If You Don't Take Any and I Don't Take Any, When Will the Sect Take a Crushing Loss?

When Xu Wei saw Chu Xinghe, he was actually very flustered.

The promised northern tour has suddenly turned into a southern one. Xinghe, you're completely unpredictable!

Despite his panic, Xu Wei didn't completely lose his composure.

After all, how could Xu Wei, as the chief deacon, not know about any shady dealings at our meteorite iron mine?

Embezzling a little money on a regular basis... that's hardly a secret.

Moreover, it's not just the meteorite iron mine, nor just the Vast Heaven Sect; wouldn't the stewards and managers of every sect embezzle some money on the side?

Previously, Xu Wei kept telling Chu Xinghe how difficult things were for everyone, which was actually just a way of playing the victim beforehand.

Even if embezzlement is indeed discovered and reported to the sect, it shouldn't cause too much trouble.

It should be noted that Xu Wei, as a senior steward, holds a position in the Vast Heaven Sect second only to ordinary elders. If it were merely for embezzlement or something similar, even the notoriously strict senior elder would at most give him a minor punishment.

Xu Wei believed that the Grand Elder would punish those in charge, including the lower-level managers, but everyone else would still be able to keep their jobs.

Therefore, Xu Wei wasn't too flustered.

It's just embezzlement, what's the big deal? Everyone knows the saying "if the water is too clear, there will be no fish."

But at this moment, when Xu Wei saw that the so-called highest quality meteorite ore destined for the sect had inexplicably turned into defective products, he was truly dumbfounded.

If someone embezzles, Xinghe will catch them and send them to the Grand Elder, who will then give them a severe scolding, just like he's scolding his grandson.

But now the nature of the problem has changed.

Embezzling spirit stones is a minor issue, but substituting inferior resources for the sect's needs is a crime that can be fatal!

Even if I, as a steward, am caught using inferior goods, then even if I am the Grand Elder's man, the Grand Elder wouldn't dare to protect me.

So Xu Wei was genuinely panicked for a moment.

Not only Xu Wei, but even Chu Xinghe was stunned.

If you were to tell me today that someone has been found out to be secretly betraying the sect's secrets, Chu Xinghe would say he wouldn't be angry at all.

Even if it were discovered today that someone was a spy for the Demonic Sect, Chu Xinghe wouldn't panic.

But this inferior meteorite ore is truly intolerable.

As someone who had spent many years stationed at the Artifact Refining Palace, Chu Xinghe knew very well what meteorite iron ore was.

To put it simply, the vast majority of spiritual weapons in the world need to be forged using meteorite iron ore as a base. Of course, those peerless divine weapons may require even better materials.

But the importance of meteorite ore goes without saying.

The better the meteorite ore used, the stronger the effect of the spirit weapon. Conversely, if a defective meteorite ore is used, the spirit weapon may seem to be of good quality at first glance, but it may break if it is used with full Spirit Power.

All of this top-grade meteorite iron ore handed over to the sect was used to forge spiritual weapons for the sect's disciples to use.

If today I were to discover that the meteorite ore being sold by someone else from this meteorite mine was of inferior quality, that would be fine.

But you dare to cheat even your own people?

Imagine if a sect disciple used a spirit weapon forged from inferior meteorite ore, and it suddenly broke apart during a life-or-death battle—that would be a death sentence.

Chu Xinghe was truly enraged at this moment.

When it comes to wreaking havoc on sects, although I, Chu Xinghe, am the most ruthless, I still have my bottom line and a sense of responsibility.

I always sabotage the sect by targeting its resources; I always want to cause the sect to lose resources. I never intended to kill my own fellow disciples.

But you guys at the meteorite iron mine, you dare to mess with even your own life-saving equipment?

This isn't just a matter of losing face for the sect anymore; mixing these defective products with the best ones is tantamount to courting death.

Therefore, Chu Xinghe's gaze went directly to Xu Wei, the meaning of which was quite simple.

Deacon Xu, if you cannot give Chu Xinghe a satisfactory explanation today, then I will have no choice but to tie up everyone at the manager level or above in the entire Meteorite Mine.

Such egregious behavior is beyond any leniency whatsoever.

Seeing Chu Xinghe's gaze, Xu Wei naturally understood, so at this moment, Xu Wei didn't hesitate at all and directly said, "Luo Zheng! You get out here!"

As Xu Wei's voice fell, the young man who had been hiding at the back of the group ran out with a livid face, and then knelt down in front of Xu Wei with a thud.

"Deacon Xu... No... It's not my fault..." Luo Zheng said, his face filled with terror.

"As the warehouse manager, you are in charge of every change in the meteorite iron here. You're telling me it's none of your business? Fine... tell me, who did it!" Xu Wei's aura as Martial Venerable surged wildly at this moment.

As Xu Wei spoke, his gaze swept across the entire room. At that moment Xu Wei felt somewhat gratified, because when he looked at the other managers, they all calmly met his gaze. From their eyes, Xu Wei could tell that they had not been involved in this matter.

"Guards... take Luo Zheng away. We must get results from this interrogation tonight!" Xu Wei gave the order, and immediately men moved to take Luo Zheng away.

"No need for that, Ma Liang. Use the Soul-Devouring Formation to ask him what's going on!" Chu Xinghe waved his hand, and the Ghost Emperor beside Ma Liang flew out and grabbed Luo Zheng.

In an instant, the Ghost Emperor's Soul-Devouring Formation was activated, giving Luo Zheng no chance to resist. Under the Ghost Emperor's Soul-Devouring Formation, not only was the matter of passing off inferior goods as superior ones clear, but even his childhood bedwetting was revealed in full.

