Suspicion Cannot Be Cleared, Defying His Majesty?

The moment those words were spoken, the hall erupted in uproar. Even Su Qianchen's brows furrowed slightly.

Some things, if you'd done them but refused to admit it, there was still room to maneuver. But if you'd done them and admitted it yourself, things became troublesome.

Qin Luo, however, belonged to the type who hadn't done it but dared to admit it anyway!

"Ah!" Chen Zhanshan roared. "Qin Luo, you actually killed my grandson!"

"Today, this old man will make you pay for my grandson's life!"

Chen Zhanshan had imagined the moment Qin Luo's guilt was confirmed many times, but once Qin Luo admitted it, he could no longer control himself.

"I didn't just kill him. His corpse is with me too."

Another sentence nearly made Chen Zhanshan lose it.

"Qin Luo! You deserve to die! You deserve to die!" Chen Zhanshan no longer cared about anything else. He wanted to strike Qin Luo down.

Boom! Chu Heng and the others immediately moved, stopping Chen Zhanshan.

"Heroic Martial Marquis, please calm down!"

This was the Demon Suppression Bureau's territory. If Chen Zhanshan really killed Qin Luo here, then even if Chu Heng didn't have to pay with his life, he would still face extremely severe punishment as the Demon Suppression Bureau's Deputy Commander.

"Leave this matter to the Demon Suppression Bureau! The Demon Suppression Bureau will certainly handle it impartially!"

Turning around, Chu Heng looked at Qin Luo and asked sternly, "Qin Luo, do you know your crime?"

"What crime have I committed?" Qin Luo wore an innocent expression.

Chu Heng shouted in a deep voice, "You just admitted to killing Chen Mo, the Heroic Martial Marquis's grandson. We all heard it with our own ears!"

"According to Great Qin law, and as His Majesty has decreed, a prince who breaks the law is punished the same as a commoner. Today, the Demon Suppression Bureau will put you on trial!"

"Wait!" Qin Luo stopped Chu Heng.

"When did I say I killed Chen Mo?"

"Are you joking with me?"

"Hm?!" Chu Heng barked, "Qin Luo, this is a joint trial of the Demon Suppression Bureau's three halls. You are not permitted to spout nonsense. You personally admitted just now that you killed the Heroic Martial Marquis's grandson. We all heard it with our own ears."

Qin Luo shook his head. "No, I never said I killed Chen Mo."

"I don't even know the Heroic Martial Marquis. The moment he opened his mouth and questioned me, I thought he was Lin Xuan's grandfather!"

"I admitted that I killed Lin Xuan!"

This left everyone completely numb. Qin Luo's outrageous maneuver was practically making fools of them.

Bang! Chu Heng slammed his palm onto the table and berated Qin Luo, "How can the Demon Suppression Bureau tolerate your nonsense!"

"You just said that you killed Chen Mo and hid Chen Mo's corpse."

"Now you're saying you killed Lin Xuan, but Lin Xuan's corpse is in the Demon Suppression Bureau. How could it be in your possession?"

"Qin Luo, are you playing us for fools?"

Facing his accusations, Qin Luo said leisurely, "I remembered wrong just now. I merely misspoke one sentence."

"Is misspeaking also a crime?" Qin Luo's attitude made Chu Heng's face darken like water.

At the side, Chen Zhanshan glared fixedly at Qin Luo. He was furious as well.

Qin Luo turned to Chen Zhanshan and said, "Heroic Martial Marquis, please restrain your grief. Brother Chen and I became acquainted through a fight; we could be considered kindred spirits. Another day, I'll definitely burn a few more beauties at his grave, so he won't be so lonely down there."

What kind of savage nonsense was that? Everyone present was completely dumbfounded.

"Oh, right. Brother Chen was exceedingly fond of Gu Qingxue. Another day, I'll definitely help him get buried together with Gu Qingxue! Then they can renew their former romance below!"

"That's right, Brother Chen will definitely like it very much!"

Chen Zhanshan's expression became increasingly ferocious. His eyes bloodshot, he roared, "Enough!"

This was humiliation—humiliation directed at his grandson Chen Mo, and at Chen Zhanshan himself!

As he looked at Qin Luo, his expression was like that of a man ready to devour someone alive. His aura kept rising. At this moment, he disregarded everything and wanted to kill Qin Luo!

Boom! Su Qianchen's powerful aura locked onto Chen Zhanshan. "Chen Zhanshan, what do you think you're doing?"

"If you dare make a move, I'll wipe out your entire Chen Household!"

