Rural Doctor Enters the City: Whoever Touches My Wife, I’ll Take Them Down!
Chapter 820 Punishment!

Chapter 820: Chapter 820 Punishment!

Zhao Zhengde’s face turned extremely ugly.

Apologize to Zhou Yu?

This was even harder for him than death.

But at this moment, he had no other choice. He could only obey Ye Mengmin’s words.

Under the gaze of thousands, Zhao Zhengde took steps towards Zhou Yu, one at a time.

Each step seemed to drain all the strength from his body.

Of course, with each step, he was also forcefully suppressing the rage in his heart, trying his best to display an expression of remorse and sincerity.

When he reached Zhou Yu, with a ’thud’, he knelt down.

"I’m sorry, Mr. Zhou, this is my fault."

"I apologize to you."

"Please forgive me."

Thud! Thud! Thud!

After speaking, Zhao Zhengde kowtowed three times loudly.

Seeing Zhao Zhengde kneeling on the ground, Zhou Yu’s face was expressionless, he did not speak.

He was very clear that Zhao Zhengde was kneeling here purely because of Ye Mengmin.

In fact, he really didn’t want to have anything to do with this Ye Mengmin.

He didn’t want his favor either.

Ye Mengyun, who was standing beside, upon seeing Zhou Yu’s reaction, being as astute as she was, immediately understood what Zhou Yu was thinking.

She discreetly pulled his arm and whispered:

"Zhou Yu, don’t be angry, my older brother has truly come to apologize."

"He really knows he’s wrong, please, for my sake, forgive him."

The number of people for whom Ye Mengyun would plead so humbly was really quite few.

Besides, for this matter, Ye Mengyun seemed to also be a victim.

She too had suffered quite a bit of anger.

Considering this, Zhou Yu no longer kept a stern face.

He looked down at Zhao Zhengde.

"Director Zhao, regarding the arrest order, what do you plan to do?"

Zhao Zhengde hurriedly said:

"I’ll revoke it immediately."

"And what about Xiang Yinglong?"

At those words, Xiang Yinglong’s face suddenly changed.

Seeing the situation, he realized that the Ye siblings were adamantly protecting Zhou Yu.

This meant trouble for him.

In a split second, a fierce glint flashed in Xiang Yinglong’s eyes, and he suddenly turned to look at Yao Pingsheng beside him.

"Yao Pingsheng, you deceived your superiors and harmed your colleagues. Now that it has come to this, confess your crimes at once."

Xiang Yinglong’s hands moved like lightning and immediately grasped Yao Pingsheng’s throat.

Yao Pingsheng’s face drastically changed.

He wasn’t foolish; he immediately understood that Xiang Yinglong was trying to pin all the blame on him alone.

Naturally, he was unwilling to take the fall so easily and immediately struggled, shouting loudly:

"Xiang Yinglong... this is clearly you..."

Xiang Yinglong narrowed his eyes and in an instant exerted his full power, terrifying Gang Jin surged directly into Yao Pingsheng’s body.

Being only at the Early Saint Realm, Yao Pingsheng’s strength was far from comparable to Xiang Yinglong’s.

Plus, with Xiang Yinglong’s sudden ambush, Yao Pingsheng had virtually no power to resist.

Spurt!

Yao Pingsheng’s pupils dilated violently, and the veins on his body bulged.

The horrifying Gang Jin instantly ruptured his meridians.

In just two seconds, Yao Pingsheng had died on the spot.

This scene stunned everyone present.

Xiang Yinglong wiped the blood from his face, then let go of his hand.

The body of Yao Pingsheng flopped listlessly to the ground.

To his death, he had his eyes wide open, filled with unwillingness and resentment.

He had climbed his way up, eager to please Xiang Yinglong, and in these years, he had done many things against his conscience to help him.

He had thought that he had become a trusted confidante of Xiang Yinglong.

But to his surprise, when disaster struck, Xiang Yinglong decisively killed him.

If he could do it over again, he would definitely not have joined the Martial Pavilion system.

Unfortunately, there are no ifs in life.

Upon witnessing this scene, Zhao Zhengde’s expression darkened as he stood up in anger, glaring at Xiang Yinglong.

"Xiang Yinglong, how dare you!"

"You dared to brazenly murder someone right in front of Chief Ye."

"You are truly lawless."

Xiang Yinglong fell to his knees with a ’thud’.

Bowing his head, he said:

"Chief Ye, Chief Zhao, I, Xiang Yinglong, as a minister of Hai City’s Martial Pavilion, have employed such a treacherous wretch, nearly causing an unfortunate incident for Deputy Minister Hou. I am guilty of poor judgment in my appointments."

"I request punishment from the Punishment Hall."

Poor judgment in appointments!

This was the charge Xiang Yinglong set for himself.

And it was a clever move on his part.

Just now, if Yao Pingsheng had let slip anything, Xiang Yinglong would have been completely finished.

He killed Yao Pingsheng with lightning speed, then attributed everything to poor judgment in appointments, thus minimizing the severity of his mistake.

More importantly, with the death of Yao Pingsheng, the only other person who knew about the assassination attempt on Hou Guangshou was gone.

All evidence related to this matter was now nonexistent.

Even if the Punishment Hall sought to trouble him, they couldn’t dish out a heavy punishment without sufficient evidence.

The intentions behind Xiang Yinglong’s actions were crystal clear to Zhao Zhengde.

A hint of an unusual glint passed through his eyes, then he turned to look at Ye Mengmin.

"Chief Ye, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

Ye Mengmin coldly glanced at Zhao Zhengde, causing him to feel a shudder down his spine.

Nevertheless, he braced himself for Ye Mengmin’s decision.

Ye Mengmin actually wasn’t concerned with the internal affairs of the Hai City Martial Pavilion, nor did he care about Xiang Yinglong’s fate.

He was here today solely for Zhou Yu.

"Mr. Zhou, what is your opinion?"

Zhou Yu glanced briefly at Xiang Yinglong.

"Lock him up for now."

Ye Mengmin nodded.

"That’s fine."

"Xiang Yinglong acted without following procedure and killed someone privately; lock him up first."

"As for the Hai City Martial Pavilion, it will be temporarily managed by Deputy Minister Hou."

Hou Guangshou suppressed the joy in his heart.

"Yes!"

"Thank you, Minister Ye!"

"Also, disperse all these people."

"Okay, I’ll take care of it right away."

Hou Guangshou organized the disciples of the Martial Pavilion to each go their own way.

After everyone had dispersed, Ye Mengmin turned to Zhao Zhengde and said:

"You can leave now as well."

"However, for the next few days, you will stay here in the Hai City Martial Pavilion and assist Deputy Minister Hou in stabilizing the situation. If anything else happens to the Martial Pavilion during this time, I will hold you responsible."

Hearing this, Zhao Zhengde inwardly complained, not wanting to stay a moment longer, but Ye Mengmin had spoken, and he dared not object, only nodding in agreement.

After Zhao Zhengde left, Ye Mengmin took a deep breath and approached Zhou Yu.

He bowed, a change from his previous aloof demeanor.

"Mr. Zhou, I sincerely apologize to you for my previous actions."

"I hope you can be magnanimous and forgive me this once."