The incident at Guang Lai Tavern spread like wildfire.
The news of a Starfire Academy student killing someone reached everyone's ears, especially those on Central Commercial Street. The people there saw Li Hongtang being taken away with their own eyes and pointed fingers at him, expressing their anger.
Killing a Skylight citizen in Skylight City was an unforgivable crime!
The dead fatty's identity was quickly ascertained. He was the butler of the Skylight Chamber of Commerce, the largest chamber of commerce in Skylight City. The fatty held a high position in the chamber of commerce and was in charge of all internal affairs. He was also a relative of the patriarch, so he could do whatever he wanted in Skylight City.
When the Skylight Chamber of Commerce found out about the fatty's death, they were furious. The patriarch even personally rushed to the mayor's manor to plead for the mayor to deal with the matter. More importantly, the patriarch was also a relative of the mayor. How could the mayor not be enraged when one of his own was killed?
That night, Li Hongtang was directly taken to the mayor's manor for interrogation. For a while, Skylight City was abuzz with discussion, expressing their extreme dissatisfaction with the Starfire Academy.
In the dark interrogation room, only a small window let in a sliver of moonlight. Li Hongtang was tied to a chair. This was the first time in his life that he was in an interrogation room, and the first time he was treated like this. Because he was a teacher of the Starfire Academy, they still showed him the last bit of mercy and did not hang him on a rack. In front of him were three middle-aged interrogators, all of them looking fierce and emitting faint heavenly essence energy.
Li Hongtang knew that they were all heavenly masters, and the one with the scar on his face was most likely a level two heavenly master.
"Li Hongtang, right?" Scarface looked at Li Hongtang coldly and said, "Speak, why did you let the murderer go today? How is the Starfire Academy going to take responsibility for this?! "
Li Hongtang frowned and took a deep breath. He looked at Scarface and said, "I didn't let him go on purpose. Besides, he's a new student and hasn't been in the Starfire Academy for long. His actions don't represent the Starfire Academy, especially since I expelled him.
Of course, my failure to manage my students is a major failure, so the Starfire Academy will definitely give a sincere explanation and generous compensation, "Li Hongtang said.
"Explanation? Compensation? Can these two things buy a life? "Scarface's voice suddenly rose as he shouted," That's a life! A life for a life! "
"Your Excellency is right." Li Hongtang nodded and said in a low voice, "As long as we can capture that kid, Skylight City can do whatever they want with him. My Starfire Academy will not interfere!"
"Well said!" Scarface slammed the table and roared, "How hard is it to find a person to let go? You dare to let the murderer go, you are also an accomplice! "
Li Hongtang frowned and asked in a deep voice, "Do you mean that I have to pay with my life as well?"
"Of course, it's up to the City Lord to decide if he wants to pay with his life. However, your people from the Starfire Academy have started a massacre in Skylight City. You have no respect for us at all!" Scarface shouted. "For such behavior, even if we don't kill you, we'll make you suffer a little!"
"Men!" Scarface shouted.
"How dare you!" Li Hongtang immediately shouted, "I am a teacher of the Starfire Academy and a disciple of the Midnight Pavilion. If you dare to touch me, aren't you afraid that the Starfire Academy and the Midnight Pavilion will be angered?"
"Don't scare me!" Scarface glared and said loudly, "In terms of our relationship with the Midnight Pavilion, is our City Lord any worse than you? You are just a small teacher, not even a level two Celestial Master. Will the Midnight Pavilion go against our City Lord for you? "
"Men, bring the torture equipment!"
Suddenly, three people walked out from a dark corner, holding all kinds of hooks, metal chains, and so on. Li Hongtang frowned as he looked at those things, his fists clenched tightly!
"Li Hongtang, I know that ropes won't be able to hold you, but I advise you to accept it obediently and not resist." Scarface sneered and said viciously, "Otherwise, if we feel that you are in danger, it won't be good if we kill you."
Li Hongtang, who was about to make a move, tensed up and clenched his fists tightly as he looked at Scarface fiercely. However, Scarface did not care at all and waved his hand at the people beside him.
"Use the torture!" Scarface said loudly.
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The sky was getting darker and darker. Crows flapped their wings and flew away from the withered trees, making dull sounds.
In an abandoned alley in Skylight City, Lu An stood quietly under the moonlight. His face was especially cold and pale under the moonlight, and he was very quiet, not saying a word.
Behind him stood Fu Yu.
Lu An lowered his head, his eyes looking at the ground. His face was especially calm, and no one could tell what he was feeling. Was it anger, frustration, or regret?
"Why?" Fu Yu asked, her voice as cold as the moonlight.
Lu An's body trembled. He took a deep breath and turned to look at Fu Yu.
Fu Yu's face was not looking good, and there was even a hint of anger.
Lu An swallowed his saliva and thought for a while before finally saying, "That person killed my parents."
"What?" Fu Yu was stunned, but looking at Lu An's expression, she knew that he was not joking at all. After accepting this answer, her expression softened.
"But you harmed Starfire Academy." Fu Yu frowned and said, "Because of this, Starfire Academy and even Starfire City will be implicated."
Lu An lowered his head when he heard that. He knew it too, but he could not control himself at that time and did not think too much about it.
"I'll turn myself in," Lu An said in a low voice, "I'll take responsibility for what I did. I won't let Starfire Academy be implicated because of me."
With that, Lu An turned and prepared to leave. When he walked past Fu Yu, Fu Yu suddenly spoke.
"Wait," Fu Yu frowned and looked at Lu An and asked, "Do you know the consequences of turning yourself in?"
"A life for a life," Lu An said.
"Then why are you still going?" Fu Yu said, "Li Hongtang chased you away today to save you. If you go back now, won't his efforts be wasted?"
"But …"
"No buts." Fu Yu frowned and said, "Although this is not a small matter, as long as Li Hongtang handles it well and insists that he did not let you go on purpose, even if Skylight City wants to harm him, they will have to take Starfire City's reputation into consideration. Only you, once caught, will definitely die without a complete corpse! "
"So, what you need to do now is to leave Starfire City immediately and run as far as possible! Also, it's best to escape from the Kingdom of Midnight and not go to the Midnight Court. Otherwise, you'll be walking right into a trap. "
Lu An looked at Fu Yu who was giving him advice and advice, and a trace of warmth flowed through his heart.
"Wait!" Fu Yu suddenly thought of something and looked up at Lu An to ask, "You said that he killed your parents, so it's completely reasonable for you to kill him. Do you have any evidence?"
Lu An's heart went cold. After thinking about it, he smiled bitterly and nodded, then shook his head and said, "Yes, but it's useless."
"Why?" Fu Yu was stunned and asked in confusion.
Lu An lowered his head and did not answer this question. Fu Yu looked into his eyes and saw the struggle in his heart.
Fu Yu frowned again, but did not ask again. Because everyone had secrets, and some secrets were more important than anything else.
"Then you should run away." Fu Yu said aloud, "The city gate must be full of guards now. Quickly escape before they are fully deployed, otherwise it will be more and more difficult."
Just as she finished speaking, Lu An looked up at Fu Yu.
"Because I'm a slave," Lu An lowered his head slightly and said softly.
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