The Invincible Strongest Student

Chapter 1265: Chapter 1265: News (Part 2)

Wang Daoran didn’t expect that just a few days ago, a little punk really came to cause trouble, but Wang Daoran felt that the other party was just trying to disgust him, so he easily suppressed it and didn’t take it seriously.

What Wang Daoran found unbelievable was that even if something really happened at the gambling den, there would always be someone from above to give him a heads-up, not the secretary in front of him rushing over to tell him.

Who does he think he is?!

Secretary Zhou saw that Wang Daoran didn’t believe him, feeling a bit irritated, even more so by the attitude with which he was spoken to.

Looking at his demeanor, even when the gambling den was shut down, he had to come and tell him? Has he wasted all his years living like a fool?

Although he was irritated, he couldn’t show it; he could only continue, ”It’s true, the news is all over the internet, and it’s even trending.”

Seeing Secretary Zhou’s certain tone and expression, Wang Daoran’s heart skipped a beat, with a very bad premonition.

Holding onto the lucky thought of ’seeing is believing,’ he quickly sat back in his chair, opened a webpage to search, and found a not-so-prominent headline ’Kanyue City’s Grand Gambling Den Shut Down’ ranking eighth on trending searches. Clicking in, what he saw made him break into a cold sweat, feeling a bit dizzy as if his blood pressure was rising again.

Throughout his life in the business world, there weren’t many events that would make his blood pressure rise to the point of dizziness. Although he always got through them, looking back it’s still heart-stopping.

Wang Daoran panicked. This gambling den, even though he had tried hard to distance himself from it, was still related to him. There’s no wall completely impervious to wind, nor is there any situation without flaws.

What if they don’t realize it now but figure it out later?

They might really come after him!

This cannot happen!

He grabbed his phone, intending to call someone from above, but before he could, his phone was rung by an unknown number, and it seemed encrypted.

Very few people knew his private number, and anyone who could call him had a significant relationship with him. With the number being encrypted, Wang Daoran immediately answered.

Putting the phone to his ear, before he could ask, the other party said first, ”Mr. Wang, why did something happen? And so suddenly?”

From the deep voice, Wang Daoran immediately judged who it was—a police officer. Someone who could talk to Wang Daoran directly couldn’t possibly have a low rank, right?

Since the other party’s phone number was encrypted, Wang Daoran naturally wouldn’t call them by their rank or surname; he just said coldly, ”I just found out about this, and shouldn’t I be asking you this question? It was your people who sealed it!”

Wang Daoran already had a bad temper, and now with such an incident, being asked bluntly without any prelude, he was already fuming inside.

But at this juncture, he couldn’t vent his anger on the person on the phone.

”It wasn’t my people, it was the Security Management Institute’s people! What on earth did you do to offend them?!”

”The Security Management Institute’s people?” Wang Daoran’s heart sank, then he said, ”I have nothing to do with the Security Management Institute, and besides, isn’t that not under their jurisdiction? Isn’t their reach a bit too long?”

”The incident has already happened, so discussing this is futile. The urgent task now is to clear yourself! I will try my best to handle this personally, let’s end it here.”

After saying that, the call was hung up.

Clear myself? Easier said than done!

Wang Daoran quickly received three similar calls in quick succession, all of which were brief before being hung up. Perhaps one might have chatted a bit longer normally, but today...

This matter was evidently orchestrated by someone. The brawl incident had occurred several days ago, so why was it reported only today? And this shouldn’t be something newsworthy, just an exaggeration.

Moreover, what kind of ”concerned citizen”? That’s just a nice way of putting it. How could an ordinary citizen know of the gambling den’s existence? How could they dare to provoke such a big gambling den?

And even if a concerned citizen reported it, it should have been the police handling it. What does it have to do with the Security Management Institute? Furthermore, there’s a professional stirring things up, amplifying the issue to a level that made him alarmed.

Bypassing the connections he had made and manipulating the media and enthusiastic citizens like this—it’s really damn clever!

Who could it be?

The first person who popped into Wang Daoran’s mind was Lin Tian! He had just come to cause trouble, and now this happened at the gambling den. How could it be a coincidence?

But when did this kid get involved with the Security Management Institute? Never heard of it?

Wang Daoran never imagined that it was other ancient martial families maneuvering behind the scenes; he couldn’t even reach them.

Being passive wasn’t Wang Daoran’s style. Since this gambling den was already exposed, it had to be abandoned!

Just as Wang Daoran was trying every means to sever ties with the gambling den, another explosive piece of news broke online!

There was a secret room behind the recently sealed gambling den!!

The media, initially intending only to follow up on the investigation progress, never expected such explosive news to occur, capturing the entire process on camera.

In less than ten minutes, the affair involving two internet celebrities was exposed, unsurprisingly becoming sensational news, quickly trending and capturing wide attention! Those who previously didn’t know about the sealed gambling den now all knew about it, and the previous ’Sealing the Grand Gambling Den’ news directly rose from eighth to second on the trending list, just below those two celebrities’ news.

Soon, the origin of those illegal substances was also traced—sold by the gambling den, and it was even a new type of illegal substance priced extraordinarily high.

Upon seeing this news, Wang Daoran’s blood pressure soared once again. He quickly took a bottle of antihypertensive medicine from the drawer and took three tablets to bring it down.

Blessings never come in pairs, but disasters never come alone!

Previously, he thought that with the gambling den shut down, those back rooms hadn’t been discovered, he might still manage to get through, but before he could act, it was already discovered.

Combining gambling and drugs was enough to generate another wave of nationwide anti-drug and gambling crackdowns, and the first to bear the brunt would very likely be himself!

After all... without his benefit, the gambling den couldn’t have existed, nor could it have dealt drugs.

Now, Wang Daoran still held hope that the Toy City Gambling Den and Underground Gambling Den could remain unscathed, or more accurately, escape before they’re found!