The news of the Marquis Family being investigated, and the arrest of Bowen and his son caused quite a stir in Chaos City's business circle.
As one of the four major families in Chaos City, and one of the founding families of the Aden Chamber of Commerce, the Marquis Family had a fortune of hundreds of millions. Nobody expected the Marquis Family to fall so suddenly.
Although the gap between the Marquis Family and the Dodges Family had been widened by the Buffett Family and the Family Moreton in recent years, the Marquis Family was still a huge force in Chaos City.
Previously, when the news of Bennett's downfall and arrest spread, many people were guessing if the Marquis Family would be implicated. However, from what happened afterward, not only was the Marquis Family not implicated by Bennett's matter, they even took the opportunity to take over some of Bennett's assets that were clean on the surface, and became the biggest winner.
Unexpectedly, the Gray Temple's sword fell on the Marquis Family's head in just a few days, and that made everyone sigh.
Some people said that the Marquis Family had taken advantage of Bennett's power, and also touched properties that they shouldn't have, so they were investigated.
Others said that the head of the Marquis Family forcefully took over Bennett's assets, and attracted the Gray Temple's attention, so they were investigated.
Some even said that Bowen's son had seduced the concubine of some big shot in the Gray Temple, and that led to the tragedy.
"Bowen is too greedy. I told his old man that back then. If it were me, I would rather hand the family over to that prodigal son, Bennett, than to Bowen," Ian lamented as he took a sip of tea and looked at Hill, who hadn't finished his breakfast.
Hill put a small piece of bread into his mouth, chewed it carefully, and swallowed it. He picked up the white silk handkerchief beside him and carefully wiped the corner of his mouth. After confirming that there was no food residue left, he said with an indifferent expression, "That prodigal is now in prison, waiting to be damned eternally."
"If Old Marquis had been a little more fair to him back then, such a mess wouldn't have happened," Ian lamented.
"Then, I'm afraid the Marquis Family is doomed. Even if Bennett replaces Bowen as the head of the Marquis Family, I'm afraid he won't be an obedient family head," Hill said as he shook his head.
Yi En was stunned. He looked at the Hill and thought about it seriously. He couldn't help but smile and say, "Of the four great families, my eyes are indeed the best."
"I agree." Hill nodded.
Ian quickly retracted his smile, and continued, "It's best that our family doesn't get involved in this matter. Since Dominic has been arrested, it seems like the city lord is determined to clean up the gray areas in Chaos City. I reckon many people will be arrested soon."
"I've already done a self-inspection. The problematic fellows have already been handed over to the Gray Temple. We'll deal with them as we see fit." The Hill nodded.
"Very good." Ian put down his teacup and stood up with a smile. "Do you want to go feed the fish?"
"No. I have to make a trip to the city lord's castle later to meet that first prince who came from afar." The Hill shook his head.
"Go ahead. I have to go fishing." Ian didn't ask any more questions, and left slowly with his hands behind his back.
The Hill stood up and watched Ian leave the restaurant before walking to the door. He asked his assistant who was following him quickly with a briefcase, "Have you found out if the Marquis Family's investigation has anything to do with Mr. Meg?"
"There's no evidence to prove that there's a definite connection between the two at the moment. However, an employee from Amy's called Raina received a shop that originally belonged to Bennett as a gift a few days ago. During this period of time, she and the Marquis Family had some disputes over the ownership of the shop," the secretary replied quickly.
"Employee?" The Hill frowned.
"Yes. Bennett seemed to have been pestering her previously. This shop should have been given to her directly by the Gray Temple and the city lord's castle." The secretary nodded, and continued, "If there's a need, I can investigate the reason behind it."
"There's no need for that. I was also worried that Mr. Meg would be bullied by the Marquis Family. Now, it seems like my worries were completely unnecessary. This matter ends here. There's no need to investigate too thoroughly," The Hill stopped him.
"Yes." The secretary nodded, and began to report the next matter.
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Meg exited the test field for the God of Cookery. When he opened his eyes, the alarm clock beside him rang almost at the same time.
He was stunned for a moment before reaching out to turn off the alarm clock. After being alone for more than 100 days in a space where there was only the crackling of the charcoal fire and the sizzling of the pig's eyes on the grill, even the sound of the alarm clock had become pleasing to the ear.
"Why don't I release the roasted pig's eyes today, and roast them in front of the open display window …" The corners of Meg's lips slowly curled up. Otherwise, how could he live up to his hard work of roasting the pig's eyes for more than 100 days and nights?
The number of pig's eyes that he had roasted could encircle a pig farm ten times.
What a picturesque advertising slogan.
Meg didn't waste too much time in bed. After slightly dispelling the discomfort from being in the test field for the God of Cookery for so long, he got out of bed and took a cold shower. After changing into a clean chef's uniform, he went downstairs to prepare breakfast for everyone.
As he was worried that he would scare everyone early in the morning and affect their appetite for the day, Meg resisted the urge to add the roasted pig's eyes into the luxurious breakfast set.
"Father, what delicious food are you making today?" Amy was the first to come downstairs. She stood on her tiptoes at the entrance of the kitchen to look.
"Soy milk, youtiao, tofu pudding, everything. Amy can eat whatever you want." Meg turned around to look at Amy, who had long silver hair and a strand of ahoge on top of her head, and said with a smile.
The little girl had already changed into a white down jacket. Her round, penguin-like figure made her look very cute, but her hair was still uncombed.
Due to Irina's unique hair-combing skills, Meg took the initiative to take on the task of combing Amy's hair.
After all, she always had her hair down and didn't have any experience in combing hair. She was usually as fierce as a tiger, and her hairstyle was like a lightning rod.
"Hmm …" Amy thought seriously for a while, then said, "Then I'll have a set of youtiao with sweet tofu pudding, and a set of black pepper steak. I want it medium well, with a little more sweet and sour tomato sauce."
"Okay, let's eat together when the big sisters are here." Meg nodded with a smile. He didn't have any objections to the little girl's pairing. After all, she could come up with different ways to eat every day.
During breakfast, Meg announced that he would be adding a new dish for the day.
"Roasted … roasted pig's eyes?" Barbara, who was drinking soy milk, choked and looked at Meg in disbelief.
"Are they really pig's eyes?" Mia also looked at Meg in surprise.
All the girls had similar expressions. They were surprised and a little frightened.
"Yes, they are roasted pig's eyes." Meg nodded with certainty.
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