This was something Chen Fang had not anticipated.

Clearly, he had underestimated Mei Jianxue.

After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Alright, since you've seen through it all, there's no need to hide anymore. Two paths: either you turn yourself in, or I arrest you. In my domain, no transactions of power and money are possible, no matter who that person is."

"Secretary Chen is indeed quite a unique individual."

Mei Jianxue suddenly let out a long sigh and said.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Power and money transactions? Do you know how many people's cakes you'll disturb by arresting me? Do you know that once you arrest me, you won't make it out of Shangqing City? You'll be torn apart, piece by piece, leaving nothing behind. Do you take Mei Jianxue for someone like Ji Shuzhen or Li Xuan, those nobodies? To take me down? You're not qualified!"

Mei Jianxue reverted to her previous icy demeanor.

This statement sounded both like a warning and a threat.

"Well, we can try and see if I, Chen Fang, can capture you with my own hands."

After saying this,

Chen Fang stood up.

"Secretary Chen, do you think you can come and go as you please, treating Mei Jianxue as easy to bully?"

Mei Jianxue sat still.

However, her gaze at Chen Fang was both indifferent and disdainful.

There seemed to be a hint of killing intent.

"Otherwise? Does President Mei have any better suggestions?"

Chen Fang asked.

Mei Jianxue's nails rhythmically tapped on the stone table.

Just as she was about to say something,

suddenly.

Yu Yan shouted towards the foot of the mountain, "Qin Zhao, who let you come up? Didn't the boss say to wait in the car?"

This sudden change interrupted the confrontation between Chen Fang and Mei Jianxue.

They all looked towards the direction Yu Yan was reprimanding.

Only to see a young man in black slowly walking towards their location.

Behind him, there were a dozen others.

These were all members of Mei Jianxue's motorcade.

The one leading the group was Qin Zhao, whom Yu Yan was shouting at.

This man, about 1.8 meters tall, was also quite imposing, with visibly strong arms even through his shirt.

This group was Mei Jianxue's security team, and Qin Zhao was the vice-captain of this squad.

Qin Zhao did not respond.

His expression was sullen.

His footsteps steady.

Exuding a fierce aura.

Faced with such a stance, Chen Fang immediately said to Mei Jianxue, "President Mei, it seems we have trouble."

"Impossible, my people are very loyal."

She had just finished refuting, when.

Qin Zhao had already approached them.

The dozen people behind formed a circle with a swish, surrounding the four of Chen Fang and Mei Jianxue.

In such a situation, Mei Jianxue's tough words were meaningless.

"Qin Zhao, what are you doing? Where is Zhou Zheng?"

Mei Jianxue stood up, frowning as she asked.

The Zhou Zheng she mentioned was the captain of the security team.

Qin Zhao's face was indifferent as he said, "Captain Zhou wasn't willing to join me, so my brothers and I took him down, but don't worry, President Mei, Captain Zhou is fine. He just needs a good sleep."

This statement, the motive was already glaringly obvious.

"You... you were bought off?"

There was obviously some panic in Mei Jianxue's voice.

Qin Zhao smiled faintly.

He said, "President Mei, you really haven't treated the brothers poorly, but there's no choice. The brothers also want to live well. The price offered by the other side was simply too high. For the sake of our livelihoods, we had to take this deal."

"So what do you intend to do?"

Mei Jianxue asked.

Qin Zhao pointed with his hand towards the railing of Tiger Jump Cliff.

He said, "President Mei, there are always risks of accidents when climbing a mountain, right? If your foot slips and you accidentally fall off the cliff edge, such a scenario isn't impossible, don't you think?"

Hearing these words, Chen Fang.

Felt a chill down his spine.

He had always believed that the person in the shadows only wanted to bring down Mei Jianxue.

Now it seemed, that was not the case at all.

Failing with one plan, another emerged.

And each move was more ruthless than the last.

From the current situation, they wanted Mei Jianxue dead.

"What about me? I heard and saw it all, how do you plan to deal with that?"

Chen Fang suddenly asked a question.

Also drawing Qin Zhao's attention.

Qin Zhao looked him up and down, and said, "Chen Fang, Secretary Chen, right? This situation is all orchestrated by you. If you weren't so smart and just dealt with President Mei, she wouldn't have to die. They call this being too clever for one's own good. If you know what's good, don't meddle in this. We don't have to take your life. If you don't, then don't blame the brothers for being rude. After all, whether it's one accidental fall or two, three, or four, it's all the same..."

"President Mei, it seems the person behind this is rather ruthless, determined to kill you."

Chen Fang said to Mei Jianxue, teasing.

Mei Jianxue remained composed.

She smiled.

And said, "Secretary Chen, are you regretting not detaining me earlier?"

"Looking at it now, I do regret it a bit."

Chen Fang sighed and said.

Mei Jianxue appeared calm.

She said to Qin Zhao, "Qin Zhao, since you've spoken so harshly, there's no need for me to persuade you. But you know Yu Yan's capabilities, so isn't it too few to bring these people?"

As soon as she finished speaking,

Yu Yan got into a stance, protecting Mei Jianxue in front.

Qin Zhao did not panic at all.

He said, "Yes, I certainly know Sister Yan's capabilities. With her protecting you, we naturally couldn't hurt you."

After saying this,

he raised his hand to check his watch.

And said, "The time should be just about right for it to kick in."

While everyone was puzzled about what he meant,

Yu Yan frowned.

She then gritted her teeth, bending over, with beads of cold sweat emerging on her forehead.

"A Yan, what's wrong?"

Mei Jianxue also noticed the anomaly and immediately supported her, asking.

Yu Yan shook her head with difficulty, saying, "I don't know, there's a sharp pain in my lower abdomen..."

After saying this,

she staggered a step.

If not for Mei Jianxue's support,

she might have already fallen to the ground.

"Did you... did you poison her?"

Mei Jianxue asked in panic.

With a face full of smugness, Qin Zhao asked, "President Mei, did you yourself drink any water from your car? Because if you did, then you're also poisoned."

As soon as he said this,

Mei Jianxue instantly became nervous.

The water in her car had always been managed by Yu Yan. It seemed, taking advantage of her inattention, Qin Zhao had already replaced all of it.

She recalled,

on the way to Wuqing Mountain,

she had sipped some mineral water from the car.

Although it was not much, she did indeed drink some.

Seeing her expression, Qin Zhao roughly understood.

He said, "President Mei, I'm really sorry, but to ensure the plan's success, I had to do it this way. In short, you must die today; even God can't save you..."

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