Replace me as the top scholar? Go talk to my Marshal Grandpa!

Wang Xian separated a wisp of his spiritual power and silently attached it to the inside of Yuan Tianzhen's collar.

That wisp of spiritual energy was so faint that even a typical Star Realm cultivator wouldn't be able to detect it.

Given the strength of the Extraordinary Bureau, it would be even more impossible for them to detect it.

After finishing this task, he patted Qin Chong's arm and turned to leave the crowd.

Qin Chong followed behind, glanced back at the hovercar that was starting to leave, and hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

"Stop looking, let's find a secluded spot first," Wang Xian said in a low voice.

The two turned into a secluded alley, walked to the end, and only stopped after confirming that no one was around.

He leaned against the wall, took out his communication bracelet, and dialed Wang Qi's private number directly.

I answered the phone after it rang twice.

"Xiao Xian? What's wrong?" Wang Qi's voice came from the other end, his tone calm.

"Uncle, I have a question for you."

Wang Xian's voice wasn't loud, but it carried an indescribable heaviness: "Does the Wang family of the capital have any high-ranking or powerful figures in Nanzhao Province? And they can't be members of the Wang family itself."

Wang Qi paused for a moment.

He knew his nephew all too well.

Wang Xian would never ask such a question without a reason.

Although his tone was calm, Wang Qi could tell what was pressing beneath that calmness.

Wang Qi asked sternly, "What happened?"

"I want to turn Xingquan City, and even the entire Nanzhao Province, upside down again."

Wang Xian didn't hide anything. When she said this, her tone was very soft, but she emphasized every word: "The karma I left behind in the past should be settled."

There was silence on the other end of the communication for a few seconds.

Wang Qi remained silent, as if deep in thought.

After a while, he sighed, a weary sigh carrying a sense of "I knew it": "The Wang family of Xingquan has run into trouble right in front of you?"

Wang Xian narrowed her eyes.

He gleaned so much from those words.

It seems that Wang Qi not only knew about the problems within the Xingquan Wang family, but also knew about them much earlier than he imagined.

"Uncle, you knew all along?"

Wang Qi did not deny it.

A lighter clicked through the communication, followed by a very soft hiss.

Wang Qi doesn't smoke, so the fact that he lit one up shows that this matter has been weighing on his mind for a long time.

"There were signs a year ago." Wang Qi slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, his voice a few decibels deeper than before.

"Back then, you had just made a name for yourself at Tsinghua and Peking Universities and were admired by countless people."

"The Wang family has just handed over the Heavenly Craft Spirit Forging Technique, and the three Supreme Beings are looking at us differently. The Wang family is currently enjoying great influence in the entire capital."

"At that critical juncture, the Wang family of Xingquan, having learned the news, started to get arrogant."

He paused, as if recalling something:

"At first, I was just using your name to expand my network in Xingquan City, saying that I was a branch of the Wang family, that I was favored by the main family, and that I even saved a direct descendant of the Wang family, and that my reputation as a prodigy spread far and wide."

"Later, they became bolder and bolder, and began to use the name of the Wang family in the capital to get involved in the business of spirit mines, land and rune materials. In just half a year, they expanded from a third-rate family in the city to a well-known force in Nanzhao Province."

"That old guy Wang Yuanshan did have guts when he saved you, but he's gotten so arrogant that he's really out of control."

Wang Xian listened silently without saying a word.

"They've also joined forces with Sun Tianrui." A chill crept into Wang Qi's voice.

"Sun Tianrui was the person you specifically wanted to promote. We gave him the opportunity, and he certainly lived up to expectations, meeting the minimum requirements for promotion to provincial department head. Under our guidance, he rose from a municipal bureau chief to a provincial department head in just two years."

"But he's getting too close to the Wang family of Xingquan."

"The Wang family of Xingquan provided him with money and effort to eliminate his political enemies, and in return, he gave the Wang family of Xingquan their business opportunities."

