The Ambitions to Conquer the Official Career
Chapter 554

Chapter 554: 554

While Ji Yang was here contemplating how to devise a plan, he received another piece of information, which indicated that Cao Jiakun and Fang Shijun were showing signs of aligning with each other.

After receiving this message, Ji Yang quickly thought of a situation where both men could seriously be considered as son-in-laws of certain powerful families in the Capital City, or rather, controlled by those families lurking in the background.

Cao Jiakun was the son-in-law of the He Family in the Capital City and had always been supported by the family. Now, although he had risen through the ranks, he was still firmly under the He Family’s control.

Fang Shijun was the son-in-law of the Lu Family and was similarly under their control.

It seemed quite normal for them to come together.

Now, Cao Li and the others were even more focused on investigating these individuals. They quickly got a clear understanding of Cao Jiakun’s situation, which was different from Fang Shijun’s. Fang Shijun was pursued by the Lu Family’s homely daughter, while Cao Jiakun was lucky to have dated the He Family’s daughter in college.

Cao Li and the others also discovered something; initially, Cao Jiakun had not shown anything special, but later on, he secretly took up with two other women.

It was becoming increasingly normal for officials to have secret affairs; as long as they were discreet, everyone would look the other way.

Ji Yang knew that he couldn’t do much about this aspect.

What Ji Yang needed to do now was to put the two on their guard and unite them against Deng Guohai.

Ji Yang had a clear plan in mind; he didn’t need to show his hand just yet. These two were probably Deng Guohai’s next targets, so letting them know about Deng Guohai’s actions would see if they could withstand a fight against him.

Ji Yang was also curious to see what kind of forces Deng Guohai truly had.

After devising the plan, Ji Yang naturally took action.

Through Cao Li and the others, Ji Yang intentionally leaked the information about Deng Guohai secretly surveilling the two men to them.

One day, as soon as Cao Jiakun returned to his office, he discovered an extra note on his person.

Upon reading it, Cao Jiakun’s face turned unsightly.

The note wasn’t detailed; it simply revealed that Deng Guohai’s men were covertly tracking and watching him.

Cao Jiakun had just met privately with a woman that day, and the two had been intimate for a while before he returned.

Now, upon receiving the note, he felt that his activities might have been exposed.

Just thinking about it made Cao Jiakun break out in sweat. He knew his own affairs all too well. The He Family’s daughter had begun her pursuit after an accidental revelation of her identity, and indeed, as he had planned, he managed to win her over.

During the entire process, there were no elders who stepped in to break them up, and he was able to marry the He Family girl into his household smoothly, which thereafter made his career path quite seamless.

If the He Family ever found out about what he had done, who knew what would happen.

Cao Jiakun was aware that everything he had was provided by the He Family, and if they chose to target him, he would have no means of resistance.

What to do?

Aware of the severity of the consequences, Cao Jiakun found himself restless in his office.

What worried him the most now was Deng Guohai, and he was clueless as to why Deng Guohai would be secretly tracking him.

Of course, he was even more fearful of the person who had slipped him the note.

He’d better resolve the matter with Deng Guohai first.

Comparatively, Cao Jiakun believed Deng Guohai would be easier to handle. He wasn’t without his own network of helpers, having built them up over many years, lending him some assistance in his tasks.

Thus, Cao Jiakun also began to arrange his moves in secret.