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Chapter 50 Coercion
A breeze blew by and a few leaves fell.

Following Zhu Ziming's cold rebuke, the eyes of everyone present instantly focused on Zhou Gaoyuan.

Zhou Gaoyuan, who was talking to Yue Zhongnan sideways, frowned, turned around slowly, with a puzzled expression on his face, and asked: "Brother Zhu, what do you mean?"

"Half an hour ago, Zhou Family Fort sent out more than ten escort teams to join the Mi Family's warrior team. In this half hour, Mi Family and Su Family warriors had six conflicts. Nine people died and twenty-three were injured. Five of them involved Zhou Family warriors. Three times, the city guards tried to stop them, but were delayed by the Zhou Family members..."

Before Zhu Ziming could speak, Wang Luliang raised the note in his hand and said angrily, "Why are you asking the adults what you mean?"

"I see," Zhou Gaoyuan said innocently with a look of sudden enlightenment on his face, frowning, "I don't understand this. As everyone knows, the Zhou family and the Mi family are in-laws. My nephew was killed. Shouldn't I ask someone to help search for the murderer?"

Hearing this, Zhu Ziming's expression became even uglier.

The others present were stunned and in an uproar. No one expected that Zhou Gaoyuan, who was staying here on the surface and saying nothing, would do such a thing in private!
The Zhou family actually came out in full force and intervened in full force!

The reasoning in Zhou Gaoyuan's mouth seemed to be reasonable, but in fact, it was just fooling fools. Not to mention that all the people present were veterans, even the young men like Yue Shifeng on the side, how many of them could not see the doorway in this?

You know, ever since the bloody incident at Mijiazhuang, the Mi family warriors have been searching like crazy for the murderer and the whereabouts of Su Daoshan. Naturally, the Su family couldn't just sit there and watch. As soon as Su Wan received the news, she had already sent everyone out.

Now, warriors from both sides are rushing to every corner of Yishan City in groups of three or five, so that there are fewer people confronting each other at the intersection of Sandieta Street.

It is also because of this that when the two sides collide, the probability of conflict breaking out increases sharply.

Conflicts like the one shown in Wang Luliang's intelligence were not only expected by everyone, but also not the first time they had happened. Not far from the intersection of the Triple Tower, warriors from two families had fought just because they were competing for the right of way and time.

It can be said that if the current Yishan City is likened to a powder keg, then Mars is not just the intersection of Tripitaka Street.

But all over the city!

Now there may be only a few sporadic conflicts with few casualties. But as time goes by, the conflicts between the two sides will inevitably become more frequent, larger in scale, and more serious in casualties. Eventually, it will explode completely and become uncontrollable.

If not, why would Zhu Ziming be in such a hurry to call everyone together to discuss the rules?
If this were not the case, why would Wang Luliang have to mobilize the city guards with great fanfare to suppress and control the situation from all sides?

To put it bluntly, everyone knew that with the death of Mi Luo and others, the powder keg had actually been detonated. It was just that because Su Daoshan had not been found yet and because of the suppression of major forces, both sides were still in the calm before the storm.

If you don't believe it, why not try withdrawing the city guards?
The custody immediately turned into a river of blood!
Therefore, it is very important for all the major forces to reach a consensus. If the chosen winner gets everything and the losers go their separate ways, the situation can still be managed. But if the major forces cannot reach a consensus, then the situation will be a mess.

And when the situation gets out of control, at the very least, the major families and sects will become alienated because of their conflicting positions on this matter, or at worst they will be directly involved in it because of some "accident" and become enemies.

For example, the Lin family has always been at odds with the Zhou family. What if someone from the Lin family was "unreasonably" affected in this conflict?
For example, if the Mohu Sword Sect watched the Su family being bullied today, how would others view them in the future, and how would they survive in Beijun? At this time, what if Shi Songping's men and disciples accidentally clashed with the Mi family?

There is also the Leiyun Sect, the Zhu Family, and other sects - who doesn't have their own interests and positions in this land?

What's more, other counties, other families and sects are looking at this place with scrutiny.

