Chapter 1376: Chapter 1377: Gu Yelin’s Purpose (4)
Uncle Zhong glared at that person with displeasure, quite annoyed by his sycophantic behavior.
Long Zaitian hadn’t spoken all along, watching everyone’s confrontation with a cold expression.
Chiang Yu glanced at the gloomy-faced Shao Xing, then at the displeased Uncle Zhong, and finally fixed his gaze on the silent Long Zaitian.
Sensing Chiang Yu’s gaze, Long Zaitian slowly turned his head, his piercing eyes looking at him.
Staring into Long Zaitian’s eyes, cold and with a hint of suspicion deep within his dark pupils, Chiang Yu felt as if he’d been drenched with icy water, chilled to the bone, his heart deadened.
The Xuanqing Sect had already fallen into such disarray, and yet Long Zaitian was still fixated on suspecting him!
Harboring a bit of wishful thinking, Chiang Yu suddenly came to a realization; the Xuanqing Sect was no longer the same as when the Old Sect Leader was in charge. Beneath its seemingly glorious exterior, there was already decay!
With a deep sigh, Chiang Yu slowly stood up under everyone’s gaze.
"I’m done talking, Sect Leader, please consider carefully. If you don’t believe what I’ve said, you can wait a week to see the Xuanqing Sect’s predicament at that time. I’m tired, I’ll go rest first."
After Chiang Yu left, Uncle Zhong angrily stood up from his seat as well.
"Sect Leader, think carefully, don’t let the hard work of the Old Sect Leader go to waste! The old man isn’t feeling well, so I’m leaving too!"
The conference room door was slammed shut by Uncle Zhong with a loud "bang," echoing in everyone’s hearts.
Everyone suddenly realized that the Xuanqing Sect was no longer the dominant king it used to be!
Over the next week, An Yiqing lived very leisurely. During the day, she took two hours to treat the wounded Li Yuphei at the Nan Family, and the rest of her time was spent on the Jinyin City expansion plan of Yuyuanzhai and Xuanjin Pharmaceuticals. In the evenings, she and Gu Yelin enjoyed their own little life together.
"Miss, so far, twelve officials in Jinyin City have fallen, including Police Chief Zhang Lui as the first to be pulled down by Zhao Zhenxing. But now the tricky part is that these officials all refuse to admit that their partners behind the scenes are the Xuanqing Sect. I think they must have something held over them by Long Zaitian, so they don’t dare to speak the truth." An Zhifeng reported in detail to An Yiqing all the happenings of the past six days. Jinyin City was now in turmoil, with the investigation team led by Gu Yelin like an unstoppable sharp knife, constantly cutting away at the dirty hearts of the greedy. Every day, officials were being pulled down, and new ones were taking their place. However, unbeknownst to everyone, the political and military situation in Jinyin City was beginning to change.
Listening to An Zhifeng, An Yiqing kept her head buried in her book.
"Long Zaitian isn’t stupid; the Xuanqing Sect is in the business of the underworld, so he certainly has dirt on those officials. But holding onto those things is useless; he won’t last much longer."
"Miss, what exactly do you think he is holding over those people?" An Zhifeng asked.
An Yiqing slowly lifted her head from the book. She looked at An Zhifeng, her eyebrows raised slightly, her eyes carrying a playful smile.
"What dirt? The most important things to people are nothing more than their families and their lives. Aren’t these exactly what the Xuanqing Sect is most skilled at?"
An Zhifeng suddenly understood, but his face was somewhat troubled, "Miss, if the Xuanqing Sect has them by the short hairs, what if they truly choose to stay silent even at the cost of their lives?"
An Yiqing chuckled softly, "Ah Feng, grasping someone’s weakness is good, but don’t forget the saying that things will develop in the opposite direction when they become extreme. Long Zaitian and the Shao Brothers have been arrogant for so many years, how could they care about those people’s feelings? A cornered dog will leap over the wall, and a cornered rabbit will bite. It’s only a matter of time before these people are pushed to their limits."