Chapter 1231: A Pawn, Several Fall

After all, they truly couldn't defeat him now. To prevent Jiang Wang from exploding in anger, Chong Xuan Sheng quickly added, "Speaking of which, I've long been suspicious. Back then, Su She rashly left the city to ambush you. That was too reckless and didn't fit his personality. Of course, one could say he felt despair about his future path and was blinded by failure, but no matter how I think about it, Su She shouldn't be such a fragile person..."

As he spoke to Jiang Wang, he was also rapidly clarifying his own thoughts. The more he thought, the clearer it became, and he couldn't help but sigh, "Looking at it now, faking his death to escape a hopeless situation and step into a world of infinite possibilities is truly a brilliant move!"

He slapped his thigh, "That's the Su She I know!"

Jiang Wang still felt that Chong Xuan Sheng was being a bit too arbitrary on this matter, "He specifically came to me to fake his death? If it wasn't for Yin Guan, I wouldn't have been able to kill him at all, would I?"

Chong Xuan Sheng shook his head, "At that time, the situation of the Ju Bao Chamber of Commerce was already beyond saving. His ambush on you was to kill me, to retaliate against me for destroying his life's work. Then, he would use the Chong Xuan family's hand to complete his fake death and gain a new life!"

As he spoke, his thoughts diverged again, and his eyes lit up, "He Chang Commercial Alliance!"

"That emerging alliance formed by numerous small businesses is Su She's new shell!"

Su She's entire plan from back then now revealed its final link! It was complete from beginning to end!

"Only now have I finally figured it out! I was deceived by him for so long! This venomous snake is truly hidden well and has immense patience!"

Chong Xuan Sheng became more and more excited as he analyzed, "To be able to discover him early because of this matter of yours is truly a blessing in disguise!"

Jiang Wang had been half-believing, half-doubting, but after hearing the name "He Chang Commercial Alliance," he immediately believed it seven parts.

Although he didn't manage affairs much, he had some understanding of the largest competitor to the De Sheng Commercial Firm among the emerging commercial alliances. He knew that this was an alliance that had grown on the corpse of the Ju Bao Chamber of Commerce.

If Su She was its mastermind, then it was perfectly understandable why this emerging commercial alliance could snatch food from the mouths of two behemoths, the Four Seas Commercial Alliance and the Chong Xuan family.

Who could understand the Ju Bao Chamber of Commerce better than Su She?

"If it's really Su She..." Jiang Wang said, "After faking his death, did he join the Equal Nation? Or is it possible that he was always a member of the Equal Nation?"

Chong Xuan Sheng shook his head, "An organization like the Equal Nation values ideals above all else, surpassing talent, wisdom, and resources. Otherwise, they wouldn't have survived until now. Su She is a person without ideals and wouldn't get along with those people in the Equal Nation.

I am more inclined to believe that they are merely using each other's influence to lay out their plans. They might be aware of the existence of such a force, but there was no communication. Because their cooperation isn't perfect either..."

"Su She is still very shrewd." Chong Xuan Sheng pondered, "With your current status and position, and your importance in Qi, this information can only have its maximum effect at this time! Su She is kicking someone while they're down, adding fuel to the fire, mercilessly beating the drowning dog!"

Jiang Wang: ...

Although it was very vivid, this analogy was truly grating on the ears.

"I know!" Chong Xuan Sheng said again.

Jiang Wang had long been accustomed to his sudden exclamations and couldn't help but ask, "What do you know now?"

"I know why this game is so chaotic, even I couldn't fully comprehend it for a time. It's because there are too many players!"

"How so?"

Chong Xuan Sheng calmed down at this point, smiled slightly, and displayed his composed air of having everything under control in front of Jiang Wang. "You said you believe the person who killed Huang Yi Hang was Yang Xuan Ce, right?"

Jiang Wang said with certainty, "Yes. That is a judgment made jointly by Lin You Xie and me."

"Huang Yi Hang rose to power by stepping on the reputation of the Yang family. Yang Xuan Ce definitely has a reason to kill him. And it just so happened that there was General Cao's reprimand, allowing him to be fabricated as a suicide, causing conflict between the new and old people of Qi. This is also a relatively clever scheme."

Chong Xuan Sheng analyzed, "But this scheme is easy to break. Just like how the court is doing it, sending you to investigate the case, using the most representative new Qi person to investigate the new Qi people, everything is solved easily."

"If I were a member of the Equal Nation, as soon as I saw the Emperor personally appoint you, the River Crossing Champion, to investigate the case, I would understand that this scheme has been broken."

"So at this juncture, the Equal Nation, which had been beaten into silence before, made a move! They built another scheme on top of Yang Xuan Ce's scheme, going with the flow!"

