Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 96: Honest People End Up Rotting in Jail

Chapter 96: Chapter 96: Honest People End Up Rotting in Jail

After catching up with the main troop, Zhang San mounted his horse and pretended as if nothing had happened.

But just then, Third Miss Gan spurred her horse to his side.

"Something about you doesn’t seem right, kid?"

Zhang San scratched his head, "Not at all."

"Not at all? Then you’d better think hard about how you’re going to dodge the upcoming investigation and interrogation."

"I’ve already reported everything that happened here using a Qiongqi. There will definitely be a Principal Officer-level big shot coming down to investigate."

As she spoke, Third Miss Gan leaned in to look into Zhang San’s eyes, her nose almost touching his.

"Have you thought of a good excuse yet?"

Zhang San acted calm and said, "My superior tried to kill me, I resisted in defense, and then the superior realized his mistake, pulled out his heart, and committed suicide on the spot! His death has nothing directly to do with me!"

Third Miss Gan nodded slightly, seemingly somewhat satisfied.

Seeing her expression, Zhang San couldn’t help but let out a long sigh of relief.

"However, assaulting a superior is also illegal."

"Ah!?"

Zhang San looked bewildered.

Third Miss Gan continued to explain, "Thankfully, Bai Yucheng’s rank isn’t high; an Officer is only a Ninth Grade official. But you still won’t be able to avoid a few years of penal servitude."

Zhang San frowned, a bit worriedly asking, "How many years will I need to be locked up?"

"Not just locked up for a few years, those years will be spent as a slave doing hard labor!"

Zhang San was stunned. This was too inhumane!

He had heard that in some countries, being in prison includes having TV and a gym, better than a retirement home!

Why is it like this here!

"Don’t worry, though, in the Town Martial Office’s stronghold there’s definitely a copy of the ’Kaihuang Law’. I’ll find you one when we get back, sister. Then you can study it and see if there’s any loophole."

Hearing this, Zhang San’s heart leapt with joy.

"There’s a loophole?"

"Of course not, I’m just giving you hope in case you run away halfway."

Zhang San grimaced.

Honestly, if it weren’t for Xu, he would have really run away by now.

Of course, there’s also the fact that he currently lacks a good evasion technique, and running away would likely lead to being easily caught. So it might be more stable to acquire some skills before attempting to run.

"Isn’t there any way to be exonerated?"

"Actually, there is one."

Hearing Third Miss Gan say this, Zhang San became interested.

"Zhang San, do this: take all the blame and say you were the one who killed Bai Yucheng with a single stroke. Then I’ll help you by going through the back door to pull some strings. After all, I’m a member of the Chief’s faction, plus you saved Wang Ziteng, the Wang Family will certainly be grateful to you."

Zhang San frowned.

It sounded reliable, but what if the connections they found were ineffective, or if it was just a bluff to deceive him?

He would be admitting guilt, and then his accomplices would run!

My brain, comparable to a platinum star, Zhang Xulun couldn’t be fooled by such foolish tricks!

"Isn’t there a method suitable for an honest person like me? For instance, after I finish speaking, the chief judge is moved by my sincerity, releases me as innocent, and even sets me as an example for leniency through confession?"

Third Miss Gan looked at Zhang San as if he were a fool and said softly, "It’s the honest types like you who would have to rot in prison. Isn’t that just the way the world works? Even though Bai Yucheng deserved to die, those words he said before his death weren’t all that false."

Zhang San fell silent.

He felt that Third Miss Gan was still quite reliable; maybe listening to her would really let him evade this disaster.

After all, with his current strength, defecting from the Town Martial Office would only lead to a terrible death.

But if he could stay in the Town Martial Office, the benefits for him would still be significant.

Especially now that he already knew what the crisis his predecessor faced was, and with people like Xu, Wei, and Sister Ling around him who had a good relationship with him, Wang Ziteng had also become a comrade in adversity.

Just in terms of cultivation resources alone, staying in the Town Martial Office was much better than escaping back to the Heavenly Punishment Sect!

Looking further, there should be other methods that would allow him to avoid this calamity.

Upon returning to Xiongfeng Manor, Zhang San first brought Big Head Wang back to his own room.

After all, since he was his roommate, he still had to figure out a way to take good care of him.

Fortunately, after Wang Ziteng came out from the Ghost Domain, he sent a message to the Wang Family, saying that he had been seriously injured while on a mission, and though it was a close shave, he would need a lot of care as well as a sufficient supply of miraculous pills and other cultivation resources.

The Wang Family sent people and the needed items over immediately.

So very soon, Wang Ziteng arranged for two maids to take care of Big Head Wang and even had him take some pills to treat his injuries.

These things, with no Officer present in the Chuan-Yu Road, were actually very troublesome to request.

Especially since several of the Military Chiefs on this mission were suspected of colluding with Bai Yucheng.

Therefore, they also found it inconvenient to approve and distribute pills to Big Head Wang at this moment.

But with Wang Ziteng, a scion of a major family, all problems ceased to be issues.

Just as Zhang San had settled Big Head Wang and was about to go see how Wang Ziteng was doing, he suddenly heard a roar coming from the dining hall.

It was Xu!

Zhang San immediately used the Swift Wind Technique and charged into the dining hall.

At this moment, many Martial Artists were frightened by Xu and had hidden at the doorway.

Zhang San shouted, "Senior Xu is distressed over the death of too many comrades, losing control of himself. Everyone back off; I’ll take care of him!"

Everyone knew Xu to be a kind person, and it was heard that the deaths were caused by Officer Bai of Bai Yucheng personally. The Martial Artists who were still at the outpost understood the great sorrow in Xu’s heart. Although Zhang San was a newcomer, he was close to Xu, so out of respect for him, they backed away.

After Zhang San closed the door of the dining hall, he looked at Xu, who was still smashing things, his eyes dull and even emitting wisps of dark Qi.

Zhang San drew his Horizontal Blade and struck down at Xu with a slash.

Blade Intent!

Zhang San naturally knew that with his own strength, he couldn’t possibly subdue Xu.

But by relying on Blade Intent, he could temporarily exert pressure.

However, at that moment, Zhang San could only manage to suppress him.

Luckily, the power of the Wronged Souls inside Xu was scattered; some wanted to completely control Xu, some wanted to kill, some wanted to self-harm, and some wanted to scratch themselves. The multitude of Wronged Souls caused the power of the souls inside Xu to gradually be suppressed under the overwhelming Blade Intent.

Just then, Ling and Wei burst through the door.

Seeing Zhang San close to suppressing him, Ling closed the door, while Wei immediately shared some of his Qi with Zhang San.

With Wei’s Qi, Zhang San, who was almost depleted, finally suppressed the Wronged Souls within Xu.

Xu’s eyes then regained their clarity, and he gave Zhang San a faint smile before passing out.

Zhang San supported Xu to lean against the corner of the wall and wiped off his sweat.

"It’s a good thing you both came. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have had enough Qi, and it could have led to a serious problem," he said.

Ling patted Zhang San’s shoulder and encouraged, "You’re only at the True Core Realm and have already comprehended Blade Intent. To be able to use Blade Intent to help suppress Senior Xu is really impressive."

Zhang San was just about to be modest when he heard a voice from the ceiling beams.

"Indeed, nurturing Blade Intent to such an extent at this age is very commendable," the voice said.

Zhang San and the other two, who hadn’t noticed anyone else in the dining hall, turned pale with shock.