Lu Chengwen received many calls from back home. Unsurprisingly, they were all asking what exactly was going on with this farce.
Li Dabai was thrilled!
He said he wanted to be a vice dean too, and his rank had to be higher than Ming Disha's!
The exchange of intelligence with the Jiang Family had never stopped. Jiang Shang was badly injured and had been in poor health, but upon hearing that Ming Disha had become a senior honorary vice dean of the Elder Council, he lay in bed laughing for over two hours.
He kept repeating one sentence: "What a bizarre age, hahaha, what a bizarre age!"
The Jiang Family was deeply grateful to Lu Chengwen.
They had known from the very beginning that Lu Chengwen had taken the Jiang Family's burden upon himself.
If it had only been Lu Chengwen, he could have simply taken Jiang Yuanshu away and washed his hands of everything else.
In a matter this grave, saving Jiang Yuanshu alone would already have made him the Jiang Family's benefactor. Yet he had thrown himself into the fray and protected every member of the Jiang Family.
And now, the Jiang Family had become his "weak spot." To keep the Elder Council from striking at the Jiang Family again, he had no choice but to maneuver against them.
He needed to show weakness, but he also needed to show strength. He had to use his wits and his tactics, giving the Elder Council something to gain while also giving them something to fear.
After hearing Lu Chengwen's report, Jiang Shang sighed. "Cheng Wen, this has been hard on you. If the Jiang Family can provide anything, just say the word. Cough, cough... As long as I draw breath, everyone will give you their full support."
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