"Pengju said before that in the entire Fang Family, only his grandfather treated him sincerely after his parents died."
Ling He explained on the way out.
Fang Heling's grandfather didn't die abruptly, and he was buried long ago. None of them had the ability to examine his corpse through the memorial tablet. Even though Fang Zehou's abdication of power was suspicious, it wasn't a good time to visit. Thus, after Ling He paid his respects, the three of them chose to leave.
"Alright, who doesn't know you, Boss?" Zhao Rucheng pursed his lips. "You're a good person."
Ling He treated everyone with sincerity. Zhao Rucheng felt wronged for Jiang Wang on one hand, but he also tried to smooth things over on the other.
Jiang Wang just smiled and skipped the topic. He didn't mind it at all.
"What's the Dao Academy thinking? The Arrest Department didn't find anything, so they sent us to investigate this matter. Aren't they just making trouble? I don't get along with the Fang Family. "
"Maybe that's why the Dao Academy sent us to investigate this matter," Zhao Rucheng said.
"The Dao Academy suspects Fang Heling?" Jiang Wang frowned.
"Isn't he suspicious?" Zhao Rucheng asked. "In terms of battle strength, he doesn't have any. In terms of intelligence, he doesn't even have any. Why did all four of them die? Why is he the only one alive? "
"I think he's quite shrewd now," Ling He said fairly. "And … he didn't go up the mountain."
"He said he didn't go up the mountain. Who knows?" Zhao Rucheng spread his hands.
…
After leaving the Fang Family, Ling He led the group to the Arrest Department.
More accurately, it was the office of the Arrest Department in Maplewood City.
The missions on the Dao Merit Board came from many sources. The Ministry of War, the Arrest Department, the Dao Academy, and even the Manor Court could issue missions on the Dao Merit Board.
The mission that Fang Heling participated in was issued by the Arrest Department, and its rank was also determined by the Arrest Department.
The reward for an eighth-rank mission was between 100 and 500 points. The Arrest Department only gave 150 points for this mission, which was relatively easy among eighth-rank missions — this obviously didn't match the situation.
Two cultivators of the Eighth Stage and two cultivators of the Ninth Stage had died in battle. The difficulty of such a mission had to be at least at the peak of the Eighth Stage, which meant that the reward would be 500 Dao Merit Points.
In fact, the investigation mission that Ling He and the others had accepted this time was worth 300 Dao Merit Points. Moreover, they were only in charge of the investigation and did not need to deal with the aftermath. Although there was the factor of a 30% increase in the reward, it was still a reasonable grade judgment.
…
As the official organization that dealt with Transcendent cases, the Arrest Department was probably used to being arrogant.
Three Dao Academy cultivators had come with a mission for the Dao Merit Roll to verify the information, but no one in the Arrest Department paid them any attention.
Even though Zhao Rucheng was incomparably handsome, the female cultivators of the Arrest Department were all arrogant and didn't even spare them a glance.
Ling He asked each and every one of them patiently. After enduring countless looks of disdain, he finally found the right person.
The person in charge of assessing the grade of the mission was a Meridian Wandering cultivator with arched eyebrows.
At this moment, he was sitting behind the counter. Separated by a vertical bar, he lowered his head and wrote something with a brush. His expression was very impatient. "What do you want?"
Repeatedly running into a wall in the Arrest Department did not affect Ling He's attitude.
He still only smiled politely. "We are disciples of the Dao Academy. We came for mission CWU. Four of our senior brothers died in that mission …"
"This damn mission again!" Arched eyebrows suddenly threw the brush in his hand away. "Is there an end to this?"
Perhaps it was because he had been suppressing himself for a period of time and felt that these three young faces were easy to bully, but he suddenly lost his temper. "This damn one is interrogating me, that damn one is interrogating me. I've already lost a year's worth of salary. What else do you want? "
Spittle flew everywhere as he slammed the table and roared.
Ling He dodged slightly and was about to say something else.
A hand had already broken through the vertical bars on the counter and grabbed Arched eyebrows by the collar. Then, he pulled his entire body out and directly used his face to break through the bars.
His entire body was dragged out of the counter.
"What else do you want?" Jiang Wang had been dissatisfied for a long time, and he had come here with a belly full of anger. At this time, he did not care about tolerance. He frowned and said, "Because of your negligence, four disciples of the Dao Academy died! Dead! Everything is gone! Is it that bad for you to lose a year's worth of salary? "
Arched eyebrows was completely stunned.
Before he could vent his anger, the brat from the Dao Academy had already attacked. He gathered his Dao Energy at the first moment, but it was directly and forcefully destroyed.
It was not that he did not want to resist, but that he really did not have any room to resist.
