Chapter 337: Who Said That She Hasn’t Made A Move
The Qing triad? Li Yu narrowed his eyes, being unfamiliar with the name but not caring much. He just had a thought in his head. After shuffling the cards in the political world, now even the gangsters would have to do the same?
He thought about previously in the Imperial Capital, of how Gu Xiqiao had rectified the entire Bai gang, and even flushed out some of the biggest forces there. She had also expanded and developed the gang, making them out to be some sort of savior, even the police had given them a pennant for all that they did.
To be able to change the direction of the gang and rectify them to this point, Gu Xiqiao really was the first person in history to do this!
Cecily scrolled through the comments from netizens, looking up suddenly. “What happened to Claude, Qiao Qiao? It seemed like he’d gotten life imprisonment.” Tsk, that was more painful than death by shooting.
It was a person who had been thrown in by Gu Xiqiao after all, who would dare to bail him out? Not only would no one dare, they didn’t even dare to deal with him lightly.
Hearing Cecily’s words, Li Yu rubbed his chin. He naturally thought about the scene where Gu Xijin and Claude had been walking together, and he thought he probably knew the reason why Gu Xiqiao had been harsher than usual in her methods this time round. “This Claude person is guilty and deserves a punishment that fits the crime, she’s just helping your country to clean up.”
Cecily opened her mouth to say something, but then caught sight of Jiang Shuxuan who was walking in from the door with the leader by his side, and she immediately stood up, her back rammed up straight.
“Leader, where have you been?” Cecily asked, pulling on his sleeves as she watched Jiang Shuxuan walk to Gu Xiqiao’s side.
The leader of America glanced at Cecily, knowing full well how grateful he was to her. If it weren’t for her advice, he would have cooperated with those people from Japan to try to suppress the ancient martial arts world. If he had done that, who knows what the state of America’s power world would be like now?
He thought about how England had changed its leader, then towards Gu Xiqiao, who was playing on the computer with a harmless look on her face. He couldn’t help the shudder that shot through him when he thought about just how terrifying this person really was underneath it all.
Seriously, it was such a close call. Cold sweat broke out on his back the more he thought about it.
“How is the situation at the zoo, Brother Jiang?” Gu Xiqiao raised her head when she saw that Jiang Shuxuan had returned.
Jiang Shuxuan handed her the compass in his hand, and Gu Xiqiao studied it for a moment. “Huh? Three days?”
“Three days,” Jiang Shuxuan confirmed, leaning against the table. His slender fingers took the compass from her, putting it away. “How did you find this place?”
There didn’t seem to be anything wrong with the zoo on the surface, and if Jiang Shuxuan didn’t have the utmost trust in Gu Xiqiao, he wouldn’t have been able to pinpoint any problems there at all. Even he could hardly find any problems when he had been there in person, so how was Gu Xiqiao able to give him the location without even seeing it before?
“I calculated it.” Gu Xiqiao smiled brightly. “Big Brother Baili knows about this place too.”
The place in America was well hidden indeed, and Gu Xiqiao had to ponder deeply on this. What did it mean for someone to plant a big pit in America? And in its main capital?
“What would happen if the capital of a country was destroyed, Brother Jiang?”
Jiang Shuxuan thought about it for a while, his eyes darkening. “All the leaders of America are gathered here, if it was destroyed, the people would be thrown into a mass panic, and chaos would ensue. The other countries… would also be chaotic.”
“That’s right.” Gu Xiqiao propper her chin on her hand. “When it’s chaotic and havoc, the country itself would be destroyed.”
The two were chatting casually, as though they were discussing the weather, but the words they said made the leader of America’s heart pound fiercely. Of course, his thoughts were not as far-sighted as the two, so he didn’t think about the series of problems that would arise later from this matter. The more the two talked, the more cold sweat rolled down his back.
It was just so fortunate that he had been wise in the beginning!
His hands were still trembling when he thought about it, and even Cecily was surprised. She looked at Gu Xiqiao, then Jiang Shuxuan, and finally the leader. “Leader, where is the place that had issues?”
“I’m heading there now, you can come with me.” The more he thought about it, the more he felt anxious.
He quickly bid Jiang Shuxuan and Gu Xiqiao a respectful farewell, before taking Cecily with him and heading towards the zoo.
The zoo in the capital is the largest zoo in the world. Cecily got down from the car, observing the area, but she didn’t feel anything out of the ordinary. She looked up to the leader and asked, “Leader, do you feel anything?”
“I can’t,” The leader replied honestly, shaking his head.
“Huh?” Cecily laughed lightly. “She made a mess of the political circles in America, and you still have so much faith in the two of them?” To think that he had sworn to suppress the ancient martial arts world before this.
