Seeing the call.
Jiang Che had just gently moved Ye Xinxia out of his arms.
She turned over, clutching the edge of the blanket as she continued sleeping, her breathing soft and steady.
On the other side, Asharuya lay on her side at the edge of the waterbed, her black off-the-shoulder evening gown pressed into a few faint wrinkles in her sleep.
He walked to the window and answered the call.
"Jiang Che."
Tang Yue kept her voice low, speaking nearly twice as fast as usual.
"Something happened to the Ten Thousand Miles Trading Company!"
"The branches in Magic City, Ancient Capital, and Hangzhou were all sealed at the same time. The reason given was that contracted summoned beasts had injured people."
"Seven assault cases. Every link in the evidence chain is complete, and all the procedures are legal. The key is, they're so legal it feels like a rehearsed performance!"
Jiang Che did not interrupt.
Leaning against the windowsill, he looked out at the sky over Parthenon Sacred Mountain on the verge of dawn. No emotion could be seen in his abyss-black eyes beneath the morning light.
"After that, my uncle and I used every connection we could to investigate this. The Mu Family also pulled quite a few strings."
Tang Yue paused, barely containing the anger in her voice.
"As expected, someone is deliberately targeting us! Behind it are the Lu Clan, Zhou Clan, Xu Clan, and Luo Clan. The four families joined forces."
"But the ones making moves openly are the North Rain Mountain Magic Tribunal, three members of the assessment committee, and a sitting councilman..."
"I understand." Jiang Che's voice was calm. "I'll be back soon."
He ended the call.
His fingers tightened around the phone, his knuckles turning faintly white.
Then he smiled.
The smile