“The city council is not concerned about Yuan Lin or Duan Wujiu, nor is it concerned about our entire Forest Group. The elders are concerned about the overall situation.”

Deng Xian nodded. "With Yuan Lin gone, a power vacuum has been created. The city council's so-called 'big picture' is just an excuse to take advantage of the situation and seize his inheritance. Is that what you mean?"

Jiang Cheng said coldly, "Moreover, they have every reason to ask for it."

"Why?"

"It's all for maintaining stability, for the sake of the situation," Jiang Cheng shrugged. "And nobody can object."

With Yuan Lin gone, a new round of power and property struggles is inevitable. As the number one shareholder of the Forest Group and acting chairman, he carries considerable weight. The city council is worried that the Forest Group will descend into chaos, which would make things even more difficult to clean up. Moreover, such a large group almost monopolizes the food supply in the western border and Lingbi City, and its industrial reach is ridiculously wide. If there is unrest at headquarters, the consequences would be unimaginable.

How many people will starve to death?

How many people will rise up and rebel against Wall One?

So the city council's move was blatant robbery, and you couldn't say anything about it.

Deng Xian gritted his teeth and slammed his fist on the table in front of him: "A bunch of shameless bastards!"

Jiang Cheng sighed: "This is for the sake of the bigger picture. Never mind, our most important task now is to take stock of the spoils of war."

Deng Xian frowned and looked at Jiang Cheng. "What? This matter isn't over yet, and you're already thinking about dividing the spoils? You old devil."

Jiang Cheng angrily said, "What I mean is, we need to expand our advantage and first establish a written agreement. That way, Duan Wujiu won't try to take advantage of us. Otherwise, that old devil will definitely make a move in the dark and make our entire plan go to waste!"

Deng Xian shook his head: "I thought of this a long time ago. I had already settled the spoils with Duan Wujiu in advance. His spoils belonged to him and mine belonged to me. You don't need to remind me. It's all in black and white. You come with me to take office immediately. Today is the general meeting for voting. I won't go back on my word. I will make sure Jiang Chong takes office as chairman. I will do my best to get everything Yuan Lin left behind, as long as I can!"

The two exchanged a glance and then went their separate ways.

...

"Something special..."

At the same time, Duan Wujiu also read the report, his eyes narrowed, and he thought more deeply.

"That idiot Deng Xian is probably still trying to expand his advantage. He wants to gain more, but it's actually useless."

Standing behind him, his chief secretary Zhang Yao whispered, "Master, Yuan Lin was secretly executed five minutes ago."

Duan Wujiu turned to look at Zhang Yao, his face full of surprise: "What did you say? Say it again!"

Zhang Yao: "Yuan Lin is dead. He was secretly executed by the city council. The execution took place at Execution Ground No. 1. He was shot. Our people took photos, and the photos have been developed. This is a copy."

Duan Wujiu took the photo and glanced at it, his face growing increasingly solemn.

"Yuan Lin is dead? That's impossible..."

"master?"

Duan Wujiu paced back and forth, holding the photo, and said, "Although Yuan Lin has lost his usefulness, he is still a powerful figure in the group, and the acting chairman. His value has not yet been fully exploited. Why is the city council in such a hurry to execute him?"

Zhang Yaodao asked, "Then... what's your analysis?"

“It shouldn’t be…it absolutely shouldn’t be. He should be sentenced, imprisoned as a political prisoner, held for three to five years before being released. He can’t just die like this!” Duan Wujiu shook his head. Although the photo was in his hands, he still couldn’t believe it was Yuan Lin.

"Something must have gone wrong..."

Duan Wujiu asked, "Has anything else major happened in the past two days?"

Zhang Yao: "There are many things to consider. First, the council vote is about to begin; second, the previous unrest inside the walls has been investigated and it was found that a mercenary named Zhou Jie led a group to kidnap those employees' families, and he has now disappeared; third, our personnel planted within the trauma action team reported that on the day of the incident, the defense team commander, Su Jin, had spoken with a mysterious high-ranking official. The snipers on the rooftop all saw it, but no one recognized his identity. However, that person can be confirmed to be a transcendent being..."

Duan Wujiu frowned: "I know this person. He's from the Awakening Department, one of Elder Fu's men."

Zhang Yao said, "He killed Zhou Jie's comrade-in-arms, deliberately let Zhou Jie escape, and took Meng Jingyuan with him. Now Meng Jingyuan has disappeared, and during this time, Yuan Lin has not made any move, nor has he gone to look for Meng Jingyuan."

"Why... that's strange..."

Duan Wujiu couldn't understand it no matter how hard he tried. Yuan Lin had two people, so why would Meng Jingyuan pretend to obey a fake's orders inside the walls? Even if he did, it was just for show.

Just as Qin Che's judgment said—

Yuan Lin, perfectly dressed.

“Master, is this not right?” Zhang Yao asked.

"Of course that's wrong. The city council would never use such crude methods. Yuan Lin clearly still has a lot of value. Just thinking about it makes it clear that he could be used as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the Green Alliance. He even has a large following within the group, and Qin Guan is very close to him..."

"The only possibility now is that Meng Jingyuan is not dead, but merely missing, and Yuan Lin has some scheme against him. But that doesn't make sense either. If that were the case, Yuan Lin would be even less likely to be dead. The city council is clearly trying to eliminate any potential threats..."

Duan Wujiu paced back and forth in the room, frowning in thought: "What kind of possibility would make the higher-ups go to such lengths to eliminate any threat at all costs?"

He couldn't understand it...

Zhang Yao stood quietly to the side, without saying a word.

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