Chapter 190: A Cloud in One Hand, Rain in the Other

Chapter 190: A Cloud in One Hand, Rain in the Other

Li Wu had always wondered why Jiang Yuesheng wanted to adopt him as his godson and make him his sugar baby.

Could it be because of his good looks?

Well, Li Wu couldn't deny that he was indeed quite the looker. In his previous life, he could easily rely on his face to get by, and he'd surely eat better than those who toiled over their keyboards, their hairlines receding as they typed away, while netizens criticized them for being short and soft, like a failed author.

But Li Wu felt that as the Governor, Jiang Yuesheng shouldn't be so shallow.

So, Li Wu believed that Jiang Yuesheng must have had a deeper motive.

At first, Li Wu thought it was about setting up Jiangnan University, especially since she had released tasks related to it right from the start.

Combined with his talent, it was easy to assume that Jiang Yuesheng's goal was this.

However, when Li Wu obtained the token and arrived at Zhenhai Tower, he realized that his godmother seemed eager to use him right away.

Or perhaps, from the moment he received the token, Jiang Yuesheng had already treated him as a pawn.

Li Wu noticed this when he entered the Logistics Department, where a receptionist started provoking him, and he observed the interaction between Jiang Tianyang and the other party. Despite their attempts to hide it, Li Wu could tell there was something fishy going on between the two. They seemed to be at odds, but their eyes suggested a different story.

Soon after, Li Wu discovered a treasure in the garbage heap on the warehouse side.

This part seemed ordinary, just a simple and routine scavenging, but after finishing, Li Wu reflected and realized that this so-called scavenging was intentionally arranged.

The receptionist had been using subtle movements from the start to unconsciously draw Li Wu's attention to that area.

After Li Wu found the garbage heap, he was further encouraged to search, and the purpose was for him to discover the treasure.

And after Li Wu found the treasure, the receptionist's subsequent actions exposed their ploy. They claimed there were over five thousand Wood Essences without even checking.

Moreover, within less than ten minutes, they delivered the Wood Essences and prepared containers, clearly indicating prior preparation.

Li Wu couldn't believe there wasn't something fishy going on.

It was evident that they had intended for Li Wu to summon at Zhenhai Tower.

Initially, Li Wu wasn't entirely sure what was happening, but when Jin Lili appeared and shamelessly snatched his Summoned Beast, Li Wu's thoughts became crystal clear.

Jiang Yuesheng adopted him as her godson and gave him the token for this very moment.

With his victory in the High School League, he was currently the most famous and influential person in Jiangnan.

Additionally, he had the backing of Zhang Wentao and other Jiangnan University affiliates.

Now, he was a valuable pawn, a piece that could move barriers she had previously struggled to budge or hadn't found the right opportunity to move.

And Jin Lili was the one to be moved.

Li Wu realized his role from that moment and decided to act accordingly, which was why he ordered the Little Skeleton to attack and cast Thunderfall, something he wouldn't usually do.

There was no way he could pretend otherwise! Why would he? Well, there was a bit of that, but mainly, Li Wu was well aware that he had become a pawn of Jiang Yuesheng, bearing her expression and becoming her person.

Given this, Li Wu naturally had to become what she wanted him to be.

If he didn't put on a show and let Jiang Yuesheng know that he opposed her and Zhenhai Tower, what if she didn't give him the dog and ball later? As for Zhenhai Tower's animosity?

Li Wu felt that even if he didn't act tough, they wouldn't like him anyway, as he was already Jiang Yuesheng's person.

Standing there, Li Wu had essentially grasped the entirety of the situation.

The only thing he hadn't anticipated was his godmother's domineering nature.

No sooner had he finished saying Jin Lili should die than Jin Lili's limbs exploded right in front of him.

The cruel and gruesome scene startled Li Wu, who quickly turned to cover Dudu's eyes and glared at the powerful Queen who had just appeared.

She was going to kill him, and she was doing it so violently.

What if she scared Dudu?

At that moment, the Queen's attention wasn't on Li Wu at all.

