The black motorcade parked neatly in front of the main building of the President’s House.
He Yidu walked over, his voice raspy and low. “Brother Cheng.”
Standing in front of the car, Lu Chengzhou frowned when he didn’t find Gu Si among the crowd. He asked coldly, “Where’s Gu Si?”
He Yidu answered, “He went to the guest room to rest after lunch. Elder Bai went up and called him.”
The moment Qin Fang got out of the car and saw He Yidu’s face, he stretched his neck out and widened his eyes in shock. “He Yidu, you…”
He Yidu didn’t manage to sleep well the night before, so his eyes were bloodshot. It was obvious that he was in a foul mood.
This was exactly why Lu Chengzhou, Qin Fang, and He Yidu never showed up in political gatherings. Their presence represented their influence and country. A lot of times, they had no choice but to take the big picture into consideration as there were a lot of things to take into consideration.
Had it been their usual way of doing things, they would’ve demolished Devil Prison long ago. But they couldn’t do so now, for there were too many complications. That was why the gentle-natured He Yidu was so angry.
“Mr. Lu, Mrs. Lu, Mr. Qin.” Smiling, Meyett stepped forward and stretched out his hand before turning to Huo Zhi. “I see that Mr. Huo is also here.”
Lu Chengzhou, who was dressed in a black ensemble, lazily rested his arm on the car door and let his fair wrist droop down. He looked somewhat cold and lackadaisical as he flashed a half-smile at Meyett. It didn’t seem like he had any intentions of shaking Meyett’s hand.
Lu Chengzhou rarely appeared in public. In fact, there wasn’t any need for him to do so when the Lu family had people specifically responsible for liaising with the royal and aristocratic families from all around the world. Hence, this was the first time Meyett was meeting this legendary patriarch of the Lu family other than his wedding day.
The other party’s overwhelming presence, however, made Meyett feel somewhat uncomfortable. He felt slightly embarrassed as he stared at his hand that was still frozen in mid-air.
Eventually, Huo Zhi extended his own hand and shook Meyett’s hand to diffuse the awkwardness. “President Meyett.”
Meyett nodded gratefully, only to freeze when he saw Gu Mang still sitting in the car and playing her mobile game with her legs crossed.
That was when Miraine spoke. “Please go inside to rest.”
“No need.” Lu Chengzhou tilted his head slightly in nonchalance.
He Yidu didn’t understand what was going on at first. It was only when he saw Gu Mang still sitting in the car that he realized that Gu Mang had no intention of treating Sasha’s hand.
Miraine’s expression became a little strained, although she maintained the smile on her face. “What do you mean, Mr. Lu? Didn’t we agree that we’ll let Xixi go after the Miracle Doctor treats my daughter’s hand? We need to appease the members of the cabinet and intelligence bureau.”
“Hah.” Qin Fang crossed his arms in front of his chest. “What do we mean? Can’t you tell at all? Go get another doctor for your daughter.”
Our medical team is helpless, and even the medical organization said that we can only look for Gu Mang for help. So where else can we find a doctor to treat Sasha?! Miraine’s eyes glowed red out of anger as she pursed her lips and said calmly, “Are you going against your word?” Aren’t Lin Shuang and Young Madam Lu good friends? But she looks like she only intends to fetch Gu Si.
“Brother Cheng…” He Yidu looked at Lu Chengzhou with a worried frown.
“Don’t worry, buddy. The Gray Building has sent someone over.” Qin Fang cocked an eyebrow at Miraine before glancing down at his watch with a smug smile. “They’ve probably arrived at Devil Prison by now.”
He Yidu was stunned to hear that. How did they get The Gray Building to help out when we have no connections with The Gray Building? They won’t work for just money. On top of that, they’ve been investigating and dealing with us.
All of a sudden, a realization struck his mind. He stiffly turned his neck to look at Gu Mang, who was still sitting in the car with her head down.
Upon hearing the words ‘The Gray Building,’ Miraine frowned. The Gray Building will surely give us a heads-up if they’re getting involved in this matter, and it takes at least a day for the documents to be approved. They’ll usually contact us straight away if there’s anything urgent… It’s impossible.
However, as soon as the thought appeared in her mind, she heard a phone ring.
He took out his phone and saw a string of encrypted numbers along with The Gray Building’s logo on the screen. He picked up the call, thinking that it was one of the higher-ups, only to realize that the caller was the head of The Gray Building. In a very polite manner, he said, “Hello, I’m Meyett.”
He was surprised that this mysterious figure had stepped in to handle this matter.
The call lasted only ten seconds or so. The other party seemed to be only calling to inform Meyett about something. The call ended as soon as the other party heard Meyett’s response.
As Miraine watched Meyett let his hand fall, she squeezed her fingers tightly. “Did they take Xixi away?”
Meyett quietly nodded, although hints of anger could be seen surfacing in his eyes upon having his authority challenged.
The Secretary of State, who stood next to them, paled. “This is the president’s family affairs. What is Mr. Lu trying to do by getting The Gray Building involved?”
“Family affairs?” He Yidu scoffed, his gaze glacial. “Why do I remember the cabinet members saying that this is a national affair?”
Qin Fang cocked his eyebrow. “You guys wanted to deal with it based on national affairs, so we did accordingly. We’re okay with however you want to deal with this matter, by law or in private. We can also let the people at The Gray Building know how arrogant you are to say that Shadow League’s Nine Tails is jealous of the technical division’s head.”
The cabinet members’ faces instantly darkened.
Qin Fang swept his gaze over those people. “You people sure are short-sighted for your age.”
It was already late in the evening, but the area outside the President’s House was illuminated by the lights from inside. Thus, Lu Yī was able to clearly see the faces that were contorted with anger.
A dead silence descended upon them.
With things reaching this stage and The Gray Building meddling in this matter, there was no longer a need for Meyett and the others to continue insisting on their stance. He shot a warning glare to the Secretary of State in a bid to make the latter keep his silence. Then, he politely turned to Lu Chengzhou and said, “Mr. Lu, there really wasn’t a need to trouble The Gray Building. As a father, it was my fault for not handling my daughters’ conflict properly.”
Lu Chengzhou looked toward the entrance of the President’s House. Upon noticing that Gu Si wasn’t out yet, he lifted his chin and ordered Lu Yī, “Go check on Gu Si.”
Apparently, he had turned a deaf ear to Meyett.
“Okay.” Lu Yī cupped his hands in obedience and followed Shadi’s lead into the President’s House.
Feeling thoroughly humiliated, Meyett’s eyes darkened. Still, he kept his temper in check and tried expressing his goodwill toward Gu Mang once more. “Young Madam Lu, you’re the only person who can treat Sasha’s hand. Please feel free to state your price.”
For the sake of Sasha’s hand, Miraine could only give in and asked Gu Mang for help. “Young Madam Lu, we’ll accept any request you have as long as you’re able to treat my daughter’s hand.”
“Sorry, Madam Miraine, but you can go find the person you’re working with to treat your daughter’s hand.” Qin Fang sneered. The gall of them to ask Gu Mang for help when they dared to scheme against her! Treat their daughter’s hand? Fat chance!
Miraine’s heart dropped when she heard that. “What are you trying to say?”
