Qiu Tu Shows Off His Muscles! (10,000 Words, Please Vote)

The pretty young girl standing there looked sixteen or seventeen, with both a heroic air and striking beauty.

Her eyes were bright, her head held high and chest thrust out, as if she were always brimming with enthusiasm and boundless youthful vitality.

"Consort Xi! That is roughly the situation!"

"The other faction leaders have now gone to Speaker Rao's home for closed-door discussions with Speaker Rao and Deputy Speaker Tang."

"Although the entire Eighth Shelter is uneasy, Speaker Rao and Deputy Speaker Tang had prepared long ago, so no large-scale unrest has broken out."

"Also, perhaps because they were worried something might happen this time, all officials from the Academic Faction were ordered to rest at home. Soldiers were stationed outside to guard them."

After hearing the girl's report, Consort Xi's stunning face gained a trace of contemplation.

A moment later, she raised her head and asked, "Are you sure Pang Hai Chen is dead?"

The girl nodded and replied brightly, "Yes, Consort Xi!"

"Not only is he dead, but they say his death was extremely bizarre."

"He had clearly escaped long ago, fleeing to a Cataclysm Zone over a thousand miles from East City, and used a stand-in to handle his official duties. Yet Qiu Garrison Envoy still found his exact location."

"When Qiu Garrison Envoy first revealed where he was, the people below were still doubtful."

"But when they went there to investigate, they really did find Deputy Speaker Pang."

"Only... by then, Deputy Speaker Pang had already been dead for more than ten hours."

The girl paused, then added, "There are rumors that the forensic examiners conducted numerous tests but found no cause of death for Deputy Speaker Pang."

"No poison, no external injuries, not even any Calamity Power."

"Only... based on the estimated time of death,