924 A Million Times for You 286 (1/2)

”I won't speak about the rest, but if I see any news about me intentionally harming Lin Shishi appearing on the media, I can assure you that there'll also be a video of you forcing me to drink the lethal poison that'll be exposed on the media platforms that you can't control. That goes for the video of your mother's hypnosis as well. I'll let the citizens see with their own eyes just what kind of a man their president is. Alright?” An Xiaoning said coldly.

Tuoba Gucheng took one last glance at her before turning around to leave without uttering another word.

An Xiaoning fumbled about for her mobile phone, only to discover that there was no reception in the dungeon. She then placed it back inside her bag.

She raised her arm to look at the GPS bracelet on her wrist, thinking to herself that it was a blessing that Jin Qingyan had forced her to put it on when they came back from M Nation. Hence, he could know her exact location.

She did not wish to implicate him into this matter.

She knew clearly what Tuoba Gucheng was planning to do to her next.

He would probably never let me leave the Autumn Palace again.

Will I become the loser of this battle?

No one had expected for things to escalate into such a mess.

It had never occurred to her that she would one day come to the point where only one of them could survive.

Well, if I fail, there would be nothing else I can say, other than that I've already tried my best. But if I do succeed, I would no longer have to be threatened by them. Moreover, there would also be a new president for S Nation. Ever since Tuoba Gucheng rose to power, he had not achieved any commendable feat, apart from the fact that he had handled the political documents rather well for the first few months. In fact, even Tuoba Rui was a better president than him.

An Xiaoning decided that the next president can't be Shi Xiaoyu's son.

If she eradicated both of Shi Xiaoyu's sons, the next president would either be Tuoba Rui or Tuoba Shuo.

Regardless of which one of the two took the throne, it would be beneficial to her, wouldn't it?

She hoped that it would be Tuoba Shuo, who was comparable to Tuoba Rui in terms of capabilities. Hence, An Xiaoning was certain that Tuoba Shuo definitely had what it takes to be the next president.

An Xiaoning had come up with all those thoughts while she was in the dungeon.

She had no idea if she could escape this ordeal, however.

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There were no news of the matter at all on the media.

At this time, Jin Qingyan could not contact An Xiaoning at all. However, he heard from his snitch in the Autumn Palace that Tuoba Gucheng actually stopped Lin Shishi and Shi Xiaoyu from exposing the matter to the media and prohibited the media from reporting about it.

Although Jin Qingyan had no idea what Tuoba Gucheng was up to, he was relieved to know that she was safe for the time being.

He headed to Sanqiao Estate to discuss the issue with Shi Qingzhou, initially thinking that she would be worried. To his surprise, the latter was rather calm about it and said firmly, ”Qingyan, don't get yourself involved in this matter. I doubt Xiaoning would want you to be implicated either. I've already called Tuoba Rui after realizing that I couldn't reach Xiaoning. He definitely wouldn't leave her in the lurch. I've also told him the details of everything that happened and he knows what to do. Although he may not be in power now, he wasn't a political leader for so many decades for no reason.”

Jin Qingyan said, ”I'm guessing Xiaoning must have threatened Tuoba Gucheng too. Otherwise, he wouldn't have stopped Lin Shishi and Shi Xiaoyu. She must have used the videos and voice recordings as her trump card, without a doubt. We don't have to be afraid of them since we have these on our hands. It'd be hard to clear Xiaoning's name if the media reports about this. We mustn't let this be exposed.”