Yes, Madam Prime Minister

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Resisting arrest is impossible. The high-level forces in Guangdong are all under the control of the committee. Putting them aside, Ronan's group is also ridiculously strong. Even excluding them, just Golan and her group of men alone are not easy to deal with.

They decided to carry out kidnapping, not kidnapping people, but kidnapping fields or factories.

It's difficult for ordinary people to cause significant damage to fields or factories, but for them, it's not so difficult.

Is this a good idea? No, it's incredibly foolish. Doing something like this would definitely kill anyone who could have survived.

So, has this person gone mad?

No one can predict everyone's mindset, and Ronan is no exception.

So when Ronan received the information from others three days later, he was completely surprised.

Ronan anticipates that some people will try to use connections to get through the crisis; these are the people who should be removed from the core of power.

Some people have made such serious mistakes that they will surely be driven to desperation and choose to flee to the imperial court or Jiangnan. We might as well let them go and use this as an opportunity for communication.

Ronan never expected these people to do something so unwise, trying to use the fields where spring planting was about to begin and the factories that were about to undergo a new round of capacity expansion as threats to get the committee to let them go.

Isn't this forcing the committee to take drastic measures?

A certain type of united front value is valuable when it is not used, but even if it is just pretended to be used, it is still of a bad nature.

Clearly, some people don't understand this principle.

"Damn, how can there be such mental illnesses, and not just one?"

Even Ronan is at his wits' end with these guys.

“They’re probably just pretending to be crazy,” Isabel said.

With Dinia absent, Ambrina doesn't concern herself with these matters. As the team's second-in-command, she naturally serves as Ronan's advisor.

“First, find a way to confirm that they are guilty. Then, instead of arresting, interrogating, or trying them, just kill them,” Ronan replied. “Since they want to pretend to be insane, then make them truly insane.”

Trying to get through by pretending to be crazy? What a joke.

Chapter 1015 Another Pledge of Allegiance, Another Killing Two Birds with One Stone, Deadly Curiosity

People who decide they are definitely on the liquidation list fall into two categories.

One group felt they could still be saved and decided to try to get Ronan to let them off the hook by going through the madam's route. Of course, they would also try to find other connections.

Another type is someone who is already in a desperate situation, looking like they are about to go crazy.

There are many reasons for this situation.

Ronan had Golan conduct some investigations, and soon the results were in.

It's a long story, and we have to start from the beginning.

The committee, which has not yet been reorganized or expanded, has a small number of members.

Apart from Chairman Zhao Junyong and a few foreigners like Ronan, the other members of the official committee were all leaders in the Guangdong Provincial Government's military and political circles. These people were from out of town, with only a few locals among them.

Those in high positions of power are now completely ensnared on this dangerous path.

The informal committee members were different. Aside from the few foreign committee members brought in by Ronan and his group who were "new talents" with little background, the rest were either military and political officials one level below the previous level, or local celebrities, that is, representatives of the gentry and wealthy merchants.

Logically speaking, they have broadened their horizons and have a bright future; they shouldn't become a cancer.

But in reality, some of them have become a cancer, consuming resources without doing anything productive.

Is it short-sightedness and excessive greed?

That's one reason, but it's not the main reason.

For some military and political figures, they were not locals either. They were originally appointed officials without any local influence and could be replaced by newcomers at any time. They did not want to betray the government, but rather to build their own power base, which required money.

They are loyal, but more loyal to themselves.

Therefore, now that things have come to this, they feel they can still try the madam route; it's not a dead end.

Some committee members who belonged to the gentry and wealthy merchants were not actually the leaders of their families or chambers of commerce, but rather representatives who were pushed forward. Their families and chambers of commerce had been deeply intertwined with certain forces in the country, so they naturally had a very speculative mentality and were ready to jump ship to Jiangnan or the imperial court at any time.

As a result, for the past six months or so, these committee members, who were supposed to be representatives, could only do all sorts of incompetent things.

Now, the committee has no intention of letting them off the hook, and their families and the chamber of commerce are eager to sever ties with them and pin the blame on them.

They have been driven to a dead end.

He's faking madness, but he's almost truly insane.

"So, isn't it interesting?" Golan asked.

“That’s true.” Ronan hadn’t expected the situation to be even more outrageous than he had imagined. “In that case, let’s go all out.”

"How can we go for something bigger?" Golan asked, both curious and excited.

“The original plan was to make them pretend to be insane and then actually be insane, that remains unchanged,” Ronan explained. “But the original intention was to limit the destruction to a small area. Now I’ve changed my mind. I’m going to make it bigger, and the target is the land and factories owned by their families or chambers of commerce.”

