Xuan Army Academy Board, meeting room.
Chief Qin Qi had returned for the first time in two months. He hadn't fully recovered from his injuries at North Style Academy, but his movements weren't hindered now. He could manage some of the daily work of the board. At this time, he sat quietly in his seat, not saying a word. The others didn't seem to understand the chief's current state and looked at each other. Among them was Feng Xingye, the chairman of the Zhiling Institute Board.
Feng Xingye had used Flowing Light Dance for seven consecutive hours to deliver a message to the board. He'd used up a lot of energy and stayed for a few days to recuperate. In just a few days, Lu Ping's group had rushed from the Zhiling Institute Board to the Dark Army Academy Board.
Intruder: Lu Ping!
The board didn't even need to analyze the route to guess that Lu Ping was coming for them. They knew very well why Lu Ping had come to Dark Army City.
After a moment of silence, Qin Qi finally spoke, "Where are they now?"
The subordinate who had been collecting information but didn't dare speak without Qin Qi's question reported, "They've passed the eastern entrance of Guardwood Alley. They'll reach the gate in half an hour at most. This subordinate thinks … "
"That's not what I'm asking." Qin Qi frowned when she heard the answer. She interrupted her subordinate before he could finish speaking.
"Ah?" The subordinate was stunned.
"I'm asking about Su Tang," Qin Qi said.
"Su Tang …" The subordinate remembered that the chief's first and only order was to move Su Tang away when he received news that the intruder was Lu Ping.
"I guess …" The subordinate said, but when he saw Qin Qi frown again, he knew that his "guess" was a little unreliable. He quickly stopped "guessing" and changed his words, "I'll confirm it now." After that, he hurriedly left the council hall.
The other subordinates were still looking at each other. At this moment, Feng Xingye had already stood out and said, "Chief's injury has not healed yet. I think we should also hide for a while." Feng Xingye often went to the Qin Mansion and had a good relationship with the Qin family. He was Qin Qi's brother. However, at the moment, in the College Supervisors Headquarters, both sides had a clear superior and subordinate relationship. In front of everyone, he also spoke with the attitude of a superior and subordinate.
"What are you talking about?" Before Qin Qi could answer, someone had already started scolding her.
The positions in the College Supervisors Union were more or less the same as the branches. There were two chief inspectors under the president. The one who had just spoken was the Black Army Academy's Left Supervisor, Mu Yunkai. In the entire Black Army Academy's Supervisory Board, he was second only to Chief Qin Qi. At this moment, he seemed extremely dissatisfied with Feng Xingye's suggestion.
"A mere mountain brat has come knocking on our door, and you want Lord Chief to retreat? If news of this were to spread, how would we, the Academy Commission, have any face left? "Mu Yunkai said righteously.
"This is no ordinary brat," Feng Xingye hurriedly said. He was the president of the branch, and his rank was equivalent to the commander of the headquarters. He was one level lower than Inspector Zuo. Although he had a deep relationship with the Qin family, he couldn't be too disrespectful to Mu Yunkai, so he just said it patiently.
"I know that Zhiling City seems to have suffered at the hands of this brat again. But President Feng can't let the headquarters be shamed because of this and cover up your incompetence! "Mu Yunkai said.
"You!" Being mocked like this, Feng Xingye was slightly angry, but after glancing at Qin Qi sitting at the top, he held back and didn't say anything.
"This brat that Inspector Zuo speaks of is indeed not simple. Inspector Zuo, try to remember his name, Lu Ping," Qin Qi said.
"Remember the name of a person who is about to die? I don't think that's necessary, "Mu Yunkai said proudly. He wasn't very polite to Qin Qi, the chief.
The others didn't say anything when they heard him argue with the chief. First, their status wasn't high enough, and it wouldn't be good to say either side was wrong. Second, they knew that this wasn't an ordinary argument, but a power struggle between the upper echelons. Although the Academy Commission was founded and supported by the Qin family, it was still an institution of the empire. If they really made it into the Qin family's backyard, it would attract too much criticism. Therefore, although the head of the Qin family, Qin Chuan, was in charge of the Government Supervision Department, he couldn't place all of his trusted aides in the Academy Commission. As time went by, various forces and individuals began to report on their work in the Hall of Gods.
This Inspector Zuo, Mu Yunkai, wasn't on the Qin family's side. However, he was able to become the first person under the chief in the Academy Commission under the Qin family's sphere of influence, so he naturally had some background. In the eyes of those who were observant, this wasn't a secret: Mu Yunkai had a lot of dealings with the Wei family, which was known as the "national treasure."
This kind of power struggle was common in the imperial court. While the Wei family was trying to infiltrate the Qin family's sphere of influence, how could the Qin family not occupy a position in the Wei family's sphere of influence?
Mu Yunkai had already become the Inspector Zuo, so he naturally sought the position of chief. Previously, when Qin Qi was seriously injured, he jumped up and down. Fortunately, Qin Chuan was able to control him, so he didn't jump up and down. Qin Qi's injury hadn't healed, but she had resumed her work. In fact, it wasn't without the pressure from Mu Yunkai.
