43: Chapter 43 The Demise of the Zhao Family

Zhao Zhenguo's expression changed drastically: "Are you kidding me? I am handling a vicious murder case!"

The inspector ignored him and simply opened a file, projecting a hologram into mid-air.

File after file detailed the illegal and undisciplined acts he had previously committed: arranging for his subordinates to commit murder, refusing to file reports on certain cases, accepting bribes, and so on.

After reading through these documents, Zhao Zhenguo instantly deflated like a punctured ball.

He suddenly roared: "I want to see Councilman Zhao! I want to see Councilman Zhao, you can't arrest me!"

The inspector ignored him, looking at him with pity: "You'll be seeing him very soon. Take him away."

The accompanying enforcement officers directly pinned him down and dragged him away.

Seeming to realize something, Zhao Zhenguo shouted loudly: "I want to see Mayor Wang, I did all of this for—"

With a glance from the inspector, the two enforcement officers holding Zhao Zhenguo directly sealed his divine power, rendering him completely unable to speak another word.

Afterward, he cupped his hands in a salute toward the side: "My apologies, Jiang Xuan. Sorry for the intrusion."

As soon as his voice fell, the figure of Jiang Xuan appeared in what had previously been an empty space.

Jiang Xuan carelessly waved his hand to indicate it was fine.

"Your Supervisory Committee is handling a case, so as an ordinary citizen, I will certainly cooperate completely."

Hearing Jiang Xuan's words, the man quickly bowed; he didn't dare to act arrogantly in front of this lord.

"Jiang Xuan, you jest. Back in the day, the mighty reputation of the King of Cangxuan was known to all. You slaughtered the geniuses of all races in the Northern Territory until none dared to show their faces, so how could you be an ordinary citizen? It's just a pity..."

"Alright, stop spouting nonsense here. Since you're done, hurry up and leave."

Jiang Xuan impatiently interrupted the rest of his words, and the man smiled, sensibly stopping there.

The twists and turns unfolding before them came one after another, leaving everyone dizzy with excitement.

They hadn't expected today, the day of the assessment, to have so many twists and turns.

First, the Public Security Bureau came aggressively to arrest the murderer, and immediately afterward, Fang Yun actively stepped forward and confessed with his own mouth to killing someone.

Then people from the Federal Supervisory Committee arrived, announcing that Public Security Bureau Director Zhao Zhenguo was suspended from office facing multiple charges, and directly arresting him on the spot.

Afterwards, the principal suddenly appeared and chatted with the people from the Federal Supervisory Committee about goodness knows what.

It was simply one act succeeding another on stage, bustling with activity.

But now the problem arose: what about Fang Yun?

Logically speaking, he should be arrested by people from the Public Security Bureau, especially since Fang Yun confessed to killing someone himself. But now, people from the Federal Supervisory Committee had taken control of the scene.

The scene fell into an eerie silence for a moment.

Fortunately, this atmosphere didn't last long before the inspector directly released a complete recording to everyone.

It turned out to be the complete footage of Zhao Ming's provocation that day, and after watching it, everyone suddenly understood.

"This Zhao Ming is truly a beast!"

"Bah, he probably does this kind of thing behind the scenes all the time."

"It's a good thing he ran into Fang Yun, otherwise that girl would have really been in trouble!"

After watching the recording, everyone agreed that this Zhao Ming truly deserved to die!

The inspector announced on the spot: "Citizen Fang Yun acted bravely for a righteous cause and rescued other victimized citizens. He is hereby awarded the Federal Three-Good Citizen Certificate, along with a reward of 500,000 Faith Points."

This left everyone else somewhat baffled. A Three-Good Citizen? Is that right?

Although Fang Yun's behavior could be understood, he had killed someone after all.

Leaving punishment aside, what was the meaning of this Three-Good Citizen award? Although everyone was puzzled, no one was destined to answer their confusion.

Afterwards, the leading inspector directly led his group away. As he passed by Fang Yun on his way out, a voice suddenly sounded in his ear.

"Young Master Fang Yun, Lord Jiang asked me to tell you not to worry. The Zhao Family is already finished; you only need to participate in the assessment with peace of mind."

