Most of the people in the hall were knowledgeable. The moment Zhang Yu threw the blood-colored gem, they immediately recognized that it was a divine robe. Combined with what he said, there was no doubt that this was the divine robe that belonged to the former Left Marquis of the Army of God, Ning Kunlun!
This was one of the four Marquises of the Army of God. How powerful was he? He was almost the top figure of the protectorate against the supernatural forces. Such a person was actually killed by Zhang Yu?
At this moment, everyone suddenly remembered that Zhang Yu was not only a Xia Shi, but also a Xuanxiu! If what he said was true, then it meant that he was even more powerful than the Army of God's Marquises.
For a moment, everyone looked at him with a mixture of fear, reverence, and even admiration.
The moment Liu Fengquan saw the divine robe, he felt his temples throbbing, as if his head was about to explode. This was because he had thought of many terrifying consequences in an instant.
Fortunately, he had some self-control and forced himself to calm down. He looked at Zhang Yu and asked, "Zhang Yu, you … you said that you killed Ning Kunlun. Why did you kill him? How did he die? "
Zhang Yu said indifferently, "That day, after I killed EsGod who attacked the king's convoy, I went out to cultivate. On the way back to Auspicious Light, Ning Kunlun intercepted me halfway. However, he underestimated his own strength and was defeated. After that, I found out many things from him."
It was not difficult to prove this. Firstly, he had gone out to cultivate, and Ning Kunlun had set off later. He could not have known the latter's movements in advance.
Secondly, Ning Kunlun's reason for going out was to hunt the Spiral-Horned White Bull. This spiritual creature lived in the Southern Wastelands, and he went in the direction of Mount An, which was east. The two were not in the same direction.
It had only been a few months, and there were still many traces of their battle. Even if he did not use his extraordinary power, it would not be difficult to find out. At least this could prove that Ning Kunlun had taken the initiative to look for him.
Actually, this was enough. He now had a sufficient reason to kill the other party.
The other party has already come to kill me. Am I supposed to just sit there and wait for death without being able to fight back?
If they were to investigate further, who was the one who asked Ning Kunlun to come? And why did he attack him? Many more problems could be found in this.
Of course, it didn't matter even if they didn't get to the bottom of this matter. Almote was already a dead man, and the incident had already happened. All that was left was to see how the Army of God would respond and if they were willing to use a reasonable method to solve the problem.
In fact, he really wanted to see the Army of God being unreasonable.
Now that he was standing on the side of righteousness, he could naturally obtain the approval and support of the people, including the entire protectorate. But if the will of an individual was wrapped up in this matter, it would weaken. This was using the Dao to suppress the Dao!
In reality, given the current strength of the protectorate, if they joined hands with the Xuanfu, the Army of God would definitely not be able to make any waves. Otherwise, the latter would not have made concessions after the last meeting and could only make small moves in secret.
Liu Fengquan was currently having a headache. He had not even been in the position of Commissioner for a year and didn't know how to deal with this matter. He was very afraid that a rash decision would incite an even greater conflict and lead to unpredictable consequences.
But if he did not respond, then he would be forced to step down when he returned. This was because from top to bottom, everyone could stand on the side of righteousness and criticize and oppose him. Thus, the only thing he could think of for now was to delay, change the topic, or minimize the problem.
He slowly said, "Since Lord Zhang says that he has evidence, then let's wait for the evidence to arrive before we speak."
Right now, he could only hope that the evidence provided by Zhang Yu was insufficient. That way, he could somewhat suppress the matter and prevent it from reaching an irremediable stage.
After a long while, the door to the Conference Hall was pushed open from the outside. A young civil official panted as he walked in, holding a sealed jade box in his hands.
Seeing him come in, a sturdy servant immediately came forward and took the box. After carefully examining it and confirming that there were no problems, he brought it over to Liu Fengquan.
Liu Fengquan took the jade box, removed the seal, and took out the items inside. He then carefully examined them one by one, but the more he looked, the uglier his expression became. The evidence within could be said to be detailed and full of clues.
Moreover, when the Army of God had burned down the Literary Academy, it seemed that they were confident that the Dingdu government would not dare to touch them. Thus, they had done many things extremely crudely. They could be said to be unbridled and arrogant to the extreme.
As long as one seriously investigated, they would be able to find the truth.
But from the lack of response from the Dingdu government, it seemed that the Army of God's arrogance had been the correct judgment.
Not only that, there were also clues behind the murder of Shu Tong's family.
This matter was easier to investigate because Shu Tong himself was only a scholar with a little reputation and did not have much of a background. Thus, the Army of God was even more unscrupulous when they did things. Even the surrounding neighbors recognized the appearance of the person who had committed the crime.
With a little comparison, it was not difficult to see that the leader was one of Ning Kunlun's team leaders. This seemed to prove what Zhang Yu had said from the side.
If these two matters were looked at together, there was a certain connection between them. From the person who had done it to the style of doing it, as well as the dates of the two matters, they were all quite close to each other.
