Cao Bing was soon brought in.
Big Beard Zhu pointed at Cao Bing. "Tell them everything that happened around the time you saw me that day, from beginning to end."
He had very much not wanted Cao Bing brought in, because once Cao Bing arrived, many things would have to be laid bare—for instance, how he, the Zhou Family, and Feng Ting Shu had conspired against Xu Yi.
Even if it was now proven that what Cao Bing had reported back then was pure fabrication by the man in green uniform, it was precisely those fabricated words that had stirred Big Beard Zhu into action.
Big Beard Zhu's intent to harm Xu Yi was plain as day.
Thus, while presenting his evidence, Big Beard Zhu had done everything he could to downplay Cao Bing's role.
He had never expected Feng Ting Shu to be so determined to see the coffin before shedding tears, driving him right to the edge of a cliff.
Things had come to this. He could no longer be bothered to preserve his dignity or keep secrets. What mattered more than his life?
Seeing all the uniformed superiors in the hall, each with bright stars shining on his chest, Cao Bing panicked. He had never seen such a grand spectacle.
Then he saw Big Beard Zhu and heard him ask Cao Bing to recount what had happened that day.
How could he dare tell them? That day, he had accepted more than twenty Spirit Stones from the man in green uniform.
Seeing Cao Bing stammer, Big Beard Zhu's heart sank. He immediately said, "Honored sirs, this low-ranking soldier has never seen such a grand occasion. He may have committed some minor infractions in the past, and now he's hesitating to speak because he's afraid those unsavory deeds