Villain: After Intercepting the Female Lead, the Protagonist Collapses

Chapter 239: Gathering of All Sides, Summit Meeting

On the sixteenth floor, in a presidential suite, Jiang Che opened the door and walked in with Jiang Yun’er.

Looking at the room’s layout, Jiang Che nodded in satisfaction. It wasn’t overly extravagant but adequately matched his status.

“Brother, when are we going to see the mine?” Jiang Yun’er looked back at Jiang Che, curiously asking. Before coming, Jiang Che had told her the reason for their trip to Tianhai City.

“No rush, we can go in a couple of days.” Jiang Che shook his head and said. Now that they were in Tianhai City, he wasn’t in a hurry.

“You stay in the room for now. I need to discuss some matters.” Jiang Che said to Jiang Yun’er before turning and leaving the room.

He planned to go to Li Chang’an to get some information and see if any other prominent families had already taken action.

“Okay~” Jiang Yun’er responded obediently, letting Jiang Che leave.

…

After leaving the room, Jiang Che walked to a corner and approached a young man, asking calmly, “Where is Li Chang’an now?”

“Young Master, Mr. Li is on the sixth floor, entertaining your bodyguards.” The young man answered Jiang Che respectfully, aware of his identity as their true master.

“He knows how to handle things. Take me to him.” Jiang Che chuckled lightly, not surprised by Li Chang’an’s actions. It seemed he was good at reading the situation.

With Jiang Yun’er in his room, it wasn’t suitable to discuss other matters there.

“Yes, Young Master.” The young man responded respectfully, leading Jiang Che toward the elevator.

…

In a corner of a restaurant on the sixth floor, Li Chang’an had arranged for Jiang Che’s bodyguards to stay there. He took out a dozen room cards from his pocket and placed them on the table, smiling.

“These are your room cards. Since you’ve come all the way from Linjiang City, make sure to enjoy your stay in Tianhai City.” Although the rooms weren’t as luxurious as Jiang Che’s presidential suite, they were still standard king rooms, ensuring the bodyguards wouldn’t feel slighted.

Despite them being just bodyguards, Li Chang’an didn’t look down on them. His current position was entirely due to the Jiang family; without them, he was nothing.

He cherished his position and knew that these bodyguards, constantly by Jiang Che’s side, could potentially change his fate with just a word.

Obviously, they were worth befriending.

“Thank you.” Uncle Fu stroked his beard, smiling at Li Chang’an. He was pleased with Li Chang’an’s arrangements, feeling that he deserved his current position.

“You’re too kind…”

As they exchanged pleasantries, Jiang Che approached from the side.

“Young Master…”

“Young Master.”

Seeing Jiang Che arrive, everyone immediately stood up from their seats, looking at him with great respect.

Jiang Che pulled a chair and sat across from Li Chang’an, sipping the tea his bodyguard had prepared, “Tell me, what is the current situation with the mine?”

Discussing business, Li Chang’an’s expression turned serious. He knew this was why Jiang Che had come. After thinking for a moment, Li Chang’an spoke respectfully.

“Young Master, it’s been seven days since the mine was discovered. According to expert investigations, there are 200 tons of rare minerals buried under that barren mountain.”

“If fully extracted, its value should be around 50 billion…”

“Fifty billion… Haven’t the local families in Tianhai City taken action?” Jiang Che looked at Li Chang’an with some curiosity.

Usually, local families would have already taken action in such cases, not waiting for him to arrive. No one could resist the allure of 50 billion, not even Jiang Che, let alone these families.

It was different from company valuations. The Jiang family was worth trillions, but the liquid funds they could mobilize were just a few hundred billion.

Even so, it was better than most companies, whose founders might not even have that much cash on hand.

With thousands of billions in assets, it’s mostly in fixed assets, and having a few hundred billion in liquid funds is unlikely. But if a family secured the mine, the benefits would be a full 50 billion!

Many families’ accumulated wealth over generations wasn’t even close to that amount…

“The local families in Tianhai City haven’t taken action; they don’t dare.” Li Chang’an shook his head.

He was telling the truth. Even though the mine was in Tianhai City, the cake was too big for them to share. If it was just a few billion in profit, they would have acted without hesitation. But now, with Jiang Che involved, they wouldn’t act unless they were foolish.

“Besides me, have others arrived?” Jiang Che wasn’t surprised by this outcome. He took another sip of tea and continued asking.

“According to my information, representatives from the Ren family of the northwest, the Tang family of Lingnan, and the Chu family of Chuzhou have arrived.”

“The Su family and Gu family from the capital are also sending people, who should arrive in Tianhai City within a couple of days.”

“As for other families, there is no current information.” Li Chang’an answered respectfully, understanding the implications of Jiang Che’s question.

“The Ren family, Tang family, Chu family…” Jiang Che squinted his eyes, deep in thought.

Before coming to Tianhai City, he had specifically consulted his mother about these families.

“Has the Xuanyuan family sent anyone? What about the Ouyang family from the northern border?”

“There is no reliable information yet. The Xuanyuan family and the Ouyang family haven’t sent anyone, as far as we know.” Li Chang’an shook his head, acknowledging that they might have arrived unnoticed.

Such figures wouldn’t reveal their movements if they didn’t want to.

“Which are the top families in Tianhai City?” Jiang Che lit a cigarette, took a puff, and asked curiously.

These smaller families didn’t concern him much, so he hadn’t specifically investigated them before coming.

“Young Master, Tianhai City has countless families of varying sizes. Among them, the Wang family is the foremost, followed by the Chen family, Deng family, Liu family, and Sun family.”

“These five families are the top families in Tianhai City.”