Chapter 19: Chapter 19: The Four Major Families

The Four Great Families were the Lin, Wang, Zhang, and Liu families. They were once the four most powerful families in the empire, jointly ruling the underground world and half the country. The fall of the Xiao family back then was their joint doing. But now, their ending had come. The Wang family had left the Imperial Capital, fleeing to border lands with all their family members. The Lin family was trapped in the Imperial Capital, assets acquired by Xiao Tianci, on the brink of bankruptcy. The Zhang and Liu families were packing, preparing to follow the Wang familys footsteps. And the Lin family was especially targeted by Xiao Tianci. Lin Waners father Lin Haoran was imprisoned for bribery of officials, encroachment on state-owned assets and other crimes, awaiting trial. Lin Waner herself had gone from a high-and-mighty Lin family daughter to a person everyone shouting to beat. Xiao Tianci sat in his office, watching the continuous stream of good news, his face without expression. "Lin family bankrupt..." "Wang family left Imperial Capital..." "Zhang family began selling assets..." "Liu family fled by night..." These messages were only expected results in his view. What the Four Great Families did to the Xiao family back then, he would repay a hundredfold today! "Mr. Xiao," Su Qing knocked and entered, "The Emperor sent a letter." Xiao Tianci took the letter, opened it, a cold smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. The letter was personally written by the Emperor, with very polite language, saying things like "Mr. Xiao is a pillar of the nation" and "Four Great Families deserve their fate" and such, finally hoping Xiao Tianci would take the big picture into consideration and not have conflicts with the royal family. Xiao Tianci threw the letter on the desk: "The Emperor knows when to yield. However, this is not enough. The Four Great Families people, I must personally deal with." He stood up, a flash of determination in his eyes: "Three days time has passed, time to go to the palace and demand an explanation."