What Had Been Kept Hidden Was Finally Put to Use

Departing from North Rehe, the aircraft landed on the helipad atop the Jishi Medical Center building in the Academy District half an hour later.

This is slightly different from the destination Zhang Xuezhou had previously considered landing at Western Capital Airport.

When Li Yingbo, who was in the distance to provide backup, waved, Zhang Xuezhou took off his headset and quickly ran downstairs.

"Aren't we just setting off directly?"

Zhang Xuezhou leaned closer and asked a question, which made Li Yingbo smile awkwardly.

"We haven't reached a decision yet. Come on, Old Ren told me to make sure to invite you to participate in the discussion and decision-making process!"

Li Yingbo patted Zhang Xuezhou on the shoulder, who was also somewhat belatedly realizing what was happening.

Ren Yisheng wouldn't randomly pull people in during major risk events, meaning Zhang Xuezhou was necessary, and this necessity even exceeded that of many others.

The standard for handling major risk events is combat capability.

In other words, Zhang Xuezhou's combat capabilities are sufficient to participate in these risky events, and even to exert a very strong effect.

He couldn't help but glance at Zhang Xuezhou's hands, and for a moment he couldn't help but wonder just how skilled Zhang Xuezhou was with a gun, which allowed him to infiltrate and control Pei Jingmian.

The meeting room for discussing resolutions is also located on the top floor, and can be reached directly by taking the elevator in just over ten seconds.

At this moment, Ren Yisheng was sitting in a wheelchair, with a conference table placed in front of him and a projector displaying the video feed, causing Ren Yisheng and several others to discuss in hushed tones.

"Old Ren!"

Li Yingbo called out to Ren Yisheng in the conference room, which made Ren Yisheng nod quickly and then turn off the video recorder.

"Xuezhou's here! Have a seat!"

Ren Yisheng gestured to Zhang Xuezhou not to be polite.

He glanced at Li Yingbo, then at Zhang Xuezhou, and then began to speak.

"Pei Jing is now in his twilight years, and things have come about rather coincidentally," Ren Yisheng said.

"Are you saying he deliberately pretended to be old?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"This kind of thing wasn't intentional," Ren Yisheng said. "If he's thinking straight, it's not impossible for him to create the illusion of old age by committing a violent act!"

"Are you saying he's a normal person now, but is just deliberately committing violence?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"I don't rule out that possibility," Ren Yisheng nodded. "In his twilight years, he wouldn't be able to receive protection, which might lead him to commit violence. This violence could fall on the Pei family, on Wang Haoran and others, or even on us, the ones who helped him."

"Is this a trap?"

Zhang Xuezhou was slightly startled, and finally understood why Ren Yisheng had not appeared at Western Capital Airport, but was instead here looking for someone to discuss things with.

"If our main force of the Western Capital City Committee goes there, there will inevitably be major oversights when Western Capital City Kongxu," Li Yingbo said. "If they find even one weakness like Zhang Qiaoen did, things will be difficult to handle!"

It must be said that the Zhang Qiaoen rebellion incident has had too many impacts.

When faced with the Pei Jing incident, everyone's first thought was not how to appease the elderly Pei Jing, but rather to ponder the possible implications behind this matter.

"Qing'an Province is Pei Jing's territory. If he prepares a big surprise for us there, the possibility of our annihilation is extremely high," Li Yingbo continued.

The matter involves not only the stability of Western Capital City, but also the lives of the commissioners who are assisting Qing'an Province.

This is completely different from the situation where Zhang Qiaoen plotted to infiltrate Western Capital City. Even if Western Capital City did not send any commissioners, the death of several commissioners involved in organizing the Youth Challenge in Qing'an Province would still be a major event.

Pei Jing could have used his advanced age to exonerate himself from the crimes, and by feigning madness and being imprisoned somewhere, he could have fulfilled his obligation to Western Capital City.

This confinement wasn't even decided by the Western Capital City Sequence Committee; it was arranged by Pei Jing himself.

Whenever a member of the Order of the Order goes to Qing'an Province to investigate and verify, Pei Jing only needs to cause one 'accidental trigger to escape' incident, and whoever goes will be killed by Pei Jing.

