Chapter 182: Intelligence from Biyou Village, Zhao Zong

Hearing Wang Bing's inquiry, Wang Ai revealed a contemplative expression.

Times are not what they used to be.

In the past, there was no problem with killing someone if you had a justifiable reason, but that won't work now.

Especially when both sides have a case, Wang Ai knew better than anyone how many people the Wang Family had suppressed over the years using their status as one of the Ten Elders and their own influence.

"Why not ask the Company?"

Wang Bing hesitated for a moment before speaking.

Upon hearing this, Wang Ai's complexion turned livid.

The Company is killing the donkey once it has finished grinding the grain, casting aside the bow once the birds are gone, and cooking the hound once the rabbit is caught.

Although they haven't explicitly stated it now, they are stripping the Wang Family of their Ten Elders status while the Wang Family is still around.

Logically, the experience on Wang Ai's side should make the other Ten Elders feel a sense of shared grief, but since they are facing the Quanzhen Baiyun Guan and Lin Xuan, the result is naturally different.

He turned his head to glance at his eldest grandson, Wang Bing.

He had suddenly become much more mature during this period.

"Then draw a line, announce it, and the Wang Family will not hold back against anyone who crosses it."

Wang Ai narrowed his eyes, a flash of ferocity crossing them.

"What if that person comes?"

Wang Bing asked after a flicker of fear crossed his eyes at the mention.

"He won't; in that person's eyes, our Wang Family—no, perhaps we haven't even caught that person's eye at all."

When Wang Ai said this, his expression was somewhat helpless and resentful, but it vanished in an instant.

"I understand; I will get in touch with those fellows."

"Discuss it face-to-face."

Wang Ai reminded him.

"I understand!"

After Wang Bing finished speaking, he strode away; once he was out, his expression turned serious.

Before long, Wang Bing was standing face-to-face with someone.

"That won't do; if we go too far, we'll have trouble on our end too. The Acting Sect Leader said we can only go this far at most."

Shen Chong said with a smile.

"The Wang Family can offer other things in exchange."

Wang Bing's heart sank upon hearing this, and he spoke up.

"No means no. This isn't a question of payment; this is the Acting Sect Leader's order."

Shen Chong looked at Wang Bing with a smile, completely unmoved.

In truth, Shen Chong couldn't fathom what Gong Qing was planning now, but since he had said it, he didn't intend to defy the Acting Sect Leader's order.

Wang Bing frowned as he sized up Shen Chong, then spoke directly.

"I will send you ten people; you do the deed."

Shen Chong narrowed his eyes upon hearing this, looking at Wang Bing with interest.

"Are you serious?"

"Naturally, I am."

"You fellow, you're more like All-Nature than I am. Do you want to join us? If you join us, we can certainly help out more—after all, we're all fellow sect members."

"Impossible!"

Once you join All-Nature, there is basically no way back.

Once your identity is exposed, there would likely be no place for you in the Outsider world. If it were the Wang Family of the past, they might have been able to protect him, but the Wang Family of today cannot.

"Don't speak so absolutely; who knows what will happen in the future? However, I agree to what you just said; get the people sent over quickly."

Shen Chong said with a smile on his face.

During this period, he had used his ability to sign contracts with quite a few people, and coupled with the current chaos and the Wang Family's help in covering things up, his strength had grown rapidly, and he had become somewhat addicted to it.

……

At the Company, Zhao Zong was listening to his secretary's report.

"Zhao Zong, as expected, the focus of discussion in the Outsider world is now on Quanzhen and that person at Baiyun Guan. There isn't much discussion about the Wang Family, and with the Company intervening slightly, some of the discussions have been suppressed."

"What about the Wang Family's reaction?"

Zhao Zong nodded upon hearing this.

"There hasn't been any major reaction. Recently, there have indeed been some people and factions wanting to take the opportunity to cause trouble, but All-Nature has been quite active lately; ever since the Longhu Mountain All-Heaven Grand Assembly, All-Nature has been quite active."

Zhao Zong remained silent for a moment after hearing this.

"Have you discovered any contact between the Wang Family and All-Nature?"

"None discovered for the time being."

"Hmm! I understand."

"Zhao Zong, there is another matter."

The secretary spoke again, expression even more serious, and then placed an interrogation report in front of Zhao Zong.

"This is the interrogation report submitted by the South China Region Regional Person-in-Charge. The culprit is an Outsider who committed murder before the All-Heaven Grand Assembly. We discovered their whereabouts at the time, and they were suspected to be a Refiner.

After Liao Zhong returned later, he took people to capture them and conducted an emergency interrogation, but there are hidden circumstances involved."

Another incident of an Outsider murdering an ordinary person.

Zhao Zong's expression turned serious upon hearing this.

After picking up the interrogation report and finishing it, Zhao Zong stood up abruptly, his face showing shock.

"Impossible!"

The secretary naturally knew why Zhao Zong was so shocked, but their expression remained unchanged.

After standing up and carefully reading the report, Zhao Zong's expression was extremely grave.

"Transforming people without the talent for Qi into Outsiders? This..."

Zhao Zong's face turned somewhat pale.

He knew very well what this meant.

Once this method was mastered by many, the number of Outsiders would increase rapidly; once the population red line was broken, what kind of consequences would that bring?

"Immediately summon the Chairmen for a meeting."

Zhao Zong ordered in a deep voice, but then his expression shifted, and he beckoned, "Wait a moment."

The secretary, who was about to leave, turned back and stood still.

"We cannot hold a meeting; this matter..."

Zhao Zong thought about how there might be a mole lurking within the Company; it was best not to leak such a major matter for now, and it would be better to control the situation before holding a meeting to discuss it.

"Biyou Village? Sect Leader Ma?"

After sitting down, Zhao Zong carefully read the interrogation report again.

The report contained records of Liao Zhong leading people to capture the culprit, and that Chen Duo had encountered a young man suspected of being a Refiner when she took action.

And that person was referred to as Sect Leader Ma in the prisoner's testimony.

But according to this prisoner's confession, there were quite a few Outsiders in Biyou Village, and furthermore, it was unknown exactly how many Outsiders this Sect Leader Ma had performed Zhuanghua on.

This was not a small operation.

If they encountered resistance, a major, bloody conflict would be unavoidable.

Thinking of this, Zhao Zong put down the document in his hand and closed his eyes to ponder.

"Contact the heads of each major region for an online meeting."

Zhao Zong suddenly opened his eyes and said with a grave expression.

"All of them?" The secretary was stunned.

"Yes, all of them!"

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, the secretary nodded and immediately went to contact the heads of the major regions.

Soon, the heads of the seven major regions entered the online meeting room.

After Zhao Zong joined, he didn't waste any words and stated the news directly.

Except for Liao Zhong, who already knew the situation, the other six people all felt a tightening in their hearts.

Then everyone understood that this time, it was highly likely that the Temporary Workers would be mobilized collectively.

"This is the intelligence currently in our possession; the Temporary Workers will be mobilized collectively this time, but there is one thing I am telling you in advance."

Zhao Zong's voice rang in the ears of the seven regional heads.

"This time, the Temporary Workers will act independently; before there is a result, the Company will not acknowledge it. Furthermore, the goal this time is the completion of the mission."

Everyone felt a sense of awe in their hearts.

In reality, this was equivalent to saying that people could die during the mission.