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Chapter 232 - 208 【Noble, Look Up】

Chapter 232: Chapter 208 【Noble, Look Up】

"Lord Bai!" Wang Zhong, seeing this, had his face turn pale with fear, and immediately supported Bai Luo, "Are you alright?"

Without answering, Bai Luo’s face was ashen, and, full of resentment, he glared at Ye Fan. He wanted to say something, but before the words could leave his mouth, his head tilted, and he fainted on the spot.

Clunk!

Witnessing this scene, Han Tie and the others felt their hearts seize with fear, their faces filled with unease—if Bai Luo truly lost his life because of this incident, not to mention how the Bai Family would deal with Ye Fan, they themselves wouldn’t get off easily either!

Beyond their unease, the fear Ye Fan instilled in them kept climbing... and climbing, to the extent that none of them even had the courage to look Ye Fan in the eye anymore.

Compared to them, Wang Zhong felt even more anxious!

As Bai Luo’s bodyguard, his duty was to ensure Bai Luo’s safety. If Bai Luo truly died so inexplicably, even as an Innate Martial Artist, he would absolutely have to face death alongside Bai Luo!

After all, he was well aware that the Bai Family had ensnared not only him but many other Martial Artists, and more than one were stronger than him!

Besides, as he saw it, there was no need for those Martial Artists ensnared by the Bai Family to take action. Emperor Bai, the current number one genius in Martial Arts dominating the Qing bang, could extinguish his life with just one hand!

Moreover, he had heard rumors that Emperor Bai’s master, a Supreme Strongman ranked within the top ten of the Dragon Ranking, was actually a covert Guardian of the Bai Family?

With the strength of that Supreme Strongman, killing him would be no different than crushing an ant!

Perhaps because he was genuinely too worried that Bai Luo would suffer misfortune from this, upon seeing Bai Luo spitting blood and fainting, Wang Zhong, without hesitation, picked up Bai Luo, leapt up, and quickly left the scene, intent on taking Bai Luo to the hospital.

Seeing this unfold, Zhao Meng did not interfere; instead, he feigned ignorance and asked, "Director Bai just called me, mentioning that a brawl had occurred here involving Martial Artists. Does it have anything to do with you all?"

Whoosh!

Astonished at Zhao Meng’s inquiry, Han Tie and the others all turned their gazes towards Zheng Xun.

"He... he just twisted my bodyguard’s arm and ruthlessly slapped me multiple times," said Zheng Xun.

Feeling the gazes of Han Tie and the others, Zheng Xun, despite his extreme fear of Ye Fan, knew that Bai Luo had suffered great humiliation at Ye Fan’s hands today. If he didn’t dare accuse Pan Jueming, he would definitely be kicked out of the Hong Ding Club by Bai Luo and become the target of his rage.

Even worse, he suspected that his entire Zheng Family would have to bear the wrath of Bai Luo and the Hong Ding Club, and even the Bai Family itself!

If it came to that, he would become the criminal of the Zheng Family, and due to his cowardice, the Zheng Family would completely fall and be struck off the list of Huaxia’s commercial families!

"Director Zhao, this is what happened," Zheng Xun began.

Seeing Zheng Xun come forward to accuse him, Ye Fan pondered for a moment and then offered his explanation, "His bodyguard inexplicably attacked my friend Su Jindi. Pan Jueming stepped in to stop him, but he and his bodyguard attacked Pan Jueming instead. Pan Jueming was forced to defend himself, twisting the bodyguard’s arm and slapping him as a lesson!"

"You’re talking nonsense; it was clearly Pan Jueming, that bastard, who started it!" Having made his choice, Zheng Xun’s fear of Ye Fan diminished slightly. Hearing Ye Fan’s words, he immediately roared in anger.

"That’s right, Pan Jueming was the first to act. I can testify to that!" Song Ying hurriedly spoke up to agree.

"I can also testify; it was them who hit first."

