The Phoenix Spirit Race's Military Affairs Department had formidable operational capabilities.
The spies under the Military Affairs Department, working with the Imperial Guard and the priests of the Phoenix God Palace, began investigating the Phoenix Spirit Guards from the two participating guards one by one.
Only then did Ye Zhen learn that the Phoenix Spirit Clan also had spies. However, perhaps due to their population, there were not many of them, and compared to Great Zhou's Heavenly Patrol Division and Secret Directorate, they fell far short.
Still, their efficiency was not bad.
Since Ye Zhen had killed the Dao Realm Chen Jiawei, Ye Zhen, the Phoenix Spirit Guards of the Seventh Guard Second Brigade, and the Phoenix Spirit Guards who had personally witnessed Ye Zhen kill Chen Jiawei were all key targets of the investigation.
Very quickly, the investigation results were compiled and submitted one after another.
In the sky, the Phoenix Spirit Queen frowned slightly as she looked over the results, clearly surprised.
Seeing this, Chen Denglong, who had been waiting for the results, could not help growing anxious. "Your Majesty, did you discover anything suspicious about Di Kuohai?"
The Phoenix Spirit Queen said nothing. She simply tossed the jade slip in her hand to Chen Denglong.
The moment Chen Denglong read it, he was stunned.
"This result... is wrong! There must be something wrong with this investigation! How could Di Kuohai, a mere first-layer World King Realm cultivator, kill Dao Realm Chen Jiawei under completely normal and reasonable circumstances? Impossible!"
The Military Affairs Department's investigation concluded that Di Kuohai's killing of Chen Jiawei had been entirely normal and reasonable.
Chen Denglong could not accept that. Even Chief Steward Chi, who waited nearby, found it somewhat unacceptable.
However, Chief Steward Chi was better at concealing himself and voiced no