The First Heir by Master Yu Who Smokes

Chapter 891

“Wait there. I’ll go to Riverdale at once!” Shawn Hane, the head of the Hane family, said.

Click!

Then, the phone was disconnected!

Klein was stunned for half a minute before reacting.

What was the situation?

Shawn was coming to Riverdale?

This place was several hours away from Capital City.

At the same time on the elevated highway leading to Riverdale, a Rolls-Royce drove along at high

speed.

Inside the car, Shawn’s face was full of horror as he sweated profusely while saying, “Take me to

Klein’s private residence as fast as you can!”

After saying this, Shawn’s heart started thumping rapidly.

He was flabbergasted!

As the head of the Hane family in Capital City, this panicked expression on his face was really rare and

unusual.

Even the driver was as quiet as a mouse at the moment.

The atmosphere in the car was freezing.

How could the third brother provoke him?!

Damn it!

Was the Hane family going to go through the crisis eight years ago again?

Back at the Hane family’s private residence.

“Well, what did he say?” Philip asked calmly.

Klein frowned. He did not know how to answer that question.

“Hehe, don’t be too c*cky! He’s on his way to Riverdale now!” Klein said tauntingly.

This sentence was naturally meant for Vivi.

Vivi shook her head and said helplessly, “Klein, everyone outside says that you’re a smart man, but it

seems to me now that you’re nothing but a brainless fool.”

“Miss Joo, I’ve tolerated you long enough. Even though the Joo family is indeed very powerful, if you

make an enemy out of the Hane family, you’ll not benefit from it! I advise you to keep out of this matter!”

Klein roared until his face was flushed red and he was almost out of breath.

He was nearly at his wits’ end!

However, to Vivi, all this was not worth mentioning!

She looked at Klein and said, “Mack, count to three. If they don’t admit their mistakes, take them

down.”

Mack looked at Baloo coldly and said, “Third Master Hane, my lady has spoken. I hope you consider it

carefully.

“I’ll count to three. You have three seconds to consider your next move.”

Mack looked at Klein as a sharp light flashed in his eyes.

“One!”

In the beginning, Klein was still unperturbed, or rather, he was still immersed in anger.

However, when the counting started, Klein became quiet.

Yes, he could no longer control his emotions. The feeling that he was about to face his death suddenly

crept upon him!

In just one second, he could already feel the threat of death!

This was because he realized that the other party did not care for him at all. Perhaps for them, the most

important thing was the result they wanted, and everything else was naught.

Klein could no longer think clearly, but he knew one thing—if he shook his head, the consequences

would be disastrous!

“Two!” Mack continued.

The whole room was so quiet that it was frightening. Only Mack’s voice reverberated as if the devil from

hell was calling!

When he got to two, Mack held the gun on Klein's head and slowly pulled the trigger!

Yes, he really pulled it!

Klein had been around for many years. He knew very well whether the gun was loaded.

At the halfway mark, Klein suddenly felt the threat of death and his breathing almost stopped. At that

instant, he almost thought that the opponent was going to shoot him!

“Three!” Mack said coldly.

“How dare you?! What are you doing? I'm the third master of the Hane family! My big brother will be

here soon!” Klein roared.

At the same time, a Rolls-Royce suddenly broke into the private house!

Shawn Hane had arrived!

He quickly jumped out of the car and rushed into the room at top speed. Seeing this scene, he

immediately shouted, “Wait a minute!”

“Shawn!”

When Klein saw Shawn, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and chastised Vivi and the others. “Shawn,

look, they’re people from the Joo family. They were going to kill me! The Joo family is too lawless. They

don’t show the slightest bit of respect to the Hane family at all!”

Klein thought that since his eldest brother had arrived, the matter would be solved immediately.

It was not possible that the head of the Joo family, Xander Joo, would turn up as well, right?

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However!

Bam!

Shawn directly kicked Klein in the stomach and shouted fiercely, “Shut up!”

At that moment, Klein fell to the ground and looked at his elder brother with eyes full of disbelief.

Why did this happen?

Shawn glared at Klein angrily. He was a martial arts practitioner and had held back the strength in that

kick. Otherwise, his brother would be crippled already!

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“Patriarch Hane, is there anything you want to say?” Vivi turned to Shawn and asked coldly.

“I’ll take responsibility for this matter. Let me remove the cuffs for Mr. Clarke.”

Shawn looked grim. When his gaze fell on Philip, his entire body broke out in goosebumps!

Sure enough, it was him—the harbinger of doom!

“Shawn, what are you doing? He beat up Kenneth and Francis! Are you that afraid of the Joo family?”