Qin Fang was just about to say something when Gu Si, Elder Bai, and the others walked out of the President’s House.
Lu Yī, who ran into them at the entrance, cupped his hands in obeisance and bowed. “Little Young Master.”
After giving it some thought, he then greeted Tang Yi, who was standing next to Gu Si. “Ms. Tang.”
He was very good at taking stock of the situation.
Gu Si nodded and walked forward, his gaze sweeping across the crowd. When he failed to spot his sister in the crowd, he asked, “My sis didn’t come?”
Lu Yī walked half a step behind him. “Young Madam is in the car.”
When they walked over to the car, Gu Si frowned in disgust upon seeing Huo Zhi. “Huo Zhi? What are you doing here?”
Huo Zhi couldn’t help but chuckle after having heard the exact same sentence from Gu Mang earlier. “I’m accompanying your sister.”
“Don’t embellish yourself. Why would my sister need your company when she has my brother-in-law?” Gu Si rolled his eyes at Huo Zhi before walking over to Lu Chengzhou’s side.
Huo Zhi was used to this as Gu Si had never once treated him well before.
Elder Bai, who hadn’t seen Huo Zhi for some time, was surprised by his appearance. He bowed deeply at his waist. “Young Lady, Young Master, Mr. Huo.”
No matter what, Huo Zhi was once the Director of Jijing Island. Thus, Elder Bai had to show him some respect.
Gu Si turned to flash a toothy grin at Gu Mang. “Sis.”
Gu Mang looked up to see Gu Si running toward her. However, her eyes suddenly narrowed as she stared at him in a sharp and cold manner.
Sensing the change in Gu Mang’s aura, Lu Chengzhou looked sideways to see his wife getting out of the car. Her eyes were as cold as knives and filled with hostility.
“He’s not Gu Si!” Gu Mang stated, her voice low, cold, and vicious.
Her words shocked everyone present, and they instinctively turned to look at the said boy. What is Gu Mang saying? This boy isn’t Gu Si?
The gleeful smile on Xu Hui’s face vanished, and the corners of his lips stiffened upon realizing that his identity had been exposed. He was standing extremely close to Gu Mang when he suddenly took out a dagger from his sleeves and stabbed it in Gu Mang’s direction.
Everyone’s face paled when they saw this scene.
Elder Bai shouted, “Young Lady!”
Using one hand for support, Xu Hui flipped over the car. Then, he bypassed Lu Chengzhou, who was in the way, and swung his dagger at Gu Mang from the side at a tricky angle. He moved so fast that wind had formed.
With a darkened expression, Lu Chengzhou pulled Gu Mang backward, grabbed and twisted Xu Hui’s arm, and then kicked the fallen dagger away.
The dagger ended being buried into the marble ground, which cracked as a result.
Seeing this, Xu Hui very calmly aimed a kick at Lu Chengzhou but got grabbed by the wrist and pulled off the car roof instead.
Lu Chengzhou single handedly pinned Xu Hui’s arm to his back.
When Xu Hui couldn’t break free from the arm lock, he swung his other arm backward, aiming for Lu Chengzhou’s waist. But before he could elbow Lu Chengzhou’s stomach, he got kicked in the back of his knee, making him fall on a knee.
Lu Chengzhou then speedily subdued Xu Hui with a few moves.
The child, who was as tall as Gu Si, put up a fervent struggle.
Qin Fang, He Yidu, and the others hurriedly came over in confusion and fluster. “Brother Cheng, what’s going on?”
Everyone looked at the boy that Lu Chengzhou had subdued with shock. This boy isn’t Gu Si?! If that’s the case, then his acting was frigging good!
Tang Yi ran over with red-rimmed eyes, crying, “Sis Gu, Elder Bai, that’s not Brother Gu Si… That’s not him…” Brother Gu Si would hold my hand.
“Don’t cry, Ms. Tang…” Elder Bai hurriedly brought Tang Yi to the side.
Things were somewhat chaotic.
Gu Mang swept a hostile gaze over to Miraine, who felt her scalp going numb when she met the other’s eyes. The latter couldn’t help retreating as a wave of fear washed over her.
Even without Gu Mang’s orders, Lu Qi and Lu Jiu speedily went over to the group of people from the President’s House and dragged Miraine to Gu Mang.
Gu Mang’s eyes glowed red and exuded viciousness as she stared at Miraine and asked, “Where have you taken Gu Si?”
The murderous aura she exuded made one’s hair stand on end, and their bones feel cold.
“What are you talking about, Mrs. Lu? Didn’t Mr. Lu knock Gu Si out?” Miraine refused to admit it.
Lu Chengzhou, who had knocked Xu Hui unconscious with one hand, threw the boy over to Lu Yī. “Keep a close eye on him.”
“Understood.” Lu Yī then summoned his subordinates and instructed them on something before carrying Xu Hui to the back of the car with them.
Miraine glared at Gu Mang and screeched, “What on earth do you want to do by causing a scene at the President’s House?! This is Country D’s President’s House! This isn’t the capital, much less Jijing Island!”
Gu Mang let out a haunting and wicked laugh that made Miraine tense up. Deciding not to waste any more breath on the latter, the former lifted her chin and ordered in a bone-chilling voice, “Go invite the second princess to come down.”
“Gu Mang!” Horrified, Miraine rushed to the security guards when she saw Lu Qi and the others turning around to do as told and shouted, “What are you guys still standing there for?! Go stop them!”
The armed security guards immediately swarmed forward.
“Stop!” Meyett barked. His usually composed face looked flustered. Gu Si must’ve been swapped! Right here in the President’s House, in fact! If something were to happen to Jijing Island’s director right in Country D, we’d have to go to international arbitration!
He took a step forward and said in a somewhat shaky voice, “Young Madam Lu, could this be a misunderstanding?”
Gu Mang didn’t respond to him.
“Misunderstanding?” The smile on Qin Fang’s face faded and was replaced by ruthlessness. “You might not be aware of this, but your wife and second daughter colluded with Jijing Island’s most wanted criminal, Xu Ying.”
Meyett turned to Miraine in shock.
Lu Chengzhou walked over to Gu Mang’s side and swept his cold and deep gaze over at Miraine and the cabinet members. “Perhaps I should change the question. Where’s Xu Ying?”
“Young Master Lu.” Lu Chengzhou heard Lu Yi calling him through his earphone.
“The boy doesn’t seem to be in disguise.” Lu Yī sounded somewhat confused as he paused and added, “It’s better to let Young Madam to take a look at him herself.”
Gu Mang was also wearing an earphone, so she heard what Lu Yī said. After silently exchanging a glance with Lu Chengzhou, they walked toward the back of the car hand in hand.
Qin Fang, He Yidu, Huo Zhi, and the others followed them.
“Young Master Lu, Young Madam Lu.” Lu Yī made space for them as he said hesitantly, “He doesn’t seem to be in disguise, but he also… doesn’t seem to have undergone plastic surgery.”
“What?” Qin Fang was completely confused. No disguise and no surgical procedures done? So he naturally looks the same as Gu Si?
Gu Mang took a pair of rubber gloves from Lu Qi and started feeling Xu Hui’s scalp to his chin. Lu Yī’s right.
