Chapter 1018 - 692: Beasts May Enter, But Yin Shiqing Cannot!
Once the examination group dispatched approves his assessment, it will be fine.From the moment he entered, things have developed quite well. The Yin Family elders did not respond to his remarks, and even when Su Xiaomeng questioned him, they intervened to stop her.
He pinpointed two things.
Firstly, the elders value face. With so many people at the relocation banquet, they would never reveal family scandals at such a moment!
Secondly, the elders are old, aging year by year with different attitudes each year... As people grow old, many issues are simply let go and not pursued further.
Therefore, Yin Shiqing believes that as long as he can express his words well, convey his guilt and remorse adequately, the elders will surely soften.
But now.
Bai Fengmao scolds him vehemently, pointing at his nose, unable to contain his anger... This is not proper.
Indeed, this is not proper, nor logical.
A clear official can mediate domestic affairs, but only of others’ households.
According to protocol, when Yin Shiqing speaks with his own parents and siblings, outsiders should not interject.
Logically, even if there’s blame to be discussed, it should be Yin Shiqing’s parents who do so.
Bai Fengmao, at this age, having spent years in the officialdom, surely understands this social etiquette.
But precisely...
The severely worn cane now points directly at him, like a barrel of a gun.
Yin Shiqing’s face turns livid as he watches the firmly held cane, unwaveringly pointing at him...
What does Bai Fengmao’s speech and the raising of the cane represent?
Yin Shiqing almost instantly realizes.
And the guests present gradually come to the same realization.
A person of Bai Fengmao’s caliber does not lose status after stepping down from office.
The elderly man in front, with a white beard and neatly groomed short white hair, is a true big shot, a prominent figure in the history of reform.
Bai Fengmao intends to...
With one sentence, end Yin Shiqing’s political career!
In Yin Shiqing’s eyes, bloodshot veins appear as he stares at Bai Fengmao’s foggy yet sharp old eyes...
"Mr. Bai, your words... are heavy, aren’t they? Shi Qing really cannot bear it!"
Yin Shiqing, such a clever person, knows this isn’t like dealing with parents where he can act childish or stubborn; even if the tone is heavy, they are eventually family.
At this moment, in conversation with Bai Fengmao, if standing on equal ground, Yin Shiqing knows he would die a harsh death.
A beast can enter, but Yin Shixiu cannot!
It’s not that the examination group will immediately negate his work ability upon hearing these nine words.
But these nine words are enough to make the examination group see Yin Shiqing in a different light.
Should all the events of the past year be connected together.
The Bai Family’s Bai Sidong, Rong Family’s Rong Si and Rong Jing, even Shan Mingxu who has been secretly investigating the London terror attack, coupled with Yin Shixiu and Su Xiaomeng eyeing him like a tiger.
Wanting to destroy him would take effort, yet it can truly be achieved.
The downfall of the Shi Family, Shi Shengde’s death, Wu Rong’s removal from office, and the severance of ties with the Rong Family.
This sense of isolation, beset on all sides, does make Yin Shiqing seem somewhat pathetic...
He dares not even imagine how many eyes will continue watching him.
Therefore, if he misses this step, he will fall with dire consequences.
"Cannot bear it?"
Bai Fengmao lightly tapped the table before him with his cane, then rested it on the table, his hands folded behind his back, pacing to Yin Shiqing’s side,
"It was only a beast not as good as you couldn’t bear. Selling the ancestral home your father earned with blood and iron, turning your back after your brother’s death, denying familial ties you certainly can bear!"
"..."
Yin Shiqing panicked.
Water can carry a boat but also overturn it.
So many guests can permit him to seek reconciliation before the Yin Family elders, but can also let Bai Fengmao utterly ruin his reputation.
Seeing Bai Fengmao this way, he knows this old man is determined to destroy him.
Su Xiaomeng, seeing her grandfather so agitated, quickly stood up and walked to his side, supporting him,
"Grandpa..."
Bai Fengmao gently patted Su Xiaomeng’s hand,
"Meng Meng, come, let’s go outside."
"..."
Su Xiaomeng was a bit puzzled but followed Bai Fengmao’s still steady steps out.
Yin Shiqing quickly swallowed, looking quickly at Yin Shaohui and Zhou Mengqin,
"Dad, Mom... Mr. Bai must be drunk, right?"
Yin Shaohui lifted his eyes,
"Why did you come?"
"I... I said, I came today to apologize to Dad, Mom, and Old Fourth..."