"That's enough!" Shen Tuxiong waved his hand and stopped everyone from crying. Then, he shouted coldly with a gloomy face.
Everyone's cries immediately came to a halt.
Afterwards, Shen Tuxiong no longer spoke. He stood at the city gates with his hands behind his back as he stared ahead coldly. He waited for his guards to personally capture Shangguan Chen and the others so that he could interrogate them.
Young Master Tianqing and the others stood with their hands by their sides. They did not say a word as they waited for Shangguan Chen to be captured.
Not long after, figures rushed towards the city gates from the city. They were the ordinary disciples of the Watercloud Sacred Land who had gone to transport the corpses.
"My lord!" The ordinary disciples of the Watercloud Sacred Land brought over a hundred corpses and placed them in front of Shen Tuxiong. They knelt on one knee and greeted him.
Shen Tuxiong did not speak. Instead, he stared at the corpses that had been temporarily preserved with special herbs. After a few glances, his face darkened even more.
The corpses that the disciples of the Watercloud Sacred Land had brought over were the upper echelons of the Golden Roc Trading Company, the Windward Formation Guild, the Sun family, the He family, and the Qing gang. For example, Han Wenbin, Wang Guiyi, Sun Zhengxiong, and so on.
When Shen Tuxiong was patrolling Red Rock City in the past, he had seen Han Wenbin, Wang Guiyi, Sun Zhengxiong, and the others. He had some impression of them, so when he saw their corpses that had been barely pieced together, he immediately believed most of what Young Master Tianqing said.
Immediately, an uncontrollable rage erupted from Shen Tuxiong's chest.
How dare you, Shangguan Chen, do something like this?
Very good!
Very good, Shangguan Chen!
Just as Shentu Xiong was about to explode in anger, the group of guards under him had also returned!
"Plop!" "Plop!" Plop!
Shen Tuxiong's guards all had cold expressions. They grabbed Shangguan Chen, the grey-robed old man, Old Zhang, and the others by the shoulders and forcefully pressed them down. Shangguan Chen and the others' knees buckled as they knelt before Shen Tuxiong.
Spurt!
Shangguan Chen had finished passing on his strength to Zheng Yu last night. At this time, his body could be said to be extremely weak, almost like a cripple. Now that he had suddenly suffered such a heavy blow, his body could not bear the burden and he spat out a large mouthful of blood.
However, Shen Tuxiong didn't care about that at all. Instead, he stared at Shangguan Chen and said sternly, "Shangguan Chen, several days ago, you massacred the Golden Roc Trading Company, the Wind Formation Guild, the Sun family, the He family and the Qing Gang. Is that true?"
"Lord Inspector, there is another reason behind this matter. You, you cannot listen to Young Master Tian Qing. Please, please listen to me …!" Shangguan Chen said with difficulty. However, before he could finish, he was interrupted impatiently by Shen Tuxiong.
"I'm only asking you, do you have it or not? You don't need to tell me anything else!" Shentu Xiong roared.
"Sir Inspector, it's the Golden Roc Trading Company, the Wind Formation Guild, the Sun Family, the He Family, and the Green Gang. They … "Shangguan Chen wanted to say something, but his body was in too much pain, so he couldn't say anything. The grey-robed old man at the side suddenly spoke up and defended Shangguan Chen.
"You're just a servant of Shangguan Chen. What right do you have to speak here? Get lost!" Shen Tuxiong's eyes were filled with rage. He rudely interrupted the grey-robed old man and waved his hand, sending the grey-robed old man flying in the air.
Boom!
The grey-robed old man's body was like a cannonball, crashing into the wall of Red Rock City.
"Crack!" "Crack!" "Crack!"
The grey-robed old man's body emitted a crisp sound of bones breaking. After he landed on the ground, he spat out a large mouthful of blood. He was so weak that he didn't have the strength to speak even if he wanted to.
"Shangguan Chen, I'll ask you one last time, do you have it? Or not? " Shentu Xiong took a step forward and grabbed Shangguan Chen's neck. He stared at Shangguan Chen coldly and shouted sternly.
Shangguan Chen couldn't speak at all. His face was terrifyingly pale. He was like a candle that was about to be extinguished. He could lose all his vitality and die at any time.
"By the way, many of Shangguan Chen's former subordinates have expressed their willingness to turn over a new leaf. They've all come to me to expose Shangguan Chen's crimes. Sir Inspector, do you want to listen to them?" Young Master Tianqing raised the corner of his mouth, revealing a faint smile as he spoke again.
Young Master Tianqing and the others had been persuading Shangguan Chen's former subordinates to surrender over the past few days. They weren't doing this because they were bored. They wanted to give Shangguan Chen a fatal blow now!
Shentu Xiong had a fiery temper. He did things arbitrarily and conceitedly. However, this didn't mean that he was a brainless idiot who didn't have the ability to make his own subjective judgments.
Ever since he learned that Shangguan Chen had 'massacred' Golden Roc Trading Company, Windfront Formation Guild, Sun Clan, He Clan, and Qing Gang, and now that there were witnesses and material evidence, Shentu Xiong was furious. However, he only questioned Shangguan Chen harshly and didn't immediately convict Shangguan Chen of his crimes. Clearly, he didn't completely believe what Young Master Tianqing and the others said.
