At this point, Jiang Youli clapped her hands. "Of course, if you're willing to tell me who the big shot behind your Long family is, and hand over the relevant evidence of his crimes, I'll consider it an act of atonement and spare your life, how about that?"

Hearing her mention the powerful figure behind her, Long Yuan's fear intensified. He suddenly stood up and demanded, "Jiang Youli, what else do you know?"

Jiang Youli looked at the disheveled Long Yuan with disdain and said, "You just need to know that I know far more than you think."

Long Yuan laughed, "Jiang Youli, if you already know about the big shot behind my Long family, how dare you treat my Long family like this! You actually want to bring down that big shot!"

"I admit that I underestimated you at first, which is why I'm in this predicament now. But no matter how capable you are, do you really think you can outmaneuver the big shot behind me?"

"Ha! Don't overestimate your capabilities!"

Since that's the case, Long Yuan has nothing to fear about Jiang Youli!

After all, having offended the powerful figure behind the Long family, Jiang Youli was destined to die!

Jiang Youli raised an eyebrow and sneered, "Oh? Is that so? When I was going to deal with your Long family, almost all the wealthy families in Beijing thought I was overestimating myself. But now, ha, everyone can see that your Long family's Never Sleeps City is definitely not going to be able to resolve this crisis, so just wait to close down the store or change owners."

Long Yuan staggered to his feet, his eyes bloodshot. He stared intently at Jiang Youli's delicate yet cold face, as if trying to see through her eyes to discover just how many cards she still held.

"Jiang Youli..." His voice was hoarse, like a demon crawling out of hell, "You think you've won by taking down the Long family? That big shot can make you die without a burial place with a flick of his finger!"

Jiang Youli smiled disdainfully, toying with a silver needle between her fingers, its cold light gleaming.

"Oh? Then guess why I dared to touch the Long family?" She slowly approached, her long boots stepping on Long Yuan's shadow. "Because... I'm here for your so-called important figure."

Long Yuan's pupils constricted sharply, and his heart pounded wildly.

After saying that, Jiang Youli walked up to Jiang Yangxu and grabbed him, saying, "It's time to take you to the police station."

Qi An'an opened the car door and waved, "Sister-in-law, I'll take you to the police station!"

After witnessing Jiang Youli's methods, Jiang Yangxu knew that anything he said would be in vain, so he gave up struggling and let Jiang Youli take him away like a dead dog.

……

After Jiang Youli left, Long Yuan wiped the dust off his face and the blood from the corner of his mouth, and staggered back into the house.

Madam Long was not in the living room.

The waiting butler looked at Long Yuan's injuries and said with his eyes down, "The old lady is in the ancestral hall. She said that you should go to the ancestral hall to find her when you return, young master."

Long Yuan washed his face and changed his clothes before heading to the Long family ancestral hall.

Inside the Long family ancestral hall, the air was filled with the fragrance of sandalwood, but it could not conceal the decaying and desolate atmosphere.

Facing Madam Long, Long Yuan didn't know what to say.

Madam Long kept fiddling with the Buddhist prayer beads in her hand, looking at her grandson Long Yuan, who was covered in bruises, without saying a word for a long time.

Sudden--

The Buddhist prayer beads in Madam Long's hand scattered all over the ground, and the sound of the beads rolling down seemed like some kind of ominous premonition.

Madam Long paused, then instructed the steward, "Call Lin'er over."

Long Yuan's expression changed slightly, but he still didn't speak.

The steward lingered for a while, making sure that Madam Long had no intention of changing her mind, before finally stepping out of the ancestral hall.

Before long, Jiang Li and Long Junyu's son, Long Lin, arrived with the housekeeper.

Long Lin smiled brightly, like an innocent and naive young boy.

As soon as he entered, he walked cheerfully toward Old Madam Long.

"Grandma! Brother Yuan!" He approached with a grin, "I'm back!"

Upon hearing the word "Grandma," Old Madam Long's heart melted. The coldness on her face vanished instantly, replaced by a kind smile: "Lin'er, come here and let Grandma take a look."

Long Lin obediently approached, letting the old lady stroke his hair, and said coquettishly, "Grandma, I missed you so much while I was abroad."

"Grandma misses you too." Old Madam Long's eyes were full of kindness.

"By the way... Brother Yuan, I heard the Long family is having some trouble lately?" He looked at Long Yuan with feigned concern. "Do you need my help?"

Long Yuan forced a smile: "No need, you've just returned to the country, you should rest well first."

Long Lin seemed unconvinced and looked up at Old Madam Long, "Grandma, is there really nothing I can help you with?"

The words that Madam Long originally wanted to say were all stuck in her throat, and she changed them to: "It's nothing, it's just that I haven't seen you for too long. Now that you've just come back, I can't help but want to see you more."

Long Lin laughed and said, "Grandma, don't worry. After I come back from studying abroad this time, I will work for Brother Yuan and I won't go abroad again."

At this point, he asked curiously, "Grandma, I miss my mom too... but since my mom wronged my dad, I will never forgive her no matter how much I miss her."

Madam Long said calmly, "My dear child, if you really miss your mother, I will allow her to come back and see you."

"No need, Grandma, I'm an adult now, not a child who can't live without Mom anymore," Long Lin said. "Grandma, I've already graduated. When do you plan to arrange for me to study with Brother Yuan?"

"Alright, I'll arrange for you to study with your brother in a while." Old Madam Long looked at Long Yuan and said seriously, "Yuan'er, did you hear me?"

Long Yuan also came to his senses, "Okay."

After watching Long Lin leave, Long Yuan hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

Madam Long spoke up: "I know what you want to say."

After a long while, she sighed heavily, "Enough, I'm too old for this, I don't need to continue living like this. I'll leave the opportunity to you and Lin'er."

Long Yuan looked up and met his grandmother's murky yet vicious eyes.

Madam Long's voice turned icy cold, "Yuan'er, my only request of you is—you must kill Jiang Youli!"

Long Yuan nodded solemnly, "Grandma, I will definitely avenge you by stepping over her corpse."

"Jiang Youli must die." Old Madam Long said each word with utmost deliberation, her aged voice filled with deep-seated hatred. "She destroyed the century-old foundation of my Long family, and I will make her... pay for her debt in blood!"

Long Yuan clenched his fist, his knuckles turning white: "Grandma, don't worry, I'll contact that person tonight... As long as he agrees to help, Jiang Youli won't be able to cause any trouble in Beijing."

Old Madam Long closed her eyes and slowly exhaled: "Alright, Yuan'er, can I trust you this time?"

Long Yuan knelt down again and kowtowed three times to Old Madam Long, as if he had made up his mind: "I will definitely not let you down, Grandma."

……

At the police station entrance, Jiang Youli handed Jiang Yangxu over to the police, briefly explained the situation, gave a statement, and left.

Given the immense public scrutiny online, the police will certainly not dare to close the case lightly, but will instead conduct a thorough investigation and provide a proper explanation to the public.

"Sister-in-law, I heard what you said to Long Yuan. What are your plans next? Judging from Long Yuan's expression, the people behind the Long family are indeed not to be trifled with," Qi An'an leaned closer and asked in a low voice.

Jiang Youli raised her eyes, her gaze sharp as a knife: "The Long family thought that big shot could protect them, ha, then I'll show them... what a real 'living Yama' is."

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