From the ranking, it can be seen that the mysterious figure’s status is above Mo Hongsheng and Shura, second only to the representative of the Hidden Mo Family.
"It’s that time of the year again."
Once everyone was present, the Jester knocked on the table lightly and said indifferently, "Is there anything that you all need to summarize?"
Mo Hongsheng glanced at Shura, seeing that he had no intention of answering, he took the lead and said, "All materials from the Intelligence Department have been handed over to the master; there is nothing else to report at the moment."
"Heh, Mo Hongsheng, are you sure you’ve reported everything?"
As soon as Mo Hongsheng spoke, Shura sneered coldly.
"Speak plainly, don’t be sarcastic."
Mo Hongsheng frowned slightly, looking at Shura calmly.
Though both the Intelligence and Combat Systems are under the Hidden Mo Family, they’ve always been competing and never saw eye to eye.
"Then I won’t be polite."
Shura smiled faintly, looking at the Jester, and reported respectfully, "Lord, aren’t you curious why our annual meeting was moved to this location this year?"
The Jester paused slightly, looking at Mo Hongsheng with curiosity.
"My lord, that’s because Mo Hongsheng actually lost the Jun Tianhao Hotel. It’s no longer a Mo Family asset."
Shura explained with a mischievous grin.
"Is such a thing possible?"
The Jester exclaimed in surprise, turning to look at Mo Hongsheng, seemingly wanting an explanation.
"I have already included an explanation in the materials. I am willing to take full responsibility for the loss of the Jun Tianhao Hotel, and will compensate with private assets of the Mo Family without affecting this year’s performance targets."
Mo Hongsheng replied expressionlessly; the Jester glanced at the materials in hand and nodded: "Indeed, an explanation has been provided, and there are no financial issues."
Mo Hongsheng glared coldly at Shura, "Not only did the Poison Widow fail to achieve targets this year, she also lost billions redeeming her people. Seems like she’s in no position to criticize the Mo Family?"
"I’ve reported the situation to the higher-ups. All losses will be compensated, not your concern."
Shura glared angrily at Mo Hongsheng, gritting his teeth, "The Jun Tianhao Hotel isn’t just a Mo Family property; it also contains..."
Halfway through his words, Shura glanced warily at the person in the black robe, "Lord Jester, you should understand what I’m referring to?"
"This is indeed an issue."
The Jester squinted slightly, uncertain, asked: "Mo Hongsheng, what about the Tianzi Presidential Suite in the Jun Tianhao Hotel?"
Hearing this, Mo Hongsheng frowned and said truthfully: "The Chen Group announced that they have remodeled the Tianzi Suite, but according to our intelligence, they’ve only sealed it without changing the interior."
"Hmph! Even if they didn’t demolish it, it’s no longer our property. Losing the Tianzi Suite is far more serious than losing the Jun Tianhao Hotel."
Shura snorted coldly, worriedly saying: "That was Lord Mo Liuye’s cultivation place, now it’s in someone else’s hands, how will Lord Mo Liuye cultivate?"
"Cough! That room can absorb the essence of the sun and moon, greatly benefiting my cultivation. Now that it’s in foreign hands, it’s indeed troublesome."
At this moment, the mysterious man in the black robe spoke coldly, seemingly displeased with Mo Hongsheng losing the suite.
The Jester tapped the table lightly with his fingers without speaking, waiting for Mo Hongsheng to explain, as even he must consider Mo Liuye’s attitude and reaction.
"My lord, have we met before?"
Mo Hongsheng did not answer directly, but looked at the person in black and asked curiously.
"Although I cultivate in Songlan City for a period each year, it is always Shura who arranges the schedule, and we have never crossed paths."
Mo Liuye shook his head slightly.
"So that’s how it is."
Mo Hongsheng smiled, looked at Shura in confusion, "The Tianzi suite at the Jun Tianhao Hotel was long-term reserved by the Poison Widow. I asked Shura about the purpose of reserving the suite back then, but he said it was a private matter of the Poison Widow and not for me to inquire, isn’t that right?"
Shura was startled for a moment, forced to nod, as it was indeed the Poison Widow who directly booked the suite with the Mo Family back then.
"The rental of the Tianzi suite was negotiated directly with me by Ouyang Xiao on behalf of the Poison Widow, without explaining the purpose of the room, so it can only be considered a private agreement between the Poison Widow and the Jun Tianhao Hotel."
Mo Hongsheng straightened up, speaking with a raised voice: "Since that is the case, now that the Jun Tianhao Hotel has changed hands, and the Tianzi suite has a new owner, it is reasonable. If the Poison Widow had told me back then that the Tianzi suite was for a senior master, of course I wouldn’t have easily used it as a stake, so the responsibility for losing it in ignorance should fall on the Poison Widow, not me."
"Bullshit, you’re just making excuses."
Seeing Mo Hongsheng pass the blame to him, Shura cursed angrily.
"Hmph! You deliberately concealed some things causing this mistake, now trying to shirk responsibility, it’s utterly shameless."
Mo Hongsheng did not back down in the slightest, disdainfully said: "As an assassin organization, you repeatedly failed assassination attempts and were forced to compensate and apologize by the target, it’s disgraceful."
"You’re impressive, losing a hotel to that guy, what right do you have to speak against me here?"
Shura angrily stared at Mo Hongsheng.
"Enough, stop bickering."
Seeing Mo Hongsheng and Shura arguing incessantly, the Jester slammed the table, scaring everyone into silence.
After calming the room, the Jester began leisurely, "You all are the left and right arms of our Hidden Mo Family, supposed to help each other and progress together. What happens to this level of infighting?"
Mo Hongsheng and Shura exchanged glances, huffing coldly, but neither spoke again.
"Given the circumstances, do not forget your tasks, and I also bear responsibility for these unpleasant events."
The Jester disregarded their responses, speaking slowly: "The main purpose of this meeting is to announce the ultimate goal of our Hidden Mo Family to you all, so that in future work, you can deal with each other sincerely, because we are all striving in the same direction."
Upon hearing this, everyone sat up straighter, especially Shura and Mo Hongsheng, as leaders of the two factions, were more focused on what the Jester would say next.
The Mo Family has established a vast intelligence system, collecting intelligence and reporting it to the Hidden Mo Family. However, Mo Hongsheng is unaware of what uses these assorted intelligence reports serve for the Hidden Mo Family, nor the significance of this intelligence system’s existence, always just following orders.