The two walls were engraved with sculptures of demons and ghosts. A huge and cold right eye was engraved in the middle of the wall, coldly staring into the main hall, or rather, staring at the opposite door. This right eye represented the Right Supervisory Department, and this place was the main hall of the Right Supervisory Department.
Pei Mo, who was summoned back in an emergency, stood in the hall and reported what happened.
Gao Guan, who was wearing a tall black hat and a black cloak, walked back and forth in the hall with a serious expression.
After listening to the general story, Gao Guan stopped and slowly turned around. He stared at Pei Mo and slowly asked, "When you and Zhang Luanshan arrived, Xiahou Longcheng had already been killed?"
Pei Mo replied, "Yes, and two of Xiahou Longcheng's mountain gods."
Gao Guan: "Zhang Luanshan's strength is about the same as yours. Why are you fine and he died?"
Pei Mo: "The murderer saw that I took the star bell and contacted reinforcements. He was anxious to escape and didn't dare to entangle with me anymore. I was lucky to escape."
Gao Guan: "In your opinion, who is the murderer?"
Pei Mo: "The murderer was wearing a mask. I don't know. If it wasn't for the Chaotic Astral Ocean's army, the murderer wouldn't have escaped."
Gao Guan squinted at him with an inexplicable meaning. Finally, he slowly walked past him and said, "Follow me to the Heavenly Palace."
Inside the Starry Hall, unlike when he summoned the higher-ups of the Heavenly Court in the past, Qing Zhu sat upright behind the long table. His slender eyes narrowed slightly, and a cold glint flashed across his eyes from time to time as he stared at Pei Mo, who was narrating the incident.
He didn't say a word from beginning to end. After Pei Mo finished, Gao Guan saw Qing Zhu's reaction and flicked his finger at Pei Mo.
After Pei Mo cupped his hands and left, Qing Zhu asked, "Is the scene under control?"
Gao Guan replied, "After receiving Pei Mo's report, I immediately contacted the nearby army to seal off the scene."
Qing Zhu: "Why did your two subordinates go over there?"
Gao Guan didn't say much. He explained the reason why he sent people to find Xiahou Longcheng. "Xiahou Longcheng had contact with the blood demon."
Green Lord: "Didn't the Albatross say that they didn't have any deep connections?"
Gao Guan said, "This matter is of great importance. I still want to confirm it again. I want my subordinates to bring Xiahou Longcheng to the Right Supervisory Department and give him some pressure to sort it out again. From the looks of it … I was careless. I should have gone to question him personally. I suspect that Xiahou Longcheng knew something and was killed by someone. "
Qing Zhu narrowed his eyes and said, "You mean to say … What is the Albatross hiding from me? "
Gao Guan said, "Perhaps Xiahou Longcheng didn't tell the truth to his family."
Qing Zhu slowly closed his eyes. "Go and take a look at the scene yourself."
Not long after Gao Guan left with his orders, Sima Wentian was summoned again. The moment Qing Zhu saw him, he said, "Something happened, Gao Guan is currently investigating. Go find Gao Guan and take a look at the situation at the scene. "
Sima Wentian was still unclear of the situation, and he felt a little strange in his heart. Normally, Gao Guan was the one in charge of investigating cases, but if something happened, Gao Guan would be worried and even wanted him to go as well?
"Yes!" Just as he agreed, the Green Lord added, "Call Xiahou Tianweng along to take a look."
On Poison Sea Star, the scene of the incident was guarded by thousands of soldiers.
Gao Guan led the Right Division to investigate the scene and stood aside. He didn't want to disturb the other two.
Xiahou Tuo's expression was very ugly. It was not because of Xiahou Longcheng's death. He did not care about Xiahou Longcheng's death at all. Instead, he looked at the saber marks on the ground that seemed to have been swept by a whirlwind. Each saber mark left a deep ravine that was dozens of feet long on the ground, radially distributed. This was a situation that could only be caused by a continuous saber strike. Otherwise, the marks would not be so symmetrical. The power of the next saber strike would inevitably stir up the earth and stones to cover the marks left by the previous saber strike. Although some places were buried, from the radiation balance, it was obvious that there was a large number of them. It was obviously caused by the fight behind them.
This kind of saber technique seemed familiar to him, but it was precisely because this kind of saber technique was not unfamiliar to him that his expression was very ugly.
Sima Wentian had already seen the marks left on the ground. Now, he gathered Xiahou Longcheng's scattered bracelets together and examined them. After arranging all the saber marks on the bracelets and inspecting them in the air, his expression became solemn.
He finally understood why the Green Lord asked him to come as well. If this kind of matter came from only one person's investigation, the Green Lord would not be at ease.
After the group finished their investigation, they set off again and arrived outside the Chaotic Star Ocean.
The guards of the Chaotic Star Ocean were really frightened. Not only did the Left and Right Emissaries of the Supervisory Department of the Heavenly Court appear together, even Xiahou Tianweng came personally. They did not expect that just because they offended a member of the Right Division of the Supervisory Department, they would cause such a huge commotion … At least, that was what they thought.
Gao Guan personally summoned the guards to question them. Sima Wentian and Xiahou Tuo did not care whether Gao Guantong agreed or not. They also personally stood by the side and listened.
What the guards saw with their own eyes could not be faked. After learning the details of the murderer's escape, Sima Wentian and Xiahou Tuo's expressions became even more solemn and unsightly.
Gao Guan, who had temporarily finished his investigation, quickly asked for an order. Soon, hundreds of thousands of soldiers were mobilized. Once the troops were in place, Gao Guan took out his dragon token and shouted, "Remove all the weapons and equipment of the guards and bring them to the Right Division of the Supervisory Department for investigation."
