A Shocking Outcome

"Um?"

While the group of geniuses were incredulous.

A murder occurred in the training room of the Talent Home, involving a major general, so it was naturally reported to the Law Enforcement Bureau immediately.

"The Ruins Thief Sequence recruited by the Second Shelter was killed by Honorary Major General Cao Fengqi after he attacked him?"

"Cao Fengqi?"

Xu Fenghua, the deputy director of the Law Enforcement Bureau, looked at the information that had been transmitted and his face showed astonishment. "That bastard killed someone?"

She frowned slightly and immediately got up and headed towards the Talent Home area.

"Fenghua, you saw the message too?"

As she reached the doorway, five or six people approached her, and the elderly man at the head of the group looked at her and said...

"Yes, Uncle Hu."

Xu Fenghua saw him and nodded.

"Hmm, I heard..."

The old man, a lieutenant general and the current director of the Tianbei Base City Law Enforcement Bureau, who wielded considerable power, looked at Xu Fenghua, pursed his lips, and continued, "Fenghua, do you know this Major General Cao Fengqi?"

The Law Enforcement Bureau of Tianbei Base City is responsible for maintaining order and night watch.

As the head of the Law Enforcement Bureau, he was aware of what happened last night.

When he learned that the hot-tempered General Xu had arrived on his horse Chengchong and given this 'Major General Cao' a sound beating, he was somewhat dumbfounded.

There's a lot of gossip involved here.

"Know."

Xu Fenghua nodded.

"Major General Cao is a genius; he has such abilities at such a young age, it's truly remarkable."

Director Hu said with a smile, "If you ask me, what happened today is a minor matter. With Major General Cao's talent and ability, even if he really did kill someone, his achievements would be enough to make up for it."

Upon hearing this, Xu Fenghua remained silent for a moment without replying.

"Their relationship is definitely not ordinary."

Director Hu noticed her silence and his gaze flickered slightly.

Who in the entire Law Enforcement Bureau doesn't know about Deputy Director Xu's extraordinary professional skills?

The Adjudicator Sequence.

Verdict, verdict, a just verdict!

This person has an extremely strong sense of justice; many of the iron-fisted regulations of Tianbei Base City were proposed by him.

"Hehe, let's go check on Major General Cao, make sure he's not injured."

"..."

"Director Hu, Deputy Director Xu!"

When Director Hu and his entourage arrived in front of the training room.

There, the main person in charge of the Talent Home, along with a group of teachers, were already waiting.

Upon seeing Director Hu arrive, they immediately went to greet them.

"Um."

Director Hu nodded slightly to them. "Take us to have a look."

"Yes, yes!"

The group nodded and immediately entered the training room.

"Um?"

At that moment, Cao Fengqi, who was waiting in the training room, saw Xu Fenghua and raised an eyebrow. "Sister Fenghua, you're here. I almost died just now."

"..."

"..."

Inside the training room, the teachers and the group of prodigies all opened their mouths slightly upon hearing his words.

Oh? You almost died?

However, while they remained silent, they were also shaken. This... this Major General Cao seemed to know that Deputy Director Xu?

Upon hearing his words, Xu Fenghua's face darkened, and she looked him up and down.

"Hehe, Major General Cao, are you alright?"

Director Hu looked at him and asked with a smile.

"It's alright, I'm fine, but the guy who attacked me seems to be dead. I wonder if he can be brought back to life to prove my innocence."

Cao Fengqi looked at the unfamiliar old man and gestured.

"..."

Director Hu glanced at the group of chunks of flesh, paused slightly, and continued with a smile, "As long as you're alright, that's all that matters."

"I'm fine, but they won't let me leave, saying that a promising young man has died."

Cao Fengqi said with a smile.

"Heh, what does being a chosen one of heaven mean to Major General Cao?"

Director Hu chuckled lightly, seemingly unconcerned.

Murder is no small matter.

In order to maintain the current peace and stability, the Tianbei Base City has established iron-fisted regulations.

Even those with the highest military ranks cannot be exempted from this rule.

In particular, this time the one who died was a genius recruited by another sanctuary.

However, there are always exceptions. This 18-year-old major general, the youngest in the Great Xia, resolved three important projects for the Tianbei Base City in just a few days.

The last one, in particular, could save hundreds of thousands of lives.

In addition, given his terrifying talent in Artifact Refiner, even if Cao Fengqi deliberately killed a prodigy, at most he would only have his military rank lowered, not his life.

This is reality, and this is strength.

