"Mr. Xiao Quan, the power shift plan for Canglang Sect has been successful. Awaiting further instructions!" A deep voice sounded in the quiet room.
"Next, implement the Monarch Plan!" A stiff bureaucratic tone came over the phone.
"Understood!" The man hung up the phone and slowly turned his head around.
It was the bald man who had been with Tutian Xiaoquan before! He was the new Sect Leader of Canglang Sect—Tan Bing!
——Snack-lovers’ divider line——
The affair regarding Xiong Tian was basically coming to a close. Regarding the matter of Zhao Lingling, An Yiqing truly kept her promise, and did not let Gu Yelin take action, but...
"Xiao Bai, how’s the progress on the task?" An Yiqing picked up her phone and dialed Bai Wuchang’s number.
"Junior Uncle, all the evidence has been collected. Just waiting for your order, and the materials regarding Zhao Jinbao’s corruption and bribery will instantly appear in the Disciplinary Department’s office," Bai Wuchang said cheerfully over the phone.
"Hmm, make two copies, send the materials to the Disciplinary Department and Zhao Jinbao’s home."
Not long after An Yiqing’s call with Bai Wuchang had ended, Zhao Jinbao’s home received a delivery.
"Old Zhao, this is for you." Wang Lan’s face was ashen, wrapped in a thick quilt, handing the delivery to Zhao Jinbao on the sofa.
Zhao Jinbao took it with some confusion. Who could it be from? And what was inside?
"What... What is this?..." Wang Lan sat nearby, looking at the thick stack of materials from the parcel with a growing sense of foreboding.
Zhao Jinbao looked pale as he went through the materials in his hands—these were all the evidence of his years of corruption and bribery! Each incident, piece by piece, was even clearer than he remembered!
"Old Zhao! What on earth is going on?" Wang Lan asked, looking at the materials with panic showing on her face.
"Quick! Pack our things, we’re leaving the country immediately!" Zhao Jinbao dropped the materials and hurriedly got up.
"Leaving the country? Why are we doing that?" Wang Lan was startled, grabbed hold of the frantic Zhao Jinbao and shouted, "What exactly happened? What’s written on these papers?"
Zhao Jinbao, visibly impatient, pulled Wang Lan forward: "These are the evidence of my years of corruption and bribery! Someone must be trying to frame me! Right, right! An Yiqing, it must be her! This material might have already been sent to the Disciplinary Department! Pack up, we must leave the country immediately! We have no other way out," Zhao Jinbao said more and more fearfully, rushing into the study to open the safe and frantically began to haul out bundles of gold bars and jewelry.
"But, but... Leng Leng’s health isn’t well, she can’t move!" Wang Lan, completely flustered, stuttered her words.
"Why do you still care about her!" Zhao Jinbao flared up at the mention of the name "Zhao Lingling," "If it wasn’t for that jinx, would we have fallen to this plight?! Are you coming or not? If you’re not, I’m leaving on my own! Go stay with your precious daughter and rot here!" Zhao Jinbao shook off Wang Lan and sped up stuffing the gold bars.
"Don’t, don’t! I’ll go with you!" Upon hearing this, Wang Lan immediately panicked. She quickly grabbed a suitcase and began packing things.
Suddenly, the room was thrown into chaos. Books and clothes were scattered everywhere.
"Where... are you going?"
Just as the two of them had gotten into the swing of packing, a light, floating voice sounded at the doorway of the study, sending shivers down the spines of both of them.
"Leng... Leng Leng..." Wang Lan turned her head with difficulty, looking at Zhao Lingling who stood at the door.