Qing Luo's Crimes Exposed in Public, Even a Quasi-Transcendent Must Kneel!

"I was wrong, I was really wrong!"

The steward in blue kowtowed repeatedly.

"It was the president's order! Everything was ordered by the president!"

"He ordered me to detain Han Zhong, interrogate him about the source of the goods, and also ordered me to find Former Exchange Tower members and all the Black-and-White Ring!"

"I was just following orders!"

Lu Ping walked over, leaning against the wall, staring at the steward in blue kneeling on the ground, his eyes filled with hatred.

"The Azure Luo Merchant Guilds destroyed Exchange Tower, and they dare to shift the blame to the chairman?"

The steward in blue quickly cried out, "I was forced into it!"

"Let me go, and I'll take you to see the chairman!"

Ren raised his hand.

Lu Ping and the others were first Shisui.

"Take your old troops and retreat first."

Ren looked at Lu Ping.

"Leave nothing behind: the account books, the prescriptions, and the Black-and-White Ring."

Lu Ping nodded emphatically.

"Don't worry, OP."

He quickly left with his old subordinates.

The black-armored giant ape did not continue its attack, but instead looked down at the iron chains on its wrists.

Ren walked up to it.

You are free.

The giant ape raised its head and looked down at him.

A moment later, it slowly turned around and dragged its broken iron chain toward another passage.

The enormous figure disappeared into the darkness, leaving only the heavy sound of footsteps fading into the distance.

The steward in blue trembled even more violently at the sight.

Ren walked up to him and looked down at him.

"Hand over your tokens and ledgers."

The steward in green dared not hesitate and quickly took out the token from his waist and several ledgers from his Storage Soul Tool.

Ren accepted the token and the ledger.

What is the name of the president of the Azure Luo Merchant Guilds?

"The president of the Azure Luo Merchant Guilds is named Qing Luo Hai."

"Did he know that Former Exchange Tower members were imprisoned here?"

"Know."

"He also knows about the Black-and-White Ring?"

"I know, he's the one who made me investigate."

The steward in blue knelt on the ground, his forehead pressed against the cold stone slab.

"Young Master Lu, you can take your things, just don't kill me."

Ren did not punish him immediately.

"I'll let you go back alive."

The steward in blue looked up, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes.

"Real?"

"Go back and tell Qing Luo Hai."

Ren spoke calmly.

"Have him summon all the members of the Azure Luo Merchant Guilds."

The joy on the manager's face slowly froze.

Ren put away the token and his gaze fell on him.

"We will count everything that was taken from Exchange Tower today, one by one."

The manager in blue scrambled out of the underground warehouse.

Half an hour later.

Outside the headquarters of the Azure Luo Merchant Guilds, dozens of guards stepped into the underground passage.

The leader wore a blue robe, had gray hair, and his eyes and brows carried the coldness of someone who had long held a high position.

Qing Luo Hai, President of the Azure Luo Merchant Guilds.

He was followed by several Great Soul Sages, as well as a Quasi-Transcendent powerhouse with a profound aura.

When the group entered the underground warehouse, all they saw was ruins.

Broken stone pillars lay scattered on the ground, shelves were shattered, and the walls still bore the fist marks left by the black-armored giant ape.

The steward in blue knelt in the center of the ruins, covered in dust and his face devoid of color.

The black-armored giant ape lay prone not far away, breathing heavily.

Qing Luo Hai glanced around, his face grim.

Who did it?

The steward in blue hurriedly pointed to Ren.

"President, that's him!"

"He led his men into the warehouse, stole the account books and the Black-and-White Ring, and even let those Former Exchange Tower members go!"

Qing Luo Hai raised his head.

Ren stood in front of the broken ledger, not looking up, but flipping through the ledgers he had snatched from the steward.

Ren stood in front of the tattered ledger, his finger turning the last page of the ledger.

The paper was soaked in blood, and the edges were blackened by fire, but the writing on it was still clear.

Acquire Exchange Tower Estate at a low price.

Secretly buying and selling on the black market.

Bribing the city's officials.

They forced their former subordinates to hand over the elixir formula and the Soul Artifact.

