CHAPTER 175: CHAPTER 161: THE 2 FACES OF THE MONSTER (SEEKING MONTHLY TICKET SUPPORT)

A moment later.

Having negotiated with the old man from the Cloud Descending Sect, Chen Weiran could finally breathe a little easier.

To be honest, if Yuan Tiangang wasn’t his brother-in-law, he really wouldn’t have cared about his matters this time.

Even if the higher-ups truly came down to investigate, a little negligence on his part would just be negligence.

It’s not a big deal, at least the consequences he would face wouldn’t be very severe.

"The reason I got this position back then was because Yuan Tiangang helped me behind the scenes."

"Now that he needs my help, I still have to lend a hand."

Chen Weiran found this kind of thing very troublesome, yet he couldn’t avoid doing it.

Seeing the relief on Yuan Tiangang’s face again, he wished he could grab a handful of stones from the ground and stuff them up his ass.

He used to be such a smart person, how did he become so muddle-headed now?

"Now that the Cloud Mountain Sect’s matter has been taken care of, is Xun Yu the only one in the Defense Department who knows about this?"

"Yes."

Yuan Tiangang guarded his posterior with both hands, thought for a moment, and said, "Xun Yu is completely under my control."

"It’s absolutely impossible for him to tell anyone else about this."

"If others knew he was a demon, he would be courting death, especially since I have leverage over him."

"That’s good." Chen Weiran relaxed for a moment, "Xun Yu won’t expose you, will he?"

The matter in Jiangzhou City sounded simple.

A demon was found in the Defense Department, and this was a given fact.

But as long as the demon had nothing to do with other departments, it was just the Defense Department’s own problem.

So no matter how big the fire, it wouldn’t reach them, making it safe.

Just as Chen Weiran had predicted.

At most, he might be punished for poor supervision, but besides that, there definitely wouldn’t be a death penalty.

"No, he won’t!"

Yuan Tiangang’s answer was even more confident:

"I’ll go to the Defense Department once this is over. I just need to give him an ultimatum."

"It’s still early; they definitely can’t be faster than us!"

"Alright." Chen Weiran started to feel a bit pained about his silver now.

He trusted the people from the Cloud Descending Sect, but their fees were indeed very expensive.

Yuan Tiangang was already quite wealthy, but even that money couldn’t buy these people’s lives.

There was no choice; being on the same boat, he could only painfully take out his own gold and silver.

Including the thousand taels of silver Yuchi gave him earlier, all had to be brought out.

And just when Yuan Tiangang was about to get things done,

he asked one last question:

"By the way, besides Xun Yu, does anyone else in Jiangzhou City know about this?"

"I mean, aside from Yuchi and them, no one else will sell us out, right?"

Chen Weiran could see Yuan Tiangang’s fear. When people are afraid, they make mistakes; many obvious mistakes will appear.

Even if they realize it later and curse themselves, it’s already too late.

He needed to remind Yuan Tiangang of this at the moment.

Lest things really go south.

"No one else."

Yuan Tiangang said, turned his head, walked a few steps, and suddenly remembered something: "There is one, actually."

"It was Zhou Xingcai!"

"I was pressed at the time, so I babbled."

After speaking, his hands pressed the back, fearfully and tightly protecting his vital parts.

The two had a history of probing each other back then. In their youth they were reckless in pursuit of excitement, but they can’t continue like this now.

Chen Weiran watched Yuan Tiangang’s actions, his face flushed red.

Then he couldn’t help punching Yuan Tiangang’s shoulder:

"Hey, I don’t care how you did it."

"So it’s Zhou Xingcai, a member of the Zhou Family?"

"I’ll go to the Zhou Family now, and you handle the issue with Xun Yu."

"We’ll handle things separately; we only have one day. If we don’t handle it properly, we’re screwed."

Chen Weiran came up with a plan.

"Thank you, Lord Chen!"

"Just call me brother-in-law."

"Brother-in-law!"

"Mm, follow behind me; I’ll try to protect you as much as I can. After all, your wife is both my sister and my previous spouse."

It’s said that true feelings reveal themselves in times of trouble. For Chen Weiran and Yuan Tiangang, it was just like that.

Both were preoccupied with their own matters and quickly went to get things done.

Now wasn’t the time to leisurely match the information lines they had; handling things promptly was the key.

As long as things were handled properly and kept under wraps, their identities could be secured!

Then they could escape from this damn issue.

...

Throughout that day, Jiangzhou City rocked back and forth with frenzy, handling all sorts of urgent matters.

The people from the Cloud Descending Sect were already out arranging the Cloud Mountain Sect matter.

Yuan Tiangang from the Demon-slaying Bureau went to find Xun Yu.

Chen Weiran from the Celestial Capital Department went to the Zhou Family, and various matters were carried out intensively.

Meanwhile, at the inn, Yuchi wasn’t in a rush at all.

He seemed completely unaware of the happenings outside, or even if he did know, he was utterly indifferent.

Instead, he chatted leisurely with Song Yinghan in the room, talking about everything from heaven to earth.

Yuchi remained witty and humorous, having been more sophisticated in his past life than Song Yinghan.

Various idle books and emotional programs made him something of a master in the realm of romance.