Jiang Changfu was only the president of a branch of the chamber of commerce. In terms of power, status, and experience, he was completely outmatched by Kafu.
With a single "one must not sacrifice public interests for private ones," Kafu used traditional rhetoric to lecture him with ulterior motives, leaving Jiang Changfu with his throat feeling as if a rice cake had been stuffed into it. He could not get a single word out for a long while.
The shrewd Kafu pressed him step by step, causing the Jiang family to gradually lose the upper hand in their struggle over Jiang Yuanxiu's body.
But Jiang Changfu still refused to back down, ordering his men to block the United Government officials.
Kafu's gaze turned sharp, "Mr. Jiang, are you determined to obstruct the United Government's investigation?"
Jiang Changfu answered through gritted teeth, "Every family has its own difficulties. All I know is that the dead deserve the greatest respect. We cannot allow outsiders to desecrate Fourth Uncle's remains!"
"Mr. Jiang, what you are doing is only going to harm both others and yourself!"
There was already a faint threat in Kafu's words.
As the Haori Chamber of Commerce's person in charge of the State 12, Jiang Changfu needed Kafu's support for many matters.
At the very least, Kafu could not interfere with or disrupt his work.
After becoming enemies today, it would probably be difficult for him to carry out his work smoothly in the State 12 in the future.
But Jiang Hao had given him a direct order. Jiang Yuanxiu's body had to be taken away and absolutely could not fall into Kafu's hands.
His position as the Haori Chamber of Commerce's person in charge of the State 12 had not been something he had worked his way up to himself. It had been appointed by his father, Jiang Hao.
Jiang Changfu knew perfectly well which side was closer to him and which was more important.
"Governor Kafu, I hope you can understand my grief."
"If I didn't understand you, I would have already had all of you who are obstructing the United Government's investigation arrested."
After hearing this, Jiang Changfu lowered his head and said nothing, but he was extremely disdainful inside.
'Arrest me?'
'Even if you, Kafu, have the guts to do it, those stray cats and dogs behind you might not have the ability!'
The people Jiang Changfu had brought were the chamber of commerce's combat elites, while Kafu had brought a group of government and city hall officials.
As long as Kafu's side dared to make the first move, Jiang Changfu dared to make a huge issue out of it.
If the two sides clashed, there would be plenty of arguments afterward over whether the Jiang family had disobeyed government orders or Kafu had used his official authority to oppress civilians.
Kafu understood what Jiang Changfu was planning, and for a while, he had no better solution either.
Just as the two sides were deadlocked and the tension had reached its limit, the air suddenly trembled, a black shadow flashed into view from the distance.
Like a streak of dark light, its figure was impossible to make out clearly. In the blink of an eye, it had reached Jiang Yuanxiu's body.
Kafu's pupils shrank. Realizing that something was wrong, he immediately shouted angrily, "Stop that person!"
But it was too late.
The Jiang family had already been prepared. They happened to be standing between Kafu and Jiang Yuanxiu's body, like a wall.
The people behind Kafu simply could not break through the Jiang family's defense in time.
At the same time, the black shadow paused slightly. Its arm suddenly swung, and a flash of cold light shot through the air.
A silver ball about the size of a knuckle traced an arc through the air and shot toward Jiang Yuanxiu's body.
Bang!
The instant the silver ball struck Jiang Yuanxiu's body, his corpse shattered into pieces, turning into countless fragments.
The black shadow did not stop for even a moment and fled at full speed, leaving behind only a trail of distorted air.
"What?"
In full view of everyone, Jiang Yuanxiu's body was completely destroyed.
Silence.
Kafu stared at the bloodstained ground, laughing in anger, "Good, good, good. Mr. Jiang, is this how your Jiang family has chosen to solve the problem? I've worked for the United Government for many years, and I've truly never seen people as arrogant as you!"
Jiang Changfu breathed a sigh of relief. He recognized that person as a chamber of commerce elder whom his father had sent to assist him.
He knew that his father had sent that person to deal with the aftermath.
He remained neither servile nor overbearing, "Governor Kafu, don't rush to put this label on our Jiang family. My father ordered me to bring Fourth Uncle's remains home and give him a proper burial. Why would we turn against our own family and leave Fourth Uncle unable to rest in peace even after death? If you ask me, the person who just destroyed Fourth Uncle's remains was Lu Daoxing!"
"Mr. Jiang, if your people hadn't been blocking the way just now, my people definitely could have stopped that black shadow!"
Jiang Changfu smiled faintly, "Governor Kafu, that's just playing Monday-morning quarterback. That black shadow attacked without warning just now. How can you blame the Jiang family for it?"
Kafu clenched his fists.
Even a powerful outsider could not overpower the local power. He could only suffer the loss in silence.
It was over.
Just as he was thinking about how he was going to explain this to Qin Siyang, a blue light suddenly appeared beside him.
A black shadow emerged from the blue light, suddenly dropped to the ground beside Kafu, and landed with a dull thud.
Thump!
Kafu dodged half a step and frowned in confusion, "Who is he?"
"He is…", One of the officials behind Kafu who had embarked on the Path of the Believer exclaimed, "He's the black shadow that just attacked Jiang Yuanxiu's body?"
Kafu immediately turned around, "Are you sure?"
"I'm about ninety percent sure! The rubber ring around the side of his shoe is so shiny that it reflects light. It's exactly the same as the black shadow that attacked!"
Kafu's heart sank, 'Could this be a helper sent by Mr. Qin?'
Jiang Changfu's eyes widened in shock.
That was the chamber of commerce elder who had just destroyed Jiang Yuanxiu's body.
He had not expected that barely a minute later, the man would already be dead?
Who killed him?
He immediately looked around, and finally fixed his gaze on the blue light that had suddenly appeared.
Just as everyone was bewildered, another figure walked out of the blue light.
Jiang Changfu immediately recognized him, his eyes widening, "Lu… Lu Daoxing?"
He shouted repeatedly, "Quick! Kill him! Kill him!!"
Lu Daoxing kept both hands in his pockets and coldly swept his gaze over Jiang Changfu and the people behind him.
He commanded respect without anger.
Kill him?
Who would dare?
Jiang Changfu still looked terrified. The names of the Jiang family members who had died recently flashed through his mind, and he shouted at the people behind him, "What are you standing around for? Attack! Kill him, and my father absolutely won't treat you unfairly!"
Lu Daoxing only killed members of the Jiang family. And of everyone present, only he was surnamed Jiang.
He was only Sequence Level Five and had not even embarked on the Path of the Believer. How could he possibly be Lu Daoxing's opponent?
But when Jiang Changfu turned around, he discovered that all the chamber of commerce members who had originally been standing behind him had involuntarily taken two steps back.
Leaving him alone, standing at the front.
Because it was not only Jiang Changfu who knew that Lu Daoxing only killed members of the Jiang family.
Jiang Changfu immediately turned around and demanded, "What are you doing? You take my Jiang family's money and eat my Jiang family's food, and now you want to run away when things get dangerous?"
Someone behind him sighed and said, "President, I'm sorry. But… the few of us simply can't beat [Remnant Thought]."
Lu Daoxing said nothing, coldly watching this farce unfold.
Everyone knew that the Jiang family had offered an astronomical bounty for Lu Daoxing's head.
Yet the lingering power of the fact that he had killed [Remnant Thought] made the people around him not even dare keep their eyes on him for an extra second.
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