Chapter 995 - Acting (1/2)

”This mission was issued two months ago.” Luo Zongren said weakly, ”At that time, Jiang Xu had just published an article targeting our Wang Consortium. However, the initial order was only to formulate a plan. We were not told to execute it.”

Luo Zongren continued, ”On the 21st of March, the higher-ups passed down the order to assassinate Jiang Xu, because he refused to meet with our diplomatic team, so there was no way for the two sides to clear the air.

”We have a total of 381 covert agents, and most of them were secretly deployed from the Wang Consortium's military and trained as spies.

”Before the operation, to deflect any suspicions from the Wang Consortium, Wang Wenyan specifically ordered Vanilla and me to put on a good show together.” Luo Zongren explained clearly, ”Our soldiers were unaware of it, but Vanilla and Tang Hualong knew about the operation in advance and pretended to be caught in the danger. They even deliberately got injured. After all of the surveillance footage was exposed, everyone would shift their suspicions away from the Wang Consortium.

”But all of this was just an act we put on for you all to see!”

Ren Xiaosu listened to all of this quietly. If what Luo Zongren said was true, he would definitely have to make a trip to the Wang Consortium.

Moreover, he would have to reevaluate his relationship with them.

There was no room for compromise regarding Jiang Xu's assassination.

However, Ren Xiaosu somehow felt that everything Luo Zongren said was a little strange. He started thinking about everything he had confessed.

If only Wang Yun were here. Wang Yun was an expert at analyzing lies and was the best at finding loopholes in the other party's logic.

At this moment, Luo Lan asked Luo Zongren from the side, ”Which department are you affiliated with in the Wang Consortium?”

Luo Zongren answered matter-of-factly, ”You don't have to test me on purpose. I'm under Wang Wenyan's command, so of course I'm with the 1st Military Intelligence Division.”

”Hehe, I'm sorry.” Luo Lan said with a laugh, ”You probably didn't expect this, but the Wang Consortium's people were afraid that someone would frame them, so they specially sent a person to Luoyang City. Coincidentally, it's someone from the 1st Military Intelligence Division as well. Men, bring in the Wang Consortium's man!”

As they spoke, a young man in a suit was escorted into the basement by the Qing Consortium's soldiers. The young man said coldly, ”We came all the way here to clarify things. Is this how you treat your guests?”

Luo Lan walked up to the young man with a smile and slapped him in the face without warning. ”If we find out that Jiang Xu's death is related to your Wang Consortium, you can forget about walking out of Luoyang City alive. Why are you still harping about how guests should be treated? Come and identify your colleague from the 1st Military Intelligence Division. We already have a witness here. Do you think that you can still deny it?”

That young man looked at Luo Zongren and got even angrier. ”That's not a member of our 1st Military Intelligence Division at all. He's slandering us. What evidence do you have to say that our Wang Consortium was responsible? Where's the evidence?”

Luo Lan looked at Luo Zongren. ”Proof? Don't worry. The Wang Consortium can't silence you here.”

Luo Zongren kept quiet.

The young man sneered. ”See, he's lying. He doesn't dare directly confront me. We don't have such a person in our 1st Military Intelligence Division at all.”

Luo Zongren suddenly looked at the young man and said, ”Are you going to give up the queen to save the king? At Wang Wenyan's place, Wang Wenyan personally promised me he would appoint me as the deputy director if I succeeded in the mission. You were also there at that time. Why are you trying to shake me off now?”

The young man said angrily, ”Don't talk about such baseless things. I've never met you before!”

”You dare not admit it?!” Luo Zongren roared angrily. He looked hysterical, even a little crazy.