Rural Doctor Enters the City: Whoever Touches My Wife, I’ll Take Them Down!
Chapter 817: The True Purpose!

Chapter 817: Chapter 817: The True Purpose!

As soon as these words were spoken,

Xiang Yinglong, who was interrogating Hou Guangshou, suddenly had his expression change once more.

He hadn’t expected that Zhang Zheng would choose this moment to make things difficult, and with just one sentence, he had hit him where it hurt.

When he reported to the Punishment Hall, he indeed claimed there was evidence.

Latter on, to deal with Zhou Yu, he even went through the trouble of mobilizing over a thousand people from the Hai City Martial Pavilion.

Now, with the safe return of Hou Guangshou, all of this became lies.

How was he to gloss over this lie?

Xiang Yinglong’s face was ugly, his brain spinning rapidly.

Meanwhile, Yao Pingsheng, who had just calmed down, was now scared into silence again, with cold sweat seeping out on his forehead.

Zhou Yu, on the other hand, was secretly impressed.

Truly worthy of being the governor, the old ginger is indeed spicier.

Originally, Xiang Yinglong and Yao Pingsheng were both thinking of leveraging the situation to question Hou Guangshou in return, but with one sentence from Zhang Zheng, he made the incident seem like a misunderstanding, hence naturally there was nothing to be pursued.

Then he immediately started pressing on the issue of the arrest warrant, clearly touching upon the sore spot of Xiang Yinglong and the others.

The situation had flipped over once again.

Now, it all depends on how Xiang Yinglong would explain this matter, for if he couldn’t clarify it, his troubles would be no small matter.

At this moment, the gaze of everyone in the Martial Pavilion shifted back onto Xiang Yinglong.

Xiang Yinglong had a bad look on his face; Zhang Zheng was not as easy to deal with as Hou Guangshou, and if he misspoke even once, he was afraid Zhang Zheng would relentlessly corner him to death.

Xiang Yinglong, having no choice, could only seek help with a glance at Zhao Zhengde.

Zhao Zhengde, who hadn’t spoken up until now, suddenly stepped forward to face Xiang Yinglong and the others.

He looked at Zhang Zheng indifferently and said,

"The arrest order from the Punishment Hall was issued by me."

"The principle of the Punishment Hall’s case handling is ’suspected until proven innocent’ — that is to say, as long as there is suspicion of guilt, an arrest order can be issued to capture the person. If, in the end, they are confirmed innocent, naturally they will be released."

"Zhou Yu was suspected to be the prime suspect in the murder of Hou Guangshou, and the issuance of the arrest warrant by the Punishment Hall is without any issues."

"Governor Zhang, do you have any doubts about the case handling principles of our Punishment Hall?"

Zhang Zheng looked at Zhao Zhengde composedly.

He was very clear in his mind that this matter would also have to end here.

Because all evidence had already ceased to exist.

No one could do anything to the other.

The reason he had spoken up just now was solely to extricate Hou Guangshou from his predicament.

Now, his goal had been achieved.

Zhang Zheng said indifferently:

"There’s no question about it; just getting an understanding."

He would certainly not continue the conversation following Zhao Zhengde’s lead.

Because once he did, Zhao Zhengde would immediately bite back with accusations of the governor’s office intervening in Punishment Hall affairs, giving others a handle against him.

"Since there are no problems now, should the arrest warrant against Zhou Yu be revoked?" Zhang Zheng asked indifferently.

Upon hearing this, Xiang Yinglong and Yao Pingsheng both sighed with relief.

It was fortunate that Zhao Zhengde had stepped in to help them gloss over the matter.

Now, as long as Zhao Zhengde’s arrest order was revoked, this matter would be considered over.

Xiang Yinglong looked towards Zhao Zhengde.

"Zhao Division Chief, now it seems that this matter was completely a misunderstanding; I will immediately follow the procedure to write an application to revoke Zhou Yu’s arrest warrant," said Xiang Yinglong, calling over his secretary to write the application at once.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Yu sighed in his heart.

From the beginning, he did not care about the arrest warrant at all.

After rescuing Hou Guangshou, he had planned to use the incident to turn the tables against Xiang Yinglong, to strip him of his position as the Minister of the Hai City Martial Pavilion.

