The Tempting Road to Becoming an Official

Who is the "Old Dong" Qin Ye is talking about?

Do you really have to guess?

It must be Dong Fuzhong.

Since Xu Mao passed away, Dong Fuzhong has completely faded from the political scene and gone to Qionghai Province for a vacation.

Speaking of the relationship between these two elders, it's truly a tale of "love and hate."

As mentioned before, Qin Ye is a bit older than Dong Fuzhong, but they have always been comrades-in-arms, and in the military, Qin Ye always had the upper hand over Dong Fuzhong.

This made Dong Fuzhong quite unhappy.

Because of different ideologies, the two drifted apart and eventually became like strangers.

However.

Perhaps it's because of Chen Fang.

Or maybe Dong Fuzhong no longer craves power as much as he did in his youth.

It's quite commendable that the two have reconciled in their old age.

"On my way here, my ears felt hot. Someone must have been bad-mouthing me."

A robust voice rang out.

Soon after.

An old man in an old-fashioned military uniform, without any ranks, appeared.

Zhou Jingyan's mouth opened wide once again.

No one is unfamiliar with Old Dong.

After all, in the news broadcasts of the past, his face appeared frequently.

"Chen Fang... he..."

Zhou Jingyan asked in disbelief.

Chen Fang nodded and said, "Old Dong, the head of the Dong Family, one of the three great families back in the day."

"Young fella, what three great families? That's all in the past. Now, I'm just an old soldier, nothing more, nothing more..."

Dong Fuzhong heard this.

He waved his hand and said.

Qin Ye teased, "You old fool, if you'd had such enlightenment back then, you wouldn't have ended up like this!"

"Wasn't it because of you back then? Who told you to always boss me around?"

Dong Fuzhong said disdainfully.

Seeing the two about to start bickering again.

A few voices came from behind.

Interrupting them.

"Hello Uncle Qin, hello Uncle Dong, hello Uncle Ning..."

Dong Fuzhong saw them first.

He chuckled and said, "The Xu kids, more and more lively..."

The last to arrive were one man and two women — Xu Guan, Xu Yan, and Xu Nuo.

After Xu Mao's death.

The Xu Family ceased to exist.

But their wealth remained.

The gathering of these three here.

Means the Xu Family's influence is fully assembled.

This scene.

Truly intimidated Zhou Jingyan.

High-level military figure Qin Ye, Yong'an Province's old leader Ning Gang, and two of the three former great families, the Xu and Dong Families.

As the saying goes, "a starved camel is still bigger than a horse."

Each of these individuals alone could shake the earth with a mere foot stomp.

Who would have thought they would all gather at Chen Fang's call?

Suddenly realizing her correct choice.

She felt a lingering fear of what might have been.

She underestimated Chen Fang.

Thought that having the upper hand meant she had more strength than he did.

Chen Fang's background is unfathomable.

He never competed with her before, probably not using the "superpowers" at his back.

Otherwise, how could she even challenge Chen Fang?

For Chen Fang.

The current situation is also somewhat difficult to handle.

Not because of these few elders.

But the women who came with them.

Supporting Qin Ye was his granddaughter, Qinshi Mingyue.

And the young officer behind Qinshi Mingyue is her current husband.

Accompanying Dong Fuzhong was Dong Youying.

Then came Xu Yan and Xu Nuo.

These four women all looked at him with fiery eyes, leaving Chen Fang unsure of how to respond.

No matter.

Business first.

At this moment.

Chen Fang's phone rang.

Seeing the number, it was Li Chong calling.

Without a word, he placed it to his ear and pressed the answer button.

"This is Shangguan Shoudong..."

The voice from the phone.

Stunned everyone present.

Who could have thought that someone at the very top could directly speak with Chen Fang?

But Chen Fang remained calm.

He said, "Leader, there's an emergency I need to report immediately."

"Go ahead..."

Shangguan Shoudong responded.

Then, right in front of everyone present, Chen Fang meticulously detailed Jiang Chuo's conspiracy, informing Shangguan Shoudong that in about three hours, a large-scale Heavenly Appearance Sect terror event was set to occur nationwide.

The shock of the situation left everyone present stunned.

Even Shangguan Shoudong on the other end of the line was silent for a long time.

"Are you sure?"

Shangguan Shoudong asked.

Chen Fang paused and said, "I'm sure."

"Alright, I will immediately escalate this, mobilize all resources to suppress it. But as for Yong'an Province..."

Shangguan Shoudong asked this because Yong'an Province is Jiang Chuo's stronghold.

Since establishing himself there, he has conducted a massive power shuffle.

The upper echelons have sufficient capacity to remotely command all provinces, except Yong'an Province, where they might fall short.

After all, for Jiang Chuo, whose schemes had been exposed, he would definitely fight to the death.

"Leader, as long as the upper echelons authorize me, I will solve the issue with Yong'an Province."

Chen Fang said.

Shangguan Shoudong didn't even hesitate.

He responded directly, "Alright, from now on, you are in charge of all affairs in Yong'an Province, and can mobilize any available forces to prevent the worst-case scenario from happening..."

"Yes!"

After Chen Fang's acknowledgment.

The call was terminated.

His eyes swept over everyone present.

He took a deep breath and said, "Alright, now it's our turn to act..."

11:30 AM.

Two and a half hours countdown until the terror strike.

In the Provincial Committee Mansion secretary's office.

Jiang Chuo stood by the window with a worried expression.

It was clear he was somewhat anxious.

On the sofa behind him sat two people.

One was Hou Yuanzheng, who was supposed to be detained in the 401 Institution, and the other was Zhang Bangqi, the chairman of the Yong'an Province Port Group.

They were anxiously waiting.

Waiting for a response from Zhang Moqian.

Jiang Chuo checked his watch and turned to ask, "No response yet?"

The phone-holding Zhang Bangqi shook his head and said, "No, it's been half an hour with no news, and I can't get through on the phone either."

"Could something really have happened? It's impossible, such a top-secret plan shouldn't have been leaked."

Hou Yuanzheng asked worriedly.

Jiang Chuo took a deep breath.

He said, "This plan has been ten years in the making, under no circumstances should it go wrong. Bangqi, go fetch Li Lin..."

"Alright, I'll go now!"

Zhang Bangqi just got up.

The office door suddenly slammed open.

A man in a white police uniform hurriedly pushed the door open and walked in.

This man was Li Lin.

Yong'an Province's Deputy Governor and Provincial Public Security Department Chief.