Truly Don't Know Life and Death

The Black Armored Army officer surnamed Yao hesitated and looked at Warden Lin.

"If you can't answer him, Chen Lin can submit a request for judicial intervention to the War God Temple's Enforcement Hall. At that time, not only will the mastermind behind this be unable to escape, but you will also not escape punishment!" He Yanjun saw this and immediately threatened them.

Upon hearing this, Warden Lin no longer dared to hesitate and immediately said urgently, "Sir, the mastermind who arranged for the attack on you in prison is Zhou Feng, a member of the Zhou family from the Zhou Family Armory in the outer city!"

"Zhou Family Armory? Zhou Feng?" Chen Lin frowned and thought for a moment, then said decisively, "I don't know this person? Who hired him?"

Warden Lin no longer hid anything and quickly replied, "It was Duan Xingze of the Duan Family who hired Zhou Feng for help, saying he wanted to cripple your hands and feet!"

"Duan Xingze?"

A cold light flashed in Chen Lin's eyes, and he said in a deep voice, "He truly doesn't know his limits!"

"This person truly doesn't know his limits. He dared to instigate someone to harm a person from our War God Temple. Although he didn't succeed, it's still a serious crime, and he could easily be sentenced to twenty years in prison!" He Yanjun said gravely.

"Sirs, please don't blame me for being nosy, but this person is a direct descendant of the Duan Family. His father is a Captain in the army, and his elder brother is a Rank 8 Monster Exterminator in the War God Temple. It will likely take a lot of effort to deal with him. It would be better to negotiate privately and let the Duan Family pay some compensation to settle the matter!" The Black Armored Army officer surnamed Yao hesitated before daring to remind them.

He Yanjun's eyes flashed with thought, and then he asked, "Is he from the Duan Family of the Rank 8 Monster Exterminator Duan Hengyuan?"

"Replying to you, Sir, Duan Xingze is indeed the younger brother of the Rank 8 Monster Exterminator Duan Hengyuan!" the Black Armored Army officer surnamed Yao replied respectfully.

He Yanjun's expression sank. "Chen Lin, this matter is troublesome. As for how to proceed, I cannot offer advice. Whether to negotiate compensation privately or apply for the Enforcement Hall's intervention and sentence Duan Xingze to twenty years in prison! Consider carefully before making your choice."

Chen Lin nodded. He knew that He Yanjun had gone this far, which was already very considerate. After all, they had no prior connection, and he was already very grateful that He Yanjun had come to the prison to help him.

The few of them walked out of the prison. The sky was already filled with stars.

"Brother~"

When Chen Lan saw Chen Lin, she rushed forward and hugged him, crying heartbrokenly.

Although Chen Hongbo didn't say much, his reddened eyes betrayed his inner feelings.

Seeing this, He Yanjun and Chen Yu didn't want to disturb Chen Lin's family reunion. They smiled and turned to leave quietly.

The morning after Chen Lin was released, Duan Xingze and Zhou Feng sat opposite each other in a private room at an exquisite and elegant teahouse in the southern city.

The aroma of tea filled the air before them, but it did not pique either of their interests.

"Brother Zhou, you called me here so early in the morning. Did the job get done?" Duan Xingze asked with a delighted expression, somewhat anticipating Chen Lin's reaction after his tendons were crippled.

Zhou Feng sat opposite Duan Xingze with a gloomy expression, remaining silent. His face gradually turned ugly.

"Brother Zhou?"

Duan Xingze felt that Zhou Feng's expression was wrong and didn't look like he had succeeded. He became anxious and repeatedly asked, "Brother Zhou, did something unexpected happen with this matter? How did it go? Please say something!"

"Duan Xingze, you're ruthless! I have no grievances with you, why do you want to drag me down with you when you want to die?" Zhou Feng stared at Duan Xingze with a cold and angry expression, questioning and cursing.

"Wh-what do you mean? Brother Zhou, could you please explain more clearly?" Duan Xingze's heart sank, and he immediately asked anxiously.

He sensed from Zhou Feng's expression and tone that the matter he had entrusted Zhou Feng with might have gone wrong.

Zhou Feng stared intently at Duan Xingze's face. Seeing that his expression didn't seem fake, he took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Duan Xingze, the person you asked me to find to cripple the hands and feet of, he is a member of the War God Temple. Your elder brother is also a member of the War God Temple. You must know better than I do what kind of punishment one receives for wantonly attacking and framing a martial artist of the War God Temple!"