"The two of them worked together, weaving a considerable network in Nanzhao Province."

"And they don't even know how to be discreet and cover it up!"

"Three months ago, someone compiled their actions into a report and handed it to my desk."

Wang Qi's voice grew even colder at this point:

"The report clearly states that the Wang family of Xingquan illegally mined three spirit mines, forcibly bought and sold six plots of land, and that at least two murder cases are related to them."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xian unconsciously clenched her fists.

He recalled that two years ago, Wang Yuanshan appeared in an abandoned warehouse in the suburbs, followed by all the capable members of his clan, and snatched him away from the Bai family.

At that time, Wang Yuanshan, though old, still had a straight spine.

But now, Wang Yuanshan is old, his family business has grown, and people's hearts have changed along with it.

"At the time, I originally wanted to take direct action against them," Wang Qi said, a hint of helplessness in his voice.

"But considering that they did save you, I thought I'd ask for your opinion first."

"But you were playing in the top 100 tournament at the time, and after that you had to prepare for the ten-day competition. I really didn't want this to affect you."

"So I'll put it aside for now and wait until you're done with your work."

"I never expected that you would go back by yourself and run into something like this."

Wang Xian closed her eyes.

"Uncle, you don't need to say anything. I am the one who caused this, and I should bear the consequences." He opened his eyes, his gaze had returned to calm, but there was a coldness in that calm.

"I need an accomplice, and all the evidence of the crimes committed by the Xingquan Wang family over the past two years."

"I have help," Wang Qi answered readily.

"The current inspector of Nanzhao Province is named Zhou Zheng. He is from the royal family of the capital, but not from the same clan."

"He entered the inspection system on his own merit; he was very capable and upright."

"When I sent him to Nanzhao Province, I specifically instructed him to keep an eye on the Xingquan Wang family, but he didn't have enough authority to do anything except collect evidence."

"If you want to use him, I can put in a word with him right now."

"Anything else?"

"I have a complete investigation report on what the Wang family of Xingquan has done in the past two years, including witness testimonies, physical evidence, and a detailed list of people involved."

"We even have records of their dealings with Sun Tianrui." Wang Qi said, then added, "Xiao Xian, there's something your uncle needs to make clear to you."

"you say."

"Sun Tianrui is someone you agreed to support back then. Now that he's in trouble, you need to be prepared."

Wang Xian remained silent for a moment.

Sun Tianrui, the city bureau chief who, despite the pressure, arrested the Bai family father and son.

At that time, Sun Tianrui was truly upright and incorruptible!

But power is something that can easily corrupt people.

"I know," he said.

Shortly after the call ended, the communication bracelet vibrated.

An encrypted file was sent to me.

Wang Xian opened the app and flipped through the pages one by one.

The illegal mining records of the Xingquan Wang family's mines involve concealing reserves, mining beyond permitted boundaries, and employing illegal workers.

The contracts for the forced sale of six plots of land bear the signatures and fingerprints of the coerced homeowners, with a photograph attached next to each signature showing a person with injuries on their face.

The case files of the two murder cases revealed that the victims were holdouts who refused to relocate, and the cause of death was classified as "accident." However, eyewitness testimonies and on-site investigation reports pointed to homicide.

There is also a thick stack of bank statements, recording the financial transactions between the Xingquan Wang family and Sun Tianrui.

Each transfer was noted with a name such as "consulting fee" or "advisor fee".

The amounts range from hundreds of thousands to tens of millions.

Over two years, that's enough to send any official to jail for life.

When Wang Xian turned to the last page, she saw a name: Wang Feixiang.

The third young master of the Wang family in Xingquan owns three properties, two luxury cars, and a clubhouse, with a total value exceeding 20 million yuan.

He is 21 years old this year, has no job, no talent for cultivation, and is entirely supported by his family.

The money that supports him is squeezed from illegal spirit mines, land sold under duress, and murder cases.

Wang Xian closed the report and took a deep breath.

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