Qin Siyang turned on the polygraph.
Then he looked at Hua Weicai.
"Mr. Hua, before I answer, I have a small question for you. May I ask?"
Hua Weicai looked wary, "What do you want to ask?"
"Do you know a woman named Sun Yaru?"
"Sun Yaru? I don't know her."
["Lie."]
The polygraph immediately made its judgment.
Everyone who heard the mechanical voice was slightly stunned.
'Is this a polygraph?'
'What is Qin Siyang trying to do by bringing out a polygraph?'
Hua Weicai naturally understood that Qin Siyang was trying to confirm whether he had any connection to Sun Yaru.
However, Hua Weicai remained calm and composed, "What are you trying to do with a polygraph? Interrogate me?"
Qin Siyang smiled and explained to everyone, "A few days ago, I was assassinated by a Zhao family undercover agent named Sun Yaru."
"I think that since the enemy chose to kill me at such a critical moment, it must have been to stop the Zhao Chamber of Commerce from being established. If they failed once, they must have other plans."
"Mr. Hua's unreasonable troublemaking today makes me feel that it might be related to Sun Yaru's matter."
"That's why I asked."
"I just want to confirm who ordered Sun Yaru to kill me that day."
The guests fell silent.
No one had expected Qin Siyang to bring such an underhanded assassination attempt into the open.
Zhao Longfei hesitated for a moment, then smiled helplessly, "What a cautious brat."
Then he looked at Qin Siyang with curiosity, wondering what he planned to do next.
Based on what he knew about Qin Siyang, this kid never acted without a reason.
Qin Siyang smiled, "It seems now that the assassination attempt against me is indeed connected to Lotus Cloud Chamber of Commerce."
He stared at Hua Weicai, smiling, but his gaze was ice-cold.
Asking this question in public served another purpose.
Qin Siyang hadn't fully believed Zhao Longfei's words before.
There was more than a 90% chance that Sun Yaru was working for the three major Chamber of Commerces.
But he believed there was still a small chance that the assassination was actually staged by the Zhao family itself to deceive him into giving up his materials.
He didn't want to be played like a fool and used as a pawn.
Now that it was confirmed that Sun Yaru was involved with Lotus Cloud Chamber of Commerce, it was certain that the masterminds behind the assassination were the three major Chamber of Commerces.
That meant he could devote himself entirely to helping the Zhao Chamber of Commerce.
"You want to use this polygraph test as evidence in court? Ridiculous."
Hua Weicai chuckled, "Only a polygraph test conducted by the United Government can be used as evidence. Don't you know that?"
"Your private interrogation holds no legal weight. Besides, I won't go to court over such an absurd charge."
"There are quite a few United Government officials here. If you don't believe me, you can ask them—"
Before he could finish, Qin Siyang shook his head slowly, "Mr. Hua, you misunderstood me."
"I asked you this question simply because I wanted an answer for myself."
"I never intended to waste legal resources or public resources for my personal affairs."
Hua Weicai's smile didn't fade, "Then what do you mean by this? Trying to attack me through public opinion?"
The guests shook their heads slightly.
If Qin Siyang really wanted to win through public opinion, that would be far too naive.
In a battle over enormous interests, public opinion was worthless.
Was his perspective still too limited due to his background?
Many guests couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed in him.
But Qin Siyang didn't respond to Hua Weicai's words.
Instead, he changed the topic: "Esteemed guests, let me clarify, if any decorations in the hall are damaged, or if anyone else is injured, I won't be paying for it."
'Huh?'
'What does that mean?'
'Who will randomly damage the hall?'
'Pay for what?'
Everyone was confused.
Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, Qin Siyang reached out with his hand.
A pigeon egg-sized crimson crystal slowly floated out of a box and landed in his palm.
"I'm lucky. Besides the crimson crystal I gave to Professor Li, I got one for myself. Among the four stored crimson crystals, one of them is mine."
Everyone was stunned.
The fact that Qin Siyang could make the crimson crystal fly into his hand meant he had established a contract with it.
In other words…
This crimson crystal belonged to Qin Siyang.
'He actually have another crimson crystal?'
Qin Siyang smiled slightly.
He calmly met the shocked gazes of the crowd and slowly spoke: "One-tenth of this crimson crystal, for Hua Weicai's head."
'What?'
His words struck like a thunderclap.
Right in front of everyone…
He was offering one-tenth of a crimson crystal to buy Hua Weicai's life?
Even Zhao Longfei was dumbfounded.
He hadn't expected Qin Siyang to resolve the dispute this way.
Everyone turned to look at Hua Weicai.
Hua Weicai, however, only looked surprised.
Just surprised—no fear at all.
As if he hadn't even heard Qin Siyang placing a bounty on his head.
He stood frozen.
And then…
Hua Weicai's head slowly slid off his shoulders.
It fell to the ground, rolled aside, leaving a trail of blood.
Chu Xiao'ang took two steps forward, picked up Hua Weicai's head, and grinned.
"Young Qin, a public promise like that. You won't go back on your word, right?"
'It is already done?'
Qin Siyang glanced at Chu Xiao'ang, who was beaming with joy, and inwardly marveled.
'That is fast.'
He hadn't even seen how Chu Xiao'ang made his move.
"Rest assured, Commander Chu, I always keep my word."
"Good."
Chu Xiao'ang nodded.
As if nothing had happened, he remained silent.
Hua Weicai held a high status.
But Chu Xiao'ang didn't care about killing him at all.
After all, his legion had no reliance on the three major Chamber of Commerces.
As for the United Government, they wouldn't hold him accountable for killing some minor brat.
All in all, he had just scored a free crimson crystal.
Chu Xiao'ang looked as happy as could be.
It wasn't until the dust settled that the others finally realized what had happened.
Hua Chengliang stared at his grandson's decapitated corpse, eyes wide with rage, "Qin Siyang! You dare to publicly hire an assassin?"
"There are so many United Government officials here! Do you think you can act recklessly? Minister Tang, what do you say about this?"
Tang Wanjing said indifferently, "I'm the Minister of Administration. I don't interfere with judicial matters."
Hua Chengliang turned to another person, "Minister Sun, you're in charge of the judiciary. Are you going to let this slide?"
Deputy Minister of Justice Sun Linshou said, "Vice President Hua, if you want to accuse someone of hiring an assassin, shouldn't you at least point out who the assassin is?"
"My eyesight isn't what it used to be. I didn't see anything just now. Would you mind helping me identify them?"
Chu Xiao'ang glanced at Hua Chengliang and sneered.
At their level, laws meant little.
Who would cause trouble for a legion commander just for Lotus Cloud Chamber of Commerce's lowest-ranking vice president?
Not to mention, the dead man was just one of many grandsons, not like the family line was cut off.
It was a matter of pride, not actual loss.
Even Hua Chengliang wouldn't pursue this too hard.
Let alone these ministers working under the United Government.
Hua Chengliang glared at them, "You… you!! I'll report this to Secretary-General Gu!"
At that moment—
Qin Siyang, who had been silent, suddenly spoke: "Vice President Hua, don't be so hasty."
"I still have nine-tenths of this crimson crystal left."
Then he looked at Hua Chengliang and smiled meaningfully.
"You understand what I mean, right?"
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