“It’s a must!” The more the leader hung around Gu Xiqiao, the more he could see how complicated the two were. He had always been well aware of what a powerhouse Jiang Shuxuan was, while Gu Xiqiao felt like a mystery to him, extremely mysterious. “You probably don’t know that the commander from the secular world came to me last night, saying that he wanted to thank Miss Gu. He had tried many ways to deal with those cancerous tumors in the political world, and had never succeeded. Then Miss Gu just waltzed in and took them down, throwing them into prison and solving a major problem in the secular world.”
“She is amazing indeed.” Cecily had already gotten used to Gu Xiqiao’s methods, and she didn’t feel any doubts from it. “She can make anything thrive anywhere she goes.”
“You’re also great, having the foresight, advising us to get along with the ancient martial arts world.” The leader patted Cecily on the shoulder, smiling widely to express his gratitude.
Cecily couldn’t help but feel speechless at the leader’s smiling face. “Hey, leader, there’s going to be a disaster here, why aren’t you the least bit worried!” It was fine that he wasn’t worried or anxious, but how could he still laugh so happily?
“With Miss Gu around, what is there to be afraid of?” The leader said, lifting his chin slightly.
Cecily: “…” Was it really alright for a leader like you to be acting like some die-hard fan?
Since Gu Xiqiao had arrived, she had collected another two die-hard fans. One was the leader of America’s power world, and the other the power holder of the Dickens family in the secular world. Cecily couldn’t help but click her tongue at that.
Then she suddenly remembered something, pulling out her phone to give a call to her dear brother. “Cecil, are you at the legacy base? Even if you are, you have to come out, there’s some great show going down soon… And also, I’m telling you that your idol is here.”
Cecily hung up the call once she said her piece, rubbing her chin as she smiled slyly. ‘I don’t believe that you won’t come after I said all those!’
***
Gu Xiqiao wasn’t aware that Cecily had secretly called her brother to return just to watch the show, she was still at her temporary residence at this time. Within three days, she had to deal with the Qing triad as soon as possible before she could settle the matter with the zoo with a peace of mind.
Thinking about this, she picked up her phone and sent a message to Klaus.
Jiang Shuxuan carried out a plate of cut apples from the kitchen, placing them in front of her.
Then he realized that everyone apart from Li Yu had left, and he couldn’t help but let his eyes wander over to him, his chilly eyes on him.
Li Yu, who was playing games suddenly felt an extreme chill shooting up his spine, followed by a low, deep voice that came from above his head. “Don’t you have a shoot to get to?”
“… That’s right, I suddenly remembered that. Miss Gu, Young Master Jiang, I’m going to the set now.” Li Yu hurriedly put away his phone, a neutral expression on his face as he bid a polite farewell to the two of them before leaving.
After Li Yu left, Gu Xiqiao picked up an apple, before raising her head to look at Jiang Shuxuan. “Why did you cut an apple?”
“You don’t like it?” Jiang Shuxuan looked towards her, he had picked apples subconsciously when he had been looking at the pile of fruit.
Gu Xiqiao shook her head, smiling softly. “No, I like it a lot. Last time, you always used to cut apples too.”
Jiang Shuxuan let out a sigh of relief, the corner of his mouth curling up. As long as she liked it, that was good.
His phone chose this moment to ring. He pulled it out to find that it was a message from his mother—[Son, when are you going to register your marriage?]
Marriage? Jiang Shuxuan searched his mind for the meaning of this word, before looking at Gu Xiqiao, who was typing away on her keyboard as she munched on an apple. He pursed his lips, replying back to her—[There’s no rush.]
No rush? Shu Chen, who was sitting on the sofa back in the ancient martial arts world, jumped up immediately, taking pictures of all the gifts in the room to show him.
Three minutes later, Jiang Shuxuan received three more messages.
Little Psycho: [JPEG] [JPEG] [JPEG]
Little Psycho: These are all gifts from the youngsters from the ancient martial arts world to Qiao Qiao! [JPEG] I’ve enlarged this one for you to see!
Little Psycho: Son, you have to drive the point home, otherwise, you’ll have to be concerned about all the wolves that are outside. Didn’t I say before, with your frosty demeanor, it’s a blessing eight times over for you to have found Qiao Qiao!
Little Psycho: Look at you, every time you go out on a mission, you run around everywhere, leaving Qiao Qiao alone. If it wasn’t for the fact that she also runs around everywhere, aren’t you afraid that she’ll stop liking you one day?
Little Psycho: One word, marry or not!
Jiang Shuxuan wasn’t reading the messages that Shu Chen was sending him, but was looking at the pictures that she had sent over instead. The first one was of all the gifts that were in the house, while the others were of cards that were attached to the gifts.
‘Miss Gu, you are my eternal goddess, I love you!’
‘You are my sunshine!’
‘Goddess, I want to bear your child!’
Eyesores! Extreme eyesores!
Jiang Shuxuan pursed his lips, his face darkening the more he saw. He finally turned away from his phone to look at Gu Xiqiao, a thoughtful look on his face.
