CHAPTER 630: CHAPTER 384: WAIT 3 MORE MINUTES AND I’M FLIPPING THE TABLE!

Tan Yu looked at Tang Fei with a smile brimming in her eyes, her slender swan neck held high, arms folded across her chest, the silver uniform hugging her curves emitted a mesmerizing and enticing charm.

"How come? The director doesn’t believe the Lu Family could do such a thing?"

"Has the Lu Family gone mad?" Tang Fei sneered and said irritably, "They are one of the nine major families, calling the shots within the Empire, having everything they could possibly want... Why would they attack the Royal Fleet? That’s a beheading offense."

"Put more seriously, one slip up and their whole family could be wiped out... such historical precedents of extermination are not unheard of..."

Tan Yu looked straight into Tang Fei’s eyes and said, "Perhaps, this also has something to do with the director..."

"What does it have to do with me?"

"Because you captured Gongshu Wuyu from the Lu Family, and wiped out the whole Mechanical Research Institute controlled by Lu Yunhang and his people... Could the Lu Family think that this is a hostile stance from the Royal Family?"

"Because they suspect the Royal Family is hostile to them, so they sent people to attack the Royal Fleet?" Tang Fei clearly was reluctant to accept this theory.

"Everyone outside is saying that the Royal Family wants to take action against one or a few of the nine major families... Could the Lu Family have received some exact news that they are one of the ones to be cut?"

"So, they are desperately trying to pull a risky move before their demise.. trying to show the Royal Family their resolve of mutual destruction?"

Tang Fei, lost in thought, looked over Tan Yu and asked, "Who did you hear this from?"

"Hehe, this is just my personal guess, the true facts... those are beyond the reach of a mere secretary like me."

"Forget it, I’ll go ask the Director about the situation. The Monitoring Bureau and the Security Bureau are often bickering and looking down on each other... do we really need to cooperate with them?"

"Sure, I’ll brew a pot of good tea for the director, so you can quench your thirst when you come back." Tan Yu said.

"No need to brew the tea, whether I can come back or not is still an unknown."

After saying this, Tang Fei turned and walked outside.

Once Tang Fei had left, Tan Yu pondered for a moment, then took out her phone and entered a few digits into a mysterious number.

Then, with a swish of her slender waist, she seductively walked back to her seat.

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Tang Fei sat in front of Yan Wenli, the Director of the Monitoring Bureau, and extremely sycophantically filled his glass with wine, asking, "Director, are we really going to cooperate with the Security Bureau on this?"

"Why? You’re unwilling?" Yan Wenli took a sip from his glass and looked at Tang Fei with a chuckle.

"My opinion doesn’t matter. Whatever the director assigns, I am ready to go through fire and water." Tang Fei immediately expressed his loyalty by thumping his chest.

"Alright, alright, with your slippery character... if I really sent you through fire and water, you’d probably run faster than anyone."

"Director, you’re really wronging me. Remember that last time you asked me to handle the matter with the Flame-Bathed Legion? How did I handle it? I let Tang Shengyan beat me half to death just to clear up the misunderstanding between the Flame-Bathed Legion and our Monitoring Bureau..."

"And where do you think that misunderstanding came from? Don’t you know?"

"I certainly know, I just don’t know if the director still remembers."

Tang Shengyan came after him because Tang Fei had arrested Qin Jianyi, a high-ranking officer of the Flame-Bathed Legion.

Why did he arrest Qin Jianyi? Wasn’t it to solve a case for the Monitoring Bureau?

So, there wasn’t a hint of guilt in Tang Fei’s heart.

Yan Wenli was stunned for a moment, then kicked out at him, shouting at Tang Fei, "Are you playing games with me here?"

"Hehehe, calm down, Director. Please, calm down."

Tang Fei dodged Yan Wenli’s kick and said with a grin, "I just want the director to know that I’ve shed blood and suffered injuries for our Bureau... what subordinate wouldn’t want their leader to see the results of their work, right?"

Yan Wenli wasn’t truly angry. For someone like him, the willingness to hit and scold you to your face meant he treated you as one of his own.

If a director of the Monitoring Bureau was overly polite to your face, you’d probably have trouble sleeping at night.

He looked at Tang Fei and said, "Originally, I did not want you to go, your body hasn’t recovered yet, and there’s no need to get involved in this kind of thing..."

"Besides, is the Lu Family that easy to provoke? Just because a tiger doesn’t show his might, don’t think he’s a sick cat. Provoking them only leads to endless troubles."

"Thank you for your concern, Director... but then why did you let me go?"

"Someone over there specifically asked for your cooperation."

"Asked specifically?" Tang Fei asked with a smile, "Who called out my name?"

"Shen Wuxiang."

"..."

Shen Wuxiang, the Military Minister of the Imperial Three Ministers.

One of the most powerful men in the world, it’s not true to say he commands the forces of a whole country.

But to say that he controls a third of the country’s military forces might even be an understatement.

Such a prominent figure within the Empire had called out the name of this minor character... why?

Oh right, he’s also the prominent figurehead of the first-ranked Shen Family, the actual grandpa of Shen Xinglan...

Because he and Shen Xinglan were fellow disciples?

Because he and Shen Xinglan were romantic rivals?

He knew, things were not that simple.

The little issue between him and Shen Xinglan would hardly catch the eye of such powerful figures.

Perhaps it was even too trivial for Shen Xinglan himself, who was an extremely proud individual.

Why would that be?

"Why are you not talking?" Yan Wenli leaned back, squinting his eyes at Tang Fei, almost taking delight in his misfortune.