Zhang Qiren's half brother, Zhang Xiaoren, had been investigated for tax evasion involving a considerable sum. In particular, issuing fraudulent special VAT invoices was a criminal offense, but in the end, he had only paid the back taxes and had not gone to prison.
The reason was perfectly ordinary, with no shady dealings involved. He had simply taken over the Real Estate Company only recently-before that, he had been in charge of the Divine Miracle Nightclub. After he caused a whole string of problems, Zhang Qiren had taken over the nightclub, and only then had Zhang Xiaoren moved to the Real Estate Company.
So the Real Estate Company's problems really had little to do with him. If anyone was involved, it was the old man. In the end, the previous person in charge had taken all the blame and gone to prison, while Zhang Xiaoren had walked free.
He had spent over a month under investigation, knowing nothing of the upheavals outside. Once he got out, he discovered he had won big.
The Wang Family, which had always been at odds with his family, had fallen after crossing the line by getting involved in drugs...
Nanjiang was fairly strictly governed. Although there were "protective umbrellas," its crackdown on organized crime was, on the whole, rigorously enforced. With Lin Wuyang of the Special Affairs Section keeping a particularly watchful eye, the criminal forces involving esper abilities had never been all that complicated to begin with.
With the Wang Family gone, the Zhang Family stood head and shoulders above the rest, the brightest star around, even though closing down its underground boxing operation and having its Real Estate Company investigated had dealt it serious damage, leaving it afraid to draw attention in the short term. Given some time to grow, it might