Yue Lan knitted her brows even more as she asked, "What hidden danger?"
Ming Xin pointed at the chart that Yue Lan had pulled out before saying, "It's not on that chart, but the second prince had a partnership with the Yong Family."
"Huh?" Lin Fan was the one that said this.
He had never heard of this before and he had searched all of the documents from the Yong Family when he had been in Brilliant Light City.
Ming Xin looked at Lin Fan and said with a bitter smile, "Even the Yong Family didn't know this, but their research was actually backed by the second prince. The second prince gave them support in the form of technology and different resources that he sold them were under secret merchant groups under his control. It could even be said that he was the one that had entrusted them with this research in the first place so that he could take it for himself in the end."
Everyone couldn't help revealing shocked looks after hearing this because they had never heard of this before.
Lin Fan had made sure to search through everything that the Yong Family had left behind and he didn't even know this. Even the Flying Feather Group hadn't known about this.
So how did Ming Xin know about this?
That was exactly what Yue Lan asked, "How do you know this?"
Ming Xin revealed an awkward look and it looked like she found it hard to speak about this, but in the end, she still told them.
"Back when my big brother was working with the Yong Family, he did his own investigation into where the Yong Family got their technology. While he didn't figure out where it was, he did bring the information for me to see and I was able to figure out a few things."
Lin Fan couldn't help being surprised by this, but thinking of all the things that Ming Xin had done, that surprise quickly disappeared.
But he also couldn't help asking, "Why didn't you tell me about this sooner?"
The second prince was related to the Yong Family incident and since he had been the one that had caused the fall of the Yong Family, it could be said that he was the one that had ruined the second prince's plan.
If this was ever found out by the second prince, it was certain that he would be the target of vengeance for the second prince.
This was something that was better to know earlier than later since he could have started planning for this already.
Ming Xin just calmly said, "There was no need for me to tell you back then."
Lin Fan was confused as he asked, "Why?"
Ming Xin explained in the same calm voice, "The matter in Brilliant Light City had already been settled, so there was no need to worry about this. Even if the second prince found out about this, there was a scapegoat prepared."
Lin Fan said in a low voice, "The Flying Feather Organization?"
Ming Xin gave a nod before saying, "They are already related to one of the other princes, so the second prince won't do anything to them."
Lin Fan was once again shocked as he asked, "When did they fall under another prince?"
Ming Xin was the one surprised this time as she said, "Didn't you all see the report from Brilliant Light City a few weeks ago?"
All of them shook their heads when they heard this.
Ming Xin then explained, "It said that the Roaring Wave Chamber of Commerce built a new branch in Brilliant Light City and their representatives were seen meeting with the Flying Feather Organization. It even said that the leader of the Flying Feather met the branch manager from the Roaring Wave Chamber of Commerce. Didn't you guys know that the Roaring Wave Chamber of Commerce is the front for the eighth prince?"
Everyone once again revealed shocked looks.
Yue Lan narrowed her eyes to look at Ming Xin before saying, "That doesn't mean that they've jumped onto the eighth prince's boat. It could just mean that the eighth prince wants to bring them to his side, but hasn't yet. It could just mean that they're just making first contact."
Ming Xin nodded in agreement to this, but then she said in a cryptic voice, "If you look carefully at the description of the group from the Roaring Wave Chamber of Commerce, you'll find someone very special among them."
Yue Lan knitted her brows, but she didn't waste any time as she took out the report that Ming Xin was referring to.
After carefully reading it several times, she finally revealed a look of recognition as she found the information that she was looking for.
"This description…isn't this…" Yue Lan muttered to herself.
Then she suddenly looked up at Ming Xin who just casually sat there in front of her with a completely different expression. It was almost as if she was meeting her for the first time.
The others all felt the same way even if they didn't really understand what was happening.
It seemed that they had all underestimated Ming Xin's intelligence…
After a long period of silence, Yue Lan asked Ming Xin, "Why the fourth prince?"
She no longer questioned Ming Xin's judgement because she had seen something that was impossible to deny in the report.
One of the people that came with the Roaring Waves Chamber of Commerce, even if it was just a description, she immediately recognized him.
It was the right hand man of the eighth prince.
Unless it was for something important, this person would never be deployed to a place like Brilliant Light City where there were countless people watching.
So the only explanation was that they had secured a deal with the Flying Feather Organization who basically controlled Brilliant Light City now.
So there was no way to deny Ming Xin's guess.
After Ming Xin heard this, she revealed a look of admiration at how decisive Yue Lan was.
She already admired her from working with her.
This was someone who had built up an empire like the Royal Style Store, so it was impossible for her not to admire her.
She even had the urge to call her big sister.
Ming Xin calmly said, "The fourth prince is related to the Mercenary Guild."
This time, it was Tian Tian who had the most shocked look.
She looked at Ming Xin like she was a monster, but this also confirmed that the Mercenary Guild was indeed working with the fourth prince.
This was something that Tian Tian had only recently learned after headquarters had seen her success and decided to promote her.
She was now on the same level as her big sister Tian Xue, so she was able to learn the secrets of the headquarters.
This included the fact that the Mercenary Guild was supporting the fourth prince.
Seeing this look on Tian Tian's face, Yue Lan gave a nod before saying, "What else?"
Ming Xin gave a shrug and said, "There's nothing other than that. It's just that the fourth prince is considered a better person than the other princes and nothing else."
Yue Lan narrowed her eyes to look at Ming Xin before saying, "Are you sure that's it? Is there anything else that you're hiding?"
Ming Xin revealed an awkward look like a child who had been caught with a hand in the cookie jar.
After a moment of hesitation, she added, "I've heard that the fourth prince has a connection to some sects and he's most likely the dark horse of this succession race."
"Sects?"
Mu Bao Bao was the one who raised her voice this time.
Ming Xin looked at her and immediately said, "These are all sects that don't have any connection to the Love Sect, so you don't need to worry. The fourth prince isn't connected to the destruction of the Love Sect at all."
Mu Bao Bao had a look that clearly made it seem like she thought differently, but she didn't say anything else since she knew that this wasn't the right time for her to say anything.
Yue Lan was in deep thought after hearing this, so there was another long silence that filled the room.
Finally, Yue Lan said, "Alright, we'll go with your plan."
She looked back at everyone else and said, "We'll accept this city promotion and then contact the fourth prince. I have some contacts that will allow us to make contact with the fourth prince, but…"
She left her words hanging as she turned to look at Tian Tian.
Tian Tian was able to understand what she was implying right away, but she didn't promise anything right away.
There was a difficult look on her face as if she was having difficulty deciding whether to speak or not, but in the end, she took a deep look at Lin Fan before saying, "I can mediate with the Mercenary Guild. I'll talk to my big sister about this."
Yue Lan gave a nod in response before looking at Lin Fan.
Lin Fan had been looking at Tian Tian when she said this.
He knew how much of a risk she was taking by doing this, so of course he was moved by this.
He took her by the hand and looked into her eyes before saying, "You don't have to do this if you don't want to, we have other ways of doing this."
Tian Tian looked back into his eyes before giving a determined nod and saying, "It's fine, I want to do this."
Lin Fan just looked into those eyes before saying, "Thank you."
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