Klein did not understand and asked frantically.

His eldest brother rushed all the way here just to admit defeat?

“Shut up! What do you know? If I hadn't come to Riverdale in advance, you’d have caused a disaster

today!” Shawn shouted, his face flushed.

Fortunately, he was on his way to Riverdale when he received his brother’s call and rushed here.

He was not afraid of the Joo family. At most, he was apprehensive of them.

He was afraid of the one sitting there!

Having said that, Shawn walked to Philip with heavy footsteps. He leaned forward, looked into Philips's

mocking eyes, and said seriously, “Young Master Clarke, I’m sorry about this. I hope you’ll be

magnanimous and forgive my third brother for being reckless.”

Philip did not reply and his eyes were cold.

Shawn gritted his teeth and continued pleading, “On behalf of the Hane family in Capital City, I express

my sincere apologies to Young Master Clarke. I’m sorry!”

When he said this, Shawn’s body was almost bent at a 90-degree angle!

To be able to make Shawn Hane—the head of the Hane family in Capital City, a big family of martial

artists—be so humble and plead for mercy, Philip was the first!

He had no choice. Philip was a jinx!

What happened eight years ago still appeared vividly in Shawn’s mind!

The fate of the entire Hane family was now hanging by a thread.

As long as Philip nodded, there would be no more Hane family in this world.

At this scene, Vivi finally breathed a sigh of relief. She did not want to see Philip going crazy here. If her

investigations were correct, this guy was a person who held grudges!

If he really sought revenge, the Hane family would be completely finished. This would inevitably affect

many people and cause a backlash.

At that time, the situation would be out of control.

Just when everyone thought the matter was over, Philip said, “You’re sorry? Shawn Hane, your joke is

too funny. Klein is after my life.”

Everyone was stunned!

Although his tone was very light, his words were like a thunderstorm that made the room tense once

more!

The whole room fell silent in an instant as everyone looked at Philip, wondering what he wanted to do.

Was he not planning to let the Hane family off the hook?

Hearing this, Shawn’s heart twitched violently while Klein was even more unsettled. He seemed to

have guessed what the other party wanted to do.

He had now roughly realized Philip’s identity. He was not at all what he seemed on the surface. For the

Joo family to rush to his rescue tonight and for his brother to treat him this way, it clearly showed that

his status was not simple!

However, it was such a person who Klein had made a mistake in his judgment and even arrested!

He was doomed!

It was a crisis for the Hane family!

“Aren’t you going to give me an explanation?” Philip said flatly.

“I’ll definitely give Young Master Clarke a satisfactory explanation on this matter,” Shawn quickly

responded.

He knew that the deed was done, so he could only say this in hopes of appeasing the anger in Philip’s

heart.

“A satisfactory explanation? Very well, Shawn Hane, this is what you’ve said. I’ll be waiting for it. If I

don’t get a result that satisfies me, I’ll deal with it myself!”

After that, Philip got up, reached out his hand to Klein, and said with a bright smile on his face, “Klein,

come and remove this for me.”

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Upon hearing this, Shawn’s anxiety was relieved by half.

Ignoring the cold sweat on his forehead, he quickly motioned to Klein and reprimanded, “Why are you

still in a daze? Remove the cuffs for Young Master Clarke immediately!”

Klein was unwilling but had no other choice.

He had to obey his eldest brother’s orders!

He got up reluctantly, walked over to Philip, and took out the key to unlock the cuffs. However, due to

nervousness, he did not manage to insert the key into the keyhole even after several attempts.

It took a lot of effort before Klein removed the shackles from Philip's wrists.

In that instant, the tightly wounded string in his heart also relaxed.

Perhaps everything would be over with this.

However, to everyone’s surprise, Philip did not stop there. Instead, he rubbed his wrists and said,

“Although you just said that you’d give me a satisfactory explanation, I have to remind you that this

matter is not going to end like this.”

Everyone’s breath was stuck in their throats at Philip’s words. Every word he said represented a bad

ending. Shawn and Klein’s faces went pale. They could hardly wait to send this death god away

immediately!

For Klein, he already knew very well that Philip’s identity was not that simple! He could not afford to

provoke him, and neither could the Hane family!

It was his fault for being consumed with anger. He should have handed him over to the Joo family when

they came for him.

Philip looked at Shawn and Klein before he swept his gaze over the other martial artists belonging to

the Hane family. Like a sharp blade, wherever his gaze passed, no one dared to look directly at him!

All of them lowered their once prideful heads and said nothing!

“I presume that Patriarch Hane also knows why I was captured.”

Philip walked up to Shawn and lightly pressed his shoulder.

