Resurrection Empire

Chapter 744 281: Past Events Are Like Smoke_2

Both sides were in a heated argument, and even Ying Hao, who usually concealed his emotions, slammed the table.

After an entire closed-door meeting, Ying Hao found himself at a complete disadvantage.

Of course, Ren Zhong and Xiao Xingyue were not immediately convicted either.

Xiao Xingyue privately informed the head of the Telekinesis Masters' institution about the connection to the Alien Ore in advance.

The head of this Telekinesis Masters' institution was also a member of the Elder Council.

He clearly sided with Ying Hao, barely managing to keep things under control for the moment.

Finally, both parties reached the following compromise.

Xiao Xingyue could continue to detain Wang Jinsou for seven days.

After seven days, the mobile court must be held, and there must be no obvious bias among those in the mobile court.

During these seven days, Ren Zhong could continue gathering evidence.

Everything would be revealed at the mobile court seven days later.

If Wang Jinsou were sentenced to death, everything would naturally be worry-free.

But if the mobile court ruled Wang Jinsou not guilty and released him, then the matter of Ren Zhong and Xiao Xingyue would need thorough discussion.

In a sense, Ying Hao had indeed put himself in a disadvantageous position.

By then, if Ying Hao wanted to protect these two "loyal hounds," he would have to pay a heavy price.

With this expectation, Ying Hao left the meeting room with an ashen face, walking at a brisk pace.

However, upon returning to his office, the anxiety and irritation on Ying Hao's face vanished, replaced by a confident smile.

In seven days, that insignificant Wang Jinsou would inevitably face death.

Wang Dingyuan, this pawn, would also play his final role.

He himself would seize the victory and push some of the previously stalled reforms forward vigorously.

Ren Zhong had truly handed him a sharp knife.

Maintain the existing rights of citizens?

Ha, the system I want to smash is precisely that one!

Wang Jinsou, this parasite exploiting system loopholes, how many truly talented ordinary citizens has he stifled over the years? How many more like Ju Qingmeng are there on Source Star? These should have been the driving force of our Source Star civilization!

This rotten, outdated thing should have been changed long ago.

Meanwhile, on Ren Zhong's side, as he was personally editing a new video, an unexpected guest arrived at his hotel suite.

It was none other than one of his true confidants, his right-hand man, and trusted brother—Wang Zhaofu.

In the communication, Wang Zhaofu was hesitant and vague, only saying that he wanted to discuss something important with Ren Zhong face-to-face.

Ren Zhong didn't press him but just told him to come to Chongyi County immediately.

Dingdong, the doorbell rang, and the suite's smart butler reported to Ren Zhong that Wang Zhaofu had arrived.

Ren Zhong didn't get up, just asked Ju Qingmeng to bring him in.

Meanwhile, he continued lying on the sofa, operating a virtual keyboard with his hands.

The content on the left side of the living room projection was the video he was editing.

Part of the video content was footage of himself capturing Ding Canghai and Zheng Dafa, along with recordings of Xiao Xingyue conducting psychological evaluations on the two separately.

On the right projection, it was also Ding Canghai and Zheng Dafa, who had been brought back to Starfire Town by his private airship, but it was a real-time communication feed.

At the moment, the two, dressed in restraint suits, were fixed on two metal chairs.

Ma Dafu, Zheng Tian, Chen Hanyu, and Ou Youning sat across from them, asking all sorts of questions as instructed by Ren Zhong.

"Brother Wang, have a seat first. Let me add subtitles to this segment first, give me two minutes."

Wang Zhaofu walked in, first glancing up at the projection, his eyes brightening.

He walked over quickly, "Old Ren... Mr. Ren, what's this?"

Ren Zhong quickly finished adding the subtitles and smiled, "Didn't you know? I'm dealing with the Wang family of Chongyi. What you want to say is related to them, right? Go ahead, we're all family here, no need to hide anything."

Hearing this, Wang Zhaofu's eyes suddenly turned red.

He sighed deeply, rubbed his face, and said in a choked voice, "Brother Ren, I never dared to tell you before. I just didn't want to cause you trouble. But now that you're up against the Wang family, I feel I can finally speak up."

Ren Zhong nodded and patted his shoulder again, "If something's troubling you, don't keep it in. I told you long ago, our bond is a friendship tested by life and death. I'm not just being polite; I mean it. The fact that you've kept it hidden until now means you're treating me as an outsider."

Wang Zhaofu was taken aback, then said sheepishly, "It's my mistake. It's not that I don't trust you as a person, I'm just terrified of the idea of retaliating against such a powerful family, and I never imagined you, Brother Ren, could go this far, driven by a single emotion for a woman."