That afternoon, news came from the Dragon Group; the man Shen Qiang had warned after leaving the morgue also died, his neck severed by a wire.

Not only that, subsequent developments from the Dragon Group coincided with Shen Qiang's expectations.

They sent photos, autopsy reports, and asked Shen Qiang to allow the Heshenghe demons to assist in the investigation.

This all further confirmed what Shen Qiang had in mind.

Whether it was the intrusion by the four hostile neighbors or these two seemingly dubious cases now, the shadow of the Dragon Group Demon Taming Safety Department was faintly moving behind the scenes.

Given this situation, Shen Qiang immediately refused their proposal, clearly telling them that if there was concrete evidence proving it was indeed a demon who did it, Shen Qiang would never condone it. If it couldn't be proven.

Heh...

Stay away from Heshenghe.

Besides.

Shen Qiang also specifically called Bianyi and Beautiful Demon Fox Chu Qing, telling them that before the official interview at the end of the month, Heshenghe would not accept any demons or cultivators joining.

Moreover, Shen Qiang would handle the interview at the end of the month.

To ensure that without Shen Qiang's approval, no cultivator or demon could join Heshenghe.

In the next few days, Shen Qiang did only two things.

One was cultivation; now having reached the Late Stage Nascent Soul, the focus of cultivation lies in the Nascent Soul, and the growth of True Yuan is relatively less important, so during this period, comprehension is far more important than effort, allowing Shen Qiang's cultivation to progress fairly smoothly.

The other thing was.

Even though Shen Qiang went all out in helping Qian Shanxue, her points in the Major General Selection Competition continued to widen from Wenren Meiqiao.

This is quite frustrating.

Because of Heshenghe's existence, cultivators and demons in the Provincial City are very cautious; they either do nothing wrong or if they do act, they do it extremely secretly, leaving no substantial cases to catch up with Wenren Meiqiao.

This is quite awkward.

It also signifies that Heshenghe's control and intimidation capabilities over the Provincial City are indeed too strong, which is why ordinary cultivator crime cases are less frequent in the Provincial City.

But precisely because once there are cases, they're typically major ones.

Thus, although Qian Shanxue's points have been overtaken by Wenren Meiqiao to some extent, they're still hovering within thirty points, which means that perhaps just one case could surpass her.

In this manner, Shen Qiang is cultivating while assisting Qian Shanxue in investigating various cultivator criminal activities.

Meanwhile.

He has to take time out every day to either call Bianyi for at least half an hour or meet him for half an hour.

Because with the appearance of Dahe Luojianan Fragrance, Heshenghe has now reached a subtle agreement with Doushi Temple; in the short term, Doushi Temple is unlikely to help Heshenghe fight, but at the same time, they won't actively provoke confrontations with Heshenghe.

Ensuring that the backyard doesn't catch fire.

Thus, the task of disciplining the four hostile neighbors has been scheduled.

Monitoring, observing, analyzing, setting up traps—all aspects require meticulous calculations.

Once action is taken, we must deliver the strongest blow, kicking them out in the shortest time possible.

If it can't be done, once they unite, driving them out will undoubtedly turn into a prolonged tug-of-war.

Considering how to ensure victory, Bianyi suggested a rather ruthless idea.

He wants to boldly announce Shen Qiang and Bai Jiao's relationship, leveraging Cheng Xinyi's influence to pressure the four hostile neighbors.

As soon as this terrible idea came out.

Shen Qiang immediately rejected it.

Using a girlfriend's family background to intimidate enemies? What's the difference between that and living off a woman?

Moreover, the intrusion of the four hostile neighbors has already been somewhat whispered about in the cultivation world.

Under such circumstances, since the Bai Family has not stood up to mention Bai Jiao.

There can only be two purposes: one is to see whether Heshenghe has truly become a dominant power with real strength, and the other could be Shen Qiang's prospective father-in-law possibly smiling while sipping tea, waiting for Shen Qiang to ask for help.

When that time comes, there's no doubt that Bai Shiyi would list a lot of demanding requirements.

If you think he'll help you like an ordinary father-in-law without expecting anything in return, you're dreaming.

So that's absolutely out of the question.

No room for discussion.

Shen Qiang would rather engage in a massacre himself than live off a woman.

Because even if the four hostile neighbors become restrained upon hearing the news, what they're afraid of wouldn't be Shen Qiang or Heshenghe, but Cheng Xinyi.

And this matter would definitely be ridiculed by everyone later.

Besides, during this time, Bianyi has been incessantly malicious.

Firstly targeting the logistics of the Red Queen District managed by Hidden Sword Villa.

In terms of express delivery, Heshenghe is the largest agent in the Provincial City.

The express deliveries managed by Hidden Sword Villa must first pass through Heshenghe before being transferred to them, and the packages received in the Red Queen District must also be transferred to Heshenghe before they can be sent out.

This created an interesting phenomenon.

Packages arriving at the nine districts and three lines in the Provincial City are typically delivered the same day.

But the express delivery for the Red Queen District, at the fastest, arrives the next day, at the latest the third day, arriving disordered and messy, and not only that, packages received in other places are mostly dispatched the same day, arriving within three days in most regions.

But the express delivery received in the Red Queen District.

Hehehe, three days later, checking online, it still shows the parcel waiting to be sent from the Provincial Logistics Center.

Thus, the Red Queen District Logistics Center felt quite frustrated.

Various complaints were bombarding them like money-free torrential rains.

They sent some ordinary express employees to discuss it, and the reply was, well, got it, will try our best, go back and wait for news, you need to strengthen your own infrastructure.

Making the people at Hidden Sword Villa furious, but they could only endure it.

Because apart from them, the other three remain harmonious: Carefree Valley's funeral wreath cemetery hasn't been disturbed—death is indeed significant, and even Bianyi, while unruly, hasn't been cruel enough to cause trouble at a funeral.

As for Baihua Palace, it is clear that their methods of selecting and training disciples require some time to understand.

Regarding Qingyun Sword Pavilion's used car business, Bianyi deemed their operation quite formidable and competitive, so they're waiting for the Qingyun Sword Pavilion's used car business to get on track, for their personnel to be fully in place, so they haven't interfered either.

So when facing the insidious and treacherous attacks from Bianyi, Hidden Sword Villa found the other three became less reliable allies, unwilling to join together to teach Heshenghe a lesson.

Privately, there were faint rumors of discord.

This made Shen Qiang very happy.

Half a month later, after Qian Shanxue's Major General Selection Competition concludes, there's a chance that Shen Qiang might not even need to take action, and the four hostile neighbors might fight amongst themselves.

So, on the day of the Wanxin Hesheng Auction, Shen Qiang calmly led with the Jiazi Pill and Dahe Luojianan Fragrance, arriving punctually at the front door of Wanxin Hesheng, soon catching sight of Xu Nan's beautiful eyes filled with surprise.

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