Chapter 115 03-25 - 110 Annihilation Department! (6000 Presented)

Chapter 115: Chapter 110 Annihilation Department! (6000 Presented)

He couldn’t understand at all what Lu Yang meant by taking Chen Yuan to the prefecture city.

Lu Yang glanced at Chen Yuan and said indifferently,

“Chen Yuan has already joined the Heavenly Patrol Bureau, doesn’t Magistrate Wu know?”

“This…I really didn’t know,” Wu Qingfeng said, turning his gaze toward Chen Yuan as if trying to inquire something.

Chen Yuan calmly replied,

“Without definitive transfer orders, I dare not rashly inform your honor.”

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Lu Yang’s mouth curled into a smile, understanding that the relationship between Chen Yuan and Wu Qingfeng was not harmonious, then he took a piece of paper from his bosom and placed it on the table:

“This is Chen Yuan’s transfer order. From today onward, he is a Heavenly Patrol Guard under the command of the Heavenly Patrol Envoy Zhang Xuan from Nanling Prefecture.”

Wu Qingfeng scrutinized the transfer order carefully and then addressed Chen Yuan,

“Captain Chen, how muddled are you? The power and influence of a Heavenly Patrol Guard are incomparable to that of a county arrest officer. Although Magistrate Li passed away unexpectedly, I have always held you in high regard.”

He subconsciously thought that Chen Yuan was transferred to Nanling Prefecture City because of Li Mingqi’s death. After all, his relationship with Chen Yuan was not harmonious; he even disliked Chen Yuan a bit.

But that was all in the past. The grudges between him and Chen Yuan were entirely shifted from Li Mingqi. In fact, he admired Chen Yuan’s capabilities.

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He had intended to have a good talk with Chen Yuan, but didn’t expect the transfer order to come down so quickly.

“Your honor is overly kind.”

Chen Yuan gave a bow with a smile.

“If Captain Chen is unwilling to go now, I can explain to the higher authorities,” Wu Qingfeng said, looking directly at Chen Yuan.

Lu Yang frowned slightly in displeasure. What, did Wu Qingfeng think there was something wrong with the Heavenly Patrol Bureau?

Although Chen Yuan was not under his command, he had a decent relationship with Zhang Xuan, and since they both worked within the Heavenly Patrol Bureau, naturally, he had to speak up.

“Ahem, Magistrate Wu, what do you mean by that? Is there anything wrong with Captain Chen wanting to go to the Heavenly Patrol Bureau?”

“While the authority of an arrest officer is indeed greater than that of a Heavenly Patrol Guard, the prospects for martial arts development in the future are not the same. Moreover, with the qualifications of a Heavenly Patrol Guard, won’t it be very simple to be demoted back to an arrest officer in the future?”

“Or are you saying, Magistrate Wu, that you have objections to our Heavenly Patrol Bureau?”

Lu Yang spoke with a somewhat unfriendly tone.

Wu Qingfeng immediately stiffened, realizing his mistake, and smiled broadly,

“Envoy Lu is overthinking it; that was not my intention. After the incident with the No-Life Sect, I simply don’t have many capable people left at my disposal, and I merely cherish Captain Chen’s talent.”

“I will keep your honor’s favor in mind, but since the transfer order has arrived…”

Chen Yuan smiled without finishing his sentence.

Now was not the time to have second thoughts—who knew if Wu Qingfeng’s remarks were sincere or not?

Furthermore, the Qi Fortune Altar’s guidance for the next opportunity pointed to Nanling Prefecture City, and Chen Yuan could not possibly miss it; he was not far from Qi Absorption and needed to acquire a superior Qi Refining Technique.

After gazing at Chen Yuan, Wu Qingfeng suddenly chuckled,

“This is good too. Since Captain Chen has such aspirations in martial arts, I certainly cannot obstruct you.”

“Thank you, your honor.”

Having said that, Wu Qingfeng sighed, stood up,

“Envoy Lu will have full authority over the investigation of the case; I will not be involved. Captain Chen, if you have anything to say, please speak to Envoy Lu.”

“Envoy Lu, I take my leave.”

Lu Yang nodded and said,

“Travel safely, Magistrate Wu.”

Wu Qingfeng responded with a smile and a slight nod, then, accompanied by his attendants, left from beside Chen Yuan. As he passed Chen Yuan, he smiled approvingly, and Chen Yuan, without any suspicions, returned the gesture with a bow.

“Sit.”

Lu Yang indicated the spot where Wu Qingfeng had been sitting.

Chen Yuan nodded, took a few steps forward, and sat down slowly,

“Whatever Envoy Lu wishes to know, I will certainly tell the truth.”

Lu Yang waved his hand,

“You are still the arrest officer of Ping’an County; there’s no need to call yourself so.”

“Heh heh…”

“Tell me what you know. Although Zhang Xuan seems to value you, if you are involved in this case, I will not be lenient,

even Zhang Xuan won’t be able to say anything,”

Lu Yang said with a stern face, questioning directly.

The information he knew was not much, all of which were explained to him by Wu Qingfeng.

However, there was an important doubt among them, which was why Li Mingqi did not take Chen Yuan into the cave, but instead had him wait outside.

Afterward, both Li Mingqi and Liu Shuanghe died, while Chen Yuan, the outsider on guard, survived.

This inevitably led one to speculate a bit.

Chen Yuan expressed his understanding earnestly, and then recounted everything he had previously reported to Wu Qingfeng.

“Anything else?”

Lu Yang asked with a calm expression.

He had already heard everything Chen Yuan said, which was entirely consistent with what Wu Qingfeng had told him earlier. Of course, he also knew that what Wu Qingfeng knew had all been reported by Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan hesitated, his eyes flickering.

