The Star Luo Empire's Spy, Flender's End!

"That crooked merchant was still daring to threaten people at a time like this. I'd like to see what expression he makes once they find the letters proving he colluded with the enemy."

Qin Qi shook his head from within the crowd. Flender had clearly grown accustomed to being arrogant.

When facing ordinary people, he habitually resorted to force.

"Looks like I need to add more fuel to the fire."

Qin Qi looked around and pinched his throat, preparing to speak up and give things another push.

"If you didn't do it, then you didn't do it. Why are you so nervous, even threatening people?"

"Could it be that you have something to hide?"

The Law Enforcement Captain suddenly spoke, his sharp gaze fixed on Flender.

His cultivation was not particularly high, but he had held the position of Law Enforcement Captain for over a decade.

He had seen all kinds of people. At a glance, he could tell that Flender was feeling guilty.

But why would someone who had lost money feel guilty?

"No, no."

Flender immediately became nervous and hurriedly spoke.

The Law Enforcement Captain before him was nothing special, but he was the nephew of the City Lord of Suotuo City.

Offending him meant offending the City Lord, and offending the City Lord meant offending the Empire.

Though Flender was powerful, he still did not dare openly violate the Empire's laws.

"Does this guy not know Flender? Or does he have something backing him? He's really confronting him head-on!"

Qin Qi stopped himself from speaking. He had not expected the Law Enforcement Captain to be so bold.

He had started interrogating Flender right away. Did he not know who Flender was?

Or did he have some powerful background?

"If you didn't, then why were you so anxious to make people shut up?"

"Are you afraid someone might expose something?"

"And you keep insisting that you were robbed, but why hasn't a single item in your shop gone missing?"

"Could the thief have kindly left you some money to live on?"

The Law Enforcement Captain surveyed the surroundings. The doors and windows were intact, and there were no traces on the ground.

There were no suspicious signs around the place where the money had been hidden either. Most importantly, nothing in the shop was missing.

This did not look like the work of a thief.

"I-I don't know either, but my money really was stolen!"

Flender swallowed and looked at the goods in his shop.

He regretted it now. He should not have told the truth earlier.

He should have claimed that many things had been stolen.

That way, he could clear himself of suspicion and extort some compensation while he was at it.

Ah, he had really been careless just now.

"Whether anything was stolen or not, I'll investigate it. Everyone outside, if you have something to say, say it directly."

"If there truly is a problem, I'll stand up for you."

The Law Enforcement Captain looked at the watching crowd and spoke.

The crowd outside looked at one another, but no one spoke. None of them wanted to offend anyone.

"Sir of the Law Enforcement Team, I want to report him!"

"Flender's shop calls itself a Grocery Store, but it's actually just a place for swindling people!"

"The last time I bought something there, I merely picked it up and it broke. Then he extorted money from me."

Qin Qi shouted from within the crowd, then immediately changed positions after speaking.

He wanted to avoid being discovered.

"Flender, is that true?"

The Law Enforcement Captain looked toward Flender, frowning as he asked.

"Th-that's false. I never did that. Slander, this is despicable slander."

Flender hurriedly replied.

"What slander? Haven't you, you crooked merchant, done enough bad things already?"

"Last time, I bought a box from here. The moment I took it home and put something inside, it fell apart."

"When I had someone inspect it, it turned out the entire box had just been glued together."

"I came to demand an explanation, and he even showed his Soul Rings to threaten me. Bah, you bastard."

Someone in the crowd spoke indignantly.

"What did you say!"

Flender immediately flew into a rage and revealed seven Soul Rings. Though he had indeed done it, how dare this person undermine him now?

Was he tired of living?

"What are you trying to do? Commit violence right in front of me?"

As the Law Enforcement Captain spoke, he also revealed his Soul Rings. He was a five-ring Soul King, and all of his subordinates revealed their Soul Rings as well.

At the same time, someone tightly gripped a Signal Flare. If Flender dared to do anything at all—

They would immediately release the signal. Then the City Lord and the city guards would surround the place.

Their City Lord was a level-seventy Soul Saint. They were not afraid of Flender in the slightest.

"I-I wasn't trying to do anything. I was just a little agitated."

Flender clenched his fists, a trace of gloom flashing through his eyes.

But he still endured it. He could not afford to provoke them, so he held back.

"As expected, on the Douluo Continent, strength was king. Although many nobles were useless—"

"The Law Enforcement Team and City Lord of a major city like Suotuo City were still quite formidable."

Qin Qi had previously worried that Suotuo City's Law Enforcement Team would not be able to restrain Flender.

But now, it seemed that concern had been unnecessary.

"Why haven't they found the letters yet? You people are far too inefficient at searching through things."

"If you were ever sent to confiscate a household, you probably wouldn't finish in three days."

Qin Qi watched the people resume searching through the room, and he felt anxious on their behalf.

"Hmph, it's best that you weren't trying to do anything. Let me tell you, even if you're powerful, you'd better behave yourself."

"If you don't want to be wanted by the Empire and left with nowhere to go, then you'd better cooperate obediently."

The Law Enforcement Captain snorted coldly. He had seen plenty of people try to act tough, but he had never feared them.

"Captain, we found something. Please come take a look."

Someone found the Envelope Qin Qi had left behind and immediately called out.

"What is it?"

The Law Enforcement Captain walked over and saw the Envelope. Frowning, he opened it with his back to Flender and read its contents.

After reading it, his expression became extremely grave.

"Flender... Someone, help me investigate something."

The Law Enforcement Captain quietly said something to one of his men, who hurried away afterward.

The Law Enforcement Captain began using various questions to keep Flender occupied.

"They finally found it. I wonder what expression Flender will have next?"

"Will he obediently surrender, or choose to run?"

The smile on Qin Qi's face became even brighter. At last, this performance had reached its climax.

After a while, the subordinate returned and leaned close to the Law Enforcement Captain, quietly reporting something.

"Headmaster Flender, right? It seems you opened an academy out in the countryside?"

"I wonder whether your academy has proof of imperial recognition?"

"Have you registered the academy?"

The Law Enforcement Captain revealed a cold smile and discreetly signaled his subordinates. They began surrounding Flender.

"Th-there's no academy. I didn't open an academy. I merely took in a few children with nowhere else to go."

Flender immediately cowered. What proof did their academy have? They had no proof at all.

It was a completely unlicensed academy. In other words, an illegal academy.

"You didn't register it, and it has no imperial recognition. How dare you establish an academy!"

"And you recruit students every year, charging ten Gold Soul Coins each time, never returning the money whether they get in or not."

"Is that recruitment? That's outright fraud!"

The Law Enforcement Captain immediately became furious. According to the information they had just gathered, Shrek Academy was nothing but a scam academy.

Yet no one had discovered it all these years. Were the people patrolling the villages just there to collect pay?

Such a huge blight had gone unnoticed for so many years. Suotuo City had been completely humiliated!

"No, this is normal recruitment. I wrote everything clearly on the sign."

"Besides, I'm a seven-ring Soul Saint, while you're only a five-ring Soul King."

"I'm giving you some respect for Suotuo City's sake, but don't push your luck!"

Flender immediately turned hostile. With the evidence laid out before him, there was no use arguing anymore.

He could only take a hard line now and rely on his strength to suppress the little Soul King before him.