Yes, Madam Prime Minister

Even Lavana was shocked. She knew Ronan was strong, but this was the first time she had such a direct impression of him. The enemies she had to fight to the death against were all down in the blink of an eye, without her even seeing anything. Each of them was in the same position, lying on their backs, with a sword piercing their chests and pinning them to the ground, unable to move.

As for Ye Jingye, still in shock, he was first grabbed by Gu Ning and thrown aside, then grabbed by another man, who was suddenly pinned to the ground.

He suddenly looked like a lost soul, wondering who he was and where he was.

Deciding to conduct some questioning, Ronan walked up to Wang Jiangong and the others and asked, "Are there any secluded places around here?"

Still in shock, the group remained silent for a while. Wang Jiangong was the first to come to his senses and repeatedly replied, "Yes, yes." This man, who was both bold and calm, and who had previously said that one should not place one's hopes on others, was now like a yes-man.

"Lead the way, you don't need to worry about these people," Ronan instructed.

After saying that, Ronan waved his hand, and all the people who had been nailed to the ground floated into the air. Then, a floating shield supported them and carried them slowly behind Ronan.

Ronan didn't launch a strong attack, and the group couldn't break free. Apart from Gu Ning and Ye Zhongqing, who could still struggle, the others couldn't even make a struggle. Some of the first-tier cultivators had already lost consciousness and fainted. The reason was that Ronan's sword had a strong magic-sealing and magic-absorbing effect, causing their magic power to become disordered and constantly leak away.

Before long, Wang Jiangong led the way and brought Ronan to an abandoned river god temple.

The temple is very small, just a dilapidated wooden house of about 20 square meters. It has been abandoned for a long time and there are no statues inside, just a memorial tablet. It was probably built by a dozen or so families who used to live here but later moved away. If there were more people, they would not have built such a shabby temple.

Ronan threw all the prisoners, including Ye Zhongqing, onto the ground of the dilapidated temple.

To be honest, he was quite surprised that one of the people who hired Wang Jiangong was a fifth-level expert. He guessed that Wang Jiangong was probably part of some powerful force. However, Ronan didn't have time to care about him right now; his target was Ye Zhongqing.

Ronan turned to Wang Jiangong and his group, "You guys go first." He then looked specifically at Lavana and added, "You too."

A group of people rushed in and left, as if they had been granted a pardon.

Before, when faced with attacks, they dared to shout and fight to the death, but in front of Ronan, not one of them dared to utter a word.

Wang Jiangong and his group left with Lavana.

Ronan approached Ye Zhongqing. "Mr. Ye, I've been looking for you for ages! By the way, where's your organization?"

Ye Zhongqing was taken aback at first, then realized that Luo Nan did not know that the others were from their organization, let alone that the organization's vice president was now under his control.

Gu Ning, who was still conscious, realized that Ronan did not know that they and Ye Zhongqing belonged to the same organization.

But both of them were wondering the same thing: who exactly was Ronan?

Ye Zhongqing was at the fourth rank and Gu Ning at the fifth rank. They didn't even have a chance to get past Luo Nan before being taken down.

To be honest, it's impossible for a sixth-tier cultivator to do it, and even a seventh-tier cultivator wouldn't find it so easy; it would require the absolute best among seventh-tier cultivators.

Who among the seventh tier isn't famous? But is he even in the seventh tier? Could it be that he's "dead" like the club president?

Gu Ning still had some doubts. Judging from Ronan's words, his target was clearly Ye Zhongqing. But when did Ye Zhongqing return, and how did he get involved with this person? As one of the three vice presidents of the organization, he knew nothing about it.

It was obvious that the president was deliberately keeping it from him, but the one who gave the order was Lin Youren, who was at the same level as him. How could Lin Youren know?

Everything's a mess, completely a mess. I have no idea what the president is thinking.

"You're going to criticize me? That's quite normal." Ronan laughed. After all, he was a member of an organization with ideals and aspirations, so being stubborn was a basic quality. "Then let's leave you be for now, Mr. Ye."

As Ronan spoke, his gaze turned to Gu Ning, who looked like an old man, "Old sir, who are you? Although you are after Guanghan Industrial's products, you can't be some nobody. But your fifth-level strength is a bit over the top. It seems you are also a member of an organization, and you're not even the leader. Impressive. Wuhan is such a place where hidden talents reside."

"How about we explain it to them?" Ronan asked with a smile.

Gu Ning completely ignored her.

This reaction was still within Ronan's expectations. He then raised his hand, and the swords stuck in the bodies of several first-tier soldiers automatically pulled out and disappeared. After a while, the first-tier soldiers gradually woke up.

"Gentlemen, you know what I want to ask. To be honest, I'm not alone. If you don't tell me, I will not only torture you, but also kill your whole family afterwards."

Ronan said.

The group remained silent, displaying remarkable defiance.

Ronan wasn't in a hurry, and he didn't even intend to press for answers. He was simply stalling for time while waiting for Ye Zhongqing's reinforcements. He didn't believe that Ye Zhongqing was alone.

He is fishing.

However, an hour passed and there was still no movement.

Wow, that's impressive. There's really no one else like it.

