Sowing Dissension
The medallion was golden, and there were several lightning inscriptions on its surface.
When they saw the medallion, Gao Yunting and the others in the room were shocked. This medallion was the family head's medallion.
Anyone who held this medallion was the head of the Gao Family. Whether it was the elders or the other members of the family, everyone had to respect the person who held this medallion.
Gao Yunting was stunned. This medallion had always been in his father's hands. Why was it in Cai Renfei's?
He was a member of the Cai Family, but he was only staying here temporarily. There was no way his father would give him the medallion.
"How did you get your hands on this medallion?"
The atmosphere in the room was tense. Gao Yunting stared intently at Cai Renfei, who stood across from them. His trusted aides inconspicuously took a few steps forward, surrounding Cai Renfei.
The situation didn't look good. Cai Renfei wasn't a member of the family, but he had the family head's medallion. Gao Yunting could easily kill him on the pretext of stealing the medallion.
"Young Master Yunting, I already said that this is a sign of my sincerity."
Cai Renfei smiled faintly, but didn't explain himself. He carefully put the medallion away.
"Do you know why I told you to keep the twenty percent of the resources safe? In truth, I obtained this medallion from Gao Ruilong. "
When he heard this, Gao Yunting's body trembled uncontrollably, his head buzzing.
He'd obtained the medallion from Gao Ruilong? Didn't that mean his father was going to hand over the position of family head to Gao Ruilong?
"Impossible!"
Gao Yunting roared, his eyes bloodshot. He was the eldest son of the Gao Family, and his mother was the first wife of the family head. Ever since he was a child, his father had taught him how to be the future family head.
For more than ten years, his father had paved the way for him, helping him build up a faction of trusted aides. Gao Yunting had worked hard to become the future family head.
However, ten years ago, his mother had passed away from illness. His father had taken Gao Ruilong's mother as his wife, and they had a son. From then on, the family head's feelings for Gao Yunting grew more and more ambiguous. He no longer mentioned the position of family head to him, and in private, he began to build up support for Gao Ruilong.
He saw all of this, but he didn't say anything.
But now, he was almost forty years old, and he had been waiting for the succession of the Patriarch for a full thirty years. But now, Cai Renfei was telling him that the Patriarch's warrant was given to Gao Ruilong?
"This is impossible, this is impossible …"
Gao Yunting squeezed Cai Renfei's neck with all his might. Cai Renfei's face turned red, and he repeatedly slapped Gao Yunting's arm.
Bang.
After throwing Cai Renfei to the ground, Cai Renfei curled up on the ground and retched for a long time before getting up from the ground.
"The warrant is right here. It's not up to you to believe it or not."
"You're trying to sow discord, aren't you? If Gao Ruilong really had the warrant, why would he give it to you?" Suddenly, Gao Yunting's gaze darkened. "I know that you've never received a mother's love since you were a child, and you resent my father for stealing your mother to the Gao family, right? But if you want to use this kind of method to sow discord in the Gao family, I can only say that you are too naive. "
When Cai Renfei heard this, he smiled indifferently. "If you don't believe me, young master Yunting, then forget about it. As for how I obtained the warrant, you can investigate it yourself …. Gao Ruilong's residence is currently hosting a banquet. I took advantage of his drunken stupor to steal the warrant to inform young master Yunting. I told you, this is my sincerity, but you didn't show me your sincerity. Since that's the case, just pretend I never came here tonight. Don't talk about the warrant, and I won't talk about your resources either. "
With that, Cai Renfei didn't hesitate. He pushed open the door and left. Gao Yunting hesitated for a moment, then frowned and said, "Why are you helping me?"
"Why are you helping me?"
Ever since Cai Renfei came to the Gao family, he had always been on Gao Ruilong's side because of his mother. Over the past half year, Gao Ruilong had lost face in front of his father several times because of Cai Renfei's help.
Now, however, Cai Renfei had suddenly switched sides. Gao Yunting found it hard to believe Cai Renfei's true intentions.
"It's not that I want to help you," said Cai Renfei. "I also need to inherit the position of family head. You know that our Cai Family provoked someone we can't afford to provoke. That's why the family sent our younger generation to live with the Gao family."
Cai Renfei frowned, his expression dark.
"As the future family head of the Cai Family, I naturally have to consider the interests of the clan. Your Gao family is clearly capable of protecting my Cai Family, but I also need to choose a suitable partner between you and Gao Ruilong. Before, I was thinking of Gao Ruilong, but he …. humiliated me that day, and even mentioned my mother. I will deliver the warrant to Gao Ruilong without anyone knowing. As for young master Yunting, you're on your own. "
He coldly turned around and left Gao Yunting's courtyard. The room fell silent for a moment.
After a long moment of silence, Gao Yunting's trusted aides couldn't help but speak up.
"What should we do?"
They'd always treated Gao Yunting as one of the family head's most trusted aides. In their eyes, the position of family head would definitely fall to Gao Yunting.
But now, Cai Renfei was telling them that the family head had given the warrant to Gao Ruilong.
"Should we discreetly ask the family head about this?"
Gao Yunting's heart was in turmoil. Earlier, he'd said that Cai Renfei was trying to sow discord, but in reality, he'd just been testing the waters. In his heart, he truly suspected that his father had passed the position of family head to Gao Ruilong.
Cai Renfei's last words in particular had raised his suspicions to a new high.
He and Gao Ruilong had always stood on opposite sides. If Gao Ruilong really became family head, his future days would be miserable.
Rather than wait for death, why not ….
"Go investigate whether Gao Ruilong hosted any banquets in the past few days. If he did ….
If he did …. "
Gao Yunting had already made up his mind. He wouldn't be able to get any answers.
If you're heartless, then I'll be unjust!
Little did they know, Cai Renfei, who'd just left Gao Yunting's residence, smiled sinisterly.
He reached into his robes and took out a command medallion. It was the one Gao Yunting and the others believed to be the family head's warrant.
With a forceful squeeze, the token was crushed into an iron ball and thrown into the pond.
At the same time, his lips curved into a playful smile.
"Gao Yunting absolutely believes me now. All I have to do is push him a little, and he'll definitely rebel. When that happens, I'll shift the blame to Ye Zichen. Everything will be under my control."
He didn't like either the Gao Family or Ye Zichen. Given his own strength, he couldn't possibly be a match for either faction. Since that was the case, he'd just have them fight. All he needed to do was sit back and reap the spoils.
"What Gao Family? What Ye Zichen? They're nothing but playthings in my palms!"
Cai Renfei smiled sinisterly, then looked up into the sky.
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