Their surroundings were disturbingly quiet.
When Gu Mang remained silent, Qin Fang and the others immediately knew that Lu Yī’s conclusion must be right. Then what’s going on with this child?
Huo Zhi’s impenetrable gaze fell on Xu Hui for several seconds before he looked down in deep thought.
In the silence, Gu Mang’s phone suddenly rang.
Deep in a dense forest, a black sedan passed through the towering trees and stopped outside the security gate in front of an ancient castle. Armed guards immediately came forward.
Lu Chengzhou and Gu Mang got out of the car, followed by Lu Yī, who was the only subordinate who had come along with them, as well as Xu Hui, who had woken up on their way here and was in special handcuffs.
Xu Hui currently had no expression on his face, which made it hard to distinguish him from Gu Si, although one could still see some slight differences on a closer look. Xu Hui had a rather gloomy aura after all.
After passing through two security gates to make sure that they weren’t carrying weapons, the four of them arrived at the castle’s front hall.
“Sir, your guests are here.” The young man, who had led them here, cupped his hands in obeisance.
Xu Ying was sitting on a black leather sofa and holding onto a teacup when he heard this. He looked over, only to see that the group had one more person—Lu Yī—in their midst than what he had requested. Never mind, it’s enough that Gu Mang and Lu Chengzhou are here.
His gaze then landed on Xu Hui, who stood quietly and gloomily next to them with his head slightly bowed.
Lu Yī had already unlocked the handcuffs on Xu Hui’s hands.
Xu Ying retracted his gaze and looked at the tea leaves in his teacup as he slowly said, “Shadow League’s Arctic Fox, God Ji who managed to bring down the Killer Alliance, The Dark Web’s president… On top of that, you’re on such close terms with The Gray Building that their head personally came to rescue Lin Shuang.”
“What about it?” Still holding onto Lu Chengzhou’s hand, Gu Mang walked over and sat down on the sofa like nobody’s business. She behaved as if she was in her own home and not the enemy’s base.
Xu Ying had long heard about Gu Mang’s arrogance and craziness and thus knew that she was a prick who wasn’t afraid to die. Hence, he wasn’t surprised by the way she acted. Instead, he calmly smiled. “I’m quite impressed by you, Gu Mang.”
“Otherwise, how do you expect me to bring down the Head Elder and the Leng family?” Gu Mang said slowly with a slight curl of her lips as she leaned back against the sofa.
Hearing this, Xu Ying squinted slightly. A ripple of emotion could be seen surfacing in his originally calm eyes, although it soon disappeared the next second. He sipped on his cup of tea. “You’re still so stubborn even when death is near.”
“Cut the crap.” The smile on Gu Mang’s face faded, and her eyes were filled with hostility. “Where’s Gu Si?”
Xu Ying smiled and turned to look at Xu Hui. “Look, your sister is pregnant, yet she’s risking her life to rescue Gu Si. If they had been this caring for you back then, they wouldn’t have abandoned you.”
Xu Hui’s face darkened, and the veins on his forehead bulged.
Lu Chengzhou frowned as he looked at Xu Hui’s face. How could he look so alike to Gu Si without being in disguise or undergoing cosmetic procedures?
All of a sudden, it occurred to him that Gu Zhen and Gu Xian looked identical as well and that Gu Mang had previously hurt her hand on Jijing Island because she mistook Gu Xian for her father. Twins… In that case, Gu Si and Xu Hui are also…
Upon recalling something, Xu Ying looked at Gu Mang and said, “Gu Si doesn’t know that he has a brother, but you, as their sister, should know that you have another younger brother. The Bai family and Huo Zhi probably also know about this. In fact, I think many people know it but just kept quiet about it, right?”
Gu Mang didn’t answer him.
Lu Chengzhou remembered seeing the information on Xu Ying that Huo Zhi had provided to him before. “You faked your death eight years ago and took him away?”
“Took?” Xu Ying shook his head. “I saved his life. He was thrown outside in a garbage bag hanging onto his last strand of breath.”
Lu Chengzhou didn’t ask any more questions. He figured that he could only find out the details from Huo Zhi.
Xu Ying continued. “Gu Mang, from what I remember, many people from the Bai family died trying to rescue Gu Si from Base 102 back then. Even you yourself nearly lost your life. Why do you treat your younger brothers so differently? Why didn’t you save him?”
Gu Mang remained silent. She was looking down, and she appeared to be deep in thought.
“Oh yeah,” Xu Ying added, “since you thought Xu Hui was dead, why didn’t you include his name in the tombstone you erected for your parents in Changning County? You seem to have completely forgotten about him.”
Meanwhile, Xu Hui’s emotions seemed to have turned turbulent. He was glaring at Gu Mang with bloodshot eyes.
Xu Ying glanced at Xu Hui and smiled as he put down his empty teacup. “I’ll leave you siblings to settle your own family matters.”
With that, he slowly stood up.
The guards then came out of their hiding spots and surrounded the entire hall.
Although Xu Ying wanted Xu Hui to finish Lu Chengzhou and Gu Mang off himself, he was also worried that an unexpected event might crop up. If Xu Hui refused to kill them, then his subordinates would immediately take action.
Before leaving, Xu Ying stopped in front of Xu Hui and handed a gun to the boy. “Don’t disappoint me, godson. After you kill them, we’ll return to Jijing Island, where you’ll become its rightful owner.”
Xu Hui looked up at him but didn’t take the gun.
Xu Ying narrowed his eyes. “What, are you going to go soft on them?”
“No, I’m just wondering…” Xu Hui gave Gu Mang a once-over. “Who should I shoot first?”
Xu Ying glanced to the side, where Gu Mang and Lu Chengzhou were sitting. There wasn’t much emotion on Gu Mang’s face. Other than that cold expression, she didn’t show any of the arrogance she displayed earlier.
He then looked back at Xu Hui, whose eyes were with hatred. His guard dropped as he laughed. “So who do you want to start from?”
Xu Hui didn’t answer him and just continued staring at Gu Mang and Lu Chengzhou.
Xu Ying placed his hand on the boy’s shoulder and gave it a little squeeze. “Help me exact revenge. Don’t let them die too easily.”
Xu Hui was his trump card, but he didn’t expect Gu Mang to act so quickly and to have such a huge influence that she could bring the Head Elder and the Leng family down before he could even reveal this trump card. She turned Jijing Island upside down, yet there wasn’t much news about this huge unrest due to Gu Mang and Lu Chengzhou exerting pressure with their massive influence. Thus, he couldn’t find any opportunity to do so thereafter. He only saw the light at the end of the tunnel when he later found out that the President’s House’s eldest princess was Gu Mang’s friend.
“I’m still unclear about many things, so I won’t let them die too easily.” Nothing seemed unusual about Xu Hui’s gloomy voice as he met Xu Ying’s eyes, took the gun from him, and pointed the muzzle at Lu Chengzhou.
Xu Ying watched him slowly press on the trigger.
The muzzle, however, was suddenly directed at Xu Ying at the last moment.
Xu Hui curled his lips into a wicked smile.
The color drained from Xu Ying’s face as he instinctively rushed to block the bullet for him.
Everyone watched Xu Hui turn against Xu Ying.
