"Lin Chong?"
Chen Mo immediately thought, The mastermind behind the Black Tiger Hall's secret plot is Lin Chong?!
If that was the case, it all made sense.
With Lin Chong's position as Anyang County's County Magistrate, if he wanted to protect the Black Tiger Hall, no one could expose it.
It was precisely for this reason that Liu Zongsheng dared to act without restraint.
Judging by the forces assembled here, not only Zhao Huayuan, but even the Qi Family were accomplices of the Black Tiger Hall.
At that moment, Xie Zhen, head of the Xie Family, immediately demanded, "County Magistrate Lin, what is the meaning of this?"
Lin Chong replied slowly, "There's something I'd like to discuss with you. If we come to an agreement, we'll be friends. If we don't, then I'll have to ask you to stay in this ten-thousand-jin iron cage for a while."
Xie Zhen glanced at Liu Zongsheng, Zhao Huayuan, and the Qi Family's head. "Have those three already reached an agreement with County Magistrate Lin?"
Liu Zongsheng stepped forward, smiling sinisterly. "The three of us are utterly devoted to County Magistrate Lin, unlike Family Head Xie, who's so wary. We earned his trust long ago. Family Head Xie might as well hear what County Magistrate Lin has to say before making a decision."
Xie Zhen then asked, "May I ask what you want to discuss, County Magistrate Lin, that you'd resort to such measures?"
Lin Chong tactfully explained the matter of embezzling military weapons.
After hearing him out, Xie Zhen immediately voiced his opposition.
The other small factions made their own decisions. They split roughly seven to three, with the majority being forced to agree to work with Lin Chong.
By now, the forces on either side were clearly divided.
On Lin Chong's side