Chapter 498 - 152: Caught (Part 3)
As soon as the discussion ended, he hurriedly went to find someone.
Just as expected, the Sect Hierarch never showed up from beginning to end, nor did he plan to appear.
The Bishop managing this villa district faction completely ignored what these believers intended to do; he could only destroy evidence, leaving nothing behind.
But after committing so many crimes, how could everything be cleaned up at once?
He held leverage over everyone in the sect, and coincidentally, these very holdovers were leverage over the Bishop himself, so he couldn’t keep them.
Just ordinary people, there are plenty in the Ten Stars System; lose a batch, and they can just be cultivated again.
"Mr. Min, you must save me, I beg you. They’re out of control. If you don’t save me, I’ll expose everything you’ve done."
"How can I save you, you tell me how. I’ve already reminded you all many times, act carefully, progress slowly. How did you do it? Big and ostentatious, afraid someone wouldn’t know about our sect."
"It was my swelling pride, it was my fault. But with the All-Knowing Sect’s formidable strength, they can surely protect me, just me." Hu Tiankun continuously slapped his own face, hoping to arouse a shred of sympathy.
Min Qing, the protagonist bearing the Min surname, was cold at heart—protect him, what a joke. Protecting him would inevitably clash with Su Xiaocai.
What good is it now to face off against Su Xiaocai; she’s the military’s darling, also the people’s choice. Before ruining her reputation, taking action is useless.
She’s too young but acts with enough coldness and decisiveness, without any scandals. Such a tough opponent, the Church naturally wants to avoid standing out.
If the believers really went to assassinate Su Xiaocai, even without getting close she could kill them all, and the police would likely rule it self-defense, completely counterproductive.
Suddenly, the sound of sirens blared outside; the police cars were parked right outside.
Mr. Min pulled back the curtain and drew it closed again, grabbing Hu Tiankun by the collar, eyes bloodshot with fierceness: "Did you rush here without notifying on the software?"
Hu Tiankun was terrified, "I was too anxious, forgot, I’m sorry, really sorry. What do we do now?"
No choice, it’s over, just admit defeat.
The family couldn’t arrange anything either.
Officer Porlin finally played a role this time, contacting his brothers in the bureau and capturing all the believers at the gathering.
On the spot, they also detained Hu Tiankun and Min Qing.
Min Qing, the powerholder of the Ten Stars System’s chain of private hospitals, had a business empire almost wholly related to medical.
A very old family, perhaps not managed over a thousand years, but certainly several hundred years at least.
Meanwhile, Min Qing is the stepfather of Xing Miao.
Su Xiaocai was astonished when she abruptly heard Porlin mention this news.
Unexpectedly, it involved Xing Miao’s family.
Soon after the competition ended, Xing Miao was planning to treat Su Xiaocai to dinner at that private kitchen restaurant she loves.
As Su Xiaocai hesitated over whether to inform Xing Miao about this matter.
Xing Miao’s mother called him, crying, saying Min Qing had been taken into custody.
She didn’t know what happened, only that the family’s legal team was already looking for a way to bail him out.
But it was no use, as Min Qing seemed to have committed serious errors.
The family children were busy vying for power, splitting family assets; as a stepmother, she was powerless.
Xing Miao hearing his mother’s sobs felt a headache coming, every time she cried like this, it meant she needed the comfort of another man, or else it just wouldn’t end.
"Miaomiao, please help, your best friend is so capable, she certainly has a means to know what’s happening with Min Qing, you have to help me, the lawyers won’t tell me anything, I’m really helpless."
"Mom, can you calm down first?" Xing Miao was irritated; every time Xing Mi cried, she was somewhat triggered.
Xing Mi was already fifty years old and still so naive.
"I can’t sacrifice my friendship with Su Xiaocai for your sake, so tell me what happened and when, and I’ll check with the station."
"No need to investigate, I’m the one who got Min Qing locked up; he’s involved with a religious organization responsible for several hundred indirect deaths at his hand, he won’t get out." The private hospital’s ledgers were also confiscated.
Min Qing and Hu Tiankun were of the same ilk, both from prominent families.
Due to fierce competition for profit, they lacked the means and wisdom to sustain their standing, so by chance joined the All-Knowing Sect; Min Qing joined early and maintained status before the family’s downfall.
Hu Tiankun joined late, with the family in decline; he could only gain a middle-management position, barely keeping up the pretense of high society.