Xu Ying stared dumbly at his subordinate, who had gotten shot in the shoulder, and when he finally returned to his senses, he glared angrily at Xu Hui. “You’re not Xu Hui! You—!” Are Gu Si! Gu Si! The one that was brought back unconscious is Xu Hui!
But before he could say this, he saw countless fully-armed black-clothed men sliding down ropes, breaking the floor-to-ceiling windows, and climbing into the castle. The entire hall was filled with the shattering sound of glass, and black-clothed man surrounded them in all directions.
Huo Zhi, He Yidu, Lin Shuang, Qin Fang, Yun Ling, Ghost, Responsive Dragon, and Flying Serpent, on the other hand, rushed in from the entrance.
Gu Mang and Lu Chengzhou stood up and turned to face the shell-shocked Xu Ying.
“Let’s leave, sir!” In spite of his injury, the young man pulled Xu Ying in the direction of the castle’s secret passage.
Xu Ying’s face was devoid of color. He didn’t even have the time to think before he had to quickly make his escape.
Things were really chaotic in the hall, and those of Xu Ying’s subordinates who failed to escape were all soon taken down.
Lin Shuang walked over to Gu Mang’s side. “Want to chase after him? He’s a ticking bomb if he stays alive.”
It was easy to figure out the matter. The Head Elder got his son, Xu Ying, to fake his death and take Xu Hui away so that they had a trump card to use in times of emergency. If possible, they would make use of the boy to control Base 102 and Jijing Island. However, because Gu Mang found out that she was pregnant, she swiftly dealt with the Head Elder and the Leng family. Everyone was caught off guard as a result, and their plans ultimately fell through.
Gu Mang shook her head. “No need, someone will take care of it.”
“The Gray Building?” Lin Shuang looked at Gu Mang as an image of a woman wearing a black dress and high heels coming to fetch her appeared in her mind. The woman had a mask over her face, so all she could see were those cold and beautiful eyes of hers.
“Mm, The Gray Building is helping Country K destroy a spy network that Country K hasn’t been able to take down. That spy network is managed by Xu Ying.”
Lin Shuang raised her eyebrows. “Oh.”
“Sis, how’s my acting?” Gu Si looked at Gu Mang expectantly as he waited to hear praises from her.
Gu Mang pressed his head. “Go find Xu… Hui and bring him out.”
The mention of Xu Hui made the corners of Gu Si’s lips droop. This brother of mine seems to be really pitiful.
“Is he older or younger than me?” he asked curiously with pursed lips.
Although Gu Mang knew about the twins, she was at Base 102 when her mother gave birth to them. Later, she figured that something had happened to the other twin when she only saw Gu Si.
“In that case, I wanna be the big brother,” said Gu Si. Nobody protected Xu Hui all these years. From now on, I’ll protect him. We’ll go change his last name as soon as we leave this place! He’ll be Gu Hui from now on!
Gu Si then got a few people to follow him to look for Gu Hui.
Things ended even faster than the fight on Jijing Island back then.
Qin Fang and He Yidu felt that Gu Si deserved an award for his excellent actin—that it’d be a waste if he didn’t venture into showbiz. They were also impressed by Gu Mang’s acting, for they also believed her when she said that the boy wasn’t Gu Si back at the President’s House.
As soon as Xu Ying came out from the secret passage, he saw a group of people wearing uniforms with The Gray Building logo on them standing in front of him.
The person in the lead smiled very gently at him as she put her hands behind her back and squatted down to look at him. “Hello, Mr. Xu.”
Xu Ying’s mind drew a blank as he stood motionlessly, his face ashen.
Sasha had no idea what was going on outside and was still waiting to hear from Xu Ying. Her room remained quiet even until midnight, so she couldn’t help but feel somewhat annoyed and uneasy.
Just then, her room door was suddenly pushed open, and a group of people wearing CID uniforms walked in.
At first, she thought that her mother had come bearing good news for her, but her eyes dimmed when she realized who these people were. She frowned. “Why are you here?”
The person in the lead took out an investigation order. “We’ve received reports from the Vice President, the cabinet members, and Jijing Island’s Elders’ Association that you and Madam Miraine colluded with others and allowed them to steal national information. Please come with us.”
Sasha raged, “How dare you accuse me!”
“Take her.” With a lift of his chin, the leader’s subordinates immediately stepped forward to grab Sasha.
It just so happened that Meyett had signed on the divorce agreement when Sasha was brought downstairs.
There were a few CID officers standing next to Miraine, and they appeared to be waiting for her to sign the divorce agreement so that they could take her away right after.
Miraine drew a stroke before she suddenly threw the pen away and shouted hysterically, “I’m not signing it!”
“Shut up!” A female voice rang out from a corner, and she sounded annoyed. “This isn’t up to you to decide.”
Sasha looked over and saw a girl in high school uniform standing next to Lin Shuang.
It was the girl in uniform who had spoken. She got up, walked up to Miraine, and knocked her unconscious. She then grabbed the latter’s finger and pressed it on the ink pad before stamping it on the document.
“Done. You guys can take her away now.” Ghost shove Miraine toward the dumbfounded CID officers.
Lin Shuang’s eyes widened slightly in shock. What the… Her way of doing things is even simpler and more brutal than mine…
Soon, both Sasha and Miraine were taken away.
Ghost, who had nothing to do, decided to go out for a breather.
Only Lin Shuang and Meyett remained in the hall as the servants had all retreated too.
Having nothing to say to her father, Lin Shuang picked up her backpack and moved to leave.
“Xixi.” Meyett called her in what seemed to be an extremely fatigued voice.
Lin Shuang’s footsteps slowed down. “I know you very well. Even if you didn’t participate in Sasha and Miraine’s plans, you surely found out about it long ago and just pretended to be in the dark, letting them do their thing so that you can reap all the rewards. In fact, it’s very likely that you sent your men to secretly help them.”
He’s the president, after all. There’s no way he’d send me to Devil Prison just because he got threatened by his cabinet members. He was just going along with the plan. Lin Shuang found her father’s actions strange at the time, so she didn’t resist when they put her in jail. She wanted to see what those people were up to, though she didn’t expect their target to be Gu Mang. “You shouldn’t have provoked Gu Mang.”
Meyett tightened his grip on the sofa’s armrests. He stayed silent for a couple of seconds before he finally said, “Xixi, come back home. I’m thinking of stepping down. As the eldest princess, you—”
“No, I’m not interested.” Lin Shuang tugged the corners of her lips as she strode out of the President’s House.
Early the next morning, a piece of political news about Meyett announcing his retirement created a huge uproar in Country D.
Based on Country D’s system, his position should be succeeded by Princess Xixi or Princess Sasha, but Sasha was currently under investigation and would soon be convicted of her crimes since there was solid evidence against her.
That left only Lin Shuang. However, she sent a private email to congress stating her intention to renounce her right of succession.
Eventually, it was Lin Deng who was elected to become the next president.
Country D underwent a huge political reshuffle. All the cabinet members belonging to Sasha’s faction stepped down, and Lin Deng, as the new president, appointed a new secretary of state and new cabinet members.
This piece of news not only took the world by storm but also started to trend online. Nobody knew what had happened. As such, there were all sorts of speculations online.