"What kind of scheme is this?" Jiang Wang asked.

Chong Xuan Sheng shook his head, "All strategy must be based on information. Just like if I hadn't deduced that Su She was not dead, I wouldn't have been able to deduce this far. With the current conditions, I still can't see the full picture of the Equal Nation's scheme, nor do I know their purpose. The information I can currently confirm is very limited..."

"First, the Equal Nation's scheme is built on the foundation of Yang Xuan Ce's scheme, a scheme that went with the flow. Only in this way could it be launched so suddenly and be so difficult to guard against. Overnight, it swept across the land. Su She saw an opportunity in this scheme and added a piece. There are also some others... I can't be sure yet."

"Second, whether Yue Leng and Li You Jiu are related to the Equal Nation is hard to say, or perhaps they are not related to the Equal Nation at all. At this step, they only needed to provide a reliable source of information. If another Blue Guard were sent to pursue Yang Xuan Ce, you might have followed blindly."

This fat man's mind is truly narrower than a needle's eye. While analyzing, he never forgets to mock.

Jiang Wang himself truly couldn't think of so many things and had to temporarily swallow his anger, "What else?"

"But at least, the person who was pursuing you must be an Equal Nation force."

"Nonsense!" Jiang Wang seized the opportunity and immediately counterattacked, "That's what I told you!"

"Heh." Chong Xuan Sheng said, "Then tell me a third one and I'll listen?"

Jiang Wang's eyes rolled, "Third, since the Equal Nation doesn't want me to return to Qi and keeps driving me west, then I should return to Qi now! What the enemy doesn't want, I must do. This is the way of victory for strategists!"

"Alright, Marquis Jiang, where did you learn that?"

Jiang Wang smiled smugly, "Li Long Chuan is always reciting military treatises, I remember a few lines!"

"That's called talking big!" Chong Xuan Sheng struck mercilessly, "Let me ask you, has the Equal Nation's pursuit of you stopped?"

"It should have stopped." Jiang Wang did indeed think seriously, "Even if it hasn't, returning to Qi is a good opportunity to lure her out again!"

"Do you think people are as easy to lure as you? The Equal Nation could set up such a scheme, couldn't they have anticipated your return to Qi would be with preparations?" Chong Xuan Sheng scoffed casually, then said, "Since you know that person was driving you further away at that time, why didn't you think that stopping the pursuit now might precisely indicate that they don't care whether you return to Qi or not. Or even... they are waiting for your return?"

Jiang Wang made a final struggle, "The pursuit wasn't stopped by them intentionally, Gu Shi Yi saved me."

"And you know whether Gu Shi Yi is a human or a ghost? How much friendship do you have?"

"You mean, Gu Shi Yi has a problem?"

"Not necessarily a problem, it's not impossible for him to genuinely step in to help someone in need. But I'm certain, with the Equal Nation's style of planning, if you return to Qi now, there will definitely be more tricks waiting for you." Chong Xuan Sheng said, "So you precisely cannot return to Qi now! You shouldn't have left the chessboard in the first place, but since you left for a short time, you shouldn't jump back in."

Jiang Wang was stunned, "Then where do I go?"

Chong Xuan Sheng waved his hand, "Find a place to travel and enjoy the scenery. Wait until I've handled the matters clean and settled the potential troubles, then you can come back!"

Jiang Wang thought for a moment and asked, "What kind of tricks do you think will be waiting for me if I go back now?"

"How should I know?" Chong Xuan Sheng pouted, "I can't read fortunes or calculate!"

"Alright." Jiang Wang curled up the corners of his mouth, showing a smile.

Seeing the hint of sadness in Jiang Wang's usually clear and calm eyes.

Chong Xuan Sheng understood in his heart that Jiang Wang still couldn't quite bear the current situation where his reputation was being trampled upon wantonly.

One moment he was immensely glorious and famous throughout the world, the next he was covered in filth and everyone was shouting to beat him. From heaven to hell, it was just overnight... If one were in his shoes, it would be difficult for anyone to remain calm.

Jiang Wang didn't say it on his face, but he was somewhat hurt in his heart!

So he explained, "But if their tricks fall, we may not be able to block them. No matter how arrogant I am, I can't joke with your life. Listen to me, now that you've jumped off the chessboard, go travel and enjoy the scenery. Let those important figures play this game themselves! When the dust settles, you will still be the number one prodigy of Qi, the number one Inner Palace in the world, and countless people will naturally vindicate you!"

"Since others are treating you as a chess piece, then don't think too much after you jump out. Let them play however they want, go play your own game."

He looked at Jiang Wang, both encouraging the other party and himself, "If there's really a game to be played, we'll be the players in the future!"

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