Chapter 153 03-25 - 121: The Dagger Reveals Itself, Danger at Every Step

Chapter 153: Chapter 121: The Dagger Reveals Itself, Danger at Every Step

Changheng Street, Chen Mansion.

Chen Yujing put down the phone, his eyes darkly fixed on a letter laid on the table.

The letter had been sent by the Tiger Saber Gang, and had already been in front of him before Gu Zhenhui called.

The contents of the letter also involved Chen Yujing’s younger brother, Chen Yuliang, but unlike Gu Zhenhui’s promise of benefits, this letter contained details of a scandal involving Chen Yuliang:

Chen Yuliang had been involved with the wife of a subordinate from the Internal Affairs Ministry, and the letter listed multiple dates and locations of their meetings, even photos of them entering and leaving a private residence together.

The issue was that the cuckolded subordinate was only one rank below Chen Yuliang and was also an Imperial Official! Such a scandal, once exposed, would destroy Chen Yuliang’s reputation in Datong Prefecture’s officialdom. Afterwards, let alone rising to Head of Department, even keeping his position as Deputy Chief could be in jeopardy.

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Upon seeing the letter, Chen Yujing had immediately been overwhelmed with fury because he had been unaware of the affair, and couldn’t believe that his brother, on whom the entire Chen Family had placed their hopes, would do such a thing.

“There are so many other women out there, and you had to choose the wife of an Imperial Official?”

Not only did you choose her, but you also let yourself be found out so carelessly?

It seemed clear that the Tiger Saber Gang had been planning this, and Chen Yujing even suspected that the affair itself had been orchestrated by the Tiger Saber Gang. How else could they have discovered it so conveniently?

The most recent photo was from just over three months ago—Chen Yujing believed this must have been the work of the now-deceased Zhang Mingze.

Even in death, the mastermind’s arrangements from the Tiger Saber Gang were sufficient to provide Yu Hu with many bargaining chips.

“Zhang Mingze, you really died at the right time!” Chen Yujing fumed, grinding his teeth as he sat.

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The promises from Gu Zhenhui were mere castles in the air, whether they could be fulfilled and whether Chen Yuliang could rise in rank were all uncertainties.

But the threat from the Tiger Saber Gang was like a blade at his throat, ready to draw blood at any moment!

Chen Yujing sighed.

Yu Hu had simply had someone deliver this letter, without saying much else—very shrewd.

“I’m not using this leverage to make your Chen Family obey me, just to keep you from acting rashly.”

That was Yu Hu’s message.

And Chen Yujing found it hard to refuse.

From it, he could also decipher Yu Hu’s confidence:

Even without the Chen family’s help, the Tiger Saber Gang could win this game!

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Qingyuan Fist Village.

Shangguan Xiao had just received news that ‘Green-faced Ghost’ had captured Li Fei, which was surprising enough, then she received word that the East City Gate had been breached, and thereafter, Gu Zhenhui had contacted her, hoping Qingyuan Fist Village could intervene.

While sending people out to assess the situation, Shangguan Xiao pondered her options.

Before she could make a decision, Xiang Du arrived with a letter.

“What is this?”

Shangguan Xiao looked at the letter in Xiang Du’s hand.

“Someone shot an arrow with a letter tied to it. It’s signed personally by the Big Leader, so the lower ranks didn’t dare to open it and brought it here instead,” Xiang Du explained.

“For me?” Shangguan Xiao took the letter from Xiang Du’s hand and opened it directly.

After skimming it, a cold smirk appeared on her face: “Heh!”

“Big Leader?”

Xiang Du asked.

“See for yourself.”

Shangguan Xiao handed the letter to Xiang Du.

He read, “Your nephew, Li Fei, is in my possession. From this moment, if any master from Qingyuan Fist Village leaves the village, I will sever one of Li Fei’s limbs. If the Big Leader dares to leave, I’ll immediately send over Li Fei’s corpse!”

Xiang Du frowned, instantly feeling the seriousness of the situation.

He knew that Shangguan Xiao was Hao Yi’s junior and knew that Li Fei had been coming to Shangguan Xiao’s place every evening to train for a while, which meant she greatly valued her nephew.

“It looks like Yu Hu is confident that he can eliminate me and my senior brother,” Shangguan Xiao scoffed.

Xiang Du was startled, not understanding how the Big Leader had reached such a conclusion.

“By daring to kidnap Li Fei, he has completely turned against me and my senior brother. Given mine and my brother’s temperaments, a peaceful resolution is now out of the question. Now with the East City Gate compromised, it looks like someone is plotting a rebellion, which is a perfect opportunity for Yu Hu to cause chaos, get rid of the Chief’s City Guard Army, then handle Qingyuan Fist Village, and finally deal with my senior brother once he returns to the city,” Shangguan Xiao’s eyes turned icy. “In this way, Xing City would completely belong to Yu Hu alone!”

“But if Yu Hu dares to rebel, how will he manage the aftermath?” Xiang Du asked in confusion.

Even if he achieved a temporary victory, wouldn’t the authorities from Datong Prefecture or even from the provincial city intervene? Eventually, wouldn’t it still be a dead end?

“It might not necessarily be his Tiger Saber Gang rebelling. Maybe someone else will take the blame for him,” Shangguan Xiao spoke somberly.

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Inspection Bureau.

After a shootout erupted at the East City Gate, the Inspection Bureau quickly received numerous reports and became aware of the incident.

Li Lei was currently extremely anxious about Li Fei being captured by the Green-faced Ghost. He had already sent people to search, but nothing had been found yet.