After looking through it all, he turned his head and waved his sleeve, indicating for the servant to bring it for others to see.
The servant first brought it in front of An Youting. After the latter took it and looked it over, there was not much of a reaction on his face. He only said, "Bring it down for everyone to see."
The evidence was quickly passed down. First, it was the Xia soldiers, then the various yamen officials, and then the young civil officials in the back. Anyone who saw it, the younger ones had an angry expression, and those who were shrewd also had a serious expression.
Liu Fengquan saw that the atmosphere was not right and felt that he had to speak at this time. Thus, he stood up and looked at Zhang Yu. With a serious face, he said, "Zhang Yu, regarding the theft of your book, based on the evidence you have provided, the Dingdu government can make a decision for you. No matter what the identity of that Yan Zhu is, he will not be able to escape. You can rest assured."
He knew that there must be a deeper reason for the fire in the Wenxiu Yuan. Just based on the evidence in front of him, he could convict Yan Xulun and his son. However, he was after all the deputy commandant of the Army of God. Once he was involved, there would be great trouble. He could not bear the consequences.
Therefore, he had to cover it up as much as possible. It was best to narrow this matter down to Zhang Yu's "personal grievances".
However, Zhang Yu raised his head and said, "Liu Gongfu is wrong. What I just asked for is to re-examine the case of the fire in the Wenxiu Yuan! It is not about the theft of the book! What's more, it was not only me who stole the book in the Wenxiu Yuan. The book was stolen. Today, you can speak here. However, those who have encountered the same thing and have no place to speak out, where should they go to speak? "
He stepped forward and looked at Liu Fengquan. He clasped his hands together and said, "I advise you again. Please thoroughly investigate the case of the fire in the Wenxiu Yuan!"
"Well said!"
Kuang Gongfu's white beard trembled. He stood up from his seat and came to the aisle. He stood together with Zhang Yu and clasped his hands together. He said, "I am Kuang Zhongming. Please thoroughly investigate the case of the fire in the Wenxiu Yuan!"
At this moment, all of the Xia scholars also stood up and came to the aisle. They said in unison, "Please thoroughly investigate!"
Xu Wenyue, who was originally sitting at the back, thought for a moment. At this moment, he also stood up with a determined expression. He clasped his hands together and said, "Please thoroughly investigate!" Tan Shizhi and Qi Yinliang, who had participated in the selection of scholars, also stood up at this moment. They followed behind and said loudly, "Please thoroughly investigate!"
When the young officials saw this scene, they felt their blood boiling. They also stood up and saluted, shouting, "Please investigate thoroughly!"
"Please thoroughly investigate!"
"Please thoroughly investigate!"
As more and more people stood up, the voices calling for a thorough investigation became louder and louder. It shook the roof tiles of the great hall.
In the protectorate, from top to bottom, there was no one who did not dare to speak out against the Army of God. However, all of the dissatisfaction towards the Army of God was ignited at this moment and exploded!
Outside the governing office, the current Left Military Marquis of the Army of God, He Jiang, frowned and looked towards the inner court of the governing office.
He had extremely long hearing and could hear many sounds that ordinary people could not.
It was just that the Commissar Hall had been set up by the predecessors of the Profound Palace, so at such a great distance, he would normally not be able to detect the sounds coming from inside. However, in that instant just now, he had heard a series of noises. After distinguishing for a bit, he could vaguely tell that the people inside were denouncing something.
But what did this have to do with them?
A cold smile appeared on his face. To the Army of God, the people in the protectorate were a burden. It would be good if something happened inside.
In the great hall, Liu Fengquan stood on the stage and looked down at a loss. There were only a few hundred people present, but the cries of "please thoroughly investigate" came like a tsunami and made it difficult for him to breathe.
At this moment, all of the yamen officials on the stage realized that they could not continue to sit in the face of such ferocious public sentiment. Thus, they all stood up and faced Liu Fengquan. They bowed their heads slightly and raised their hands in salute, saying, "Commissioner, please thoroughly investigate!"
"You, you all …"
Liu Fengquan felt as if he was suspended in midair. He glanced at them and saw that they all had their heads lowered and did not look at him. He couldn't help but sigh as if he had given up on something. He straightened his clothes and did his best to stand up straight. He walked to the front steps and looked at the people below. A moment later, he said, "Today, I accept the advice of all of you. The protectorate should re-investigate the case of the fire in the Wenxiu Courtyard!"
No matter what had happened in the hall, An Youting had been sitting there without moving. He had restrained Yang Ying and did not allow her to express any opinions. Now that Liu Fengquan had made a decision, he said calmly, "An Zhu!"
"Present!"
The capable middle-aged man beside him cupped his hands in salute.
An Youting said in a low voice, "Pass down the order of the Governor's Office. Detain the Army of God's Deputy Commandant Yan Xulun. The Army of God's Yan Zhu and his son. If there is any resistance, kill them all!"
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