Newspaper Boy

Chapter 273 The First Sword to Godhood

Li, the secretary of Grand Elder Dihong, took the initiative to stand up, holding a remote control in his hand and said, "Let me briefly explain the whole story. A few days ago, Yuan Shiqing applied to the headquarters to use the Yin-Yang Roulette on the grounds of opening a gang instance. After leaving the instance, he lied that the Yin-Yang Roulette was lost in the instance. Yesterday, Detective Chang from the Huaihai branch and I went to inquire about the details, but he refused to answer and refused to pay the agreed compensation. At that time, Detective Chang and I realized that something was wrong, so we asked the headquarters' finance department to check Yuan Shiqing's account. We found that after he borrowed the Yin-Yang Roulette, he immediately withdrew the cash from his account and transferred a villa in Songhai under his name to Fu Qingyang. Detective Chang and I immediately realized that this was a premeditated act of embezzling official assets, so we sent an urgent request to the headquarters for a detention order and brought Yuan Shiqing back to the Huaihai branch for interrogation."

Speaking of this, he raised his hand and pressed the remote control, "After interrogation by the Huaihai branch headquarters, Yuan Shiqing has confessed. Please take a look."

As the curtain behind Cai Chang slowly lowered, the projector emitted a blue beam of light, projecting a twenty-second video onto the curtain. In the picture, Yuan Shiqing sat on the interrogation chair, looking straight ahead.

Detective Chang's voice sounded: Yuan Shiqing, look at my token. Now I ask you, is the Yin-Yang Roulette really lost?

No, it's not lost.

Why lie?

I wanted to embezzle the Yin-Yang Roulette.

The video ended here, with conclusive evidence.

Cai Chang said calmly, "According to official law, what is the punishment for embezzling public property?"

Secretary Li replied, "The Yin-Yang Roulette is a supreme-grade item of the Saint Realm, and its value is immeasurable. Converted into cash, it is at least one hundred million, and it is priceless. According to the law, Yuan Shiqing has reached the standard for the death penalty."

"I question the authenticity of the video!" Gou Chang was the first to speak. "That day, the Huaihai branch wanted to obtain the Yin-Yang Roulette from Yuan Shiqing at a low price for free. The two sides had a very unpleasant argument. I have reason to suspect that Yuan Shiqing was affected. The content in the video is not enough evidence. Cai Chang, I propose to re-examine this matter, jointly witnessed by the Changs from the Songhai branch and the Huaihai branch."

"Free? You old dog, how dare you insult us like this?" A Chang from the Huaihai branch snorted coldly. "Then how do you explain Yuan Shiqing's transfer of assets? Also, his record about the loss of the Yin-Yang Roulette is vague, and he refuses to reveal the information of the gang members. No witness can prove that he really lost the Yin-Yang Roulette."

Detective Chang chimed in, "I have a complete chain of evidence. This is not a trivial matter. Every link should be repeatedly confirmed, instead of the Huaihai branch taking people away and acting arbitrarily and giving the so-called conclusive evidence."

"I'm sorry, if that's the case, our Songhai branch is not convinced." Huangsha Baizhan Chang expressed his opinion in a cold tone. "Okay, but I suggest detaining him first, asking the Taiyimen Chang to purify him, and asking Elder Fu to ask the Marshal for a Tiger Talisman, so that it will be fair and just."

The black-robed elder from the Huaihai branch said in a strange tone, "What do you mean?"

Mieshi Tianhuo from Songhai slammed the table, "Do you want to fight? Do you want to fight? You set a time and place, and if I don't send you back to The Way of the Extraordinary, I will resign from the position of Chang."

The two sides argued, only Fu Qingyang remained silent, sitting there coldly like an observer.

Secretary Miao tapped the table, interrupting the dispute between the branches. This was a middle-aged man in Hanfu, refined and amiable. "There's no need to mention the death penalty. Let's talk about something practical. First of all, the nature of embezzling official assets is very serious. The headquarters will not allow this to happen."

He picked up his teacup and took a sip unhurriedly, full of the aura of a superior. After putting down the teacup, he continued: "The Huaihai branch has already obtained a complete chain of evidence, and it should have been possible to make a judgment, but the headquarters still decided to hold this meeting today, a private meeting. There will be no video recordings, so everyone can speak frankly. Everyone knows what's going on, so don't argue. I represent Miao Chang and give a plan for you to refer to." This secretary Li looked around at everyone and said, "Let Yuan Shiqing return the Yin-Yang Roulette and compensate with an item of equal value. This matter will be settled, not announced to the public, and no statement will be issued."

"The Yin-Yang Roulette is a supreme-grade item of the Saint Realm. Can an item of equal value be compensated as easily as that? What if Yuan Shiqing doesn't have it?" Mieshi Tianhuo said angrily.

