Chapter 156 The Videos

In the video, seven or eight white people huddled in a corner, trembling with fear, the sound of gunfire echoing around them. In the frame, Jing Yan, holding a gun, walked up to them and slowly raised his arm.

The white hostages seemed to realize what was coming. One of them, who knew Jing Yan, shouted in extreme anxiety, "Jing, we're friends, please...!"

Jing Yan paused only for a moment before decisively raising his arm and pointing the gun at the speaking hostage.

"No! Jing, I beg you...!"

All the hostages panicked and tried to resist.

"Bang, bang, bang...!"

A series of gunshots rang out, and several people fell to the ground, blood splattering.

Jing Yan lowered his head, changed the magazine, and continued shooting at the remaining hostages. He emptied three magazines, killing everyone in the room before turning and leaving.

In the video, Jing Yan didn't say a word, but the killing was crystal clear, including the hostages' desperate pleas and cries, which were deeply disturbing.

In the office, Jing Yan sat with a mouse in his right hand, watching the familiar scene on the screen. He paused briefly before switching to the next video.

The second video was clearly recorded secretly. The background was a spacious room. Jing Yan's face and figure were clearly visible as he sat hunched in a chair, looking silent.

Across from Jing Yan sat a man whose face was obscured. He crossed his legs and asked in a hoarse voice, "What can you do for me?"

"I can help you escape. You've made such a big commotion in Dragon City that the authorities won't let you leave easily. I have connections in the city... I can help you," Jing Yan replied calmly.

The video froze at this point and ended.

Jing Yan stared at the computer screen with a gloomy expression, slamming the mouse heavily on the desk.

He was familiar with this scene too, but unlike the first video, he knew that Zhao Wei Hu's soldiers were recording him when he was killing people, while in the second conversation, he had no idea that the Chizuru Army had also secretly recorded the video.

Clenching his fist, Jing Yan closed his eyes and pushed the computer away, saying in a hoarse voice, "Take it away, and call Gu Bai Shun over."

The secretary looked at Jing Yan's reaction, her lips moving as if to speak, but she ultimately said nothing and turned to leave.

Once again, Jing Yan was alone in the office. He leaned back in his wide chair, his mind filled with premonitions of the future.

Back in the Supervision Council, Su Tian Yu, on a whim, used the information he had learned to trade with Zhao Wei Hu for a chance to eliminate Jing Yan and Gu Bai Shun. As far as Zhao was concerned, he had already caused so much trouble in Dragon City that he didn't care about killing one more chairman of the code worker association or a gang leader from Longkou District.

But Jing Yan certainly didn't want to die. He pleaded with Zhao Wei Hu, begging him to spare his life, even offering to donate twenty million in cash to Zhao Wei Hu's Chizuru Army. But this offer wasn't tempting to Zhao Wei Hu at the time, because he was focused on how to escape safely.

So, Jing Yan had no choice but to say that he could help Zhao Wei Hu escape.

But was Zhao Wei Hu a fool? Could he easily trust Jing Yan's words? What if he was trying to trick him?

So, to bind the chairman of the code worker association to him, he demanded that Jing Yan offer a pledge of loyalty. And the most effective way to do that was to have Jing Yan kill the hostages, the white hostages!

At the time, Jing Yan had no choice. He could either agree or be killed, which led to the scene in the video.

In the video, the Chizuru Army soldiers didn't show any coercion towards Jing Yan, they didn't even appear, they only recorded the scene of Jing Yan's ruthless massacre. And that scene today was going to cost Jing Yan his life.

In fact, Jing Yan knew in his heart that if it weren't for Su Tian Yu, if it weren't for the Old Triangle's arms deal, Zhao Wei Hu might not have released the video so quickly. More likely, he would have used it to coerce him into contributing money and effort at some crucial moment in the future. At that time, Jing Yan might have been able to find a chance to retrieve the footage.

But, unfortunately, the Supervision Council had a new leader, who secretly instructed him to compete for the arms deal, to accumulate political resources for the Republican Party faction in the First District. But this meant that Jing Yan was once again up against Yu Ming Yuan's team.

So, from the moment Jing Yan arrived in the Old Triangle, he had a premonition that the video would be exposed. Because by then, Su Tian Yu and Zhao Wei Hu were already working together and were on the same side in the arms deal.

As a result, whether Jing Yan won or lost in the end, the other side might release the video or secretly coerce him. That was why Jing Yan was so anxious to restrain Su Tian Yu in the Old Triangle and wanted to take back the video by controlling him. Unfortunately, Xue Ping An and You Yi Fan wasted two excellent opportunities.

Today, after struggling so hard, Jing Yan was still unable to avoid this blow.

He knew that the release of the video now must have been Su Tian Yu's idea, or Yu Ming Yuan's. So, the hatred he felt towards these two people was beyond words.

Jing Yan didn't care about women or wealth, but he loved power above all else. He had painstakingly built his position in Dragon City for decades, and with one wrong move, he was about to lose everything. For an ambitious guy, that was worse than killing him.

...

In the quiet office, Jing Yan leaned back in his executive chair, his mind a mess.

At some point, a knock came from the door. Jing Yan slowly opened his eyes and said softly, "Come in!"

The door opened, and Gu Bai Shun walked in. "Chairman!"

"Sit!" Jing Yan pointed to the chair next to him.

Gu Bai Shun glanced at him, walked over, and sat down.

Jing Yan picked up a pack of cigarettes, lowered his head, and lit one. "The Supervision Council thing leaked."

"I saw the video," Gu Bai Shun replied.

"I'm going down, and Zhang Ming will be promoted next," Jing Yan took a deep breath of smoke and looked out the window with a profound gaze. "But I don't really trust him."

Gu Bai Shun didn't respond.

"You and I share a common secret, and you know how much I appreciate you," Jing Yan said, pointing at Gu Bai Shun. "After I'm gone, I'll do everything I can to help you rise within the union, build your prestige, give you connections, and give you opportunities. At some point in the future, you may be the chairman of the Code Worker Association."

Gu Bai Shun didn't bother to hide his feelings in front of Jing Yan. His face showed no joy or apprehension, only a slow nod as he replied, "I know what to do, Chairman."

"Very good." Jing Yan sighed and slowly stood up. "Let's go to a temple. I want to pray to Buddha."

...

In the mayor's office, Li Ming Sheng watched the news and chuckled. "That gou liu zi (rascal), he really struck hard! I might not have been able to take down Jing Yan, but he managed to get him killed without even realizing it."

"That's what they call a lucky punch," Secretary Li Yuan said from the side.

Li Ming Sheng looked at Li Yuan. "You're completely on the same side as that gou liu zi (rascal) now, aren't you?"