? Liang also said helplessly, "We should have caught him earlier!"
"Don't the Secret Guardians Hall always act first and report later? Catch him first before investigating?" Chu Li frowned, "Why didn't we catch him this time?"
? Liang sighed, "It's because the chancellors have been attacking us so we didn't dare to be too presumptuous … Especially since Minister Counsellor Zhou is very popular and has friends all over the country. If we touch him, we might just catch him today and release him tomorrow."
"When did this happen?" Chu Li said, "Can we catch up now?"
"The Secret Guardians Hall has issued a kill order." Liang gritted his teeth, "No matter what, even if he escaped to the Li Dynasty, we must kill him!"
"We must kill him." Chu Li nodded in understanding, "Who went to track him?"
"The Ning Brothers." Liang said, "The Ning Family's tracking technique is the best in the world. This time, the Ning Brothers are personally involved, we will definitely catch him!"
"That's good." Chu Li nodded.
The two of them seemed to be walking slowly but every step they took was very far. After a while, they entered the Secret Guardians Hall.
He entered the main hall and saw that it was already filled with people.
Other than Fu Mengshan and Xu Huande, there were more than twenty middle-aged and elderly people.
When they saw him enter, they all looked over. Some were curious, some were disgusted, some were hateful, but no one was happy.
Chu Li was considered an anomaly in the Secret Guardians Hall.
From the moment Siao Shi killed the Imperial House Secret Guardians, he stood against them. If Fu Mengshan and Xu Huande did not want to use him to investigate the Holy Church of Light's disciples, they would have put him on the shelf.
If Siao Shi did not stand behind him, they would have killed him.
The main hall was silent. The air seemed to have solidified and a heavy pressure pressed on everyone.
If this minister counsellor were to escape, the group of people from the Secret Guardians Hall would definitely be punished, and no one would be able to escape.
They were afraid that they would be transferred out of the Secret Guardians Hall and sent to guard the Imperial Mausoleum.
Fu Mengshan waved his hand, "Young Chu, come sit."
Under everyone's dissatisfied and angry gaze, Chu Li calmly came to Fu Mengshan and Xu Huande and closed fist saluted.
"Young Chu, you are also an expert in tracking." Fu Mengshan pointed at Grand Tutor Zhang, who was seated below him. "The Ning brothers have already gone over, so they should be able to catch up. You should go as well. This way, we will be absolutely safe."
"Commander, I would like to take a look at the Minister Counsellor's residence first." Chu Li gave a fist salute and sat on the armchair.
Everyone glared at him in dissatisfaction.
This armchair was not something an ordinary person could sit on. Since it was so close to Fu Mengshan, it should be the seat of a centurion.
"Head Chief Chu, the Zhou Residence has been reduced to ashes. There's nothing left." A middle-aged man sat opposite him and said in a strange tone, "There's nothing to see."
"Before he left, he burned down the mansion." Xu Huande said coldly, "I can tell that he's not leaving any way out for himself. He's going to join the Li Dynasty completely!"
Fu Mengshan said, "It's good to go and take a look. You have good eyesight, so you might be able to find some clues."
"What's the use of having clues?" The middle-aged man said indifferently, "He has already escaped. The most important thing now is to catch him. Otherwise, all of us will have to bear the consequences!"
"Elder Ma, you need to change your impatience," Fu Mengshan waved his hand and said. "The Ning brothers are here to track him. Young Chu's ability is not limited to just tracking. Who knows, he might find some unexpected discoveries."
"What's the use of unexpected discoveries!" The middle-aged man Ma Kun said in dissatisfaction, "Commander, the most important thing for us to do now is to gather our men and catch him before he escapes to the Li Dynasty. Capture him or kill him. We'll talk about other things after that!"
He looked at Chu Li and said indifferently, "I heard that Head Chief Chu has great martial arts and top-notch Light-body Technique. Why don't we quickly catch up and help the Ning brothers kill him?"
Chu Li shook his head and said calmly, "I want to take a look at the Minister Counsellor's residence first!"
"What's there to see in a pile of ruins? Head Chief Chu, don't tell me you don't want to help?" Ma Kun said coldly.
Chu Li frowned and looked at him.
Ma Kun scoffed, "Now that we're at a critical juncture of life and death for the Secret Guardians Hall, everyone is trying their best to think of a solution. Yet, Head Chief Chu, you want to slack off and not help. Are you purposely watching the Secret Guardians Hall to vent your anger?"
Chu Li frowned and said unhappily, "I haven't asked …?"
"Elder Ma, that mouth of yours!" Fu Mengshan glared at Ma Kun and smiled at Chu Li. "This is Centurion Ma Kun, he's in charge of assassinations."
Chu Li nodded and said, "I don't know why Senior Ma has such an idea. I want to take a look at the residence to find out what's going on."
"Who cares what's going on? Let's stop him first! Once we stop him or even kill him, it's not too late to investigate in detail!" Ma Kun scoffed.
Chu Li smiled, "If it's that simple, then everything in the world is easy to do."
"What's not simple about it?" Ma Kun said coldly, "Isn't it obvious? The Minister Counsellor has betrayed us. We've been investigating for a while now. It's not appropriate for him to be sneaky. Unfortunately, this guy has a sharp nose and ran away first!"
Chu Li knew that he was purposely looking for trouble. When he entered the Secret Guardians Hall, he had already expected this.
Chu Li said, "Maybe, this Minister Counsellor is innocent!"
"Haha!" Ma Kun laughed.
Everyone laughed too and looked at Chu Li mockingly.
Fu Mengshan waved his hand and said, "Young Chu Li, why do you have such thoughts?"
Chu Li said, "Is there any results from the investigation in our residence? Is there really something wrong with the Minister Counsellor? "
Fu Mengshan sighed, "We didn't have time and he had already escaped. It's obvious that he's guilty."
Chu Li frowned and said, "He's just a Minister Counsellor with a bright future. Why would he betray us? Even if he escaped to the Li Dynasty, he wouldn't be able to reach a higher position."
"There are many reasons to betray us." Ma Kun laughed coldly, "Looks like you're a fan of being an official. You only want to be an official, but you don't know that some people don't like being an official. They're more concerned about the safety of their families or they like women more."
Chu Li frowned, "Was he forced?"
"Who knows." Ma Kun waved his hand indifferently, "Who cares what he did it for. There's only one choice now. He has already betrayed us. We can only kill him!"
Chu Li looked at Fu Mengshan, "Commander, let me take a look at the Minister Counsellor's residence first."
"You … You …" Ma Kun was furious. He glared at him and shouted, "My words are bullsh * t, aren't they?"
Chu Li looked at him calmly and looked at Fu Mengshan.
"You …" Ma Kun took a step forward.
Fu Mengshan waved his hand, "Elder Ma!"
Ma Kun said hatefully, "Commander, I think this kid just wants to slack off!"
Fu Mengshan said, "Elder Ma, don't spout nonsense. Young Chu Li isn't that kind of person!"
"At this time, the most important thing is to pursue and kill him. Yet he's finding an excuse to dawdle. If he's not slacking off, then what is?!" Ma Kun stared at Chu Li angrily, "If you were my subordinate, I would have crippled you long ago!"
Chu Li frowned and did not say anything.
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