The Gu family.
The clan members were still waiting in the central room.
For a moment, it was noisy. Gu Xiande was gone, Gu Jingze was gone, and even Mu Wanqing was not there. Everyone was talking about their own things. It was like a market.
These local tycoons were used to such things, but at this moment, they were like uncles and aunties, gossiping about what they knew.
"I heard that he's dead."
"How could he be dead? His body hasn't been found. It's said that he went to a secret factory outside and was controlled by chemical weapons. Otherwise, how could those bodyguards die so quickly? But Gu Jingze is smart. He immediately realized that something was wrong and escaped."
"Then he's fine?"
"Maybe there's a problem. But now that he's missing, who knows what the problem is."
"Then who's in charge of the Gu family now? There's no one to take care of things here."
At this moment, Xue Mengqi had already lost her patience.
Seeing that no one in front of her was going to speak, the room was in a mess.
The servants on the side began to talk uncontrollably.
Xue Mengqi said in a low voice, "The Patriarch is not here, and the Madam is not here either. What should we do?"
"That's right. Didn't the President come?"
"Even if he comes, he is not the patriarch. He can't manage so many things. Moreover, if he participates, it will have a greater impact on him. If people know, I'm afraid it will affect his position on the president's side. He must think more about it."
Xue Mengqi hesitated for a moment. Then, as if there was no other way, she sighed and suddenly stood up.
Everyone was sitting there talking. Suddenly, they saw someone stand up and walk towards the carved chair that the Patriarch used to sit on.
Everyone turned to look at the source of the sound.
Xue Mengqi stood there, facing the people below. When everyone saw that it was her, they gradually stopped talking, as if they were aware of it.
Xue Mengqi cleared her throat, then said, "The Gu Clan has never been in such chaos for many years. Right now, perhaps the heavens are testing our Gu Clan to see if we can unite as one and overcome this crisis together. Perhaps you have never experienced such a thing before, but our Xue Clan has been in chaos for many years. I know that if we can unite as one at a time like this, our relationship will be even better in the future. Because of this experience, we will be closer to each other. So, I hope that everyone can face this together, and not suspect each other."
Everyone looked at each other with a look of agreement on their faces.
Xue Mengqi said, "Now that the Patriarch and Madam are not here, we still can't panic. We should find a way to save ourselves, I think …"
She said slowly. She stood there, looking at all the clan members looking at her. Thinking about how she stood in the position where the Patriarch and Matriarch used to stand, that feeling of being able to command others, really made one's heart swell.
The feeling of everyone following her lead was simply too good.
He was like an emperor, standing above everyone else. This feeling was just too great.
But at this moment …
All of a sudden, there was a commotion outside.
All of a sudden, everyone saw a row of security guards standing outside the courtyard.
Someone looked at the uniform security guards and exclaimed, "Those are not Gu Jingze's security guards."
"What? Is he back? "
"Really?"
Everyone immediately looked over, leaving Xue Mengqi, who had yet to finish her words, behind.
Xue Mengqi was stunned. She glared at the security guards angrily.
She saw that there were indeed a lot of people surrounding the Gu Clan's old mansion. They were orderly, gradually filling up the positions of the guards.
Just as everyone was feeling puzzled, Lin Che walked out from the back.
She glanced at the crowd and ignored their disappointed, unconvinced, or resentful gazes. She stepped into the hall and stood at the very front.
The bodyguards behind her also stood behind her, following her from a distance.
Lin Che glanced at the people below and said to them, "Don't worry, even if Gu Jingze is not here now, we will not fall. The things he left behind are still here, and the rules he set are still there. You can continue with what you were doing before. I have already arranged for someone to take over from the headquarters, so you don't have to worry. Just carry on with your daily life. There is no need to gather here. Worry will only cause us to make more mistakes. Now, you can go back on your own. If there is anything you want to know, you can ask me at the headquarters."
Lin Che came in and gave the order without hesitation. As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's discussion became even louder.
"Why is she here?"
"That's right. What does she mean by this? Is she going to take charge now?"
"Why should she be here? She shouldn't be the one to take over if something happened to Jingze."
"That's right. Her surname is not Gu. She is an outsider. How dare she control us?"
Xue Mengqi hadn't enjoyed much when she saw Lin Che coming in like a bolt of lightning. She was so angry that she choked.
Lin Che could understand everyone's doubts. After they discussed for a while, she smiled slowly and said, "You can tell me directly if there is anything you want to say."
Hearing her words, someone asked directly, "What right do you have to take over the headquarters?"
Lin Che said, "Gu Jingze is my husband. He is missing. What's wrong with me taking over?"
"Do you know what's in the headquarters? You can take over."
Lin Che said, "The headquarters has everything Gu Jingze left behind, including his trusted aides and subordinates. I believe that the Gu family has gathered all the capable people and has never kept any useless people. Even if Gu Jingze is not here, they will be able to support the Gu family."
"Ha, what a joke. So you are saying that you will not do anything and just watch?"
"That's right."
"Hahahaha, you are so naive."
"Oh? I am naive? Then tell me, if I cannot take over, will you take over? "
"I … We will elect our own people to take over."
"Heh, Mistress has been elected in the past, so I won't say anything. Since when do we have to rely on you to elect a Clan Head?"
Lin Che's gaze suddenly sharpened. The person looked as if he had been struck by lightning. His face turned pale and his voice became weaker.
"It's not like the Gu family doesn't have any descendants. We need you to help us find a head of the family. It's not like my husband doesn't have any children. We need you to help us find a child. Not only my husband, but even without him, there's still my eldest brother and Gu Jingyu. They're still alive. Since when was it your turn to elect a head of the family?"
The Gu family's Clan Head had always been passed down from father to son, son to grandson. The previous generation's Clan Head made the decision. The next generation's Clan Head was not someone they could just elect.
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