Only then could he exert some measures on Xiang Yinglong and force out the whereabouts of Mi Zongwu.

But now, with Zhao Zhengde’s intervention, it seemed that his plan was not going to work.

For now, he could only wait until he left the Martial Pavilion today to think of another strategy.

However, just at that moment, Zhao Zhengde suddenly spoke up.

"Hold on," he said.

"This arrest warrant cannot be revoked!"

"Zhou Yu must confess and submit to the law."

As soon as these words were spoken,

everyone was shocked once again.

Especially Zhang Zheng and Xiang Yinglong.

In their view, the matter had been resolved at this point.

The revocation of the arrest warrant was a way out, and that should have been the end of it.

They didn’t expect Zhao Zhengde to still pursue the issue.

Zhou Yu was also taken aback.

His gaze turned to Zhao Zhengde, only to see that Zhao Zhengde’s eyes were coldly fixed on him, radiating a murderous intent.

Something is wrong.

A thought crossed Zhou Yu’s mind.

This Zhao Zhengde seemed to be targeting him specifically.

That was strange.

He had never met the man before, yet Zhao Zhengde looked at him as if he were staring at the murderer of his father.

At this moment, Zhang Zheng also frowned.

"Section Chief Zhao, what do you mean by this?"

"Why can’t it be withdrawn?"

Zhao Zhengde coldly declared,

"Because Zhou Yu is also suspected of having murdered a nephew of our Zhao Family."

"Your nephew? Who?" asked Zhang Zheng.

"Zhao Songqing!"

Upon hearing this name, Zhou Yu’s eyes narrowed.

So that’s it.

He had just heard from Xiang Yinglong that this person’s surname was Zhao, thinking it was the common Zhao from the surnames Zhang, Wang, Li, and Zhao.

But it turned out to be ’Zhao’!

Previously, Zhao Songqing had foolishly attempted to lay hands on Qin Lan and Shui Tianyue, and Zhou Yu had killed him for it, then he imprisoned Zhao Songqing’s uncle, Zhao Zhinian, in the Qinzhou Martial Pavilion.

Now it seemed that Zhao Zhengde had managed to rescue Zhao Zhinian through the Punishment Hall, and upon learning of Zhao Songqing’s death, he used the authority of the Punishment Hall to settle private scores officially.

Zhang Zheng did not understand the situation Zhao Zhengde had described.

He looked at Zhou Yu with an inquisitive expression.

Zhou Yu took a step forward and confronted Zhao Zhengde directly.

"Zhao Songqing tried to force himself upon my friend; he got what he deserved for his crime. As the head of the Punishment Hall, shouldn’t you investigate thoroughly before jumping to conclusions?"

A thick murderous intent flashed in Zhao Zhengde’s eyes.

"Even if he was at fault, it’s not your place to judge. You killed a man on your own accord; why don’t you kneel and surrender right now?"

Zhou Yu sneered in response.

"If you want me to surrender without a fight, you’ll have to show me what you’re capable of."

At that moment, an overpowering aura erupted from both of them.

The two auras fiercely clashed, causing the air above the courtyard to violently fluctuate.

As the terrifying fluctuation of the auras spread, everyone around felt a suffocating pressure.

The crowd couldn’t help but retreat.

Liu Bo also quickly protected Zhang Zheng and backed away.

Seeing everyone retreating, a sneer flashed in Zhao Zhengde’s eyes, and in a voice that only he and Zhou Yu could hear, he said:

"Zhou Yu, I’m giving you a chance now."

"As long as you hand over the latter part of the Golden Cauldron Technique for cultivation, I will spare your life and revoke the arrest warrant. The matter of you killing Zhao Songqing, our Zhao Family can overlook and forgive. Furthermore, we can even make you a Guest Elder of the Zhao Family."

Hearing these words, Zhou Yu’s eyebrows rose slightly.

"So this is your true motive!"

Zhao Zhengde wore a look of pride.

"Zhou Yu, this is your only hope of survival. Let me tell you, opposing the Zhao Family is opposing the Punishment Hall."

"In Dragon Country, the Punishment Hall has stood for a thousand years. Throughout this long period, how many who have opposed the Punishment Hall have met with a good end?"

"This is authority. This is power."

"You had better submit obediently."