#255 - Royal Family: You need to work harder
#255 - Royal Family: You need to work harder
At the instant Senior Brother Shi's head exploded.
The fairy felt a powerful force impacting the ground.
A long spear pierced the earth, shattering boulders.
This terrifying scene shook the fairy's mind.
Quickly, she subconsciously circulated her cultivation, and a sword incantation appeared in her hand, striking out from afar.
She attacked in the direction of the incoming attack.
Then, she became fully alert.
But after a long time, she didn't sense any aura.
Yet she didn't dare to be careless.
Because she hadn't sensed any aura just now either,
But people around her had inexplicably died.
Who exactly was this person, killing so ruthlessly?
Her nervous expression didn't last long.
Soon, several auras descended, and the Law Enforcement Hall's people arrived.
Not only that.
They had already begun to pursue.
The moment they saw the dead person, their brows furrowed.
And it was at this time.
In one more day, the entire sect would be under surveillance.
Few people could escape the charge of murder.
It was almost complete, and this kind of thing happened.
It was truly a headache.
Du Gujing lowered his eyes and looked at the corpse on the ground, saying, "Take them all back, transfer manpower over, and begin the investigation."
Then he followed to other directions, wanting to see who exactly had done it.
There would definitely be clues left behind.
Gu An didn't know about the arrival of the Law Enforcement Hall.
Everything he had arranged before was to delay the arrival of the Law Enforcement Hall.
Because the distance was close enough, it was very fast to go back and forth.
But he was also worried about being sought out.
Logically speaking, this time, the other party's death had nothing to do with him.
The Law Enforcement Hall's people shouldn't look for him.
If they did come looking, there would likely be trouble.
After all, those people in his team were all contacted through others.
There was no direct relationship with Senior Brother Shi.
Unless it was that fairy.
He just didn't know how much that fairy knew.
But even if she knew, he shouldn't be a suspect,
After all, he was in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.
But regardless, Gu An was now somewhat worried.
He had originally planned to use the longbow, but in the end, he gave up.
He chose the long spear.
The bow and arrow were sent by Hua Jiyang, and the other party didn't say whether it could be used secretly.
In addition, after using it, with Hua Jiyang's information network, there was a certain possibility that he could recognize that he might have done it.
Although Hua Jiyang didn't have any malicious intent towards him.
But what if someone knew that Hua Jiyang had this bow?
So, he kept it for the time being, perhaps it could be used openly.
Besides this, there was another reason, which was that the arrow would dissipate after being shot out successfully.
Nothing would be left behind.
Then they would easily investigate carefully.
As for the long spear, those people didn't know its origin.
It was very suitable to use, and at the same time, it could leave some aura.
For example, Zuo Youyan's aura.
This time, the murderer was still Zuo Youyan.
To mislead them a bit.
The troublesome thing was that the deaths of the previous few had a certain grudge with him, and if this was found out, it seemed easy to cause trouble again.
But it was considered the best option at the moment.
Thus, Gu An rested at his residence, waiting.
To see if the Law Enforcement Hall's people would come over.
The next day.
After dawn, Du Gujing was somewhat shocked.
They actually didn't leave any obvious clues.
Few people could do this, and concealing their aura couldn't be this fast either.
You had to know that when they arrived, the magical artifact had already been activated.
If anyone was sneaking around, there was a high probability that they would be discovered.
But they weren't discovered.
The possibilities emerged.
One, the person was on Heaven Suspension Peak, and returned to their residence after killing the person.
Two, their stealth ability was extremely strong, and they were fearless of magical artifact detection.
"Senior brother, which possibility do you think is higher?" At this time, a fairy handed a report to Du Gujing.
Du Gujing looked at the report and said, "The first one."
"Why?" The fairy asked curiously.
Du Gujing handed the information to the other party, saying, "The discovery of a stealth formation shows that the other party needs a formation to conceal themselves.
If they were really that powerful, they wouldn't need this."
"What if this is to confuse us?" the fairy asked.
Hearing this, Du Gujing smiled and said, "If they were that powerful, why would they confuse us? To confuse us means their strength is not enough.
Strong people don't do things so troublesome.
Or frame others.
Investigate according to this line of thought.
Also, what did that junior sister say?"
"She said she didn't know anything, and was killed while walking. The people from Luo Sheng Hall said she was lying, but with a little more time, they should be able to interrogate her, after all, she didn't kill the person, and deliberately concealing it would definitely not be good for her," the fairy said.
"Simple, first check what Shi Yuan did these days, and whether he offended anyone," Du Gujing said.
The fairy nodded.
That afternoon.
Du Gujing received a new report, which was still brought by that fairy.
After looking at it, Du Gujing was slightly surprised: "So, his mission was arranged by him? Have you checked the three people around Gu An yet?"
