God of Racing

Chapter 930: Chapter 926: Crisis at Guanchao

Early morning, before dawn.

The phone at the Lezheng Family residence rang urgently; the butler, wrapped in his pajamas, hurried over to answer.

"Hello... yes, the Director hasn’t gotten up yet, I’ll go inform him right away."

Le Zhengsheng was called up to take the call. "Hello, this is Le Zhengsheng."

Listening to the contents on the line, Le Zhengsheng’s expression sharpened. "...All right, I’ll be there immediately."

"Young Master?"

Le Zhengsheng hung up and instructed the butler, "Prepare coffee, nothing else is necessary... And get the car ready, I’m heading out at once."

The situation looked very urgent.

"Yes, sir."

Le Zhengsheng changed his clothes; when he came out of the foyer, the car was already waiting.

He got into the car and ordered in a deep voice, "To Guan Chao."

"Yes, sir."

...

Once again, Guan Chao was caught in a presidential trust crisis.

Just as Le Zhengsheng had foreseen, what happened to Lu Jinxuan couldn’t be kept under wraps. None of the Cabinet members were simple figures; they all had their own sources... The fact that Lu Jinxuan was not in Jiangmen leaked out quickly.

Early that morning, Le Zhengsheng received a call.

As a member of the Cabinet, he was required to go to Guan Chao with the others to demand an explanation from Yu Sangwan.

By the time Le Zhengsheng arrived at Guan Chao, people had already been gathering one after another.

Everyone was rubbing their palms, itching to move—that peculiar sensitivity unique to politicians.

If the ones in crisis weren’t Lu Jinxuan and Yu Sangwan, Le Zhengsheng thought, he might very well be acting just like the rest of them.

"The door’s open!"

"Let’s go!"

Someone shoved Le Zhengsheng forward, and he followed the main group inside.

Once they stepped into the foyer, however, the atmosphere quieted down.

In the flower hall, everyone sat in silence, waiting for Yu Sangwan.

Seated at the upper right, Le Zhengsheng found it impossible to meet with Yu Sangwan alone at this point; he could only wait quietly... the fingertips of his right hand tapping rhythmically against his knee.

Upstairs, Yu Sangwan was changing.

The servants were helping comb her hair; her long hair was completely swept up and neatly pinned at the back of her head in a dignified bun.

"Madam, you’re ready."

"Mm." Yu Sangwan nodded and stood up; a servant helped drape a shawl over her shoulders.

Before going down, Yu Sangwan went to check on Lu Jinxuan one last time; he was still asleep.

Ever since this bout of illness, as Ji Qing had put it, he’d become like a child in many ways... even when it came to sleep.

Yu Sangwan held his hand. "Jinxuan, I’m going downstairs... you sleep well and make up for all the rest you’ve missed these past days."

She lowered her head and pressed a kiss to Lu Jinxuan’s lips.

Lu Jinxuan slept very soundly... it seemed there was nothing about his wife that he needed to worry over.

There were two knocks on the flower hall door; Ou Guanshen was the first to push it open. "Madam is here."

Everyone stood up in unison, bowing as they faced Yu Sangwan.

Yu Sangwan’s belly was already quite large.

She entered from outside the door, sweeping her gaze over the entire hall. Every face carried a scrutinizing look...

Her hands resting on her belly tightened slightly, and her eyes landed on Le Zhengsheng. Thank goodness A-Sheng was here... at least among them, there was still Strength supporting Jinxuan.

Le Zhengsheng gave her a small nod, a look of encouragement.

Yu Sangwan pressed her lips together, then suddenly bent at the waist toward the Cabinet, bowing deeply...

"..."

Below, there was a collective intake of breath.

Everyone knew how difficult it was for Yu Sangwan, in her condition, to perform such a full bow.

"Madam." Standing just behind her, Ou Guanshen reached out, wanting to help her up.

But Yu Sangwan shook her head. "I’m fine."

Maintaining that posture, she spoke in a low, steady voice. "I want to thank all of you for the immense support you’ve given His Excellency the President in this recent period... Allow me to extend my gratitude here."

