After the minor character transforms into a beauty, she steals the heart of a tycoon's son.

It was 11 p.m. in a private club in the northern part of St. John's.

The place looks rather old from the outside, and the lights in the porch are dim.

But tonight, the building is blindingly bright.

Several middle-aged men were pinned against the wall, their suits stained with wine.

Two older men were dragged to the center of the main hall and made to kneel on the dark floor tiles.

Si Lin sat on the sofa in the center, his long legs crossed, and the cuffs of his shirt were folded twice.

"The new law is about to be implemented, and you're the ones who can't sit still." His voice was very calm.

"They couldn't reach an agreement at the meeting, so they turned around and started inciting their subordinates. Do they think I didn't know?"

The man at the front is Xu Zong, in his fifties. His ancestors held noble titles, and he has been making a living through shady businesses for years.

His face was covered in sweat, and he crawled forward on his knees, but a servant stepped on his calf and he fell face-first to the ground.

"Young Master Si, we're not against the new law, we just think it's too hasty. We need to give people time to process it." Xu Zong's voice trembled, but it also carried a hint of negotiation.

"Those industries, which we have built up over generations, can be taken away or banned at will. You have to have some consideration for us old aristocrats."

Si Lin scoffed, "Consideration?"

"Are you showing leniency because you drove someone to their death through lending money? Or are you showing leniency because you sold people overseas?"

Xu Zong's face turned ashen.

Ji Yan stood by the window on the other side.

He was only wearing a light-colored shirt, the cuffs were neatly buttoned, and his face was expressionless.

Some people looked up at him, hoping he would say something calming.

Ji Yan simply turned her head and said to Si Lin, "There's no need to explain to him. He knows what he's done."

Tonight is a gathering of these old aristocrats of the gray area, opposing legislation.

Wen Yan made an excuse that he had something to do, and Pei Heng said he didn't want to watch.

Ji Yan, on the contrary, came on his own initiative.

He wasn't as openly ruthless as Si Lin towards these people, but he was even colder.

From beginning to end, he looked at people who were already dead.

Si Lin stood up and walked over to Xu Zong.

He was so tall that when he looked down at people, the sense of oppression was almost suffocating.

"I'm not here tonight to hear your explanations and pleas for mercy," Si Lin said.

"Two options: submit your resignation tomorrow, hand over all your venues, people, and accounts, or have the culprit commit suicide to atone for their sins. I'll leave a way out for your descendants."

"Or, I can have my men dig out everything you've swallowed up over the years, one by one."

"At that time, your entire clan will not only have no way to survive, but you may not even be able to keep your ashes."

Xu Zong's body went limp, his mouth was half open, and he could no longer speak.

A younger man next to him had already wet his pants and was dragged aside by a servant.

The air smelled of blood mixed with the stench of alcohol.

……

After dealing with the person, Si Lin returned to the sofa and rubbed his temples.

Ji Yan walked over and handed him a glass of ice water.

"If Ruan Tang finds out about tonight's events, she'll probably be angry."

Si Lin took the water, took a sip, and said, "She won't know."

"Those people have dirty hands and are not good people. The judicial process is too slow, so I just sped it up."

Even if Tangtang knew, she wouldn't blame me.

Ji Yan asked, "Do you really think so?"

Si Lin paused. Of course he knew that Ruan Tang didn't like these things.

She likes things that are aboveboard and honest.

However, the industries of these former nobles were all gray, or even black, industries.

If he doesn't subdue them first, they will cause deaths on the very first day the new law is implemented.

"Do you dare tell her?" Ji Yan pressed.

Si Lin smiled. "Of course not, that would scare her."

"She just needs to enjoy the success."

"She doesn't need to care about the bloody process in between."

Ji Yan looked at him but didn't say anything more.

He knew that Si Lin, deep down, had never changed; he was a violent and domineering person.

But when it came to Ruan Tang, he pretended to be aloof and arrogant, as if he wanted to wash himself clean inside and out.

The servants came in and dragged the people off the ground one by one.

Ji Yan walked to the window and watched the black cars disappear at the end of the long street.

The city lights were still on, as if nothing had happened.

Only the wind blew in through the window, flipping over a few pages of documents on the table.

Si Lin spoke up, "Starting tomorrow, have the legislative proposals released."

"Anyone who dares to reach out again will be arrested and severely punished."

Ji Yan nodded.

After tonight, the capital will once again be engulfed in bloodshed.