Chapter 74: Game of Power

Chapter 74: Game of Power

Even Qin Xuan did not expect that Long Chen, this Child of Luck, would have such an impatient temperament.

He was quick to jump to conclusions.

Before obtaining even a shred of reliable information, he had already started celebrating prematurely.

Not only did he accuse him of wanton slaughter, but he also wanted to go to the Shangguan Family to report him.

Isn't this just pure idiocy, sticking his Face out for him to slap?

Qin Xuan frankly stated, "The people were indeed saved by me, and the members of the Aristocratic Families were also killed by me. If you want to report me, go ahead and do it yourself; there is no need to incite the Shangguan Family."

The corners of Long Chen's mouth twitched slightly as his gaze swept over Shangguan Ying and the group of returning Shangguan Family members.

His hands, hidden behind his back, clenched so tightly under immense force that his knuckles cracked.

Suppressing his anger, he said in a deep voice, "Even if you were saving people, there was no need to be so hasty and make such a huge commotion. You didn't just kill Sun Hongbo; you didn't even spare the other members of the Aristocratic Families."

"This has already touched the bottom line of those Aristocratic Families; this matter will absolutely not end here!"

Shangguan Ying clenched her little fists in annoyance and angrily retorted, "What do you know? You don't distinguish right from wrong, yet you stand here criticizing Young Master Qin!"

"If Young Master Qin hadn't arrived in time, I would have already been bullied by that ugly Sun Hongbo!"

"And these clansmen, they suffered such bullying and washed their Faces with tears every day. According to you, should we have continued to be kidnapped for a few more days? Should we have waited until you were fully prepared before launching a rescue?"

Shangguan Si looked at Long Chen, feeling more and more disgusted with him.

Right in front of her, this guy dared to speak ill of Young Master Qin.

It was easy for him to talk since he wasn't the one suffering.

"If you have the ability, why didn't you save our Shangguan Family members? Since you don't have that ability, and now Young Master Qin has rescued us safely, you should just stand aside and watch quietly."

"But you refuse to do that. You do nothing, yet you stand here criticizing Young Master Qin. Where do you get the nerve!" Shangguan Ying said, her throat feeling a bit dry, and she glared hatefully at Long Chen several times.

Shangguan Zhong's eyes were practically spitting fire. Looking at his doted-upon youngest daughter, he asked, "Sun Hongbo bullied you?"

After his youngest daughter was born, his wife soon passed away.

Before she passed away, she had given him countless warnings and instructions not to let their little daughter suffer any humiliation.

Now, hearing about his daughter's treatment in the Sun Family and how she had suffered such bullying, how could he not be furious!?

Shangguan Ying huffed in annoyance, "After they kidnapped me, they were worried that you, Father, would find clues, so they didn't notify Sun Hongbo. It was only last night that Sun Hongbo couldn't hold back and came to find me, intending to defile me. He even sealed off the residence. If Young Master Qin had arrived one step later, I would no longer be pure!"

Shangguan Ying spoke loudly on purpose to enrage Shangguan Zhong.

She was favoring Qin Xuan, letting her father know that if it hadn't been for Qin Xuan's timely rescue, she wouldn't even have been able to save her life!

Worried that Qin Xuan would misunderstand, she stood on tiptoe and whispered into Qin Xuan's ear, "Young Master Qin, please don't misunderstand; I didn't let Sun Hongbo succeed. I am still pure."

Qin Xuan chuckled and patted Shangguan Ying's head. Gazing into those wide, watery, expectant eyes, he nodded and said, "I know."

He then looked at Shangguan Zhong and said politely, "Uncle, you don't need to be angry anymore. Sun Hongbo is already dead, not even leaving behind a trace of scum. You can consider this as having vented your anger."

Shangguan Zhong said in a deep voice, "He deserved to die. Otherwise, had he fallen into my hands, he certainly would have been cut into a thousand pieces!"

"Since that is the case, then I did indeed misunderstand Qin Xuan regarding this matter." Long Chen suppressed his feelings and bowed to Qin Xuan, saying, "I apologize to you here."

Before anyone else could speak, Long Chen continued, "Now that Shangguan Ying has indeed been rescued, Sun Hongbo and the other members of the Aristocratic Families have also met a tragic death."

"The Ziyang Ten Divisions, under the supervision of the Saint Physician Lineage, are handling the case impartially. It won't be long before the truth comes to light."

"I would like to ask Young Master Qin here, how should this matter be resolved?"