“What are you looking at, Brother Jiang?” Gu Xiqiao could feel his eyes on her, and thought that he was acting a little strange.
“Nothing,” Jiang Shuxuan replied, still staring at her for a while before shaking his head. He then lowered his head and gave Shu Chen a more serious reply—[Wait for me to return.]
Jiji, who was sitting on the soda and eating chicken feet, raised its head to give Jiang Shuxuan a blank look. After Jiang Shuxuan shot it a cold look, Jiji lowered its head without a word, pretending it didn’t know anything. However, it’s movement became more mechanical than usual as it continued eating.
Jiji, who was a super computer, obviously knew everything that went on on the internet. It had wondered what Jiang Shuxuan was looking at, for his face to darkened that much, and had been curious enough to look into it.
After seeing it, Jiji regretted it immediately. Sigh, was Beauty Qiao going to get married soon? How depressing.
It thought for a while, before opening its mouth. “What are you doing, Beauty Qiao?” Jiji had tried to endure it, but it couldn’t hold back its urge to talk to Gu Xiqiao in the end.
Gu Xiqiao had just finished typing out a bunch of documents, sending them off to Klaus once she was done. “Dealing with the Qing triad. Oh right, Jiji, can you dig out information on Gu Xijin in America?”
“Gu Xijin? Give me two minutes, Beauty Qiao,” Jiji replied immediately.
***
When Klaus saw the news and documents sent to him by Gu Xiqiao, the corners of his mouth twitched as he muttered, “Miss Gu has finally made her move. Qing triad, I really pity you right now…”
Thinking about all that had happened in the past two days, Klaus felt like he was still in a dream, because everything had happened so fast. Claude was really locked up? Seriously, no matter how long he thought about it, he still felt like he was dreaming. As he thought about it, he went about carrying out the instructions that Gu Xiqiao had given him.
***
Following the political changes in the country, the gangs also experienced turmoil on their side.
The Bai gang.
“Boss, the people in the Qing triad have gotten more ruthless ever since they lost the Dickens family as their backer. Their gang also seemed to know everything that’s going on. They’re buying stocks and investing in funds, they’re being seriously arrogant and complacent!” A young man standing beside the gang’s leader said, helplessness in his voice. “Why hasn’t Miss Gu made her move yet?”
“The Qing triad used to rely exclusively on the Dickens family to help them, now that they don’t have that anymore, it’s obvious that they have to start working on getting their own funds.” The gang leader said with a smile on his face. “Also, who said that she hasn’t made a move yet?”
“Has she done something?” The young man’s eyes widened. Why didn’t he know anything about it?
“Did you have fun watching that coup d’etat?” The Bai Gang leader smiled faintly.
When the gang leader mentioned this matter, the young man’s eye lit up. “It was extremely entertaining! For Claude and those people sitting at the top of the pyramid to be toppled over, just like that! I also saw Klaus saying that it was all thanks to one person, that person is so amazing!”
“Other than Miss Gu, who else would be able to do that?” The Bai gang leader said, raising an eyebrow as he looked at the young man.
The young man’s smile faded slowly, looking at the older man with surprise and a hint of horror in his eyes. “No… no way!”
That was the political circle of America!
How could she shuffle the cards just because she said so!
The young man couldn’t bring himself to believe it at first, but then he thought about the Bai gang back in Imperial City, as well as Nine Heavens…
Suddenly, he felt like Miss Gu really was the only existence that could make these things possible!
“How could the political world of America be shuffled so easily? The only one who can make such an impossible feat possible, is Miss Gu.” The Bai gang leader stood up. “Go on and continue watching the show, there’s still more shocking things to come.”
Chapter 338: You Still Dare To Go Against That Person?
The Dickens family has now changed their head, and were reshuffling their own family members, and didn’t have any time nor energy to bother about the Qing triad. In the eyes of all the other gangs, the Bai gang was on the verge of collapse.
However, the members of the Bai gang didn’t seem to care about it at all, still going about their routines leisurely, as though nothing was wrong.
Were they out of their minds? Did they really not care about what was happening right now?
“Gang leader, look at those members of the Bai gang. They’re just so… relaxed. Could it be that they have some really powerful big boss behind them?” A member from one of the gangs that had cooperated with the Bai gang previously couldn’t help but ask hesitantly, seeing the Bai gang members being so easy-going.
“Who doesn’t know that the Bai gang people have gone off their rockers? They’ve gone nuts, have you also been affected and gone nuts? The Bai gang is about to be taken over by the Qing triad, if they had any powerful big bosses behind them, they would have already played that card by now. Why would they wait till the last minute, and still not bring out anything?” The gang leader laughed contemptuously.
The man who just spoke felt a little uneasy inside, but then he said, “Your words are right, but look at the Dickens family, as well as their coup. Didn’t everyone say Klaus was crazy at that time too? But look now, Klaus wasn’t crazy, he launched his counterattack and now he’s head of the Dickens family.”
