Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 442 - 43: Investigation Results and Surprises (6K)_3

Chapter 442: Chapter 43: Investigation Results and Surprises (6K)_3

Jia Pu, "..."

Watching Liao Rulong’s poor acting, Jia Pu was at a loss for words.

Don’t you know? Who would believe that?

But saying it out loud was one thing; the objective facts were another.

Jia Pu asked about the process in detail and found that Zhao Xing’s rescue and killing were entirely based on this set of objective facts.

This provided strong evidence for the Military Realm’s judgment.

Well done.

Jia Pu glanced at the detailed reports of the two and couldn’t help but praise them in his heart.

It was hard to imagine that this was all the work of Zhao Xing, who had only been trained and enlisted for less than two years.

"I understand," Jia Pu said. "You stay put and restrain your subordinates, absolutely no more conflicts."

"Yes." Liao Rulong nodded, and the illusion dissipated.

.....

The murder happened on September 27. On that day, the Divine Might Army and Black Dragon Army, totaling 120,000 troops, were in a standoff near the West Xian Territory.

The standoff naturally drew significant attention.

The Fire Demon Clan’s main general in the West Xian Territory was terrified, thinking the two armies were acting, aiming to attack him.

He immediately retracted his troops, fortified defenses, and didn’t dare come out.

The Military Realm also quickly noticed this unusual situation.

But it wasn’t until October 1 that the Judicial Yin God Department and Supervision Department of the Military Realm intervened.

....

In the West Xian Territory, on an ordinary hillock.

Zhao Xing waited quietly.

At this moment, a Yin Wind swept past, and the sky suddenly darkened.

"Hoo-oo~"

The sky howled, and a hundred-meter-tall illusion appeared between heaven and earth.

It looked ferocious, holding a curved knife and carrying numerous command flags on its back.

"Third-rank Judicial Yin God, Deng Gang." Zhao Xing stood up as he looked at the Yin God.

Beside him were six smaller figures.

Among them, Zhao Xing recognized three.

The first was the justice director of the Geography Institute, Fan Zhaoqi, who was also a fifth-rank Minister of Agriculture in the Yang City of the Military Realm.

The second was Liu Tianning, a member of the Supervision Department.

The third was Dantai Ming, a fourth-rank Military Minister of Agriculture Officer from the Jiutian Yingyuan Mansion. He currently oversaw the West Xian Territory war zone.

All three were qualified to participate in this investigation, and Fan Zhaoqi seemed to be the only one who had any connection with Zhao Xing.

In fact, it was all the result of behind-the-scenes maneuvering.

Fan Zhaoqi, Liu Tianning, and Dantai Ming looked at Zhao Xing with relatively gentle eyes.

The other two looked at Zhao Xing with a scrutinizing gaze.

Clearly, they were from Prince Liang’s faction.

Zhao Xing sized them up; both were fifth-rank generals, and the remaining person was a fourth-rank priest.

"Greetings, my lords." Zhao Xing cupped his hands and said.

"Commander of the Nine-Section Camp, Zhao Xing, we are now conducting an investigation into your ’ambushing and killing of Qian Shougang.’" A fifth-rank general said coldly. "I need to ask you a few questions. You must answer truthfully."

Dantai Ming spoke, "The matter is not yet determined; how can you use the term ambushing? Let Yin God Deng Gang summon the soul first. Mr. Shen, if you please."

Fourth-rank priest Shen Yiheng nodded, "It should be so."

"Yin God, summon the soul, it is much needed." Fan Zhaoqi waved his hand, and a shadow cast on the ground suddenly sprouted into a lush, vibrant tree. "Mr. Dan, please have Zhao Xing wait here."

"Mm." Dantai Ming nodded.

Zhao Xing cupped his hands and stood under Fan Zhaoqi’s tree.

Indeed, it was like the saying, "Standing under a tree feels cooler."

After standing beside Fan Zhaoqi, the cold feeling disappeared, replaced by a sense of coolness.

"Soul, return~"

Yin God Deng Gang, holding a soul lamp, danced and chanted a unique tone that echoed between heaven and earth.

He shouted three times but nothing happened.

