The footage began with Deputy Director Zhao suddenly launching his attack and blood bursting from Xu Yi's chest.
There was no need to mention the battle itself; every line of dialogue was explosive.
"You dare kill me?"
"Blame yourself for being too stupid!"
"Zhao Tingfang, you dare murder a Sacred Court Official in cold blood! Do you still have the Sacred Court—or Official Law—in your eyes?"
"So now you're begging for mercy, idiot? What Sacred Court, what Official Law? Only an idiot like you would take any of that seriously, stupid enough to think they were some mighty blades you could wield against your grandpa Zhao. Now I'll show you what Official Law really means, and what the Sacred Court's officialdom is truly like!"
His shout had barely faded when Xu Yi's chest burst open again.
The footage ended there, abruptly.
The entire hall fell silent. No one asked why the footage had cut off again. Not a soul spoke.
Where else could they witness such an explosive scene, such a dark side of things, if not through this Shadow-Sound Pearl?
What Zhao Tingfang had said was a truth everyone agreed with. It was the way things really were. Who took the Sacred Court or Official Law seriously? Raking in benefits was what mattered.
But hearing Zhao Tingfang say it in front of a crowd, seeing him so vicious and unrestrained, made everyone feel sick to their stomachs.
A man this deranged deserved no less than death.
No matter what else, just from this footage alone, Zhao Tingfang deserved to die ten thousand deaths.
The Northern Court Envoy's face was ashen. "Outrageous! Utterly outrageous! How could a man like Zhao Tingfang hold such a high position? I will report this to the Prefect and have every title stripped from Zhao