The gang leader waved his hand dismissively when he heard that. “It’s impossible, absolutely impossible! I’m telling you, the Qing triad is already prepared to take out the Bai gang tonight. I know that members of the Bai gang are really strong, but don’t forget that the Dickens family is backing the Qing triad. Just wait, once the Dickens family gets back on their feet, the lands will once again belong to the Qing triad.”
With the way the gang leader was talking, everyone around him was convinced.
That’s right, there was still the Dickens family’s existence to consider.
It wasn’t just the gangs who thought this way, even the people on the streets were of the same mind. Whenever any one of them bumped into members of the Bai gang, they turned and walked the other direction, afraid to be mixed up with them.
But as soon as they said that, someone suddenly came from outside to report. “B-Boss, Dickens… Klaus from the Dickens family has gone to the Bai gang!”
“He went to the Bai gang?” The gang leader’s eyes lit up. “Maybe he’s gone to get rid of the Bai gang for the Qing triad? Come on, let’s go see the show!”
He stood up after saying that, looking excited to head over to the Bai gang.
“No, he’s gone to give gifts to the Bai gang!” The person finished reporting in one breath, an expression that looked close to tears on his face.
The gang leader’s smile froze on his face, and he turned around, looking at the man. “What? Sending gifts to the Bai gang? Are you sure you didn’t see wrongly?”
“How could I? If you go out and ask now, everyone around knows about it.” The young man had tears streaming down his face now. “This is not even the biggest thing, Klaus even wants to name the Bai gang leader a bro, and they look so close to each other.”
“What?!” The gang leader’s eyes were not the only ones that widened, even those other members of the gang who were present also had wide eyes, disbelief in all of them.
Forget about the gifts for now, but to even call him a brother?! Oh god, was Klaus looking for death?! A politician openly calling a gang leader brother, wasn’t he afraid of getting pulled off his high horse?!
Since ancient times, law-abiding people and gangsters have always been incompatible with each other. Klaus’ attitude and actions were confusing everyone, was he really not afraid at all?
It wasn’t only the gang leader having these thoughts, everyone present gathered here was also of the same mind. The world had gone crazy!
Was Klaus intending to ruin the entire Dickens family? Would he not regret this decision in the future?!
But!
They didn’t expect to hear a more shocking thing!
Not even ten minutes after Klaus had entered the Bai gang area, another group of people came bearing big gifts. The person was a familiar face that always appeared on the news, a member of the Standing Committee!
Take note, the Standing Committee of the United States!
After a member of the Standing Committee, there shouldn’t be anyone else more shocking would appear, right?
Wrong!
Group after group appeared, Standing Committee, Chairman, governor!
Everyone was going nuts as they watched all these people come and go, tense and stiff. Why did all these people who they only usually saw on TV appear here suddenly? And they were all acting so courteous and polite to the members of the Bai gang?!
Everyone could feel that something wasn’t right here!
Something was really wrong!
The most taboo thing for politicians was to get involved with gangsters, but now, all of them came bearing gifts for the Bai gang in broad daylight?! And they didn’t seem afraid of people finding out?
You have to understand, even when Claude was helping the Qing triad, he did it in secret and only behind the scenes, not daring to show his face for fear that the public would find out. Even the people gathered here only knew that the Qing triad had the Dicken family’s backing when they caught sight of the Qing triad leader and Claude walking together by chance.
But now, all of the politicians were bringing gifts for the Bai gang, and being so polite. God, what the h*ll was this Bai gang?!
The stream of politicians continued endlessly, all the way into the night.
Once they left, only did the other gang members finally come back to themselves. The entire afternoon, they had sat outside the doors of the Bai gang, watching dumbfounded as politicians who often appeared on national TV come and go. They were stunned speechless.
After that, they were immediately thrown into an inexplicable panic!
Why was it that so many politicians had come to the Bai gang, so easily showing their faces as though they didn’t care? It looks like the Bai gang wasn’t as simple as they thought!
But if that was the case, then why was the Bai gang being pressured by the Qing triad to this extent? They obviously had a lot of power, so why didn’t they show their hands in the first place, and let the Qing triad bully them like this?
Those gangs who had broken off relationships with the Bai gang were now filled with regret and horror, especially the gang that mocked the Bai gang often. The leader’s face was already paled as paper.
“Big brother, does the Bai gang leader have some time? I have something I would like to talk to him about.” The gang members that were gathered outside the Bai gang gates cautiously asked the two guards who were there.
One of the guards shook his head. “Our gang leader has important things to do right now.”
Those usually proud and arrogant gang leaders were acting all careful with the guards outside the door, and they didn’t say anything against getting rejected that way. They smiled instead. “Ah, I see. Then I’ll come back another time.”
As soon as those gang leaders turned around, the smile slid off their faces, and they sobered up. The bitterness grew on their faces and in their hearts.
