In the Tian Yuan Realm, a hundred and fifty kilometers to the southeast of the capital city, there was a small, tranquil satellite town. It was the main settlement of the demon race around the capital city.
At the center of the town, two magnificent skyscrapers were standing. One of them was' Blood Demon Hometown Association ', and the other was' Comprehensive Building of the offices of the major groups of the Blood Demon Sector in the Tian Yuan Realm '.
Between the two skyscrapers was a small square. At the end of the square, a high wall made of obsidian was standing. On the wall, countless miners of the demon race were collecting resources with their blood and sweat deep inside the tunnels.
The grudges from a thousand years ago and who was in the right and who was in the wrong were all ignored.
At least, in the past hundred years, for the rise of the New Federation, countless demons had shed their sweat, tears, and even blood on the resource planets of the seven Sectors. They also buried their flesh and bones deep into the ground of the New Federation and melded with the name 'Xing Yao Federation', giving the traditional country of pure human beings a new significance.
The statue was a memorial to all the miners of the demon race who had been killed in accidents in the mines during the rise of the New Federation in the past hundred years.
There was a small memorial next to the statue where the names and deeds of all the victims could be found.
It was not uncommon for the descendants of the demons scattered in the seven Sectors, and even the natives of the Federation who had taken the 'Chaos Drugs' and mixed with human beings for a few generations, to come to the memorial to offer flowers and remember their ancestors and the past.
Past the two skyscrapers and the small memorial square, in the north of the town, in the middle of the scenic countryside, there was a plain-looking villa.
In the changes of the Federation in the past decades, the plain-looking villa was one of the centers of the swirls, or rather, the center of the swirls.
The leadership of the parliament in the capital city and the experts in the circle of Cultivators all called the villa 'Moon Palace'.
It was Jin Xinyue's private residence.
The Development Department of the Federation was a government agency that did not belong to Jin Xinyue. The Dim Moon Fund, on the other hand, was the second intelligence agency of the Federation. Although it was secretive and independent, it was still very official and could not be regarded as Jin Xinyue's private army.
Both the 'minister of development' and the 'president of the Dim Moon Fund' were positions and powers given to her by the country. The country could take them back at any time.
But the title of "Mysterious Lady of the Nine Heavens" was different.
Jin Xinyue's responsibility, obligation, and authority toward the demon race were not granted to her by the Federation, but by her father's prestige and her own means. Therefore, the Federation could not strip away this layer of authority.
"Moon Palace" was Jin Xinyue's private residence and her home in the capital.
It was also the command center where she remotely controlled the affairs of the Blood Demon Sector and the demon race. It was her real nest and source of strength.
However, on this day, half a month after the storm swept through, this nest was in imminent danger.
It could be seen from the number of shuttles that were taking off and landing in the private parking lot near the Moon Palace.
In the past few decades, the private parking lot near the Moon Palace had always been crowded and boisterous. Countless luxury shuttles from various places in the seven Sectors would arrive there every day.
Not only were there guests from the demon race, there were also the cars of the renowned sects of the Federation and the conglomerates that had dominated the Federation for hundreds of years. They landed on the Moon Palace openly without disguising their identity, too.
Even at the beginning of the scandal, the number of luxury shuttles did not decrease at all. If anything, they had slightly increased.
At that time, nobody believed that such a 'giant' as Jin Xinyue, who had the support of most of the conglomerates in the core worlds, would be crushed by a minor scandal.
However, as the situation took a turn for the worse, especially after 'Moonfall's sister' was exposed and protected by the Secret Sword Bureau, the situation had changed drastically in only a few days. Jin Xinyue's fall and the reorganization of the Dim Moon Fund seemed to have become a foreseeable fact. The parking lot immediately became empty and desolate, with barely any visitors.
Jin Xinyue, who had been haunted by countless scandals, seemed to have truly turned into a ticking time bomb that could explode at any moment. Everybody was avoiding her. None of the big shots were willing to have anything to do with her, fearing that they would be dragged down by her and blown up together with her.
Only the bold, all-pervasive reporters came incessantly like dung beetles that had smelled the stench. They snuck into every corner of the satellite city and played a game of cat and mouse with Jin Xinyue's supporters and the tough, ferocious demon bodyguards.
Naturally, they were there to capture the precious picture of 'Jin Xinyue's arrest'.
As a seasoned member of parliament, the minister of the Ministry of Development, and one of the two candidates in the election for the Supreme Speaker, Jin Xinyue was naturally protected by the laws of the Federation. She was not to be caught easily.
Three weeks after the scandal was exposed, she was still basically free. She was still able to travel between the building of the Ministry of Development and the Moon Palace as usual, maintaining the functions of the two agencies.
However, she did not leave the Tian Yuan Realm for the other worlds to give speeches and solicit votes. Perhaps it was because she was restricted by the independent investigation team, or perhaps it was because she had foreseen that the situation was over and that it was meaningless to struggle however hard she tried.
Faced with the snowballing scandal and the pressure of the cases, it did not matter how high her position was or how special her identity was. Multiple demonstrations against her had been launched in various places in the seven Sectors, demanding that the government of the Federation immediately dismiss her or even imprison her.
According to the analysis of the well-informed people and the experienced reporters who were in charge of interviewing parliament, Jin Xinyue would definitely resign from all her posts and cooperate with the investigation of the independent investigation team in one week at most.