Of course, Shawn knew the reason.

His sons were beaten up, and as their uncle, Klein was seeking justice for them.

He did not know about this matter at first.

The two scoundrels actually kept this from him!

Shawn was livid!

“Because I beat up your two precious sons, Klein set this up with the help of outsiders and captured

me.”

Philip pointed at Chip who stood at the door and said, “He’s one of them.”

When Chip saw Philip pointing at him, he was so frightened that he peed his pants. His entire face

went pale as he slumped on the ground!

He knew that he was doomed!

Shawn turned around, glared at Chip, and shouted, “Chip Norton, you’re fired! The Hane family no

longer has a position for you!”

Hearing this, Chip lowered his head like a deflated balloon.

“Maybe I went too far by beating your youngest son up so badly, but I merely beat him up and spared

his life. To be honest, I’m actually a good person who doesn’t like to fight and kill.”

Philip lightly prodded Shawn’s chest with his finger, then turned to look at Klein coldly.

Shawn could not understand why Philip was saying all this. Was he trying to show off?

There was no reason to do so at all. With his status, he could leave this place in a grand fashion.

What was his motive for doing this?

“What Young Master Clarke did was right. My sons are useless. I hope you can forgive them,” Shawn

said with a forced smile.

He had no choice. He could not challenge Philip, right?

That would be courting death!

Philip shook his head and said, “Watch your next steps carefully. I’ll be waiting for the results. Whether

the Hane family would continue to exist is up to you.”

This sentence revealed very important information.

Shawn shuddered. He understood. His eyes fell on Klein as he nodded helplessly. “I understand. I’ll

deal with it.”

Following that, Philip looked at Baloo indifferently and said, “I won't kill you now. I want you to go back

and pass along a message to Juan. Tell him to not try to take a mile if he’s only given an inch.

Whatever he’s relying on is nothing more than ants in my eyes. I can destroy him any time!”

With that said, Philip turned and left. Baloo looked at his back with endless fatigue and helplessness on

his face.

What an intense aura!

It was horrifying!

Was this the real Philip Clarke?

Now, Baloo regretted provoking this character!

Mack and his men did not say anything and left with their third lady.

Looking at the groups of people leaving, Shawn knew that the Hane family would be undergoing a

major change.

“Klein, the Hane family can’t keep you any longer.”

Shawn sighed helplessly.

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Klein also knew he had no other way out. He looked a lot older in an instant. He asked unwillingly,

“Shawn, is that really him?”

Shawn paused briefly before nodding. “He did that eight years ago. You’ve made the biggest mistake

and now you have to bear the consequences.”

After that, Shawn turned and left in a seemingly heartless fashion.

Klein stood there alone, laughing aloud at himself.

Then, he directly jumped out of the window!

At the last moment, he stared resentfully at the people who left and shouted, “Philip Clarke, I won’t let

you off even if I become a ghost!”

Boom!

Philip listened to the commotion behind him without stopping.

When Shawn walked out of the gate, he naturally heard the movement. A trace of unbearable sadness

and helplessness flashed in his eyes. He said to his subordinates, “Bring Third Master Hane back

home.”

…

Philip walked out of the Hane's private house, followed by Vivi and the others.

“Aren’t you going to thank me?” Vivi suddenly asked.

Philip stopped walking, looked at Vivi next to him, and said, “Thank you.”

Vivi rolled her eyes at him and said, “Just a simple thank you?”

“What else do you want?” Philip asked amusedly.

“So stingy!”

Vivi rolled her eyes again before getting into the car and leaving.

Philip pinched his chin, shook his head helplessly, and made a call to ask Theo to pick him up.

In the villa at this moment, Wynn was still awake. She had been worried all night and made various

phone calls.

However, when those people heard that the other party was the Hane family of Capital City, they all

declined.

She was very anxious.

Could her husband have been taken away by the Hane family just like that?

Finally, she had no other choice and was about to dial Juan’s number when a figure walked in at the

gate of the villa.

It was Philip!

The moment Wynn saw him, her eyes went red. She rushed toward him, hugged him tightly, and

whimpered. “I was so scared. What did they do to you?”

Philip hugged Wynn and comforted her, saying, “It’s fine. This is your husband we’re talking about.

Everything is okay.”

Wynn wiped her tears aggrievedly, hit him on the chest bitterly several times, and said, “This is for

making me worried. I was just about to…”

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“About to do what?” Philip asked with a smile.

Wynn rolled her eyes at him and said, “Nothing.”

The two looked at each other and smiled.

That night, Wynn asked a lot of questions, such as how Philip came back, but he concealed it very well.

