On the coast, at the Steel Alliance.
"Alliance Leader, we just received word that Lin Shuguang in Huai City arrested members of the Qin Family." The guardian had come to report the moment he received the news.
Gang Yan slowly opened his eyes, his gaze cold. "The Qin Family of Dragon City?"
The guardian nodded, an unreadable expression on his face. Though he could not make sense of it, his words carried some significance. "Lin Shuguang really is courting death. The Qin Family's influence is immense now, and they're already showing signs of securing their position among the foremost families. Arresting their people this time is no different from challenging their authority... perhaps we won't even need to act before the Qin Family kills him."
Gang Yan's expression did not soften in the slightest. "I alone will kill this man."
The smile on the guardian's face froze, and he looked somewhat taken aback. "Alliance Leader?"
He could not quite understand Gang Yan's purpose in doing this.
As he saw it, Lin Shuguang had already offended the Qin Family. Their Steel Alliance needed to do nothing but wait for the Qin Family to kill him. Why go to such lengths to kill a man who was doomed anyway?
Gang Yan's gaze was calm, his face as cold as ever.
Outside the window, the early spring evening wind rustled, still carrying a biting chill.
"My mind is made up. Leave."
Although the guardian did not understand, he dared not disobey. He bowed and silently withdrew from the hall.
The people Lin Shuguang had arrested belonged to the Qin Family!
As soon as the news spread, everyone in the Huai City Special Management Bureau except the Seventh Department was stunned.
The Qin Family's reputation was already deeply ingrained in people's minds. Moreover,