"What?"
Qin Yexuan's words caused an uproar. Everyone looked at Yang Shanshan. Could it be true that with just a single sentence, the most loyal Minister Yang of the Elder Council would betray them?
The four Grand Elders were stunned for a moment before bursting into laughter. "Qin Yexuan, you call yourself an unparalleled national scholar, yet you resort to bluffing and deceiving a weak woman."
"Sir told you to shut up, so be quiet!" Ye Fangjin directly reprimanded. "Can't you see my sir is speaking with Minister Yang?"
Yang Shanshan was now enraged. "I don't believe it, that your single sentence could make me betray the Elder Council! Speak! I'm very eager to hear it."
The hall instantly fell silent. Everyone was actually very curious.
Qin Yexuan calmly and indifferently said, "Your husband, Chu Guinong, did not commit suicide, but was murdered by one of the Grand Elders!"
At these words, Yang Shanshan trembled. She leaned forward, trying her best to remain calm. "You, you're talking nonsense! Chu Guinong's case, I investigated it myself. You, you're spouting rubbish!"
Qin Yexuan remained silent, as he had promised to say only one sentence.
Yang Shanshan was going crazy. "Say something! Where's the evidence? Where's the evidence?!"
Ye Fangjin stepped forward, pulled out a document from the three-part archive, and handed it directly to her.
Yang Shanshan took it with trembling hands. As soon as she saw the title, she almost fainted.
"Special Investigation File on the Chu Guinong Murder Case!"
Then she looked at the file's summary: Chu Guinong was murdered by Grand Elder Chen at the South Prefecture Flower Field Hotel because he had uncovered evidence of the Elder Council's favoritism and corruption. There were three witnesses, and relevant evidence had been collected…
"No! No!"
Yang Shanshan clutched her hair. "Grand Elder Chen, Grand Elder Chen treated me the best! How could he have killed my husband?"
But when the file was opened, the evidence was conclusive.
Ye Fangjin coldly sneered. "Grand Elder Chen used the power of the Hidden Clan and arranged for an expert from the Thunder Dragon family to strike your husband's heart from a distance with a 'Thunder Palm,' causing cardiac arrest. Afterwards, he scattered a pile of pills, making it appear as if Chu Guinong had failed in his career and committed suicide by taking medication."
"You would never have been able to investigate this, because it was an ability from the Hidden Clan! How could ordinary humans find out!"
The file contained not only witnesses but also the killer's information and confession.
Ye Fangjin said lightly, "Grand Elder Chen owed a huge sum of money due to gambling, and had to use the Elder Council's funds to cover his debts. Your husband discovered this. In the end, Grand Elder Chen exchanged Elder Council intelligence for the help of the Thunder Dragon clan. The facts are all in the file. Do you still not believe it?"
Yang Shanshan's face turned pale. She slowly turned around, suddenly grabbed a pen from the table, and charged towards Grand Elder Chen.
Grand Elder Chen screamed and raised his hands to shield his face. The pen pierced his palm, and his screams echoed through the hall.
Qin Yexuan made a gesture, and Ye Fangjin immediately struck Yang Shanshan unconscious.
"Arrange for someone to send her to Chen Tian Ce."
After Yang Shanshan was sent away, only Grand Elder Chen's screams remained in the hall. Everyone was dumbfounded. It was true. With just one sentence, the situation had completely reversed. Yang Shanshan had not only betrayed the Elder Council, but she would likely consider the Elder Council her greatest enemy from now on.
Suddenly, Grand Elder Zhou slammed the table. "Chen Shiyuan! As a Grand Elder, you not only gambled but also committed murder! I now declare you expelled from the Elder Council! Guards, arrest him and send him directly to the police department for processing!"
Grand Elder Chen screamed, "Brother Zhou, you can't do this! I lost money, but half of the money I embezzled was to help you cover your debts! That money you spent in secret…"
Grand Elder Zhou roared and leaped onto Grand Elder Chen's head, his feet almost crushing Chen's skull.
This silenced Grand Elder Chen, and he was dragged away on the spot. Now, after Qin Yexuan had entered and spoken only one sentence, the Elder Council had lost a minister and a prominent figure. He had only been here for a few minutes! Grand Elder Zhou hated Grand Elder Chen to death. That scoundrel hadn't been discreet, and Qin Yexuan had gotten his hands on the evidence. Humph, good riddance, he deserved to die!
At this moment, Qin Yexuan looked at Grand Elder Zhao. Old Zhao's eyelids twitched, and he chuckled. "I'm not greedy for money, don't look at me. I'm not as stupid as Old Chen."
Qin Yexuan nodded. "You, Zhao, have your own ways of making money. Your family is prosperous, and you wouldn't covet the Elder Council's petty cash."
Grand Elder Zhao said proudly, "That's right, I'm not lacking in money."
Qin Yexuan sneered, "Yes, you're not lacking in money, but are you lacking in women?"
Grand Elder Zhao's face changed drastically. "You, what the hell are you saying?"
Qin Yexuan gently clapped his hands. "Fang Jin, play the video for him!"
Ye Fangjin gave a strange laugh and took out a special mobile phone with a projector function. Instantly, a live video was projected onto the white wall opposite them. It was a real-time video from Chu Du City, a press conference! There were at least a thousand media outlets present.
A glamorous woman was sitting anxiously in a small room behind the stage, repeatedly asking, "When will it be released? Can you protect my safety? I, I'm pregnant with that old guy's child!"
The Night Demon representative, the front desk girl Ye Fangjin had met before, smiled and said, "Please remain calm. We will keep our promise regarding your conditions. But is the evidence you hold enough?"
"Of course it's enough!" the glamorous woman said proudly. "Every time the old guy met me in secret, I recorded it. Now, I have hundreds of video discs. Also, he kept seven mistresses, and I was only the third. I have video materials of the others too!"
So… the woman's lips curved into a sinister smile. "We have all discussed it. We must be given half of the old guy's assets!"
The seven women, by joining forces, had completely exposed Grand Elder Zhao's secrets.
"Old Zhao is no ordinary person. He's on medication every day. When he first joined the Elder Council, he had an affair with the wife of a certain powerful figure. Later, as he prospered, it wasn't just us seven. We investigated, and I'm afraid over a hundred women have been involved with him."
…
Qin Yexuan looked at his watch. "The press conference will begin in fifteen minutes. Zhao, I've made three million copies of your video discs and will be distributing them for free. Heh heh, now the whole world can watch your performance."
Grand Elder Zhao stood there, his mouth twitching. Suddenly, his body convulsed, and he collapsed, foaming at the mouth. The Elder Council's greatest scandal was about to be released.
Chief Grand Elder Zhou trembled for a long while, then weakly raised his hand. "Throw him, throw this disgusting fellow out."
Grand Elder Zhao was thrown out. Qin Yexuan scanned the hall again. "Next, who is it?"
Everyone looked at Grand Elder Zheng!