Apologize?

It was nothing more than a way to apply better pressure.

Long Chen felt deep hatred in his heart. It was true that Qin Xuan had rescued Shangguan Ying.

But he had wantonly slaughtered members of the Aristocratic Families, and in the heart of the Imperial Capital at that.

This case could not be easily brushed aside.

Once the truth came to light, the backlash from the Aristocratic Families, as well as the fury of the Ziyang Ten Divisions and the Saint Physician Lineage,

would be something that not even a single Shangguan Family could withstand!

Long Chen's gaze swept over Shangguan Zhong and Shangguan Si, and he said aggressively, "The current Shangguan Ying, including the group of clansmen who have returned after going missing, are equivalent to rats in a sewer; they cannot see the light and cannot be exposed to the public eye."

"Once exposed, it will confirm the relationship between the Shangguan Family and Qin Xuan. When the time comes to settle accounts, the entire house will collapse!"

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Ying gripped Qin Xuan's hand even tighter and scolded Long Chen in a delicate, angry voice, "You are the rat in the sewer! Your whole family are rats in the sewer!"

"Why can't we be seen? On the way back, a captain of the Ziyang Ten Divisions even asked me where I had been these past few days!"

"They even greeted me when they saw me. Why can't we be seen?"

Shangguan Si and Shangguan Zhong exchanged a look, their eyes full of shock, and looked at the other rescued clansmen.

A dozen or so Shangguan Family members all nodded in agreement.

"Yingying is right; the people from the Ziyang Ten Divisions did not make things difficult for us."

"Sister Yingying is right to scold him; we are not rats in a sewer!"

"We came back openly and aboveboard. We saw many search teams from the Ziyang Ten Divisions on the way."

"..."

Long Chen's eyes widened in astonishment, his heart filled with disbelief.

How could this be?

Qin Xuan actually brought these Shangguan Family members back openly and aboveboard?

Were those people from the Ziyang Ten Divisions all blind?

They didn't even arrest them!?

Shangguan Zhong asked in surprise, "Nephew, what is going on?"

Qin Xuan replied nonchalantly, "No Aristocratic Family would publicly declare that they were the ones who captured someone with Innate Nether Eyes. What they do is, after all, clandestine work; it cannot be made public."

"Furthermore, the current clues all point directly to the organization called Hidden Kill. What does this have to do with me, Qin Xuan, or the Shangguan Family?"

The Hidden Kill token he dropped was not just to frame the organization Hidden Kill.

It was also to distance himself from this case.

The Ziyang Ten Divisions are fully responsible for this major case, but don't forget, there are also experts from the Saint Physician Lineage supervising from the sidelines.

With such an obvious cover like the token, if the experts from the Saint Physician Lineage didn't take the opportunity to muddy the waters and point the finger directly at Hidden Kill,

wouldn't that be failing to give Face to Senior Sister Ziyuan, the only legitimate daughter of the Chief Saint Physician?

To the ordinary public, the Ziyang Ten Divisions might be a model of impartial law enforcement.

But once it rises into the torrent of the Aristocratic Families, whether the case is handled impartially or not is no longer important.

In the end, it's all a struggle for power.

As long as the Chief Saint Physician does not fall, he, the true culprit behind the scenes, cannot be exposed to the public!

"Why did it turn out like this?"

"How could things have developed into what they are now?"

Long Chen's eyes were full of disbelief.

He never would have dreamed that Qin Xuan would not only rescue Shangguan Ying and the group of Shangguan Family members but also not have to Face any punishment.

Could it be that the experts from the Ziyang Ten Divisions and the Saint Physician Lineage are all fools!?

Are they all blind?

Was he just going to watch helplessly as Qin Xuan's status in the Shangguan Family soared because he rescued Shangguan Ying, firmly suppressing him!?

No, absolutely not!

Long Chen screamed frantically in his heart; no matter what, he could not accept this cruel reality.

Even if he died, he would not want to let Qin Xuan's treacherous scheme succeed.

Not to mention, this guy revealed a look of greed the moment he saw Shangguan Si.

If he didn't change the current situation, his Little Si would definitely be snatched away by Qin Xuan!

Before the manic Long Chen could come up with another reason to target him,

Shangguan Ying pointed angrily at Long Chen and snapped, "Father, Sister, who is this man? Why is he in the Shangguan Family? What right does he have to speak ill of Young Master Qin? Why haven't you kicked him out yet!"