Chapter 269: 269 Wishing you the carp-leaping-over-the-dragon-gate moment

As expected, they each happily received another two‑point deduction.

But those two points were worth it, as they drew public attention to infant food safety.

Superiors directly sent an inspection team to secretly investigate major infant brands; any found substandard or with excessive additives were all sealed off and heavily punished.

And the local regulatory authorities were also punished for insufficient oversight.

The matter continued to escalate, uncovering a bunch of bribed staff, cleaning out this pool of water in the food safety department.

Tushan Jiu and the others lost points, but it was no big deal.

After all, the effect was much more obvious than going through normal procedures.

As for Lang Qingfeng, well, as Mu Mu said, he himself wasn't a good person either; he made this decision just because he was afraid Ma Zhiqiu would harm his wife.

And his wife was demanded to repay a 1.5‑million credit loan.

That 1.5 million was the money Lang Qingfeng lost at the Aocheng casino; he had signed a legal casino credit agreement, which counts as joint marital debt. After Lang Qingfeng died, even if the interest is illegal, she still has to repay the principal.

So she had no choice; after discovering the evidence about Peng Gui and Ma Zhiqiu, she blackmailed them into giving her 1.5 million to fill that hole.

All we can say is they acted for themselves, not to expose the case and give justice to those voiceless young victims.

And what Tushan Jiu and they did was just that final step.

Now their team handles cases independently, so naturally no one will nag them, since the points are theirs; as long as they meet monthly performance, who can say anything?

The Fengdu Great Emperor down below, half a month later, upon hearing about this by accident, immediately stomped his feet in anger.

He knew they would definitely, with just one team's power, make the whole netherworld's yin‑yang realm chaos, chickens flying and dogs jumping!

That day, after Tushan Jiu returned home at night, she felt someone from below looking for her.

She told Xie Shiyu, then took a bath and went to sleep.

Sure enough, as soon as her head hit the pillow, she was pulled away.

But this time, the one standing in the front row wasn't a member of the Tushan family, but the Fengdu Great Emperor with a dark face.

Tushan Jiu opened her mouth, a little surprised, but still immediately clasped her fists in salute: "Tushan Jiu pays respects to the Fengdu Great Emperor."

The Fengdu Great Emperor gave a false smile: "Heh, you still know I'm the Fengdu Great Emperor? Are you also too dismissive of this emperor?"

Tushan Jiu glanced sideways at her father standing behind the Fengdu Great Emperor.

Her father patted the horse he had specially led out.

Horse?

What horse?

What's the horse got to do with anything?

Tushan Sheng saw Tushan Jiu didn't understand, then silently said the character "Qiu".

"Qiu?"

"What horse Qiu?"

The Fengdu Great Emperor looked speechless, as if asking, "Are you blind? Can't you see that little gesture between father and daughter?"

Tushan Jiu was still thinking, lately there's been a lot going on, she's taken on several cases in a row, and had long forgotten that matter from over half a month ago, so naturally she didn't immediately react to her father's hint.

At that moment, "horse what Qiu", she just recalled Ma Zhiqiu, and the Fengdu Great Emperor in front of her shouted, "Ma Zhi!" to remind her.

Tushan Jiu lowered her eyes, pressed her lips, and asked, "Ma Zhi what?"

"Qiu!" the Fengdu Great Emperor even pinched his brows.

Tushan Jiu pretended to suddenly realize: "Ah, Ma Zhiqiu, what happened to him?"

The Fengdu Great Emperor: "......" He felt she was pretending, but had no evidence.

Behind her, Tushan Sheng turned and stroked his warhorse, his shoulders shaking.

The Fengdu Great Emperor, interrupted by Tushan Jiu, also laughed angrily.

Finally, the thunderous words he had prepared were reduced to just one sentence: "Don't let this happen again! If there's a next time, I'll definitely make you remember it well—this yin‑yang order isn't for you to mess with at will! Even rectifying the workplace isn't this chaotic!"

Tushan Jiu quickly nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, I know I was wrong, I will faithfully follow the Fengdu Great Emperor's teachings."

Seeing her admit fault quickly, the Fengdu Great Emperor nodded satisfied and then vanished.

The fully armored Tushan Sheng, meanwhile, secretly mocked his own daughter: "I got it~"

Tushan Jiu readily replied: "I'll do it again next time!"

Tushan Sheng: "......"

Old Master Xie said he missed Tushan Jiu, and told them to come back and stay a few days when they had time.

Tushan Jiu hasn't been busy lately, so she went back with Xie Shiyu.

Keep Old Master Xie company playing chess, feed the fish.

As a result, while feeding the fish, they discovered that the golden koi in the backyard pond was about to transform.

This also relates to Xie Shiyu's accelerated fortune.

Moreover, after they married, they complemented each other; the old residence's ancestral qi doubled.

Tushan Jiu also felt it was rare, and suddenly wanted to help it along.

So she waited for Old Master Xie to go nap, then returned to the pond side.

Her gaze fell on the golden koi swimming toward her, and a golden light flashed in her eyes.

She smiled slightly, took out a small nail file, and rubbed it twice.

At that moment, the golden koi stopped not far in front of her, lifted its head to look at her, its eyes darting around.

"Want to borrow a blade, little koi? A couple of pointers from me, and you'll get twice the result with half the effort—once you pass this village, there's no such shop anymore~" Tushan Jiu said teasingly.

Really, it's because it pouted there blowing bubbles, looking so silly.

That golden koi, after a year, had fully awakened its spiritual intelligence; it just didn't know why it felt its qi had reached a certain level, yet it could only speak, not transform.

It spoke, its voice like that of a five‑ or six‑year‑old child, a tender child's voice: "If I just borrow a blade from you, can I become human?"

Tushan Jiu shook her head: "Cannot."

The golden koi felt it had been played, glared at her, its mouth puffing up—it was angry; this woman had also scared it last time!

Tushan Jiu couldn't help but squat, using her hand to flick water, splashing it on its face: "You don't know? You are a golden koi; your path to transformation isn't that simple; you need to undergo two transformations."

"What does that mean?" the golden koi asked doubtfully.

No one told it; when it first gained consciousness, it was in the Xie Family's rear pond. As for cultivation, it's because there is a force in this pond that makes it feel comfortable, so it wanted to 'eat' more, gradually it could speak, and also knew that force could let it become human.

But how to become human, what else is lacking, it doesn't know.

Tushan Jiu smiled, shaking the nail clipper in her hand: "Jianghu rule: if you don't lend a blade, I won't tell you. So I'll ask again, little koi, will you lend a blade? The kind that helps a carp leap over the Dragon Gate."