The deputy commander of the guards was shocked. He hurriedly shouted to a certain Celestial Lord beside Gao Guan, "Celestial Lord, the Right Division of the Supervisory Department is abusing their power to settle a personal grudge. Celestial Lord, you have to uphold justice for us!"
"Shut up! Whether you are guilty or not, we will naturally clear your names after the investigation. Now, all of you better cooperate with the investigation. " The Celestial Lord shouted. He also did not want so many of his subordinates to be brought to the Right Division of the Supervisory Department. However, this was a decree from the Heavenly King above, requesting his subordinates to cooperate with the Right Division of the Supervisory Department. He could not say anything and could only wave his hand.
The hundreds of thousands of troops that he personally brought immediately swarmed forward and seized all the belongings of the guards. They were all detained and followed the members of the Right Division that Gao Guan pointed out to the Right Division of the Supervisory Department.
Apart from the escorts, the rest of the troops took over the task of guarding the place.
Gao Guan stared at the vast fog in front of him for a while, then finally led the members of the Right Division away.
In the Starry Hall, Gao Guan, who had returned to report on his mission, reported the preliminary results of the investigation.
When Qing Zhu heard this, his gaze fell on Sima Wentian. Sima Wentian nodded with a solemn expression. He cupped his hands and said, "This humble subject saw the investigation of Right Emissary Gao with my own eyes. The tens of thousands of eyes of the garrison guards all saw the process of the murderer breaking out of the encirclement. There can be no mistake. This is the detailed situation of this humble subject's investigation! "He presented a jade archive with both hands.
Qing Zhu raised his hand and took it. As he read, his face gradually tensed up. However, at this moment, a report suddenly came from outside. "Xiahou Tianweng and Xiahou Yao request an audience with His Majesty."
Qing Zhu said calmly, "Enter!"
Soon, Xiahou Tuo appeared with a burly man. His appearance and silhouette were somewhat similar to Xiahou Longcheng, but he did not look as boorish as Xiahou Longcheng. This was Xiahou Longcheng's father.
Xiahou Yao's purpose for coming here was none other than to take the initiative to explain how he contacted Xiahou Longcheng to ask about the Blood Demon. At this moment, he could not care less about whether or not he was sad about his son's death.
After Xiahou Yao finished speaking, Xiahou Tuo cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the person who killed this old subject's great-grandson is not a simple person. Please uphold justice, Your Majesty."
Qing Zhu's face was expressionless. He said calmly, "Don't worry, Tianweng. I will definitely investigate this matter to the end!"
After sending the grandfather and grandson away, Qing Zhu summoned the Heavenly Palace's Chief Supervisor, Shangguan Qing, into the Starry Hall.
Shangguan Qing was dressed in black. He looked old and frail, his silver-white hair draped over his back. He cupped his hands and greeted, "Your Majesty!"
Qing Zhu closed his eyes and said, "Left Emissary, tell Chief Supervisor what happened."
"Yes!" Sima Wentian immediately explained the situation.
After hearing this, Shangguan Qing's slightly hunched back straightened. He asked in shock, "Your Majesty suspects the Shadow Guards?"
Qing Zhu said, "It's nothing. We can't just sit back and do nothing. Summon the Shadow Guards and hand them over to the Right Supervisory Department to investigate."
Shangguan Qing said in disbelief, "Your Majesty, there are all kinds of possibilities. The problem might not be with the Shadow Guards. The Shadow Guards are … If Your Majesty doesn't trust them, I'm afraid they will be disappointed. Your Majesty, please reconsider. "
Sima Wentian shook his head secretly. This Shangguan Qing was really too much. The Emperor's mind was always suspicious. How could he allow someone to make trouble at his bedside?
As expected, Qing Zhu spat out a word coldly, "Investigate!"
"Your Majesty …" Shangguan Qing wanted to persuade him again. However, after seeing Qing Zhu's cold eyes, he cupped his hands and said, "Yes!"
Not long after Gao Guan and Shangguan Qing left, a skinny and a tall old man arrived. The Left and Right Supervisory Officers, Defeating Armies and Wu Qu, arrived together. Just like before, Qing Zhu ordered Sima Wentian to explain the situation again. Finally, he issued a decree, "Leave this matter to those who don't work hard. I am worried. The Left and Right Supervisory Officers, each send five million men into the Chaotic Astral Sea to search. Capture the culprit alive!"
"Yes!" Both of them accepted the order.
Outside the Great Hall of the Right Supervisory Department, hundreds of black-robed men stood quietly. Their leader, Shangguan Qing, turned to look at the crowd and sighed softly. He walked up to Gao Guan, who was standing in front of the steps in front of the hall, and handed a jade archive to Gao Guan. "The list of personnel and their backgrounds are all inside."
After Gao Guan bowed slightly to show his respect, he said, "I'll have to trouble you to prepare another list for me of those who have died in battle or are absent."
Shangguan Qing sighed and nodded. He turned around and took a few steps. He looked at the silent group of men again before taking off into the sky.
Gao Guan glanced at the hundreds of men in front of the hall. He turned around and entered the hall. He sat down and roughly looked through the name list in the jade archive. He muttered to himself, "Three hundred and thirty-five people …" After a moment of silence, he raised his head and said, "Arrest all of them. Bring them down for investigation."
Beside him, Feng Yuan tried to ask, "My Lord, they … are His Majesty's men. What if they don't cooperate?"
Gao Guan said expressionlessly, "Punish them if you need to. Go ahead and do it. You must give His Majesty an explanation."
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