Soon, Chu Xinghe learned all the information he wanted.

As the warehouse manager of the meteorite iron mine, Luo Zheng held a rather unusual position. However, this guy not only spent money like water on a daily basis, but was also addicted to gambling.

As the person in charge of the warehouse, he not only embezzled various meteorite iron ores on a regular basis, but this time he actually set his sights on the most precious top-grade meteorite iron ores that were to be handed over to the sect.

According to Luo Zheng's original plan, the batch of ore would be transported to the sect in three days at most, and once the ore was put into storage, no one would notice that he had mixed in substandard products.

But Luo Zheng never dreamed that it would be such a coincidence that Chu Xinghe would not be on a northern tour but on a southern tour, and they just happened to run into each other.

This Soul-Devouring Formation laid out Luo Zheng's plan to pass off inferior goods as superior ones in a very clear way.

Xu Wei stepped forward without Chu Xinghe even needing to speak, to deal with such a heartless and insane guy.

"Guards, drag Luo Zheng away! Chop him up and feed him to the dogs!"

As soon as Xu Wei said this, the mine managers swarmed forward to drag him away.

But just as Luo Zheng was being pulled up, he cried out, "Deacon Xu, spare my life... I beg you, Deacon Xu, spare my life for the sake of my uncle Zhang Peng!"

Xu Wei was stunned when he heard Luo Zheng's shout.

Xu Wei certainly knew that Luo Zheng's uncle was Deacon Zhang Peng, and that Xu Wei himself was a close friend of Zhang Peng. But damn it, Zhang Peng was truly unlucky to have such a wonderful nephew... Is mentioning your uncle now a form of begging for mercy?

You're courting death.

Sure enough, just as Luo Zheng finished speaking, Chu Xinghe said calmly, "Heh... Steward Zhang Peng, is it? Issue my order to demote Zhang Peng from steward to manager!"

Upon hearing Chu Xinghe's words, Xu Wei looked utterly helpless. "Zhang Peng, your nephew has really ruined you!"

No one dared to plead for Zhang Peng. At this moment, Chu Xinghe represented Sect Gu Mingchao. Even if you were a steward, he could deal with you at will.

After dealing with Luo Zheng, Chu Xinghe did not hesitate at all and immediately ordered Ma Liang to announce the matter to the world!

Ma Liang greatly agreed with Senior Brother Xinghe's approach. Senior Brother Xinghe's actions were intended to use Luo Zheng's case to inform the entire sect and even the whole world that the Vast Heaven Sect would never allow anything that could damage the sect.

Although Ma Liang knew that releasing this information would definitely attract a lot of discussion and would inevitably affect the sect's reputation, Senior Brother Xinghe was right: a serious illness requires strong medicine.

If we don't use this method today, what will we do if a similar situation arises in the future?

Senior Brother Xinghe is indeed someone who cannot tolerate any flaws.

"By the way, Senior Brother Xinghe, Luo Zheng's past isn't limited to that incident. In Luo Zheng's memory, the entire Meteorite Mine is probably tainted. In my opinion, it's necessary to thoroughly clean it up!"

Ma Liang secretly revealed the information he had discovered about his Soul-Devouring Formation from Luo Zheng's memories.

Upon hearing Ma Liang's words, Chu Xinghe was greatly shocked!

What?! There's an unexpected bonus?

The entire meteorite mine is unclean? Quick, tell me exactly where it's unclean.

But soon, after hearing Ma Liang recount the so-called unclean nature of the meteorite iron mine in Luo Zheng's memory, Chu Xinghe burst into tears.

In Luo Zheng's memory, almost everyone above the manager level at the meteorite mine was clean; everyone secretly embezzled some money, and even Xu Wei was no exception.

But after listening to Chu Xinghe, all I can say is Ma Liang, you're so foolish!

You call this unclean? Don't you understand the saying, "If the water is too clear, there will be no fish"?

Look at the managers of the meteorite iron mine, how hard they work every day... They're so overworked they can't even go home, yet they bring so much profit to the sect! And under these circumstances, they ask why we're only taking a little something?

And then there's Xu Wei. As a steward, he's far away from the sect and his family, which isn't easy for him... The meteorite iron mine consistently ranks among the top in annual assessments. Is it wrong for him to occasionally use some sect resources to compensate himself?

What? You're allowed to Ma Liang havoc in the sect's treasury, but others can't take a few things?

If you don't take it and I don't take it, when will the sect ever suffer a loss?

If the sect doesn't suffer losses, when will Senior Brother Xinghe become Martial God? So even if we need to investigate, can't we wait until after Senior Brother Xinghe becomes Martial God? Right now, they are all helping Senior Brother Xinghe on his path to becoming Martial God!

The reason we exposed someone like Luo Zheng is because his actions were already endangering the sect's disciples. Announced after the incident, it would certainly tarnish the reputation of our Vast Heaven Sect, wouldn't it?

Furthermore, if we really escalate the situation and punish everyone in the meteorite mine, what will happen to the mine's management?

After listening to Senior Brother Xinghe's words, Ma Liang sighed that Senior Brother Xinghe was right. He had only thought about how to deal with the problem, but he had overlooked the fact that if everyone was dealt with, the management of the meteorite mine would also be paralyzed.

If the meteorite mine were truly paralyzed, how much loss would it cause to the sect? Senior Brother Xinghe really has a comprehensive understanding of the situation.

Just as Ma Liang was praising Senior Brother Xinghe for his thoughtful consideration, Chu Xinghe also summoned Xu Wei and the others.

The next moment, amidst the immense anxiety of Xu Wei and the others, Chu Xinghe casually picked up an account book and, to everyone's bewildered gaze, burned it to ashes...