Protect Our Chief

Chapter 1052: Chapter 66: Dominating the Trending List! The Immortal Lord Plots to Stir the Winds and Clouds

"Rest assured, Commander Qiao, I know the gravity of the matter. Therefore, upon noticing something amiss, I immediately recorded the evidence using a portable recording disc." The old tax officer said as he carefully handed a Jade Gui disc from his storage ring to Zheng Hongwen in front of him.

This Jade Gui disc isn’t as powerful as a Celestial Secret Recording Disc, which can record large sections of three-dimensional images and sound; it can only capture some simple images. Yet, at critical times, this little evidence has already warranted an investigation.

Zheng Hongwen immediately opened it to watch.

Qiao Hongbo and Zhou Lide also gathered around.

Mere moments later, Zheng Hongwen’s expression changed drastically: "Good, good, good! No wonder Changning Wang Family’s accounts are so beautifully done, with annual full tax payments. It turns out it was all a smokescreen for smuggling operations! What a Changning Wang Family! What a model noble family that abides by the law and pays taxes on time!"

"This matter is of significant importance and falls under the jurisdiction of my Inspectorate." Qiao Hongbo’s face also turned grim, "I will now write a report to Director Meng, requesting intervention from the Upper Capital on this matter."

"Colluding with foreign enemies and treason." Zhou Lide’s expression was no less dark, "This Changning Wang Family, truly daring!"

While speaking, the three urged someone to prepare paper and pens, and quickly began writing the report.

This matter is of great importance, so naturally, it must go through the expedited channel.

Soon, six jade-clawed green doves flew out from Three Immortals Manor, disappearing into the clouds, speeding towards the direction of Upper Capital City.

Like green lightning bolts.

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Daqian Gui Long City, Duke Dingguo’s Mansion.

Under Wang Shouzhe’s casual management, Four Seasons Garden had unknowingly become increasingly vibrant.

The Jade Spirit Bamboo in the Summer Bamboo Forest typically matures over a hundred years and can be crafted into jade bamboo flutes, chairs, mats, jade bamboo baskets, etc., possessing considerable economic value.

Originally, this several-acre Jade Spirit Bamboo Forest had hundreds of bamboo growing, having been cultivated for only a few decades, so they were still green and tender and not of practical use.

Yet, under Wang Shouzhe’s occasional caring touch, they have now turned a vivid green, with a texture as translucent as if dripping water, akin to the rapid transformation from a young girl to a ripe young woman.

A breeze blew by, causing the mature Jade Spirit Bamboo to rustle and sway elegantly, each leaf falling gracefully like jade hairpins, also used to craft handmade items, vibrant in color and year-round uncorrupted.

Among the bamboo forest gaps, some tender shoots of spiritual bamboo have already poked their pointed heads out, as if entering the breeding season. Gardeners and servants in the courtyard carefully wielded jade hoes, digging for fresh bamboo shoots. ƒгeewebnovёl.com

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Beside a pond flourishing with summer lotus, sat a chessboard intricately carved and polished from strange rocks, the board inscribed with intersecting lines, and black and white pieces arranged appealingly.

Wearing a loose white robe, Wang Shouzhe held a white chess piece. His strikingly handsome face wore an unperturbed expression, his eyes deep like the starry sky, serene and natural.

The increasingly mature Wang Shouzhe exuded the charm of a mature man, his aura transcendent like an exiled immortal descending to the mortal realm.

However, the man playing chess with him was also quite valiant and upright, donned in a purple robe, with a jade crown atop his head, and with a neatly trimmed short beard, looking dignified and full of authority, evidently a figure wielding significant power.

Judging purely by appearance, few in the Daqian officialdom could surpass him.

He held a black piece, pondered for a moment, then placed it with a confident eye of triumph: "Shouzhe, you’ve been tricked. That piece earlier was just a bait."

Wang Shouzhe glanced at the situation, recognizing the inevitability of defeat, and gracefully abandoned his pieces: "Ancestor Zhouhui’s strategy is profound, and his thinking meticulous. Shouzhe is impressed, very impressed."

The mature and dignified man playing chess with Wang Shouzhe was none other than the esteemed Divine Power Species of Duke Dingguo’s Mansion in this generation—Wang Zhouhui.

He was over five hundred years old, at the late stage of the Purple Mansion Realm, needing only to accumulate some depth and polish his realm before attempting to reach the Divine Power Realm.

Despite his dignified appearance and awe-inspiring official demeanor, he was, in essence, only a Fourth-Grade Commander of the Engineering Department, and a titular one without actual authority.

Showcasing Emperor Longchang’s sternness and suppression of Duke Dingguo’s Mansion.

"Sigh~ Shouzhe, you really are terrible at chess." On the sidelines, Patriarch Wang Yuchang sighed with regret, "Just a moment ago, you clearly had a chance to win, but you wouldn’t listen to me. Get lost, stand aside. Let me handle this game for you and show Uncle one-hundred and seventy-three the prowess."

"Hehe, don’t let the few years you’ve been Patriarch go to your head, Yuchang." Wang Zhouhui stroked his short beard, casting a scornful glance, "Bring it on, let Uncle one-hundred and seventy-three teach you some life lessons."

With Wang Shouzhe’s long-term companionship, the people of the Daqian Wang Family had unwittingly adopted some of his unique expressions.

In terms of chess skills, both were naturally superior to Wang Shouzhe. The game was breathtaking, with several dramatic turns, ultimately resulting in Wang Zhouhui narrowly winning by half a piece, showcasing the experienced prowess of age.

Wang Shouzhe was watching with great interest, though unfortunately, his mind was never focused on chess, and his skills were poor, having been thoroughly defeated countless times at home by Jiaang Yusong.

At this moment.

A Household General in the Celestial Human Realm hurriedly arrived: "Reporting to Patriarch, Elder. Director Meng Yuanbai of the Three Talents Department, Director Zhao Zhicai of the Criminal Law Department, Commander Chen Jingtiger of the Inspectorate, along with experts from the three ministries, have come to our mansion to arrest Patriarch Shouzhe as the suspect."