The investigation team from the capital, this is troublesome.
"Ye Wudao."
Ye Longlin spoke slowly, calling out the name.
Ye Wudao sneered, "Ye Longlin, even if your status allows you to take him away, can you justify it at the Consular Council? If I were you, I would definitely give up this woman and not bring disaster upon myself."
Lin Tianai's breath hitched, and she looked at Ye Longlin in disbelief. The... Consular Council...
Could he reach such a level?
Ye Longlin glanced at him and said coldly, "The investigation team is led by the Consular Council, an affiliated organization. You are blocking my way and provoking me. Do you think I have the ability to dismiss you?"
Ye Wudao's narrow eyes widened slightly, his gaze becoming even more sinister.
What he said was not wrong. Regardless of how the investigation team was structured, it was under the Consular Council. Even if Ye Longlin was a rotating consul, he was still a consul. This was an undeniable fact. If things escalated, his position would be in jeopardy.
"Before I came, I received authorization from Consul Zhang. My authority is no less than yours. Release this woman, and you can leave."
Ye Wudao took out a document and sneered. This was also the reason why he was not afraid of Ye Longlin. In a sense, his authority was even higher than Ye Longlin's.
Consul Zhang was a permanent consul, not a rotating one.
Ye Longlin's gaze turned cold. It seemed this matter truly involved the Ye family.
Otherwise, how could they have arrived at Star City so quickly?
The timing didn't add up.
"The Ye family is becoming more and more powerful, even controlling the Consular Council. Impressive, very impressive."
Ye Wudao's eyes flickered. "I don't understand what you're saying. Lin Tianai is a suspect, a suspect who can shatter countless families. Ye Longlin, you are a soldier, you should know about the principle of recusal."
Anyone with a vested interest in a matter is prohibited from participating in the investigation or decision-making of that matter.
This is the principle of recusal.
"It has nothing to do with you."
Ye Longlin grabbed Lin Tianai's hand and was about to walk out. Ye Wudao flashed, blocking his path, and looked at him coldly.
"Are you going to disobey orders?"
Ye Wudao said coldly, a chill flashing in his eyes, "The investigation team's status is equivalent to that of imperial inspectors, answerable only to the Consular Council. Do you intend to defy me?"
Ye Longlin let out a cold laugh. "You've merely obtained some authority, and you think you can order me around? Do you think you're that important?"
As he finished speaking, Ye Longlin slapped him across the face.
With a crisp sound, Ye Wudao was stunned. Then, he erupted in rage, "You little bastard, you're asking for death!"
Ye Wudao unleashed a palm strike. The wind and clouds changed, and the clouds in the sky condensed into a palm that fell fiercely. A vast might erupted, as if a deity had descended.
Ye Wudao's enraged strike alerted the Dragon Supervision Bureau. Xu Dengkui's eyes turned cold, and he took a step forward, softly uttering, "Disperse."
The palm print vanished, and the situation stabilized into a three-way standoff.
Ye Longlin looked up, his eyes narrowed. "A scholar from the Xu family."
Ye Wudao also looked at Xu Dengkui with apprehension, remaining silent, but disbelief flickered in his eyes.
The Xu family was not one of the Ten Elder families, but it was even more formidable than them, simply because the Xu family was a family of scholars.
The leading family of the Huai River Academy.
"The Ye family is too presumptuous. Attacking Mr. Ye, I can destroy you!"
Xu Dengkui stood with his hands behind his back, a cold glint in his eyes.
Ye Wudao snorted coldly and arrogantly said, "Did you not see Ye Longlin provoke me first? A mere Xu family dares to contend with my Ye family. Do you wish for your clan to be annihilated?"
The Ye family's arrogance seemed inherent, and they treated everyone with such an attitude, which was irritating.
"Presumptuous!"
Xu Dengkui snorted coldly and raised his hand, golden light flowing from his fingertips. "Literary Inquisition."
As he spoke, golden archaic characters appeared around him, encircling him.
Ye Wudao raised his hand to strike, but was repelled by a powerful force, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood.
"Words become law."
Ye Longlin was also wary. Their methods were too peculiar, and he didn't know how to counter them.
"Attacking Mr. Ye in front of the Dragon Supervision Bureau, the Ye family is too arrogant. This matter will definitely be reported to the capital."
Ye Longlin gave Xu Dengkui a deep look, then got into the car with Lin Tianai and left.
"Xu Dengkui, do you want to be an enemy of the Ye family?" Ye Wudao roared in anger.
Xu Dengkui stood with his hands behind his back and softly uttered, "Shatter."
With a boom, the Literary Inquisition unleashed a violent force, blasting him to the ground, causing him to spit out blood.
"Scram! If you dare to cause trouble here again, I'll arrest you!" Xu Dengkui gave him a cold look and returned to his office.
His assistant walked out, frowning. "You shouldn't have exposed your identity."
Xu Dengkui sighed helplessly and exhaled. "What else could I do? Stand by and watch Ye Wudao bully Ye Longlin on my territory?"
The assistant looked at Xu Dengkui deeply. "Did you ever consider that Ye Longlin simply disdained to act?"
Xu Dengkui was startled. "You mean to say, Ye Longlin knew my identity all along? He didn't act because he was testing me?"
The assistant remained silent, lowering his head to continue his work.
"Damn it, whoever told me Ye Longlin had no brains, I'll beat their brains out. He actually set a trap, dammit!"
...
Lake Island Villa.
After bringing Lin Tianai out, he directly took her here.
"You should rest well first. We'll talk about things when you're feeling better."
Lin Tianai had a myriad of questions, but before she could speak, she heard Ye Longlin say this.
"Oh."
She could only follow Xuan Niao's arrangements to a room.
"Boss, why are people from the Xu family in such a violent organization? It's contrary to their philosophy."
Yuan Gang was confused. He had wanted to intervene earlier but hadn't expected Xu Dengkui to make a move first.
His move had indeed surprised him.
The Xu family, the leading family of the Huai River Academy, was actually here.
"Star City is not as simple as it appears on the surface. The presence of the Xu family here already indicates a certain stance."
Ye Longlin also fell into thought.
When he first heard the name Xu Dengkui, he had this suspicion. Xu family members of the Deng generation.
"Sister-in-law is out now, and there will definitely be trouble afterward. How should we handle this matter?"
Yuan Gang felt it was tricky. He hadn't wanted the boss to get involved in this matter in the first place, but now... he couldn't avoid it.
"Don't worry. Since Ye Xingchen arranged this, there must be a backup plan. My involvement is part of his plan. Now, we just wait for his next move."
Ye Longlin smiled slightly, but there was a hint of coldness in his smile.
"Go do something..."
Yuan Gang was stunned and asked strangely, "Will this work?"
Ye Longlin simply patted his shoulder, not saying much.
At the same time, in the Ye family residence in the capital.
Ye Xingchen's expression changed drastically upon receiving the news.
"How did someone from the Xu family end up in Star City? This is troublesome now."