Two days earlier, by Azure Wave Lake behind the West Chang District Chamber of Commerce headquarters, a fat, bald middle-aged man in a gold-embroidered cassock sat steadily on the shore, fishing.
Behind him, a burly, fierce-looking man in a silver cassock bowed and said, "Big Brother, that's roughly the situation. Do you think we should take further action?"
Pei Ruohai, president of the West Chang District Chamber of Commerce, lay back in a bamboo chair and replied with his eyes closed, "Lei Qiong is seriously injured at a time like this. That already gives us enough of an advantage. What further action do you have in mind?"
Vice President Pei Ruotao replied, "I'm also worried about that elder named Ji Qinglin. If he really has some skills, you know this opportunity is once in a lifetime. It would be best to make absolutely sure."
Pei Ruohai reminded him:
"It doesn't matter what you want to do, but you must keep one thing in mind: Xin Dong Street surely doesn't know who seriously injured Lei Qiong either. Their people are investigating as well. If you don't keep things clean and leave behind any evidence, it'll be troublesome if you end up taking the blame for someone else."
"Understood. I'll do my best, but I won't force it. Big Brother, who do you think could have seriously injured Lei Qiong?"
Hearing the question, Pei Ruohai, who had been answering with his eyes closed, opened them as well. "Someone capable of beating Lei Qiong into that state without killing him doesn't seem like one of the Four Associations. If it wasn't one of the Nine Heroes, then such power may be connected to the Immortal Remains."
"Big Brother, are you saying the person who stole your Immortal Remains may be the same person