Who would have known that a small gang like the Bai gang would one day be like this? With all the support of the politicians, who would dare to go against them? At this rate, the powers among the American gangs would be reshuffled.
Those who didn’t know what was going on, were surprised to see the polite attitudes that those gang leaders were showing the guards of the Bai gang.
The guards standing outside the Bai gang didn’t really feel anything at this, because they had been numb the entire afternoon. Compared to the other guests that they had received this afternoon, these little gang leaders were nothing!
One of the guards leaned against the door, a deep sigh from the bottom of his heart coming out from his mouth. “Those gang leaders all had their noses in the air when they looked at us just a few days ago. Look at them now, being all polite and nice to us now.”
“Isn’t it obviously because they saw the stream of politicians before this.” The other guard was still in a daze. “I’m still in disbelief now. Why do you think those politicians, who are usually only seen on TV, appear here suddenly? Aren’t they afraid of being caught on photos by those reporters?”
Wasn’t it bad for their image if they were?
“Do you know why they came here?” The guard leaning on the door said, his voice low. “Of course it’s to see Miss Gu.”
That’s right, it’s because of Gu Xiqiao! Because Gu Xiqiao was here in the Bai gang today!
All the politicians wanted to meet Gu Xiqiao, but was she someone who you could meet, just because you wanted to? Klaus’ mouth was so zipped so tightly you couldn’t even pry it out of him no matter how hard you tried.
Then today, they suddenly got news that Klaus had gone to see that person!
Though it was a gathering place for gangsters, these politicians didn’t care one bit, all because they wanted to see that person.
That one was a real god, being able to rub shoulders and shine her shoes was worth everything they had to do.
Some people had a hopeful attitude when they came. Look at Klaus, who was originally just an ordinary heir, or rather an heir that had been beaten to the ground by Claude. But, because of that person, Klaus had done the impossible and turned the tables around. Not only did he do that, launching a counterattack and taking it back, he had also become a very good leader. He was completely different from the old him! No one would believe that it wasn’t because of that person.
And that’s why those people came with a hopeful attitude to meet Gu Xiqiao. What if they caught that person’s eye? What if she liked them? What if they got on her bad side? Who knows what would happen?
There were also some who had offended Gu Xiqiao without knowing previously. In the beginning when they had no way to meet her, they were worried inside every day, afraid that one day they would be the next one to be sent to the National Security Bureau, that wouldn’t be fun at all.
When they knew that Klaus was going to see that person, they immediately followed after him. After inquiring and finding out that that person liked Chinese antiques and whatnot, they went around looking for these things one by one.
In that instant, the entire America’s stock of Chinese antiques were cleared out!
***
Inside the Bai gang, a group of people was in a similar state as the guard standing outside.
Klaus was still inside the house, and he looked at Gu Xiqiao. “Miss Gu, are there any other instructions you want us to carry out? Or do you want me to just get some people to round up the Qing triad?”
“No need.” Gu Xiqiao opened another box, revealing a piece of sheep-fat white jade which was in a good condition. The color and luster of the jade was smooth and shiny, which matched her slender white fingers.
Klaus thought about it, then realized that, that’s right, if he were to wipe out the Qing triad just like that, where was the fun in that?
He was still in shock about what had just happened. Those politicians actually came here, and this had never happened in the history of America,, right? That was the instant that Klaus realized how much influence Gu Xiqiao held in the political circles of America.
Now that the day was getting late, Klaus thought a bit more before saying, “Then, I’ll leave and head back first.”
The Bai gang leader stood up immediately to send him off. Though shocked at the start, the Bai gang leader was able to calmly treat Klaus now, and he sent him off politely..
“Bai gang leader, if you have any problems, just come to me in the future. Miss Gu’s business is my business.” Klaus told the Bai gang leader before he left, and he also added, “Don’t need to be so reserved with me, we’re brothers after all.”
If it were in the past, what politician would say these words to a gang leader? Law abiding people and gangsters have always been incompatible with each other since ancient times after all.
The Bai gang leader was already indifferent to his, feeling like nothing else could shock him anymore. He replied calmly, “Thank you, Lord Klaus.”
Klaus patted his shoulder, then turned around and left.
After seeing him off, the Bai gang leader returned to the gang. Then, just like all the other members in the gang, he looked at Gu Xiqiao with admiration on his face.
“Boss, you said there were more shocking things, but this shock has already stunned me to the point I’m speechless.” A young man that seemed to be in a daze said. He had seen so many public figures that frequently appeared on the news, and more importantly, there was also a person from the Supervision Department that had come. The moment they saw him, the underlings of the Bai gang subconsciously felt that he was here to arrest them all.
But they didn’t expect that all these people had come here bearing gifts instead!
