Chapter 329 Attack

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Yun Shanluan remained silent in the end.

This fierce person who had even attempted to compete with Ye Chunqiu for the position of guardian of the empire, this elder who could almost check and balance Wang Tianxiong in the empire's secret service system, this peak X-class expert who spoke like a god in the Nine Continents Prison, was slapped fiercely on the face and fell into a coma.

His figure was thin, his body was dyed with blood, and his gray hair was completely messed up. His old wrinkled face twitched, and he was held in Lin Xuanyuan's hand, causing him to be indescribably desolate and miserable.

After all, he was old. He was already powerless against Lin Xuanyuan's storm-like attacks at noon. Now, he was barely able to stand here and face Lin Xuanyuan, who was at his peak once again. He was completely powerless to retaliate and was ravaged by Lin Xuanyuan.

Injury plus injury.

Two serious injuries in a row proved Yun Shanluan's loyalty to the south-west faction, Such a veteran with great prestige in the Secret Service and the Party, if it wasn't for his lack of principles in his heart, he would definitely have won the support of quite a few people. However, his unprincipled protector for decades ended up with only reputation and no respect.

A dog is a dog after all.

Lin Xuanyuan casually threw Yun Shanluan to the ground. The color of blood in his eyes gradually disappeared and he revealed an indescribable coldness.

Lin Qingtian stood there with a complicated expression. He had personally witnessed the most glorious years in Yun Shanluan. Now, this elder, who had done countless merits and hardships to the southwest faction, had ended up in such a sorry state in front of him.

In the past and present, brilliance and despair had ruthlessly assaulted his soul, temporarily paralyzing his anger.

Sun Jingyang, the director of the Central Office of the Empire, was slightly pale, but he still stood firmly in front of Lin Qingtian, staring at Lin Xuanyuan with an undisguised look of alertness.

Members of the Policy Bureaux are politicians and cannot be moved?

The Empire's supreme leader was a political leader, so he couldn't move?

Sun Jingyang felt that all of this was right, but when he thought of the ferocious scars on Lin Qingtian's stomach, he immediately felt that this was wrong.

Twenty years ago, It was also one night, At that time, the young emperor directly stabbed Lin Qingtian's abdomen with a dagger seven times in a row. A generation of Storage Monarchs was almost stabbed to death. This was a grudge between the Emperor and Lin Qingtian. Facing the War God King of the Imperial Family or the War God King of Yun Shanluan who had just been seriously injured, Sun Jingyang was not sure that the other party would not go crazy and attack Lin Qingtian.

"Jing Yang, send Elder Yun to the hospital immediately. Don't worry, there's nothing going on here."

A touch flashed in Lin Qingtian's eyes. He then said calmly, He knew that Sun Jingyang was loyal to him, However, when facing a lunatic like Lin Xuanyuan who ignored the rules and acted impulsively, he was still able to stand in front of him without turning back. Pure loyalty could no longer express this emotion. He patted Sun Jingyang on the shoulder and used some strength. Seeing that Sun Jingyang was still hesitating, he couldn't help but increase his tone and said in a low voice, "Go now!"

"Alright, I'll go now."

Sun Jingyang subconsciously agreed, Looking at Lin Xuanyuan, he took out his phone and started to make phone calls. There was a private hospital inside the Glorious Divine Ark. Whether it was medical facilities or medical standards, it was at the top of the world. The ambulance in the hospital would take at most five minutes to arrive. During this period of time, neither Yun Shanluan nor Lin Qingtian should have any problems.

"Xuanyuan, sooner or later, you will pay the price for doing this."

Lin Qingtian seemed to have completely recovered his calm. He did not look at Yun Shanluan , but looked at Lin Xuanyuan and said softly.

"Threaten me?"

Lin Xuanyuan said indifferently.

"Not a threat."

Lin Qingtian shook his head. It seemed frank, He patted the tea that Lin Xuanyuan had sprayed on his body during his charge. He calmly said, "This is just a piece of advice. You've seriously injured Cloud Mountain twice in a row and forced Snow Wind to kneel before you. You invited me into the coffin. It looks like you're enjoying it. But in fact, all the risks are already brewing. You're too sharp. Sooner or later, you'll die under your own sharpness."

"Yun Shanluan must retire."

Lin Xuanyuan seemed to be impatient to hear Lin Qingtian's nonsense. He directly ignored the other party's unclear preaching and mentioned the main purpose of tonight's lecture. His words were very stiff, and there was almost no room for manoeuvre.