"Madam." Someone within finally spoke up. "This time, the situation is different. We hope Madam can give the Cabinet an account of His Excellency’s condition! Is it—or is it not—like the rumors say?"

Yu Sangwan straightened up, her expression no longer as it had been a moment ago.

"Like what rumors?"

"Uh..." The man was just about to answer.

Who could have expected Yu Sangwan to curve her lips into a smile, her gaze turning icy. "Don’t tell me that you, as senior ministers of the Cabinet, actually believe those street-corner rumors? You are all pillars of the nation—yet your standards are no better than a gaggle of gossiping housewives?"

Her words rang out sharp and clear, heavy as they hit the ground!

The Cabinet members froze, looking at one another.

Le Zhengsheng couldn’t help the slight curl of his mouth. This lot... Wanwan had just played them.

Did they really think Wanwan was easy to bully?

Yu Sangwan’s lips stayed curved in a faint smile. "Gentlemen, you all came here today on such short notice... because you heard His Excellency wasn’t well, so you thought you’d come bully a woman left alone?"

She was smiling, but the challenge in her words allowed no room for doubt.

After a long silence, someone spoke up again to question her.

"Then Madam, if the truth is not as the rumors say, we must trouble you to have His Excellency come out and clarify things to us himself."

"Tch." Yu Sangwan gave a mocking little laugh and looked at the man who’d spoken. "Are you giving me an order?"

"..." The man stiffened. "N-no, I wouldn’t dare."

Yu Sangwan smiled faintly. "His Excellency is indeed slightly unwell. And yet... as senior ministers of the Cabinet, instead of each minding your own duties and managing Guan Chao’s affairs properly at a time like this, you come here to stir up trouble? How do you justify that?"

"Madam... then may we ask, when will His Excellency recover?"

At that question, the mood below flared up again; voices grew louder and louder!

Yu Sangwan frowned and suddenly raised her voice. "Silence, all of you!"

"..."

No one had expected such a reaction from her. "Madam, His Excellency’s health concerns the very foundation of the nation... Even if you can silence the Cabinet, how are you going to convince everyone else?"

"Hmph." Yu Sangwan’s mouth quirked. "Spare me the high-sounding rhetoric."

She lifted her hand and held up a finger.

"Right now, does the entire Z Country know which are the largest economic blocs?"

At that, the hall fell solemn and still.

Yu Sangwan gave a faint smile. "Fine, if no one speaks, I will! Donghua’s Lu Family, Holy City’s Lezheng Family... and Holy City’s Fu Family! As well as Guan Chao’s Helian Family! Tell me—am I right or not?"

Not one member of the Cabinet could refute her.

Yu Sangwan’s fingers clenched into her palm. "Listen closely: Donghua Lu Family’s head, Lu Yuxuan; Guan Chao’s Helian Family’s Helian Si; and Holy City’s Fu Family’s Fu Xianlin—the ties among these three, do I really need to spell them out? My cousin, my future husband’s family, and my father. As for Holy City’s Lezheng Family..."

She smiled as she turned her gaze to Le Zhengsheng.

Le Zhengsheng bent slightly at the waist. "I stand ready to serve His Excellency the President."

With that, Yu Sangwan’s heart settled; she gave Le Zhengsheng a small smile... this gratitude, they understood between them, no need for excess words.

"Heh." With a sense of release, Yu Sangwan spoke. "You all heard that? Rest easy—His Excellency may be ill, but it will not delay the functioning of the economy... It’s you, as senior ministers of the Cabinet, who should be guarding your own duties properly!"

She pointed toward the surveillance camera by the entrance. "I have every person who came here today counted in my mind. Whoever dares obstruct His Excellency’s current economic initiatives will be the sinner of Guan Chao!"

For a long time, no one said another word...

Yu Sangwan swept her gaze across the hall. "Rest assured, His Excellency is only slightly indisposed and will recover in a few days! I expect this to be the first—and also the last—time from all of you!"

This tactic of courtesy first and force later... ended up winning the Cabinet’s sincere submission.

Le Zhengsheng smiled. Wanwan was no longer the Wanwan from seven years ago.

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