The Siege
After the group entered the "city", they were quickly surrounded by people, and then an old man slowly walked up to them.
Although Zhang Yicai is cowardly, he is a direct descendant of the Zhang Family, belonging to the branch of Zhang Ping'an and his family.
Old Wang and his men were escorting the Zhang Family members, so naturally they were surrounded.
"Greetings, gentlemen. Zhang Pingchuan, the steward of the Zhang Family. May I ask how he offended you all? I apologize on his behalf. Would you please release him?" said the old man, Zhang Pingchuan.
"He..."
"Third Uncle, help me! They're trying to blackmail me! Kill them!"
Just as Old Wang was about to speak, Zhang Ping'an, who had been cooperating with everyone, suddenly shouted.
After he shouted, six or seven people suddenly jumped out from the crowd surrounding him and yelled at them, "How dare you extort money from the Zhang Family! Prepare to die!"
After shouting, they didn't give Old Wang and the others a chance to speak before charging straight at them.
At the same time, they didn't summon Mecha; they just charged straight in.
Seeing this, Old Wang waved his hand, and several vines sprouted from the ground, instantly binding all of them. Zhang Yicai's lips curled slightly when he saw this.
As expected, after seeing Old Wang make his move, Zhang Pingchuan activated the Zhang Family Defensive Formation.
An overwhelming pressure descended, making it extremely Hard for anyone to move or speak, and Old Wang's magic also failed.
What's terrifying about this is that the Zhang Family members are completely unaffected. Those men attacked the group again, seemingly intending to silence them.
More importantly, the system also interfered at this time, issuing a system notification to Old Wang and the others.
"System notification: The investigation mission has entered a critical phase; death in action will result in mission failure!"
Old Wang looked at the people who came forward, used a special Potion to remove the effects on his body, and then bound them to their original positions once again.
Then he didn't give the old man another chance and loudly exclaimed:
"Good! Good indeed! The Zhang Family truly lives up to its reputation as a powerful clan. They kill without asking any questions, which has really broadened our horizons!"
Open your dog eyes and look carefully. I am Major General Thousand King, Inspector from the Alliance. I now suspect that your entire Zhang Family was involved in the embezzlement of funds for the construction of Outpost Star.
I advise you not to resist too much, or you risk your entire family being wiped out!
The Zhang Family members stared at Old Wang's impassioned speech for a moment, then burst into laughter.
What did they hear? Someone actually wanted to wipe out the Zhang Family! Did he even know how many people were in the Zhang Family?
"They're still laughing! This is outrageous! Old Qu, get your men to surround the entire Zhang Family!" Old Wang shouted.
It's impossible for the Player to destroy the Zhang Family with their current strength; Old Wang knows that too.
They weren't even a match for the Zhang Family's Legendary Mecha, but the show still had to be put on, as it affected whether the next case could proceed.
As the saying goes, a kind person is bullied, and a good horse is ridden. Old Wang doesn't show them his strength, they really won't know why the flowers are so red.
As soon as Qu Zhihua sent the message, the game's major guilds mobilized instantly, with tens of millions of Player all in place in less than ten minutes.
The city was completely surrounded by the Zhang Family dense array of Mecha, and Zhang Pingchuan could no longer remain calm.
"Who are you? What do you want?" he asked with a very serious expression.
"What do we want? What do you want? Didn't I state my purpose?"
I'll say it again: I suspect your Zhang Family was involved in the embezzlement of funds for the construction of the Outpost Star. Now, please cooperate with the investigation!
"Cooperate with the investigation!"
"Cooperate with the investigation!"
The Player in the sky shouted together, their voices echoing through the heavens. Upon seeing this, the Zhang Family members also summoned their Mecha.
The two sides faced off in the sky, and war seemed imminent.
The Player are still furious with the higher-ups of these NPCs because of the White Lotus Cult incident.
Although they didn't know exactly who was in charge of the last operation, they were aware that Zhang Ping'an had also participated.
If a fight really breaks out, they swear that even if they die a thousand times, they will wipe out the Zhang Family!
Seeing this situation, Zhang Yicai seemed even more panicked. Today's events were all planned by him, with the aim of using the Zhang Family's Grand Array to silence Old Wang and the others.