"It's not possible."

Lin Qingtian's answer was even more straightforward than his, and the majesty of his tone caused everyone's hearts to grow solemn.

The value of the Nine Continents Prison in the southwestern faction, No matter how you describe it, All sorts of talented criminals, Give them a pitiful little freedom in exchange for their souls, There are more than 5,000 criminals in the Nine Continents Prison all year round, For more than 20 years, Countless people left this place, Countless people entered from outside, Countless people died, Every person brought out of the Nine Continents Prison by the southwestern faction, The southwest faction would do their best to squeeze out their value. This empire was the most heavily guarded, and criminals were also the most dangerous prisons. The benefits brought to the southwest faction over the years could be said to be endless, and in the foreseeable future, the Nine Continents Prison would definitely create more and greater value.

Lin Qingtian was willing to trade the location of the Nine Continents Prison for the territory of three provinces!

Six of the three provinces were at the Governor level, and there were at least twenty Lieutenant Governor level positions in the Imperial Center. There was no doubt about the value of the three provinces. Although the three provinces were important, in Lin Qingtian's eyes, the Nine Continents Prison was more important. Countless people from the southwestern faction also felt the same way.

A super trump card that could contend against the protection of the Divine Continent in terms of martial power, a super staff group that was at the top in every field, and a high-level database composed of countless secrets. If there was no last resort, the southwest faction would definitely bite down on the fat meat of the Nine Continents Prison.

This was one of the fundamentals of their footing.

If they were to give it up, it would be their most fundamental failure, and it would be much more severe than all the losses they had suffered this year combined.

Therefore, Lin Qingtian shook his head without hesitation and replied, "Impossible."

"Impossible?"

Lin Xuanyuan looked at Lin Qingtian and said in a gentle tone without killing intent, "Then Yun Shanluan will die."

"You dare?!"

Lin Qingtian suddenly raised his eyebrows, his expression dignified and solemn.

" Yun Shanluan must retire!"

Lin Xuanyuan didn't seem to feel the slightest bit of pressure as he repeated what he had just said.

A simple sentence made a character like Lin Xuanyuan repeat it twice. Not only did it not make Lin Qingtian impatient, it made him even clearer of his opponent's determination.

Just as Lin Qingtian was about to refuse again, his heart skipped a beat. He sat down again and calmly said, "Elder Yun has retreated. Who will take over the Nine Continents Prison?"

" Helian Xiongying ."

Lin Xuanyuan did not reveal any joy because Lin Qingtian's tone was loose, but his tone was still indifferent.

"Helian..."

Lin Qingtian deliberately pondered for a moment, as if he didn't see Helian Chenxi's nervous expression. He slowly said, "Helian's qualifications don't need to be questioned. Thanks to hard work, the Helian family can be considered the backbone of the empire's secret service system. However, his strength is not X-class. There are not a few criminals with SSS + strength in the Nine Continents Prison. If Helian goes over, he won't be able to suppress the situation."

The ridicule in Lin Xuanyuan's eyes flashed. He seemed to know what Lin Qingtian wanted to say. He directly spoke up for him, '"Let him take over first. There will be no problem in the short term. When Xiao Cao returns from Tokyo, I will ask Xiao Cao to help him. His main focus in the future will be on the Nine Continents Prison. Apart from his position in National Special Agent Squadron, he will be in charge of the Nine Continents Prison in the future. He will be ranked fourth in the Earthquake Realm, right?"

"Lin Xiaocao?!"

Lin Qingtian's eyes suddenly lit up, and his breathing unknowingly became hurried, "He's not going to protect the Divine Continent?"

"Not going in."

Lin Xuanyuan was straightforward. This was something he had decided long ago. The identity of Lin Xuanyuan and Lin Xiaocao had already caused more and more people to be puzzled. The excuse of hiding in Tokyo to heal their injuries could not be delayed forever. Therefore, he planned to let Lin Xiaocao'return 'in the near future.

If he worked in the secret service system, the only World-shaking Martial Dao Sovereign in the Empire's secret service system would definitely receive all-round attention. And unlike the Nine Continents Prison, that dark and sinister place could reduce the exposure rate to the minimum. With less attention, the likelihood of exposing his identity would also be reduced.

"Then your duel with Lin Xiaocao?"

Lin Qingtian suppressed the joy in his eyes and asked out of caution.