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The black motorcade parked neatly in front of the main building of the President’s House.
He Yidu walked over, his voice raspy and low. “Brother Cheng.”
Standing in front of the car, Lu Chengzhou frowned when he didn’t find Gu Si among the crowd. He asked coldly, “Where’s Gu Si?”
He Yidu answered, “He went to the guest room to rest after lunch. Elder Bai went up and called him.”
The moment Qin Fang got out of the car and saw He Yidu’s face, he stretched his neck out and widened his eyes in shock. “He Yidu, you…”
He Yidu didn’t manage to sleep well the night before, so his eyes were bloodshot. It was obvious that he was in a foul mood.
This was exactly why Lu Chengzhou, Qin Fang, and He Yidu never showed up in political gatherings. Their presence represented their influence and country. A lot of times, they had no choice but to take the big picture into consideration as there were a lot of things to take into consideration.
Had it been their usual way of doing things, they would’ve demolished Devil Prison long ago. But they couldn’t do so now, for there were too many complications. That was why the gentle-natured He Yidu was so angry.
“Mr. Lu, Mrs. Lu, Mr. Qin.” Smiling, Meyett stepped forward and stretched out his hand before turning to Huo Zhi. “I see that Mr. Huo is also here.”
Lu Chengzhou, who was dressed in a black ensemble, lazily rested his arm on the car door and let his fair wrist droop down. He looked somewhat cold and lackadaisical as he flashed a half-smile at Meyett. It didn’t seem like he had any intentions of shaking Meyett’s hand.
Lu Chengzhou rarely appeared in public. In fact, there wasn’t any need for him to do so when the Lu family had people specifically responsible for liaising with the royal and aristocratic families from all around the world. Hence, this was the first time Meyett was meeting this legendary patriarch of the Lu family other than his wedding day.
The other party’s overwhelming presence, however, made Meyett feel somewhat uncomfortable. He felt slightly embarrassed as he stared at his hand that was still frozen in mid-air.
Eventually, Huo Zhi extended his own hand and shook Meyett’s hand to diffuse the awkwardness. “President Meyett.”
Meyett nodded gratefully, only to freeze when he saw Gu Mang still sitting in the car and playing her mobile game with her legs crossed.
That was when Miraine spoke. “Please go inside to rest.”
“No need.” Lu Chengzhou tilted his head slightly in nonchalance.
He Yidu didn’t understand what was going on at first. It was only when he saw Gu Mang still sitting in the car that he realized that Gu Mang had no intention of treating Sasha’s hand.
Miraine’s expression became a little strained, although she maintained the smile on her face. “What do you mean, Mr. Lu? Didn’t we agree that we’ll let Xixi go after the Miracle Doctor treats my daughter’s hand? We need to appease the members of the cabinet and intelligence bureau.”
“Hah.” Qin Fang crossed his arms in front of his chest. “What do we mean? Can’t you tell at all? Go get another doctor for your daughter.”
Our medical team is helpless, and even the medical organization said that we can only look for Gu Mang for help. So where else can we find a doctor to treat Sasha?! Miraine’s eyes glowed red out of anger as she pursed her lips and said calmly, “Are you going against your word?” Aren’t Lin Shuang and Young Madam Lu good friends? But she looks like she only intends to fetch Gu Si.
“Brother Cheng…” He Yidu looked at Lu Chengzhou with a worried frown.
“Don’t worry, buddy. The Gray Building has sent someone over.” Qin Fang cocked an eyebrow at Miraine before glancing down at his watch with a smug smile. “They’ve probably arrived at Devil Prison by now.”
He Yidu was stunned to hear that. How did they get The Gray Building to help out when we have no connections with The Gray Building? They won’t work for just money. On top of that, they’ve been investigating and dealing with us.
All of a sudden, a realization struck his mind. He stiffly turned his neck to look at Gu Mang, who was still sitting in the car with her head down.
Upon hearing the words ‘The Gray Building,’ Miraine frowned. The Gray Building will surely give us a heads-up if they’re getting involved in this matter, and it takes at least a day for the documents to be approved. They’ll usually contact us straight away if there’s anything urgent… It’s impossible.
However, as soon as the thought appeared in her mind, she heard a phone ring.
He took out his phone and saw a string of encrypted numbers along with The Gray Building’s logo on the screen. He picked up the call, thinking that it was one of the higher-ups, only to realize that the caller was the head of The Gray Building. In a very polite manner, he said, “Hello, I’m Meyett.”
He was surprised that this mysterious figure had stepped in to handle this matter.
The call lasted only ten seconds or so. The other party seemed to be only calling to inform Meyett about something. The call ended as soon as the other party heard Meyett’s response.
As Miraine watched Meyett let his hand fall, she squeezed her fingers tightly. “Did they take Xixi away?”
Meyett quietly nodded, although hints of anger could be seen surfacing in his eyes upon having his authority challenged.
The Secretary of State, who stood next to them, paled. “This is the president’s family affairs. What is Mr. Lu trying to do by getting The Gray Building involved?”
“Family affairs?” He Yidu scoffed, his gaze glacial. “Why do I remember the cabinet members saying that this is a national affair?”
Qin Fang cocked his eyebrow. “You guys wanted to deal with it based on national affairs, so we did accordingly. We’re okay with however you want to deal with this matter, by law or in private. We can also let the people at The Gray Building know how arrogant you are to say that Shadow League’s Nine Tails is jealous of the technical division’s head.”
The cabinet members’ faces instantly darkened.
Qin Fang swept his gaze over those people. “You people sure are short-sighted for your age.”
It was already late in the evening, but the area outside the President’s House was illuminated by the lights from inside. Thus, Lu Yī was able to clearly see the faces that were contorted with anger.
A dead silence descended upon them.
With things reaching this stage and The Gray Building meddling in this matter, there was no longer a need for Meyett and the others to continue insisting on their stance. He shot a warning glare to the Secretary of State in a bid to make the latter keep his silence. Then, he politely turned to Lu Chengzhou and said, “Mr. Lu, there really wasn’t a need to trouble The Gray Building. As a father, it was my fault for not handling my daughters’ conflict properly.”
Lu Chengzhou looked toward the entrance of the President’s House. Upon noticing that Gu Si wasn’t out yet, he lifted his chin and ordered Lu Yī, “Go check on Gu Si.”
Apparently, he had turned a deaf ear to Meyett.
“Okay.” Lu Yī cupped his hands in obedience and followed Shadi’s lead into the President’s House.
Feeling thoroughly humiliated, Meyett’s eyes darkened. Still, he kept his temper in check and tried expressing his goodwill toward Gu Mang once more. “Young Madam Lu, you’re the only person who can treat Sasha’s hand. Please feel free to state your price.”
For the sake of Sasha’s hand, Miraine could only give in and asked Gu Mang for help. “Young Madam Lu, we’ll accept any request you have as long as you’re able to treat my daughter’s hand.”
“Sorry, Madam Miraine, but you can go find the person you’re working with to treat your daughter’s hand.” Qin Fang sneered. The gall of them to ask Gu Mang for help when they dared to scheme against her! Treat their daughter’s hand? Fat chance!
Miraine’s heart dropped when she heard that. “What are you trying to say?”
