Hidden moth

Chapter 342 A Flying Word Decides the Decision
Hu Weidong has been in the United States for many years, and as an East Asian immigrant, he faces invisible barriers to starting a business in many fields. East Asian immigrant businesses are mostly concentrated in industries such as catering, intermediary services, foreign trade, and IT new technologies.

But Hu Weidong took a different approach and opened up a new track – education and training.

The education and training industry in East Asia exhibits the most typical characteristics of involution. In recent years, it has undergone major policy adjustments and once fell into a trough. However, at the same time, it has ushered in new development opportunities in the United States across the ocean.

The educational institution founded by Hu Weidong, known as "Yuanheng Education" in Dongguo language, initially focused on providing basic courses for children of Dongguo descent. Later, its clients expanded to other ethnic groups, and its services gradually extended from primary and secondary schools to universities.

Do college students need tutoring services? Of course they do! Yuanheng Education not only provides tutoring services, but also guidance on assignments and papers. This guidance sometimes means writing assignments and papers for you.

As his business expanded, Hu Weidong's cultivation level increased, and his status within the Xiaomeng rose, his educational institutions successively launched services such as off-campus social practice, public welfare activities, and special skills training.

Their clients are not limited to students; they also provide courseware and lesson plan consulting services to school teachers to help them better complete their teaching tasks, and they employ many teachers and students part-time.

Yuanheng Education has several branches and has moved its headquarters next to the University of California. After Hu Weidong joined the Xiaomeng Supreme Council, they also planned to offer referral letters to key clients.

The Indian student who created the program bug was named Balahan, whose surname literally means "wool-gathering" or "wool-gathering." This is not a joke; his surname literally translates to "wool-gathering."

Balahan was originally a client of the educational institution, having taken tutoring classes at Yuanheng Education. After learning about the market, he applied for a part-time job there.

At the beginning of the year, some people discovered that this guy was dishonest and was always doing things that betrayed his own side.

Balahan collected customer information through Yuanheng Education's platform. For example, if a customer was willing to spend 1,000 yuan to write a paper, he would impersonate customer service and contact the customer privately to take on the job.

Then he would find someone, like his old classmate Hengzhu, and outsource the paper to them for 100 US dollars, making a profit of 900 US dollars himself, thus bypassing the Yuanheng Education institution.

As for service quality, it is certainly not guaranteed. Balahan only cares about swindling money, and customers often think that Yuanheng Education is just fooling around.

Hu Weidong is the big boss of Yuanheng Education, and he would not normally care about such trivial matters. He learned about the situation when he listened to the work report of the business supervisor, and then paid special attention to it.

Under the watchful eye of a high-ranking cultivator, all of Balahan's little tricks were exposed.

Balahan not only cheated others and made a profit from the difference, but also did other side jobs during his part-time work. He also frequently used Yuanheng Education's offices and equipment, including office computers, printers and printing paper, toilet paper in the restrooms, etc.

Being able to pursue a graduate degree at the University of California is considered an elite position in Hengzhu, but let's leave aside his conduct.

Balahan had taken on a side job writing outsourced programs for a software company in Hengzhu. Hu Weidong was surprised to find that the task package description looked familiar; it was the content of the information management system developed by Xiaomeng.

Hu Weidong wasn't directly involved in the project's business, but he participated in its early discussions. He was also knowledgeable and spotted hidden flaws in Balahan's program.

He had some private cooperation with the Sect Law Hall, which was of course due to his personal beliefs. He promised to find a way to send the latest announcements from the Sect Law Hall to every member of the Free Alliance, which was undoubtedly a clever trick.

But from the perspective of the ancestral hall, can you say whether he did it or not?

Hu Weidong had anticipated this situation, and even if it hadn't, he would have had other options. However, those other options ultimately weren't needed; he completed the task in the easiest way possible.

As for Balahan, he was expelled from Yuanheng Education immediately.

However, Yuanheng Education did not pursue any further responsibility; instead, they erased the record of Balahan's part-time job there. This is understandable; for an educational institution, the person and the matter are considered a scandal, so they simply pretended it never happened.

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The council of elders has finally come to a close. Although it was not entirely successful, the issues discussed were finally settled. There was an unexpected incident along the way, namely the removal of Johnson from his elder status.

After Arthur adjourned the meeting, everyone got up and walked out, naturally forming several small circles, exchanging secret conversations as they went, presumably mainly discussing the nomination of new elders.

When they left the council hall, many people's attitude towards Hu Weidong had changed. They were much more friendly and respectful than when he first arrived, nodding in greeting and even stepping aside to let him walk in front.

Hu Weidong doesn't yet have a clique within the Supreme Council, so he unconsciously walks at the front as soon as he exits the gate.

Outside the meeting hall was a long corridor, which turned a right angle to lead to the castle's main hall. It was Hu Weidong who had just thrown Johnson into that corridor; the deposed elder was nowhere to be seen, likely having left in shame.