Lin Xuanyuan took a deep look at Lin Qingtian, nodded, and said indifferently, "All the arrangements made by the Fuehrer will be fine."

For a moment, the radiance in Lin Qingtian's eyes changed. There was relaxation, excitement, and hesitation.

He took out another cigarette and still didn't forget to throw one to Lin Xuanyuan. After lighting it, he took a big breath.

Lin Xuanyuan also lit up Greater China, which was specially provided by him, and breathed out mist and clouds in a calm and unhurried manner.

"Comrade Xuanyuan, Comrade Mingshi's work ability is not bad, and he is very good at uniting comrades. I believe that the Cabinet will function more smoothly because of his existence."

Lin Qingtian, who was silent, suddenly opened his mouth and said an unrelated topic.

Lin Xuanyuan was stunned for a moment, then sneered, "The Fuehrer's appetite is a little too big."

He instantly knew who Comrade Ming Shi was referring to. He was now a member of the Imperial Policy Bureau, State Councilor, and Deputy Prime Minister of the Cabinet, Jiang Mingshi.

Jiang Mingshi was already quite old. If he couldn't go further in the next two years, he could only be assigned to the Imperial National Assembly or the Imperial Political Consultative Council as an adjutant. This was traditionally called retirement from the second line.

Lin Qingtian wanted to keep Jiang Mingshi in the Cabinet. Without a doubt, he wanted him to join the Standing Committee. Moreover, he was the only vice prime minister of the next Standing Committee.

Right now, this position was being stared at by the royal faction, the southern faction, the southwestern faction, the neutral faction, and even the various local factions. There were endless battles, but Lin Qingtian wanted to cooperate with the royal faction to take it down. His appetite was truly extraordinary.

The next Imperial Center Standing Committee was a seven-man regiment, The momentum of Ye Nianlun taking over the throne was already unstoppable. Chen Hua Lou becoming the first female prime minister of the empire had already become a foregone conclusion more than 20 years ago. Now, Guo Zhinu , a member of the Decision-making Bureau, a member of the Central Bureau of Academicians , and the Minister of Justice, had succeeded Guo Tian Long of the Ministry of Supervision. It was also an acceptable result for the three factions to become a new giant.

There were still two years left before the grand transformation, and three of the royal giants had already taken up their spots.

The number of giants of the southern faction had also been decided. Compared to the current southern faction leader, Imperial Prime Minister Yang Xiuyuan, the southern faction was in a more desperate situation during the next great change. The position of the giants was arranged in the Imperial Political Consultative Council, which was also known as the clapping group, and their real power was further reduced.

The southwest faction had already locked onto two spots.

Ye Nianlun 's most direct opponent, Vice Head Gao, would be transferred to the National Assembly to take over the position of the current King Element Leader, Zou Ren Te. As he had entered the NPC earlier than Chen Hua Lou, he was ranked second in the Standing Committee, and Chen Hua Lou was ranked third. However, in terms of actual power, he was far from being comparable to Chen Hua Lou.

Xu Dongping, the current leader of the southwest faction, a standing member of the Policy Bureau, and the president of the Imperial Political Consultative Council, would take over the position of the first academician of the Central Bureau of Academicians and the president of the Central Party School. He was equivalent to Ye Nianlun , but he did not concurrently hold the position of deputy head of the empire.

Moreover, because of his age, Xu Dongping could only serve another term like Vice-President Gao.

From this perspective, it was not difficult to see the layout of the southwest faction. In the first five years of the Great Change, the southwest faction had obviously relied mainly on a smooth transition and had employed veteran generals. They intended to stabilize their footing.

The next seven members of the Standing Committee of the Policy Bureaux, the Supreme Head, the President of the National Assembly, the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, the President of the Imperial Political Consultative Council, the First Academician of the Central Academy, and the Supreme Supervisory Minister of the Empire.

The ownership of the six positions had already been settled ahead of time.

Only one member of the Standing Committee, the deputy head of the Cabinet, was left.

At this position, the three major factions also had their own people.

The southwest faction pushed forward the present Policy Bureau member, State Councilor, and Deputy Prime Minister Jiang Mingshi. As early as a year ago, the southwest faction had already begun to build momentum for him, so among the people, Jiang Mingshi's voice was extremely loud.

The candidate Wang Xili recommended was Lin Guodong, a member of the current Policy Bureau, State Councilor, and Deputy Prime Minister of the Cabinet. He was also Li Donglei's longest-serving secretary.

