CH 130

The impeachment began swiftly.

A council member presented a video tape, and the large screen was split into two, one side showing Capitol Hill, the other the video.

As the video started, it showed the private room on the second floor of Tongheng Restaurant.

On one side was the deceased mob boss, Long Xinshan, and on the other were Lin Wen and Fang Weiwei.

From the scene alone, it had quite an atmosphere—

In the gold-colored private room filled with the aura of nouveau riche, the mob boss was burly and fierce-looking, with stern black-clad underlings standing behind him.

Meanwhile, the government official was lounging on the sofa, arm around a pretty secretary, looking relaxed and content.

At first glance, it was a typical scene of corrupt dealings between officials and criminals.

Thanks to the professional camera used at the time, the footage was clear and stable, shot from a professional angle that perfectly showcased the distinctive features of both parties—the mob boss's tall and fierce underlings, and the official's beautiful and attractive mistress.

Fang Weiwei probably never dreamed that her face would actually enter the sight of the empire's top echelons, which was a dream she had harbored deep in her soul during her youthful days.

However, the scene was different from her dream. Although the cameraman was probably bribed with a hundred chicken legs to highlight her beauty from various angles, Fang Weiwei was indeed very photogenic. The camera captured her delicate and tender beauty, making her look pitiful yet stunningly beautiful.

Unfortunately, no one at the scene was smitten by her.

There was only a cold commentary: "This woman is the current sheriff's only secretary, with a deep relationship."

The implication was that she was a mistress.

The video, from beginning to end, recorded the entire negotiation and transaction between Lin Wen and Long Xinshan. After the deal was made, both parties shook hands and smiled at the camera.

That was the final scene of the video.

After the playback ended, the venue fell into temporary silence.

Lin Wen suddenly realized, he finally remembered.

Long Xinshan had made two copies of the video. Lin Wen's copy had naturally been destroyed.

After wiping out Long Xinshan's gang, Fang Dashan and Qin Luoshuang had thoroughly searched the hideout countless times. They burned more than fifty boxes of various video tapes and video compression discs, along with countless other illicit goods, all reduced to ashes.

However, during the subsequent crackdown on the remaining drug dealers, according to Lin Wen's calculations, a few henchmen were missing.

He didn't pay much attention to it at the time because they weren't demons.

But now, it seemed that Long Xinshan's copy must have ended up in the hands of one of the fleeing henchmen and was not destroyed.

He just didn't know how it ended up in Yu Zhongxian's hands, becoming his tool to attack Lin Wen.

"How foolish."

Lin Wen sneered in his heart.

"Do you realize you're pushing yourself into the abyss?"

He quickly finalized his ultimate plan, locking onto Yu Zhongxian's location. As soon as the impeachment succeeded, he would kill him first, as the first step of his plan.

Then he began to think about how to argue his case.

This time, he didn't have Qin Luoshuang's support. He was on his own.

At this point, the council began to present more detailed information about the Lei Gang.

In order to highlight Lin Wen's heinous crimes, the council had put in a lot of effort to dig up all the dirt on the Lei Gang, investigating all their wrongdoings in detail and uncovering various pieces of evidence.

However, perhaps because they had just obtained the video not long ago, their investigation was not deep enough.

They only knew that Long Xinshan's gang was a direct force of the West Union Valley Group, but they were not aware that they also worked for the military, trafficking in military-grade Kershaw enhancers.

After the council officials finished their statements, Yu Zhongxian stood up from his seat and said to the elders, "Respected elders, the evidence is very clear. I believe there is no need for defense, let's vote directly."

The four elders remained silent. The evidence was overwhelming, leaving almost no room for a turnaround.

Elder Xu and Elder Ye remained silent, while Elder Wang sneered slightly.

Elder Cheng glanced at Sheng Huaixuan, who remained expressionless and steady as a rock. After weighing his options, he said:

"Lin Wen, you have three minutes to state your case."

Lin Wen glanced at Yu Zhongxian and Lai Juncheng, who was hiding in the corner. His argument was not fully formed yet, but that didn't matter. It didn't stop him from speaking.

"I find it hard to believe that someone would present such a foolish piece of evidence."

All eyes were on him. The council officials either sneered, were angry, or laughed coldly, but no one spoke.

Elder Xu said, "Let's allow questions to be raised against Lin Wen's statement, and extend the statement time to ten minutes."

Elder Ye reminded, "According to imperial law, maliciously delaying the time of questioning is not allowed."

The council had a history of doing anything to win in court. Elder Ye's reminder was both a warning and a show of support for Lin Wen.

No one objected, but Elder Cheng felt a bit strange.

Although it seemed like they were suppressing Lin Wen, they were actually giving him a chance to argue.

Overwhelming evidence could only reveal a flaw in the midst of debate.

Moreover, he seemed to reasonably extend Lin Wen's time to ten minutes, which was as much help as he could provide within the rules.

However, Elder Xu Chengguo was the leader of the Republican faction, always maintaining neutrality towards Sheng Huaixuan's Eastern Zhou faction and the Imperial faction. Due to his oppositional relationship with them, he kept a distance from Sheng Huaixuan's Eastern Zhou faction.

It was already good enough that he didn't kick a man when he was down, let alone lend a helping hand.

Elder Ye's attitude was also ambiguous.

Ye Nantian was the leader of the Conservative party, favoring the status quo above all else, and least fond of those who disrupted the imperial rules.

Why did he seem to have a slight bias towards that youngster?

On the contrary, Elder Wang Wengong's attitude was understandable. As the leader of the Reformist faction, he was in extreme opposition to the Imperial faction, yet he cooperated closely with Sheng Huaixuan on certain matters.

So when Lin Wen showed a tendency towards reform, he would support him.

But when Lin Wen bore more marks of the Imperial faction, he would oppose him.

It seemed like a case of split personality, but in the eyes of these politicians, it was perfectly normal.

Position determined everything, and interest was the root.

Finally, there was Yu Zhongxian. Elder Cheng always had an uneasy feeling. Yu Zhongxian seemed to be targeting Sheng Huaixuan for reasons beyond mere hatred.

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The Supreme Council was not enough to oppose the elders. His current approach was to offend all four of them at the same time.

What was he trying to do?

Was it related to the power structure of the Supreme Elder Council?

Elder Cheng fell into deep thought.

At this moment, on the Council's side, "Lai Juncheng" stood up again.

Because besides the Chief, the highest-ranking official here was him.

Of course, the Chief could not personally take the stage, so it had to be him.

He realized an opportunity to atone for his sins through meritorious deeds. If he could force that little beast to death here, he might be able to escape death.