"Framed? The witness and physical evidence are all here, yet you still dare to deny it? And you tried to attack someone? How audacious and reckless."

Upon seeing Wong Liqing on the ground, Wong Gaoyang snorted coldly.

After striking, Wang Wu retreated as if nothing had happened.

The conference room fell silent. Seeing Wong Liqing taken down with a single punch, no one dared to speak.

After a moment, Wong Qifu said, "Alright, take Wong Liqing away for now. When he wakes up, inform him of the details of his punishment."

"Effective immediately, revoke Wong Liqing's command of the Wang Family Squad and remove his name from the list of the Wang Family's core members."

As soon as she finished speaking, the entire room gasped.

Wong Qifu was showing no mercy, disowning one of her own for the greater good!

However, Wong Qifu still felt a pang of regret. She was not an indecisive person. Now that Wong Liqing had decided to stand against her, he was an enemy. Even with their family ties, she could not afford to hesitate. As the current Helmsman, it was only natural for her to retaliate with even harsher measures. Although Wong Liqing's multiple attempts to harm Xu Ke were not intended to be lethal, his actions were still outrageous. Punishment was necessary. But the evidence she held only supported this level of punishment. Pushing any further might lead to accusations of using her position to settle a personal score.

While Wong Qifu felt her punishment was just, Wang Yu did not.

She rushed to Wong Liqing's side, anxiously checking on him while berating Wong Qifu, "Wong Qifu, is this how you repay Li Qing for helping you in your most difficult times?"

"He helped you build your success, and now you discard him after he's served his purpose?"

"Are you really going to be this ruthless, all for a pretty boy?!"

"Have you lost your mind?!"

At that moment, Wang Yu had indeed lost her mind. Wong Liqing was stripped of his power and lay unconscious from his injuries. Including Tang Yingchang, she had now lost a second major supporter. Today's losses were catastrophic, and it had driven her mad.

"I've lost my mind?" Wong Qifu's face was cold. "Fairness is paramount within the corporation, especially during this critical period."

"I will not tolerate anyone plotting internal strife at a time like this."

"It's one thing for Wong Liqing to repeatedly target Xu Ke. After all, as you said, Wong Liqing is a founding contributor, so it's understandable that Xu Ke might yield a little for the greater good."

"But what's unforgivable is that Wong Liqing colluded with the Ye Family to help Ye Fan escape Tianhai."

"Do you have any idea what will happen if Ye Fan leaves Tianhai? The Ye Family will fully align with Wong Ting."

"When that happens, tell me, how is the Wang Family supposed to handle the future of Tianhai?!"

"How will we protect the interests of everyone in this room?" Wong Qifu's voice was sharp and severe.

If Ye Fan successfully left the country, Wong Ting's allies would include not only the Martial Alliance and the Huang Family, but also the Ye Family. With so many factions united against them, Tianhai would become a place where only Wong Ting called the shots. Squeezed from all sides, the Wang Family would be in grave danger.

Hearing this, the faces of everyone present turned pale. Only now did they realize the severity of the situation.

They had to admit, they had initially come with the mentality of watching a spectacle: "Wong Qifu punishing Wong Liqing over a pretty boy." They were just here for the drama. To them, the focus was Wong Qifu punishing Wong Liqing because of Xu Ke, not because of Ye Fan. It was normal for them to miss the crucial point.

But now that Wong Qifu had spelled it out, they were drenched in a cold sweat of belated fear. The danger was terrifyingly real.

As this realization dawned, the way they looked at Xu Ke began to change. They suddenly felt that Xu Ke's murderous rampage wasn't so unforgivable after all… After all, he had been holding back his killing intent purely out of respect for Wong Liqing's status as a founding contributor.

At the same time, their gazes toward Wang Yu turned hostile. This old shrew and Wong Liqing had nearly jeopardized all their interests.

"You…" Wang Yu saw the hostile glares and was too intimidated to speak, her face a mask of indignant frustration. She had no rebuttal.

No one was on their side now, at least not openly. Wong Liqing was clearly in the wrong, so no one dared to support them.

Wang Yu gritted her teeth. Why hasn't Wang Tianlu come to the meeting? Wong Liqing is in this mess because of him! But then a startling realization hit her. For something this major, Wang Tianlu must have been notified. His absence could only mean one thing: the old bastard was trying to save his own skin by abandoning them!

Wang Yu's expression grew even more grim. Clutching Wong Liqing's hand, her mind raced, desperately searching for a way to salvage the situation.

But Wong Qifu wasn't about to give her time to think.

"Alright. Take Wong Liqing away now. Let's discuss Wang Yu's case," Wong Qifu said with a wave of her hand.

Men immediately stepped forward and carried Wong Liqing out.

Wang Yu didn't even have time to stop them. She shot to her feet, her expression turning ugly. "You… what are you talking about?"

She had a case? What case could she possibly have?!

Wong Qifu ignored her, instead instructing, "Bring in Wong Hongsheng and Chen Zhiyong."

Wang Yu's face instantly drained of color. Only then did she remember that today wasn't just about punishing Wong Liqing. Xu Ke had also requested that she "cooperate with the investigation."

The others were stunned. Weren't Wong Hongsheng and Chen Zhiyong Wang Yu's men? Why were they being brought in? Most of them were unaware of what the two had done.

CREAK.

The door was pushed open, and the two men entered with their heads bowed. Faded bruises still marked their faces from their earlier beating by Xu Ke and Wang Wu. Xu Ke had powerful regenerative abilities; they, being held in custody, did not.

"Go on. Tell everyone what you did," Wong Gaoyang said, prompted by a look from Wong Qifu.

"We're sorry," Wong Hongsheng and Chen Zhiyong confessed, laying it all out. "At Wang Yu's instruction, we attacked Xu Ke in the parking lot before the press conference. Our goal was to knock him unconscious and take him from the corporation to prevent him from refuting the rumors."

"We are deeply sorry. We only did it because Wang Yu forced us to; it was not our own intention. We beg for Director Wang's forgiveness."

The crowd gasped. Aside from a select few, no one had known that such a dramatic episode had occurred before the earth-shattering press conference.

Wang Yu turned deathly pale, trembling with a mixture of shock and fury.

"Anything else to say?" Wong Gaoyang glared at Wang Yu, his eyes fierce.

Wang Yu struggled to force out a few words. "No… nothing."

What more could she say? Wong Qifu had obviously come thoroughly prepared to take her down. There was nothing left to argue.

But Wang Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. While the matter was serious, her status in the family afforded her a lot of wiggle room. After all, internal power struggles were not unprecedented in the corporation. She wouldn't necessarily end up in as miserable a state as Wong Liqing!

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