Free Web NovelChapter 1101: Chapter 1072: Lowering Himself to Kneel
The elder situated at the high point gazed into the distance, while the computer occasionally emitted a beeping alarm sound, causing the several other people in the room to simultaneously frown. They seemed to find it difficult to tolerate such a sound creating a comedic mood under such an atmosphere, but the person standing did not speak, nor did anyone voice any objections.
This kind of alarm sound had been ongoing for the past few days, occurring without interruption. It could have been dealt with by shutting it down or calling in a technician to adjust it, yet the computer’s owner had no inclination whatsoever to cut off the sound. When the computer issued the Nth warning, the elder facing the distance finally turned around. He looked at the alert image appearing on the screen, revealing a smile that betrayed no amusement.
The computer’s terminal was linked to a mysterious organization, a separate entity with authority surpassing the municipal government, founded single-handedly by Xiao Zhenfeng’s Dragon Soul. However, is the mysterious organization truly that mysterious? No, vulnerabilities do exist, just like the computer connected to its terminal, having full knowledge of the internal situation of Dragon Soul.
It’s like malware or a virus within the computer, lurking inside, difficult to detect.
Slowly seating himself into the office chair, as if it was tailored to fit his posture exactly, there was not a gap between his body and the chair. His sharp eyes swept over the two people in front of him, finally resting on a stack of reports on the desk. Suddenly, the elder slapped the table, his calm face not expressing any anger, yet the two people sitting opposite him had already become anxious and uneasy.
"What is this?" The man with conflicting internal and external emotions spoke words that were surprisingly calm, even though his inner fury was on the verge of erupting. "Which of you two will explain to me what’s going on here?"
"Chairman Quan, this..."
"I do not want to hear any nonsense! Speak the truth clearly, or you can pack up and leave today."
The report that was slapped open faintly revealed several bold words. "Almost two months, and you still can’t handle a little brat? What are the people sent out doing?"
"Chairman Quan, we can explain this, we can explain!" The two terrified individuals displayed no semblance of leadership at that moment, and they did not dare to falsify the report handed over, even though they had prepared themselves mentally for this. Yet, when facing it, they were so frightened that they forgot the lines they had rehearsed beforehand.
"Explain? Xiao Zhenfeng hasn’t even lifted a finger, and you’re already led by the nose. Merely a minor Dragon Soul Major General makes you all flustered, and you want to explain to me? Alright, let me hear it; how exactly do you plan on explaining." freёwebnovel.com
"Our plans were all arranged in advance, and ’Black Crow’ was also tasked with handling some assassination missions. Originally, Hua Muyun was used to threaten Hua Qingyi, but unexpectedly, something happened on Shao Weihua’s side allowing him to escape. Now Lucifer has suggested they should act independently, and according to reports from various sources, Shao Weihua killed Wang Zhantian to ingratiate himself with Nicholas, setting off a police investigation in Sicily. So, so..." The person reporting found it hard to continue as he watched Quan Xianglin’s expression.
"Is this your explanation? Is it your style to push the blame onto someone incompetent and boastful?" He tapped his finger on the report that was handed in. "Tell me, why isn’t there anything in the report about Shao Weihua’s secret collusion with Mu Rongyun? And what about the drug lord!" As soon as Quan Xianglin spoke, the other person’s legs went weak, kneeling on the ground. "You can’t say, can you? Thought I wouldn’t investigate? Brought up something from Shao Weihua that only reports the good news, thinking a few words of praise from me will make you feel secured in your position?"
"No, no, Chairman Quan, we absolutely never thought that. It was due to my incompetence, that I submitted the report without thoroughly investigating. Please give us another chance!"
"Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared!" Upon saying this, two muffled sounds were heard, and the foreheads of the two people sitting opposite the elder were penetrated by bullets, the heads lodged in their brow ridges. Just like that, without hesitation, Quan Xianglin sent these two people on their way.
"There are rats in the room, come up and clean them out!" After hanging up the call, Quan Xianglin placed the handgun back into the drawer and coldly gazed outward from the high point. His calm face revealed to no one what he was thinking, as the computer once again sounded the beep-beep-beep alarm.
Boom! This time, the computer’s owner finally let his anger loose upon it, smashing the display screen and the hard exterior of the case, though failing to stop the computer’s alarm, which only shifted from beeping to a long drawn-out beep instead.
The person who entered from outside took a look at the corpse lying in the chair, quietly signaling for someone to quickly deal and take it out in a body bag, while personally starting to tidy up the broken computer components.
"How much do you know about Shao Weihua’s matter?" There was no need to look back to know who it was, Quan Xianglin asked with his hands clasped behind him.
"I know everything! It relates to his personal character."
"You are not taking sides with him in his defense!" As if in a slightly better mood, there was a hint of fluctuation in Quan Xianglin’s voice.
"The opponent is Xiao Lin, inevitable mistakes are bound to happen!"
