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“War? So soon?”
Su Jiang frowned. This was much faster than he had anticipated.
“Yes, we can’t delay any longer.”
“Tell me in detail about the situation with the Inspectorate.”
An Mingjie needed to know the Inspectorate’s stance before making a decision.
Thus, Su Jiang hurriedly recounted the situation with the Inspectorate.
“…..Thats how it is. As for how many people we can keep in the Inspectorate, it depends on fate.”
An Mingjie listened silently as Su Jiang spoke. After Su Jiang finished, he said:
“Can you get in touch with that Director Zheng now?”
“I can.”
“Call him, I’ll talk to him!”
An Mingjie couldn’t wait for fate. He needed to talk to Director Zheng now.
Seeing this, Su Jiang didn’t say anything. If the situation wasn’t serious, An Mingjie wouldn’t be in such a hurry.
He quickly dialed Director Zheng’s number and handed the phone to An Mingjie.
“Hello…”
“Hello?”
“It’s me, An Mingjie!”
An Mingjie directly revealed his identity. Right now, he was after efficiency.
Director Zheng clearly hadn’t expected the person on the other end of the phone to be the current head of the An family.
But he quickly reacted and said in a low voice, “What is it?”
“You want to cooperate with our An family, right?”
“This matter hasn’t been finalized…”
“Then finalize it now!”
An Mingjie directly interrupted, “Are you going to cooperate or not?”
Su Jiang, standing beside him, had excellent hearing and heard every word of their conversation.
He couldn’t help but silently give An Mingjie a thumbs up.
Still, it was Brother An.
He wouldn’t dare speak to Old Zheng like that.
On the other end of the phone, Director Zheng was silent for a moment before speaking two words:
“Cooperation.”
Hearing those two words, a smile curled at the corner of An Mingjie’s lips. He then said,
“Since we’re cooperating, I need to confirm something with you.”
“What information?”
“Has the Feng family, or rather, Feng Chengye, been in contact with anyone special recently?”
“Why are you asking that?”
“Don’t worry about it, just tell me if there is!”
Director Zheng was dissatisfied with An Mingjie’s tone, but he still said, “Wait a moment.”
Then, An Mingjie and Su Jiang heard rustling sounds on the other end, unclear and indistinct.
Meanwhile, Li Cai and An Rou began leading the An family members into the house.
Seeing Su Jiang and An Mingjie’s focused expressions, they didn’t dare to disturb them and just stood silently beside them.
After a while, Director Zheng’s rather grave voice reached Su Jiang and An Mingjie’s ears.
“There is indeed. The Feng family was broken into a few days ago, and several gatekeepers were killed.”
“This news was suppressed. Even I didn’t know about it unless I specifically investigated.”
There was a hint of anger in Director Zheng’s voice. Such a thing happened in Jiangdu City, and he didn’t know about it. Obviously, the person who suppressed the news was no small fry.
An Mingjie and Su Jiang exchanged a look upon hearing this, a sinking feeling in their hearts.
“Who was it? Can we find out?”
“My people are still investigating, but they might be someone important. Otherwise, it wouldn’t take so long.”
Director Zheng was also aware of the seriousness of the situation. This conflict that should have been between the An family and the Feng family now had dirty claws reaching in.
Quickly, Director Zheng received the information on his end.
“I’ve found out. Damn it, no wonder the news was suppressed!”
“It was people from the Wei family in the capital. The one who broke into the Feng family that day was Wei Tian, the second young master of the Wei family.”
An Mingjie’s brow furrowed immediately. Things were worse than he had expected.
“The Wei family, that domineering family in the capital?”
“That’s right. Those damn bastards, their claws have even reached Jiangdu!”
From Director Zheng’s tone, it seemed he had a considerable grudge against the Wei family.
“Director Zheng, will the Wei family help the Feng family?”
“No, they won’t. Your conflict with the Feng family is just a small matter to the Wei family. They won’t even spare a glance.”
Director Zheng paused before continuing, “I guess this was entirely Wei Tian’s own initiative.”
“So, only Wei Tian is helping the Feng family?”
“No, Wei Tian won’t take action either, but he has a woman by his side. You have to be careful.”
“Who?”
“Blood Rose. She is currently ranked fifteenth on the Mercenary List. If Wei Tian really helps the Feng family, this woman will be your biggest threat.”
The Mercenary List, fifteenth place.
An Mingjie knew what this meant. He clenched his fist tightly and felt a sense of relief.
If he hadn’t noticed something was wrong in time, if Su Jiang hadn’t had those connections with the Inspectorate…
The An family would have been caught off guard and thrown into a desperate situation.
At that moment, An Mingjie also blamed himself for his carelessness, for thinking things were too simple.
He was too arrogant, underestimating the Feng family and overestimating himself, which led to the current situation.
But thankfully, now that they knew all this, everything was still salvageable.
However, now that they knew all this, everything was still salvageable.
“Director Zheng, the situation is critical now. I would like to ask for your help, not just for the An family but also for the Inspectorate.”
“You have my attention.”
Taking a deep breath, An Mingjie spoke slowly and deliberately:
“I would like you to personally intervene as the Deputy Chief of the Inspectorate.”
“Grant us the authority to open the battlefield of Isolated City for the An family!”
Not far away, Li Cai’s pupils constricted upon hearing the words “Isolated City ,” gritting his teeth.
Had the situation escalated to this point?
“Brother Li Cai, what is Isolated City ?”
An Rou was confused. Why did everyone’s faces turn serious when this word was mentioned?
Li Cai frowned and said in a low voice:
“The war between big families is a complex game. There are many ways to win.
You can win by carefully planning and laying out strategies, gradually swallowing up the opponent’s businesses, weakening or dismantling their economic strength, and achieving victory with minimal losses.
You can also win by assassinating key figures of the enemy.
Intelligence warfare, economic sanctions, and psychological tactics are all options.”
“And Isolated City is a ruined city on an island in the East China Sea. Its existence is as the ultimate battlefield for forces above the level of the leading families.”
“Once both families enter that place, only the winning family will be able to walk out alive.”
“The losing side will be forever buried in that city, fighting until the last person dies.”
“And there is only one way to settle this, a clash of family strength.”
An Rou’s face was full of worry after hearing Li Cai’s explanation.
Will my brother have to go to such a cruel place?
She held onto Fugui, looking at the other An family members around her with a sense of helplessness.
“Everyone… will they all have to go?”
An Rou’s eyes showed a hint of fear. She was afraid that these familiar An family members would be forever left in that so-called ruined city.
She was even more afraid that her brother would never come back.