"You bribed Miri to bring Black Phantom to the scene as soon as the assassination was discovered. You wanted to cause a conflict so that the chaotic battle would bury more clues. You even arranged for people to kill Miri in the chaos to silence her …"
Xiao Jin listed a lot of clues. Su Dinghua closed his eyes in pain and murmured to himself, "I knew this day would come. If I am exposed, I will die …"
Then, Su Dinghua looked at his assistant and said, "I was the one who assassinated the leader, but I was not the mastermind. He was the mastermind. Raylan gave me a lot of benefits and promised me more, so I worked for them. He was the spy sent by Raylan to monitor me and control my actions. This plan was also proposed by him!"
The assistant stared at him angrily. "You're crazy …"
"Do you think you can still live?" Su Dinghua interrupted him and said, "I worked for you for the benefits. I don't need the benefits you gave me anymore. Now that I'm exposed, Raylan won't have an easy time either …"
The assistant's eyes suddenly turned white, his lips turned purple, and he started foaming at the mouth. He twitched and died. When Su Dinghua spoke, he knew he was going to die. He bit the poison in his tooth and killed himself. The other guards followed suit.
Raylan people were famous for their cold-bloodedness and loyalty. No one was surprised by this.
Han Xiao crossed his arms and watched. He had no intention of stopping them. Soon, only Su Dinghua was left alive.
Xiao Hai sneered. "It's too late to fix it now."
"It's not fixing it. I knew I was going to die." Su Dinghua shook his head.
Xiao Jin interrupted, "Su Dinghua, you're also an old man in Overmera. The leader treated you well. How could you kill him?"
"Hahahaha …" Su Dinghua suddenly laughed out loud. He laughed so hard that tears came out. He jokingly said: "Second Master Xiao, this is not something you should say. Your blood is much colder than mine."
Xiao Jin was expressionless and unmoved, but Xiao Hai slapped Su Dinghua's face and shouted, "Looks like you want to die a slower death."
The people from the other factions had already heard the news and rushed over. They watched this scene in bewilderment.
Su Dinghua laughed for a while, then suddenly said sadly, "I will personally apologize to the First Master."
Xiao Hai took out a full set of interrogation tools and coldly said, "Then you have plenty of time to choose your words."
"Enough. He has admitted that he did it. Take him back and interrogate him." One of the leaders of the Northern School couldn't help but speak. Su Dinghua was one of the higher-ups of the Northern School. It was very embarrassing for the Northern School to be tortured in public.
Su Dinghua was a spy. It didn't represent the standpoint of the Northern School, but it still brought shame to the Northern School.
Xiao Jin looked at Han Xiao with a questioning look. Everyone's gaze followed.
Black Phantom was the target of the framing, so his opinion was very important.
"Since the real culprit has been caught, the rest has nothing to do with me," Han Xiao said and turned to leave.
…
The real culprit of Delot's assassination was found. The whole thing was Raylan's plan, and Han Xiao's suspicion was cleared.
Su Dinghua died during the interrogation. Before he died, he revealed a lot of information. He was a very important chess piece of Raylan, and the assassination was to provoke a conflict between Overmera and the Dark Net. However, the plan went wrong. Han Xiao's strength was beyond imagination. They originally thought that they could catch or kill Black Phantom, which would make it difficult for Overmera and the Dark Net to reconcile. However, they didn't expect Han Xiao to turn the tables and take the initiative.
The assassination went so smoothly because of the internal forces that Su Dinghua had set up over the years. Raylan suffered a great loss when he died.
As the person who caught the real culprit, Xiao Jin's reputation soared. The Home Faction could only thank him.
The matter came to an end, but Black Phantom, who was no longer involved, refused to leave. No one knew what his purpose was, but the factions didn't have time to care about him. They were all busy with the successor selection.
In the room, Han Xiao looked at the mission [Real Culprit] on the interface. Su Dinghua was caught, but he didn't choose to complete the mission.
This matter isn't over yet …
A cold light flashed in Han Xiao's eyes, and a thought became clearer in his mind.
…
On the third day after Su Dinghua was caught, Xiao Jin brought Xiao Hai to visit.
"Why are you looking for me?"
"I should say, why are you staying?" Xiao Jin asked.
Han Xiao said calmly, "I was framed for no reason, and your people wanted to kill me. I need compensation."
Xiao Hai was furious. "The whole thing was planned by Raylan. You killed our people, and you still have the face to ask for compensation?"
"Raylan is too far away, so I came to ask for money first."
"This is robbery!" Xiao Hai was furious.
"That's right." Han Xiao nodded calmly with a teasing look in his eyes. "What can you do?"
Xiao Jin pulled the furious Xiao Hai and wrote a number on a piece of paper. "I'll compensate you personally. Is this enough?"
Han Xiao glanced at it. "Barely."
Xiao Hai's face was sullen. He didn't understand why Xiao Jin was willing to pay. He didn't think it was necessary.
"You came to find me for something else, right?" Han Xiao crossed his legs. "Yes, I do.
I have a request. Delot is dead, so the position of the head of the family is empty. Overmera is a big family, so it can't be without a leader. In two days, there will be an internal successor election. The election will be held by the higher-ups. Todd from the Home Faction, Se Qi from the Red Island Faction, and Angleton from the Northern School are all strong competitors. When I was investigating the cause of Delot's death, they were secretly gathering the higher-ups to prepare for the election. They are at a disadvantage to me, so I hope you can help me. "Xiao Jin said seriously.
