Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 1119: Chapter 763: Danger

The Peace Hotel is like iron, while the Four Major Families are like flowing water. Even if Marquis Zhengdong and An Nan Marquis were executed by the Patrol Defense Office, new successors would appear within a few days. The Peace Hotel would never allow one family to dominate.

As expected, two days later, Yang Xiao received a message from Daoist Qingfeng, stating that both Marquis Zhengdong and An Nan Marquis had returned to Xiang Ma Town. However, they were surprisingly low-key and did not retaliate.

Daoist Qingfeng advised Yang Xiao to stay calm, assuring him that he would closely monitor the movements of these two families.

During Yang Xiao’s absence from Rongcheng, Director Nalan handled the work of the Patrol Defense Office, while most of the responsibilities of the Three-party Action Bureau fell to Fu Qingzhu.

This was not entirely due to Fu Qingzhu’s competence but rather because the other three equal-ranking leaders were inadequate.

Qu Muzhi, the head of the Action Group, was someone who preferred not to meddle in others’ affairs. He only did what was required of him, clocking out right on time, not staying a minute longer.

Chi Dan, the head of logistics, mimicked Yang Xiao by playing the disappearing act, being as elusive as the legendary beast. Any issues were handled over the phone.

The last group leader, Xi Murou, was dutiful, but she wasn’t part of the three major forces. With little influence and no access to core intelligence, she slowly became marginalized. Ultimately, everything was left on Fu Qingzhu’s shoulders.

After resting for a few days upon his return, Yang Xiao went to the Action Bureau to clock in for work. During this period, there was a small incident: the new guard did not recognize Yang Xiao and called in support from the security team, causing quite a stir.

It turned out that his credentials had expired, and during Yang Xiao’s absence, the Action Bureau had updated them twice.

Upon learning of Yang Xiao’s return, the other four leaders all gathered in Yang Xiao’s office. The five of them held a brief work meeting, and Yang Xiao adeptly handled the confrontation between Chi Dan and Xi Murou.

Seeing this, Fu Qingzhu smiled silently, while Qu Muzhi, maintaining an indifferent attitude, took small sips of tea and found the tea leaves in Yang Xiao’s office quite nice, so he took the tea box with him on the way out.

Having finally returned, Yang Xiao needed to assert his presence. He spent an entire day at the Action Bureau, attending meetings in the morning, guiding the action team in training at the training center, and inspecting the logistics, medical, and other support departments in the afternoon. He instructed them to ensure that the welfare of his brothers was well taken care of, allowing everyone to work without worries.

He insisted on strictly prohibiting the feudal habit of overtime. If work required overtime, they must ensure the welfare is protected, especially the implementation of overtime pay, which should be five times the regular rate, without a penny less.

Additionally, the action team’s brothers worked the hardest; even without missions, they still had to train extensively, so their salaries should be raised.

Of course, funding was all covered by the Chamber of Commerce. These guys might have nothing else, but they had money.

Accompanying Yang Xiao on inspections, Chi Dan was all smiles, compliantly saying that everything was up to brother Yang Xiao.

"Heh." Following behind Yang Xiao, Xi Murou rolled her eyes; she couldn’t stand Chi Dan’s sycophancy.

"Ms. Xi, if you also want to take some burden off brother Yang Xiao, I can let you have this opportunity." Chi Dan said coyly.

Xi Murou held back and refrained; the local forces behind her in Rongcheng were not as affluent as the Chamber of Commerce. She couldn’t directly say she had no money and could only turn her head, pretending not to hear.

In the evening, under the enthusiastic invitation from Fu Qingzhu, Chi Dan, and Xi Murou, Yang Xiao decisively chose his good brother Fu Qingzhu, and Qu Muzhi accompanied them.

Fu Qingzhu had pre-booked a private room in a restaurant in the south of the city. From the outside, it looked unimpressive, but inside it was another world. The overall decor featured Hui-style architecture, with white walls and gray tiles, simple and tranquil, set up with great taste.

The staff were all beautiful women, their long hair pinned up with wooden hairpins, and their qipaos accentuated their lovely figures. They all wore veils covering half their faces, revealing picturesque eyes and brows.

"Qingzhu, I’m a decent person. Don’t take me to somewhere improper." After a pause, Yang Xiao emphasized again, "I don’t like it."

"I know you don’t like women, but I carefully selected this place. You know most of the high-end hotels in town are secretly controlled by the Chamber of Commerce, and those guys love to eavesdrop." Fu Qingzhu said with a smile after they were seated.

"What, are they even daring to eavesdrop on us?" Yang Xiao looked at the other two, as all three people in the private room were prominent figures in Rongcheng, high-level in the Patrol Defense Office and the United Federation.

"The Chamber of Commerce people have no bottom line. Last month, a vice president of our United Federation led a team to shut down several of the Chamber of Commerce’s gray businesses. The Chamber of Commerce’s attempts to privately mediate failed, and two days later, this vice president’s private video in a hotel was leaked, causing quite a scandal."

"This vice president was very senior, much more experienced than me, but now he can’t withstand it and has already submitted his resignation." Fu Qingzhu sighed. free𝑤ebnovel.com

"Can it be? Resigning over such a trivial matter?" Yang Xiao was a bit surprised. To have climbed to the position of vice president of the United Federation, one would be quite seasoned. This minor issue shouldn’t be significant enough to be bothersome.

"It’s not just about the thing in his pants; the main issue is he said some critical things about the situation, which is deadly." Fu Qingzhu explained, "I watched the video, and it was a setup. He had drunk a lot, and those foreign models were intentionally guiding him."

"Several?" Yang Xiao’s focus was instantly captured, "Foreign models?"