Martial Artist: Stronger by Coasting Along
Chapter 657 - 202: License Revoked, Compensation at Market Value
Zhang Lingfeng said.
"What did you say?"
"Don’t talk nonsense."
"I left Alliance Star that very day."
Upon hearing this, the three of Wu Long exploded.
"Quiet, pay attention to Alliance discipline. I haven’t permitted you to speak. All of you, shut up. If you continue shouting, I’ll consider it a blatant threat to Zhang Lingfeng."
The special investigator knocked on the table and spoke.
Wu Long and his group were livid, but there was nothing they could do.
"Zhang Lingfeng, you may proceed."
The special investigator reminded.
"The night I received the three-star license, Wu Long used the Black Tiger Great Bow and shot an arrow at the sky above Alliance Star. That arrow scattered a galaxy of stars, and suddenly everyone’s relationship with me on Alliance Star changed.
Those who had presented gifts to me secretly took them back.
I knew that as just a Fourth-Line Martial Arts Student from Ancient Blue Star, even with an Alliance license, I couldn’t contend with the Wu Family. I also knew Wu Long’s arrow was aimed at me.
The more I thought about it, the more frightened I became. I was afraid that after leaving Alliance Star, someone might seize my resources, so I drank it all in one day."
Zhang Lingfeng spoke innocently and fearfully with his head down.
His words darkened Wu Long’s face.
Wu Zheng and Wu Chengfeng were at a loss for words.
"According to our investigation, it is indeed true that Mr. Wu shot an arrow at the sky above Alliance Star the night Zhang Lingfeng obtained the three-star license. The resulting energy fluctuation was unprecedented in decades on Alliance Star.
Additionally, according to the monitoring equipment on Alliance Star, it can indeed be seen that the Alliance members who initially befriended Zhang Lingfeng involuntarily took back their gifts that same night.
Moreover, from that night onward, all Alliance members on Alliance Star began to actively maintain their distance from Zhang Lingfeng.
Captain Liu, not wanting to affect Zhang Lingfeng, specifically dispatched Sang Biao from White Martial Star to guide Zhang Lingfeng’s cultivation.
With all this in mind, do you have anything to say?"
The special investigator had already conducted an investigation before the hearing. The movement was so significant that all the Alliance members were witnesses, making it easy to gather evidence.
"I was wronged. I wasn’t targeting Zhang Lingfeng at all that day. I just happened to have the Black Tiger Great Bow back in my hands and couldn’t resist shooting an arrow at the sky. I never intended to threaten Zhang Lingfeng."
Wu Long defended.
"Is that so? But according to my investigation, the reason the Black Tiger Great Bow wasn’t in your possession before was because you lent it to your brother, Wu Chengfeng. Wu Chengfeng went to Ancient Blue Star to hunt Old Hou III, but Zhang Lingfeng beat him to it, and he failed to complete the task, losing all rewards.
Therefore, he harbored resentment and informed you, which is why you targeted Zhang Lingfeng during his license examination, preventing him from obtaining the Alliance license."
The special investigator snorted coldly.
"That’s just your one-sided story."
Wu Long and his group refuted.
"Looking for evidence, are you?"
The special investigator looked disdainful.
Signaled Liu Feng to bring people inside.
The expressions of Wu Long and his group became stiff as they saw Feng Ninggang being carried in.
Although it was also a "work injury," Feng Ninggang did not have such a solid background, and his cultivation was not as profound as Wu Zheng’s, significantly inferior in performance. Now he still looked half-dead.
"Feng Ninggang, I ask you, in my capacity as the Alliance’s special investigator, when you suddenly became Zhang Lingfeng’s examiner that day, did you accept bribes from the Wu Family and plan to cripple Zhang Lingfeng, preventing him from obtaining the license?"
After the special investigator finished his question, a void projection emerged during the interrogation. It showed Wu Zheng and Feng Ninggang in the waiting area, passing by Zhang Lingfeng. Although the audio content wasn’t recorded, the scene of Wu Zheng slipping something to Feng Ninggang as they parted was captured.
Wu Zheng’s expression was ugly.
Over the years, he had become accustomed to arrogance. Even on Alliance Star, he and Wu Long acted domineeringly as if it were the Wu Family’s turf. They had never thought that one day they would provoke a special investigator because of a Martial Arts Student from Ancient Blue Star.
Otherwise, they wouldn’t have acted so sloppily, exposing evidence in front of them.
"Yes, Wu Zheng instructed me to cripple Zhang Lingfeng’s Dao Field, preventing him from obtaining a license and losing Alliance attention."
Feng Ninggang said.
The special investigator’s status was extraordinary, and with evidence laid out in front of him, although he could deny it outright, he realized that provoking the special investigator now was not as wise as confessing honestly.
He felt the special investigator had ways to force him to tell the truth.
Wu Zheng’s expression darkened.
Now he was truly done for.
"The Black Tiger Great Bow is Wu Long’s personal magical artifact, imbued with Golden Core Power, reportedly bestowed on him by the Wu Family’s ancestor. Everyone knew what Wu Long intended by suddenly shooting an arrow that night. There are many people on Alliance Star aligning with the Wu Family. How could I, for Zhang Lingfeng’s sake, offend the Wu Family? I could only have someone quietly take back the gifts I sent."
"The Wu Family is vast and powerful, with forces deeply rooted throughout the Black Water Star Realm. Zhang Lingfeng, a Fourth-Line Martial Arts Student from Ancient Blue Star, even with a three-star license, couldn’t contend with the Wu Family. We had no choice but to distance ourselves from him."
"Given my background, how could I dare go against the Wu Family? Wu Long’s intentions were so clear; what else could I do?"
In the examination hall, the content of the void projection changed.
It displayed the reactions of relevant personnel on Alliance Star after seeing Wu Long shoot that arrow.
Of course, their faces, voices, and physiques were all blurred out.
"Do you still have anything else to say now?"