Chapter 196 : Chapter 196
Chapter 196. Jiang Feng Goes for Mutual Destruction, and Zhou Yu Panics
New Recruit Training Camp, administrative district.
“Chief Instructor, this year’s batch of new recruits is truly impressive. They have broken my understanding of new recruits again and again.”
Instructor Huang placed the weekly recruit report in front of Zhou Yu and spoke with some pride.
Jiang Yichen’s group, in particular, had drawn Commander Xu’s tremendous attention. He had even sent Instructor Qin, who possessed exceptionally rich teaching experience.
One had to know that Instructor Qin’s military rank was two levels higher than the Chief Instructor’s.
Compared to Instructor Huang’s amazement, Zhou Yu’s expression looked rather dark.
If not for the beast tide he had triggered, those new recruits, Jiang Yichen and the others, never would have received such attention.
Even the authority to manage and assign them had now been snatched away by Qin Feng.
How was he supposed to make a move against Jiang Yichen in the future?
Zhou Yu irritably picked up the weekly report and glanced at it twice. His mood grew even worse.
“There is still half a month until the Recruit Assessment. How are the preparations going?” He could only change the subject.
Instructor Huang nodded. “Everything has already been prepared. However, Jiang Yichen’s group is being arranged by Instructor Qin, so they will not be assessed together with the other new recruits.”
Hm?
Zhou Yu froze. “Why?”
“I do not know the details, but I heard instructors from the other military districts say that it has something to do with the ruins at Guankou.”
Zhou Yu casually tossed the weekly report aside. “Fine. I understand. You may leave.”
Even the arrangements for the Recruit Assessment had been stripped away from him.
Now, not only could he no longer deal with Jiang Yichen, even killing Jiang Feng had become a problem.
He wondered whether the assassins hired by the Chief Clan Elder had taken action yet.
With a worried expression, Zhou Yu sat beside the tea table and brewed tea.
Ring, ring, ring—
Just then, his phone suddenly rang.
He picked it up and answered it. An anxious voice immediately came from the other end. “Xiao Yu, the assassination failed. Jiang Feng has most likely realized that you are the one who wants to kill him.”
“Go find Jiang Feng immediately. You must stabilize him. We cannot let him drag us down with him.”
When Zhou Yu heard the Chief Clan Elder’s voice, the corners of his mouth curved into a smile. “Do not worry. We have leverage over Jiang Feng. He will not dare act rashly.”
“Even if he suspects that I hired the assassins, he will only think about how to get rid of me, not about exposing the secret of the beast tide.”
If Jiang Feng dared to reveal the reason behind the beast tide’s outbreak, not only would he himself face imprisonment, but Jiang Dongnian would also be sentenced.
After all, that scheme had been Jiang Dongnian’s idea. Even if he had not participated directly, the Law Enforcement Bureau would still hold him accountable.
From the surface, mutual destruction offered Jiang Feng no benefits at all. In fact, it was all downside.
Moreover, Jiang Feng had no evidence that Zhou Yu had triggered the beast tide.
Therefore, Jiang Feng’s only option was to think of every possible way to eliminate him.
“Xiao Yu, you cannot think in such absolute terms. Human beings are very complicated creatures. Go find Jiang Feng now and stabilize him first,” Zhou Mingyuan said cautiously.
Zhou Yu calmly drank his tea and sighed. “Chief Clan Elder, you are simply too cautious. Even if I openly told Jiang Feng that I wanted to kill him, he still would not leak it.”
“I can tell that Jiang Feng is a somewhat scheming person, but in front of me, he is still far too immature.”
Zhou Mingyuan sighed from the other end. “All right. Handle it properly, then. There must not be the slightest carelessness.”
“The Patriarch is about to emerge from seclusion soon. If something happens to you, I will not be able to explain it.”
Hm?
“Father is about to emerge from seclusion? Has he broken through beyond the Martial God realm?” Zhou Yu asked in pleasant surprise.
“He should have.”
“That is wonderful. In that case, the Zhou family will no longer fear the Jiang family. This is good news.”
Zhou Yu’s previously gloomy mood was swept away. He even felt that the clear tea in his mouth had become somewhat sweet and fragrant.
After hanging up, he leaned back comfortably in his seat, the corners of his mouth rising on their own.
He even put on a cheerful little tune.
Once his father broke through beyond the Martial God realm, the Zhou family would receive attention from Huaxia’s upper leadership. This was extremely crucial to the Zhou family’s future development.
Su Zhan was also a snobbish man. Otherwise, he would not have looked for an opportunity to dissolve the marriage agreement with the Jiang family because of Jiang Yichen’s former display as a crippled talent.
As long as the Zhou family surpassed the Jiang family, there was still hope for a marriage alliance between him and the Su family.
“Jiang Yichen, oh Jiang Yichen, let me think about how I should toy with you.”
Zhou Yu was shaking his teacup, feeling smug.
Suddenly, hurried footsteps came from outside the door.
He could not help looking toward the doorway, only to see Qin Feng walking in with a solemn expression.
“Qin…”
Zhou Yu was just about to greet him, but the law-enforcer uniforms behind Qin Feng made him stop short.
This…
Why would people from the Law Enforcement Bureau come looking for me?
Could Jiang Feng really have exposed me?
No. Impossible. Jiang Feng could not possibly be that stupid!
Forcing himself to remain calm, Zhou Yu pointed at He Qiu, the Director of the Law Enforcement Bureau, and asked, “Instructor Qin, what is this?”
“You are still pretending to be clueless?” Qin Feng’s tone was icy. “Director He, tell him what crime he has committed.”
Zhou Yu’s entire body stiffened.
Director He, dressed in a dark law-enforcement uniform, opened the file in his hand.
“Zhou Yu, Chief Instructor of the New Recruit Training Camp, plotted to murder Jiang Yichen, the Jiang family’s heir. He controlled three peak eighth-rank demonic beasts and triggered an S-Rank Beast Tide.”
“Afterward, despite knowing that the beast tide was uncontrollable, he still showed no remorse, severely threatening the lives and property of the people of East China…”
Through Jiang Feng’s verbal testimony and audio recording, Director He listed Zhou Yu’s crimes one by one.
As Zhou Yu listened, cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Inwardly, he cursed Jiang Feng as a madman.
He actually dared to expose the beast tide. What benefit did that bring him?
However, Zhou Yu could not reveal any flaw now. With only Jiang Feng’s verbal testimony and no substantive evidence, the Law Enforcement Bureau could not do anything to him.
“Director He, what are you talking about? When did I ever do such a thing?” He revealed an expression of complete incomprehension.
He Qiu, the Director of the Law Enforcement Bureau, snorted coldly and took out Jiang Feng’s USB drive. “This contains the audio recording of Jiang Feng’s conversation with you. It is full of evidence.”
“Now, in my capacity as the Director of the Law Enforcement Bureau, I am placing you under arrest. Come with me.”
Director He took out the arrest warrant and placed it before Zhou Yu’s eyes.
Zhou Yu’s body turned rigid. When had Jiang Feng recorded him?
How could this be?