"We've checked, and from some side information, we can conclude that they are all Shi Yuan's people, which means that he had a conflict with Gu An in the short term.
And the death of the previous direct disciple was also related to Gu An.
This time is also the case, I'm afraid it's not a coincidence.
Do you want to bring him in?" the fairy asked.
Du Gujing sighed: "How many times has he come in these few days?"
"It's quite a few times, but if there is no Merit Hall, he can't get out at all, he has a problem, a big problem.
I suspect someone is helping him, his identity needs to be re-investigated," the fairy paused and said: "If we arrest him now and start interrogating him directly, we might gain something."
Du Gujing pondered for a moment, and then said: "Is there any clear evidence?"
"No," the fairy said seriously: "But no matter how you look at him, he has a problem."
Du Gujing smiled and said: "You also know that he has come in so many times, and there is no gain at all.
If we arrest him this time, and there is still no gain, it will be difficult to arrest him later.
The people from the Merit Hall will not agree."
"Then what should we do?" the fairy said helplessly.
She felt that it was very difficult to deal with Gu An because he had merit.
But she just couldn't find any evidence.
But where does the evidence come from if you don't interrogate?
Without evidence, you can't interrogate for long, at most one day.
This fell into a dead end.
"Change the way of saying it, assuming it really is because of him, then did he do it, or did someone else do it?" Du Gujing suddenly asked.
"That spear is uniformly forged, and it's not worth much, but it's not from our sect, and the Golden Core realm cannot drive it.
It's even more impossible to kill a Nascent Soul realm.
In addition, we have also investigated Gu An's whereabouts, and he doesn't leave the sect much.
Logically speaking, he doesn't have this thing.
Unless he hid his cultivation, killed many people during that time, and obtained treasures.
Otherwise, it's not him," the fairy pondered for a long time and made a guess.
"So the possibility that he did it himself is unlikely?" Du Gujing asked.
"It's not unlikely, but basically impossible," the fairy replied.
"Then it was someone else who killed him," Du Gujing paused and continued: "Then no matter who this person is,
Do you say it's his own behavior, or is it under Gu An's instructions?"
Hearing this, the fairy was stunned.
She found that no matter which one it was.
They are not qualified to arrest people at present.
Because Gu An didn't kill the person.
As long as he didn't kill the person, the Merit Hall would definitely not pass.
Instructions?
Is it because you can't solve the case, so you have to drag me into this?
Why couldn't it be someone instructed by those who wanted to frame him?
In short, it's not valid.
"There's no other way, right?" Du Gujing said with a smile, "Go and inform the Hall of Merits. When the situation becomes clearer later, we might go to arrest someone, so they don't need to put pressure on us so urgently.
Without clear evidence, we can only inquire at most."
On the other side.
Mei Jianghe was also stunned when he received the news.
He never expected that Gu An might be arrested later.
This time, it's related to the death of a sect disciple again.
And it's still Shi Yuan.
He has someone behind him.
I just don't know what the person behind him will do.
However, without evidence, the Hall of Law Enforcement can't arbitrarily convict him, let alone others.
Especially now.
"This junior brother is truly astonishing. I wonder when he will finally settle down."
Mei Jianghe was quite helpless.
But it should be soon.
After all, the equipment of the Hall of Law Enforcement will soon be complete.
Within the sect, disciples are not allowed to kill each other.
Anyone who does will be severely punished.
This is the final conclusion reached by the Peak Lord.
After becoming a demonic sect, the sect will be doomed if they are not careful.
Demonic sects must be even more cautious.
Gu An waited for a few days on Sky Suspension Peak.
On the day before he was about to go and complete his mission.
The people from the Hall of Law Enforcement came to him.
Du Gujing was leading the team.
Bringing a fairy and a young man.
"Junior brother, we meet again." Du Gujing said with a smile, "This is not a good thing."
Gu An respectfully saluted: "Greetings, senior brother and senior sister."
He asked with a slightly puzzled expression: "Senior brother, are you here on official business?"
"Yes, a disciple died on Sky Suspension Peak." Du Gujing said with a smile:
"This disciple seems to have some disagreements with junior brother.
Is junior brother aware of this?"
"Disagreements?" Gu An said with a wry smile: "It seems that many people don't like me very much."
"That's normal. This person's name is Shi Yuan." Du Gujing looked at Gu An and said seriously: "Has junior brother met him?"
"I have met him." Gu An said truthfully: "I met him when the sect became a demonic sect before."
Then, Gu An told the other party the whole process.
At this time, the fairy behind Du Gujing suddenly said: "Judging from his words, is he threatening you to leave the sect?"
After a pause, she introduced herself: "Junior brother can call me Ye Feihua. I am Senior Brother Du Gujing's assistant." Gu An called out "Senior Sister Ye" and then said: "That should be the case, but I can't leave the sect, so I didn't pay much attention to it."