“If there is something to say, just say it. This matter is of great importance, and absolutely nothing should be concealed,” Lu Yang warned with a very solemn demeanor.

“Not to deceive your honor, I indeed have some clues…”

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Yuan spoke softly.

“Hmm?”

“It was just a few days ago, confined in the prison…”

Chen Yuan recounted the deaths of the Liu siblings and told Lu Yang that it seemed to be the County Magistrate Li who had sent people to do the deed. For this reason, he had even imprisoned the two Government Officials who carried out the act.

“So, there was already considerable enmity between Li Mingqi and Liu Shuanghe?”

Lu Yang asked in a low voice.

Being new to Ping’an County, he was unaware of the many powers vying to devour the Liu Family’s assets in Cao County.

“There was some…”

“Bring the arrest officer Wu Yushan who imprisoned you… and bring him up here, I want to interrogate him personally.”

“Okay.”

Under Lu Yang’s interrogation, Wu Yushan was extremely terrified and blurted out everything he knew, explaining how Li Mingqi planned to use Chen Yuan as a human shield to attract Liu Shuanghe’s hatred.

And he was the one who had acted against the Liu siblings.

Later, from the man beside Li Mingqi, it was learned that Li Mingqi and the Cao County Magistrate, as well as several Cao County powers and other county forces, were planning to carve up the Liu family’s assets.

As for why Li Mingqi went to the back mountain of Cien Temple, that remained unknown.

Li Mingqi probably never would have thought that his clever plan would backfire; he wanted to monopolize the Earth Evil Qi, but ended up clearing the greatest suspicion off Chen Yuan.

After hearing everything, Lu Yang naturally completed the logical closure of a murder case according to what Chen Yuan had anticipated.

Li Mingqi had swallowed up the Liu family’s foundation, killed the children of Liu Shuanghe, and Liu Shuanghe, in a desperate struggle, had killed Li Mingqi.

It was a rather simple case.

But there were several doubts within it, and due to the lack of sufficient clues, it was impossible to pin anything on Chen Yuan. Although he had his suspicions, he had no evidence.

He even had to believe that Chen Yuan was very innocent. So loyal to Li Mingqi, yet he had been deceived and used as a discarded pawn, ready to have his death serve as evidence of the Liu family’s crimes.

Lu Yang stood up and glanced at Chen Yuan beside him, who looked dejected. He couldn’t tell whether Chen Yuan was genuinely heartbroken from being backstabbed by his superior, Li Mingqi, or if he was just pretending in front of him.

“Arrest officer Chen, take me to the back mountain of Cien Temple, I want to see for myself.”

Chen Yuan silently nodded and said softly,

“Your Honor, rest assured, I have already ordered the area to be strictly guarded and allowed no one to enter, for fear that someone might tamper with the scene.”

“Well done.”

With that, Lu Yang left the hall.

Chen Yuan, following at the end, quietly smiled to himself—an acting skill like this, surely he deserved an S card, no?

As for whether Lu Yang believed him or not, did it really matter?

Without evidence, no one could frame him.

…

Cien Temple, back mountain.

Chen Yuan led Lu Yang and others into the cave, where they saw the Blood Pond and the undisturbed bodies of Li Mingqi and Liu Shuanghe, in compliance with Chen Yuan’s orders.

Of course, if a few more days passed, it wouldn’t be the same.

The weather was hot, and the bodies would decompose easily.

Upon entering the cave, Lu Yang’s expression instantly turned stern. The files brought back by Zhang Xuan had described the Blood Pond here, and now at a glance, it was indeed as stated.

The ground and walls bore many sword marks and fallen rubble, indicative of the fierce battle Li Mingqi had with Liu Shuanghe before his death.

Apart from sword wounds on Li Mingqi’s body, there were no other traces, so it was determined that he died at the hands of Liu Shuanghe.

But upon seeing Liu Shuanghe’s body, his brows furrowed again.

A mummified corpse…

This was clearly the method of an evil cult. Why then was Liu Shuanghe drained of Essence Blood and dead? Wasn’t it he who ambushed Li Mingqi?

Could it be that Li Mingqi possessed an evil technique to drain Essence Blood, or something else?

These were also points of doubt.

Lu Yang asked Chen Yuan many questions on the side, and Chen Yuan told him everything truthfully without any concealment.

Even when Lu Yang left Cien Temple, he found no significant clues, only some points of doubt.

This case had actually been solved; there was nothing more to pursue because the murderer had died beside Li Mingqi.

Lu Yang remained silent for a long time, then decided to close the case as it was.

After all, Li Mingqi didn’t have deep connections above him, and it was unlikely that there would be a thorough investigation, so ending it seemed to be a satisfying outcome for all parties.

Ping’an County Government.

Lu Yang had the event written up into official records, preparing to report back after his return.

After learning the full story, the County Magistrate Wu Qingfeng also just sighed and showed no intention to pursue the matter further. After all, Li Mingqi, who had been against him, was dead.

He should actually be quite pleased.

“Arrest officer Chen.”

Lu Yang called out softly.

“Does Your Honor have any orders?”

“Since it’s definitively proven that the Liu family of Cao County attacked an imperial official, you should take people and exterminate the Liu family. Consider it your first task since joining the Heavenly Patrol Bureau, start off with a trial run…”

Lu Yang smiled.

“Annihilate?”

Chen Yuan was startled, completely unexpected that Lu Yang would assign him a task at this time. He wasn’t one of his subordinates, was he?

“Do you know what else the Heavenly Patrol Bureau is called?”