As Zheng Xun and Song Ying both came forward to testify, Su Jindi also stood up, pointing at Zheng Xun’s bodyguard Ma Long, "The receptionist on the first floor can prove that he threw me to the ground there. Later, after I went up to the fourth floor, he choked me by the neck again and threw me to the ground. There are marks on my neck."

"There’s also a handprint on my face to prove he hit me!" Zheng Xun, following suit, pointed to his face, which was swollen like a steamed bun, continuing to accuse Pan Jueming.

"According to the Yanhuang Organization’s regulations, Martial Artists injuring ordinary people and violating the Yanhuang Organization’s rules are subject to punishment by the Yanhuang Organization. The severity of the punishment is proportional to the extent of the victim’s injuries."

Hearing their statements, Zhao Meng spoke solemnly, "Both of you have superficial skin injuries. According to the Yanhuang Organization’s regulations, the Martial Artist who injured you will be subject to detention for 3 to 15 days, or a fine of 2000 to 10000 yuan. Do you have any objections?"

"He also twisted my bodyguard’s arm!" Zheng Xun was first taken aback, then said, "That shouldn’t count as a superficial skin injury, right?"

"Your bodyguard practiced Martial Arts and is an Early Innate Martial Artist. If you can provide evidence to prove that it was he who struck your bodyguard first, he will spend a year in prison."

Zhao Meng explained, "If you can’t produce evidence, then I’m sorry, but according to the Yanhuang Organization’s regulations, when a Martial Artist is attacked by another Martial Artist, they are allowed to act in self-defense. Not to mention twisting your bodyguard’s arm—even if your bodyguard had been killed, there would be no responsibility to bear!"

"Evidence?" Zheng Xun was stunned, then said subconsciously, "The restaurant should have security camera footage."

"Based on what we’ve learned so far, this restaurant only has cameras in the parking lot and at the cashier desk, no other places are covered," said a member of the Yanhuang Organization accompanying Zhao Meng.

"Uh..."

Zheng Xun went blank; he clearly remembered that aside from himself and Song Ying, there had been no other witnesses when Pan Jueming took action, and now with no video footage, where would he get evidence from?

"Can you provide the evidence?" Zhao Meng turned to ask Ma Long directly.

"I..."

Ma Long hemmed and hawed, struggling to articulate, as during Pan Jueming’s attack, he sensed it and tried to resist, even raising his hand. Even if there had been a security camera, it would have been hard to clarify who started the conflict; it could only prove whose actions were faster!

"Since there’s no evidence, you two come with me to the Yanhuang Organization East Sea Branch to give statements and accept punishment."

Seeing this, Zhao Meng decisively said, "If any of you others can find convincing evidence that it was Pan Jueming who initiated the attack, you can go to the Yanhuang Organization East Sea Branch to seek the relevant staff to readdress this case. I need to remind you that we require conclusive evidence, not baseless claims like ’John said Mark hit Tom.’

"Do any of you have objections?" Zhao Meng asked after making the temporary judgment.

"No!"

Pan Jueming was the first to respond, yet he secretly felt fortunate that Ye Fan had warned him with a gaze when he was about to strike Zheng Xun, reminding him not to be too harsh.

If Ye Fan hadn’t warned him at that moment, considering his hatred for Zheng Xun, he would have beaten Zheng Xun half to death for sure!

In that case, he would have faced extremely severe punishment, possibly years of prison time.

As Pan Jueming was secretly feeling relieved, Zhao Meng glanced at Ye Fan somewhat deliberately yet with a hint of confusion in his eyes.

The confusion stemmed from the fact that before coming here, after reviewing Ye Fan’s exploits and seeking information from Xing Feng, Zhao Meng learned that Ye Fan was recklessly bold, preferring to resolve issues with brute force, often engaging in fights at the drop of a hat and frequently violating the rules of the Yanhuang Organization.

However, based on what had transpired tonight, the impression Ye Fan gave was not at all reckless; on the contrary, he was clever and didn’t resort to magic to put Bai Luo in a life-threatening situation!