A strange feeling arose in Fang Yun's heart, hard to describe whether it was peace of mind or something else.

Although Sister Wanyin had previously said that he didn't need to worry about the aftermath regarding the Zhao Family, seeing the other party aggressively coming to make arrests today still left him feeling somewhat apprehensive.

Now it seemed he had worried for nothing. Sister Wanyin had already handled everything long ago. She was always like this, quietly and silently arranging everything for him.

The farce finally ended. Jiang Xuan said "The assessment continues" and also left the scene.

...

One month ago, the night Zhao Ming died.

The Mayor's Office.

Outside the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, the entire city was ablaze with lights.

Countless flying shuttles shuttled between tall buildings, and the bustling interstellar metropolis metropolis scene was reflected on the glass.

Inside the office, however, it was quiet to the point of being oppressive.

"Yes, yes."

"I understand Secretary Liu's meaning."

Mayor Wang stood by the window with a respectful smile on his face.

"Linjiang City will definitely handle this kind of behavior that disrupts federal order and tramples on the bottom line of the law with the utmost seriousness."

"We will never condone any law-breaking or criminal individuals."

"Alright, rest assured, I will definitely cooperate fully with the investigation."

The communication hung up, and the office returned to silence.

Mayor Wang slowly put down the communicator in his hand, the smile on his face gradually disappearing.

He walked back to his desk, picked up the already cooled tea and took a sip, then gently shook his head.

"What a pity." Mayor Wang sighed.

"After all these years, he could still be considered a good dog."

...

Just as Zhao Zhenguo was heading to Sunshine High School, Linjiang City's financial regulatory department suddenly issued an announcement.

[Mingyu Group is suspected of violating relevant provisions of the Federal Commercial Law, and a comprehensive investigation is now officially launched.]

As soon as the news came out, the entire business circle of Linjiang City was shaken.

Mingyu Group was precisely the family enterprise behind Zhao Ming's mother.

In just one day, dozens of regulatory personnel entered the group's headquarters, and a large amount of financial data and transaction records were sealed.

One after another, rule-breaking operations hidden for many years were exposed: illegal fund-raising, fake investment projects, and market manipulation.

Every single charge was enough to cause this once infinitely glamorous business empire to collapse instantly.

At the same time, Zhao Tianxiong, who was in a meeting, was directly taken away by the Supervisory Committee from the meeting for investigation.

That evening, Linjiang City's official authorities issued an announcement.

[Zhao Tianxiong is suspected of serious economic crimes, abuse of power, and illegal benefit transfers, and has now accepted an investigation by the federal supervisory department.]

[All his duties have been suspended, and related assets have been frozen.]

Until he was arrested, Zhao Tianxiong still didn't know who was making a move against their Zhao Family.

These news were later told to Fang Yun by Jiang Wanyin. Just like Fang Yun, neither of them took the Zhao Family seriously at all.

One could even say that if Zhao Ming hadn't provoked Fang Yun, their Zhao Family wouldn't even have had the qualifications to make Fang Yun spare them an extra glance.

Unfortunately, it was precisely because Zhao Ming provoked someone he couldn't afford to offend that the once-thriving Zhao Family in Linjiang City collapsed in an instant.

Jiang Wanyin merely made a phone call without even mobilizing the Fang Family's connections, and directly kicked the Zhao Family to death like a stray dog on the roadside.

Meanwhile, Fang Yun was sitting bored in the training area watching others conduct simulation battles.

The reason he didn't participate was very simple: the rules of the simulation battle were a tournament format, and rankings were ultimately based on the number of wins.

Feng Qingchen asked the other students in advance: "For this internal class simulation, Fang Yun is ranked first. Does anyone have any objections?"

Everyone shook their heads in unison. Are you kidding? He was already a demigod, and his Divine Kingdom's strength had long crushed all of them; no one was interested in seeking abuse.

Ultimately, the rankings for their class were as follows:

First place: Fang Yun.

Second place: Wang Xinrou.

Third place: Su Qianqian.

Fourth place: Zhou Yu.

Fifth place: Feng Hao.

Feng Qingchen announced that the above five students would enter the second stage of the assessment.