Gou Chang raised his melon seeds, signaling him to be calm, adjusted his buttons, stared at the refined and amiable middle-aged man, and said slowly: "Secretary Yang, what do you want? Or rather, what does the headquarters want?"

Secretary Yang didn't speak. Secretary Li beside him said lightly: "Doesn't Yuan Shiqing have a Sacrificial Offering Set? If he is willing to compensate with it, the Yin-Yang Roulette can be considered lost. The headquarters will not pursue it."

Gou Chang slowly swept over Cai Chang and the two secretaries. He understood the headquarters' idea. Evidence was not important. The video recording was just a reason for the headquarters to make things difficult. The headquarters' attitude was very clear. The Yin-Yang Roulette was an official item, both before and in the future. Whoever touched the official assets would have to pay the price. In addition, there was another signal: the headquarters wanted the Sacrificial Offering Set.

Gou Chang didn't know what was magical about the Sacrificial Offering Set, but the headquarters had repeatedly wanted to obtain it, indicating that the set hid something very important, more important than the set itself. Compared to the headquarters' zero-tolerance attitude towards embezzling official assets, the Ten Elders were more interested in the Sacrificial Offering Set.

Fortunately, as of now, this interest had not reached the point of being imperative. Otherwise, it wouldn't be the secretaries who attended the meeting, but the Elders.

"It is impossible to compensate the Huaihai branch with the Sacrificial Offering Set," Gou Chang refused immediately.

"Don't rush to refuse." Secretary Li smiled and said, "This matter was caused by Yuan Shiqing's greed, and he should pay the price. The Changs from the Songhai branch, you don't need to bear responsibility for his mistakes. The headquarters takes face into consideration, so it proposed a private settlement. Of course, you can refuse, but next time it may be an official document."

This was a threat. An official document was a formal approval from the headquarters, like an imperial edict in ancient times. Once issued, refusing meant betraying the official. At that time, it would either be forcibly executed or become a wanted criminal. There was no other possibility. The Elders of the Songhai branch fell silent.

Officials at a higher level could crush people to death, let alone this was a decision made by the headquarters, a decision made by the Central District. How could the branch fight against the Central government?

"I don't care anymore." Elder Mieshi Tianhuo angrily went offline. The figure in the blue beam of light disappeared. Luo Shen sighed softly, and Gou Chang remained silent.

On the other hand, on the side of the Huaihai branch, Detective Chang and others showed smiles. Before the meeting started, they had already anticipated the outcome. The Huaihai branch was just a pawn. The real target for dealing with Yuan Shiqing was the headquarters. The Sacrificial Offering Set was said to be compensated to the Huaihai branch, but it would definitely be taken away by the headquarters in the end. However, the Huaihai branch would receive a huge compensation and an item no less than the Yin-Yang Roulette.

Knock, knock!

Crisp and powerful knocking echoed in the conference room, breaking the silence.

Everyone looked towards the sound. Fu Qingyang, who had not said a word since the beginning of the meeting, this young master of the Fu family, wearing a snow-white suit and with facial features so handsome that it was suffocating, slowly opened his mouth, "I remember when Fu Qingxuan was promoted to a demigod and took over the position of Marshal, Huaihai sent gifts. I remember what she said when she received the gifts."

This sentence had nothing to do with this meeting, but the expressions of several secretaries changed drastically. The mist around Cai Chang's body suddenly trembled. This scene made the Elders of the major branches even more curious and puzzled. What did the Marshal say back then?

Fu Qingyang's one sentence made the several people from the headquarters change color, and even Cai Chang was afraid. "Fu Qingyang." Secretary Li was furious: "Do you know what you are saying?"

The other eight Elder secretaries also stared at Fu Qingyang with unkind expressions, the coldness in their eyes undisguised.

"What the Marshal said back then was, let me think about whether you ten old guys have been included in my must-kill list! What the Marshal meant by this sentence was, it's fortunate that you didn't offend me to death, otherwise my first sword to become a god would be to kill you first."

Now Fu Qingyang brought up the old matter again, as if to warn the headquarters, to warn the Ten Elders, not to offend a young man who had the potential of an alliance leader to death, a blatant threat.

"What I want to say is that the Ten Elders of the headquarters are highly respected, and they have always been kind and generous in supporting the younger generation, and they will definitely forgive Yuan Shiqing for losing the Yin-Yang Roulette by mistake. Perhaps in a moment, the Ten Elders will pardon him." Fu Qingyang said nonsense that no one believed with a cold expression.

Secretary Li sneered, "I think you are..."

Before the four words "daydreaming" could be uttered, Cai Chang tilted his head, as if listening to something, and then said: "The meeting is suspended." Immediately, he disappeared in the blue beam of light. This change was unexpected.