Ronan glanced at Ye Zhongqing and the unfamiliar old man Gu Ning, "You two are valuable, I'll take you with me later."

After saying that, he turned to the others and said, "As for you, I'm too lazy to interrogate you. I'll just strip you naked and carve the words 'you are the murderers of this robbery' on your bodies with a sword. Then I'll send you to the office building of Guanghan Industrial a few kilometers away."

After Ronan finished speaking, the group's eyes widened instantly. They knew all too well that if Ronan did this, Guanghan Industries would definitely interrogate and investigate him, and Guanghan Industries itself was an important place where the organization parasitized.

At that time, the entire organization may suffer huge losses.

This person is truly ruthless.

"Damn, as expected, there's an inside man within Guanghan Industries, and this person is probably quite high-ranking, knows something about your organization, and could potentially implicate a whole bunch of people."

Ronan said condescendingly, "Unfortunately, I have neither the interest nor the time to deal with you. As for Mr. Ye, don't worry, we'll talk later."

Ronan's focus remained solely on Ye Zhongqing. He didn't care much about this group; he only needed to keep the old man, who was undoubtedly a high-ranking member, and leave the other underlings to Guanghan Industries.

"Wait!" The person who had been in charge of controlling things suddenly spoke up, "I have something to say..."

As soon as the man opened his mouth, the old man immediately unleashed his full power to silence him.

Chapter 1137 What's with the arrogance of a traitor? Using someone else to do his dirty work? I need to find a way to become a traitor.

Unfortunately, Ronan reacted too quickly, instantly putting protective armor on the second-tier man to block Gu Ning's attack. This saved the second-tier man's life, while the five flying swords pinned the old man down, ensuring that he could no longer unleash any attacks with extraordinary power.

"Wu Tianbo, how dare you betray the organization!" the third-tier elemental mage leading the team cursed.

“Deacon Ouyang, you’re too agitated. I haven’t even said anything yet. Use your brain. What’s my position in the organization? I’m just a formal member. The only superior whose identity I know is you, isn’t he?”

Besides, I don't know this vice president at all, not even his code name. Of the other five people, I know three of my subordinates, but I don't know the other two at all.

"What would I offer to betray the organization? Do I even have the ability to do so?"

Wu Tianbo asked a series of questions, his face full of self-deprecation.

“I’m curious about that too,” Ronan continued. “If you can’t provide anything of value, we’ll have to send you to Guanghan Industries.”

Wu Tianbo lay panting, weakened from being pinned down by Ronan's longsword for so long. After a long pause, he finally spoke again, "Wuhan has expanded rapidly over the past few decades, with many new areas created through landfill. Therefore, it's prone to flooding during the rainy season. To alleviate this, drainage networks have been under construction in recent years. Coincidentally, I'm an expert in this field and also an official in the department responsible for it. Taking advantage of my position, I accepted the organization's instructions to place things in certain locations. If the impact of these items is large enough, I think it could affect the entire three towns of Wuhan."

Ronan then became interested and asked, "What things are there, and where are they kept?"

Wu Tianbo felt his body gradually recovering and let out a long sigh. "I don't know you, and you're too powerful. If you want to know, come with me later and pretend to be my bodyguard. I will turn myself in and confess to a corruption case involving the current top official in Wuhan. When we get there, I will naturally tell you."

Wu Tianbo didn't think that the guards watching over him would be able to stop Ronan. Ronan was a seventh-level being; who could possibly stop him?

He felt that if Ronan killed the guards and then killed him at that time, it would attract the attention of the authorities.

So, under normal circumstances, Ronan wouldn't do anything to him. But by then, he was already a very important tainted witness. The authorities would protect him, but it wouldn't be so easy for the organization to kill this traitor.

In short, prison is the safest place.

If I were thrown into Guanghan Industrial, they would definitely torture me severely first, interrogating me about the organization. Keep me alive? Don't even dream about it.

"That's a great suggestion. You're a smart person."

Ronan clapped his hands and then looked at the others, especially the third-tier one, "Mr. Ouyang, right? And you?"

A disdainful glance, a cold laugh—without needing any words, this man surnamed Ouyang had already made his stance clear.

"Sigh, well, I hope the people at Guanghan Industrial are as friendly as I am."

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Ronan remarked with a sigh.

They didn't speak or leave, but waited there for Ashley, Isabel, and Gloria to come and help deal with the group.

At the same time, on the other side.

Luo Chenghao, who was on vacation, was in a private room at a teahouse with Lu Guangzhi, one of the three vice presidents.

"President, it seems that Lao Gu and his team have failed," Lu Guangzhi said calmly, but his hand on the table trembled slightly.

Gu Ning didn't show up for the meeting at the agreed time, and no one even came to inform her, so it was clear that she had failed.

Old man Gu Ning was unaware of the anti-fishing plan, but Lu Guangzhi and Lin Youren were.

"Aren't you going to ask me why?" Luo Chenghao asked.

Lu Guangzhi said somewhat insincerely, "The president naturally has his reasons."