Those who refused to submit were dealt with under pretexts such as disappearance, accident, or attack by Desolate Beast.

The ledgers even recorded the whereabouts of several family members of former subordinates.

Some were forced to leave Chaotic Star City, some were sold into the black market, and some families died in the "Desolate Beast Riot" created by the Azure Luo Merchant Guilds.

Lu Ping, leaning against the wall, staggered to his feet.

His fingers trembled violently when he saw one of the pages.

That page records a transaction that took place more than ten years ago.

One of the managers of Exchange Tower refused to hand over the trade route and was detained by the Azure Luo Merchant Guilds.

Three days later, the shopkeeper and his entire family of seven disappeared.

The ledger contained only four words at the end.

"It has been properly handled."

Lu Ping's breathing became rapid, and his eyes quickly reddened.

"So it was you guys..."

He stared intently at those four words, feeling as if a huge rock was pressing on his chest.

"I always thought they had simply left Chaotic Star City."

"I always believed that as long as Exchange Tower was rebuilt, we would be able to find them someday."

"But you killed them long ago!"

The sound echoed throughout the underground warehouse.

Many of Former Exchange Tower members had just been rescued, lowered their heads, their fingers tightly gripping the hem of their clothes.

Among them, some lost their fathers, some lost their brothers, and some even lost the last remaining member of their family.

For so many years, they dared not ask, dared not investigate, and dared not mention Exchange Tower's name in Chaotic Star City.

Because every time we pressed for answers, all we got was another disappearance.

Qing Luo Hai's face darkened completely.

"Nonsense!"

He grabbed the ledger, trying to snatch it away.

Before his fingers even touched the pages, Fugaku took a step forward.

Boom!

A heavy aura emanated from his body.

Under the suppression of the Profound Wilderness Laws, Fugaku's power was not fully released, but the pressure belonging to the Super-Kage level still fell like a mountain.

The guards behind Qing Luo Hai all changed their expressions.

The Soul Sect Master had just taken a step when they felt as if they had been struck in the chest by an invisible boulder, their feet abruptly stopping in place.

Fugaku looked at them coldly.

"Who dares to touch the ledgers?"

The underground warehouse fell silent instantly.

Qing Luo Hai stared at Fugaku, forcibly suppressing his apprehension, and sneered, "This is Chaotic Star City, not a place where you can intimidate people with your aura."

He raised his hand, and his sleeve slipped slightly.

A black token was partially visible.

The token bears the seal of the Chaotic Star City Deacon's Office.

Qing Luo Hai deliberately let everyone see, then hid the token back in his sleeve.

"The Azure Luo Merchant Guilds has been operating in the city for many years. The authenticity of its account books should naturally be verified by the city's stewards."

"You outsiders have trespassed into the Merchant Guilds, forcibly detained the manager, and even injured the guards. You have violated the city rules."

"If you know what's good for you, put down the ledgers immediately and come with me to the Deacon's Office to explain."

"Otherwise, no one will leave here today."

The guards immediately straightened their backs.

They dared not face Fugaku's intimidating presence, but they trusted the deacon's token in Qing Luo Hai's hand.

In Chaotic Star City, as long as the city's Deacon's Office are willing to intervene, even Transcendent experts cannot kill people at will.

Han Zhong's face paled, and he said in a low voice, "Young Master Lu, that's a deacon's token from within the city. The Azure Luo Merchant Guilds must have already made arrangements with the Deacon's Office."

"If we really go to the Deacon's Office, I'm afraid the account books will be destroyed on the spot."

Ren didn't look at him.

His gaze fell on Qing Luo Hai.

This chairman is much more cautious than the manager in green robes.

From the moment he entered the underground warehouse, he neither rushed to make a move nor admitted to anything.

Even with the ledgers right in front of him, he was still using the rules of Chaotic Star City to stall for time.

Once the officials from the Deacon's Office arrive, Qing Luo Hai can determine that the account books are forged and shift all the blame onto Steward Qingyi.

He then used city regulations as an excuse to extricate himself.

Ren withdrew his gaze and calmly said, "Lu Ping."

Lu Ping looked up.

"Read aloud the contents of the ledger, one item at a time."