Cao Zhengchun's mind raced.
He simply did not believe Yue Changlong was still alive.
How could someone sentenced to death and locked in a maximum-security military prison for five years suddenly appear?
It made no sense!
It had to be fake!
Yes!
Those useless fools at Bureau 7 had to be bluffing!
"The Family Head is right! This must be a scheme by Bureau 7!"
"How could a dead man come back to life? What a joke!"
"I think they're trying to unsettle us so they can pull something behind our backs!"
The other members of the Cao Family in the great hall recovered from their initial shock and began echoing Cao Zhengchun's suspicions.
Cao Zhengchun's expression eased slightly. He forced himself to calm down, a vicious gleam flashing in his eyes.
"Hmph! That fool Zhang Beihai thinks he can scare me, Cao Zhengchun, with such dirty tricks? How naive!"
"Pass on my orders!"
He addressed the Shadow Guard Commander still trembling on the floor, his voice cold. "Activate the Prince's Mansion's highest-level Black Tortoise defense system immediately!"
"And mobilize every Shadow Guard and retainer in the family! Seal off the entire mansion!"
"Let's see what tricks Bureau 7 is trying to play!"
"One more thing!"
A cold, calculating gleam flashed in Cao Zhengchun's eyes.
"Contact the other clans immediately! Tell them that the traitor Yue Changlong has not only escaped from prison, but threatened to slaughter the Cao Family, challenging the authority of all the Eight Great Clans!"
"Have them send reinforcements at once!"
"Today, I'll make those people from Bureau 7 pay for their own scheme! And I'll use this opportunity to force the Ye Family and the Zhao Family firmly into the opposing camp!"
He intended to pin all the blame on Yue Changlong and Bureau 7.