"Actually, it was just that I misjudged the opponent's strength and adopted the wrong approach. I didn't expect Old Gu to be defeated like this." Luo Chenghao admitted his mistake with a guilty look on his face.

Lu Guangzhi simply didn't believe it. He now felt that it wasn't a counter-entrapment at all, but rather a case of using someone else to do the dirty work. The club president had long known that the group targeting Ye Zhongqing was extremely powerful, and he had deliberately concealed this from Lao Gu, saying that this way the other party wouldn't suspect anything.

That's pure nonsense. The point is to get rid of Gu Ning, who is arrogant because of his seniority and always likes to offer opinions and contradict others.

"The president wasn't wrong, it was just an accident," Lu Guangzhi said. He wasn't stupid; if he agreed with his boss saying he was wrong, he'd probably be in big trouble.

"Sigh, now we can only play along and wipe them out along with that investigation team."

Luo Chenghao looked wistful and sentimental.

The so-called Investigation Team is an agency under the Trial Committee. The Trial Committee is an organization composed of multiple seventh-order transcendents, whose purpose is to deal with those who attempt to use their transcendent powers to cause subversive influence. The Investigation Team is responsible for carrying out the specific tasks.

Now, their organization has been targeted by the investigation team.

“This…” Lu Guangzhi hesitated, not daring to speak.

Their organization lacks high-level personnel. Aside from the president himself, the three vice presidents are all at the fifth rank, followed by a dozen or so third and fourth-rank deacons. Ultimately, their organization is still a parasitic research institution. Although it aims to overthrow the current corrupt regime, it has not yet begun to establish an armed force.

"It's alright, I'll take care of it," Luo Chenghao said casually, yet his domineering presence was undeniable.

"President, President," Lu Guang stammered, "But what if the investigation team is defeated..."

Since the establishment of the Trial Committee a century ago and the formation of the Investigation Team, no one has dared to do anything to them, because daring to kill the Investigation Team means that even the seventh-ranked individuals would have to take action.

Nothing can withstand the attack of multiple seventh-tier beings.

Luo Chengjing remained relaxed and calm. "Don't worry, the investigation team is only targeting one deacon, just like that group of people who have their eyes on Ye Zhongqing. They don't know the organization's structure. After we deal with them all, we can cut our losses and survive. You and I, the higher-ups, can then evacuate and relocate back to our base in the Northeast."

Lu Guangzhi nodded, but did not believe it.

He always felt that the president was plotting something.

The deacon targeted by the investigation team was not allowed to hide his identity by the president, but instead was sent to Wuhan. Ye Zhongqing was targeted by a group of unknown people and was also sent to Wuhan. Then, a series of reckless actions occurred, Gu Ning was caught, and Lin Youren is now doing something unknown, and he himself is clearly not trusted.

He had a premonition that he and Lin Youren would probably not fare any better than Gu Ning.

Cutting off the tail to survive? Aside from the president, anyone could be that tail.

Damn it, we have to think of something.

"President, I want to stay behind to cover the retreat," Lu Guangzhi said, looking as if he were ready to die for his country.

"Okay." Luo Chenghao readily agreed, thinking to himself that it would be more like he was staying behind as a traitor than covering the rear.

Humans are ultimately unreliable.

It doesn't matter. This organization was just a tool to assist him in his scientific research. It has already fulfilled its mission, and now it's just making use of its waste.

Next came the long-awaited reunion with my father.

Chapter 1138 Keeping Your Word: Is There a Possibility Where Action Begins?

Ye Zhongqing and the old man Gu Ning were taken away by Isabel and her two companions.

Gu Ning had just been taken away when the remaining five first-rank officials, including Wu Tianbo's three subordinates, immediately begged for mercy, saying they would confess their crimes. The other two were the same, preparing to become traitors.

Unfortunately, Wu Tianbo's three subordinates couldn't provide any valuable clues.

As for the other two, they could only reveal their superiors and nothing else.

They knew nothing about this organization. According to them, in the past, they mainly provided the organization with intelligence in their own fields, and sometimes they accepted missions, mostly assigned academic projects. Fieldwork like this was rare, and this was the first time they had ever worked together like this.

Besides money, the benefits they received included some support, which enabled them to...

Several people expressed their willingness to contribute their wealth and serve Ronan.

"Sorry, I don't need it."

Ronan refused them.

Ouyang Li laughed at the traitors from the side.

After that, Ronan took them away.

As Ronan kept his word, at dusk, he stripped the shirts off everyone except Wu Tianbo, pierced their flesh with the tip of his sword, and carved the words "I am an accomplice of the robbers" in blood. Before their superhuman healing abilities could erase the blood writing, Ronan arrived in Wuchang and, from several kilometers away, threw them one by one, sending them flying through the air like cannonballs. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd on the street, they crashed through the glass windows of the Guanghan Industrial headquarters building and fell into the office building.

Screams erupted throughout the office building. It's likely that in the coming days, the entire Guanghan Industrial complex will be thrown into chaos as people try to deal with this incident, which has already been witnessed by many.

Then, he took Wu Tianbo to turn himself in.

Of course, he wouldn't go to the police station. In Wu Tianbo's view, the police station's security forces couldn't protect him.