If the order that has been formed by the major forces in Beijun for decades completely collapses, and a chain reaction occurs, that would be a real disaster!
Everyone could foresee such an outcome, and everyone knew the seriousness of the matter. Because of this, the Zhou family's actions could not be simply dismissed as "searching for the murderer of their nephew."

Even a fool knows that the real reason why the Zhou family intervened is that the Mi family lost!
From last night till now, in just less than a day, they were completely defeated in the war for the aristocratic family.

The industrial base outside the city was destroyed, the key figure Mi Xiang was arrested, even the kidnapped nerd was rescued and five of the best students died. Under such circumstances, they had no other way out except to hope to catch Su Daoshan first.

But what if we can’t catch Su Daoshan?

This meeting under the ginkgo tree was a cruel choice between two options. The will of the major forces would eventually be reflected in one result.

Once that situation came to pass, even if someone wanted to favor them, no one would dare to go against the will of the world because of the rules of the aristocratic families hanging over their heads.

Should we declare the Su family the loser?
As an old family, they were not only the ones who were provoked and attacked from the beginning to the end, but they also did it cleanly throughout the whole contest without any evidence. Go out and ask around, and see who the noble families in the world would choose between the Su family and the Mi family?
It would be fine if the Su family lost.

But if we forcibly attack the Su family under this circumstance, it would be tantamount to challenging the bottom line of all the aristocratic families!

The Yue family didn't dare to do this, the Wang family didn't dare to do it, and the Leiyun Sect didn't dare to do it. At that time, the only one who would be sacrificed would be the Mi family.

Fortunately, the Mi family can retain their status as city dwellers and continue their lives with everyone's favor.

However, the family's armed forces will be completely disbanded, important figures in the family will be forcibly controlled, and even the qualifications of the family's children to take the county examination will be cancelled. At that time, let alone competing for the aristocratic family, the Mi family will not have the opportunity to rise again in the next hundred years.

But if you are unlucky, there are only four words.

The family is ruined!

After all, who knows what Mi Xiang will say; who knows whether other noble families will investigate the Mi family’s previous violations; who knows whether the Su family, after they have recovered, will fabricate charges, devour them, and kill them all in the future!
So, the Zhou family ended up with nothing.

As a relative of the Mi family, Zhou Gaoyuan sent warriors to search for his nephew under the pretext of revenge, but in fact he openly joined forces with the Mi family to ignite the war! They deliberately clashed with the Su family, deliberately obstructed the city guards, and even directly launched attacks and killings. They were simply turning the table over!

If you lose the bet at the card table, then just rob!
What Zhu Ziming tried his best to avoid is now exactly what they are trying their best to promote - they can't wait to go to war and fight to pieces!

"Bang!" Shi Songping couldn't bear it any longer, he slammed the table and stood up, saying angrily, "Zhou Gaoyuan, are you crazy? Have you ever thought about the consequences of your actions!" While they were talking, Su's mother had already led Su Wan, Su Xianwen, Su Xianyi and others over.

"Consequences?" Although Zhou Gaoyuan was talking to Shi Songping, his eyes were coldly staring at Su's mother. "Brother Shi, blood revenge will last for ten generations! What consequences do I need to consider if I help search for the murderer of my nephew? Could it be that Brother Shi is so overbearing that he won't allow me to seek justice for my relatives?"

"You don't need to talk about anything else," Shi Songping said sternly, "What is the current situation? What are you planning? Do you think everyone is a fool?"

Shi Songping's words made everyone around him nod their heads.

Who doesn’t know the wishful thinking of the Zhou and Mi families?

On the one hand, everyone was discussing here to try to control the situation and reduce casualties. On the scale, it was clear which was more important, two families or one family. The major forces had to consider this factor when making a decision.

On the other hand, the Zhou and Mi families were two against one, and they had the upper hand. Although this shameless behavior of turning the table would definitely backfire in the future, at least for now, it was enough to kill the Su family. More importantly, the Zhou family's move also allowed others to shirk responsibility.

For example, Thunder Cloud Gate!!

