could hardly buy it; at least they would need to form an acquisition consortium with over 5 billion in assets…” the tall student said.
“But if someone could buy it, it would be incredibly profitable! You know, nowadays, even with money, it’s impossible to buy such a large plot of land in Beidu…” the shorter student said.
Fang Yu had no interest in continuing to listen to their academic discussion and turned toward the gate.
“Brother, where are you going!?” the tall student shouted.
“I’m going in, so I won’t block your view anymore. Goodbye, feel free to come in as guests sometime,” Fang Yu waved without stopping.
“But…” the tall student was about to speak when he saw the previously sealed stone gates, three meters high, automatically open as Fang Yu approached!
“Click, click, click…”
The sound of stone doors touching the ground came, and the two stone doors opened completely.
Then, Fang Yu walked in.
Shortly after Fang Yu entered, the two stone doors slowly closed again, returning to their original state, as if nothing had happened.
The two top students from Beidu University stood frozen, unable to come to their senses.
“Hey, did you see that? Those stone doors opened! That guy… just walked right in!?” The two drawing students who hadn’t followed earlier now ran up, asking in shock.
“Y-yes, it seems so…” the tall student mumbled.
“How is that possible? How did he open those stone doors?” the drawing student asked with wide eyes.
“He invited us to visit… Could it be that he’s the owner of this residence?” the shorter student said, uttering words he himself couldn’t believe.