The leader of the Bai gang smiled, and he looked at the young man, his tone proud as he said, “Did you see that, Klaus from the Dickens family respects Miss Gu so much. I’ve already prepared you mentally. For all those important people to come to the Bai gang, only Miss Gu would be able to do that.”
The other members of the Bai gang didn’t doubt his words for a second, and believed it with all their hearts. They also had a new understanding of Gu Xiqiao.
In their hearts, Gu Xiqiao was already a godlike figure, there was nothing in the world that she wasn’t able to do!
“Bai Gang Leader, who is that man beside Miss Gu?” The young man couldn’t help but ask after seeing Gu Xiqiao leaving with Jiang Shuxuan at her side.
“I don’t know.” The Bai gang leader shook his head. “However, did you hear what Klaus called him? Young Master Jiang. He shouldn’t be any ordinary commoner. How could any ordinary person stand beside Miss Gu?”
“Then, who do you think is the greater one between the two?” The young man suddenly thought of this question. He felt that Jiang Shuxuan hadn’t seemed like anything special, apart from the fact that he was a little cold.
The Bai gang leader was silent for a while, before shaking his head again. “I don’t know either.”
The young man suddenly said on a whim, “Do you think he’s just a pretty face for display on her arms?”
It wasn’t like there was anyone greater than Miss Gu in this world anyway, was what the young man thought inside.
News of what happened at the Bai gang had already reached the Qing triad, and the Qing triad, who had been calmed all the way, finally couldn’t sit still anymore.
Especially Gu Xijin. She got someone to stop the member of the Supervision Department that had dropped by the Bai gang that afternoon, and pulled out a USB. “This is a recording of you visiting the Bai gang, if I were to release it, it’ll be a massive backlash for you.”
“A recording?” The member of the Supervision Department raised an eyebrow as he stopped in his tracks.
“Yes, as long as you help me get rid of the Bai gang, I’ll return this to you.” Gu Xijin said, a sinister smile on her face.
Hearing Gu Xijin’s words, the man looked at her as though she was the biggest fool on Earth, and then turned around to leave, not bothered to entertain her any further.
“Aren’t you afraid of this getting exposed?!” Gu Xijin didn’t expect that there was not a hint of fear or panic on the man’s face, and her heart sank.
“Oh, just do that if you want.” The member of the Supervision Department said, waving his hand dismissively. So what if that video got out? That person had stirred up the entire political world of America, and no one had done anything to her. Didn’t that mean that this matter no longer required any more explanation?
And yet, you still want to talk about exposing this? Even if it were released, do you think any reporters would dare to write and publish it?
Thinking about this, the man gave a backward glance at Gu Xijin. With just a video recording, such a mild method, and you still dare to go against that person?
Chapter 339: You Want To Use Lightning To Play With Me?
Gu Xijin wasn’t expecting the man from the Supervision Department to react this way. She was stunned for a long time before finally coming back to herself, and by that time, the man had already left.
She bit her lip and her eyes flashed dangerously.
“Miss Ah Jin.” A man said from behind her in a whisper. “What do we do now?”
It was bad enough that the Dickens family had changed their person in power to Klaus, now he was even helping the Bai gang. Their Qing triad’s territory was now in danger. It was fine if the Dickens family were the only ones supporting them, but they had basically seen all the top politicians in America dropping by this afternoon.
Thinking about how they had been abusing the Bai gang just a few days ago, the man couldn’t help the shivers that wrecked his body. There was fear in his eyes, as well as despair that he couldn’t hide.
At this moment, the other gangs in these places would definitely lean towards the Bai gang, and the Qing triad would…
“Claude that trash, with his intelligence tripled, he still managed to get used like this!” Gu Xijin’s face darkened again. She took out her phone, and came across a picture of Gu Xiqiao walking in the place. She seemed to have thought of something once she saw this, and she said, “Gu Xiqiao… let’s go back!”
What happened in the Bai gang had already spread on the roads, and they didn’t need to do anything for it to spread. Countless people rushed to contribute things to the Bai gang too, because—they were scared!
That’s right, scared!
So many politicians had visited the Bai gang, and each of them came bearing gifts, and everyone could understand the significance of this. The Bai gang had someone extremely powerful behind them, backing them!
So now, the Qing triad would have bad days!
In just a single day, the situation had turned around!
“Miss Ah Jin, the east side of our territory has been taken back by the Bai gang.”
“Miss Ah Jin, two-thirds of our brothers have left the gang.”
“Miss Ah Jin…”
Gu Xijin watched little by little as the established forces were slowly torn down by the Bai gang, it had just taken two days to tear down a month of effort, and she bit her lip harder at the thought.
She already knew that the Bai gang was under Gu Xiqiao, and she naturally knew that all of this had been orchestrated by Gu Xiqiao.
At the start, the Bai gang had almost been wiped out, but not a single one of them left even though Gu Xijin had tried to entice them over. Now, Gu Xiqiao didn’t do anything, the Qing triad was even in a better condition, but two-thirds of the members had left!
