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Miao Yi had no choice but to quickly follow behind.
In front of the newly built palace gate, Gao Guan suddenly stopped and carefully looked around. Apparently, he also knew about the collapse of the palace gate.
The Cold Magistrate Gao Guan's reputation was not just for show. The people on the street watching the commotion and the celestial soldiers and generals outside the palace watched them enter the palace gate. They were all guessing Gao Guan's purpose for coming here, but there were only a few.
In the main hall of the inner palace, Gao Guan entered without being invited. He flung his cloak and sat on the highest seat. Two people came forward and stood on either side of him.
Miao Yi was about to ask for instructions when the attendant named Xiao Baijian, who stood on Gao Guan's left, said, "Summon all the commanders and deputy generals into the palace."
Outside, the people of the Right Supervisory Department immediately dispersed to carry out the order without Miao Yi's consent.
As soon as he finished speaking, the attendant named Qiao Sheng, who stood on Gao Guan's right, stared at Miao Yi and asked, "Commander Niu, I heard that you were assassinated outside the City-Guarding Palace five days ago. Is this true?"
Miao Yi looked at Gao Guan, who was also staring at him coldly. He didn't have any objections to this question. He knew that the interrogation had already begun, and he didn't even have time to catch his breath. He replied, "Yes, it is true."
Qiao Sheng's tone was a little aggressive, "Who did it?"
Miao Yi said, "I don't know. I also want to know who it is."
Qiao Sheng asked, "Who do you think it could be?"
Miao Yi said, "I have offended too many people. I can't be sure."
Qiao Sheng said, "Tell me the details of the incident."
Miao Yi had no choice but to roughly explain the incident. From the first banquet at the City-Guarding Palace, he made it clear that he was going to attack a group of shopkeepers. He didn't hide anything from the public, but there were too many people who saw it. He didn't kill them, so he couldn't hide it. Then, he explained the situation when he returned to the City-Guarding Palace.
After listening, Qiao Sheng asked, "Why did you attack a group of shopkeepers?"
Miao Yi said, "Relying on their influence and background, they flouted the laws of the Celestial Avenue and forcefully changed the laws issued by the Guardian Palace. Everyone knows about this! I'm the commander of Tianjie, not a watchdog for the servants of the rich and powerful. This is intolerable, so I naturally have to get rid of these evil servants. If everything is decided by the servants of the rich and powerful, then what's the point of having us as the commanders of Tianjie? Give me another chance, and I won't hesitate to kill them! "
Gao Guan tilted his head and looked at the person who was holding a jade disc and quickly recording. The person nodded slightly, indicating that he had already noted it down.
Qiao Sheng said, "As far as I know, the Chamber of Commerce forcibly changed the regulations issued by the Guardian Palace a hundred years ago. Why didn't they punish them a hundred years ago, but now?"
Miao Yi replied, "That's because I didn't have the ability to punish them when I was facing the trial a hundred years ago. I couldn't find any helpers to protect my life, so I could only endure it for now. You can tell from the number of people they laid in ambush."
Qiao Sheng: "Why didn't you report this to the higher-ups and let them decide what to do?"
Miao Yi replied, "Are you kidding me? With their background, what's the use of reporting it to the higher-ups? If it wasn't because I had no other choice, why would I take such a risk? "
"Great Commander Niu, watch your tone," Gao Guan warned indifferently.
Miao Yi cupped his hands, indicating that he understood.
Qiao Sheng: "Where did you get the poison?"
Miao Yi: "I got it when I participated in the trial in hell. I killed too many people at that time, so I couldn't figure out who had it."
Qiao Sheng: "Spring Flower Autumn Moon Brothel, where did the four experts who protected you come from?"
Miao Yi: "They were hired with money."
Qiao Sheng: "How much did you spend, and where did you hire them from?"
"Qiao Sheng." Gao Guan suddenly interrupted again, but he changed his words to telepathy, "Don't waste time on this. This is not for us to ask. Before we came, His Majesty had decreed that the matter of Tianjie would be decided by the Empress. We will only investigate the assassins at the gate of the Guardian Palace!"
Qiao Sheng replied telepathically, "Milord, if we don't understand the cause and effect, how can we determine the details? If there are any flaws in the details, we may miss the target!"
Gao Guan replied telepathically, "If His Majesty wants us to investigate, we will investigate. If His Majesty doesn't want us to investigate, then don't touch it. Understood?"
Qiao Sheng was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly to show that he understood. He turned to change the topic, "What was the cultivation level of the assassin who tried to kill you at the gate of the Guardian Palace?"
Miao Yi: "Based on my observation, it was Colored Lotus First Grade."
Qiao Sheng: "Where did you get the bow and arrow that killed the assassin?"
Miao Yi suspected that he was asking the obvious, so he replied, "I snatched it during the hell trial."
Qiao Sheng: "Take out the bow and arrow and let me have a look."
Miao Yi couldn't refuse, so he obediently handed over the Transcendence Bow and Meteor Arrow. Qiao Sheng took them and looked at them, then passed them to the person beside him and said, "Go test the power of these artifacts immediately."
He turned to Miao Yi and asked, "I heard that you have the assassin's belongings?"
"Yes!" Miao Yi answered and took out a storage bangle.
Qiao Sheng took the storage bangle and looked inside. He found that there was only a sword artifact, two Glorious Star immortal herbs, some Basic Immortal Pills, and crystal coins inside. There was nothing else. He couldn't help raising his head and asking, "Is that all?"
Gao Guan held out his hand at Qiao Sheng's question, and Qiao Sheng passed the storage bangle to him. Gao Guan frowned after looking at it, then passed it to the person beside him for a closer inspection.
