Chapter 43 What’s the difference between this and the emperor?

"The meeting should start." Sevi said suddenly.

After saying that, Ning Yan saw the oldest white man among the board members stand up and walk to the empty seat in the middle.

The assistant bent down to adjust the microphone for him.

Ning Yan was a little surprised, then smiled and said, "It seems they don't plan to wait for the new chairman of the council."

Sevi said, "It seems the chairman of the board of directors has decided not to come."

Not planning to come?

The excuse is that your wife disappeared while she was sleeping at home?

This reason made Ning Yan look at the new chairman of the board of directors, whom he had not met yet, with new respect.

He just took office and he gave so many people a show of power, and he didn't even bother to come up with a reasonable excuse. Ning Yan couldn't help but admire him.

It’s really too tough!

While I was distracted, the white man had already finished speaking, and his meaning was similar to what Sevi said -

I may not come, or I may come later. You guys start first and don’t wait for me.

The meeting started quickly and proceeded in an orderly manner.

Ning Yan held his chin with his hand and frowned as he listened to their criticism, which started out polite and ended with curses.

Finally, they started taking direct action.

In the midst of the chaos, only Moros and Cheng Zhengze remained calm, maintaining their dignity and elegance under the protection of their bodyguards.

Ning Yan never joined in the conversation, and he ate melon seeds very elegantly, staring at the two of them nonchalantly.

Sevi acted like a tour guide, remaining calm despite the chaos and howling around him. He said calmly, "Two weeks ago, representatives of the Golden Triangle nobles submitted a request to the council, hoping to resolve the conflict with the underground city on their own."

"The Golden Triangle and the Underground City have always had a complicated relationship, with conflicts continuing for over a decade. This is the first time they've publicly expressed the intention of going to war."

"The Golden Triangle is saying that over the past six months, there have been more than a dozen cases of heirs from various noble families disappearing or dying. The manner of death is bizarre, and the cause remains unexplained."

Hearing this, Ning Yanwei paused and remembered the first job he took on through his small account - to assassinate the young master of the Cecil family.

The person who issued the task was Lan Ze.

Ning Yan immediately said, "They still haven't figured out who did it? What about the method of murder? Have the police found out if it's the same criminal?"

Sevi looked up. "I can't find any. The killer's methods are ever-changing, each one is different, but there are certain similarities."

Ning Yan recalled that during all these years that Lan Ze had been a killer, his most outstanding and extraordinary ability was imitation.

Whether it's Moros's marksmanship, Ning Yan's close combat, or even handwriting, he can imitate 99% of it.

Otherwise, when Yu Chengbai was kidnapped by Cheng Zhengze, Ning Yan would not be willing to hand Lan Ze over to him.

Ning Yan was certain that after Cheng Zhengze fought with Lan Ze, he would be able to see the part of himself in him.

Therefore, Lan Ze is highly suspected in this matter.

"But why would the people in the Golden Triangle suspect that it was done by the underground city?" Ning Yan couldn't understand.

"I don't know," Sevi said. "But if you put yourself in my shoes, it's easy to understand. If your house is frequently burglarized, anyone would think it's a bad neighbor who doesn't get along with you."

Ning Yan didn't say anything. He turned his head to look at Cheng Zhengze who was sneering at Moros, and slowly frowned.

This shouldn't be the case. Cheng Zhengze clearly knew that it was Lan Ze who wanted to kill his son, so why would he join the Golden Triangle in making trouble now?

And you still insist that it is a dungeon?

On second thought, his son is the heir of the Cecil family, which means that when it comes to the relationship between the Underground City and the Golden Triangle, he absolutely and unconditionally stands on the side of the Golden Triangle.

It is not impossible to take advantage of the issue.

But what about Moros?

Ning Yan looked at the young man sitting opposite Cheng Zhengze. Moros, who came on behalf of the Tan family, chose to stand firmly on the side of the Cheng family.

That is the opposite of the Golden Triangle Nobles - the Underground City.

There has never been any discord between the Tan family and the Cheng family. Even if they really fought secretly, the surface peace lasted for more than ten years.

As the future heir of the Tan family, why would Moros confront Cheng Zhengze, the current head of the Cheng family, on such a major issue of stance?

What's the point?

Or did he know that it was Lan Ze who did it?

But it doesn't make sense at all. Knowing that it was Lan Ze who did it, with Moros's character, he would not hesitate to use the entire dungeon to take the blame for Lan Ze.

There is no reason to stand on the side of the underground city and disgust the Golden Triangle and Cheng Zhengze.

Headache.

Ning Yan pressed his temples with both hands, closed his eyes, and frowned hard.

His brain, which hadn't been used for a long time, was so laggy when it started working again, it kept getting stuck and it gave him a headache.

It's time to grow a new brain.

"Do you know what the new chairman of the council thinks? What does he think? Who does he plan to support?" Ning Yan suddenly looked at Sevi.

"I heard—"

Ning Yan frowned and said, "Why do you only hear rumors? Don't you have any reliable channels? You've been the boss of the South District for more than ten years, haven't you developed your own network of contacts?"

Sevi paused and continued, "I heard from the assistant who has been with the new director for more than ten years that he takes sides with both sides and neither side at the same time."

Ning Yan focused on the last two sentences and was immediately stunned, wondering: "What do you mean?"

"You've been in the Northern Continent for three years, and something happened in 735. You probably don't know."

"What's up?"

"The owner of the 735 sold the 735 to a Middle Eastern group."

Ning Yan frowned quickly, completely unconvinced: "Where is the board of directors of the Middle East United Chamber of Commerce? They don't care? Can this be sold? He dares to sell it?"

No wonder Ning Yan was shocked and questioned.

The original intention of establishing the Middle East United Chamber of Commerce was to prevent chaebols from taking over and monopolizing industries.

Restrain all forces and promote peaceful development.

The power is so great that it can directly participate in the decision-making of the M Continent government and enjoy a veto power.

However, even in this situation, there emerged the Middle East Group, a top chaebol, as well as the Cheng and Tan families, whose family power was deeply rooted.

Agents, mercenaries, assassins, bodyguards, etc. in Continent M are considered local specialty industries.

Buy children from dungeons with high birth rates, train them, set a price, and finally sell them to wealthy businessmen or major families.

This has almost formed a complete industrial chain, a gray industry that is difficult for the police and the government to shake.

As the largest killer incubation and training organization in the entire M continent, 735 has been walking on the edge of the law and police guns for many years. It is not an enemy of anyone and only makes friends with money.

Such a 735 is a handy tool that anyone with money can use, and this tool does not belong to anyone.

Until now, Sevi said that the owner of 735 sold 735 to the Middle East Group, to the largest chaebol group.

This gun has an owner.

He is still a very powerful master.

In this situation, all parties will surely make a fuss and will certainly ask the Joint Council to step in and resolve the issue.

This is to achieve the purpose of maintaining balance.

Sevi shook his head and said seriously, "No one made a fuss, and the council didn't intervene to stop it."

Ning Yan was shocked and extremely confused: "Why? Aren't they afraid that a real emperor will emerge from Continent M?"

"It's already been released," Sevi said. "The person in charge of the Middle Eastern group that bought the 735 is the new chairman of the board of directors who hasn't arrived yet tonight."

“…”

Ning Yan was completely stunned. Does this count as wealth, power, and a knife, all in three hands?

What’s the difference between this and the emperor?