Just now, wasn't it convenient for the head of the nine clans to support the Mi family, nor was it possible for him to support the Su family, so he was stuck there, caught in a dilemma?
But now, Leiyunmen doesn’t need to make any decisions.

The Mi family had to solve their own mistakes by themselves, and they didn't expect the Leiyun Sect to help them get out of trouble. If they won, it would be a matter for the Mi family and the Zhou family, and they would have to pay the price in the future.

If they lose, they deserve to die. It has nothing to do with the Thunder Cloud Sect.

Now, all Leiyunmen needs to do is to let it go and indulge it.

Sure enough, just as everyone was thinking about this, Liao Yunlei had already said slowly: "Brother Shi, why are you so excited? After all, it is better for our sect not to interfere in the affairs between the noble families. Besides, what Brother Zhou said is not wrong. After all, the one who died was my nephew..."

He picked up the teacup, lowered his head and blew on it: "There's nothing wrong with that."

Everyone present was filled with indignation. Liao Yunlei's statement completely disregarded the overall situation.

Zhu Ziming's face turned livid. He turned his gaze towards Yue Zhongnan and Wang Zucheng.

Both of them avoided his gaze.

Zhu Ziming knew clearly that although the Zhou family was the one who came forward, the Yue family and the Wang family were also involved in the matter. They had already discussed it. Now, with Liao Yunlei's words, it meant that it was impossible for the major forces to reach a consensus today.

But as the city lord, if Yishan City was slaughtered with blood flowing and corpses scattered all over the ground, how would he deal with it? ! In the future, how would the dozens of aristocratic families in the counties of Xiazhou look at the Zhu family who couldn't even control the situation?
There were also some children from aristocratic families who were watching from the sidelines who felt the same chill. After all, they were all young and full of vigor, and they still had some sense of justice and morality in their hearts. From the beginning to the end, everyone had some idea of ​​right and wrong, and they sympathized with the Su family.

Now looking at the faces of the Zhou family, the Mi family and the Leiyun Sect, they felt even more indignant. However, no matter how hard they tried, they could not think of any way for the Su family to resolve this situation.

It seems that no matter from which angle you look at it, the Su family is the best victim.

This was the first time they truly felt cruelty.

At this time, seeing Su's mother walking into the crowd, Zhou Gaoyuan said with a fake smile: "In fact, at this point, it is not necessary to fight and bloodshed. If the Su family is willing to leave Yishan City on their own, then all problems will be solved..."

He bowed and said, "How is it, Madam Su?"

Everyone looked at them in astonishment, and the children of the noble families were in an uproar.

I have seen shameless people, but I have never seen such shamelessness. Zhou Gaoyuan, the patriarch of a noble family, was so despicable and shameless. He was clearly willing to use the cost of the corruption of the entire Yishan City to coerce everyone and threaten the Su family...

Feeling disgusted, several young men from noble families in Huoniu City and Xise City even subconsciously took two steps back, distancing themselves from Zhou Qinghe.

Yue Shifeng, Yue Zhen and other young men from Yishan City's aristocratic families looked at each other in embarrassment.

Zhou Qinghe, on the other hand, looked unconcerned.

"Although it is a bit cruel," Zhou Qinghe glanced at the children of the aristocratic families with a faint expression, and said to Yue Zhen with a smile, "but since it concerns the family, there is no reason to be soft-hearted. Now that it has come to this, it is only the Su family who is blamed for not knowing what is good for them. If they had known better earlier, and..."

As he was speaking, suddenly, a mass of something fell from the sky and hit him heavily next to him. He was so scared that he jumped aside and his face turned pale.

The people under the ginkgo tree were also startled by this sudden scene.

All the people present were famous masters of Beijun. But when dozens of people were hit by such a heavy object, they didn't notice anything unusual beforehand. Moreover, when everyone saw the object clearly in the fallen leaves and dust, they found that it was a person.

This is……

"Mi Ye!"

With a cry of surprise, it was like a bolt from the blue sky, suddenly exploding!

(End of this chapter)