"Can't leave?" Ye Feihua was slightly curious.
"I have a restriction order on me, so I shouldn't be able to leave." Gu An said truthfully.
Hearing this, the three members of the Hall of Law Enforcement looked at each other. Only then did they remember that this was indeed the case.
"What happened after that?" Du Gujing asked.
"Nothing." Gu An shook his head: "After that, it was the sect mission, and then completing the mission.
Although there were some twists and turns, there were no special accidents."
"Have you been here these past few days, junior brother?" Ye Feihua asked.
Gu An nodded: "Yes."
"Can anyone prove it?"
"No."
"Can junior brother touch this?"
Saying this, Ye Feihua took out a stone and said: "This is to check your cultivation level. If it encounters too strong a force, it will explode. We are just doing our duty, and we hope junior brother can forgive us."
"Of course, I will cooperate." Saying this, Gu An held the stone.
The moment Gu An held the stone.
Suddenly, the stone burst out with a huge light.
Then, with a bang.
The stone exploded.
For a moment, Ye Feihua looked at Gu An in surprise.
Gu An looked at the stone and was also at a loss.
Why did it explode?
His strength was indeed controlled in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.
It couldn't be wrong. The Myriad Forms of the Universe hadn't made a mistake.
Why did it explode?
Was this considered too strong?
In addition, the other party seemed to want to make a move. Did they discover something?
In an instant, he felt that he was one step away from being arrested.
"Junior brother." At this time, Ye Feihua gripped the sword in her hand tightly, as if she was about to draw her sword in the next moment.
Gu An was shocked.
But he didn't notice the other party mobilizing their spiritual energy.
This was a bit strange.
So he wasn't in a hurry to do anything.
He just said with a slightly embarrassed expression: "I don't know why it exploded."
Du Gujing looked at Ye Feihua: "Senior sister, don't you want to explain?"
The latter lowered her head to check, then frowned, and then got up and bowed to Gu An: "Junior brother, I'm sorry to have frightened you. It seems that I took the wrong one."
Hearing this, Gu An also breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he shook his head and didn't say anything.
Du Gujing also shook his head helplessly, and then said that he had asked almost enough and was about to leave.
He also said that if there was such a thing next time, he would probably have to ask someone to go to the Hall of Law Enforcement for a while.
Gu An watched them leave, relieved in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it.
Thinking back to just now when the stone shattered, it didn't seem like a mistake at all.
He was probably being tested.
It was really dangerous.
He was too young.
In the future, no matter what happens, he must remain calm.
He must not act rashly.
However, the people from the Hall of Law Enforcement came, but they didn't check his residence.
This was not normal.
Since he was being questioned, they should have checked.
At least take a simple look.
Perhaps Du Gujing was giving him some face.
Leaving Sky Suspension Peak, Du Gujing shook his head and said: "Senior sister was reckless."
"I just wanted to test him." Ye Feihua said with her head lowered.
"Did you come to a conclusion?" Du Gujing asked.
Ye Feihua shook her head: "No, I can't see through him, but the conclusion I came to before is very close to him."
"Originally, we could have gone into his residence to see if there was anyone." Du Gujing sighed: "But senior sister's test has made it impossible to be so excessive anymore.
Let's drop it.
His merits are too high, and he himself is very interesting. There is no need to offend him.
If there is evidence, we will naturally follow the evidence.
It's not a good thing to be too reckless without evidence."
"Yes." Ye Feihua lowered her head and accepted the lesson.
The next day.
Gu An received a message from the sect that, starting today, the sect's magical treasures would cover the entire sect.
The magical treasures will be monitored by the Hall of Law Enforcement.
Within the sect, the death of any disciple will be detected immediately.
And the cause of death will be found out.
It will be severely punished.
Only then did Gu An breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that he had escaped a disaster.
In the future, he should not be able to act rashly again.
He just didn't know if he would encounter such difficult people like Senior Brother Shi again.
On the same day.
Gu An saw several rays of light arriving again.
It should be people from the Immortal Sect.
It seemed that Hua Jiyang was right. Other Immortal Sects were starting to target the sect.
He didn't know if the sect could survive.
Spirit Bamboo Peak.
Chu Meng's residence.
Chunyu came to the alchemy room with a letter and said respectfully: "Miss, there's a letter from the clan."
Seeing this, Chu Meng smiled:
"We just became a demonic sect, and they've already sent a letter.
I wonder how they will comfort me."
On the other side.
Main Peak Hall.
Qu Youdao was slightly surprised to see the two people below: "I thought it was someone from the Immortal Sect, but I didn't expect it to be someone from the royal family."
"We hope that you can work harder." The middle-aged man among the two said.
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