"That’s right!” Cadfan ground his teeth and said," Aurous Hill is originally within the Wade family’s sphere of influence, and it could even be considered a s the Wade family’s territory. The fact that Ito Yahiko has suddenly decided to go to Aurous Hill is already very strange in itself. Besides that, he even chose to stay at the Wade family's hotel. That is even more dangerous for us." 3
Sheldon hurriedly asked, "Dad, are you worried that the Ito family will choose to collaborate with the Wade family?"
"Yes." Cadfan replied earnestly, "Our ocean shipping business is currently suspended across the board. Therefore, the entire ocean shipping industry is also i n turmoil. On one hand, it is because there is a halt in our ocean shipping business and so, that resulted in a huge gap in the demand for international shipping that cannot be met as well as the continued increase i n freight cost. On the other hand, most of the cargo ships that we have rented will soon be released to the ship owners. As soon as we release these cargo ships t o them, these ships will become an item that other families and businesses will compete against each other to obtain. Amongst all of them, the greatest threat to us is none other than the Wade family!" 5
Sheldon pondered for a moment before he said, "Dad, i f the Wade family and the Ito family get connected to one another, it will certainly be very disadvantageous for us. The Wade family might even be able to overtake the Schulz family completely because of this opportunity!"
Cadfan hummed slightly before he said gloomily, "So, there are several tasks that you will need to solve urgently."
Sheldon hurriedly stood up and said, "Dad, please tell me if there is anything that you want me to do."
Cadfan said, "I want you to make a trip to Aurous Hill. First, you have to find out what is Ito Yahiko's motivation in going to Aurous Hill. After that, you should try to establish contact with Ito Yahiko before striving to achieve a collaboration and partnership with the Ito family. After that, you can offer the Ito family even better terms and conditions so that the Ito family will give up on any thoughts of collaborating with the Wade family. You can slowly build up a collaboration and partnership with the Ito family first. After all, we do not know how long we are going to get punished this time. So, we have to be utterly prepared for every circumstance!" 4
Sheldon hurriedly replied, "Dad, if I were to also head t o Aurous Hill now, there will be no one to take care of you in Sudbury anymore. Jaime is in Aurous Hill now, and he will not be able to leave for the time being.” "You don't have to worry about me." Cadfan said
lightly, "No one knows that I am currently in Sudbury anyway. All they can do is scold me and curse at me, but they cannot really do anything to me at all. So, you should hurry up and attend to the matter relating to the Ito family! Even if you fail to achieve a collaboration or partnership with the Ito family, you have to make sure that they will not collaborate with the Wade family. Otherwise, we will certainly be in big trouble if the Wade family were to collaborate with the Ito family!” 5
In Cadfan's eyes, the Wade family had always been his mortal enemy.
The Schulz family and the Wade family were like two big bullies in the village. In terms of their combat effectiveness, the Schulz family was slightly stronger compared to the Wade family. However, if both parties were to truly fight it out, the Schulz family would not b e able to win easily either. Therefore, there had not been any real major conflict between the two families. 3
Now that the Schulz family had accidentally sprained their ankle and would not recover from their injury for quite some time, their combat effectiveness was a little weaker as compared to the Wade family.
Although this meant that the situation of both families had changed, neither side would dare to attack or go heads on against each other. 4
However, at this time, the bully in the next village was currently a guest of the Wade family. What the Schulz family would be most worried about at this time would be if the Wade family and the bully from the next village would unite and join hands to deal with him. If that was the case, the Schulz family would have very little power and ability to resist and fight back.
Sheldon said at this time, "Dad, if they have already reached a consensus, their collaboration and partnership would have already been determined. In that case, it would be very difficult for us to sway and influence their decision!"
Cadfan replied indifferently, "It does not matter if we have no way to control or sway their decision. At most, we will simply find a way to kill and get rid of Ito Yahiko in Aurous Hill before throwing the responsibility for it to the Wade family, then. Have you forgotten about what the Matsumoto family had planned? Weren’t they initially planning to kill Sophie and Jaime before pushing the blame and responsibility for their murder on the Ito family?" 4
Sheldon hesitated for a moment before he said, "Dad, w e are already facing a lot of problems now. Rosalie, Sophie and Helen are all targets that the public is using against the Schulz family. If we continue to engage in these kinds of actions and if this matter were to get exposed to the public, the consequences would certainly be disastrous and completely unthinkable!" 6
Cadfan replied coldly, "Unthinkable? Let me tell you what is unthinkable! As soon as the Wade family and the Ito family reach a collaboration, the Wade family will certainly take advantage of this opportunity to rapidly expand in the ocean shipping industry. It is also very likely that they will destroy all of the foundation that we have built up in just a few months. If we were to lose this industry the Wade family were t o take control of the ocean shipping industry instead, our strength will certainly be lower compared to that o f the Wade family. In that case, we will end up being more inferior as compared to them!"
With that said, Cadfan had a cold and indifferent expression on his face as he said, "Anyway, no matter what it is, we cannot afford to lose the ocean shipping business! Worse comes to worse, if I, Cadfan Schulz, cannot venture in the ocean shipping industry, I will not allow the Wade family to have this opportunity either. Anyone but the Wade family can do it!"
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