Chapter 215: Blockading Wanxing Group

Outside the office building of the Wanxing Group.

Warning light screens formed by divine power now appeared both inside and outside the building, not only sealing off all access routes but also wrapping the entire building.

Inside the security department, all members, including the head of security, were gathered in the main hall and placed under guard by two armed personnel from the patrol team.

Although there were over a hundred security personnel on-site belonging to the Wanxing Group, not a single one dared to act recklessly in front of these two armed individuals.

The two armed patrol team members were also confident that with just the two of them and two military-grade flying swords, they could easily handle several hundred people.

But just then, the group of company employees suddenly began to stir.

One of the armed personnel shouted, "What do you think you're doing? Don't move!"

"Don't move! If you move again, I'll release the flying sword..."

At that moment, an employee pointed at the countdown above and said, "Sir! We've been away from our workstations too long; we're going to get our pay docked!"

Another shouted, "If they keep docking me like this, I'll have to borrow money just to go to work again!"

Someone else asked the person beside them, "If I get stabbed through by a flying sword, is there compensation?"

The others also grew increasingly restless, all clamoring to return to their workstations.

Just then, the head of security raised both hands to calm the crowd and said, "Everyone, don't worry. The company understands your concerns. For the duration of this investigation, all time will be counted as off-duty hours, not as working hours, and there will be no performance evaluations. Any missed work hours can be made up later with overtime."

Upon hearing that they were being investigated during off-duty hours, everyone collectively breathed a sigh of relief.

Yue Jincheng, now standing among the crowd, glanced at the divine notifications floating in midair outside the floor-to-ceiling glass windows, shimmering with warning radiance.

Yue Jincheng thought to himself in alarm, "What on earth has happened? They've surrounded the entire office building?"

"Could it be that some company executives have been evading taxes?"

"Is our company going to be shut down?"

In his view, only something as serious as tax evasion would warrant a true god sealing off the entire building.

And the thought that the company might just disappear like that, leaving him unemployed, stirred a wave of anxiety in Yue Jincheng's heart.

Then Yue Jincheng heard voices ahead. He turned his head and saw the head of security, who had kicked him not long ago, now bowing and scraping before an armed personnel member.

The head of security said politely, "Sir, our Wanxing Group has always had a good relationship with the Songyang City Patrol Headquarters. We've been a cooperative unit in copyright enforcement for years."

"May I ask what exactly this investigation is about? Is there anything we can help with?"

The other party merely gave him a cold look and did not reply.

However, the other armed personnel member spoke up, saying, "Don't bother prying. Even we don't know what this operation is about, so you have even less authority to know."

The armed personnel member who had remained silent frowned and said, "Don't say extra words."

Then he turned to the head of security and said coldly, "Go back and stand properly. Someone will come to investigate your situation shortly."

Seeing that he couldn't pry any information out, the head of security could only return to the crowd with a trace of unease on his face.

He worried inwardly, "Could it be that the company has been pirating cultivation techniques from other companies in secret? Or has the company been smuggling from other cities?"

Looking at the massive show of force before him, the head of security felt that something must have blown up sky-high.

He could only comfort himself, "Sigh, anyway, it definitely has nothing to do with us lower-level folks. It must be some top executive who went too far trying to boost profits."

Moments later, accompanied by a descent of divine light, the projection of Huang Zichou appeared before the crowd.

His gaze swept over everyone present, and countless related data began to flash back and forth through his sea of consciousness via the network.

Seeing the arrival of this minor god of ninth-rank merit officials, everyone present stiffened with reverence and simultaneously performed a salute, worshiping the god on the spot.

Yue Jincheng thought to himself in shock, "A true god has arrived in person to investigate? Could it really be a tax evasion case? But what does that have to do with our security department?"

At the same time, Huang Zichou had already locked his gaze onto Yue Jincheng and Si Zhouyu, saying, "You two, come with me for a moment. I have some questions to ask you."

Yue Jincheng and Si Zhouyu exchanged a glance, both showing a flash of surprise.

Following Huang Zichou's projection into an adjacent office, the two quickly pondered what recent matters on their part could warrant an investigation by a true god.

"Aside from tailing Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen lately, Si Zhouyu and I haven't done anything else, right?"

Yue Jincheng thought to himself, "Could it be that we're being called in because of Zhang Yu?"

"How could such a big commotion be caused by just those two?"

Glancing at the warning light curtains sealing off the entire building outside the window, Yue Jincheng shook his head and dismissed the thought.

Si Zhouyu beside him also harbored a similar notion, wondering if they had inadvertently stumbled into some major incident.

However, Huang Zichou’s next words shattered their illusions.

Huang Zichou: "How long have you two been monitoring Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen?"

Yue Jincheng was slightly taken aback, then said slowly, "I don’t understand what you mean."

Huang Zichou gave a cold smile, flicked his fingertip, and a light curtain appeared beside him—surveillance footage of Yue Jincheng and Si Zhouyu using the subway in different forms and appearances, entering the protected zone, and visiting the breeding base.

Huang Zichou said flatly, "Though you kept changing your body shapes and altering your appearances along the way, your payment records can’t fool anyone."

"Don’t even think about denying it, and don’t even think about Wanxing Group protecting you."

Waves of divine power swept over like surging billows, pinning the two of them tightly against the wall along with Huang Zichou’s words.

