s and poured a bottle of wine equally into both. Upon looking up, he saw Xiao Yu daydreaming at the food in his bowl.“Hmm, sure. I was just wondering how this could be worth over 2000.” Xiao Yu replie...Chapter 581

These corpse insects had lived underground in darkness for several hundred years. Initially, if they were startled, their ferocity wouldn't be any less than what just happened. But now that nothing has happened, it's possible that there are no other insects left.

Xiao Yu let out a long sigh and thought to himself.

The soldiers' expressions changed when Xiao Yu said the venomous insects appeared in swarms. Just one corpse insect caused such a commotion; what would happen if it were a swarm So, upon hearing Xiao Yu's words, they all looked at him with grim faces.

After putting aside his thoughts, Xiao Yu looked at the soldiers and seeing their puzzled expressions, he continued, "But now there shouldn't be any problem. Otherwise, those few groundhogs wouldn't have made it back alive!"

Hearing this, the soldiers also breathed a long sigh of relief. One insect caused such chaos; what would happen if they appeared in swarms As long as they weren’t completely eradicated, it would be an unimaginable disaster!

"Go dig a pit and find some gasoline!" After looking at the corpse insect for a moment, Xiao Yu instructed.

"Yes!" The soldiers immediately responded to his command and left.

Before long, they returned and told Xiao Yu that everything was ready. Nodding upon hearing this, he picked up the dead insect's body and walked over to the pit. He threw the corpse into it and then poured gasoline from a nearby bottle into the pit.

Picking up a lighter, Xiao Yu lit the insect corpse on fire, and flames immediately engulfed it. Taking two steps back, he discreetly waved his fingers in an arcane gesture, and within moments, a mysterious talisman formed in his hand.

He gently pushed this talisman towards the burning corpse, causing the already fierce flames to suddenly flare up again, producing a burst of white light. The soldiers gathered around the pit were startled by the towering flame, but none noticed anything strange about it.

In fact, that sudden burst of flame was Xiao Yu's talisman fire. He feared these corpse insects' fangs might not be completely destroyed and could cause trouble in the future, so he used his talisman fire to thoroughly incinerate them.

Seeing the flames gradually die down, Xiao Yu said to Zhou Cheng, "Captain Zhou, please bury this pit."

Zhou Cheng responded and instructed the two soldiers to fill up the pit.

The crowd outside stared blankly, unsure of what was happening. Not only the spectators but also the policemen and business executives in suits were curious about what had transpired; however, upon seeing the paramilitary police, they restrained their inquiries.

They had noticed the changes in the paramilitary force over these months, and many had learned about the situation from other sources as there's no such thing as a completely leak-proof wall.

Once the pit was filled up, Xiao Yu let out a long sigh of relief. After glancing at the standing soldiers and the surrounding crowd, he told Zhou Cheng, "Alright Captain Zhou, you can have your men withdraw."

"Yes sir!" Without hesitation, Zhou Cheng responded and began to give orders for his troops to leave.

Within ten minutes, Zhou Cheng led all of his soldiers away. Only then did Jin Xianglin, Fang Yuan, and some policemen as well as middle-aged men in suits approach.

"Doctor Xiao! Are you alright" Jin Xianglin asked when they reached Xiao Yu.

With a light chuckle, Xiao Yu replied, "I'm fine, Mr. Jin, Mr. Fang. The matter has been resolved; have the employees clean up and we can resume business operations."

Hearing Xiao Yu's words, Jin Xianglin heaved a sigh of relief. If something really had gone wrong with this antique market, losing money would be one thing, but if too many people were injured, he feared he might have to take responsibility.

"That's great! Mr. Fang, arrange for someone to clean up and give each of those remaining security guards 50,000 yuan; not a cent less!"

Hearing Xiao Yu's words, Jin Xianglin agreed repeatedly. Turning to Fang Yuan, he gave the order, while Shao Jingru remained silent, watching from the side. Even though she was the CEO of this company, it had been funded by Jin Xianglin, and besides, her family didn't need such clear distinctions.

Upon hearing Jin Xianglin's words, Fang Yuan turned to approach the employees who were hiding in the distance.

Regarding Xiao Yu jumping from the third floor without sustaining any injuries, none of them were surprised. If he had been injured or killed, that would have been strange!

Soon after, Fangyuan led the antique city's staff into the antique city.

The police officers and officials, seeing everyone from the antique city return inside, approached Xiao Yu. Now that the soldiers had left, these people felt no qualms about approaching him.