Miao Yi said, "That's all. I wanted to find some clues about the assassin through the assassin's belongings, but the assassin was too cunning. He didn't leave any clues behind."
Qiao Sheng: "You didn't leave anything behind?"
Miao Yi: "No."
Qiao Sheng: "Are you sure?"
Miao Yi: "I'm sure."
Qiao Sheng: "Have you looked through everything inside?"
Miao Yi: "Yes."
Qiao Sheng: "What's inside?"
Miao Yi: "Everything is inside. You'll know once you see for yourself."
Qiao Sheng: "I'm asking you what's inside."
Miao Yi: "A sword artifact, two Glorious Star immortal herbs, some Basic Immortal Pills, and crystal coins."
Qiao Sheng: "How many Basic Immortal Pills and crystal coins?"
Miao Yi: "I didn't take a closer look, so I don't know the exact number."
Qiao Sheng: "You're lying! The number of treasures is also a way to determine where the assassin came from. There's no way you wouldn't look through the items left behind by the assassin! The reason you don't know is because you made some adjustments to the items inside and randomly placed some items inside, right? Where did the rest of the items go? "
Miao Yi was almost caught off guard by this bastard's meticulous questioning style. However, Miao Yi insisted that he didn't know.
Even if he insisted that he didn't know, his subordinates immediately conducted a search on Miao Yi and turned his belongings inside out. They realized that this bastard was quite rich. Miao Yi was asked to clearly tell them who the Star Bells were connected to, and he was forced to tell them the origins of almost every item. If he couldn't tell them, they would confiscate everything for investigation!
His personal attendant, Bao Lian, was also searched, and received the same treatment.
Fu Qing, the four Commanders, and the Deputy Generals were all interrogated and searched. Any items of unknown origin were confiscated for investigation.
The Citadel Guard Palace was also searched thoroughly. Not even a single corner was left untouched, including the well.
Miao Yi almost broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, after Heavenly Dawn Star Sovereign left, he knew that the mastermind wouldn't do anything to him anymore, so he didn't have to rely on the underground tunnels to escape. On top of that, he knew that the Celestial Court was coming, so he quickly had Pi Junzi clean up the underground tunnels beneath the Citadel Guard Palace. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to explain himself.
Miao Yi, Fu Qing, and the others had long colluded with each other. Everything that wasn't supposed to be on his person had been placed somewhere else. Fortunately, he had made preparations beforehand. Otherwise, he wouldn't know how much trouble he would be in after this search.
The search lasted for half a month, and Miao Yi and the others were all placed under house arrest.
After half a month, they were released, and Gao Guan's people shifted their focus to the major shops. All the shops that Miao Yi had raided were included in the search. After obtaining the exact number of people Miao Yi had killed, Gao Guan forced the owners of the major shops to hand over the names of their members for verification.
Naturally, the number of people didn't match up, and there was an extra assassin! Gao Guan expanded the scope of his investigation once again, and wanted the owners of the relevant shops to hand over the names of everyone in their own clans. He actually brought his men to verify the names one by one.
When Miao Yi heard the news, he didn't think that Gao Guan would do something like this. He could only pray for Star Sovereign Tian Mao's luck. He hoped that the Cha family wouldn't make any mistakes, and that Star Sovereign Tian Mao would be able to settle things. He didn't want the matter of him not reporting to be exposed in the end.
Actually, Miao Yi knew very well that by helping Star Sovereign Tian Mao this time, he would be deceiving the Heavenly Court. Even if he had something on Star Sovereign Tian Mao, he wouldn't dare to use it unless he had no other choice.
However, what Miao Yi didn't know was that Gao Guan had actually requested the Celestial Emperor again, and asked Sima Wentian for a name list of everyone in the relevant noble clans. This name list was more detailed than the ones that the noble clans had handed over themselves. Many of the names couldn't be seen on the names that the noble clans had handed over. Gao Guan didn't want to blow things up, and focused on investigating the lack of Celestial Lotus First Grade cultivators. Even so, he still caused chaos in all the noble clans. Who didn't have people under them that couldn't be revealed in public? If he really found them, who knew what kind of trouble would come out of it.
To put it bluntly, who didn't do something shameful behind the Celestial Emperor's back?
A group of ministers couldn't sit still anymore, and collectively protested in the imperial court. As a result, Gao Guan was summoned back by the Celestial Emperor. The Celestial Emperor also understood that looking at the situation, if the investigation continued, the world would fall into chaos, and this matter would be left unsettled. However, in the Celestial Palace after the imperial court meeting, the Celestial Emperor was furious, and smashed a lot of things. A few of the concubines did something wrong, and the Celestial Emperor immediately ordered them to die. The entire palace was frightened into silence.
When the news spread, all the nobles in the imperial court became obedient. At the same time, they instructed their subordinates to be more well-behaved in the near future. They all understood that they were going to join forces to force the Celestial Emperor to abdicate! If they didn't behave themselves, they would be courting death if they bumped into the Celestial Emperor. He couldn't do it to everyone, but it wouldn't be a problem for him to target a few people.
This was all for later. The people from the Celestial Court's Right Supervisory Department left, and Miao Yi and the others were released as well. However, the items that were returned to everyone's hands had shrunk significantly. Those whose origins couldn't be identified had all been turned into evidence for investigation. More importantly, there were so many items in the storage space. Who could possibly remember the origins of every single item?
What made them even angrier was that the people from the Right Supervisory Department had listed all the items they had looted as evidence for investigation, and took them away after counting them. 'You think you don't have a temper?!'
"Sigh! I thought the Right Supervisory Department was just a small office, but now I realize that they're really rich! "
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