“Who will carry it out?” Golan asked.

To expand the operation, they need more people, but they don't have that many people readily available right now, and using their own people could easily expose them later.

“You’ve forgotten one thing. After we reached an agreement with Annam, the military headquarters was abolished, and a large portion of them are now in Guangdong,” Ronan said. “Now, let them do some dirty work as a token of their loyalty.”

"Reward?" Golan asked again.

"The reward is the power of these speculative families and chambers of commerce. These guys can just push a few representatives first, and then cut ties when things go wrong? Perhaps the committee's past leniency has given them too many illusions. This time, we'll uproot them completely and then transfer the wealth and industries they control to those in the administrative office who are willing to submit to us."

Ronan said.

There's no need to worry about the people in the military headquarters being unable to take over the business. The military headquarters was originally "colonial" in nature, and farming and doing business were their professions.

How to arrange their affairs was originally a problem.

Now, we can kill two birds with one stone: we can both eliminate the opportunists and give the people in the military headquarters a satisfactory condition. Of course, the premise is that they must pledge their allegiance and do the thing that the committee itself is not comfortable doing.

Ronan suddenly looked at Guo Hanlu beside him and said, "Guo, you are the liaison for this matter. Take them to do it."

Guo Hanlu was also taken aback. How did this happen to her?

“You’ve worked in a bank, so you’re quite familiar with the assets of those committee members’ families and the chamber of commerce. Plus, you’re quite capable, so this is a good opportunity for you to gain experience,” Ronan said. In reality, she wasn’t the only one who knew the target’s assets well, so the idea of ​​“gaining experience” was just a joke.

Ashley will secretly take the lead in this matter.

The reason she was sent was simple: she was also someone who needed to prove her loyalty.

"What's wrong? Is something bothering you?" Ronan asked, looking at Guo Hanlu.

"No, no, it's just that I really don't have any experience," Guo Hanlu said with a slight embarrassment. If she had some experience working at the bank before, this job was something she had absolutely no experience with.

Ronan stood up and straightened his clothes. "You're just responsible for leading the way. No experience is needed. Okay, it's settled then. I'm leaving now. Go find Elena and have her take you to see Ashley." With that, Ronan vanished in a flash.

Guo Hanlu paused for a moment, looked at Ge Lan, and asked, "Where did he go?"

"Hiding away is a sure thing. In the next few days, many people will come to him hoping he can help them avoid punishment, or help them with their promotions. He sees himself as someone who can assist the top leader in his work and can also be a scapegoat when necessary, but he can't have too much influence over personnel matters. Once he has too much influence over personnel, it's only a matter of time before he becomes a public enemy."

Gelan told Guo Hanlu that Ronan was going to disappear next and explained why.

“He’s such a calm person,” Guo Hanlu stammered.

Previously at the meeting, Ronan had completely controlled the pace of things, to the point that a group of people wanted to ask him for help, but Ronan chose to avoid contact and had no intention of expanding his influence.

Despite the unexpected incident, Ronan remained calm and composed, and was able to turn the situation around in a very short time to carry out a two-birds-with-one-stone plan. In the process, he had no intention of taking the opportunity to expand his own power.

That's a bit too calm.

“If you treated everything as a game, you would be just as calm,” Golan said. “Besides, only by maintaining this neutrality can one maintain this perpetual privilege. Figure it out yourself. I have to go now.”

Golan took her leave. She was also very busy. Arresting and interrogating people was not an easy task. One had to plan carefully before acting to catch the target off guard.

After Gelan left, Guo Hanlu was left alone in the room. She stared blankly at the seat where Ronan had just been sitting.

She didn't know when it started, but her curiosity about Ronan turned into admiration, and then back into curiosity again.

At first, my curiosity was just pure curiosity; later, my admiration stemmed from the realization that this person was amazing; and now, my curiosity is a genuine desire to understand him.

Chapter 1016 Crisis, Opportunity? What the hell is professionalism?

Beside the paddy field, a man dressed in a simple gray long gown, but whose wealth was revealed by his boots, was leaning against a tree trunk, smoking. The large brass pipe with a purple bamboo mouthpiece in his hand was also quite valuable.

Although he was an extraordinary person, he wasn't a heavy smoker. He smoked too much and started coughing, but even while coughing, he still needed to smoke.

Because of anxiety.

At this moment, he is still Committee Member Huang, but perhaps in a few days he will not be.

He's faking it now, and the information about him—no, the information they're planning to use for sabotage—was deliberately leaked by them.

The goal is to force the people on the committee, as well as the families and chambers of commerce that originally pushed them to the forefront, to come out.

Let's have a good talk.

