Chapter 90 The Lady is Not Dead The news about the extermination of the family of the West District tax collector began to ferment in Zhulan's public opinion. This matter is extremely serious. Like Taiyang, Zhulan is also an underground city where private carrying of firearms is prohibited. In addition, public security management is strict enough, urban areas are strictly distinguished from towns and villages, and the rights of farmers are restricted, which makes the urban areas always safe and there are almost no murders. Therefore, this case of family annihilation stood out. In addition, the murderer was so rampant that he simply left his name on the wall to show off his power, which made the news spread faster and wider. Soon, with Pang Ming's deliberate instigation, the passage with the names "Zhao Wei" and "Bai Li" appeared on the front pages of major newspapers, and more than half of the residents in Zhulan City knew about these two vicious murderers. The people were filled with righteous indignation and demanded that Lanting must issue a strict order to bring the murderer to justice as quickly as possible to protect the safety of the entire Zhulan. The two factions that have been vying for power and seeking the position of chairman have begun to use their own mouthpieces to reassure the residents of the city. We will definitely urge the police department to bring the murderer to justice as soon as possible and at the same time determine the new chairman. Just when the whole city's attention was drawn to this tragic case of family massacre, Pang Ming, the chief police officer who was at the center of pressure, did not, under the pressure from all sides, desperately force his police officers to search the whole city and do their best to solve the case.
Instead, he threw everything to his deputy, and did not even strictly order him to do his best to solve the case within a certain period of time. Instead, he gave him subtle hints. There is something fishy about this case, so we should delay it as long as possible. If there is any progress, we should report it to him immediately and never leak the news to anyone else. Afterwards, he met with seven major landlords of the Lanting Grand Council Hall who were also loyal to the former chairman, and the meeting was completed in a secret apartment. "What? Commander Pang has already decided which new group to join? You called us all here today, are you here to serve as a lobbyist?" As soon as everyone arrived and sat down, one of the landlords asked in a sarcastic tone. Pang Ming had a gloomy face and clenched his hands into fists. "I am not as good as you all here. You still have vast estates and rich family wealth. If you leave the chairman, no matter who you follow, you will not be liquidated. I only have myself, so I will never betray the chairman at any time. If the person who succeeds in the end is not the chairman's descendant, then I will submit my resignation letter and leave Zhulan." "Humph, you still have some conscience, unlike some people who have already flirted with others and are just short of publicly announcing their support for that ungrateful bastard to take the top position!" The big landlord who was being mocked flew into a rage and stood up, slamming the table! "Master Qi, at least his last name is Qi! Otherwise, who do you think I should support? Those idiots who want to change the system to internal elections for four-year terms! The emperor of the central government has survived so many storms and is still here. Do these people dare to go to the central government and declare that the emperor's term should also be changed to four-year terms? I think you are the real ungrateful person!" "Master Qi is bullshit! We still haven't figured out how the chairman died, and it has everything to do with that little bastard! And have you forgotten what ridiculous things he did before? If he inherits the position of chairman, Zhulan will be the next sun!" "How dare you say something like that! How dare you!" "Why wouldn't I dare? Now that the young lady is dead, the chairman has no descendants! What else should I not dare to do?" "The lady is not dead." Pang Ming's simple words instantly stopped the quarrel that was gradually getting out of control. The whole room fell silent, and each of the seven landowners stared at him, their eyes widened to the extreme. "What did you say?" "Have you seen the lady?" "The carriage derailed in the inter-city tunnel. Even if a great scientist had walked up three steps, there was no way he could have survived inside! Are you sure the young lady is still alive?" Pang Ming said calmly: "I'm sure." "Where's the evidence?"
"This is an orchid leaf. I found it in the home of the tax collector whose family was exterminated. It is not an ordinary orchid, but a special variety carefully cultivated by a biologist using rules." Pang Ming raised his head and placed the piece of leaf fragment in the center of the table. Every landlord’s eyes lit up when he heard this, and their faces began to become excited and nervous, because everyone understood what the special variety of orchid in Zhulan represented! That was the good news the young lady brought back in the third year after being sent to the college. She was noticed by the biology professor in the college and accepted as a student. In less than a year, she had already mastered the basic rules related to biological plants and even cultivated a special variety of orchid! Bamboo and orchid are both extremely important plants for this city. Although the biological characteristics of orchids are prone to mutation, it is difficult to assign any rules to them, and there has never been a successful case before. A special plant cultivated by the descendants of the Qi family that can represent the entire city has made the young lady's identity as the heir unshakable! The orchid has also become a symbol of the young lady. Its presence means that the young lady is still there! For a moment, the breathing of the other seven people in the room became heavy, and the landlords who had stood up to argue slowly sat back down to their original seats. The root cause of their conflict is that they have lost their backbone and no one to support them. Now that the young lady is not dead, the situation has naturally become different. "But if the young lady is not dead, why doesn't she show up? No one is more qualified to succeed the throne than her. As long as she is willing to show up, there will definitely be no opposition from Lanting." Some large landowners raised questions. Pang Ming tapped the table with his fingers, attracting the attention of the landlords again. "The tax collector whose entire family was killed was Qi Zicheng's distant cousin." Some people showed realization on their faces, having figured out the key to the matter. "It is very likely that the young lady was assassinated on the train. She escaped and wanted to take revenge on her own!" "Not only that." Pang Ming showed a smile that seemed like he knew everything. "I guess the young lady has most likely discovered the truth behind the chairman's sudden death! She deliberately let everyone think she was dead, but she actually wanted to hide in the dark and investigate and solve this matter herself!" "Then what are we going to do?" The seven landlords who were originally arguing with each other now all looked at Pang Ming. "Delay! We must delay! Before the young lady finishes her work in the dark, we must not let those two gangs determine the position of the new chairman!" (End of this chapter)