Urban God of War: The Live-in Son-in-law-Chapter 431: Are You Still Trying to Stir Up Trouble?

Ye Feng stood upright, his gaze mocking as he looked at Zhang Jiuming, not hurrying him at all. After all, he had all the time in the world. Now the evidence was irrefutable, and he wasn't afraid of any cunning arguments from the other party. The problem wasn't with Zhang Jiuming, it was with Duan Tian.

If Duan Tian were foolish and audacious enough to try and save Zhang Jiuming regardless of the consequences, then the whole situation would be completely different. Of course, if that were the case, Ye Feng wouldn't mind if both sides went to war.

He had already destroyed Sects of Ancient Martial Arts like the Flora Sect and the Underworld Sect; he certainly wouldn't care about a Great General's Mansion.

Of course, Ye Feng was certain that Duan Tian would not show up at this time. He was bound to abandon the pawn to save the chariot, choosing to sacrifice Zhang Jiuming to prevent the matter from implicating himself. After all, Ye Feng knew Duan Tian well; the man appeared dominant on the surface but was, in truth, a perfect example of someone who bullied the weak and feared the strong.

Therefore, on this matter, Ye Feng would not give in!

The hall remained oppressively silent, with Zhang Jiuming not daring to speak, staring intently at Duan Tian. By his looks, he was desperately hoping Duan Tian would step in to save his life.

However, what Zhang Jiuming did not expect was that Duan Tian too slapped his hand down fiercely, his powerful Palm Power instantly smashing the table to bits. He abruptly rose to his feet, pointing at Zhang Jiuming while gritting his teeth and shouting, "Damn you, Zhang Jiuming!

As a Deputy General, you have no respect for the law, daring to lay your hands on Northern King Ye Feng's belongings, and even killing His Highness's trusted aide, severely wounding the commander of the Northern Border Legion. You've committed a capital offense!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jiuming was immediately dumbfounded, staring at Duan Tian in disbelief. But soon, he understood—he had been abandoned, and at last, he realized he was finished.

Seeing this, the military advisor pointed at Zhang Jiuming and loudly declared, "Zhang Jiuming, you have been recklessly bold; the Great General has trusted you so much, and yet you had the audacity to hide this from him and engage in such acts."

Ye Feng, upon seeing this, couldn't help but sneer, "Great General, I'm quite suspicious. Could it be that this matter wasn't orchestrated by you?"

Duan Tian replied with a bitter smile, "Of course not. How could I ever do such a thing? By Heaven and Earth, I swear it was all done behind my back by Zhang Jiuming alone. Actually, I didn't learn about this until now. Otherwise, I would have arrested Zhang Jiuming earlier and delivered him to the Northern King's Residence to let His Highness dispose of him."

Ye Feng nodded slightly; he could roughly guess that this matter was not instigated by Duan Tian but was solely Zhang Jiuming's doing. Otherwise, there would not have been so many incriminating clues left behind, and Leng Wuming certainly would not still be alive.

"Since it was Zhang Jiuming acting alone, what, in the Great General's opinion, should be the appropriate punishment?" Ye Feng asked, his lips curled into a cold smile.

Duan Tian raised an eyebrow and pronounced each word, "Zhang Jiuming brazenly intercepted the Northern King's resources and even killed the Northern King's trusted aide. According to the law of the nation, death by execution and no one else involved shall be spared!"

"And this method of punishment, I wonder if the Northern King finds it satisfactory."

Ye Feng nodded slightly. Duan Tian then turned his head and glared at Zhang Jiuming, his teeth clenched as he shouted, "Now that the evidence is conclusive, do you, Zhang Jiuming, have anything else to say? Rest assured that after your death, I will take good care of your family."

Suddenly, Zhang Jiuming slumped, collapsing completely to the ground, realizing that he was finished. In the entire Xuanyuan Nation, not a single person could save him.

In fact, Zhang Jiuming understood the Great General's temperament well; if he simply admitted his guilt now, only he would die, not implicating his family. But if he refused to confess and implicated the Great General and others, then likely his entire family would be wiped out.

"I plead guilty; I deserve death," Zhang Jiuming said helplessly.

Upon saying this, Zhang Jiuming suddenly lifted his hand and smacked his forehead, immediately taking his own life.

Ye Feng's eyes narrowed slightly, and then he huffed coldly, "Zhang Jiuming certainly deserves to die a thousand deaths, but there's still one thing—the seized materials."

The military advisor stated, "The materials will naturally be returned in full."

Xiao Chuanqi abruptly demanded, "Then please tell us, where are those materials now? We just checked; they were not at Zhang Jiuming's residence."

Duan Tian suddenly fell silent because those materials were now in the Great General's Mansion. After making his move, Zhang Jiuming suddenly realized the gravity of the situation and did not dare to keep the materials, instead sending them directly to the Great General's Mansion.

At this, everyone from the Great General's Mansion remained silent. Seeing this, Ye Feng couldn't help but secretly sneer.

It was finally the military advisor who, after some thought, said, "I've just remembered that according to a report from the day before yesterday, Zhang Jiuming suddenly transported several large boxes to the Training Ground Base Camp. It seems those are likely the materials originally belonging to the Northern King."

"The Training Ground Base Camp?" Ye Feng scoffed, before saying, "If that's the case, let's set off immediately for the Training Ground."

The military advisor was taken aback. He had hoped to use an excuse to stall and then timely transport the materials from the Great General's Mansion to the Training Ground, thus closing the matter smoothly.