Qin Fang was just about to say something when Gu Si, Elder Bai, and the others walked out of the President’s House.
Lu Yī, who ran into them at the entrance, cupped his hands in obeisance and bowed. “Little Young Master.”
After giving it some thought, he then greeted Tang Yi, who was standing next to Gu Si. “Ms. Tang.”
He was very good at taking stock of the situation.
Gu Si nodded and walked forward, his gaze sweeping across the crowd. When he failed to spot his sister in the crowd, he asked, “My sis didn’t come?”
Lu Yī walked half a step behind him. “Young Madam is in the car.”
When they walked over to the car, Gu Si frowned in disgust upon seeing Huo Zhi. “Huo Zhi? What are you doing here?”
Huo Zhi couldn’t help but chuckle after having heard the exact same sentence from Gu Mang earlier. “I’m accompanying your sister.”
“Don’t embellish yourself. Why would my sister need your company when she has my brother-in-law?” Gu Si rolled his eyes at Huo Zhi before walking over to Lu Chengzhou’s side.
Huo Zhi was used to this as Gu Si had never once treated him well before.
Elder Bai, who hadn’t seen Huo Zhi for some time, was surprised by his appearance. He bowed deeply at his waist. “Young Lady, Young Master, Mr. Huo.”
No matter what, Huo Zhi was once the Director of Jijing Island. Thus, Elder Bai had to show him some respect.
Gu Si turned to flash a toothy grin at Gu Mang. “Sis.”
Gu Mang looked up to see Gu Si running toward her. However, her eyes suddenly narrowed as she stared at him in a sharp and cold manner.
Sensing the change in Gu Mang’s aura, Lu Chengzhou looked sideways to see his wife getting out of the car. Her eyes were as cold as knives and filled with hostility.
“He’s not Gu Si!” Gu Mang stated, her voice low, cold, and vicious.
Her words shocked everyone present, and they instinctively turned to look at the said boy. What is Gu Mang saying? This boy isn’t Gu Si?
The gleeful smile on Xu Hui’s face vanished, and the corners of his lips stiffened upon realizing that his identity had been exposed. He was standing extremely close to Gu Mang when he suddenly took out a dagger from his sleeves and stabbed it in Gu Mang’s direction.
Everyone’s face paled when they saw this scene.
Elder Bai shouted, “Young Lady!”
Using one hand for support, Xu Hui flipped over the car. Then, he bypassed Lu Chengzhou, who was in the way, and swung his dagger at Gu Mang from the side at a tricky angle. He moved so fast that wind had formed.
With a darkened expression, Lu Chengzhou pulled Gu Mang backward, grabbed and twisted Xu Hui’s arm, and then kicked the fallen dagger away.
The dagger ended being buried into the marble ground, which cracked as a result.
Seeing this, Xu Hui very calmly aimed a kick at Lu Chengzhou but got grabbed by the wrist and pulled off the car roof instead.
Lu Chengzhou single handedly pinned Xu Hui’s arm to his back.
When Xu Hui couldn’t break free from the arm lock, he swung his other arm backward, aiming for Lu Chengzhou’s waist. But before he could elbow Lu Chengzhou’s stomach, he got kicked in the back of his knee, making him fall on a knee.
Lu Chengzhou then speedily subdued Xu Hui with a few moves.
The child, who was as tall as Gu Si, put up a fervent struggle.
Qin Fang, He Yidu, and the others hurriedly came over in confusion and fluster. “Brother Cheng, what’s going on?”
Everyone looked at the boy that Lu Chengzhou had subdued with shock. This boy isn’t Gu Si?! If that’s the case, then his acting was frigging good!
Tang Yi ran over with red-rimmed eyes, crying, “Sis Gu, Elder Bai, that’s not Brother Gu Si… That’s not him…” Brother Gu Si would hold my hand.
“Don’t cry, Ms. Tang…” Elder Bai hurriedly brought Tang Yi to the side.
Things were somewhat chaotic.
Gu Mang swept a hostile gaze over to Miraine, who felt her scalp going numb when she met the other’s eyes. The latter couldn’t help retreating as a wave of fear washed over her.
Even without Gu Mang’s orders, Lu Qi and Lu Jiu speedily went over to the group of people from the President’s House and dragged Miraine to Gu Mang.
Gu Mang’s eyes glowed red and exuded viciousness as she stared at Miraine and asked, “Where have you taken Gu Si?”
The murderous aura she exuded made one’s hair stand on end, and their bones feel cold.
“What are you talking about, Mrs. Lu? Didn’t Mr. Lu knock Gu Si out?” Miraine refused to admit it.
Lu Chengzhou, who had knocked Xu Hui unconscious with one hand, threw the boy over to Lu Yī. “Keep a close eye on him.”
“Understood.” Lu Yī then summoned his subordinates and instructed them on something before carrying Xu Hui to the back of the car with them.
Miraine glared at Gu Mang and screeched, “What on earth do you want to do by causing a scene at the President’s House?! This is Country D’s President’s House! This isn’t the capital, much less Jijing Island!”
Gu Mang let out a haunting and wicked laugh that made Miraine tense up. Deciding not to waste any more breath on the latter, the former lifted her chin and ordered in a bone-chilling voice, “Go invite the second princess to come down.”
“Gu Mang!” Horrified, Miraine rushed to the security guards when she saw Lu Qi and the others turning around to do as told and shouted, “What are you guys still standing there for?! Go stop them!”
The armed security guards immediately swarmed forward.
“Stop!” Meyett barked. His usually composed face looked flustered. Gu Si must’ve been swapped! Right here in the President’s House, in fact! If something were to happen to Jijing Island’s director right in Country D, we’d have to go to international arbitration!
He took a step forward and said in a somewhat shaky voice, “Young Madam Lu, could this be a misunderstanding?”
Gu Mang didn’t respond to him.
“Misunderstanding?” The smile on Qin Fang’s face faded and was replaced by ruthlessness. “You might not be aware of this, but your wife and second daughter colluded with Jijing Island’s most wanted criminal, Xu Ying.”
Meyett turned to Miraine in shock.
Lu Chengzhou walked over to Gu Mang’s side and swept his cold and deep gaze over at Miraine and the cabinet members. “Perhaps I should change the question. Where’s Xu Ying?”
“Young Master Lu.” Lu Chengzhou heard Lu Yi calling him through his earphone.
“The boy doesn’t seem to be in disguise.” Lu Yī sounded somewhat confused as he paused and added, “It’s better to let Young Madam to take a look at him herself.”
Gu Mang was also wearing an earphone, so she heard what Lu Yī said. After silently exchanging a glance with Lu Chengzhou, they walked toward the back of the car hand in hand.
Qin Fang, He Yidu, Huo Zhi, and the others followed them.
“Young Master Lu, Young Madam Lu.” Lu Yī made space for them as he said hesitantly, “He doesn’t seem to be in disguise, but he also… doesn’t seem to have undergone plastic surgery.”
“What?” Qin Fang was completely confused. No disguise and no surgical procedures done? So he naturally looks the same as Gu Si?
Gu Mang took a pair of rubber gloves from Lu Qi and started feeling Xu Hui’s scalp to his chin. Lu Yī’s right.
