The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter

"For this smuggling case, the Liu Family’s affairs, you are the chief commander. Hence, I would like you to turn a blind eye when my people from The Dark Division enter the Discipline Inspection Commission." Even though the expression on the face of this supreme leader remained unchanged, Situ Xin could still feel the excitement in the supreme leader’s heart. "Having your people from The Dark Division enter the Discipline Inspection Commission?" The supreme leader hesitated a bit.

"Leader, rest assured, our people from The Dark Division have no intention of meddling with the smuggling case. We are only worried about someone causing trouble behind the scenes. That’s why we are having The Dark Division watch from the sidelines. How you handle the case, my Dark Division will not intervene. Furthermore, once this case is over, all our people from The Dark Division will withdraw from the Discipline Inspection Commission," Situ Xin assured the heartbeat of the supreme leader and continued, "Trust my sincerity. If we from The Dark Division really wanted to do something, I wouldn’t have come to you today. I would’ve just secretly placed our people inside the Discipline Inspection Commission, right?"

The supreme leader pondered for a good while and thought if the deal was really as Situ Xin said, there would be no downside for him—in fact, it seemed quite profitable. With that, the supreme leader appeared to throw caution to the wind and said, "Fine, I will trust you this time. I agree to this transaction."

"Leader, you will be glad that you made the right choice. Oh, and to show my sincerity and to put your mind at ease, I will have Xiang Yang give you a list of our members entering the Discipline Inspection Commission later. This way, when the case is over, and you check against the Discipline Inspection Commission’s personnel list, you will know whether all of our people from The Dark Division have completely withdrawn." After all, Situ Xin had no intentions of reaching too far, so this arrangement was solely to reassure the supreme leader.

After reaching an agreement with the supreme leader, Situ Xin called Xiang Yang to have Situ Mu withdraw the people hidden in the shadows and arrange for The Dark Division to enter the Discipline Inspection Commission without alerting anyone.

Not only had Situ Xin made arrangements, but Xiao Muli had also secretly made his own. However, having just taken over the Xiao Family, not everything was under his control yet. Moreover, the current situation proved more complex and severe than he had anticipated. Therefore, although Xiao Muli had deployed some individuals, they were unable to achieve the expected results.

"What’s the situation at the Discipline Inspection Commission now?" Xiao Muli stood in front of the large floor-to-ceiling window in his office, looking out at the scenery, and asked. Original content can be found at novel(ꜰ)ire.net

"Family Head, the Discipline Inspection Commission suddenly tightened security today. Our people can only stay on the periphery; they can’t penetrate the interior at all. Hence, we are completely unaware of the specifics," Xiao Muli’s assistant reported, his hand holding the documents sweating profusely.

"Why the sudden lockdown? Has something happened?" Xiao Muli knew that this lockdown indicated the situation was becoming more serious.

"The situation isn’t good. It is said that someone from the Liu Family has been uncovered for bribing a staff member inside the Discipline Inspection Commission, so..." Xiao Muli’s assistant did not finish his sentence, but Xiao Muli understood the implication. "Family Head, your maternal grandfather, Old Master Liu, was also taken away for investigation by the Discipline Inspection Commission today."