Lin Guodong and Jiang Mingshi were of the same age and position. Jiang Mingshi was ranked slightly ahead of Lin Guodong in the Cabinet rankings. The two of them also had abundant experience in various positions.

Jiang Mingshi was successively the prefecture-level mayor, secretary of the municipal party committee, minister of bureaucracy of Tianfu Province, governor of Tianfu Province, secretary of the provincial party committee, secretary of the municipal party committee of Southwest City, and promoted all the way to the Cabinet.

Lin Guodong had followed Li Donglei for more than ten years, and this experience was unparalleled. He had served as the Director of the Public Security Department of Wuyue Province, the Minister of Justice of the Provincial Party Committee, the Deputy Mayor of Nine Continents City, the Mayor of Northern Municipality, the Acting Secretary of Northern Municipality, and the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, before finally entering the Cabinet.

Moreover, both of them had served as secretaries of municipal party committees of municipalities directly under the Central Government. Since then, they had already entered the Policy Bureau and the Cabinet as deputy prime ministers. They could only be considered equal. In terms of seniority, the two of them were no match for each other.

Seniority, ability, connections, age, both of them seemed to be natural opponents.

In contrast, although Ji Andong, the candidate pushed by the southern faction, was also the provincial party secretary of South Lake Province, and his political achievements were not ordinary, compared to the first two, he was obviously somewhat dim.

Right now, Lin Qingtian wanted Jiang Mingshi to join the committee as soon as he opened his mouth, which could be said to be an absolute lion's mouth.

"Young man, You should know that, Just how much damage would it do to the southwestern faction to let go of the Nine Continents Prison, "It's hard to imagine how low the cost of finding talent in the Nine Continents Prison is. Even if Lin Xiaocao doesn't enter the Divine Continent to protect Wang Tianxiong, it will take a lot of time to do so in the southwest. The cost of operation is ridiculously high, so I don't think it's too much to make Comrade Mingshi an additional condition."

Lin Qingtian narrowed his eyes and said softly.

"The position of the guardian of the Divine Continent is as powerful as you can imagine. Such a deal is very fair. I do not oppose Jiang Mingshi's ascension to the throne. However, in the last two years, I have to rely on my own abilities. The War God Palace cannot afford to give me a position as a member of the Standing Committee of the Policy Bureau. I do not dare to give it to him."

Lin Xuanyuan said calmly. In the next Standing Committee, Vice Head Gao would control the National Assembly, and Xu Dongping would lead the Academician Bureau of the Central Committee, a legislature, and a core department of the Party. If Jiang Mingshi were to be stuffed into the cabinet, the southwest faction would remain strong.

Therefore, no matter who went up, the royal family didn't want the people from the southwest faction to go up.

"Let me think about it."

Lin Qingtian said indifferently, not immediately giving an answer.

"Goodbye."

Lin Xuanyuan nodded, turned around, and pulled Helian Chenxi away. "I will visit Elder Yun when I have time. Whether he can survive or not depends on the Fuehrer's consideration."

Lin Qingtian frowned. He was a little dissatisfied, but he didn't say anything.

"Bang!"

The door of the villa was suddenly knocked open.

Lin Qingtian, who was pondering over the matter, narrowed his eyes and suppressed his anger. In the end, he saw Lin Fengxue rushing in with a single glance.

Behind him, there was a large number of emperor dignitaries following behind him.

"What happened?"

Lin Qingtian's heart sank. Looking at Lin Fengxue's panicked expression, he frowned and said in a deep voice, "Don't panic. Speak slowly."

"Fuehrer..."

Lin Fengxue swallowed hard and hesitated for a moment before bitterly saying, "Five minutes ago, the Nine Continents Prison was violently attacked. The current situation is unknown. The Military Ministry has already dispatched Garrison Division and the Eastern Divine Sword Brigade of the Nine Continents City Military Region. In addition, the Divine Continent Guard has also dispatched Combat Brigade to start the operation. Fuehrer, should we go take a look?"

"The Nine Continents Prison has been attacked!?"

Lin Qingtian's expression changed drastically. Without hesitation, he stood up and said, "What are you waiting for? Leave now! Immediately!"

He strode towards the door and nodded slightly as he passed by Lin Xuanyuan. However, he saw his opponent's unusually calm eyes.

Lin Qingtian shook his head and sighed helplessly.

Looks like Yun Shanluan is really going to retreat.

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