In short, Jin Xinyue was doomed. She was doomed!
On the surface, that was indeed the case.
However, deep inside the underground buildings of the Moon Palace that were as complicated as a maze, a secret meeting was taking place.
The participants of the meeting did not enter the Moon Palace in luxury shuttles but were directly teleported to the most central chamber below the Moon Palace through a secret teleportation array. Therefore, they were not discovered by any reporters, special agents of the Secret Sword Bureau, or the staff of the independent investigation team.
The secret teleportation system had been buried in the Moon Palace when it was first built and had never been used for decades. Therefore, it was impossible for the government of the Federation to grasp its transmission frequency and the features of spiritual waves. At the very least, nobody would notice its existence in the few days after it was activated for the first time.
Through the secret teleportation array, the people who entered the core of the Moon Palace were still the three leaders who had met Jin Xinyue last time. They were the three real big shots hiding behind the parliament of the Federation.
This time, they were not just representing their own three sects but also all the traditional conglomerates that had suffered heavy blows because of the scandals and were about to collapse!
Therefore, despite the shrewdness and temperament of the Yuanying level, the three big shots could not help but feel anxious and infuriated!
"Jin Xinyue, what have you done exactly? How did you promise us half a month ago that you would take care of everything?
"We believed your words and provided you with so much manpower and resources, but you made things worse and worse, and now you're out of control!
"Right now, so many sects have been involved. They are all renowned sects with a history of hundreds of years. But because of your recklessness and recklessness, we have all been pushed to the edge of the cliff and are in peril!
"The independent investigators, the Secret Sword Bureau, and more than ten other departments have established a joint special operation team. Many of our leadership have been taken away. There is no telling what they will reveal right now!
"Even the few of us, who have lived almost a thousand years in total and are in the Yuanying level after all, will have to go to the designated place at the designated time for an investigation in a couple of days! This is a great humiliation. This is truly a great humiliation! "
Leader Pang, Leader Zhao, and Leader Tong, the three big shots of the traditional conglomerates, vented their anger, hatred, and fear like three infuriated volcanoes.
Jin Xinyue was still wearing the most delicate and perfect black suit. She seemed to be sitting opposite them calmly, lowering her head and apologizing without saying anything.
However, the twitching of her lips, her slightly messy eyebrows, and the tiny tear on her black silk stockings all indicated the panic and brutality in her heart.
At first glance, faced with the heavy pressure and the irreversible fiasco, even Jin Xinyue had completely lost control of her beliefs.
"With everything coming to this point, what's the point of saying that?"
Taking a deep breath, she lit a long, thin cigarette for herself with her trembling hands. But instead of smoking, she simply stared at the flickering cigarette butt and said gloomily, "If the leaders of the three sects burst into fury and cursed me to death, will your sects and families be saved?"
"You …"
The three big shots were all reputable people. It had been hundreds of years since they heard such shameless words. They were all so infuriated that their veins were shivering, and their spiritual gas was surging. "If that's the case, why did you beg us to come here and discuss the great plan? With everything coming to this point, we are all meat on the chopping block. What 'great plan' can you possibly have that can reverse the situation and save your life?"
Jin Xinyue smiled miserably.
The expression on her face was perhaps the most miserable, conflicted, and gloomy smile that the three big shots had ever seen in their thousand years of life combined.
"Just kill me."
Jin Xinyue took a long drag on the cigarette and blew out a layer of unpredictable mist at the three big shots. "Everything will be settled once and for all."
The three big shots were dazed at the same time. A moment later, they were even more infuriated. "What did you say? Are you out of your mind? You've completely screwed up everything and caused such a mess that we've all been dragged into. There's no telling how many people will be killed because of you, and now you want to just kill yourself? How can it be so easy?
"Kill you? If killing you can solve the problem, we'll cut you into pieces right now! But is your life so valuable that you're qualified to drag so many noble families to the grave with you?
"You! You! You! Why didn't we see that you were such a lunatic earlier? "
Jin Xinyue smoked the lady's cigarette in silence, but this time, she swallowed all the mist back into her stomach. After listening to the scolding of the three big shots patiently, she suddenly raised her head, with madness beaming out of her eyes. She said with a smile, "Or, I can kill you first, and I guarantee that you will be sent away easily and quickly. Then, you won't have to live such a painful life and watch the hundreds of years of foundation that your ancestors have passed down be destroyed in your hands!"
The three big shots were stunned at the same time. Sensing the shocking killing intent that Jin Xinyue did not disguise at all, they finally recalled the result of their last meeting with Jin Xinyue alone.
Sh * t. Sh * t. The woman was a lunatic. How could they have made the same mistake as last time?
"Don't be nervous. I was just kidding with the three leaders."
Jin Xinyue smiled. Her killing intent was suddenly gone like water that had been poured into a desert. She flicked the ash that was as smooth as jade at the end of the cigarette and crossed her legs comfortably. "It seems that the three leaders do not want me to die, you do not want yourselves to die, and you do not want your sects and families to die, either. Are you hoping that … you can counterattack and find a way to survive in the middle of death?"
The three big shots looked at each other in bewilderment, as if they saw a glimmer of hope in each other's eyes. "Do you have a solution?"
"Now that the entire Federation has learned everything that we have done, there is nothing that can be done even if the deities arrive. Even my uncles and seniors are at their wits' end. What can I, a weak woman, possibly do?"
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