Chapter 919: Chapter 659: Little Yang, You Don’t Want to Put Everyone in a Difficult Position, Right?
Opening the file bag in front of Nalan Shuo, Yang Xiao poured out the contents and went through them one by one. The contents were wide-ranging, covering various aspects of Fu Qingzhu’s work and life, even including some groundless matters from the entertainment venues. These were trivial until Yang Xiao saw the last few pages and involuntarily stopped his hands.
He saw a familiar name, Wu Peide, who was originally the vice president of the Rongcheng Apostles’ Union and essentially Fu Qingzhu’s direct superior. Later, he issued a city-wide wanted order to kill Fu Qingzhu to silence him. At the time, it was through his connections that Mo Daidai helped, saving Fu Qingzhu and aiding him in ascending to the position of vice president.
What was more damning was that Wu Peide was someone he had personally eliminated. Bringing this matter up now was very disadvantageous both for Fu Qingzhu and himself.
He suppressed the unease in his heart and carefully read through the last few pages, realizing that the situation had not yet reached an irreparable point. The intelligence system of the Patrol Defense Office was indeed formidable; they had gathered some clues, but so far, there was no definitive evidence to pinpoint Fu Qingzhu as the mastermind behind the crimes, only suspicions.
But just suspicions were enough; this case itself was full of doubts. The person who offered the reward was taken down first, and the one who was targeted by the bounty then took over the high position. Anyone sensible could see that there was a problem.
Back then, this matter stirred up a storm throughout the city. Later, it was the higher-ups of the Apostles Union who pressed down the unfavorable opinions. Unearthing this matter now truly was a considerable blow to Fu Qingzhu’s and the Union’s reputation. If someone with intentions dug deeper, the consequences would be dire.
"I know about Wu Peide’s matter, but I remember the Apostles Union explained that he had defected. What, did he die?" Yang Xiao feigned calmness.
"Defection is just a lie to fool the laypeople. If he were alive, could he just watch Fu Qingzhu take his position?" Nalan Shuo broke it down.
"Is there any other evidence besides these?" Yang Xiao picked up the papers and indirectly inquired. The incident of killing the vice president of the Union was too significant, and he hadn’t told Nalan Shuo previously out of caution. It was too late to mention it now.
"Not for the time being. This matter was done very secretly. As far as I know, Wu Peide disappeared; alive he’s unseen, and dead no body has been found. The person who helped Fu Qingzhu is suspected to be from the Chamber of Commerce. At that time, President Chi from the Chamber of Commerce took Fu Qingzhu to the Apostles Union to explain on his behalf and vouched for him, such backing is rare." Nalan Shuo recalled.
"Fu Qingzhu has ties with the Chamber of Commerce?" Yang Xiao played dumb, "How come I didn’t know about this?"
"Human nature is unpredictable, trust is a comical goodwill, especially rare in this world, the people who fully open their hearts to others are also the ones most easily hurt. Right, Little Yang?"
Under the Director’s gaze, Yang Xiao felt extremely nervous inside, but his expression remained normal as he slowly nodded, "I understand, Director. Rest assured, on this matter, I will not let emotions affect me. Since I am a part of the Patrol Division, I must strive for the greatest benefit for the Patrol Division."
"Mm, it’s good that you understand this reasoning. I think neither Fu Qingzhu nor Chi Dan would treat you tenderly anyway. There’s no way around it, one is bound by various forces behind them when they are in the world of martial arts, and they have to report back to those powers too." Nalan Shuo, having held a high position for a long time, saw things very clearly.
Yang Xiao opened the file bag again and looked through it, not finding any information about Chi Dan, "Director, why is there only material about Fu Qingzhu, nothing dark on Chi Dan?"
"Not for the time being. This woman is peculiar, as if she appeared out of nowhere in this world. I’ve sent someone to investigate in Chi Zhongheng’s hometown and turns out he has no such niece, which means her identity is false and she may have significant backing." Nalan Shuo explained.
Hearing this, Yang Xiao naturally revealed the real identity of Chi Dan to Nalan Shuo, mentioning Mo Daidai, that this woman is Mo Daidai’s sister, someone who is like ’dying’ and then coming back to life.
After listening to Yang Xiao’s introduction, Nalan Shuo’s eyebrows furrowed. He had heard about Mo Daidai from Yang Xiao before, who had spent a lot of money to hire Yang Xiao to assassinate the boss of the Yecheng Yanshan Pavilion, Yanhe Tian, which was also tacitly approved by himself.
He had previously deduced that this person was related to the senior levels of the Chamber of Commerce, and with such resources at her disposal, she must not just be from the ordinary higher-ups but possibly from a direct lineage of a major family within the General Chamber of Commerce.
"With such a background, what is she doing in Rongcheng, what is it here that’s worth her staying?" Nalan Shuo looked up at Yang Xiao.
Yang Xiao was taken aback, immediately reacted, and inside felt inexplicably apprehensive: "Director, don’t look at me like that, I don’t know either, I have no connections with this woman!"
"How can you say there’s no connection?" Nalan Shuo’s eyes carried a scheming look, revealing a deeply calculative expression, "You participated in the Ghost Envoy mission and saved her life. I noticed during that dinner, she seemed quite interested in you."
Seeing Nalan Shuo’s increasingly profound expression, Yang Xiao wondered if the Director might actually sell him out to the Chamber of Commerce as a favor.
"Director, please don’t look at me like that, I... I’m a bit scared." Yang Xiao felt quite unnerved under Nalan Shuo’s gaze.
A moment later, Nalan Shuo raised his hand, patted Yang Xiao on the shoulder, and said earnestly, "Little Yang, you know, our Rongcheng Patrol Division really needs this position, you don’t want to... see us all in a difficult position, right?"