Hovering in the air, her gaze was icy as she looked down at the Zhenhai Tower crowd.

The faces of those at Zhenhai Tower turned ashen.

Everyone could see that today's Jiang Yuesheng was completely different from usual."

The unexpected display of strength was startling, but what truly shocked everyone was the terrifying power she now revealed.

The sudden surge of ability and assertive demeanor filled the room with an ominous premonition.

Especially for Jin Lili's brother, Jin Lihai, the Tower Master of Zhenhai Tower, whose gaze turned so dark it seemed to drip with water.

Yet, he remained silent, while the leader in charge of discipline took on the role of a mouthpiece.

"Governor Jiang, what is the meaning of this? Even if Minister Jin offended your son, you wouldn't go as far as to..."

"Have I given you permission to speak?"

The leader's words were abruptly cut off by Jiang Yuesheng.

The leader was taken aback, still processing the situation, when Jiang Yuesheng coldly snapped, "Kneel!"

With those words, a terrifying aura surged, targeting the leader.

Jin Lihai, standing nearby, couldn't remain seated any longer. He stepped forward, attempting to withstand the pressure, only to be swept away. The leader, who had just been kneeling, was now forced to his knees by Jiang Yuesheng's overwhelming presence.

At that moment, everyone on Zhenhai Tower's side felt their heads buzzing.

They had never imagined that Jiang Yuesheng's strength was so terrifying.

Even Jin Lihai seemed no match for her.

Those with quicker minds began to realize that something more was at play.

Li Wu, the sharpest among them, glared at Jiang Yuesheng, then kicked Jin Lili, who was missing all four limbs, away. He took out the little skeleton's phone and began his performance.

After all, there were things Jiang Yuesheng couldn't do or say, leaving it to her 'son' to speak up.

"Governor, you must stand up for me, no, for Minister Jin!

There are bad people in Zhenhai Tower!

Team 042 worked hard to defeat Team 044 and become the High School League champions. You granted us the Zhenhai Token as a reward, allowing us to claim a few Summoned Beasts from Zhenhai Tower.

It was said that Zhenhai Tower would reward us."

This was to legitimize the token.

"But when we arrived, we only found Bronze and Black Iron Rank Summoned Beast pups, not a single Silver Rank.

We initially thought Zhenhai Tower was impoverished, and it made us feel uncomfortable.

We were considering giving up, not wanting to burden them, but the Logistics Department staff insisted, saying there might be Summoning Stones and Summoned Beast eggs in their garbage heap.

When I heard that, I was deeply touched. They even let us search through their garbage heap, including the warehouse's! Zhenhai Tower's Logistics Department was so generous.

We went with a reverent attitude, and guess what? We indeed found treasures in the garbage heap.

We discovered two Summoned Beasts, right here."

Li Wu pointed at the bewildered Hellhound Pup, which kept leaning towards him, repeatedly calling out 'Master'.

"This one is Golden Grade, and this one is Royal Grade.

I never imagined finding such Summoned Beast pups in Zhenhai Tower's garbage heap.

More surprisingly, these two pups were left by Minister Jin in the warehouse!"

When I heard this news, I was furious. What's happening in this world? What's wrong with Zhenhai Tower's Logistics Department?

They let a hardworking minister misplace such precious pups and then sweep them into the garbage heap."

Everyone present was stunned.

They were shocked that he had exploded with anger, as if he were a pufferfish. How could he explode like that? Don't you have any idea how he exploded?

Even Jiang Yuesheng frowned and approached Li Wu, patting him on the head.

He took out a book and flipped through it.

"Speak properly!"

His gaze then fell on Li Wu's bloodied hand, and his eyebrows furrowed.

"What happened to your hand?"

"I told them I recorded it on my phone, and then my phone... I don't know how it exploded and injured me. But it's not too serious."

Li Wu glanced at Jiang Yuesheng, who finally noticed his injury, and a smile crept onto his face as he endured the pain, knowing the green cub's healing skills would come in handy.

