Within the Giant Whale Group.
Guo Jinting, who had received the news in advance, narrowed her eyes, a hint of brilliance appearing in her gaze. She hadn't expected Ye Longlin to cause such a stir.
"If I had known you would create such a commotion, I would never have met you."
The Dark Hall did indeed have two faction leaders in Chang'an. The leader of the dove faction was Guo Jinting herself, who advocated for coexistence with Great Xia. The leader of the hawk faction was Wang Qinhai, and his faction consisted of the group led by Yashin Tian, who advocated for eliminating Ye Longlin to prevent future trouble.
The dove faction disapproved of the hawk faction's iron-fisted methods, while the hawk faction equally disliked the dove faction's inaction. The two factions had a long-standing rivalry, and their internal conflicts were continuous.
As the dove faction's representative in Chang'an, Guo Jinting was no fool.
Her primary objective in meeting Ye Longlin was to shift the blame onto Wang Qinhai, using Ye Longlin's hand to eliminate the hawk faction led by Wang Qinhai. However, she hadn't anticipated that the other party's methods would be so decisive and resolute, escalating the matter to this extent.
But it didn't matter now, as her original intention was to eliminate the hawk faction's representatives led by Wang Qinhai.
Moreover, wasn't the current situation exactly what she wanted to see?
"Although I didn't anticipate this outcome, it is within my expectations. I just didn't expect them to lock down the entire city."
"Xiao Liu, find out where Wang Qinhai is. I don't care what method you use, I need to know Wang Qinhai's whereabouts, understand?"
Xiao Liu was her confidant.
Xiao Liu nodded and replied, "Understood."
Guo Jinting stood before the floor-to-ceiling window of the office, her hands in her pockets, a playful smile gracing her lips.
If Wang Qinhai were arrested, all the hidden forces of the Dark Hall in Chang'an would obey her commands. At that point, her power would reach its peak, and that would be her domain!
Before her true intentions were revealed, she had to cooperate with Ye Longlin to locate Wang Qinhai and help Ye Longlin eliminate him.
After all, the enemy of my enemy is my friend; this saying was not wrong.
"Ye Longlin, Wang Qinhai, Dark Hall, Yashin Tian!"
"They will all become my stepping stones. I will tread on their corpses and ascend to the highest position step by step. Do you really think I've been wasting my time all these years? While staying out of trouble is paramount in such situations, for some people, risk is also opportunity. If these matters are handled well, it could propel me further, even allowing me to acquire enterprises like the Giant Whale Group!"
Four trillion!
A full four trillion!
Earlier, she had indeed wanted to leave the Dark Hall and did not wish for it to become her cage. However, after arriving at the Giant Whale Group, she had changed her mind and her objectives. Or rather, her current desire was to leverage the existence of the Dark Hall to eliminate all her rivals and seize the Giant Whale Chamber of Commerce for herself!
Four trillion, that was a colossal four trillion!
If such financial resources were in her hands, the entire Chang'an would have to listen to her. No matter how incorruptible the mayor was, they would fall under the sway of such wealth. At that moment, she would be the uncrowned king of Chang'an!
The thought of such an outcome made Guo Jinting's heart burn with desire to become the uncrowned king of Chang'an!
And the prerequisite for this was to eliminate all enemies. Only then could she complete her first step!
"I originally thought you would at most investigate Wang Qinhai and cause him trouble, thus preventing him from bothering me. But I didn't expect you to directly apprehend him and issue a lockdown order. I must admit, the Commander-in-Chief does have some means. But so what?
Ultimately, you are just a sharp sword in my hand, a sword that carves out territory for me. Of course, to repay you, I will kill you last, rest assured! After all, some things you know too much about. With your intelligence, you certainly wouldn't know what I'm doing now, but slowly, you will understand."
Guo Jinting spoke slowly, a playful smile appearing on her lips.
Besides, these matters had to be handled gradually; they couldn't be accomplished overnight.
"Someone like Wang Qinhai has many hiding places. He trusts no one but himself. The most likely scenario is that he will use other identities to leave Chang'an. He might even deliberately leave some clues to feign his departure from Chang'an. Once Yashin Tian is gathered, he will become Yashin Tian's proxy.
Tsk, it's still not enough. I need to resolve him quickly. If I can't resolve this matter promptly, it will become very troublesome later... Wang Qinhai... what methods will he employ? If he is forced to abandon everything he possesses, it's impossible. He has most likely made preparations.
Her interactions with Wang Qinhai were very, very few. Their current contact was merely sponsoring university students as a cover for her true identity, and this identity certainly wouldn't last.
Once Wang Qinhai was apprehended, her identity would also be exposed.
With his intelligence, he would surely figure it out.
"Either you leave obediently, and I won't do anything to you. Of course, if you are caught, I will kill you. I will absolutely not let you reveal my identity."
Guo Jinting snorted coldly, a chilling glint in her eyes. She feared Wang Qinhai being caught right now, and similarly, she feared Ye Longlin finding Wang Qinhai first.
Based on the current situation, the other party would undoubtedly find Wang Qinhai before she did.
With this thought, as if struck by inspiration, she quickly logged into her Dark Hall internal network account and directly posted an announcement—Wang Qinhai, meet me at the VIP room of the underground boxing arena tonight.
After leaving this message, she logged out immediately.
Concurrently, Ye Longlin sat in the main seat of the special task force at the Mayor's Building. Han Jun was reporting, "Reporting to superiors, Wang Qinhai's whereabouts have not been found anywhere. The other party has definitely escaped the locations we guarded."
"Dragon Investigation Bureau reports that our personnel have been dispatched throughout the city. However, the number of our personnel is still somewhat limited, and many areas cannot be searched, nor is a carpet search feasible."
"Department of Transportation reports that all intersections, entrances, exits, stations, railway stations, high-speed rail stations, airports, and other locations in the city have been completely sealed off. They are cooperating with the Dragon Investigation Bureau to issue the wanted notice, and there is still no news. The activation of the SkyNet system has been confirmed."
"..."
After the report concluded, Ye Longlin nodded and issued a strict order: "I am giving you only five days!"
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