Lu Ban Mountain. A small courtyard.
The old man was lying on the sofa watching the 101st Xiangjiang Beauty Pageant, a pastime that shared a curious similarity with Tang Fei, Little Fatty, watching bikini-clad girls every night at eight.
The old man laughed so hard his legs wouldn’t close, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth.
Even though the three of them didn’t live together, their hearts were together and so were their tastes in beauty...
At that moment, the watch on his wrist vibrated.
The old man’s face was full of surprise, and he immediately sat up straight.
Lu Zhiyong, sitting next to him drinking beer, saw the old man’s tense movements and laughed, "It’s just a message, why are you so excited? Has it been many years since anyone has messaged or called you?"
While unlocking his phone, the old man replied, "Only two people know the number for this phone, one is you, the other is Tang Fei..."
Lu Zhiyong then became nervous too, and quickly ran behind the old man to look over his shoulder.
He too wanted to know what could have happened that would make Tang Fei send a message at this time.
Moreover, the phone’s encryption program was personally set up by the eldest brother. Sending messages or receiving calls required a long string of verification codes.
Even the top hackers in the galaxy would find it extremely difficult to crack the Lu Family’s encryption technology...
Forced entry would only trigger the self-destruct program, leaving them unable to salvage even a single component.
It was precisely because the operation process was so cumbersome that Tang Fei wouldn’t waste his time and effort just to send a message saying: "Have you eaten?"
Although he couldn’t yet determine the exact relationship between his elder brother and Tang Fei, given his brother’s high regard for Tang Fei, he could somewhat guess.
After all, his name included the character "Zhi".
Nothing could escape his Eyes of Golden Flame...
Tang Fei was the elder brother’s son, his own son.
Otherwise, why would he rush out to bring him back the moment he heard that the boy had ventured into the mountains, yet not show the same urgency for his own daughter?
The old man entered a long string of unlocking digits, and then the message he received displayed on his screen.
He opened the file, inside which was a video.
Then, he clicked to play the video on the virtual screen...
It was a significant video.
So significant that Lu Zhiyong’s stomach churned, his throat making retching noises as he crushed the beer can in his hand with a snap and harshly threw it into the smart trash can nearby.
However, the old man watched with a face full of delight, as if he had seen some exquisite delicacies.
"Fantastic, it is really fantastic..."
"This kid, he truly didn’t disappoint me. If he isn’t provoked, he remains quiet, but once he acts, it’s astonishing—he’s caught me a big fish with his first move..."
"This is great; with this big fish... we can do so much..."
Lu Zhiyong looked at his elder brother who replayed the video and asked, "Eldest brother, isn’t this just a... video of defecation? Such a disgusting thing, what’s there to enjoy? You even seem addicted to watching it over and over?"
The old man pointed to the virtual screen, freezing an image, and asked pointing to the face of a young man on the screen, "Do you know who this is?"
"Eldest brother, aren’t you insulting me? This is Zhong Tianque, the Eldest Prince of the Phoenix Empire... It’s said that Zhong Daolong has allowed him to observe state affairs by his side, seems like he’s the most likely successor..."
"This important person, how could I not recognize him? No matter what, I am a general of the Undying Army..."
"What do you think would happen if this video were leaked?" the old man asked.
"You can’t leak it, and even if it were leaked, it would be quickly deleted..." Lu Zhiyong shook his head and said, "With the current technological means, it’s very hard to find any trace of it online..."
"What if it were leaked from an external network? What if it came from someone within the Royal Family itself?" the old man countered.
"You’re right, we can’t release it on the internal network of the Phoenix Empire; one, it will easily be completely deleted, with the current technology, they can erase any trace...after the incident, the Royal Family must have already set up risk control measures..."
"Additionally, it might also expose our goals... If they follow the trail back to us, finding traces of our existence would be bad..."
"So what do you mean, elder brother?"
"I’m thinking of a way to get this video into the hands of the Second Prince," the old man said to Lu Zhiyong.
"Eldest brother’s intention... is to let the Second Prince leak this video himself? How could he possibly comply with our arrangement? How could he do such a thing?"
"There’s no cat that doesn’t steal," the old man said with a cold laugh, his words tinged with sarcasm: "They say the Second Prince indulges in pleasures, loves beauties, not the Empire... Does he truly not love the Empire? He is merely unable to attain it, unable to pursue it."
"Knowing that he stands no chance, he pretends to be aloof and unambitious, earning the goodwill of Zhong Daolong and his elder brother..."
"But now, we’re handing him the opportunity... wouldn’t he be tempted? Doesn’t he have any thoughts? Wouldn’t he think about giving it a try? What if it succeeds? What if... he could overthrow his elder brother? After all, history is but a series of coincidental events grouped together."