For the past two months, the old man's health had not been very healthy, but he had not exposed any problems, so everyone could only observe in silence.
When Tang Jinyan went to Japan, the old man seemed to have caught a cold and coughed for two days. The family doctor gave him medicine, and the cough gradually stopped. Unexpectedly, he suddenly coughed violently in the early hours of the morning. The frightened servants and subordinates rushed him to the hospital at four o 'clock.
When the old man was young, he was also a romantic figure. When he was thirty years old, he married a wife and raised more than ten concubines.
Unfortunately, for some unknown reason, perhaps because he was too indulgent when he was young and hurt his foundation, he could not bear a son or a daughter, so he had no choice but to adopt children.
Not only that, but he was also unlucky. His wife died of cancer early, and his concubines did not live long. When he adopted Tang Jinyan eighteen years ago, there were still three or four concubines who were alive. When Tang Jinyan's coming-of-age ceremony was over, the old man was left alone.
The nine adopted children seemed to be prosperous, but now two were dead, and the remaining seven, including Tang Jinyan, all had their own thoughts. Even the old man himself did not believe that they were filial to their adoptive father.
In their line of work, if they were to say that the father was filial and the son was filial, they would be killed by the old man.
When it came to filial piety, Tang Jinyan was more. After all, Tang Jinyan was always a person who valued relationships. Even if he was ambitious, he would wait quietly for the old man to pass away. He would never have any thoughts against his adoptive father, who had raised him since he was a child. However, it was hard to say for the others …
Sometimes, Tang Jinyan would wonder if the old man's situation was also a kind of retribution. Perhaps people who stepped on their path would not have a good ending.
Tang Jinyan was not the first to receive the news of the old man's hospitalization. When he rushed to the hospital, he found that he was the first to arrive.
When he thought about it, it made sense. When others heard the news, they hurriedly made arrangements. He was the only one who stood in front of the window, smoked a cigarette, and decisively came to visit the old man.
The only arrangement he made was to tell his brothers to wait for Park Soyeon to wake up and send her back to the company …
The old man had been coughing all night and was still awake at this time. He leaned against the head of the bed dispiritedly to get an IV drip.
Uncle Zhang, in his usual black suit, stood nervously by his side. A group of men in black suits were scattered around the room. When they saw Tang Jinyan step into the ward, they all bowed and greeted, "Ninth Young Master."
Tang Jinyan nodded, indicating that there was no need to be so polite. He sat on the edge of the old man's bed and silently looked at the old man's dispirited expression, as well as his messy white hair and age spots, as if he had suddenly aged more than ten years.
The old man smiled optimistically. Although his voice was weary, his words were still clear. "Jinyan, you're here.
I knew you'd be the first to come. "
Tang Jinyan whispered, "What did the doctor say?"
Uncle Zhang answered on his behalf, "Actually, it's nothing serious.
It was just a small cold at first. Perhaps it was because of age that his immune system has weakened. The medicine he took didn't help much and turned into pneumonia instead. "
Tang Jinyan nodded. In September's weather, many people would catch a cold or even turn into pneumonia even in the prime of their lives. The old man was old, so it was not unusual.
It was just that this kind of small illness, which was not unusual in the past, had a hint of an impending storm at this time.
He sighed, "Godfather, take good care of yourself. Don't tire yourself too much. This kind of illness will get better soon."
The old man smiled. This kind of illness was certainly not a serious illness that would cause people to be bedridden. However, it showed a very fatal message: he was old, and his health was deteriorating.
Even if he recovered this time, his health would only get worse.
"I've seen the dividends from Incheon for the past two months." The old man said lightly, "It's getting more every month. You've done a good job."
Tang Jinyan said in a deep voice, "It's because you've done a good job."
The old man waved his hand and closed his eyes as if he was thinking about something. After a while, he opened his eyes and stared at Tang Jinyan's face with his cloudy pupils. "In fact, you can already set up your own sect. Have you considered it?"
Tang Jinyan said bluntly, "No, I'm too weak."
"Not weak. When the New Village Faction first started, it was not as powerful as you are."
"The soil is different." Tang Jinyan replied simply and said no more.
In the old man's view, Tang Jinyan was really not weak.
At least a few months ago, he could simply make him disappear to remove a source of chaos in the future.
But today, Tang Jinyan stood here alone and swaggered. He was surrounded by the old man's loyal followers, but he was as calm as Mount Tai.
Because now, not everyone could replace Tang Jinyan's position in Incheon. Even if the old man did not need money, his followers still needed money.
Not to mention that once something happened to Tang Jinyan, the chain reaction was not something the old man could afford.
In terms of strength, Tang Jinyan himself was the representative of the martial arts faction. The number of people who could fight and even the number of firearms under him was definitely the most.
Now, he had more money than anyone else. He also had the support of his party and a certain friendship with the pan-western countries. Considering the support from Japan, he was now even strong enough to confront all his brothers alone. There was no problem at all. Not to mention that those brothers were not of one mind. If Tang Jinyan wanted to, it was not impossible for him to destroy the New Village Faction one by one.
Was he raising a tiger?
The old man did not want to admit it.
No matter what, he was still his adopted son. He was also the one who was most filial to him and respected him the most. Which father would not be gratified to be able to make a name for himself?
In fact, the old man hoped that Tang Jinyan would really establish his own faction. That would mean that the so-called source of chaos would no longer be a source of chaos.
It might be the Cool Faction or the Incheon Faction. There would only be one more among the more than a dozen gangs in Seoul. They had the same origin as the New Village Faction. The possibility of them helping each other was greater than fighting each other.
But in terms of weakness, Tang Jinyan was indeed still very weak.
His foundation was too shallow. His official power was basically his old relationship with the New Village Faction. Once they no longer supported him, then other than the connections he had with smuggling, which was quite strong, the only official power that truly belonged to him was the new Incheon Prosecutor General.
What was the use of that? Other than being controlled by Kim Wuxing, there was no other way out.
If Tang Jinyan wanted to take over, what he really wanted to take over was definitely the official power.
As for the industries and whatnot, the old man believed that with Tang Jinyan's skills, he could completely restart the business. There would not be any problems.
Compared to many of his brothers, Tang Jinyan's point of view was not quite the same as others.
He had been different since he was young.
What he wanted the most was also the most difficult to get.
The entire Korean society would not accept a China orphan like him to call the wind and summon the rain. Not many people would support him. Even if the old man appointed him, it would be useless.
Therefore, Tang Jinyan had always been the person who did not want to be looked down upon. This was because he had been discriminated against since he was young.
Therefore, Tang Jinyan had always been the person who was most afraid of losing power. This was because he had been bullied since he was young.
Therefore, Tang Jinyan had always been the person who cherished kindness and warmth the most. This was because he had lost these when he was young.
If Li Juli was here, she would suddenly understand a lot of things.
The father and son both had their own thoughts and were silent.
Until the second watcher knocked on the door.
Tang Jinyan turned his head and looked. Baek Chang-soo's big face appeared at the door.
The old man sighed in disappointment.
Sure enough, the ones who came were still onlookers. The eldest brother and the second brother were still on guard against each other. In order to not have any accidents on the way here, they had sweated profusely and made countless arrangements.
Maybe they had even looked at the overall situation and were prepared to attack the other party's nest?
Do they think I'm about to die?