Chapter 473: Chapter 302: Digging His Own Grave, Then Let’s Send Him to Death!_2

“Yeah, the first target he aimed at when he joined the Monitoring Bureau was the Lu Family. I thought he’d show some mercy, but he ended up being even more ruthless than we had imagined… If it hadn’t been for him prying open Wang Wenyou’s lips, Lu Yunhang might have safely escaped.”

Yan Wenli looked at Zhong Daolong and said, “No matter how they used to cozy up and how close their relationship was, ever since he took down Lu Yunhang… the Lu Family must want to devour him, right?”

“Could that shooting have been a threat from the Lu Family against him?” Zhong Daolong suddenly asked.

“Possibly,” Yan Wenli thought for a moment and said, “But we can’t rule out someone else wanting to muddy the waters. After all, when we were going after the Lu Family, the other families were watching too.”

“Maybe they want to escalate the conflict to see how far we’ll really go against the Lu Family?”

“They won’t be disappointed, in the end,” Yan Wenli said confidently. “However, Tang Fei’s performance this time was indeed satisfactory. I’m quite pleased.”

“Does that mean we can entrust him with more critical responsibilities?”

“I think so,” Zhong Daolong nodded and said, “He has offended the Qin Family, is on bad terms with the Shen Family, and now he’s in a fight to the death with the Lu Family… He’s penniless and without any foundation on New Star. Besides us, who else could protect his life?”

“For the sake of the Princess, he’s really putting his life on the line.”

Zhong Daolong’s gaze became stern, and then he said cheerfully, “If he is really willing to work hard and diligently, why not promise him my cherished daughter?”

“Hahaha…” Yan Wenli concealed the hint of severity in his eyes, maintaining an expressionless face as he chuckled, “If the Princess were to marry below her station, that would be quite a bargain for that lad.”

——

32 West Yellow River Road.

As soon as Tang Fei entered the courtyard, he smelled a strong, foul odor.

It was the stench of decay, and Tang Fei was no stranger to this scent.

Covering his nose, he asked, “How long has it been? The corpses reek like this?”

“The medical examiner has checked; they’ve been dead for about two weeks,” Lin Hai, who had arrived earlier, had gotten a basic understanding of the situation.

“Hmm,” Tang Fei nodded and said, “If it’s been that long… it means that these people were silenced right after they finished that deal.”

Tang Fei walked straight to the corpses, crouched down to examine them for a while, and then asked, “How did they die?”

“Poisoning. They were found with ‘Blazing Angel’ in their systems, a virus extremely virulent, capable of bringing down a strong adult in ten seconds.”

“Have their identities been confirmed?”

“They have been confirmed. I’ve got the killer’s information from the police and sent it to the captain’s phone.”

“Is it the same person as the shooter?”

“After the brain’s comparison, there’s over ninety percent…”

“If they were going to kill and silence people…” Tang Fei looked up at Lin Hai with a puzzled gaze and asked, “Why didn’t they dissolve the bodies too? Did they forget to bring the solution to melt the corpses, or was there simply not enough time?”

“If they had dissolved the bodies and then flushed them down with a hose, where would we search for the killer? How could we identify them?”

Lin Hai’s expression grew solemn as he asked, “You mean to say?”

“Someone wants to give us a guiding light,” Tang Fei stated.

——

In the basement.

The old man looked at Tang Fei expressionlessly and said, “It wasn’t the work of the Lu Family.”

“Really?” Tang Fei considered the old man thoughtfully, as if weighing the truthfulness of his words.

Smack!

The old man slapped Tang Fei on the head and angrily cursed, “You damn dog, you don’t even trust me anymore? If it was the Lu Family’s doing, I would admit it right here and now. But it really wasn’t the Lu Family who did it…”

“I know it wasn’t the Lu Family. The Monitoring Bureau is currently watching the Lu Family from all angles. The Lu Family has no need to do this at such a time. After all, whether they did it or not, everyone will suspect it was the Lu Family’s doing…”

Tang Fei looked at the old man and spoke, “I’m wondering if you’re the one who did this? This seems like your handiwork…”

“Why would I do such a thing?”

“You want to intensify the conflict,” said Tang Fei bluntly. “You want to exacerbate the conflict between the Lu Family and the Royal Family, you want the Monitoring Bureau to attack more fiercely after the humiliation.”

“Even, you are quite dissatisfied with the Lu Family’s turtle-shrinking policy… You know that only in a moment of life or death will they take that step.”

“And you, you want that day to come sooner…”

“Kid, you sure do understand my thoughts quite thoroughly,” The old man touched his nose and said with a chuckle, “I actually have thought about doing it, but it seems someone is even more anxious than me.”

“Truly wasn’t you?”

“Truly wasn’t me,” the old man grew impatient and said, “Do you want me to swear on my oath?”

“Alright, go ahead,” said Tang Fei.

“…”

“Alright, alright, if it wasn’t you, then it wasn’t you,” Tang Fei waved his hand and said, “We’re all on the same side, why would I suspect you?”

“If you would’ve said so earlier, I might actually have believed you,” the old man said indignantly. “I’m also very curious, which of the families is behind this, stirring up the storm? They seem to be in even more of a hurry than us.”

“The Qin Family, the Shen Family, the Shi Family, the Yu Family… any of the nine major families could be possible,” Tang Fei spoke up. “The Royal Family has clearly shown the desire to seize control of the power and resources held by the nine major families. Now they’re targeting the Lu Family first, don’t the other families feel even a bit of crisis?”

“Their push might make the Royal Family and the Lu Family fight even more fiercely… They also want to see just how far the Royal Family can go.”

“If the Royal Family wipes out the Lu Family, then the rest will self-destruct, they’ll either band together or quickly surrender to the Royal Family.”

“If the Lu Family manages to hurt the Royal Family, or say the Royal Family’s policies are halted halfway, wouldn’t their crisis be easily resolved?”

“Exactly,” Tang Fei looked at the old man and said, “My recent performance hasn’t been bad, right? Biting and gnashing at the Lu Family, they should consider me one of their own by now?”

“Yes, they want a lone official to be the knife. But because you were previously too close with the Lu Family, they still have their doubts about you…”

“After this incident, that bit of doubt should be dispelled. Now you’re truly the person they want. I think they’ll soon hand you a new case.”

“At that time, the second victim will appear,” Tang Fei said. “What I don’t understand is, does the Royal Family intend to take on the nine major families all by themselves? Among these nine… are there any truly loyal to the Royal Family?”

“There will definitely be some,” the old man said. “If Zhong Daolong didn’t have enough confidence, he wouldn’t do this at this time.”

“The heir wants to ascend the throne, and he wants to clear as many obstacles as possible for his son. Moreover, after twenty years of recovery, he feels it’s time to resolve some historical issues.”

“How does the Lu Family see it internally? Do they hate me to their bones?” Tang Fei asked.

The old man frowned slightly and said to Tang Fei, “Don’t worry about what others think; you just need to do your job well.”

“Whether it’s the Lu Family or any other family, you must not have any sympathy or mercy. Strike hard, strike to kill… injure them, hurt them, beat them to death.”

“Only like this do we stand a chance…” Fire blazed in the old man’s eyes as he hoarsely said, “Originally, we had no chance at all, we could never accomplish such things in peacetime…”

“But Zhong Daolong gave us this opportunity; he actually intends to destroy the nine major families… This will inevitably cause chaos and division within the Empire.”

“Since he’s courting death himself, let’s send him to his grave…”