The real Pei Jing in his twilight years only needs to be eliminated, but the fake Pei Jing in his twilight years will cause countless troubles, which makes Ren Yisheng hesitant.

"If we face Zhang Qiaoen again, can we quickly defeat her by working together?" Ren Yisheng asked.

"Would Pei Jing throw a big flying knife?" Zhang Xuezhou asked after pondering for a moment.

"Pei Jing is skilled with the sword; his weaponry and sword-finger techniques are extremely powerful," Ren Yisheng said. "He excels in short to medium-range combat, and the information we have gathered so far doesn't indicate Pei Jing's ability to fight at long range!"

"How many kinds of things are there in this?" Zhang Xuezhou asked again.

"A sudden attack within twenty meters!"

"The risk is a bit high!"

If they can arrive in an instant at a distance of twenty meters, they won't be slow to kill at a distance of one hundred meters.

The twenty meters that Ren Yisheng mentioned is an extreme distance. They either need to prepare in advance or have the same ability to strike instantly in order to engage in mutual attacks and battles.

"If you ask me, I'd say we should just have Old Wang quickly use his vehicle to leave Qing'an, and everything will fall apart without a fight," Li Yingbo said.

"Lost authority cannot be regained!"

Ren Yisheng gave a brief response.

If the members of the Western Capital City sequence committee flee in panic in Qing'an Province in the face of the twilight years, the composition of the committee is obvious.

Ren Yisheng and his associates have been constantly winning over various provinces and gathering talents from all walks of life to strengthen their forces. Many of their schemes will be shattered by this incident, which will once again expose the weakness and powerlessness of Western Capital City.

This will inevitably arouse the selfishness of some people, who may very well adopt a tough stance to vie for power with Western Capital City, which will inevitably lead to various disputes.

"We lack the strength to force an attack, and we can't hold Western Capital City after leaving it. Giving up is not an option either. What should we do?" Li Yingbo frowned.

Li Yingbo's choice was a poor one, but it was also the safest option among many possible solutions.

As long as a person is alive, everything can be rebuilt; but once a person dies, everything will come to nothing.

"You understand the situation we're facing right now, so I'd like to ask about the situation of those other people?" Ren Yisheng asked Zhang Xuezhou.

"Zhou Rihui will come to help on Sunday," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"I'm afraid he alone isn't enough?" Ren Yisheng said.

"I think he's alright," Zhang Xuezhou said.

How exactly should this be done?

He's reached the Sixth Sequence!

Perhaps due to demand, Zhou Rihui, who was attending the meeting via video, looked sickly with his head tilted to the side and his body wrapped in bandages.

Ren Yisheng's invitation to Zhou Rihui failed, as Zhou Rihui directly mentioned that his health was failing and he was unable to go to Qing'an to restrain the aging Pei Jing.

Ren Yisheng never expected that Zhou Rihui had laid a smokescreen.

For other Sequence Holder, sequence advancement requires concealing their strength to avoid being targeted. However, for the Zhou Household, advancing their sequence without revealing it is futile. Only when everyone knows their sequence will they avoid being targeted indiscriminately.

Zhou Rihui is used to being straightforward, so it's difficult to make Zhou Rihui hold back for so long.

The other party has been hiding for so long, perhaps waiting for this day.

"What about those two from the Changkong Household?" Ren Yisheng asked tentatively, pointing downstairs.

"They are in good health and can perform to their full potential," Zhang Xuezhou replied.

"These two siblings are so unfair! They stay here every day without ever communicating with me. They really don't treat me like one of their own," Ren Yisheng said angrily.

Despite Ren Yisheng's anger, the return of the three top experts from the Sixth Sequence at full strength has clearly broken the predicament facing Western Capital City.

They were previously stretched thin, but now they have both those stationed in Western Capital City and those who can launch attacks.

If Pei Jing were merely feigning old age, this whole affair could have been turned against him, allowing them to completely uproot Pei Jing's forces.

Regardless of whether the matter is true or false, as long as Pei Jing is dealt with, and Zhao Tianhua's forces in the Northwest are willingly integrated into Western Capital City, the internal troubles of the largest local force in the Scarlet Alliance State will be directly eliminated.