Yin God Deng Gang looked at priest Shen Yiheng, "Unable to summon the soul."

"Why is it so?" asked the fifth-rank general beside him. "Where did Qian Shougang’s soul go?"

"People become ghosts after death, and ghosts become Nian after their second death."

"I can feel that Qian Shougang and the Black Dragon Guard’s souls have turned into Nian and cannot be summoned."

Shen Yiheng immediately looked at Zhao Xing, "Killing people is one thing, but crushing their souls? This is not manslaughter; you knew Qian Shougang’s identity yet still killed him!"

Dantai Ming looked at Zhao Xing, "What do you say to Mr. Shen’s accusation?"

Zhao Xing calmly held a gust of wind in his palm, "My lord, I know the high-order spell [Yin Wind of Calamity]."

"My magical attack is like this; against Southern Barbarians, does Mr. Shen expect me to hold back?"

The Yin Wind of Calamity specifically targeted souls.

"Why didn’t you confirm his identity?" A fifth-rank general asked loudly.

Zhao Xing replied, "In an urgent situation, it was a life-and-death battle upon meeting; how could there be time to confirm identity?"

"And why did you rob the precious materials of City No. 98?"

Another fifth-rank general said, "It was a requisition."

Zhao Xing asked, "If it was a requisition, where is the divine contract, and why were people injured?"

"Moreover, if he was really Qian Shougang, why didn’t he surrender?"

"..."

The two were speechless.

They were supposed to question Zhao Xing, but now they appeared to be the culprits.

One general, a bit embarrassed, snapped, "This is merely your one-sided story!"

Zhao Xing said calmly, "Then please summon Qian Shougang and ask."

"You..."

Qian had already turned into Nian.

To summon him for questioning, there was only one possibility: request a first-grade Rebirth True Monarch to summon his soul and turn him into a Yin God.

But Qian Shougang didn’t have a million battle merits; he joined the battlefield later and had less merit than many seventh-ranks.

If he had a million battle merits, he wouldn’t have tried to seize the Earth Fire Lotus from the Divine Might Army.

The rules of the Yin God system were clear; to investigate this case, it was impossible to have a first-grade Rebirth True Monarch summon the soul. Otherwise, others could use this method to die and become Yin Gods.

Wouldn’t that destroy the Yin God system?

Seeing Zhao Xing respond calmly, Fan Zhaoqi couldn’t help but smile.

In fact, it was Qian Shougang who broke the rules; as long as Zhao Xing insisted it was unintentional and not deliberate, the punishment would be minimal.

If it was deliberate, it wouldn’t work—Qian Shougang’s crimes weren’t worthy of death, and it wasn’t Zhao Xing’s place to punish him.

However, Prince Liang’s faction didn’t expect Zhao Xing to master nine high-order spells and handle things so flawlessly.

There was no divine temple in City No. 98, and in the Southern Desolate, the Yin God supervision system was not as effective as in Great Zhou; even verifying battle merits required comprehensive checks, let alone a situation like this.

Thus, the Ministry of Justice of the Supervision Department had to visit and gather evidence.

After interviewing the personnel of City No. 98 and examining Wang Ji’s injuries.

The Military Realm Supervision Department soon had a preliminary result:

Qian Shougang brought death upon himself by failing to follow proper procedures when requisitioning Divine Might Army supplies.

He injured the city’s lord commander and forcefully seized the Divine Might Army’s precious supplies, equating this to robbery.

This led to him being mistaken for an enemy disguised as a barbarian by Zhao Xing, Long Xiao, and others, resulting in his death in the West Xian Territory.

The preliminary investigation results were submitted to the Jiutian Yingyuan Mansion, Ten Suns Cave Heaven, Military Realm, Prince Liang, and the main generals of the Divine Might Army for review.

Seven days later, the final investigation concluded: Zhao Xing, Long Xiao, and the Brave Camp were acquitted, with no need to forfeit their battle merits.

Upon hearing this result, there was an immediate uproar.

Even Zhao Xing was somewhat surprised:

"Hm? This is the result?"

"Acquittal or a minor punishment was within my expectations, but why didn’t they even forfeit the battle merits? What exactly happened?"