"Director Zhou is here too!" Upon seeing Zhou Kuan following behind the mayor, the two were both delighted. This was good, saving them the trouble of running around.
"I was busy just now, sorry to have kept you both waiting!" the mayor said with a chuckle.
"The mayor is very busy, and the fact that he could take the time to meet with us is already a great honor for us!"
"How could we possibly object!" Chen Shun quickly replied.
"Yeah yeah!"
"It's already an honor for us to meet the mayor, how could we possibly take offense!" Chen An quickly replied.
"Please have a seat!" the mayor said, waving his hand.
“Okay.” Chen Shun and Chen An sat down one after the other.
The mayor and Zhou Kuan sat opposite them.
"Have you two come here today to see me about something?" the mayor asked.
"We are asking the municipal government to step in and help us!" Chen Shun said.
"You two are living well in Jiangnan, why do you say such a thing?" the mayor asked.
"Sigh!" Chen Shun shook his head.
"The internal strife within the Chen family has spread from Zhonghai to Jiangnan!"
"We are in great danger right now, and with no other choice, we are asking the government for help."
“Protect us through this crisis!” he said.
"Internal strife within the Chen family!" The mayor nodded, confirming his suspicions.
"The Chen family is unfortunate; they have produced a rebellious son!"
"Not only did they wipe out my second brother's family, but now they've wiped out my third brother's family too!"
"His ruthlessness was appalling."
"With no other choice, we can only plead with the government to help us!"
"Help us get through this difficult time!" Chen An said.
"This is a matter for your Chen family!"
"There's really nothing I can do to help!"
"After all, even an upright official finds it difficult to settle family disputes!"
"There must be a reason for the internal strife within the family!"
"You two should look for the reasons within yourselves!"
"Once the cause is found, the internal strife will naturally resolve itself!" the mayor said, shaking his head.
"Does the mayor mean he's not going to help?" Chen Shun asked, taken aback.
"It's not that we don't want to help, it's that we can't!" the mayor said.
"After all, I don't understand the reasons for your internal strife, so I can't make a move. What should I do?"
“You don’t need to understand, just protect us!” Chen An said.
"I won't do something as foolish as protecting someone without understanding the reasons!" the mayor waved his hand.
"That's how it is!" Left with no other choice, Chen Shun had to explain the reason.
"I see!" The mayor nodded.
"It seems to be just as the outside world suspected!"
"The Chen family is eyeing Chen Tiansheng's wealth and is preparing to make a move against him!"
"They ended up getting killed instead!"
"And you accomplices, now they've come knocking on our door!"
"But they came to me asking for my help!"
"If I intervene, wouldn't I become an accomplice?" the mayor sneered.
"We know we were wrong!"
"But now, it's too late to regret it!"
"Please, Mayor, lend us a hand, considering we've contributed to the development of Jiangnan!" Chen Shun said.
Even if Jiangnan's fiscal revenue is halved!
“Even if development slows down, I won’t follow you and become the bad guy!” The mayor waved his hand. “Please leave!”
"Mayor, please!" Chen Shun panicked and knelt down on the ground.
"Security guards, please leave!" the mayor said.
"Yes, sir." Several security guards immediately came over. "Gentlemen, please don't disrupt the mayor's work!"
The mayor's refusal to help surprised the two. Undeterred, Chen An turned his attention to Zhou Kuan.
"Director Zhou, Chen Tiansheng killed more than 300 monks at Lingyin Temple. He is a veritable executioner!"
"I want you to move out immediately and take him down!"
"And execute him immediately, to rid this scourge of evil!"
Zhou Kuan smiled and said, "This is a matter for the police, Brother Chen, so don't worry about it!"
"The monks of Lingyin Temple have violated the temple rules by interfering in the internal strife within the Chen family!"
"On another note, if they kill Chen Tiansheng, should I arrest them too?"
"This!!" Chen An was stunned and immediately had nothing to say.
"There's no smoke without fire. Their interference in the Chen family's internal strife must have been for the benefit of the Chen family!"
"As for the benefits, I think you should know them!"
"If the investigation continues, we might even find you two!" These words immediately changed the expressions of the two men, and they trembled involuntarily.
The high monks of Lingyin Temple got involved because the Chen family had invested a large sum of money in the reconstruction of the old Lingyin Temple!
Although it appears to be a charitable donation, it is actually conditional.
That means they can lend a helping hand when the Chen family is in danger!
If they really investigate further, they might actually find out.
After all, although all the monks in the temple are dead, there are still some ascetic monks who went out to beg for alms. Once they come back, if we work on them, everything will come to light!
"So you two should know when to stop!"
“Otherwise, none of us will save face!” Zhou Kuan said.
"Let's go!" Chen Shun waved his hand, turned around, and walked out.
"Sigh!" Chen An shook his head and followed them out!
"I never expected the mayor to be so heartless!" Chen Shun shook his head on the way back.
"So what should we do now?" Chen An asked.
"I will convene a meeting of the heads of the three major families to discuss how to deal with him!"
"Wait at home for news, and I'll tell you the result later!" Chen Shun said.
"good...."
Upon returning, Chen Shun immediately called the heads of the three families and asked them to come to his private estate for a meeting!
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