Lian Gui's eyes were cold and deep: "You still haven't repented. I can find out everything about your dirty deeds with the Jiang family with just a little investigation. You've been bullying others in Haicheng for years, a bunch of parasites!"
Old Zhong chuckled.
He was not ashamed at all, and instead said, "Don't be so smug. All crows under the sky are black. I just don't understand how you managed to trace it back to me when I hadn't shown my face at all?"
From the very beginning, he made it very clear to Jiang Hejun.
He can protect the Jiang family all the way. As long as he is in Haicheng, no matter how big a crime the Jiang family commits, he can protect them.
However, he should not be used unless absolutely necessary.
The last time Jiang Pengyue came to him, she insisted that he open a separate household account for Xu Manzhi. He didn't really want to get involved, but what could he do? This child was... his little nemesis.
He agreed.
He's helping the Jiang family outright; that's his only move for now.
No matter how you try to settle accounts, it won't be attributed to him.
Lian Gui's gaze swept towards Yan Lin.
Yan Lin withdrew his gaze from Xu Manzhi and said calmly, "You've been playing power games for so long, don't you understand the reasons behind it? It's your subordinates who caused the trouble."
Old Zhong is shrewd and calculating.
He was well taken care of by Jiang Hejun, and he didn't have to worry about anything. He could just enjoy the fruits of his labor and not care about anything else.
But Jiang Mingda was too ambitious.
Whenever he gets to a crucial moment and clashes with the mayor, he always sacrifices Old Zhong. Otherwise, given his ability to repeatedly mess things up, how could he have survived until now?
The Zhong family wields immense and complex power.
The mayor had long wanted to get rid of the Jiang family, which was rotten to the core, and Old Zhong, this stubborn old man who had been entrenched in Haicheng, but he lacked fresh blood.
Xu Manzhi submitted a letter of complaint.
It contained data on Jiang Mingda's various registrations, including details of how he used the Zhong family for various favors, down to which state-run restaurant he had lunch at...
No one expected that Jiang Mingda had this trick up his sleeve.
The mayor immediately applauded.
This was already secretly planned long ago.
"Good, very good, hahaha, I, Old Zhong, have dominated Haicheng for many years, but I never expected to be tricked by you, you old fool. Your brain is full of bubbles!" Old Zhong laughed loudly.
He rushed towards Jiang Mingda like a madman, punching and kicking him recklessly.
Jiang Mingda was beaten and screamed.
He was so angry he fainted, and he had nowhere to vent his grievances.
The ledger was clearly hidden very, very deep.
He didn't tell anyone.
Suddenly, he realized something.
Could it be that the Jiang family's secret stash... was... transferred away by Xu Manzhi?
Thinking of this, he prepared to inform the organization.
Snap.
Old Zhong slapped Jiang Mingda so hard that he knocked him unconscious.
"Grab them, quick, quick, send them all away, and keep them under strict guard," said a member of the investigation team.
The police immediately stepped forward and quickly detained Jiang Mingda and Lao Zhong, who then left the Jiang family home together.
Jiang Pengyue was crying and sobbing.
"Dad, Uncle Zhong..."
She chased after them, but the police blocked her way and told her to stop.
At this moment, Yang Sujun walked over.
He said to Yan Lin, "Brother Yan, the Jiang family is really cunning. They dug a tunnel that runs directly from the Zhong family to the Jiang family, and the exit is right there—"
"Alright, seal off the tunnel." Yan Lin said.
Yang Sujun didn't understand.
He clearly explained the Jiang family's wickedness and audacity, so why was he silenced?
Yan Lin's eyes were cold.
He directed Zou Xiaozhou and his team to carry stones and sand overnight to completely block the tunnel, leaving no side exits.
Zou Xiaozhou naturally complied.
Soon, he led his team and set off.
Lian Gui thanked Yan Lin and Xu Manzhi, then said with a look of satisfaction, "The younger generation surpasses the older generation. The older generation is getting old and should retire. The future belongs to the younger generation."
He turned and left.
Only a few people remained in the room.
Jiang Pengyue asked in confusion, "What exit? What are you talking about? I don't understand. Who are you and why are you in my house?"
Xu Manzhi called out "Aunt Liu" and asked her to take Jiang Pengyue to the first floor to rest.
Whether Jiang Pengyue is truly foolish or pretending to be foolish, she should have heard everything she needed to know. What she does next is her own business.
“Let’s go up to the second floor and take a look. There should be more to it than just the tunnel entrance,” Xu Manzhi said.
Yan Lin's gaze fell on her.
He gave her a deep look and then nodded in agreement.
Together with Yang Sujun, the three of them went up to the second floor and arrived at Jiang Pengyue's bedroom.
Xu Manzhi sniffed.
She took an axe from the attic on the second floor, went inside, and handed it to Yan Lin, saying softly, "Yan Lin, you chop up the cabinet, I don't have the strength... I'm so weak."
Yan Lin took a deep breath.
He took a deep breath, his cheeks flushed slightly, and smoothly took the axe. He swung it and smashed it hard against the wooden cabinet, causing packets of powder to fall out sparsely.
Yellow, red, purple... they're all different.
Most importantly, each partition contains a plastic pipe that leads directly to the exterior wall.
"What, what is this?" Yang Sujun reached out to touch it.
"Don't touch it, it's poisonous."
Upon Xu Manzhi's reminder, Yang Sujun jumped up and looked at her with a suspicious expression.
"There's more here—"
Xu Manzhi knocked on the wall, and echoes reverberated from inside.
Splash!
With a powerful slam of Yan Lin's hammer, a large hole was smashed in the wall, revealing that it was made of wood with countless tiny cavities inside.
Dust instantly billowed up from the cave.
"What the hell is this?" Yang Sujun felt a chill run down his spine.
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