Chapter 888: Are You? Poor Li Gang!

"Look quick! What's that?"

"It's a fighter jet! And it looks like the highest-class one!"

"Given its design, isn't it possible that His Lordship has come to our Jingnan City?"

"......"

A black fighter jet over twenty meters long hovered in midair before the martial arts academy building.

Before it even fully landed, it drew curious murmurs from the crowd gathered in the square.

Some students in school uniforms seemed to realize something and quickly pulled out their phones, ready to record the scene.

Hssss—

A sci-fi-style triangular fighter jet landed on the square, its hatch opening.

First to step down were twenty fully armed guards clad in battle suits, wielding weapons.

Their latent abilities flared faintly, radiating the powerful aura unique to Grand Masters, instantly silencing the previously noisy square.

The twenty divided into two lines, standing on either side of the jet's exit.

Then,

a man and a woman stepped out from the cabin.

The man was tall and broad, with a ruggedly handsome face.

Dressed in a simple black combat suit, he exuded an icy, intimidating aura.

The woman was slender and graceful, with an elegant, mature face; the tear-shaped mole at the corner of her eye accentuated her cold, alluring beauty.

"We humbly welcome the Inspector."

Li Gang, who had been waiting nearby, approached with Li Kun and other administrators.

Though he resented Xu Jingming, he still had to maintain appearances and not give the man any leverage.

"Hmm."

Xu Jingming gave a slight nod and entered the martial arts academy building under Li Gang's guidance.

Behind them, Fu Xingye, after stowing the fighter jet in his space ring, hurriedly followed with the guard unit.

Since acquiring this bodyguard, many trivial matters no longer required Xu Jingming's personal attention—the guard unit could handle them.

"It's Lei Di! He's actually come to our Suzhou-Hangzhou Province!"

"He's far more imposing in real life than in the virtual world! I can't even look him in the eye."

"Lei Di is indeed imposing, but Director Ling isn't bad either—so gorgeous."

"Hehe, haven't you noticed? Since she's been with Lei Di, Director Ling has become even more beautiful."

"......"

Only after Xu Jingming and his party had fully entered the academy building did the square erupt into a boiling clamor of chatter.

High School Students flushed with excitement, frantically sending the photos they'd just taken to their class groups.

Compared to the High School Students, the latent ability users showed greater composure.

They merely murmured in awe at Xu Jingming's power, but visually, it was Ling Shuang who truly stunned them...

Academy Building, VIP Reception Hall.

Xu Jingming and Ling Shuang sat on the same sofa.

Behind the sofa, Fu Xingye stood like a shadow.

His aura had fully merged with the void; his spiritual energy was undetectable.

Opposite them, only Li Gang sat on another sofa.

Li Kun was too low-ranking to sit—he stood beside the sofa like Fu Xingye.

As for other senior managers and department heads, they lacked even the qualifications to enter this VIP hall.

"You came without prior notice, making it hard for me to prepare."

Li Gang said with a smile.

From his face, plastered with smiles, one could detect not the slightest hint of his hostility toward Xu Jingming.

"I'm here only for a routine inspection—nothing major—so I didn't bother notifying Chairman Li ahead of time."

"Don't worry; as long as your Suzhou-Hangzhou Province has no issues, I won't make things difficult for you, Chairman Li."

Xu Jingming smiled, his expression relaxed.

"Inspector, rest assured—our Suzhou-Hangzhou Province will surely satisfy you."

Li Gang smiled back.

The routine inspection would take only one or two days.

That much time wouldn't even be enough to inspect a single branch academy in Jingnan City.

Let alone the vast Lei Ting martial arts system across the entire Suzhou-Hangzhou Province.

In his view, Xu Jingming's visit was merely a formality, a show.

"Is that so?"

Xu Jingming smiled. "Warehouse resources are the core of any academy. If that's the case, let's start by verifying whether your Suzhou-Hangzhou Province's resource inventory matches the records."

"Warehouse resources?"

Li Gang's expression changed slightly. "I don't recall this being part of the routine inspection?"

"I added it. What's your problem, Chairman Li?" Xu Jingming looked at him.

