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When Shen Qing returned home and shut the door, he no longer maintained the calmness he had shown earlier. His expression immediately turned much more serious.
From today's gathering, he had already seen that the powerful families of Yongzhou and the Prefectural Governor were as incompatible as fire and water, teetering on the edge of collapse.
However, considering the court's influence, these people's actions had not yet turned too ugly and had yet to reach a point of no return.
Recently, he had noticed frequent personnel changes within the county office, with many high-ranking officials trying to extend their influence into his Guardian Martial Department.
But he had managed to block them.
Thus, the Thirteen Lines probably did not have a favorable attitude towards him.
Although he had taken preemptive action by killing Dong Pengfei, it did not mean that the current danger was eliminated; it merely removed a hidden threat in advance.