There was nothing more disappointing than watching the people in the gang leaving one by one, and the feeling lingered in Gu Xijin’s mind. She felt like she was going out of her mind!
Gu Xiqiao was erasing her hope bit by bit.
No, there was still some hope! Gu Xijin raised her head suddenly.
“The boss of Qing triad is looking for me?” When Gu Xiqiao received the call from the leader of the Bai gang, she was playing with a few jade stones on a table.
The Bai gang’s leader’s voice was low on the other end. “Yes, Miss Gu. She said she’s your elder sister, but… she seems a bit strange.”
“Alright, I understand. Wait a bit, I’ll be there.” Gu Xiqiao hung up the phone, her eyes flashing.
“What’s wrong?” Jiang Shuxuan’s voice came from behind her.
Gu Xiqiao shoved her phone into her pocket. “The Bai gang is looking for me, are you about done with the zoo side?”
“I’ll change my clothes and go with you, wait a while for me.” Jiang Shuxuan nodded his head, and took off his coat. He then went upstairs to take another coat, and came down to go with Gu Xiqiao.
The two of them went together to the Bai gang.
When Gu Xijin had first arrived, the Bai gang leader hadn’t intended to inform her about Gu Xiqiao’s whereabouts. The Qing triad didn’t have the Dicken’s family’s backing anymore, and they wouldn’t be able to do any funny things behind their backs anymore. The Bai gang could thwart the entire Qing triad based on their own strength.
However, Gu Xijin said that she was Gu Xiqiao’s elder sister, which made the Bai gang’s leader hesitate for a moment. That was the reason he finally gave a call to Gu Xiqiao, and he didn’t expect her to really come over.
After hanging up the phone, the Bai gang studied the girl in front of him. She was very pretty, but her face was gloomy, and she looked nothing like Gu Xiqiao. How could this kind of person be Miss Gu’s sister?
The leader of the Bai gang was puzzled, then his gaze shifted to the person next to her. It was a tall, strong man with powerful muscles, but his eyes were blood red, shining like a demon’s. It was the strange light that made the Bai gang leader feel that something was off.
There were only two people who came from Qing triad. One of them was Gu Xijin, and the other member was this young man.
Creak!
The door to the Bai gang opened slowly.
All eyes in the room looked towards the door, watching as the people from outside came in.
Two figures came in with a gust of cold wind, a man with a snow-white complexion, and a female with a stunning appearance.
Everyone in the Bai gang was looking at Gu Xiqiao with excitement in their eyes. The number of times they could see her in person was simply too few, and her being here would obviously lift up their spirits!
Because they could feel proud and conceited!
A powerful boss, one that no one could contend with. In the past few days, Gu Xiqiao’s name had been whispered by the majority of the people here, and the others who weren’t aware of who she was were also curious, and they also couldn’t help but admire this person. But they never could have imagined that they would be able to see her incredible strength with their own eyes?
Her strength was undoubtedly tyrannical, and only a few people could compare to her intelligence. With just herself, she had turned the entire political circle of the United States around, strategizing stunning, vigorous battles, wave after wave.
This war without bloodshed was something that the entire United States had to admire her for, and now when the members of the Bai gang walked out and heard people talking about this matter, they couldn’t help but stand taller, wanting to proudly boast that that was their Miss Gu! That was their boss!
“Gu Xijin, we meet again.” Gu Xiqiao took the seat that the Bai gang leader had just vacated for her, and she flashed a smile at Gu Xijin who was standing in the middle of the room. However, the smile on her face didn’t reach her eyes.
There was even a hint of coldness in them, and her clear eyes seemed to be covered in a layer of frost.
“Sister, it’s been a while. You don’t even call me ‘elder sister’ anymore.” Gu Xijin smiled gently, but before her smile could even form fully on her face, Jiang Shuxuan’s chilling eyes landed on her.
Gu Xijin’s smile froze halfway, and panic made way into her heart. Her hands and legs felt like ice, and the most terrifying memory of her life came flooding back into mind. How could she forget? When she was first sent to America by the Gu family, this man had come for her, crushing all ten of her fingers, painfully and slowly, one by one, making her a useless person by the end of the entire process!
How could she easily forget the fear and pain that she had felt?
But before the fear fully formed, the man’s chilling gaze turned away, as though he didn’t recognize her at all.
Gu XIjin’s nails dug into her palms as she clenched her fist hard. She glanced at the young man beside her, until he nodded so slightly that it was invisible. Then she turned to Gu Xiqiao with a smile forming on her lips which looked so genuine. “Sister, I came here today to tell you a secret.”
“Just say it then.” Gu Xiqiao placed her chin on her palm, looking at the girl with an indifferent expression on her face, not a single hint of curiosity in her face.
Knowing that Gu Xiqiao would react this way, Gu Xijin smiled. “Don’t you want to know why the Gu family, and even your mother abandoned you in the beginning?”