Their surroundings were disturbingly quiet.
When Gu Mang remained silent, Qin Fang and the others immediately knew that Lu Yī’s conclusion must be right. Then what’s going on with this child?
Huo Zhi’s impenetrable gaze fell on Xu Hui for several seconds before he looked down in deep thought.
In the silence, Gu Mang’s phone suddenly rang.
Deep in a dense forest, a black sedan passed through the towering trees and stopped outside the security gate in front of an ancient castle. Armed guards immediately came forward.
Lu Chengzhou and Gu Mang got out of the car, followed by Lu Yī, who was the only subordinate who had come along with them, as well as Xu Hui, who had woken up on their way here and was in special handcuffs.
Xu Hui currently had no expression on his face, which made it hard to distinguish him from Gu Si, although one could still see some slight differences on a closer look. Xu Hui had a rather gloomy aura after all.
After passing through two security gates to make sure that they weren’t carrying weapons, the four of them arrived at the castle’s front hall.
“Sir, your guests are here.” The young man, who had led them here, cupped his hands in obeisance.
Xu Ying was sitting on a black leather sofa and holding onto a teacup when he heard this. He looked over, only to see that the group had one more person—Lu Yī—in their midst than what he had requested. Never mind, it’s enough that Gu Mang and Lu Chengzhou are here.
His gaze then landed on Xu Hui, who stood quietly and gloomily next to them with his head slightly bowed.
Lu Yī had already unlocked the handcuffs on Xu Hui’s hands.
Xu Ying retracted his gaze and looked at the tea leaves in his teacup as he slowly said, “Shadow League’s Arctic Fox, God Ji who managed to bring down the Killer Alliance, The Dark Web’s president… On top of that, you’re on such close terms with The Gray Building that their head personally came to rescue Lin Shuang.”
“What about it?” Still holding onto Lu Chengzhou’s hand, Gu Mang walked over and sat down on the sofa like nobody’s business. She behaved as if she was in her own home and not the enemy’s base.
Xu Ying had long heard about Gu Mang’s arrogance and craziness and thus knew that she was a prick who wasn’t afraid to die. Hence, he wasn’t surprised by the way she acted. Instead, he calmly smiled. “I’m quite impressed by you, Gu Mang.”
“Otherwise, how do you expect me to bring down the Head Elder and the Leng family?” Gu Mang said slowly with a slight curl of her lips as she leaned back against the sofa.
Hearing this, Xu Ying squinted slightly. A ripple of emotion could be seen surfacing in his originally calm eyes, although it soon disappeared the next second. He sipped on his cup of tea. “You’re still so stubborn even when death is near.”
“Cut the crap.” The smile on Gu Mang’s face faded, and her eyes were filled with hostility. “Where’s Gu Si?”
Xu Ying smiled and turned to look at Xu Hui. “Look, your sister is pregnant, yet she’s risking her life to rescue Gu Si. If they had been this caring for you back then, they wouldn’t have abandoned you.”
Xu Hui’s face darkened, and the veins on his forehead bulged.
Lu Chengzhou frowned as he looked at Xu Hui’s face. How could he look so alike to Gu Si without being in disguise or undergoing cosmetic procedures?
All of a sudden, it occurred to him that Gu Zhen and Gu Xian looked identical as well and that Gu Mang had previously hurt her hand on Jijing Island because she mistook Gu Xian for her father. Twins… In that case, Gu Si and Xu Hui are also…
Upon recalling something, Xu Ying looked at Gu Mang and said, “Gu Si doesn’t know that he has a brother, but you, as their sister, should know that you have another younger brother. The Bai family and Huo Zhi probably also know about this. In fact, I think many people know it but just kept quiet about it, right?”
Gu Mang didn’t answer him.
Lu Chengzhou remembered seeing the information on Xu Ying that Huo Zhi had provided to him before. “You faked your death eight years ago and took him away?”
“Took?” Xu Ying shook his head. “I saved his life. He was thrown outside in a garbage bag hanging onto his last strand of breath.”
Lu Chengzhou didn’t ask any more questions. He figured that he could only find out the details from Huo Zhi.
Xu Ying continued. “Gu Mang, from what I remember, many people from the Bai family died trying to rescue Gu Si from Base 102 back then. Even you yourself nearly lost your life. Why do you treat your younger brothers so differently? Why didn’t you save him?”
Gu Mang remained silent. She was looking down, and she appeared to be deep in thought.
“Oh yeah,” Xu Ying added, “since you thought Xu Hui was dead, why didn’t you include his name in the tombstone you erected for your parents in Changning County? You seem to have completely forgotten about him.”
Meanwhile, Xu Hui’s emotions seemed to have turned turbulent. He was glaring at Gu Mang with bloodshot eyes.
Xu Ying glanced at Xu Hui and smiled as he put down his empty teacup. “I’ll leave you siblings to settle your own family matters.”
With that, he slowly stood up.
The guards then came out of their hiding spots and surrounded the entire hall.
Although Xu Ying wanted Xu Hui to finish Lu Chengzhou and Gu Mang off himself, he was also worried that an unexpected event might crop up. If Xu Hui refused to kill them, then his subordinates would immediately take action.
Before leaving, Xu Ying stopped in front of Xu Hui and handed a gun to the boy. “Don’t disappoint me, godson. After you kill them, we’ll return to Jijing Island, where you’ll become its rightful owner.”
Xu Hui looked up at him but didn’t take the gun.
Xu Ying narrowed his eyes. “What, are you going to go soft on them?”
“No, I’m just wondering…” Xu Hui gave Gu Mang a once-over. “Who should I shoot first?”
Xu Ying glanced to the side, where Gu Mang and Lu Chengzhou were sitting. There wasn’t much emotion on Gu Mang’s face. Other than that cold expression, she didn’t show any of the arrogance she displayed earlier.
He then looked back at Xu Hui, whose eyes were with hatred. His guard dropped as he laughed. “So who do you want to start from?”
Xu Hui didn’t answer him and just continued staring at Gu Mang and Lu Chengzhou.
Xu Ying placed his hand on the boy’s shoulder and gave it a little squeeze. “Help me exact revenge. Don’t let them die too easily.”
Xu Hui was his trump card, but he didn’t expect Gu Mang to act so quickly and to have such a huge influence that she could bring the Head Elder and the Leng family down before he could even reveal this trump card. She turned Jijing Island upside down, yet there wasn’t much news about this huge unrest due to Gu Mang and Lu Chengzhou exerting pressure with their massive influence. Thus, he couldn’t find any opportunity to do so thereafter. He only saw the light at the end of the tunnel when he later found out that the President’s House’s eldest princess was Gu Mang’s friend.
“I’m still unclear about many things, so I won’t let them die too easily.” Nothing seemed unusual about Xu Hui’s gloomy voice as he met Xu Ying’s eyes, took the gun from him, and pointed the muzzle at Lu Chengzhou.
Xu Ying watched him slowly press on the trigger.
The muzzle, however, was suddenly directed at Xu Ying at the last moment.
Xu Hui curled his lips into a wicked smile.
The color drained from Xu Ying’s face as he instinctively rushed to block the bullet for him.
Everyone watched Xu Hui turn against Xu Ying.