Let alone now, even in peacetime, even if you commit murder, arson, and all sorts of evil deeds, as long as you say you can develop nuclear fusion technology, you can transform from a prisoner into a warden.

"???"

"???"

However, at this moment, the group of top students and the teachers around them showed expressions of shock upon hearing Director Hu's words.

Holy crap! This?!

Why did these high-ranking officials from the Law Enforcement Bureau, instead of interrogating him, start showing concern for him?

The implication of these words is clear: even if it was intentional killing, it's considered killing.

"Ah?"

Cao Fengqi was slightly taken aback when he heard what Director Hu.

This scene was somewhat unexpected even to him.

He had been told by Sister Youya that the place was strictly ordered and that killing was forbidden, so he was cooperating fully while waiting for the investigation.

It turned out to be simpler than he had imagined.

"Don't you think this is unfair?"

Director Hu swept his gaze across the crowd and continued without any attempt to conceal his intentions, "If you possess Major General Cao's abilities and talents, and can make the same contributions as him, then you can too."

"..."

"Ahem! Sir, please keep it down. I'm a good person. You're making it sound like I don't eat beef."

Cao Fengqi coughed.

He pursed his lips and continued, "Sirs, since you're already here, let's investigate this matter thoroughly, fairly and justly!"

"Good."

Director Hu smiled and nodded, glancing at Xu Fenghua beside him.

Why did he attack you?

Xu Fenghua looked at Cao Fengqi and asked.

"I didn't know this guy would suddenly attack me."

Although Cao Fengqi had some guesses in his mind, he didn't say much, "The most important thing is that he had murderous intent towards me, otherwise I wouldn't have killed him."

"Alright, then I'll have our 'Soul Listener' in the bureau collect evidence and verify it."

Xu Fenghua nodded and looked at a middle-aged man. "Captain Guo, thank you for your help."

"No trouble at all!"

The middle-aged man nodded, took out a jet-black crystal ball, and walked to the pile of corpse fragments.

"I am the Soul Listener, I open the desolate land to gather wandering spirits, I chant the haunting voices in the void; the desolate ruins gather the remnants of souls, the dark realm silently listens to the words of the dead..."

"Gathering wandering souls, embracing remnants of the soul."

"Buzz!"

He chanted a spell in a low voice, and a gray, lifeless soul slowly coalesced under his spell.

Cao Fengqi saw this and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

No wonder the order hasn't collapsed in this apocalyptic world; they can directly summon the souls of the dead to judge cases. Who would dare to act recklessly now?

The gray, lifeless soul transformed into a wisp of black smoke and disappeared into the pitch-black crystal ball, which then emitted a blue-green light.

"Indeed, as Major General Cao said, the deceased struck first over some matters concerning his children."

"He harbored murderous intent, though he didn't dare kill anyone in this attack; he only wanted to tease Major General Cao. But... he only had himself to blame."

A blue-green light shone in the middle-aged man's pupils as he answered truthfully.

To harbor murderous intent towards a major general, to want to torment him, even if he doesn't know his exact identity, is irrelevant.

Just be more careful in your next life.

"Okay, let's seal off the evidence."

Xu Fenghua nodded slightly upon hearing this.

She glanced at the Wang Zhiyan sisters beside her.

Everything is now clear.

"Dispose of the body..."

She glanced at the corpse, then her gaze fell on Cao Fengqi: "Don't cause trouble in Tianbei Base City in the future. This isn't your little county town."

"Sister Fenghua, this wasn't my fault."

Cao Fengqi was speechless upon hearing his reminder.

He paused, then reminded her, "Sister Fenghua, if you want to help me get revenge, just tell me."

Help you get revenge?

Xu Fenghua's face turned cold upon hearing her words.

She naturally understood what that bastard meant.

"Hey? Fengqi, who offended you? Our Law Enforcement Bureau will help you get revenge."

Director Hu, who was standing nearby, was slightly surprised when he heard his words and asked him a question.

"Uncle..."

Cao Fengqi looked at him and asked curiously, "Can our brothers in the Law Enforcement Bureau take down that old bastard Xu Zhenjiang?"

"???"

"???"

His words left Director Hu and several other high-ranking officials in the Law Enforcement Bureau momentarily stunned.

General Xu Gan Xu?

"Hehe, Fengqi, I have something to attend to, I'll be going now."

Director Hu gave an awkward smile, knowing that this was not something he could get involved in, and turned to leave.

"Hmph, you deserve it!"

Xu Fenghua, her face dark, snorted coldly at Cao Fengqi and turned to leave.