Global Superpower: I Control All Elements

Chapter 84: The Final Struggle

As the female assistant left, Shangguan Yunyang and the others exchanged glances.

So, the Lin family really sent someone over early in the morning.

Could there be some hidden truth behind this?

Before long, the door was pushed open again.

The female assistant led Lin Tianyang inside.

At this moment, Lin Tianyang looked exhausted, as if he hadn’t slept all night. His eyes were slightly bloodshot.

Lin Jianhao didn’t pay attention to these details. Instead, he looked somewhat pleased to see him.

“How’s the situation?” Lin Jianhao asked with a smile.

“Father…” Lin Tianyang quickly stepped forward and whispered, “Grand Uncle and Fourth Great-Uncle haven’t returned all night, and their phones can’t be reached.”

Lin Jianhao’s body trembled violently.

Could it be that Grand Uncle and Fourth Great-Uncle had met with trouble?

How is that possible?

The two of them working together could make even a Three-Star Grandmaster retreat. Could they really be unable to deal with Qin Feng?

Lin Jianhao started to panic.

Not only had he failed to prove his innocence this time, but now Grand Uncle and Fourth Great-Uncle had also disappeared.

“Lin Jianhao, any news?” Shangguan Yunyang urged.

“Well…” Lin Jianhao’s expression darkened. “City Lord, there’s been an issue… perhaps…”

Shangguan Yunyang frowned. “Lin Jianhao, what do you mean?”

Wei Qing was also furious. “Lin Jianhao, you yourself said that once your family delivered the message at dawn, you’d be able to prove your innocence. Now you’re telling us there’s been a problem? Do you think we won’t hand you over to the Alliance?”

“It’s not like that… I…” Lin Jianhao grew anxious but didn’t know how to explain.

“Enough!” Shangguan Yunyang was starting to lose patience. “Lin Jianhao, I gave you a chance, but you didn’t cherish it. So, we’ll hand you over to the Alliance!”

“Zhou Tong, Li Yu, take Councilor Lin to the Special Supervision Office and keep him under guard!”

“Yes, City Lord!”

Lin Jianhao’s face turned deathly pale.

He was completely panicking now.

If he stayed in Yunyang City, with the Lin family’s influence and connections, he might still have a chance to minimize the damage.

But if he was sent to the Alliance, he’d be skinned alive even if he didn’t die—and the Lin family would be finished.

To the massive entity that was the Alliance, the Lin family was nothing more than an insignificant clan.

“Vice City Lord Wei, let’s go!”

Shangguan Yunyang and Wei Qing were about to leave.

He couldn’t wait to meet Qin Feng.

Just thinking about that super genius excited him.

“City Lord, I have something to say!” Lin Jianhao called out anxiously.

“Oh?” Shangguan Yunyang turned back. “Speak!”

“City Lord, I know who has the Divine Ice Fruit.”

Shangguan Yunyang’s eyes lit up. “Who?”

“Qin Feng!”

“What?!” Shangguan Yunyang was shocked.

“Lin Jianhao, what nonsense are you spouting?” Wei Qing didn’t believe it at all.

How did the Divine Ice Fruit suddenly get linked to Qin Feng?

“Vice City Lord, I know it’s hard to believe, but I have evidence!”

At this point, Lin Jianhao was ready to go all in.

Even if he had to die, he would drag Qin Feng down with him.

Shangguan Yunyang and Wei Qing were both stunned.

Could this matter really be related to Qin Feng?

If it were true, even if Qin Feng was a super genius, the Alliance would still punish him.

“Speak! What evidence do you have?” Shangguan Yunyang’s expression turned serious.

Since this involved Qin Feng, he was starting to worry.

He didn’t want to see such a super genius be ruined.

Lin Jianhao took a deep breath. “I can’t explain all the details at once, but I am certain—the Divine Ice Fruit is in Qin Feng’s storage ring. If you don’t believe me, City Lord, you can check!”

Wei Qing was furious. “Ridiculous! You have no proof, yet you want us to search Qin Feng’s storage ring? What’s your intention? The Lin family has a grudge against Qin Feng, but you can’t just falsely accuse him like this.”

Shangguan Yunyang also frowned. “That’s right! Searching someone’s storage ring without evidence is a major taboo in the Elementalist world. Doing so would make people lose trust in us. Lin Jianhao, are you trying to make Yunyang City lose a genius? I think you have ulterior motives!”

“City Lord!” Lin Jianhao was terrified. “At this point, I won’t hide anything anymore.”

“Last night, my Grand Uncle and Fourth Great-Uncle went to find Qin Feng. They wanted to uncover evidence from him and hand him over to the government for justice. But after they went, they never returned.”

Lin Jianhao subtly altered the story, changing an assassination attempt into an investigative visit.

But as soon as he said this, the entire room was shocked.

Even the two councilors, Zhou Tong and Li Yu, were stunned.

Lin Jianhao was truly bold.

Wei Qing was so furious that he shouted, “Lin Jianhao, I warned you yesterday not to touch Qin Feng, but you ignored me and sent people after him last night? Did you take my words as nothing?!”