'Play the victim, even if the rich lady is stingy, she'll still give me a reward, right?'

However, Li Wu only intended to feign injury. Unexpectedly, Jiang Yuesheng's expression darkened as she turned to look at Jin Lihai.

Li Wu immediately sensed an energy clash, and Jin Lihai's face changed again as one of his hands exploded with injuries.

Despite not having a direct break, the pitiful sight was more tragic than Li Wu's.

Jiang Yuesheng was even more domineering, declaring, "My son, Jiang Yuesheng, is not someone anyone can mess with. Besides me, no one is allowed to touch him!"

Seeing this scene, Li Wu's heart couldn't help but surge with infinite yearning.

A rich madam is indeed a formidable force, seizing the opportunity to directly cripple her opponent.

Well, in Li Wu's opinion, the rich madam is taking advantage of the situation to retaliate against the other side. As for what the rich madam said, Li Wu doesn't trust even a punctuation mark.

He's well aware of the situation after today's events. He knows his rich madam is thinking deeply.

It's best to just listen to her words. Taking them seriously might get you sold out.

"I love my godmother.

Godmother, this is my little skeleton's phone. I told them I recorded it on my phone, but I actually used our little skeleton's phone."

"Here, I've sent you all the videos since I arrived at Zhenhai Tower."

As soon as Li Wu spoke, Jin Lihai's already gloomy face turned even darker.

The big shots among the Zhenhai Tower higher-ups present distanced themselves from Jin Lihai and his associates.

No one at this level is an idiot.

Everyone realized that today's event was planned by Jiang Yuesheng, who has been sitting in the Governor's position for five years without any significant achievements.

The objective was simple: to take down Jin Lihai's faction and seize control of Zhenhai Tower, which should have been under her command all along.

Lurking for five years, striking with precision.

Not only was it fast and accurate, but it also showcased Jiang Yuesheng's abilities.

It was easy to associate this with Li Wu's initial pretense. Anyone with a brain knows Jin Lihai's faction is doomed this time.

At the very least, the Logistics Department is definitely his to lose. If things go south, Jin Lihai's position as Tower Master might also be in jeopardy.

Sure enough, after Jiang Yuesheng watched the videos Li Wu sent over, he casually tossed the barely breathing Jin Lihai in front of the Discipline Department head, who was still kneeling on the ground.

He even threw the phone over.

"How should he be dealt with? Since you can't do it, you might as well give up your position."

Jiang Yuesheng wasn't surprised, casually spitting out two names.

"Wang Li Hai, Xu Qing Li."

"Present!" "Present!"

Two people stood up among the big shots.

"Starting today, Wang Li Hai will take over the Logistics Department, and Xu Qing Li will take over the Discipline Department. Who agrees, and who disagrees?"

At this point, who would dare speak up?

It was clear they had it all planned out. Speaking up would be useless.

"Very well, since no one disagrees, it's settled!

You two, go ahead and take over your departments, and thoroughly investigate Jin Li Hai. I want to know how many things he lost in the warehouse, and how many lost items there are in the warehouse!"

"Yes, sir!" "Yes, sir!"

The two obvious lackeys of Jiang Yuesheng stood up and left.

As for those watching the spectacle, they also dispersed, including Jin Lihai, who was limping with a broken arm. From start to finish, he didn't dare to look back at the arrogant Jin Li Hai lying on the ground.

Everyone knew that from today onwards, Zhenhai Tower was going to change, and even the entire Jiangnan might undergo a transformation.

Some couldniments couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

Looking back at Jiang Yuesheng's five-year infiltration in Jiangnan.

Five years of lurking, without showing his true capabilities.

He sat in the Governor's position, playing the role of a figurehead.

Everyone thought this figurehead was just a puppet, and some even maliciously assumed she got to the Governor's position because of her looks.

Until today, they realized this seemingly harmless figurehead was actually a formidable and cunning big shot!

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Can this chapter be counted as two? If so, I'll make up for the chapter I owe.

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