Early the next morning, Wynn remained in the villa to recuperate. Meanwhile, Philip went out to run

errands and did not return until the afternoon.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw the sneaky Martha coming down the stairs.

Seeing Philip's sudden return, Martha was also shocked. She squeezed out a smile and said, “Oh, my

son-in-law is back. I’ll start cooking now.”

While saying that, Martha clenched her fist tightly as if she was holding something in her hand.

She was too enthusiastic.

Philip felt uncomfortable but did not say anything.

When Martha passed by his side, Philip suddenly asked, “Martha Yates, what are you up to?”

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Martha shuddered and quickly replied, “No, nothing. I’m going to cook.”

With that, she ran into the kitchen.

Philip frowned but did not say anything. He sat in the living room fiddling with his phone.

Martha hid in the kitchen, peeked at Philip furtively, and was relieved to see that he was not suspicious.

She took out a small item from her pocket—a tiny earphone.

This was something she had bought at the market in the morning. It was a listening device.

She was in Philip and Wynn’s bedroom just now where she secretly installed the bug and was about to

go downstairs to try it out when she unexpectedly ran into Philip.

To keep herself busy for a while, Martha cooked chicken soup. When she was done, she wiped her

hands and walked to the living room.

“Philip, I’d like to ask you something.”

Martha smiled and sat down.

Philip nodded without raising his head and said, “What's the matter?”

Martha hesitated for a long time before asking cautiously, “Last time, the old-fashioned ring that I found

in Anne’s room, what is it? You seemed very concerned about it.”

When Philip heard this, he immediately raised his head. With a brow quirked, he looked at Martha

before saying suspiciously, “Why are you asking this?”

Martha chuckled and said, “It’s nothing. I’m just asking.”

Silence.

The atmosphere cooled down.

Philip did not answer.

Martha pondered over it. Unwilling to give up, she tried again, “Is that thing on you? Can you show it to

me? I’ve never seen such a thing yet.”

Philip put down his phone directly, looked at Martha, and said coldly, “Let’s talk. What about it makes

you ask so many questions?”

Martha panicked. Especially when she came into contact with Philip's steely gaze, she felt terrified.

“Oh no, my chicken soup!”

Martha smacked her thigh abruptly and quickly rushed into the kitchen, avoiding the topic entirely.

Seeing her running away, Philip shook his head helplessly.

She had better not be looking for trouble.

In the afternoon, Philip went to the food delivery company.

It was his business, after all. As the boss, if he did not visit it once in a while, it would be really hard to

justify.

After greeting the colleagues and investing another sum of money, Philip left the company and went to

Theo’s place.

The underground chamber of commerce was about to begin.

Theo had been very busy recently, so Philip wanted to check on the situation.

Philip sat on the main seat while Theo and Anna stood respectfully opposite him.

He took a sip of tea and asked, “So, how confident are you in taking down the underground chamber of

commerce?”

Theo glanced at Anna and answered truthfully, “We’re 60 percent confident to maintain the current

situation, 30 percent certain to take down the South River District.”

Theo seemed quite bitter when he said this.

He could not help it. The event this time was very popular and many unrelated forces had popped up.

Even people from Capital City were participating.

Theo was really not confident.

Philip frowned as he looked at Theo and asked, “Such low numbers? Is there a problem with this

session?”

Theo was handpicked by him, and Philip also had his own plan.

If Theo’s power collapsed, Philip’s plan would be delayed.

“Mr. Clarke, this session is more complicated than the previous sessions. In the past, all sectors in

Riverdale and South River District participated in the division of interests. But it’s different this time.

Many forces from other regions are also participating, such as the Fiery Koi Gang of Golden City and

the Hane family of Capital City.” Theo explained as a trace of helplessness flashed in his eyes.

“Hane family of Capital City?” Philip mumbled and sneered, “I can take care of this. What else?”

Theo and Anna exchanged a glance before saying, “Mr. Clarke, to tell you the truth, the leader behind

this session of the underground chamber of commerce seems a little different. It’s said that the boss

behind the scenes has released a lot of information that attracted many forces to get involved.

According to what I’ve heard, the other party’s background is not that simple.”

Theo had to rely on Philip if he wanted to get more leverage.

It was his only support.

Philip was silent as he pondered. He asked, “There’s actually a mastermind controlling the

underground chamber of commerce behind the scenes?”

Theo nodded and said, “That's right. This is just like a game of roulette. The person in charge spins the

roulette while the players make a bet. If they’re right, they win. Of course, if the person in charge wants

a certain person to win the game, it can be done too.”

Philip understood immediately. This was the unspoken rule.