But he never dreamed that Old Wang could break free from the Grand Array formation and summon so many people.
Just as the Player were shouting, a Spatial Rift opened above the Zhang Family, and a Star Lodge Class Starship emerged from Spatial Rift.
Then several Mecha flew out and landed in the middle of Old Wang and the others. After the Mecha disappeared, Zhang Ping'an and his men came out.
Zhang Ping'an looked at everyone and said, "Give me an explanation, Thousand King!"
"Didn't you see my companion is still lying on the ground? Is this how the Zhang Family treats its guests?" Old Wang said indifferently.
Qu Zhihua and the others. "..."
If you don't mention it, no one will pay attention to us!!!
Seeing this, Zhang Ping'an immediately released them from their restraints, and the group finally stood up.
Zhang Pingchuan came to Zhang Ping'an's side and told him what had just happened. At this moment, Zhang Yicai had already knelt on the ground, trembling all over.
But by then, no one cared about him anymore; the conflict between Old Wang and Zhang Ping'an had turned into a matter of them attacking the Zhang Family and the Zhang Family's reputation.
"Thousand King, I remember your group only had about 20 spots, right? What's going on?"
"If they are just bystanders, our Zhang Family will have to take action!" Zhang Ping'an said.
"These are not just any ordinary people; the lowest- Military Rank among them is Sergeant First Class."
Moreover, these are the future members of the Fifth Legion, a brand new legion that is just about to be established. The procedures should already be underway, and it will soon be discussed in the Council!
"You don't know, do you?" Old Wang said.
The Fifth Legion is a legion exclusively for Player. It was established by Old Wang and others after learning from several lessons that most NPCs are untrustworthy.
After Old Wang and the others suggested it, they asked Old Luo and, knowing it might be approved, they started the process.
"Tell them to leave! Our Zhang Family will cooperate with the investigation!" Zhang Ping'an didn't ask any more questions.
This matter cannot be delayed any longer; once war breaks out, it will not benefit them.
They could easily torture and kill these people, but they must understand that these people are immortal. What will happen after this massacre?
Moreover, the Zhang Family is confirmed to have problems. If Xun Min and Li Yulong find something to hold against them, he will be out of the game.
Seeing that Zhang Ping'an had backed down, Old Wang and the others also ordered the Player to retreat, since they knew they couldn't win a fight.
"This is the list of people involved in this incident that he wrote. We hope you will allow us to take the Zhang Family members away for questioning."
But rest assured, we will absolutely not let a good person go unpunished, nor will we let a bad person go unpunished.
The Park Family, young and old, are waiting down there for these skinners!
After handing the list written by Zhang Yicai to Zhang Ping'an, Old Wang said...
Zhang Ping'an nearly lost his balance when he saw the list, because nine-tenths of the people on the list were from his Zhang Family.
It's easy to imagine that Zhang Ping'an is largely to blame for this incident, but he still forced himself to calm down.
After he gave the list to his staff, the group began to pass it around and look at it.
"The names on this list should be fine; these people are indeed not clean, but the list is incomplete."
A young master and that kid from the Xun Family can't manage such a big situation. To break the deadlock, we must find out who's behind them.
"And it has to be someone from the top, so as not to shake our foundation of public opinion!" the aide said.
"And we need to bring them under control as soon as possible to prevent them from being silenced!" another person said.
Zhang Ping'an nodded and ordered his men to arrest everyone on the list who was related to the Zhang Family, including his grandson Zhang Yiming.
Zhang Ping'an acted swiftly, and those people were subdued before they could react. Zhang Yiming was even dragged out of bed.
They knelt in the council chamber and looked at each other, immediately realizing that their secret had been exposed.
"Who can explain this to me?!" Zhang Ping'an asked, sitting in the center and looking at these good-for-nothings.
Old Wang and the others sat on the sidelines watching the show; Zhang Ping'an and his men's interrogation was much more effective than their own questioning.
"I'm sorry, Grandpa, we know we were wrong!" Zhang Yiming knelt down and said.
"What's wrong?"
"He shouldn't have colluded with that kid Xun Family to embezzle the construction funds for the Outpost Star!" It seems he really does know what happened.