The difference in strength was too great!
"Hey, hey, hey! What are you doing? "
The other cultivators in the Arrest Department heard the commotion and hurried over.
"The Arrest Department is an important place. How dare you act so presumptuously?"
When they were questioned earlier, the entire Arrest Department was like a haunted house. Everywhere was silent, and everyone was expressionless.
Now that something had happened, everyone came out in an instant.
Ling He's figure flashed, and he was already in front of these people.
"We accepted the mission of the Dao Merit List and were ordered to investigate the whole story of mission CWU. Everyone involved must cooperate during this period! "
He had a good temper because he was magnanimous, but it did not mean that he was timid.
Back then, when he accompanied Jiang Wang to Wangjiang City, he was prepared to spill blood.
At this moment, he stood in front of everyone with a stern expression and did not release his Dao Energy.
Everyone from the Arrest Department was stunned. However, the Dao Merit List was an important weapon of the country. When cultivators carried out missions for the Dao Merit List, all parties had to cooperate. This was also a rule.
Therefore, if today's incident was caused by Arched Eyebrows' lack of cooperation, these cultivators from the Dao Academy had a legal basis for their outburst.
"But you can't do it blindly!"
"That's right. How are you going to compensate for destroying public property?"
No matter what, they had to protect the reputation of the Arrest Department.
"How?" Zhao Rucheng smiled and walked forward. "How much do you have to pay for these few wooden bars?"
"This is something from the Arrest Department! What do you think it is? "That person sneered." No matter what, you have to pay at least a hundred gold, right? "
His original intention was to let these people retreat in the face of difficulties and know their limits.
One had to know that Dao Essence Stones were hard currency for cultivators. However, basic necessities of life were still inseparable from gold and silver. A hundred gold was not so easy to obtain.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Rucheng immediately burst into laughter.
"Alright!" He turned to Jiang Wang and said, "Third Brother, don't worry about making a move. Let's throw in ten thousand gold. Just treat it as renovating the Arrest Department! "
"…"
"…"
While everyone from the Arrest Department looked at each other, a middle-aged cultivator with a gloomy expression appeared.
"So it's Young Master Zhao!" He said with a fake smile, "Have you come to the Arrest Department to show off your wealth?"
This person was the person in charge of the Arrest Department in Maplewood City, a sixth-stage Soaring Dragon cultivator, Shan Cha.
"Sir Deacon, I dare not say that." To prevent Zhao Rucheng from getting angry and aggravating the conflict, Ling He rushed to reply first. "We are all disciples of the Dao Academy. We have accepted the Dao Merit List and came to the Arrest Department according to normal procedures. However, the person involved refused to cooperate and even suddenly flew into a rage. In order to prevent a big commotion, my Junior Brother had to subdue him first. "
He turned and said, "If Third Brother released him, how would he look in front of Sir Shan?"
Jiang Wang smiled and really did loosen his grip, placing Arched Eyebrows firmly on the ground. He even patted Arched Eyebrows' shoulders. "Are you alright?"
Arched Eyebrows was still in shock. He only said, "I'm fine, I'm fine."
No one could pretend not to have heard his previous outburst. Thus, the people from the Arrest Department really couldn't find fault with Ling He's words.
"Alright, since this is normal procedure, everyone can disperse." Shan Cha dispersed everyone, then looked at Arched Eyebrows and said, "These elites of the Dao Academy have accepted the Dao Merit List mission. If they have any questions, answer them properly, understand?"
"Understood, understood," Arched Eyebrows said.
Only then did Shan Cha nod and leave with his hands behind his back. From beginning to end, he didn't mention the matter of Zhao Rucheng paying compensation at all.
"Oh no, he's bearing a grudge now," Zhao Rucheng said with a grin.
Although he said that, there wasn't a trace of fear on his face.
Jiang Wang also had an indifferent expression. They were all outstanding disciples of the Dao Academy and had great prospects in the future.
If they were to enter the Arrest Department in the future, as long as their cultivation kept up, their status would only be higher than Shan Cha's. If they didn't enter the Arrest Department, then there was even less to worry about.
As for now, if Shan Cha wanted to play any tricks, did he really think that Dong A wouldn't protect him?
"We're not afraid, but we're afraid that we won't be able to take care of our family matters." It wasn't good to be too direct in front of Arched Eyebrows. Ling He only calmly pointed at Zhao Rucheng, then said, "Third Brother, hurry up and ask."
From beginning to end, he didn't complain at all about Jiang Wang's recklessness or Zhao Rucheng's arrogance. Even if they accidentally offended someone with real power like Shan Cha.
Because the three of them were together, no matter what anyone did or what attitude they expressed, they would bear the consequences together.
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