Cannon-Fodder Heiress Turns the Tables by Fortune-Telling-Chapter 735 - 733: Shaking the Mountain to Startle the Tiger
Xie Xuzhi chuckled lightly, but none of those present felt it was a joyful laugh.
Minister Zhou felt his skin tense all over; it seemed the situation was even more severe than he had imagined.
Xie Xuzhi was not one to waste time, and he spoke directly: "Can any of you tell me about the Five Emperors Mountain scenic area in Border City?
How did it suppress five Dragon Veins under the mountain, obtain the approval of the scenic area permit smoothly, without any records at all!
Don’t tell me there are no files from the past or there was no precedent, and thus you didn’t investigate; since I took charge, the funding of the Special Administration Bureau has increased at least tenfold.
You have enough funds to re-investigate all the mountains, rivers, and streams across the nation.
Yet now, a scenic spot with tens of millions of visitors annually has no records from the Special Administration Bureau!"
Those present had been acquainted with Xie Xuzhi for quite a few years, not daring to claim they fully understood his character.
However, they could still sense when Xie Xuzhi was truly angry.
Those quick-minded were startled by the content of Xie Xuzhi’s words, their hearts racing.
Tens of millions of visitors; if the Dragon Vein remains calm, that’s fine, but if there’s any change discovered, it would be enough to rid the Special Administration Bureau of everyone.
Words spoken by Director Xie need no questioning for their authenticity.
They understood their own people; to say it’s about inability, failing to detect the Dragon Vein, it would be better to say they’re all fools.
Therefore, there’s only one explanation: within the Special Administration Bureau, there’s a deeply hidden group of people, so powerful it’s unimaginable.
What’s even scarier is the purpose behind those people; those are five Dragon Veins, surely not kept hidden for fun.
No wonder Director Xie got so furious; his own home was robbed, right under his nose, how could he not be angry? 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚
Minister Zhou had thought of many reasons for questioning, from dereliction of duty to deceiving superiors, defrauding subsidies...
But he never expected the result to be ten or a hundred times heavier than imagined.
Minister Zhou was so scared that tears streamed down: "Director Xie, wronged, I am truly wronged, I really didn’t know about this matter..."
Now, he couldn’t care about his status as minister, he had to clear himself, or he’d really be wronged to death.
The person who usually liked being a nice guy, at this moment, had a mouth tighter than a clam shell; he couldn’t let any blame fall on him.
Simultaneously, some others secretly began to reflect if there had been anything odd when interacting with others.
Just imagining someone they’ve been with for decades could be an internal traitor made their hair stand on end.
Xie Xuzhi sat at the head, watching everyone’s small movements below clearly.
Today, he called out Minister Zhou separately, not thinking he could extract someone in such a short time.
It was just to shake the tiger by hitting the mountain, letting those hiding in the Special Administration Bureau know that he’s aware of their secrets.
"Before finding the person who meddled, all of you cannot act alone, you must operate in teams of three.
Additionally, there will be drones following, supervising; all your actions will be directly shared on the big screen.
If anyone wants to repent and make amends, you can redeem yourself with merit, I can let bygones be bygones, but you have only this one chance to confess.
Of course, those stubborn and unrepentant ones, dead set on a dark path, I can ensure you regret coming into this world, you know my methods."
Xie Xuzhi finished and paused, his gaze sweeping across everyone.
Xie Xuzhi was clearly just an ’ordinary person’ who didn’t understand the Xuan Sect’s methods, yet here the people, any one of whom could be considered a big shot.
Solely was skinned alive by his gaze.
"Meeting adjourned!"
The eight behind Xie Xuzhi hurriedly followed him out, the meeting room remained silent.
Until Xie Xuzhi’s figure disappeared from view, the quiet scene boiled over like water in hot oil.
"Minister Zhou, you truly got us into trouble!"
"Exactly, a team of three with drone following; this is outright surveillance, all of us are suspected by Director Xie!"
"I am the one truly falsely accused, alright, I’m just from the pure admin department, usually have no relation with you!"
Xie Xuzhi’s real confidants were only briefly flustered; now knowing the specifics, they calmed down.
Seeing those constantly claiming they are innocent, they directly rebutted.
"They say the upright aren’t worried about a slanted shadow; if you’re really innocent, it’s just a special treatment for special times, everyone’s the same, what’s to complain about."
"That’s right, as long as you’re clean, accept supervision and you can clear your name!"
"Director Xie isn’t petty; once those rotten apples are extracted, for those truly wronged, will Director Xie treat you poorly?"
...
After returning to his office, Xie Xuzhi used his encrypted phone, made quite a few calls.
The private jet was finally arranged, and with his confidants, hurriedly rushed towards Border City.
On the other side, Yun Ran and the rest were much more relaxed, sitting atop the mountain, enjoying the rare moment.
The sun had risen high, and the clouds surrounding the summit looked like a fairyland under the sunlight.
When they arrived, each of them carried a not-too-large or small bag, filled with gear for outdoor preparation.
Yun Ran sat on a mat, eating her first meal of the day, feeling unexpectedly pleasant.
Dragon Spirit was at the entrance, occasionally looking down, pacing back and forth many times.
Even though Yun Ran wasn’t looking directly at Dragon Spirit, his presence still somewhat distracted her vision.
"Could you stop pacing, it’s disturbing me!!!"
Dragon Spirit’s figure paused, showing a speechless expression: "You truly have a big heart, still able to eat, play well?"
Yun Ran closed her eyes, feeling the comfort of the sunlight on her body, lazily creating a sleepy sensation.
"It’s not that I have a big heart, it’s that yours isn’t calm. Gu Yuan said he would meet us, he’ll surely come; no matter how anxious, you can’t fly up to replace him!"
Dragon Spirit really could fly up, but alas, there were too many people here, if seen that would be troublesome.
Unable to out-talk Yun Ran, Dragon Spirit no longer busied himself around her, he opted to go further down the entrance, that should keep him occupied.