But what he never anticipated was that the Northern King Ye Feng would be so astute, immediately insisting on heading to the Training Ground and leaving him no time to prepare. It seemed that the Northern King had seen through his stalling tactic.

Seeing this, Duan Tian quickly signaled the military advisor with his eyes. The advisor proved his worth, resourceful as he was, and suddenly fell to his knees with a thump.

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"Great General, please spare my life, I beg you to spare my life! I've committed the crime of withholding information, please, Great General, spare me!" Seeing the military strategist kneeling on the ground without any dignity, everyone around was stupefied.

Duan Tian, however, was well aware of what was happening. After all, this wasn't the first time he had asked the strategist to do something like this, so he pretended to cough twice and asked, "What's going on? What have you done wrong to end up like this?"

Trembling with fear, the military strategist said, "Great General, it was like this: last night, Zhang Jiuming suddenly came to me saying he had a batch of supplies, which were too important to leave at the noisy and crowded training ground, so he asked me to help store the supplies in the treasure vault at the Great General's Mansion for a few days."

At this point, the military strategist began to wail continuously: "Now that I think about it, those supplies are most likely His Highness Northern King's batch. I swear on Heaven and Earth, at the time I was oblivious, so I agreed to Zhang Jiuming's request in confusion. Please, Great General, forgive me!"

"You foolish thing, you usually seem so clever, and yet you've done such a foolish thing. How could you dare to store the supplies in the mansion's vault without clarifying their origin?"

Duan Tian cursed on the surface, but deep inside he was overjoyed, thinking how worthy the military strategist was of his title, coming up with a response strategy so quickly. He snorted coldly: "Fine, considering you were unaware, I will spare your dog's life. However, your inability to distinguish right from wrong must be punished, so you are fined three months' salary!"

"Thank you, Great General! Thank you, Great General!" The military strategist thanked him profusely with numerous bows.

Duan Tian no longer paid any attention to him and turned to look at Ye Feng, saying, "I suppose His Highness Northern King has heard as well. Your batch of supplies is most likely in my mansion's vault and never moved to the base camp at the training ground. Please follow me."

Ye Feng sneered inwardly, but since Zhang Jiuming was already dead and without proof to challenge, even if he knew these two old foxes were putting on an act, there was no way to expose it. He could only nod slightly and say, "Then I am in your debt, Great General."

"His Highness Northern King, please!" The Great General gestured an invitation, then stepped into his carriage and rode away.

At this time, Xiao Chuanqi stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, are we just going to let it go? Only Zhang Jiuming is dead, and clearly, the Great General's Mansion was involved. Plus, our latest intelligence reports that the Divine Doctor Sect was attacked by assailants from the Divine Path Realm, which is obviously the work of the Great General's Mansion."

"Let it go? After they targeted my people, how could it possibly end like this!" Ye Feng snorted fiercely, then with a smirk, he said, "Just wait and see; the real show is just beginning. If the Great General's Mansion wants to continue existing, they will have to bleed heavily this time!"

Xiao Chuanqi bowed and said, "But, Your Majesty, after all, we are in the Capital Region, and if we don't have a good reason, it might be difficult for us to act directly, especially considering we must respect their status."

"Rest assured, I have my plans. Let's go to the Great General's Mansion first!" Ye Feng said as he waved his hand and stepped into the carriage. Both parties' troops immediately roared out, arriving at the Great General's Mansion half a quarter hour later.

As Ye Feng and his group disembarked, they saw box after box of supplies being brought out at the instruction of the Great General – a total of six large boxes. These were all obtained from the Underworld Sect and were all invaluable treasures of gold, silver, and jewels, as the Underworld Sect had accumulated immense wealth over centuries.

"Northern King, all the supplies are here; please take a look," said the military strategist with a gesture.

Ye Feng's expression darkened suddenly as he coldly snapped, "What is this, just these six boxes? Only these six?"

The military strategist was baffled and after hesitating, said, "Yes, these six boxes, they're all here."

"Bullshit!" Ye Feng erupted in rage, pointing at the strategist and shouting, "Dare you deceive me, believe me, I could have your head rolling on the ground right now!"

"This... this..." The strategist was terrified, his legs trembling uncontrollably, and he dared not speak any further. After all, the aura of Northern King Ye Feng was too overwhelming.

The Great General had already walked inside, feeling that his status and plane made it unnecessary for him to deal with the ensuing matters, leaving it to the military strategist. However, he never anticipated that the real situation was only just beginning.

But after hearing the news, he got up so quickly that he didn't even have time to finish his bird's nest soup and walked out.

"What's going on, Northern King? Now that the supplies have been returned to you, are you still looking to make trouble?" Duan Tian strode out with a determined step and a stern face, showing that he was truly angry.

Ye Feng sneered and said, "Me, looking for trouble? I think it's quite clear that the Great General's Mansion is openly provoking and bullying. Great General, do not think that because this is the Capital Region, I, the Northern King, will be afraid of you!"

Duan Tian snapped back, "Fine, then explain what exactly is going on here?"

Ye Feng huffed, "I ordered Leng Wuming to oversee the transportation of the supplies, which were clearly twelve boxes. But now, only six boxes are here; six have mysteriously vanished. Tell me, Great General, where did the supplies go?"

Duan Tian scoffed, "You say there were twelve boxes? That's ridiculous; there were only six. Do you think I, as the Great General, would believe that? I tell you, Ye Feng, do not bully others or provoke recklessly. Have you forgotten what happened more than a year ago in the Capital Region?"

This was an unmistakable threat. Upon hearing this, Ye Feng's gaze sharpened, and his expression grew more austere.