"Heh, wipe us out! Other than this old man, what people are left in the Chen Household?!"

There were still some collateral branches, but Chen Zhanshan didn't care. None of those people carried his blood and weren't his close kin. If they died, then they died.

"Both of you! This is my Demon Suppression Bureau!" Chu Heng warned once more.

Chen Zhanshan sat down in a huff, and Su Qianchen withdrew his aura as well.

"All right, the interrogation will continue!"

Chu Heng asked, "Ten days ago, Ninth Prince, did you see Chen Mo?"

Qin Luo nodded. "That's right, I saw him."

"Someone said that Chen Mo had a verbal conflict with you over Gu Qingxue. In a fit of rage, you killed Chen Mo in the street. Is that true?"

Qin Luo shook his head. "Nothing of the sort happened. Brother Chen came specifically to thank me."

"That day, I couldn't stand Gu Qingxue cheating with Lin Xuan. You know Lin Xuan, right? He's the Demon Suppression Bureau Centurion who tried to murder me today."

"Lin Xuan didn't—" Lu Cang couldn't help speaking up.

"You said it?" Qin Luo glanced at him. "Then I won't say it."

"Do whatever the hell you want."

"Lu Cang, shut up!" Chu Heng shouted, before turning his gaze back to Qin Luo. "Ninth Prince, please continue."

Qin Luo continued, "Where was I? Right, I was saying that I stabbed that adulteress to death with one sword."

The instant Qin Luo spoke those words, a flash of killing intent came and went among the onlookers.

"Hm?" Su Qianchen swept his gaze around. His icy stare made quite a few people shudder.

"After I killed Gu Qingxue, I even specifically asked Brother Chen, I said, 'While she's still warm, how about I give her to you?'"

The veins on Chen Zhanshan's forehead bulged. He was about to lose control—this was once again humiliating his grandson.

"Although Brother Chen didn't accept my goodwill, he later came specifically to thank me for it."

"Ah, what deep devotion! I've decided. I must help Brother Chen and Gu Qingxue, let them sleep in the same grave and renew their former romance below. Perhaps—"

"All right, no need to say any more!" Chu Heng interrupted Qin Luo. He exchanged looks with the others, then said, "Bring in the witnesses!"

Several people who had seen Qin Luo commit murder on the street recounted what happened, and they all identified Qin Luo as the killer.

"Now that so many people have testified against you, what else do you have to say?"

"They're giving false testimony!" Qin Luo said seriously.

"If Chen Mo went looking for me, and we had a verbal conflict, why didn't I kill Chen Mo on the spot? Why would I go to another street to kill him instead?"

"Is my time, Qin Luo's time, really that worthless?"

"Besides, you have witnesses, but where's the physical evidence? Without even physical evidence, how can you prove I did it?"

"Or are you determined to pin this crime on me? Are you, like Lin Xuan, his accomplices, plotting to harm me?"

"Tsk, tsk. Has the Demon Suppression Bureau been completely infiltrated by sect forces? How can you be this brazen?"

Not only did Qin Luo refuse to plead guilty, he even turned the tables on them, making Chu Heng and the others look rather unsightly.

Su Qianchen slowly rose to his feet. "Enough. This farce should end now. My grandson says he didn't kill Chen Mo, so he didn't kill Chen Mo!"

"If you have any questions, come find me, Su Qianchen!"

Even if Qin Luo were convicted, Su Qianchen wouldn't let the Demon Suppression Bureau imprison him, much less when Qin Luo was innocent!

"Let's go!" Su Qianchen took Qin Luo and left the Demon Suppression Bureau's main hall just like that.

Chu Heng and the others didn't stop them. In truth, no one could stop Su Qianchen.

Although Qin Luo's guilt hadn't been established, neither had the suspicion surrounding him been cleared. Everyone would still believe that Qin Luo was the one who killed Chen Mo.

Qin Luo understood this perfectly well. In truth, whether his name was cleared or not wasn't important to him.

He only wanted to find the person behind this who dared plot against him, drag him out, and kill him!

The moment they stepped out of the Demon Suppression Bureau's gates, Qin Yun, who had rushed over after hearing of Lin Xuan's death, blocked Qin Luo's path.

"Qin Luo, you've got some nerve!"

"Previously, before His Majesty, you promised not to kill Lin Xuan. Yet today, you actually dared go back on your word."

"You are defying His Majesty!"

"Men, take Qin Luo back to the Imperial Clan Court and punish him properly!"