If Ronan is willing to let them go, they can act as witnesses and collaborators, even if they were originally part of the family or partners and shareholders of the chamber of commerce.

He firmly believed that Ronan would rather take down all those companies than take them down.

Of course, if their original close relatives or partners are willing to risk their lives to exonerate them and make arrangements for their future, that is also acceptable.

In short, they have now taken the initiative.

It's definitely impossible for him to continue in power on the committee, but there's still a good chance he can keep his life, and even, with some careful maneuvering, it's not impossible for him to preserve his wealth.

Ultimately, they will choose whichever side offers the better terms.

It could even be an opportunity.

Although Huang is old and only at the first level of cultivation, he rose from the son of a servant to a son-in-law and then to the head of a branch of a large family, all thanks to his indomitable spirit and willingness to use his brain.

A desperate situation? This might just be another turning point in life.

Just then, a man dressed in a straw hat and raincoat, looking like a fisherman, appeared quickly and was in front of him in the blink of an eye.

The man took off his straw hat, looking flustered. "Brother Jingwen, something terrible has happened."

"Brother Zhao, don't rush, there's no use in being anxious, speak slowly." Huang Jingwen forced himself to remain calm and told the other party not to be impatient.

Zhao Ke took a deep breath. "The fields are destroyed, the factory is blown up."

In an instant, Huang Jingwen's eyes almost popped out of their sockets. "What? This? Didn't I repeatedly tell you that we were just pretending to scout the location and not to bring any equipment? How could this happen? It's impossible, it shouldn't be like this."

It's impossible, and it shouldn't be. Their current group consists of just the three of them, who are not members, and their confidants, who number less than ten in total. They've sidelined all the other cronies and even the unreliable subordinates. How could they possibly make such a mistake?

"No, it wasn't our target that was destroyed, but rather a lot of your family's fields were ruined, and two of our chamber of commerce's factories were blown up," Zhao Ke quickly corrected.

"Then why are you panicking? This isn't our target." Huang Jingwen said with a sigh of relief, but as soon as he relaxed, his eyes suddenly shifted. "No, it's not that simple. There's something wrong here."

“Yes, that’s why I said something big happened,” Zhao Ke said. “It was most likely done by those heartless bastards.”

He felt that the family and the chamber of commerce had staged this incident to sever ties with them, turning their feigned madness into genuine madness.

“No, they’re reluctant to part with it, it’s unnecessary, and it could even be considered unwise,” Huang Jingwen said.

To turn feigned madness into genuine madness, you don't need to go to such great lengths, nor do you need to destroy your own fields and factories.

Those who sabotage others can also be accused of the same crime, and may even be used to undermine competitors.

Those people are ruthless and heartless, and some are stupid, but not to this extent.

“Let’s run away when Old Chen comes. No matter who did it, the charge of damaging the fields and factories will definitely be pinned on us. With this charge, they can arrest us. Once we’re in jail, it won’t matter if we don’t confess. The people below will confess one by one right away.”

Zhao Ke said.

He was telling the truth. Generally speaking, if the boss is still in power, even if the subordinates are arrested, they won't dare to speak up. But if the boss is arrested, they might turn themselves in without anyone arresting them.

"When will Old Chen arrive?" Huang Jingwen asked. At this point, he had already made up his mind to run away. He didn't expect the situation to change so quickly. Just a few minutes ago, he thought that this crisis might even be a turning point.

Fortunately, he was cautious enough to have prepared an escape route, and apart from the three of them who had informal committee membership, no one else knew their whereabouts or hiding place.

A short while later, Old Chen arrived and immediately exclaimed, "Something terrible has happened!" Then, seeing Huang and Zhao looking calm, he understood what was going on.

In a few words, the three exchanged information, then prepared to go to the safe house to disguise themselves and make a quick getaway.

The three's safe house was an abandoned local temple on a hillside in this remote village. It was a very small room, and the statues inside had been moved to a new temple.

It's thanks to Ronan's efforts in improving the economy that this small village, though not within the scope of the farmers' association, still benefited. That's why they had the money to buy a new and bigger temple for the local deity. And it was precisely because they had some money that they didn't immediately demolish the old temple.

The three of them went inside and were quickly changing their clothes when suddenly there was a whooshing sound from afar, and the sound grew closer and closer.

The three sensed something was wrong and tried to leave the cramped room, but suddenly a huge tremor struck.

The whole house exploded.

In the distance, Ashley put down the rocket launcher, pursed her lips, and said, "What is Canaan doing? It consumes a lot of magic power. One shot couldn't even kill three Tier 1 units."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ashley transformed into a black shadow, moving swiftly across the ground like a fish swimming in water, ignoring any terrain obstacles.