Xu Ying stared dumbly at his subordinate, who had gotten shot in the shoulder, and when he finally returned to his senses, he glared angrily at Xu Hui. “You’re not Xu Hui! You—!” Are Gu Si! Gu Si! The one that was brought back unconscious is Xu Hui!
But before he could say this, he saw countless fully-armed black-clothed men sliding down ropes, breaking the floor-to-ceiling windows, and climbing into the castle. The entire hall was filled with the shattering sound of glass, and black-clothed man surrounded them in all directions.
Huo Zhi, He Yidu, Lin Shuang, Qin Fang, Yun Ling, Ghost, Responsive Dragon, and Flying Serpent, on the other hand, rushed in from the entrance.
Gu Mang and Lu Chengzhou stood up and turned to face the shell-shocked Xu Ying.
“Let’s leave, sir!” In spite of his injury, the young man pulled Xu Ying in the direction of the castle’s secret passage.
Xu Ying’s face was devoid of color. He didn’t even have the time to think before he had to quickly make his escape.
Things were really chaotic in the hall, and those of Xu Ying’s subordinates who failed to escape were all soon taken down.
Lin Shuang walked over to Gu Mang’s side. “Want to chase after him? He’s a ticking bomb if he stays alive.”
It was easy to figure out the matter. The Head Elder got his son, Xu Ying, to fake his death and take Xu Hui away so that they had a trump card to use in times of emergency. If possible, they would make use of the boy to control Base 102 and Jijing Island. However, because Gu Mang found out that she was pregnant, she swiftly dealt with the Head Elder and the Leng family. Everyone was caught off guard as a result, and their plans ultimately fell through.
Gu Mang shook her head. “No need, someone will take care of it.”
“The Gray Building?” Lin Shuang looked at Gu Mang as an image of a woman wearing a black dress and high heels coming to fetch her appeared in her mind. The woman had a mask over her face, so all she could see were those cold and beautiful eyes of hers.
“Mm, The Gray Building is helping Country K destroy a spy network that Country K hasn’t been able to take down. That spy network is managed by Xu Ying.”
Lin Shuang raised her eyebrows. “Oh.”
“Sis, how’s my acting?” Gu Si looked at Gu Mang expectantly as he waited to hear praises from her.
Gu Mang pressed his head. “Go find Xu… Hui and bring him out.”
The mention of Xu Hui made the corners of Gu Si’s lips droop. This brother of mine seems to be really pitiful.
“Is he older or younger than me?” he asked curiously with pursed lips.
Although Gu Mang knew about the twins, she was at Base 102 when her mother gave birth to them. Later, she figured that something had happened to the other twin when she only saw Gu Si.
“In that case, I wanna be the big brother,” said Gu Si. Nobody protected Xu Hui all these years. From now on, I’ll protect him. We’ll go change his last name as soon as we leave this place! He’ll be Gu Hui from now on!
Gu Si then got a few people to follow him to look for Gu Hui.
Things ended even faster than the fight on Jijing Island back then.
Qin Fang and He Yidu felt that Gu Si deserved an award for his excellent actin—that it’d be a waste if he didn’t venture into showbiz. They were also impressed by Gu Mang’s acting, for they also believed her when she said that the boy wasn’t Gu Si back at the President’s House.
As soon as Xu Ying came out from the secret passage, he saw a group of people wearing uniforms with The Gray Building logo on them standing in front of him.
The person in the lead smiled very gently at him as she put her hands behind her back and squatted down to look at him. “Hello, Mr. Xu.”
Xu Ying’s mind drew a blank as he stood motionlessly, his face ashen.
Sasha had no idea what was going on outside and was still waiting to hear from Xu Ying. Her room remained quiet even until midnight, so she couldn’t help but feel somewhat annoyed and uneasy.
Just then, her room door was suddenly pushed open, and a group of people wearing CID uniforms walked in.
At first, she thought that her mother had come bearing good news for her, but her eyes dimmed when she realized who these people were. She frowned. “Why are you here?”
The person in the lead took out an investigation order. “We’ve received reports from the Vice President, the cabinet members, and Jijing Island’s Elders’ Association that you and Madam Miraine colluded with others and allowed them to steal national information. Please come with us.”
Sasha raged, “How dare you accuse me!”
“Take her.” With a lift of his chin, the leader’s subordinates immediately stepped forward to grab Sasha.
It just so happened that Meyett had signed on the divorce agreement when Sasha was brought downstairs.
There were a few CID officers standing next to Miraine, and they appeared to be waiting for her to sign the divorce agreement so that they could take her away right after.
Miraine drew a stroke before she suddenly threw the pen away and shouted hysterically, “I’m not signing it!”
“Shut up!” A female voice rang out from a corner, and she sounded annoyed. “This isn’t up to you to decide.”
Sasha looked over and saw a girl in high school uniform standing next to Lin Shuang.
It was the girl in uniform who had spoken. She got up, walked up to Miraine, and knocked her unconscious. She then grabbed the latter’s finger and pressed it on the ink pad before stamping it on the document.
“Done. You guys can take her away now.” Ghost shove Miraine toward the dumbfounded CID officers.
Lin Shuang’s eyes widened slightly in shock. What the… Her way of doing things is even simpler and more brutal than mine…
Soon, both Sasha and Miraine were taken away.
Ghost, who had nothing to do, decided to go out for a breather.
Only Lin Shuang and Meyett remained in the hall as the servants had all retreated too.
Having nothing to say to her father, Lin Shuang picked up her backpack and moved to leave.
“Xixi.” Meyett called her in what seemed to be an extremely fatigued voice.
Lin Shuang’s footsteps slowed down. “I know you very well. Even if you didn’t participate in Sasha and Miraine’s plans, you surely found out about it long ago and just pretended to be in the dark, letting them do their thing so that you can reap all the rewards. In fact, it’s very likely that you sent your men to secretly help them.”
He’s the president, after all. There’s no way he’d send me to Devil Prison just because he got threatened by his cabinet members. He was just going along with the plan. Lin Shuang found her father’s actions strange at the time, so she didn’t resist when they put her in jail. She wanted to see what those people were up to, though she didn’t expect their target to be Gu Mang. “You shouldn’t have provoked Gu Mang.”
Meyett tightened his grip on the sofa’s armrests. He stayed silent for a couple of seconds before he finally said, “Xixi, come back home. I’m thinking of stepping down. As the eldest princess, you—”
“No, I’m not interested.” Lin Shuang tugged the corners of her lips as she strode out of the President’s House.
Early the next morning, a piece of political news about Meyett announcing his retirement created a huge uproar in Country D.
Based on Country D’s system, his position should be succeeded by Princess Xixi or Princess Sasha, but Sasha was currently under investigation and would soon be convicted of her crimes since there was solid evidence against her.
That left only Lin Shuang. However, she sent a private email to congress stating her intention to renounce her right of succession.
Eventually, it was Lin Deng who was elected to become the next president.
Country D underwent a huge political reshuffle. All the cabinet members belonging to Sasha’s faction stepped down, and Lin Deng, as the new president, appointed a new secretary of state and new cabinet members.
This piece of news not only took the world by storm but also started to trend online. Nobody knew what had happened. As such, there were all sorts of speculations online.
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