The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 372 Making a Deal (1)_1

"Having your people from The Dark Division enter the Discipline Inspection Commission?" The supreme leader hesitated a bit.

"Leader, rest assured, our people from The Dark Division have no intention of meddling with the smuggling case. We are only worried about someone causing trouble behind the scenes. That’s why we are having The Dark Division watch from the sidelines. How you handle the case, my Dark Division will not intervene. Furthermore, once this case is over, all our people from The Dark Division will withdraw from the Discipline Inspection Commission," Situ Xin assured the heartbeat of the supreme leader and continued, "Trust my sincerity. If we from The Dark Division really wanted to do something, I wouldn’t have come to you today. I would’ve just secretly placed our people inside the Discipline Inspection Commission, right?"

The supreme leader pondered for a good while and thought if the deal was really as Situ Xin said, there would be no downside for him—in fact, it seemed quite profitable. With that, the supreme leader appeared to throw caution to the wind and said, "Fine, I will trust you this time. I agree to this transaction."

"Leader, you will be glad that you made the right choice. Oh, and to show my sincerity and to put your mind at ease, I will have Xiang Yang give you a list of our members entering the Discipline Inspection Commission later. This way, when the case is over, and you check against the Discipline Inspection Commission’s personnel list, you will know whether all of our people from The Dark Division have completely withdrawn." After all, Situ Xin had no intentions of reaching too far, so this arrangement was solely to reassure the supreme leader.

After reaching an agreement with the supreme leader, Situ Xin called Xiang Yang to have Situ Mu withdraw the people hidden in the shadows and arrange for The Dark Division to enter the Discipline Inspection Commission without alerting anyone.

Not only had Situ Xin made arrangements, but Xiao Muli had also secretly made his own. However, having just taken over the Xiao Family, not everything was under his control yet. Moreover, the current situation proved more complex and severe than he had anticipated. Therefore, although Xiao Muli had deployed some individuals, they were unable to achieve the expected results.

"What’s the situation at the Discipline Inspection Commission now?" Xiao Muli stood in front of the large floor-to-ceiling window in his office, looking out at the scenery, and asked.

"Family Head, the Discipline Inspection Commission suddenly tightened security today. Our people can only stay on the periphery; they can’t penetrate the interior at all. Hence, we are completely unaware of the specifics," Xiao Muli’s assistant reported, his hand holding the documents sweating profusely.

"Why the sudden lockdown? Has something happened?" Xiao Muli knew that this lockdown indicated the situation was becoming more serious.

"The situation isn’t good. It is said that someone from the Liu Family has been uncovered for bribing a staff member inside the Discipline Inspection Commission, so..." Xiao Muli’s assistant did not finish his sentence, but Xiao Muli understood the implication. "Family Head, your maternal grandfather, Old Master Liu, was also taken away for investigation by the Discipline Inspection Commission today."

"Truly adept at nothing but causing trouble. How could the Liu Family avoid collapse?" Xiao Muli was utterly disappointed with his maternal family. The Liu Family had already made themselves a target.

Now, how many people had their eyes on the Liu Family? The smart move at this time would definitely entail refraining from any action, for any move would be immediately noticed by others.

It was still Elder Liu who had been pestered relentlessly by the youngest members of the family, crying for a solution, who had doled out a hefty sum for assistance.

Those in the know, anyone with a bit of sense, would want to stay far away from the affairs of the Liu Family at such a time, rather than converging toward it. It was precisely because Elder Liu had found out that the worker from the Discipline Inspection Commission urgently needed money that he decided to go through this channel.

But no sooner had Elder Liu spent the money than the channel was blocked. Not only that, but he had also implicated himself.

"No wonder the Liu Family fell. What was going through Elder Liu’s head to make such a move at this time?" Situ Xin looked at the fresh news in her hands and spoke to Baibai while flipping through the documents.

"If anyone in the Liu Family had any brains, Liu Yun wouldn’t have done what she did." Baibai was still resentful about Liu Yun’s disdain for Situ Xin. "If you ask me, it’s only natural that the Liu Family falls apart; it would be abnormal if they didn’t," Baibai spoke animatedly while enjoying the pastries made by Situ Xin.

Situ Xin merely smiled at Baibai’s words and picked up another document, casually flipping through a few pages. But when Situ Xin saw the contents, she abruptly sat up, "Hey, those people really can’t keep their cool. They’ve just got in, and they’re already too eager to move."

The people who stood against the Situ Family, Loo Family, and Xiao Family had already plotted early on and had managed to insert their hidden agents into the Discipline Inspection Commission, joining the team investigating the Liu Family smuggling case.

If it had not been for the involvement of Situ Xin, The Dark Division, and the Dragon Society, those people might have actually succeeded in using the Liu Family’s crisis to drag the Xiao Family down and even implicate the Situ Family and Loo Family.

But unfortunately for them, there were no what-ifs. Situ Xin had made her preparations early and had foreseen all the possible moves by the opposition, and with the strength of The Dark Division and the Dragon Society, they had no chance against Situ Xin.

The operatives they had in the Discipline Inspection Commission, following orders from above, took advantage of the chaos when everyone was preoccupied to find an excuse to approach Liu Xiqing and Liu Xibiao, along with the Fu Family couple, under the guise of acting on behalf of Elder Liu. They attempted to drag the Xiao Family into the mix, telling them that only by implicating the Xiao Family would the Xiao Family step in to help them and give them a chance to avoid charges.

However, by an unfortunate coincidence for them, every move of these few individuals was under the surveillance of The Dark Division. As soon as they claimed to have come on behalf of Elder Liu, The Dark Division caught them red-handed.