At the dean's order, the hidden piece in the Nanxiang secondary branch—Frozen Storage Inspection Group—was activated at once, launching a thorough investigation from beginning to end.
There was no way that could stand up to scrutiny.
Nobody expected that, aside from Nanxiang Marquis, who voluntarily ceded profits because of his "deep friendship" with Earl Red Blade, several other academic-type earl families would all get yanked out like radishes with mud, and hit with heavy penalties.
Their titles were barely preserved, but a large chunk of their battle honors was stripped, and a significant number of sovereign feudal star systems were forcibly confiscated.
On this side, the Red Blade Clan, sitting on massive cash flow, immediately picked up the scent and pounced, waving wads of money, and with special authorization from Chief Officer Wen Zaiyin, bought nearly a hundred already quite prosperous star systems on the spot at only half market price, making them Ren Zhong's new fiefs.