This was because he knew that Shangguan Chen, Han Wenye, Wang Tianming, and the others were already in a heated argument in Red Rock City. The conflict between the two sides had reached the point where they could kill each other. In order to kill Shangguan Chen, Han Wenye, Wang Tianming, and the others would naturally do their best to portray Shangguan Chen in a bad light.
Therefore, he couldn't completely believe what Han Wenye, Wang Tianming, and the others said.
It was a pity that Shentu Xiong's reaction was within Young Master Tianqing's expectations. Therefore, Young Master Tianqing took the opportunity to throw out Shangguan Chen's former subordinates whom he had persuaded to surrender in the past few days to completely dispel all the doubts in Shentu Xiong's heart.
Even Shangguan Chen's own men had confirmed this matter. How could it be fake?
Moreover, there was another backup plan after this that could definitely convict Shangguan Chen of his crimes.
"Bring them here!" Shangguan Chen was still choking Shangguan Chen's neck. He suddenly turned his head and shouted at Young Master Tianqing.
Young Master Tianqing nodded and raised his hand. Han Wenye, Wang Tianming, and the others quickly brought Shangguan Chen's former subordinates over and knelt in front of Shentu Xiong.
"Let me ask you, is this true?" Shentu Xiong stared at these people who had betrayed Shangguan Chen and surrendered to Young Master Tianqing and shouted sternly.
"Reporting to the Inspector, this matter is absolutely true. It was indeed the City Lord, Shangguan Chen, who led us to slaughter the Golden Roc Trading Company, the Windfront Formation Guild, the Sun Family, the He Family, and the Qing Gang!"
"We were bewitched and coerced by Shangguan Chen and were forced to do such a wrong thing. Please spare our lives, Inspector!"
"We know we were wrong. Please spare our lives, Inspector!"
The group of people opened their mouths and kowtowed repeatedly as they spoke in trembling voices.
Shentu Xiong looked at these people and didn't say anything. However, there was a strong sense of disgust on his face.
He abhorred evil and hated traitors the most in his life. Looking at these people who were speaking the 'truth' but were wantonly accusing Shangguan Chen, he only felt a surge of killing intent in his chest. He couldn't wait to kill all of them.
"Enough!" Shentu Xiong suddenly shouted. His voice was like a thunderclap that rang in everyone's ears.
These people immediately kept quiet out of fear and didn't dare to utter a single word.
"Although you people have reined in the horse at the edge of the cliff and turned to the light, you are still unpardonable traitors. Therefore, from today onwards, all of you will be demoted to servants of the Sacred Land. You will be mining for the Sacred Land for ten years and will not be allowed to rest for a single night. Once the ten years are up, you will regain your freedom!" Shentu Xiong shouted sternly.
Hearing Shentu Xiong's words, these people all turned pale. Some of the more cowardly people even collapsed to the ground on the spot with despair on their faces.
Mining for the Watercloud Sacred Land for ten years, not allowed to rest for a single night, and not allowed to cultivate for ten years? After ten years, their cultivations would probably be crippled.
This was an outcome that they couldn't accept.
However, no one dared to say anything because they were already traitors and were destined to be intolerable by both sides. Even if their cultivations were crippled after mining for the Sacred Land for ten years, they would still be able to survive in the end. It was much better than being killed on the spot by Young Master Tianqing.
"Take these people away. I don't want to see them again!" Shentu Xiong shouted.
Young Master Tianqing nodded. Then, Han Wenye, Wang Tianming, and the others immediately gestured for these people to be taken away quickly.
"Also, there's one more thing about Shangguan Chen!" Tianqing spoke again at this time, "Shangguan Chen was able to defeat nine parties despite being outnumbered. He relied on an unknown poison to kill the Golden Roc Trading Company, Windfall Formation Guild, Sun Family, He Family, and Qing Gang. After investigating this poison, I discovered that it's the Tianluo Golden Liquid!"
"What did you say? Shangguan Chen has a poison like the Tianluo Golden Liquid? " Shentu Xiong's expression changed drastically when he heard Young Master Tianqing's words. He turned around abruptly and stared at Young Master Tianqing.
"Yes!" Young Master Tianqing nodded. As he spoke, he took out a small porcelain bottle and offered it to Shentu Xiong with both hands.
Shentu Xiong grabbed it and opened the small porcelain bottle. He took a look inside and placed the bottle under his nose to sniff it. Immediately, a violent expression appeared on his face.
Smack!
Shentu Xiong threw the small porcelain bottle to the ground with a crisp sound. A small puddle of clear liquid flowed out and appeared on the ground.
"So that's how it is. Shangguan Chen, you're actually a demon spy. No wonder you killed so many people so cruelly!" Shentu Xiong grabbed Shangguan Chen and lifted him into the air. His eyes and face were filled with surging, merciless killing intent. He shouted word by word, "Now, I announce that Shangguan Chen and his subordinates will be stripped of their official positions. They will all be demoted to criminals. Tomorrow at noon, they will be executed in front of everyone as an explanation to everyone in the city and the entire Tianqi County!"
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