In the Zhiling Academy Commission, both the Inspector Zuo and the Inspector Zuo were trusted followers of the Qin family. They belonged to one of the branches firmly controlled by the Qin family. In the end, they suffered losses from Lu Ping, so Mu Yunkai had already said a lot of strange things. Now that Lu Ping directly broke into the Academy Commission, if Mu Yunkai didn't jump out at this time, his previous strange things would be in vain.
"What do you think, Inspector Zuo?" Qin Qi said indifferently.
"Since he came for the Academy Commission and fought his way to our door, of course, we have to give him a head-on blow," Mu Yunkai said.
"I haven't recovered from my injury for a long time. It seems that I have to trouble you, Inspector Zuo," Qin Qi said.
"Chief, please sit here. I won't let this little devil hurt you," Mu Yunkai said loudly. His words were good, but when they came out of his mouth, everyone knew that they were not his true intentions. Especially when Feng Xingye advised Qin Qi to stay away. Comparing the two, it was obvious that he was deeply mocking Qin Qi. Most of the people were on Qin Qi's side. At this time, some people couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to jump out to ask for a fight. They didn't want to give Mu Yunkai a chance to embarrass himself. Unexpectedly, one of the two chief inspectors, Right Inspector Gou Jinyi, opened his mouth at this time.
"Then let's do it," he said. It was more than a talisman, drawing a temporary end to this open and secret fight.
"Hehe." Mu Yunkai smiled at Gou Jinyi. In his opinion, Gou Jinyi helped him and completely solidified the opportunity to embarrass Qin Qi's side.
"I'm going." Mu Yunkai turned around, held his head high, and strode away. Among the other people in the meeting hall, Mu Yunkai's direct subordinates naturally followed him. Others with ambiguous stances would not jump out to take sides at this time. Qin Qi's side was humiliated, so they were very angry. Many people vented their anger on Gou Jinyi and looked at him angrily. Everyone thought that Gou Jinyi was a person who didn't care about his own interests, but at this critical time, he completely exposed his position!
However, Qin Qi's expression didn't change.
He was well aware of the capabilities of the people in the Council's supervisory committee. If he dared to jump out and challenge Lu Ping, it could only mean that he wasn't well-informed. More than two months had passed, but he still didn't know about Lu Ping's deeds in the North Style Academy. It seemed that the so-called close relationship between the Left Inspector and the Wei family was nothing more than that. On the contrary, the Right Inspector Gou Jinyi, who had always kept a low profile, seemed to know something.
If the Right Inspector wanted to advance further, the death of the Left Inspector would be an excellent opportunity. However, he still needed to do something. When the time came, he would observe the power of the Left Inspector Gou Jinyi, and it wouldn't be difficult to figure out which side was behind him.
But then again, which side could it be? It could only be those few families! However, Gou Jinyi had always been hiding his strength. He might have even hidden some of his real strength! As Qin Qi thought about it, he glanced at Gou Jinyi. The Right Inspector was also looking at him. Their eyes met, and they both smiled. Only they knew what they were thinking in their hearts.
Outside the academy's headquarters, Muyun Kai only brought a few trusted subordinates. He didn't bring too many people. The opponent was only one person. If he made such a big fuss, wouldn't it destroy his prestige?
"The enemy's current position." He asked behind him.
"He has already passed Little Kwai Lane," the subordinate replied.
"We should go forward to welcome him, so that he won't scare the chief if he barges in here," Muyun Kai said.
"Hahahaha." The subordinates could hear the sarcasm in his words and laughed along with him. Moreover, they had to use the Soul of Cry like Muyun Kai to transmit their voices further.
Everyone in the meeting hall naturally heard it. But seeing that the chief didn't make a sound, they could only continue to endure.
After a few minutes, Qin Qi's voice finally sounded in the quiet meeting hall, "They should have met soon, right?"
"If the Left Inspector goes forward, it should be about time." The one who answered him was actually the Right Inspector Gou Jinyi. The exchange of questions and answers between the two gave people the feeling that there was a tacit understanding between them.
"Where's Su Tang?" Qin Qi asked again. He seemed to be most concerned about Su Tang's situation.
"He has been sent to the Forbidden Prison." This time, it was another subordinate who answered.
"Good." Qin Qi looked like he was relieved of a heavy burden. But the subordinates began to look at each other again.
They had heard Qin Qi's order, but they still felt that this step was a bit too much. There was indeed no special prison in the academy for holding people. It was much worse than the dungeon and celestial prison of the Criminal Arrest Department. But this Forbidden Prison was much more exaggerated than the dungeon and celestial prison. This was a prison under the Protector, and the people who were locked up were all cultivators. Moreover, they all needed the Protector to take care of them. Only those who had reached the Connected Four Spirits could have such qualifications.
Transferring Su Tang was to guard against Lu Ping.
Did this Lu Ping actually need the Protector to block him?
Everyone thought so. The Left Inspector even laughed at it. He thought that the Protector would not care about such a trivial matter. Why would he take over a girl who had only reached the Connected Two Spirits realm that the academy had captured?
But now, the Protector seemed to be happy to take over Su Tang. Was it because Su Tang was valuable to them? Or did they think that Lu Ping's strength was so necessary?
If it was the latter …
Everyone suddenly felt that the back and laughter of the Left Inspector were a bit tragic.
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