If it weren’t for his position as the Deputy Supervisory Director, requiring him to manage many responsibilities at the rear, Li Lei would have personally led a team to search for Li Fei.

After the shootout at the East City Gate, Li Lei received a phone call from the Chief’s office, called by Gu Zhenhui’s secretary:

“Deputy Director Li, the Tiger Saber Gang has rebelled, plotting to take over the entire Xing City. It’s urgent—the Chief needs you to immediately lead the First Level team to the East City Gate for a rescue mission. If you’re too late, Xing City might be lost!”

The Tiger Saber Gang has rebelled?

Li Lei’s head buzzed, and he found it somewhat unbelievable.

But the shootout near the East City Gate was real, and the City Guard Army stationed there had indeed been killed. The Chief’s secretary wouldn’t spread rumors about such matters.

After considering for a moment, Li Lei decided to lead his team to the East City Gate.

Whether or not the Tiger Saber Gang was rebelling, any criminals entering the city must be stopped. Moreover, if the Tiger Saber Gang did decide to revolt, whatever Yu Hu’s ultimate fate might be, Li Lei felt that he, along with his family, would probably be targeted for revenge by the Tiger Saber Gang—none would escape!

However, just as he called his subordinates and ordered the First Level team to assemble, the phone in the office rang again.

“Hello, this is Li Lei.”

“Deputy Supervisory Director Li, your son Li Fei is now in my hands.”

“…”

Li Lei gripped the handset tightly.

The loss of the East City Gate, the Tiger Saber Gang’s rebellion, and Li Fei’s kidnapping—all these events suddenly connected in his mind.

“How can you prove that?”

“Believe it or not, if you don’t want to see your son’s dead body, you’d better not act rashly and stay put within the Inspection Bureau.”

With that, the caller hung up before Li Lei could respond.

Li Lei slammed down the handset, fury blazing in his eyes.

The caller’s last words—’follow orders’—whose orders? Naturally, only the orders of Wu Yihua.

So this was indeed the doing of the Tiger Saber Gang!

Just then, someone entered Li Lei’s office:

“Deputy Supervisory Director Li, Inspector General Wu requests your presence in his office.”

Li Lei stood up abruptly and quickly left his office.

Soon, Li Lei entered Wu Yihua’s office and found another Deputy Supervisory Director and two Team Leaders were also present.

Including Li Lei and Wu Yihua, all the senior members of the Inspection Bureau had gathered.

“Everyone is here.”

Upon seeing Li Lei, Wu Yihua began:

“There has been a shootout at the East City Gate, with the City Guard Army currently exchanging fire with a group of bandits. The takeover of the East City Gate means their accomplices will enter the city, so I called everyone to discuss strategies.”

Li Lei watched Wu Yihua coldly.

Sending reinforcement from the Inspection Bureau at this time would be the logical course of action; he wanted to see what excuse Wu Yihua would use to keep the Inspection Bureau personnel from understanding.

“With such an event, our Inspection Bureau is both responsible and obligated to resolve it, so I plan to send people to the East City Gate.”

Wu Yihua spoke calmly.

Just as he finished, a fierce gunfire erupted outside the Inspection Bureau!

Wu Yihua’s expression changed, and he immediately rose and walked to the window.

Li Lei also walked quickly over and saw a group of people with guns charging into the Inspection Bureau, exchanging fire with the Inspectors inside!

“Bandits are attacking the Inspection Bureau!”

Wu Yihua immediately turned around and commanded the others sharply: “Hurry and have all combatants put on their Gear and prepare for battle!”

“Yes!”

A Deputy Supervisory Director and two Team Leaders took the order and left.

“Li Lei.”

Wu Yihua suddenly called out to Li Lei, who was the last to leave the room.

Li Lei turned to look at him.

Wu Yihua: “Bandits attacking the Inspection Bureau likely aim for the weapons and ammunition inside. These items are absolutely critical! Your First Level team is the most combat-capable in the Inspection Bureau. You must defend the Inspection Bureau. Do you understand?”

Li Lei and Wu Yihua locked eyes, each discerning a hint of mockery in the other’s gaze.

It seemed that the other party was also aware of Li Fei’s kidnapping.

He clenched his fists, his voice low: “Understood!”

Then he turned and left the office.

“Heh.”

After Li Lei left, Wu Yihua sneered softly, “Watch how I slowly finish you off!”

…

East City Gate.

A dozen bandits had already exchanged fire with two arriving teams of the City Guard Army for a few minutes.

Both teams of the City Guard Army knew the gravity of the situation; the leaders of both teams were Martial Artists in the Body Breaking Stage. Thus, relying on the explosive power of their Implants, they attempted to charge forward, hoping to break through by sheer martial force.

However, the bandits also included Martial Artists—and not just one or two!

Thus, the two leaders who charged forward quickly fell into pools of blood.

With their leaders down, the morale of the two teams of the City Guard Army plummeted, making it even harder to control the situation.

A few more minutes passed, and the ground began to tremble slightly.

“Damn!”

An experienced member of the City Guard Army pressed his ear to the ground, his face changing dramatically:

“A large group is arriving, at least a hundred horses!”

As his words fell, riders stormed into the East City Gate.

More followed, several dozen riders storming towards the two teams of the City Guard Army!

Following closely, Zhao Yu was escorted through the city gate by a group of protectors.

He looked ahead at the scene inside Xing City, took a deep breath, and his face lit up with excitement.

The Calming Sect entered the city!

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