Chapter 1181: Chapter 14: Mountains of Beauty’s Bones! (Double-Length) (Part 3)

Zhao Shanhe furious: "I won’t let them off! Not a single one!"

Fang Che said: "I believe you, but how this matter ends still depends on the results of the interrogation."

"Really...it’s not optimistic."

"As for now, those Guardians and officials who have ’played inside’ have all confessed."

Fang Che asked: "What are General Zhao’s thoughts regarding these people?"

Zhao Shanhe took a deep breath, his face twisted: "I want to kill... but..."

An Ruoxing frowned, showing a look of regret on his face, saying: "They have considerable cultivation, and have accomplished quite a bit over the years. If it was just as they thought, just a fleeting event..."

"This isn’t a fleeting event."

Fang Che said coldly: "This is aiding the wicked, this is losing all conscience, this is utterly without limits!"

"Also, this is my responsibility. You two have no right to interfere."

Fang Che’s face suddenly fell.

Zhao Shanhe and An Ruoxing with grim faces: "Then why did you just ask us?"

"I was thinking, why did those above insist on establishing this patrol squad, completely bypassing Southeast? What is the reason? Now it seems, it was truly necessary."

Fang Che stood up and saluted with respect: "Chiefs, I am going to handle the matter."

He turned and pushed the door open to leave.

Zhao Shanhe and An Ruoxing sat facing each other in silence, suddenly feeling their faces burning.

"Is it really like this?"

Zhao Shanhe asked gloomily: "Did we neglect our duties, Ruoxing?"

This sentence he asked lacked confidence entirely.

An Ruoxing sighed and said: "We’ve been investigating these cases all along, the Heihu Gang, we’ve been investigating for years without discovering much... long suspected of being related to the Wei Wo Zheng Sect. But we truly investigated diligently; so we aren’t neglecting our duties."

"Then why did Fang Che uncover it as soon as he investigated? While we couldn’t find anything?"

Zhao Shanhe had clearly hit a dead end on this point.

"Fang Che’s ability to uncover it is not due to his skills, I suspect someone provided the information."

An Ruoxing said: "If it was truly that easy to uncover, we wouldn’t have been without leads for so many years."

"Maybe."

Zhao Shanhe said: "I have no confidence at all right now."

An Ruoxing smiled bitterly, saying: "But the hesitance we just expressed about not wanting to kill, that kind of attitude is our weakness."

Zhao Shanhe sighed deeply: "I know this is a capital crime, I know this is losing all conscience, but... these people, over the years, have indeed achieved quite a lot."

"They have indeed been with us as old comrades over the years."

"Even if they had more faults, they really didn’t betray the Guardians... Ruoxing. Just killing them, truly... what a pity."

Zhao Shanhe shook his head in pain: "I would rather they die fighting against the Wei Wo Zheng Sect now!"

An Ruoxing remained silent.

After a long time, he spoke: "In fact, throughout the history of the continent, why do major cases always require the Imperial Inspector to come? It’s because of reasons like ours."

"As their supervisors and officials, over the years, there’s inevitably a bond. So we can’t bear to kill, but the consequence of our reluctance to kill is indulgence."

"Indulging them to drag more... Guardians down."

"By then everything would be rotten. By then the officials from above will come to investigate, and the killings will be far more than now."

"Better to act now."

An Ruoxing said: "I understand the reasoning, but I still can’t harden my heart. So we need people like Fang Che!"

"He acts as the sword."

"When his sword falls, Fang Che’s prestige among the people is sky-high, but... among the Guardians, his reputation just like that..."

"It’s not easy for him, Old Zhao!"

An Ruoxing said earnestly: "His cut also severs himself!"

"I understand!"

Zhao Shanhe sighed: "I won’t do anything, nor will I sabotage him, rest assured. He’s cleaning up the mess for us, taking the blame, I, Zhao Shanhe, won’t blur the lines between black and white like that."

"As long as you understand!"

An Ruoxing said: "Let’s head out."

...

Three consecutive days of trial.

First objective was to arrest all officials and Guardians who knew about it. Now, it’s confirmed completely!

Fang Che thoroughly investigated several times, ensuring no omissions.

Southeast Guardian Headquarters, based on the original seven people, added one person after three days of interrogation, becoming eight.

Donghu State Guardian Hall, fourteen.

Total of twenty-two people!

And the various levels of officials increased to one thousand three hundred twenty-one.

For such a large group of Guardians, having a total of twenty-two people involved in such matters, this is already a very small number.

But if such matters arise, even one person involved is a major scandal!

On this day.

Southeast Guardian Headquarters, along with Donghu State Guardian Hall, simultaneously posted notices.

Announcing the verdict.

Death penalty! Executed immediately!

Patrol First Squad, Sixth Squad, Captain Fang Che supervising!

Death penalty!

These two words shocked everyone.

Countless Guardians began to plead with Zhao Shanhe. Many Guardians also thought of pleading but ultimately did not go.

For those who did plead, Zhao Shanhe did not see any.

During these days, Southeast Headquarters constructed a large pavilion in the backyard of the Zhao Family Mansion behind the Heihu Gang Headquarters, shielding the white bones from wind and rain.

Surrounded by incense candles like stars, white flowers like the sea. Soul Summoning Banners like a forest.

White banners fluttered in the wind, as if countless souls returned, quietly waiting for justice that belonged to them in the breeze.