Chapter 376: Storm—"Lord He!"
Chi Chengyu's gaze was stern. "Is there some misunderstanding?"
If He Jian had wanted to take anyone else away tonight, Chi Chengyu would never have lost his composure like this. But the person he wanted to take was Shen Tu Yue!
This was someone Chi Chengyu had never expected to be implicated, and someone he absolutely could not allow to come to harm! He Jian met Chi Chengyu's gaze head-on. "Whether there's a misunderstanding will naturally be revealed after the investigation."
"Lord He!"
Chi Chengyu's tone deepened, and the overwhelming aura of a Martial Dao Master burst forth with it:
"Without conclusive evidence, I cannot possibly let you take Xiao Yue away!"
He Jian's expression did not change as he endured the immense pressure bearing down on him like a mountain. Without the slightest fear, he held Chi Chengyu's gaze. "Since I've already brought people here, I naturally have evidence."
In truth, Li Fei had merely obtained relevant information from Quicksand's subconscious world. He had not obtained an actual confession, nor had he had time to acquire concrete evidence.
It was He Jian who had proposed coming to take Shen Tu Yue away that very night. "Since Shen Tu Yue is involved, the New Heaven Society's influence in Gan Province is probably far stronger than we imagined. Now that their people have been captured by us, they'll certainly erase every trace at once. If we wait until we've gathered all the evidence before summoning Shen Tu Yue, I'm afraid it'll be too late."
"Then what is Lord He's suggestion?"
"Cut through the tangled knot with a swift blade. Take Shen Tu Yue directly to the Supervisory Department tonight for questioning!"
"..."
"Lord Li, questioning someone like Shen Tu Yue without conclusive evidence is simply impossible. But