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Chapter 13 The Jiang Family of the Imperial Star

"Has the matter been reported?"

In the old Jiang family mansion on the imperial star, Jiang Lifeng leaned back on an expensive brown leather sofa, looking at today's news while asking questions.

"Ah Shu has already submitted the report."

Tan Yajun gently placed the water glass on the coffee table in front of Jiang Lifeng, sat down next to him, and cautiously asked, "But, honey, why did you ask A-Shu to find the First Legion this time?"

"For things like this, didn't we always go to the Seventh and Eighth Legions? Our relationship with the First Legion..."

"What do you know?!"

Jiang Lifeng interrupted her impatiently without even turning his head: "It's because we don't have a good relationship with the First Legion that we sent them to investigate."

Tan Yajun adopted a humble and attentive demeanor, greatly satisfying Jiang Lifeng's chauvinistic tendencies. He finally humbled himself and turned his gaze to his wife beside him: "After my good younger brother died, the Jiang family has been without a head. Now, countless eyes are watching our Jiang family, just waiting to see us make a fool of ourselves."

"At this critical juncture, Jiang Yi, the heir to the Jiang family, has suddenly disappeared. Who do you think outsiders will suspect first?"

Tan Yajun remained silent and did not speak.

Because of what Jiang Yi did... it was something she secretly contacted the space pirates to do.

After the space pirates succeeded, she excitedly told her husband about it. Then, she received a severe scolding.

Tan Yajun felt extremely wronged: she was only thinking of their family.

Previously, the head of the Jiang family was her husband's younger brother. She was only a little dissatisfied that her father-in-law did not choose her husband when selecting an heir, but she had no other thoughts.

But now, the current head of the family is dead. According to the Jiang family's rules, the head of the family's only daughter will inherit the Jiang family business.

If being overshadowed by her husband's younger brother was barely acceptable, then being overshadowed by her own niece was something Tan Yajun found hard to tolerate.

Her mind started to work—

Once that brat dies and there is no heir, the Jiang family will initiate the process of selecting a new head of the family.

In their family, her husband has a very good chance of taking over!

So when she heard that her niece had gone to the desolate planet alone to sort through her parents' belongings, she realized that this was a perfect opportunity to get rid of the other party without anyone noticing.

So she secretly contacted the space pirates anonymously, instructing them to kidnap Jiang Yi and kill her. Furthermore, to ensure that people knew Jiang Yi had been taken by the space pirates, she presciently instructed them to leave survivors as witnesses when they hijacked the passenger ship.

She thought that as long as she did this, everything would be foolproof.

It wasn't until her husband gave her a severe scolding that Tan Yajun realized how stupid she had been—she had been too impatient.

And it was only then that she learned that Jiang Lifeng had actually made arrangements for this as well—he had long had his eye on that position. However, her unauthorized actions not only directly disrupted Jiang Lifeng's plans, but also forced him to clean up the mess for her.

So these days, Tan Yajun has been keeping a low profile, doing whatever Jiang Lifeng asks her to do, trying to make up for her mistakes.

"Will finding the First Legion clear us of suspicion?" She picked up a water glass and obediently handed it to Jiang Lifeng.

Jiang Lifeng took the water glass and took a sip. "That's right."

"Everyone outside knows we have close ties with the Seventh and Eighth Legions. If we go to them again this time, no matter what their investigation results are, not only will they not accept them, but they will also think we have something to hide."

"But if the First Legion's investigation results are different..."

"As everyone knows, the First Legion and our Jiang family have a terrible relationship, so the First Legion will definitely not protect us. Therefore, as long as they conclude that it was the space pirates who did it, it will be absolutely credible to outsiders."

"Only in this way can we completely separate Jiang Yi's disappearance from our lives."

"Do you understand?"

Tan Yajun nodded, indicating that she understood. But after a moment, as if she had thought of something, she hesitated and said, "But what if... they really find out..."

"Don't worry," Jiang Lifeng said without even lifting his eyelids. "Our relationship with the First Legion is so bad, how could they possibly investigate seriously?"

"I remember that Li Xingzhuo guy hasn't been on the Imperial Star lately either... By the time they come back, this matter will probably be settled long ago."

"Besides, didn't I already confirm it for you?"

"The group of space pirates you were looking for are all dead because their spaceship crashed. The murderer is dead, and Jiang Yi is gone with him. Who else would accuse you of kidnapping them?"

"What are you still worried about?"

"That's good, that's good..." Tan Yajun patted her chest, looking relieved. "Then I can rest assured..."

"Honey, how's everything going on your end?"

Jiang Lifeng hummed in agreement: "It's almost done. When the public vote (to elect the family head) is held, I should be able to get two-thirds of the support."

"My third brother's entire family is gone, and my eldest sister isn't even on the Imperial Star, so she can't help us much. In that case, the entire Jiang family will be ours..."

"Mmm." Tan Yajun leaned obediently on Jiang Lifeng's shoulder. "What about Ashu joining the company..."

Jiang Lifeng shook his head: "No rush."

"We have to wait until my third brother's funeral is over, otherwise it's easy for someone to find fault with us."

"But you don't need to worry, Ah Shu is our son, how could I not think about him?"

"I've already made arrangements—aren't there some really popular holographic horror game competitions right now?"

"Unfortunately, it's too late to invest in the competition now... I've already asked Ashu to find those top-ranked game developers and try to buy the copyrights to their games as soon as possible."

"Once the ranking results are released, the company can launch a publicity campaign, and Ashu can directly enter the company's senior management based on this achievement, without anyone gossiping."

"Okay, okay..." Tan Yajun was clearly very satisfied with this arrangement.

But soon, she had a new worry: "What if those people don't know what's good for them and refuse to sell?" Wouldn't her son's credit be wasted? She didn't want her son to have to start from the bottom after her husband became the new head of the family.

"Don't worry..."

Jiang Lifeng suddenly said meaningfully, "They will definitely agree when the time comes..."

"The first place (in this game) in this competition will only, and can only, belong to us!"