In the underground prison, the Snowbird Port City Lord continued his account to Tan Mo.
"Although Bear Saw crushed Evil Eye, A Di had indeed interfered in the duel between Bear Saw and Dragon Garment. So I notified the master of Snowbird Duel Arena and jointly ordered an investigation team to look into A Di."
"However, Teng Donglang was extremely sharp. He arrived at A Di's place beforehand and cleared away the evidence. At the same time, he persuaded the master of Snowbird Duel Arena, causing my attempt to verify the matter to fail."
"I did not give up. After that duel, I took the initiative to find Dragon Garment and speak with him. I told him about Evil Eye, intending to provoke him into exposing the matter."
"Even if he had no evidence, as long as he publicly voiced his suspicions, I would have grounds to launch a formal investigation."
"To persuade Dragon Garment and stir up his disgust toward the Stab Knife Gang, I specifically prepared many records of the gang's crimes. But although Dragon Garment worshiped the God of Justice, his faith was clearly not devout. Rather than publicly question them, he feared that doing so would completely enrage the Stab Knife Gang and turn them into enemies. He chose to endure."
"Although this operation also failed, I was not discouraged in the slightest. Because I knew that even if I could not provoke Dragon Garment, the Stab Knife Gang would make some moves of their own."
"Sure enough, just as I expected, the Stab Knife Gang used underhanded means outside the arena. They manipulated the investigation team into investigating the Dragon Lion Mercenary Group, had dock officials press them for payment, and imposed additional docking fees."
"At the right moment, I dispatched a team of alchemists