If this had been in the past, Gu Xiqiao would be dying to know. But it had been such a long time now, and she was no longer interested. More importantly, she knew that this was all just a set up by someone, a game that had been started the moment she was born.
Looking at Gu Xijin’s face, Gu Xiqiao suddenly changed her mind. She looked to the bloody eyed young man beside her, and walked to Gu Xijin’s side. “Alright, tell me.”
Gu Xijin smiled, raising her head to look at Gu Xiqiao. “Obviously because, Gu Xiqiao, I am no longer a regular person. Go to h*ll!”
Boom!
A purple thick lightning bolt broke through the roof, slamming straight down towards Gu Xiqiao’s head!
“Miss Gu! Look out!” Everyone in the Bai gang shouted in horror.
Boom!
The lightning bolt which was as thin as a finger, suddenly expanded to be as thick as an arm!
When Gu Xijin saw the change in the bolt, her eyes widened with surprise. She had never summoned such a thick bolt before, which such thickness, it would probably be enough to kill everyone gathered here!
She didn’t see the young man’s face beside her, how his blood-red eyes had widened in shock when the lightning bolt expanded.
He never expected that Gu Xijin would be able to summon thunder and lightning? Oh my god, was she even still an ordinary human?! But in the next moment, he felt a stab of fear for Gu Xiqiao. They knew that she wasn’t an ordinary person, but they had never seen her in action, and they thought that she would be able to handle it.
They saw Gu Xiqiao standing rooted to the spot in the middle of the room, motionless. It looked like she had been frightened to death by the lightning, and was not making any moves.
Miss Gu, you can’t be like this at this time!
Countless members of the Bai gang were of the same mind, and some even got to their feet, intending to rush towards her to help.
But suddenly—
The thick bolt of lightning did indeed strike down, but it didn’t land on Gu Xiqiao. She stretched out her left hand, and easily, grabbed the thick bolt with her bare hand.
The horrified expressions of the Bai gang members instantly changed to shock, their mouths hanging open as their eyeballs widened so much that it threatened to pop out of their sockets!
Their… their Miss Gu had just grabbed it with her hand?
F*ck, what the h*ll was this situation?!
“Are my eyes playing tricks on me?” A member beside the Bai gang leader muttered quietly under his breath.
The Bai gang leader was also in a state of disbelief. “I finally understand why the people in the gang say that you should never try to estimate how strong Miss Gu is, because you don’t even know where her limit is at.”
“We’re actually following such a boss?”
Another person spoke, his voice light, “Brother, when you think of the terrifying strength that the Peace Squad has, and then compare it to Miss Gu’s, it’s still not something that you can easily accept.”
The members of the Bai gang could almost feel their souls leaving their bodies.
Gu Xijin wasn’t faring any better. The smug look on her face had morphed into astonishment and disbelief. She looked at the thick lightning bolt still in Gu Xiqiao’s hands, and she was going out of her mind. How was that possible? How was that possible?! She wasn’t an ordinary person anymore, she could summon thunder and lightning, but, but why was Gu Xiqiao able to hold it with her bare hands?!
The purple bolt in Gu Xiqiao’s slender, white hands crackled lightly. The light reflected on her snow-white face, giving her a mysterious look. She watched the lightning for a while, before raising her head, amusement dancing in her clear, onyx eyes as she looked at Gu Xijin, “And here I was thinking what was it that you had up your sleeves, but that’s it? You want to use lightning to play with me?”
Before Gu Xijin’s disbelieving eyes, the thunderbolt in Gu Xiqiao’s hands had easily bent to her will, and she used it to tie her up!
If there was anyone from the ancient martial arts world or the Peace Squad present, they would definitely be rolling their eyes right now.
Of all the things to do, you chose to use lightning against Gu Xiqiao? Are you really that impatient for death? Didn’t you know that Gu Xiqiao was the master of all masters at controlling thunder and lightning?!
However, everyone on the scene except Jiang Shxuuan wasn’t aware of that fact, and so all of their eyes were on Gu Xiqiao, looking at her like she was some kind of monster!
Gu Xijin’s attention was still on the thunderbolt that was now wrapped around her, limiting her movements. It had been difficult for her to even control that much, but it seemed to be coming alive in Gu Xiqiao’s hands. Gu Xiqiao had once again effortlessly shattered all her hopes!
In that instant, she finally understood the gap between herself and Gu Xiqiao!
One was the sky, and one was the earth. No matter how much work she put in, or how much stronger she became, she would never be able to catch up to Gu Xiqiao, and would fall far behind her. All her efforts were practically a joke compared to her!
She had thought that she was strong enough, but Gu Xiqiao was even stronger!
The thought never occurred to Gu Xijin, that if Gu Xiqiao wasn’t this strong, would all the political leaders of the United States be so obedient towards her?