Detective Chang frowned, what happened to Cai Chang? He suddenly reacted, glared at Fu Qingyang, and gritted his teeth: "What are you up to again?"

The Changs of the Huaihai branch also cast cold glances at Fu Qingyang.

The most feared thing about everything was having too many nights and dreams. Cai Chang suddenly left the meeting when nearing victory, which made them have a bad premonition. The four Changs of the Songhai branch had a look of curiosity and expectation.

The middle-aged male secretary frowned and pondered.

Fu Qingyang still sat silently, indifferent to joy or sorrow, like a playboy who could navigate a sea of women without getting attached to any. The master of love stirred up the Elders' hard work into chaos with a few words.

Time passed quietly. Half an hour later, the fluorescent blue speed of the first seat flickered, and Cai Chang's figure appeared in the conference room. He scanned the Changs, solidified on Fu Qingyang for a few seconds, and slowly announced: "Regarding Yuan Shiqing's loss of the Yin-Yang Roulette, the headquarters has made a decision on the punishment result as follows: deduct one A-level and one B-level merit point each, a fine of five million, and one Saint-level item must be paid within three days."

The conference room was silent, and everyone was stunned. Detective Chang's face was stiff, and he sat on the back chair like a sculpture. The Changs of the Huaihai branch had the same expression as him, while Gou Chang and others in Songhai were surprised, happy, and confused!

"Meeting adjourned." Cai Chang said in a deep voice after a few seconds.

In the top floor office of the Huaihai branch, Detective Chang slapped the expensive desk, and documents, books, computers, and office supplies exploded. The huge noise attracted the assistant in the next office to hurriedly push open the leader's office.

"Chang, what happened?" The assistant suddenly paused, with a look of horror on his face. Detective Chang's face was ferocious, his eyes were bloodshot, and the blue veins on his forehead were bulging, and he was on the verge of losing control in a rage.

He had never seen his leader so angry, so he dared not ask any more questions.

Detective Chang said word by word, "Get out."

The assistant hurriedly exited the office, closing the door.

Detective Chang stood in the office for a while, took a deep breath, and suppressed his negative emotions. He dialed Secretary Li's phone expressionlessly, but the other side hung up, and then sent a message saying that he was in a meeting. After half an hour, Secretary Li returned a call to him.

"What's going on at the headquarters? Are you going to just watch Yuan Shiqing embezzle the Yin-Yang Roulette? And what's with the fine? Is five million yuan enough to send beggars away?" Detective Chang had been very restrained, but his tone still uncontrollably became激烈.

Secretary Li was silent for a few seconds, and sighed, "Let's put an end to this matter, there will be no follow-up."

Detective Chang's just-suppressed anger rose again.

"What's the reason?"

"Fu Qingyang gave the headquarters a compensation." Secretary Li lowered his voice, "A compensation that the Ten Elders couldn't refuse. Compared to the Yin-Yang Roulette, it's not impossible to give up."

"What compensation?"

"It's still a secret, can't reveal it. What about the Sacrificial Offering Set? The headquarters wanted the Sacrificial Offering Set, so we just wasted this opportunity?"

"Don't say angry words." Secretary Li's tone became serious, "Forcing the Sacrificial Offering Set is equal to forcing Yuan Shiqing to rebel. At that time, the alliance leaders will definitely intervene, and we won't get any benefits." After a pause, he sighed, "Fu Qingyang gave too much. If this kid enters the headquarters in the future, we probably won't have a good time."

"What about the fine!" Detective Chang gritted his teeth: "Five million, not a penny less. Don't mention money to me, Grand Elder has already warned me just now, he knows about the eighty million. Fu Qingyang didn't mention this matter is warning us, he's holding our handle."

Secretary Li said in a deep voice, "Accepting bribes of eighty million is enough for us to suffer."

Detective Chang was about to break his teeth. He silently hung up the phone. After a while, the sound of smashing things came from the office again.

The employees outside were trembling, not daring to breathe.

In the study of the Fu family manor, Zhang Yuanqing said happily: "It's over? The Yin-Yang Roulette is really mine?"

He had just returned from the Huaihai branch and received the good news from Fu Qingyang. This was consistent with the result of Xingxiangshu's deduction, but the result was inaccurate because it involved the peak master, and the powerhouse of this position would not be included in the deduction range.

Fu Qingyang sat high at his desk, nodding coldly.

"Boss, how did you talk to the headquarters?" Zhang Yuanqing asked curiously.

He knew that Fu Qingyang was going to take advantage of the agency weapons to solve the Yin-Yang Roulette matter for him, but he didn't know the specific transaction content between Young Master Qian and the headquarters.