It was merely a simple question, yet Li Gang broke into cold sweat, inwardly groaning in despair.

How could this guy be so difficult?

Still, as an experienced Eighth-Rank Master Zongshi, he quickly regained his composure and spoke hastily:

"No, no, no, I'm just a little curious."

"Since the Inspector Lord wishes to see, I'll summon all department heads right away."

"They'll inventory their respective warehouse resources and report them to you."

"No need. My escort team includes specialists assigned to handle such matters."

"You only need to open the warehouses; they'll naturally inventory and verify the resource quantities."

As Xu Jingming finished speaking, Li Gang's heart sank.

Damn it!

All the regional heads in Jiangsu Province were his men; if they conducted the inventory, he could still conceal the missing supplies.

But if Xu Jingming's people inspected them, this matter would surely be exposed!

Three billion Daya currency worth of supplies—not much, but not little either.

Four years ago, during Hu Jinyu's tenure as Deputy Director, this wouldn't have mattered at all.

But now Su Qingli holds power, and Xu Jingming is the Inspector overseeing three regions!

This loss of supplies alone could cost him his position.

More crucially, why had Xu Jingming come straight to inspect the resources?

As if he already knew the resources had gone missing.

Could there be a mole?

But only three people knew this news—including himself—and all were trusted confidants; it couldn't possibly be them.

As he wrestled with these thoughts, Xu Jingming spoke again:

"Director Li, you seem so nervous—could it be your warehouse resources truly have problems?"

"How could that be? Our warehouse resources..."

Li Gang instinctively moved to explain.

But suddenly he noticed Fu Xingye, standing behind the sofa, his aura completely suppressed.

A flash of lightning struck his mind; his pupils shrank sharply as everything clicked together!

"It was you! Fu Xingye! You're the Assassin Master—this was definitely your doing!"

Li Gang shot up from the sofa, his right hand trembling as he pointed at Fu Xingye.

"I don't know what you're talking about. I'm merely the Inspector Lord's bodyguard," Fu Xingye replied expressionlessly.

"It was you two! It had to be you two!"

"Otherwise, how could you possibly know about the missing warehouse resources—and show up at just this moment?"

Li Gang's expression grew agitated; he unconsciously activated his Enhancement-type ability.

His body swelled violently, and the aura of an Eighth-Rank Master Zongshi erupted thunderously!

Yet Xu Jingming merely lifted his eyelids.

A furious, pitch-black Lei Ting materialized out of thin air and struck Li Gang!

Crackle!!

Poor Li Gang hadn't even fully unleashed his ability before he was blasted blackened, collapsed heavily, and lost consciousness.

"Li Gang attempted to use force. Suspend him from his position as Regional Director of Jiangsu Province."

"As for the missing warehouse resources he mentioned, confirm them promptly, then handle them according to the Martial Arts Hall's regulations."

Xu Jingming spoke calmly.

"Yes!" Fu Xingye bowed respectfully.

With a thought, the escort team guarding outside immediately entered to clean up the mess.

Watching Li Gang dragged out like a dead dog, Li Kun's face turned deathly pale.

He knew—they were finished!

Li Gang was the Regional Director of Jiangsu Province; once Xu Jingming replaced him, all of them would be purged!

No, no!

I represent the Li family! The Li family with three councilors in one lineage!

If I speak up, Xu Jingming dares not truly remove me!

Thinking this, Li Kun stepped forward and said, "Inspector Lord, I wish to..."

But Xu Jingming didn't even glance at him; he rose from the sofa and left with Ling Shuang.

"Director Li, don't waste your effort. The Inspector Lord won't listen to you."

Fu Xingye grinned, revealing a row of white teeth:

"You'd better think about what you'll do once the warehouse resource loss is confirmed."

"What to do?"

Watching the towering figure vanish from sight, Li Kun slumped helplessly onto the sofa.

What else could he do? Just wait to be purged.

Funny thing was, they'd once thought Xu Jingming was just a bratty kid.

Yet he'd come in with the force of Lei Ting and immediately stripped them of their positions, effortlessly reclaiming Jiangsu Province, which they'd controlled for over a decade...