bookbashuk Chapter 39 Three Ways to Become the Head of a Family
Chapter 39 Three Ways to Become the Head of a Family
At six o'clock in the afternoon—the banquet celebrating Kaguya Shinomiya's entry into high school finally came to an end. As most of the guests left the venue, Yasha-gami Hiroten walked to Uchiha Ryo's side and suddenly said.
"Shinomiya Un'taka... what exactly did he say to you? If he dares to threaten you, I might be able to help."
"It's alright, Lord Yasha. Shinomiya Un'taka doesn't have the ability to threaten me. His matter has been resolved."
Yasha-shin Hiroten nodded. "In that case, would you like to ride back in my car?"
"Thank you for your kindness, Lord Yaksha, but I have some matters to attend to, so I will not be going out with you."
Yasha Shinko Hiroten was completely unaware of the several gazes coming from afar; they all seemed to belong to girls from prominent families...
This young Uchiha friend is truly remarkable, but thankfully, her granddaughter, Xiaotianyi, is only ten years old.
After Yasha-gami Hiroten left, Yukinoshita Haruno was the first to walk over.
"Junior Ling, do you need me to take you home? It just so happens that you and Yukino live together."
Yukino glared at her older sister. "We're just neighbors."
"Well, I have something to do. You guys go back first."
Yukino suddenly stared into Uchiha Ryo's eyes and asked, "Ryo-kun, are you... really a member of the Shinomiya family?"
"no."
Yang Nai pouted, "You answered so quickly, without any hesitation at all."
Uchiha Ryo smiled, took a few steps to Yukinoshita, and spoke in a voice that could be heard by only the two of them.
"The Shinomiya family is not worthy of my service."
If the previous answer might have been a lie, this statement immediately dispelled the notion that Uchiha Ryo was a genius secretly cultivated by the Shinomiya family.
She had some understanding of the Shinomiya family's education system, such as that of Shinomiya Kaguya, or Shinomiya Untaka.
They may lie, and they may learn to pretend, but they will never belittle their family. In their hearts, the Shinomiya family is the heart of the nation!
Yukino nodded. "Yukino~ Let's go home."
However, if Uchiha Ryo isn't a member of the Shinomiya family, then what exactly is his identity...?
Something's not right! Yukinoshita's expression changed. Since Uchiha Ryo could stand on equal footing with Shinomiya Un'taka, the power behind him was no less than that of the Shinomiya family, and perhaps even more profound.
Good heavens, who on earth has Yukino met...?
After the Yukinoshita family and the Chitanda family left one after another, Uchiha Ryo arrived at the Shinomiya family's inner quarters, but his destination was Shinomiya Un'taka's private conference room.
"This place is really nice, just like a secret base."
Although Shinomiya Un'yō's character is questionable, he has good taste. Judging from the furnishings of this room, he must have embezzled at least several hundred million from his family.
"Mr. Ling, I'll get straight to the point. You said you'd make me the head of the Shinomiya family! What exactly do you want me to do?"
Uchiha Ryo opened the freezer and found that besides various fine wines, there wasn't even a single non-alcoholic beverage. Thumbs down.
"Well, I have three methods here, it's up to you which one you choose."
Shi Gong Yunying could hardly contain his excitement. "Mr. Ling, please speak. As long as I can become the head of the Shi Gong family, I promise I will do everything in my power to help you!"
"Give it your all, instead of exhausting the Shinomiya clan's resources..." However, Uchiha Ryo ignored the problem with Shinomiya Un'taka's words and said directly.
"First, tell me the location of your two older brothers. I can kill them without anyone noticing. Once there are no competitors, the position of head of the Shinomiya family will be yours sooner or later."
Shigu Yunying fell silent. Killing Shigu Huangguang and Shigu Qinglong was fine, but was it really the right thing to do? After all...
"The first method won't work! It has a huge drawback. Even if there's no evidence to prove I killed anyone, everyone's suspicious eyes will fall on me. The next head of the Shinomiya family will not become a laughing stock."
Although Shigu Yunying had long coveted the position of family head, he remained rational. He could disregard brotherly affection, but he could not allow the name of Shigu to become a laughing stock! He could not allow rumors to circulate that the next Shigu family head would seize power and kill his brother!
Uchiha Ryo stroked his chin. "The second method is that I can directly control your father, the head of the Shinomiya family, to write a will in his own hand, passing the position of family head to you. And he can do it at any time."
Upon hearing the second method, Shinomiya Un'taka's eyes lit up. If his father, Shinomiya Gan'an, had truly written a will bequeathing the position of family head to him, even if it was Shinomiya Kou...
Impossible. That guy would definitely try to plead with his father, or even do everything he can to seize power.
Although Shinomiya Yan'an's will will lead some of the old shareholders of the Shinomiya Group to side with Shinomiya Yunying, those two buddies, Shinomiya Huangguang and Shinomiya Qinglong, will never let this go!
After a long while, Shinomiya Yunying sighed.
"This method will only make me powerful for a while, but my two brothers will definitely be furious and want to split up the family. In the end, they will do anything to deal with me."
Uchiha Ryo sat on the sofa and suddenly looked at Shinomiya Un'ei seriously and asked.
"Let me ask you this: if you were to inherit the position of family head right now, without the previous family head or your two older brothers, could you manage such a large corporation?"
"Of course..."
Uchiha Ryo then asked.
"Even with your father's will, would the older generation of the Shinomiya Group's board of directors really approve of you?"
"Even without your two elder brothers, can you handle the power they've controlled for so many years?"
Shinomiya Un'ei's face darkened, but he couldn't refute it. The Shinomiya Zaibatsu was no small force; with thousands of subsidiaries, the Shinomiya Group held an absolute position that was unimaginable to ordinary people, whether in business, politics, or the underworld.
The education Shinomiya Un'yō received was indeed imperial learning aimed at inheriting this family business, but his abilities were not yet sufficient.
At least for now, even if he were given the entire Shinomiya Group, Uchiha Ryo would estimate that within three years, the entire clan would be thrown into chaos by Shinomiya Un'taka.
The way Shinomiya Un'yō looked at Uchiha Ryō was filled with genuine respect, not fear.
"So the third method you mentioned is..."
"I guess you and your two older brothers have almost never spoken to each other, right? That won't do. What you need to do next is step out of the current stage, step out from behind the scenes, and really try to lead the flagship company of the Shinomiya Group."
A venomous snake hiding in the shadows will never become the king of beasts revered by all. You can be ruthless, but you must be flexible about your bottom line.
It's not that you gain the right to be recognized, but rather that you are qualified to acquire the right only after you have gained the recognition of others.
"Shinomiya Un'taka, I'm giving you three choices. You can make a decision now."
"Will you let me eliminate the other competitors, or will you directly control the head of the Shinomiya family and give me the answer I want? Or... will you crawl out of the shadows and advance towards the position of family head yourself?"
"Of course, as your collaborator, I will remove all obstacles that stand in your way."