Under overwhelming firepower, Chen Hao's men were utterly outclassed by Xiao Bei's Dark Guards!
In just a few minutes, the Dark Guards found Chen Hao behind the living room sofa.
Then, without showing him the slightest mercy, they shot Chen Hao dead.
The next day, after Gu Mingrui learned that Cheng Guanlin had killed his father,
he sought the Xiao Family's protection.
He handed all the evidence of corruption gathered over the years against Cheng Guanlin's uncle, Cheng Haotian, to Ouyang Fan.
After obtaining irrefutable evidence,
Gu Mingrui was sent straight to prison.
As for whether he could leave prison alive, that depended on his fate.
Meanwhile, in the Imperial Capital, Cheng Haotian received a package when he returned home.
The moment he opened it, he froze.
Inside were photographs of his nephew being shot dead by Chen Hao.
He instantly flew into a rage, because Cheng Guanlin was not actually Cheng Haotian's nephew, but his son!
His only son!
His son's death drove Cheng Haotian mad.
He immediately began a war with the Chen Family.
The Chen Family was no longer one of the Six Great Families of the Imperial Capital.
In Cheng Haotian's eyes, the Chen Family was no longer worth worrying about.
The two families fought openly and secretly for two months.
Then the Xiao Family suddenly approached Cheng Haotian and presented evidence of his crimes.
They pretended to bring Cheng Haotian under their wing, and with the Xiao Family's help, Cheng Haotian uprooted the Chen Family entirely.
Two months after the matter ended came the national assembly.
Since Cheng Haotian had supposedly been subdued by the Xiao Family,
he directly withdrew from the election. Combined with the Xiao Family's recent rise to power,
Xiao Tian successfully took office.
Cheng Haotian still failed and became Xiao Tian's