In Zhao Meng’s view, if Ye Fan had really used magic, or forcibly used Mind Power to shatter Bai Luo’s Consciousness, causing his death, there would have been traces inside Bai Luo’s body. In such a case, if the Bai Family raised a ruckus to the skies and conducted a thorough investigation, it would have been difficult for Ye Fan to come out unscathed.

Besides not leaving any incriminating evidence, Zhao Meng also faintly felt that Pan Jueming’s restraint was probably under Ye Fan’s suggestion, thus perfectly utilizing the rules of the Yanhuang Organization to his advantage.

If that were the case, he thought that Ye Fan was so clever that he was almost cunning!

Unlike Pan Jueming, who took the initiative to express his stance, Zheng Xun and his bodyguard Ma Long, though extremely reluctant, knew they couldn’t alter the situation and had to swallow the broken teeth in their stomach and accept Zhao Meng’s provisional judgment.

This outcome made the expressions on the faces of Han Tie and others exceedingly unsightly.

If someone had told them at the moment they learned that Bai Luo was coming to stand up for Zheng Xun that not only would Ye Fan be unharmed tonight, but even Pan Jueming would be safe and sound, they would have never believed it.

"Go back and tell your master that he and his clan have wronged me and my father once—this great favor, I have always remembered it."

Later, just as Zhao Meng was about to lead people away, Ye Fan suddenly said to Han Tie and others, "Even though he knelt and apologized to me today, this matter is far from over—it’s just the beginning!"

"Ss~"

Shocked at Ye Fan’s words, Han Tie and the others’ mouths twitched as they sucked in the cold air, half in surprise and half in anger!

The shock was because they simply couldn’t imagine what Ye Fan was counting on to challenge Bai Luo and the entire Hong Ding Club!

Was it his martial prowess and the mysterious magic that he possessed?

They considered this utterly impossible; after all, the person who held the reins in Huaxia wasn’t the strongest in terms of martial power, and besides, they all knew of the martial arts genius of the Bai Family, Emperor Bai, whose strength was enough to instantly overpower Ye Fan!

As for being angry... they understood clearly that putting aside whether Ye Fan had the capital to contend with Bai Luo and the entire Hong Ding Club, Bai Luo and the Hong Ding Club had thoroughly become a tragedy tonight!

As Ye Fan put it, it was as if a nightmare had come to life—once tonight’s events spread, Bai Luo and the club he had established would become the laughingstock in certain exclusive circles!

However—

As annoyed as they were, they didn’t have the guts to confront Ye Fan and could only keep their mouths shut.

"Yuxin, you take Ruoshui, Liu Li, and Jin Emperor back to the villa first, I’ll return a bit later."

Ignoring the pent-up frustration of Han Tie and others, who dared to be angry but didn’t dare to speak out, Ye Fan turned his head and arranged for Su Yuxin, then said to Pan Jueming, "I’ll accompany you to record a statement."

"Mhm."

Pan Jueming’s heart trembled, visibly moved, he nodded, and then followed Ye Fan’s pace to leave.

Whoosh—

The next moment.

Without waiting for Ye Fan to speak, Han Tie, Zheng Xun, and the others, like mice seeing a cat, sensibly stepped aside, clearing a path to let Ye Fan and Pan Jueming leave.

"Ah—"

Because Han Tie and the others retreated too hastily, they accidentally stepped on Song Ying’s high heels. Song Ying let out a cry of alarm, fell to the ground, her face twisted in pain.

Seeing this, Pan Jueming did not pause his steps, instead, he stood tall and followed the proud figure in front of him, striding past and leaving Song Ying with an imposing backdrop.

Song Ying looked up in amazement.

The scene froze.

The once down-and-out young master who had been betrayed and humiliated by Song Ying had transformed, after encountering the fortunate help of Ye Fan, into a figure she could once again only look up to!

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