Zu An thought he hadn't touched it enough, but he wasn't so foolish as to voice his thoughts.
He immediately let go of her hands, his expression as innocent as could be.
Jiang Luofu nodded in satisfaction and continued, "The Shi family is considered a top-tier family in the capital. There are countless members of the family who hold official positions. Not to mention what you just said about not having any real evidence, even if there were any evidence, at most they could just put forward a scapegoat, and it wouldn't damage the foundation of the Shi family."
"Then how can we completely deal with a family?" Zu An asked unhappily. According to this, only the Shi family could deal with him, and he had no way to retaliate.
How could he possibly tolerate it?
“Unless you also have a large family behind you, but if it really comes to that, large families generally won’t fight to the death unless necessary,” Jiang Luofu replied with a frown. “Of course, if you are strong enough as an individual, you can completely ignore these rules, but unfortunately, reaching that level is easier said than done. Even someone as powerful as the emperor has many things he has to compromise on.”
Zuan fell silent. He also remembered that the Chu family had mentioned the struggle between the emperor and the Prince of Qi. The emperor was the most powerful person in the world, but he still couldn't do what he wanted. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel disheartened.
Seemingly noticing the unusual expression on his face, Jiang Luofu changed the subject and reminded him, "You don't need to worry too much. Now that you have the protection of the Chu family and are in the academy, it will be difficult for the Shi family to threaten you openly, no matter how powerful they are."
Zuan sighed, "It's a pity they don't intend to deal with me openly."
If Chen Xuan really kills him, it will seem like there's no connection to the Shi family, and the Chu family and the academy won't be able to do anything about it.
"Things should be fine once we get through this ordeal," Jiang Luofu comforted her. "Shi Kun has already left Mingyue City and returned to the capital. He can't do anything now that he's too far away to help."
"He's really gone." Zuan had vaguely received information beforehand, but he thought it was a smokescreen.
After all, Shi Kun had always coveted Chu Chuyan, so how could he give up so easily?
However, since Jiang Luofu is saying the same thing now, it must be true.
“Yes, he left in a very sudden manner.” Jiang Luofu rubbed her forehead, clearly still puzzled by the matter. “Do you know why he left?”
"I don't know." Zu An appeared blank on the surface, but in his heart he guessed that it was probably related to the silent killing of Shi Lezhi, an eighth-rank official.
"Alright, let's get down to business. Do you remember what you promised me before we entered the secret realm?" Jiang Luofu asked.
Zu An was taken aback, and tentatively asked, "Could it be taking over the Plum Blossom Gang's assets?"
“Not bad,” Jiang Luofu smiled with satisfaction. “Mei Chaofeng is dead, and the Plum Blossom Gang has vanished overnight. Countless eyes are watching their remaining territory and businesses. As I told you before, it is inconvenient for the academy to intervene, but since everyone knows you hold the Plum Blossom Gang’s IOUs, it is perfectly legitimate for you to step forward.”
"Also, you don't need to worry about any professional details; I will provide you with the necessary assistants."
Zuan said, "It's like I'm just a figurehead. I'm the one who shows up in public all the time, but the actual takeover of the assets is done by your people?"
“You can understand it that way.” After saying that, Jiang Luofu lay back down on the sofa, gently fiddling with a pencil, her expression relaxed and carefree.
Zu An did not raise any objections. He had previously made a deal with the academy, giving them the 7.5 million taels IOU that was destined to be unrecoverable. In return, the academy offered him a teaching position. At the same time, Jiang Luofu personally dealt with Mei Chaofeng, who was chasing him.
The reason he can get along with Jiang Luofu so easily now is largely because of this.
Otherwise, a high-ranking school principal like him, with his usual reckless behavior, would have been buried long ago.
Although he no longer greedily demanded more benefits, he thought carefully and realized there was something he could bring up: "But my life is not even guaranteed right now, so it's hard for me to concentrate on taking over the Plum Blossom Gang's assets."
“Chen Xuan is indeed a bit troublesome. Although his strength is not great, he is as slippery as an eel and it is difficult to catch him. However, his attempt to kill you this time provides an opportunity to catch him,” Jiang Luofu stood up and looked out the window at Mingyue City in the distance. “I’ll think about it some more and let you know when I have a solution.”
When Zu An came out of the principal's office, he was still recalling Jiang Luofu's last words. It sounded like she was planning to use him as bait.
Unfortunately, knowing all this is useless; now I only have the qualifications to be a pawn.
Zu An returned to the classroom with a heavy heart. After his trip to the secret realm and his near-killing of Shi Kun in the back mountain, few people in the school dared to underestimate him. Even the teachers in class treated him much better.
He returned to the classroom and found that he was taking a class on war theory.
I wanted to listen attentively for a while, but unfortunately he was completely unfamiliar with the history of this continent. He had never heard of many of the battles and ancient countries, so in the end it was like listening to gibberish.
Left with no other choice, he had to give up and instead began to calculate the amount of anger he had accumulated during this period.
This is always his happiest time, like a hardworking little squirrel that has been storing pine nuts day and night, and now it's time to enjoy the fruits of his labor.
Seeing the total anger level in the backend, he was startled—tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands…
At first, he thought he was seeing things, but after checking several times, he realized that he had accumulated a lot of anger points!
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