Just as we reached the corner, an arrow shot out from the direction of the castle's main hall!
The attacker was none other than Johnson. Like a dog that doesn't bark when it actually bites, he concealed his true nature and made no sound. Only when Hu Weidong appeared at the corner of the corridor did he suddenly unleash his attack using his magical artifact. Aside from the special case of Grand Elder Merlin using his magic mirror for "security checks," elders are not allowed to bring any magical artifacts to the Supreme Council. Even if they have personal treasures, they must be stored in the castle's main hall beforehand.

Although the castle here is safe and secure, it is not entirely safe to store one's personal magical artifacts, especially one's natal magic treasure, so people have gotten used to not bringing any magical artifacts here.

Johnson, however, was an exception; he brought his magic weapon, the Fusang Bow, with him today.

The Fusang Bow is a magical artifact passed down through the Xiaomeng Alliance, and can be considered a quasi-divine weapon. Its original origin is unknown. Johnson was able to wield it only after being promoted to elder, and he loves to take it with him wherever he goes, showing it off quite a bit.

The moment the meeting hall doors opened, Johnson received the news and learned of what had happened. He hadn't expected to not only be humiliated and beaten, but also stripped of his elder status—how could he tolerate this!
Considering that he might no longer be able to control the Fusang Bow after losing his status as an elder, he decided to let it play its final role.

Hearing that Hu Weidong mocked his fifth-level cultivation as too weak, and that he had no room to struggle in front of him, then let the elders see if he has the ability to fight back!

Enraged, Johnson unleashed a full-force attack with the Fusang Bow. This was a deadly move; even if it couldn't kill Hu Weidong on the spot, severely injuring him would be enough.

As for the consequences, Johnson has stopped thinking about them for the time being. When people are rejected, what they often want to do most is to prove themselves. If he can really severely injure Hu Weidong, a sixth-level alchemist, things might turn around.

To ensure the success of the sneak attack, Johnson was not careless. He quietly stood guard at one end of the corridor, twirling the Fusang Bow in his hand and conjuring a hemispherical shield that completely blocked the corridor in front of him.

As soon as the protective shield appeared, an arrow shot out, making it a combination of offense and defense.

Locked onto by the Fusang Bow, he had no choice but to take the hit head-on, and Hu Weidong wasn't carrying any magical artifacts, putting him in a very passive position. He could retreat towards the conference hall's entrance, but there were other elders behind him.

The elders, all of whom were highly skilled, reacted quickly and cast protective spells. Only Hu Weidong seemed completely unresponsive, as if he had no idea what was happening.

The arrow, imbued with magical power, failed to strike Hu Weidong. It vanished as soon as it was released, along with the protective shield erected by Johnson. A golden light flew into Hu Weidong's sleeve, while Johnson collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

Hu Weidong wasn't caught off guard; rather, it seemed he had been prepared all along.

Perhaps because it was his first time attending the elders' meeting and he hadn't yet developed the habit, Hu Weidong brought a magical artifact with him. His personal artifact was called "Three Pools Reflecting the Moon and Dividing Light and Shadow" in the Dongguo language.

It has a fancy name, but it's actually just an ordinary magic sword that cultivators of the Dan Ding Sect use most often. He forged it himself using a rough magic weapon blank given to him by his master after breaking through to a higher level of cultivation. It was just stored in a locker in the main hall of the castle.

The lockers here are sealed with spirit-sealing talismans; unless forced open by brute force, even a master's divine sense cannot probe their contents. This is done to protect privacy, and no one would use brute force to open someone else's locker here.

Today, Hu Weidong did just that, but he broke into his own locker and used his magic weapon technique to recall his personal magic sword. Johnson happened to be blocking his path as he used the sword.

Johnson adopted what he thought was a well-rounded stance, but the shield he erected only protected Hu Weidong on the other side, while the magic sword flew in from behind.

Without any resistance, the sword light pierced through his body, extinguishing all his life force.

In terms of ingenuity and power, Hu Weidong's magic sword is far inferior to the Fusang Bow. The quality of the magic weapon is at least two levels lower. The Three Pools Reflecting the Moon is just an ordinary magic weapon, while the Fusang Bow can be considered a quasi-divine artifact.

But no matter what the object is, its wonderful use lies in people.

A contest of wits is not a brawl. In terms of childhood experience with knives and guns and fighting, Johnson's experience far surpasses Hu Weidong's. But in a contest of wits under pressure, even a well-planned sneak attack, Johnson has no chance to struggle.

Everyone present was stunned. The staff in the hall were mainly surprised that Johnson would do such a thing, while the elders behind Hu Weidong were astonished that Hu Weidong would kill Johnson.

Hu Weidong was perfectly capable of injuring or knocking out Johnson, rendering him incapable of resistance, but unexpectedly, Hu Weidong killed him without any hesitation.

After today's events, it seems necessary to thoroughly reassess this elder statesman's temperament and style of conduct.

The only one who seemed unaffected was Hu Weidong himself. He didn't even stop walking, as if he had simply summoned his magic sword with a wave of his hand, walked past Johnson's body, and casually took the Fusang Bow.

He turned around as he entered the hall and declared loudly, "To attempt to assassinate a Grand Elder in the heart of the organization is truly deserving of death! How did such a traitor infiltrate? The Supreme Council, especially Grand Elder Madara, must thoroughly investigate this matter!"

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(End of this chapter)