Faced with Fang Zheng's words, everyone present was stunned. It took them quite a while to recover.
"Arrogant!"
"Rude!"
"Outrageous!"
The crowd glared at Fang Zheng and loudly berated him.
"Utterly disrespectful! A man this arrogant should be arrested immediately!"
"Guards! Where are the guards?! Arrest this murderer who killed Lord Roswaal at once!"
For a moment, the Main Hall descended into utter chaos. Soldiers gripping weapons immediately rushed forward and surrounded Fang Zheng and the others.
However, just then, a voice suddenly rang out.
"Please wait."
That voice seemed to possess some kind of magic, instantly calming the commotion in the Main Hall. Fang Zheng turned his head and saw a cheerful-looking red-haired young man walk over, staring at him with a solemn expression.
"Mr. Fang Zheng, don't you think what you said earlier was excessively disrespectful toward the deceased Lord Roswaal? Whatever the case, although Lord Roswaal was... the way he was, he had rendered great service to Lugnica. I hope you can retract those disrespectful remarks."
"I refuse."
Fang Zheng raised an eyebrow as he looked at the red-haired young man.
"I don't know Roswaal's status or influence in Lugnica, but as far as I'm concerned, he was merely a man suspected of colluding with the Witch Cult to attack a village and cause a massacre, who then overestimated himself and attacked me. So whether I call him an ant or a cockroach is my freedom."
"I see. I understand what you mean."
Hearing this, the red-haired young man nodded and said no more, seemingly accepting Fang Zheng's explanation.
Unfortunately, not everyone was as reasonable as the red-haired young man.
"Absurd! You killed a noble of another country without authorization, and now you insult Lord Roswaal like this?"
"Unforgivable! Absolutely unforgivable!!"
The civil officials roared at Fang