"Why should I help you?"
"Please help me this time, seeing that I've cleared your name."
Han Xiao said faintly, "You need to pay me if you ask me to help."
"Ungrateful. If it wasn't for father, you would still be the biggest suspect. Don't push your luck!" Xiao Hai couldn't help but say angrily.
Han Xiao glanced at him and said calmly, "You should be thanking me for not killing you. Otherwise, you would already be corpses."
Xiao Hai's face was twisted with anger. He was trembling from Han Xiao's attitude. He could only look at Xiao Jin and hope that his father would do justice. However, he was destined to be disappointed. Xiao Jin was very calm from the beginning to the end.
"How much do you want as a reward?"
Han Xiao touched his chin and pointed at the piece of paper. "Triple this amount."
"Crazy …" Xiao Hai was stunned. This request was simply too much.
However, Xiao Jin didn't hesitate and compromised. "No problem."
"Father!" Xiao Hai was stunned. He didn't understand why Xiao Jin was so obedient to Han Xiao. He said hurriedly, "It's useless to ask him for help. Outsiders can't interfere with internal elections. No matter how strong he is, he has no right to speak in internal meetings."
Xiao Jin said faintly, "I have a way. Mr. Black Phantom, are you willing to join the Xiao Faction?"
Join the Xiao Faction? What did that mean?
Han Xiao raised his eyebrows and said with interest, "What do you mean?"
"Join my family and become my relative. You'll be on the same level as me. My child will be your adopted child."
The atmosphere suddenly became weird.
Xiao Hai almost fell. He was confused. Xiao Jin didn't discuss this with him before. How did he get a godfather out of nowhere?
"F * ck, you can do that?" Han Xiao's eyes twitched. Xiao Jin's shamelessness was out of his expectations. He couldn't help but ask, "Will such a childish method work?"
Xiao Jin said faintly, "Politics has always been childish."
"As long as you join the Xiao Faction, you will be able to participate in internal meetings. Your strength is your right to speak. As long as you appear, it will be a threat. At that time, your identity will be a member of the Xiao Faction, so it won't be considered a threat. The other factions will give up automatically."
Showing off power to his own people and showing off power to an outsider was different. One was a threat from an outsider, which would only cause disgust. However, if he became one of his own people, it would mean that Xiao Jin's power would increase greatly. Furthermore, in the overall situation, he would be able to gather a powerful fighting force for Alumera, which was a huge contribution. Plus, with the power that Xiao Jin had accumulated over the years and the fame that he had gained from solving Darryl's assassination, the other factions would wisely give up.
Until now, Han Xiao had a basic guess about the whole thing. He smiled and said, "Joining the Xiao Faction has no benefits for me. Why should I agree?"
"You join the Xiao Faction, and when I become the leader, the power of Overmera will help you," Xiao Jin said.
"It seems that for the position of leader, you are willing to pay any price." Han Xiao smiled and said in a mocking tone, "Okay, I will join the Xiao Faction and reluctantly become the godfather of your child."
Xiao Hai almost went crazy with anger. To recognize someone as his father, he had to give them benefits first. Only then would he be qualified to be someone else's godson. He had never been so sullen before. What was even more infuriating was that Xiao Jin actually agreed. He almost suspected that his father had been brainwashed.
Han Xiao looked at Xiao Hai and said with a smile that was not a smile, "Come, let me hear you call me godfather."
Xiao Hai's face turned green. He was a conceited person. Doing this would be worse than killing him. But when he saw Xiao Jin's stern eyes, he held back the anger in his heart and said through gritted teeth.
"Godfather."
Han Xiao picked his ears and pretended to say, "I didn't hear you clearly."
"Godfather!" Xiao Hai's cheeks puffed up. He used so much force that blood seeped out of his gums. His mouth was filled with a metallic taste.
"Heh, good boy." Han Xiaoxin did not know whether to laugh or cry. His original body was Xiao Hai's younger brother. When Xiao Hai knew the truth, he did not know what he would think. Xiao Jin's shamelessness also made him gasp in amazement.
Xiao Jin reached out his hand. "Then, to a happy cooperation."
They shook hands.
The father and son of the Xiao family stood up and left. They were silent all the way.
Back at the Xiao Faction mansion, Xiao Hai could not help but ask, "Father, why did you do this …"
Xiao Jin was expressionless. "Black Phantom is greedier than I thought. I thought that by helping him clear his suspicion, he would be grateful, but I did not expect to have to pay such a high price to ask him to help. But it was worth it. At least we are the only ones who can negotiate with Black Phantom. The other factions will not be able to ask Black Phantom to help them. When I become the leader, these losses will be easily earned back. "
"I see. As long as you become the leader, you will not have to care about Black Phantom …" Xiao Hai understood.
Xiao Jin suddenly turned to look at his son and said sternly, "You are wrong. After becoming the leader, you will have to fulfill the terms with Black Phantom and provide him with help. Burning the bridge after crossing the river is asking for death. This world follows the law of the jungle. Black Phantom's strength is already at the top. The deterrence of an individual's strength is as scary as the power of an organization. As long as Black Phantom is in the Xiao Faction in name, he can be our backer, and the other factions will not dare to make a move … I know you are not comfortable, but don't let your emotions affect your decisions and ruin my plan. "
Xiao Hai was unwilling, but he could only grit his teeth and agree.
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