When they got close to Xiao Yu, all of them wore strange expressions. They had seen Xiao Yu fall from the third floor themselves, but now The man fell and not only did he sustain no injuries, he was calmly standing there talking; this puzzled them greatly.

Moreover, earlier it seemed as though Xiao Yu could command these soldiers, which was what shocked them most of all. Even the mayor of Shenzhen might not be able to give orders to the soldiers, but a young man like him actually could. This is why they approached him with such caution.

As they came closer, some of those who recognized Xiao Yu smiled upon seeing his appearance.

"Comrade, what happened here" When these people got close to Xiao Yu, one of the middle-aged men in a suit asked him.

Hearing this man's voice, Xiao Yu looked at him. He knew that this man was Cao Jingmin, mayor of Shenzhen. He had seen him when he treated his son.

"Sorry, classified information, can't disclose!" Looking at Cao Jingmin, Xiao Yu said bluntly without any room for negotiation.

“How do you talk to the mayor What’s so top secret that even the mayor isn’t allowed to know about it”

The moment Xiao Yu spoke, a young man behind Cao Jingmin quickly stepped forward. He sternly whispered at Xiao Yu.

"Haha, sorry, but if you want to know what happened, ask the soldiers; they’re the ones who said this information is classified!"

Hearing his secretary's reprimand, Xiao Yu didn't get angry. Instead he chuckled and said that before turning around and heading towards Wan Sheng Tang.

Dai Lao and Xiao Hongyang, who were standing a distance away, saw Xiao Yu heading towards the Wan Sheng Hall and hurriedly followed after him.

"You..." Seeing Xiao Yu turn around to leave without any hesitation, the secretary of Cao Jingmin's face fell. Since he had become the secretary of Cao Jingmin, he had never encountered someone like Xiao Yu who treated him and Cao Jingmin as if they were non-existent. Therefore, when he saw Xiao Yu walking away, he was about to call out to stop him.

However, his words were immediately halted by Cao Jingmin. At this moment, the face of Cao Jingmin was also very ugly; he feared that if he asked the Armed Police Brigade and they refused to answer, it would lose him face as the mayor. Thus, while the Armed Police Brigade was around, he did not come over to ask but waited until they left before finding Xiao Yu.

But no matter how he thought about it, he never imagined that Xiao Yu would be even more disrespectful to him. This made it hard for him to bear, yet here was not the place or time for a scene; with thousands of people watching, if this were to spread out, who knew what kind of rumors would arise as a result. It was precisely because of this reason that he stopped his secretary from scolding Xiao Yu.

"Doctor Xiao! Are you alright after falling down just now Should we go see a doctor" He quickly added with an awkward laugh: "Oh, I'm so foolish. Doctor Xiao is already a miracle worker; there's no need to go to the hospital!"

The moment Xiao Yu turned around and walked away, another voice sounded from behind him.

Upon hearing this voice, Xiao Yu paused in his steps and turned back to see who it was. When he saw the person behind him, a trace of a smile appeared on his face as he said: "Director Wu, congratulations on your promotion!"

It turned out that the one who had called out to stop Xiao Yu was Director Wu Shouye from the Public Security Bureau. However, he was no longer just an acting deputy director but now served as the acting director and would soon be officially appointed to the position; however, he did not concurrently hold the position of Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission.

Wu Shouye had never expected nor wanted to concurrently hold the position of the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission. His rank was insufficient for such a position, but thanks to Xiao Yu's influence, he managed to get this directorship. If not for Xiao Yu's previous incident, Wu Shouye might have remained as deputy director for who knew how long!

Moreover, Wu Shouye had witnessed the power of Xiao Yu firsthand; a captain of the Armed Police Brigade was able to openly use firearms in the Public Security Bureau without any repercussions afterward. No report or punishment followed.

Hence, when Wu Shouye saw Xiao Yu now, he showed a trace of respect and greeted him courteously.

Seeing Director Wu's attitude, all the power holders from Shenzhen City were stunned; who was this Director Wu He controlled the Public Security Bureau, a coercive agency in Shenzhen, although newly appointed to his position. However, with strong support from Chu Guoqing, he had already firmly taken control of the bureau.

At present, Wu Shouye only listened to the orders of Chu Guoqing and was hard to command by others, even Mayor Cao Jingmin couldn't do it; although Cao Jingmin now had a new Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission on his side, without control over the Public Security Bureau, this secretary held no real power.ption rooms or went up to the third floor to chat with the old lady. Xiao Yu then joined Zhong Sishan and his son Zhong Tianming downstairs while Li Xianghua, Zhong Sishan's wife, and He Miao stayed u...