"A member of the War God Temple? Chen Lin?" Duan Xingze's head suddenly felt dizzy.

The tea room fell into an eerie silence!

Duan Xingze's face turned a little pale. Disbelief, shock, and fear flickered in his eyes, and fine beads of sweat gradually appeared on his forehead!

"How could this happen? How could he have the strength to join the War God Temple! How!" Duan Xingze's eyes were vacant. He found it difficult to accept this outcome.

He no longer felt any jealousy towards Chen Lin. All he felt was endless unease and fear!

He knew very well the consequences of harming a martial artist of the War God Temple.

His Duan Family had risen to prominence precisely because of this privilege. He knew even more clearly that if Chen Lin insisted on holding him accountable, his life would be over!

"No, I don't believe it. Brother Zhou, stop joking with me. Quickly tell me how the matter went. I can pay you more. Don't tease me anymore!" Duan Xingze said to Zhou Feng with a deathly pale face and a look of terror.

"Now you're scared? What the hell were you doing before? It's because of you, you idiot, that I've also fallen into this stinking quagmire. A martial artist of the War God Temple! You actually asked me to send someone to cripple the hands and feet of a martial artist of the War God Temple, and you told me he was at most at the Late Martial Disciple stage! You're simply brainless!"

Zhou Feng gritted his teeth and smashed the tea table in front of him with a punch, shattering it. Hot tea splashed everywhere, but no one cared!

"What do I do? What should I do? I don't want to spend twenty years in prison! I don't want to go to the Two Realms Mountain to repair defensive fortifications!"

Seeing Zhou Feng's reaction, Duan Xingze's face fell into despair. His mind lost control, and he seemed to become somewhat delirious!

Zhou Feng sat aside with a cold sneer. While resenting Duan Xingze for being blind, he was also thinking about how to apologize to Chen Lin so that Chen Lin would give up pursuing his responsibility.

"Considering our past friendship, I came here today specifically to remind you of one thing: if you want to resolve this disaster, you had better quickly inform your family about this matter, lest the family be implicated. That's all I have to say. I'll take my leave!"

After speaking, Zhou Feng strode out of the tea room.

Duan Xingze's eyes lit up.

"Yes, I must quickly tell my father. He will definitely have a way! He definitely will!"

Duan Xingze, his face pale, quickly ran out of the teahouse and rushed to the Black Armored Army camp at the fastest speed.

At the entrance of the Black Armored Army camp, Duan Xingze stood anxiously, his fists clenched, his legs trembling uncontrollably.

"Aze, why are you at the military camp so early in the morning? Did something big happen at home?" Duan Hong, a burly middle-aged man striding out of the military camp, saw his son's expression and his heart sank. He quickly asked.

"Father, I've caused trouble. You must save me!" Duan Xingze quickly stepped forward a few paces, grabbed Duan Hong's arm, and cried.

This simple sentence made Duan Hong's heart clench.

Knowing his own son, he would normally be able to handle ordinary matters with the Duan family's strength and wouldn't need to tell him. Any matter his son sought his help with must be no small thing.

Although Duan Hong knew very well that his son had likely gotten into significant trouble, as the head of the Duan family, he had seen all sorts of storms over the decades and wasn't flustered at all. He said in a deep voice, "Speak, what exactly happened? Tell me everything, without missing a single detail!"

"It's like this..."

Duan Xingze recounted the grievances between him and Chen Lin, bit by bit, without hiding anything.

"You~ You idiot! You dared to make a move against him without even finding out his specific information. Are you a pig?" Duan Hong's expression turned ugly upon hearing this, and he pointed at Duan Xingze, scolding him fiercely.

"I, I practice martial arts with him at the same gym. I know him inside and out. But I never expected his strength to grow so rapidly in less than two months, and he even joined the War God Temple," Duan Xingze explained with a crestfallen face after his father's outburst.

Duan Hong's face flickered between pale and flushed. He took a deep breath and said, "This matter involves the War God Temple. I can't handle it for you right now. We'll have to wait until your elder brother returns to Nanqing City in a few days. The most urgent thing now is to find a way to appease the other party and prevent them from escalating the situation! I'll do this with you. Come with me!"

Zhou Feng, who had the same misfortune as Duan Xingze, was currently kneeling in the Zhou family's ancestral hall, being severely whipped by his father with a leather belt. Beside him stood Zhou Le, looking helpless with a furrowed brow.