Shangguan Yunyang was also enraged. “Lin Jianhao, you’ve committed a grave mistake. No matter what happened with the Divine Ice Fruit or the Beast Tide incident, the Lin family’s attack on Qin Feng must be punished!”

“City Lord, I admit my mistake and am willing to take responsibility. But I only did this to uncover the truth!”

“What truth? Speak!” Shangguan Yunyang asked coldly.

Lin Jianhao took a deep breath. “The truth is… Qin Feng and Zhou Changtong are accomplices!”

Lin Tianyang, standing to the side, was dumbfounded. His mouth hung open in shock.

For the first time, he realized his father had an unparalleled ability to make things up on the spot.

Shangguan Yunyang and Wei Qing’s expressions also changed.

The situation was unfolding beyond their expectations.

Immediately, Shangguan Yunyang said solemnly, “Lin Jianhao, continue!”

“This is how things stand. Our Lin family did indeed have secret dealings with Zhou Changtong.”

Upon hearing these words, everyone’s expressions subtly changed.

Lin Jianhao had actually admitted it outright.

Lin Jianhao continued, “However, we never expected Zhou Changtong to have an accomplice—Qin Feng! During the transaction, greed overtook them, and they secretly murdered my third uncle, Lin Chongyue.”

“After the incident, fearing retaliation from our Lin family, they used my third uncle’s phone to impersonate him and frame us.”

“In fact, the beast tide in Ice Moon City was orchestrated by Qin Feng and Zhou Changtong together. He is the true mastermind behind everything.”

A look of hatred flashed in Lin Jianhao’s eyes.

He had already made up his mind to go all out.

Since their secret dealings with Zhou Changtong could no longer be hidden, he might as well admit to them, dragging Qin Feng down with him. Pinning the beast tide disaster on Qin Feng would result in mutual destruction.

Shangguan Yunyang took a deep breath. “This is just your side of the story. Do you have any solid evidence?”

“City Lord, I can prove it from three angles.”

“Which three?”

“First, last night, my eldest uncle and fourth uncle went to Qin Feng’s residence and never returned. I suspect they were murdered by Qin Feng and Zhou Changtong. We can investigate Qin Feng’s residence to see if there are any signs of a struggle or bloodstains.”

Shangguan Yunyang nodded slightly. “Continue.”

“Second, check Qin Feng’s storage ring. See if the Divine Ice Fruit is inside. If it is, everything will become clear. After all, both Zhou Changtong and Qin Feng are Fire Element practitioners—they can’t consume the Divine Ice Fruit. The evidence must still be there.”

“And the third point?”

“Third, examine Qin Feng’s fire-element talent. He reached the peak of One-Star cultivation at just seventeen years old. His fire-element talent must be at the genius level.”

“If his fire-element talent is indeed at the genius level, then everything is normal. But if it isn’t, then there’s a major problem.”

“Oh?” Shangguan Yunyang was intrigued. “What problem would that be if his talent isn’t at the genius level?”

Lin Jianhao sneered. “If his talent isn’t at that level, then his rapid advancement must have been due to consuming a rare fire-element treasure. And in this very transaction, there was a substance called ‘Imperial Flowing Elixir (Fire)’. If he lacks the genius-level talent but still achieved such rapid progress, this would explain everything.”

Hearing this, the crowd nodded slightly in agreement.

Shangguan Yunyang sat back down and fell into deep thought.

Just then, his phone rang.

Shangguan Yunyang picked up. “Hello, this is Shangguan Yunyang… Oh, Inspector-General sir… All right! Understood!”

After hanging up, Shangguan Yunyang looked at Lin Jianhao.

“That was the Inspector-General of the Alliance. He will arrive in Yunyang City in three hours. This time, he’s bringing the Divine Ice Leaf.”

“Divine Ice Leaf?” Lin Jianhao’s eyes lit up. “That’s great!”

Shangguan Yunyang smirked coldly. “Don’t celebrate too soon. If none of your three claims hold up, it will prove that you’re slandering Qin Feng. You’ll face an even graver punishment!”

Lin Jianhao’s expression stiffened slightly.

Then, he regained his confidence. “Rest assured, City Lord. As long as the Inspector-General uses the Divine Ice Leaf, we’ll immediately know whether Qin Feng possesses the Divine Ice Fruit.”

It turned out that both the Divine Ice Leaf and the Divine Ice Fruit came from the Ice Moon Divine Tree and could sense each other’s presence. Even if the fruit was stored inside a spatial ring, the leaf could still detect it.

“Good! Then we’ll wait three more hours for the Inspector-General to arrive. After that, we’ll all go see Qin Feng together.”

A smile appeared on Lin Jianhao’s face.

He was 90% certain that the Divine Ice Fruit was in Qin Feng’s possession.

By then, Qin Feng wouldn’t be able to clear his name no matter what.

Whether Qin Feng was truly in league with Zhou Changtong didn’t matter—what mattered was pinning the beast tide catastrophe on him.