Huang Zichou then threatened, "This incident has blown up big time—it has already caught the attention of a sixth-rank supreme god. If not handled properly, the entire Wanxing Group could go bankrupt..."

Yue Jincheng and Si Zhouyu were shocked inside, yet couldn’t figure out: "How could two penniless students like Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen provoke the involvement of a sixth-rank god?"

Meanwhile, after waiting a long time and seeing that neither of them made any move to pull out a talisman, Huang Zichou thought to himself, "Sigh, can’t even use a favor talisman, and they call themselves college students? What kind of people do these companies recruit nowadays?"

As the Righteous Gods began their blockade and investigation of Wanxing Group, the entire group’s operations ground to a halt, causing immense losses every second. Many shareholders, leaders, and directors started using their connections to probe for information, wanting to know exactly what had happened and what the Righteous Gods were investigating.

But the more they inquired, the more astonished they became.

Because they found that no matter how hard they tried, they simply couldn’t learn the reason behind the Righteous Gods’ action.

Even when they asked other deities or even the Righteous Gods themselves, they got no information whatsoever.

The level of secrecy involved was far beyond what they had expected.

Yet they were not entirely empty-handed.

From the information collected and the people interrogated by the Righteous Gods...

"Zhang Yu? Bai Zhenzhen? Who are these two? Why are the Righteous Gods constantly checking things related to them?"

"Is all this big commotion tied to those two?"

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As the investigation into Wanxing Group continued, news gradually reached numerous factions of all sizes in Songyang City.

Yun Ni, as one of the team leaders among the many patrol units in Songyang City, naturally obtained some of the intelligence.

"It’s because of the Foundation Establishment Exam, right?"

Having long speculated about the timing of Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen’s departures from the city, Yun Ni thought to herself upon hearing the situation of Wanxing Group:

"But no matter how bold the Zhou family is, they shouldn’t dare to meddle in the Foundation Establishment Exam."

"This time, that sixth-rank Righteous God must have seized an opportunity to take a bite out of Wanxing Group and the Zhou family."

"Then what role do Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen play in all this?"

"Even with the Foundation Establishment Exam as a pretext, how could a single conflict draw a sixth-rank Righteous God? Could it be that they, like Zhang Pianpian, have some great deity backing them?"

The more she thought about it, the more plausible it seemed, and Zhang Pianpian, Zhang Yu, and Bai Zhenzhen grew increasingly unfathomable in her eyes.

At the same time, Yun Ni had already guessed the impact this incident would have on Songyang City.

"During this investigation, the Righteous Gods will inevitably look into the matter surrounding Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen, and they will unavoidably back these two Foundation Establishment Exam candidates."

"To those who know nothing about the Foundation Establishment Exam, in their eyes... it will appear that a sixth-rank Righteous God has stepped in to support Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen and bleed Wanxing Group and the Zhou family."

"For those who are aware of the Foundation Establishment Exam, if they investigate deliberately, they will quickly guess that Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen likely took part in the exam. However, at this critical moment, they will all keep their mouths shut and leak no information."

"Even if someone asks those in the know, at most they’ll say Zhang Yu has the backing of a Righteous God and a very strong background. Only by acting this way can they prevent the candidates’ information from being revealed."

Yun Ni then thought of the Zhou family: "What will they do?"

"They’ll certainly try their utmost to prove that they never intended to investigate the Foundation Establishment Exam."

"Since we've been caught on a pretext this time... then we need to classify this move against Zhang Yu as an ordinary public security incident."

Thinking this, Yun Ni smiled slightly: "Then the key to the matter is, on one hand, to satisfy the True God who has come, and on the other hand, it depends on whether Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen cooperate with them and what price they ask. The Zhou family is probably already working from both sides."

Inside Songyang High School.

Zhou Chechen was meditating in a quiet room, slowly breathing in spiritual energy to refine his magical power.

But he couldn't help thinking about Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen's matter.

"As soon as the company made a move, it sent those two directly into the police station."

"Sigh, an individual is so insignificant in front of a company..."

Just as he was feeling emotional, his phone suddenly vibrated.

Zhou Chechen, who was cultivating, originally didn't want to answer the phone, but as it kept vibrating, he still picked it up.

And looking at the caller ID, Zhou Chechen was startled: "Father?"

As one of his father's many sons, although Zhou Chechen's achievements were already good, he rarely received messages from him.

And now looking at the messages he sent, Zhou Chechen felt as if bombs were exploding one after another in front of him, shocking him greatly.

"Wanxing Group is under lockdown by a True God?"

"The family is also being investigated by the Divine Ministry?"

"A Sixth-rank True God?!"

"Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen's backer?!"

Seeing his father's final reminder, Zhou Chechen still found it hard to believe: "The backer behind Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen is actually a Sixth-rank True God?"

"No wonder, no wonder these two could rise so quickly, no wonder they always acted as if they had nothing to fear."

"I'm afraid it's not just Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen; this Sixth-rank True God might also be the presence behind Zhang Pianpian."

At this moment, Zhou Chechen suddenly felt enlightened, but then he became worried, worried about what would happen to him if he got involved in this conflict.

Just then, Zhou Hao, who had been in charge of security recently, came to Zhou Chechen's side and said to him: "Some things are not convenient to say over the phone, so your father asked me to convey them to you."

Zhou Hao said: "He knows that this matter was led by your uncle and has nothing to do with you."

"But since we were caught on a pretext this time, there are still some things that need you to do..."