As for Zhulan's Lanting meeting hall, it can be said that it was in a state of panic.

Even if Qi Zicheng is hated by everyone, he is nominally the first heir after the death of the former chairman and Qi Miaomiao.

But now, the entire Qi family has been killed! Qi Zicheng and Qi Miaomiao's main lineage is completely extinct!

This is something that has never happened since Zhulan was established.

When the sky was just getting light, Lanting gathered all the landlords in 72 seats and held a meeting that was usually held only every quarter.

At the meeting, the nine diehard landlords who were gathered by Pang Ming and had learned that the "young lady" was not dead, and that the murder of Qi Zicheng's family was most likely the result of the "young lady" discovering that there was something else going on with her father's death and carrying out a revenge plan, took the lead in launching the attack.

The spearhead is directed at those reformists who are confused and at a loss about the murder of Qi Zicheng!

"Are you really not even going to pretend? For the sake of so-called reform, you want to make the Qi family extinct! I now suspect that Miss Lian's death was caused by you!"

"This is insane! This is absolutely insane! If there is really no bottom line for the struggle for power and profit, then we can announce the disbandment of Lanting now! We should each organize our own people and start fighting! Whoever wins will be the one that Zhulan listens to in the future!"

Their words made the reformists blush. They wanted to explain, but they didn't know how to refute.

Based on the principle of suspicion that whoever benefits is the mastermind behind the scenes, they are of course the biggest suspects!

The main branch of the Qi family has no descendants, so wouldn't that be more conducive to their reform of the position of Lanting's chairman? As for the representatives of the middle faction, who made up the majority, seeing the atmosphere of the meeting becoming increasingly tense, some of them quickly stood up and smoothed things over.

"Don't jump to conclusions. I believe that we have worked together as colleagues for such a long time and know each other well. We are definitely not capable of committing such a crime against humanity by killing an entire family."

"Every one of us knows what the former chairman did to us. Our ultimate goal is to manage this city well. Disagreement can only be said to be political disagreement, which can be made public. We will never gang up on others and harm the world."

"The first thing we need to do now is not to attack each other, but to catch the murderer first! If we let that murderer named Zhao Wei go unpunished, he can kill Qi Zicheng's family today, and he will certainly be able to break into the homes of any of us tomorrow!"

"Moreover, the people from the Meteorological Bureau have also sent news that there is a big problem with the weather in Zhulan. They can no longer intervene or influence it. They are now in contact with the Central Institute of Atmospheric Research. It is very likely that Zhao Wei has done something! If there is a problem with the weather, it will be a disaster for the entire Zhulan. This year's harvest cannot be guaranteed!"

"Now is the most dangerous moment for Zhulan. All of us here are in danger of life, and Lanting may be overthrown at any time. So we can't let ourselves get into chaos first! Let's put aside the selection of the chairman for now, and catching the murderer is the top priority!"

These centrists temporarily stabilized the atmosphere in Lanting, but some diehards still sneered with disdain.

"How do we choose to put it aside first? Then tell me, now that the young lady is missing and all the people in the main branch of the Qi family are dead, how can the Qi family continue to inherit the position of chairman?"

His words caused everyone in the meeting to fall silent for a moment, and after a few seconds, someone slowly spoke.

"So what do you think we should do?"

"No matter what, the position of chairman must go to Qi! First, we need to temporarily select a suitable candidate from the branch of the former chairman. Once the murderer is caught and the matter is completely settled, we can discuss other matters!"

This was the proposal they had agreed upon in advance before preparing to attend the meeting.

We must buy enough time for the "Young Lady" and propose a member of the Qi family branch to stabilize Lanting. The reform faction's proposal must not be confirmed before the "Young Lady" shows up.

As long as Lanting still has the momentum to inherit the Qi family, when the "young lady" appears, the transition can be completed naturally and the "young lady" can take the position! As for this murderer named Zhao Wei.

It must be a high-ranking scientist that the "young lady" had won over in the academy. With him as her support, the "young lady" could take revenge so unscrupulously and pave the way for her own promotion.

It's just that Zhao Wei's methods are really too cruel. When the "young lady" takes over the position of chairman, he will have to try to persuade her more. After all, she is an outsider. If he wants to use her in Zhulan, he will have to persuade her more.

Their proposal did not encounter much resistance. The reform faction was originally under suspicion and was reluctant to say more, so the meeting ended there.

The entire Zhulan also started a big move on this day! Pang Ming no longer restricted the actions of his men, and the police officers of the police station came out in full force to conduct a large-scale search and blockade of Qi Zicheng's manor.

He has now determined that the "Bai Li" who left his name at the crime scene at the same time as Zhao Wei must be the young lady's alias!

In the next two cases, only Zhao Wei's name was left, which meant that the "Miss" had already made up her mind that after she returned to Lanting, she would put the blame of killing the entire family on this murderous Zhao Wei alone.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Only in this way can the voices of some landlords in Lanting and the panic of urban residents be calmed down.

After all, no matter what the reason or excuse was, the murder of her cousin's family was too outrageous, and the "young lady" could not take it on herself! Just when the meeting in Lanting had just ended and the news about Qi Zicheng's family being murdered in the Zhulan Morning Post had just been delivered to the dining tables of every household in the city.

Looking at the completely blocked Qi family manor, Levi and Bai Li came to the Zhulan Archives located under the big ash tree.

"The household registration files of the entire Zhulan are all here, including the indentures of urban residents, Lanting landlords, and farmers in the countryside."

Bai Li was beside Levi and whispered to him.

"Those indentures are like chains that lock the farmers in Zhulan. Many people who were sold here from other cities wanted to escape because they couldn't stand the torture here, but with the indentures, they would be sent back even if they ran back home."

Levi looked at the five-story building, one of the few in Zhulan. People in suits and ties kept coming in and out of it. The police blockade had not yet spread here, resulting in no more defenses here except for daily security.

"It's a fire."

(End of this chapter)