"Shao Qinyi! You are not like your useless elder brother, are you?" Quan Xianglin turned to look at the silent man behind him, his bright eyes giving nothing away.
"Although there are many areas where my elder brother acts without finesse, he is still loyal to you." Shao Qinyi had not lifted his head to look at the elder since entering, always keeping a bent posture.
"Do you know someone has entered Dragon Soul’s interior? Attempting to breach the third and fourth levels, but easily logged in with passwords to the first and second levels. Do you know whose plaintext it was?"
"Xiao Lin!"
"You’re smarter than your big brother, but this person is not Xiao Lin."
"What is Shao Weihua’s mission and purpose?" Quan Xianglin stared at Shao Qinyi’s back, feeling suddenly uncomfortable. "Raise your head and talk to me."
"He used ’Black Crow’s’ distrust in Xiao Lin to kill the opponent and dismantle ’Black Crow’!" Shao Qinyi raised his head. He and Shao Weihua did not resemble each other, making it hard to imagine they were brothers.
"Did Shao Weihua succeed?"
"No!"
"Anything else?"
"The second mission, leveraging the relationship balance between the Sicilian Mafia and the Xiao Family, inciting conflict to force Xiao Zhenfeng to leave the United States and kill him in Sicily."
"Did he succeed in that?"
"No!"
"Then what do you think should be done with your big brother?"
"Please give him another chance."
"A chance? Opportunities are for those who are prepared." Quan Xianglin seemed to dislike the mention of the word ’chance,’ looking at Shao Qinyi with a sneer. "Using Wang Zhanting to rally those small gangs in Sicily, expanding one’s power, it seems like Wang Zhanting’s idea on the surface, but in reality, it’s to grow one’s own power and collude with Mu Rongyun, utilizing illegal drugs to create family conflicts, I still can’t figure out his intentions here. Using the police to take down gangs, I also can’t see through that. Sending Angel into Nicholas’ hands, I’ll assume he wants to ally with this Godfather. Then using ’Black Crow’ to kill those seemingly unrelated people, bringing local police into the mix, I can’t understand this either. Another thing, how to explain the matter in Northeast China’s three provinces? He’s an anomaly in our Northeast region; I hardly dare to touch them, yet he boldly cuts off the arms transactions between Northeast China and Nicholas, why is that?"
"Lord Quan..."
"Wait, don’t call me yet, I haven’t finished speaking!" Quan Xianglin waved his hand to prevent Shao Qinyi from explaining. "Of all the things he’s done, I want to find anything targeting Xiao Lin, something harmful to him, or could lead to his demise, but I can’t find it, truly can’t! On the contrary, what I see is Xiao Lin’s woman running from Yanjing out of my surveillance range, even buying that Sin City in a big move. The leader of Dark Alliance flew over with Xiao Lin’s pet and allied with the former Dark Hall Master Troy. Now even the Murong Family is involved. The other parts don’t matter, do you know the key point of what I’m saying, Shao Qinyi?"
"I understand! Chairman Quan doesn’t want this matter to implicate the Murong Clan, wanting to handle it discreetly."
"Yes, you understand very clearly, but your older brother seemed not to grasp my orders at the time, publicly going so far as to nearly shout through a loudspeaker that he’s my man!"
With a thud! Shao Qinyi fell to his knees. "Chairman Quan, give him another chance, I can go over and assist him!"
"No, you can’t go, there are some matters here that need you!" Shao Qinyi relaxed a bit upon hearing Quan Xianglin didn’t use the saying that ’opportunities are for those who are prepared.’ "Wu Jiyi’s recent activities are extensive; I need you to monitor that old fox’s actions for twenty-four hours. Also, find someone to guard Hua Muyun. I heard Hua Qingyi entered the country a few days ago; you must capture that guy to threaten Hua Muyun. The evidence we have isn’t enough to topple this giant tree. Now there’s another voice from the city committee calling him back to take charge; we need to bring him over to our side before this happens. Without this old guy, we have a chance."
"Thank you, Chairman Quan." Shao Qinyi is truly grateful. Quan Xianglin assigning him to twenty-four-hour surveillance on Wu Jiyi is akin to stripping him of his assistant position, but it’s a trade-off for Shao Weihua’s life, which is worth it.
"Don’t thank me so soon! Shao Weihua should be grateful to have such a sensible brother like you; too bad you are unworthy of sacrificing your dignity for such a person, understand? You’re not worth kneeling for someone like him."
It’s not policy considerations that changed Quan Xianglin, but Shao Qinyi lowering his proud heart and kneeling!
"He will always be my big brother!"
"Enough!" Quan Xianglin handed a document to Shao Qinyi. "Kneeling! Can only be used once! This is the new plan, go hand it to Shao Weihua."
Shao Qinyi gingerly took the envelope, but his heart felt heavy! (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets; your support is my greatest motivation.)
