Chapter 328 - Chapter 328: Chapter 321 The Principle That What Is Eaten Cannot Be Spit Out_1 (1/2)

Chapter 328: Chapter 321 The Principle That What Is Eaten Cannot Be Spit Out_1

As for this dethroned monarch who reached the Immortal Realm, how he fared was unknown to anyone.

Ever since the He Family obtained the “Dragon Elephant Art,” they have been secretly cultivating it without revealing it to the outside world.

It was only because He Jun wanted to ask City Commandant Lu for help in taking revenge that he did not hesitate to unveil his family’s secret. To impress a mighty character like City Commandant Lu, ordinary wealth couldn’t catch his eye.

City Commandant Lu rushed to the rescue just to obtain the He Family’s “Dragon Elephant Skill” and the Blood Silkworm cocoons.

He believed that with the Dragon Elephant Art, and ten years to train the city’s guards under his command, he, the city commandant, would become an unrivaled authority in the Black Tiger Gang.

Even the direct ascent to Gang Leader was highly possible.

“City Commandant Lu, please calm your anger. I killed He Jun because he tried to kill me first, and I was merely forced to defend myself,” Qin Niu pleaded.

Qin Niu was very aware that City Commandant Lu was almost certainly a strong practitioner of the Spirit Qi Realm.

At present, he was no match for such an existence.

As long as he didn’t confront City Commandant Lu head on, the commandant actually had no real way of dealing with him.

“With both the human witness and the physical evidence present, you still dare to quibble? Come back to the court with me to speak further.”

City Commandant Lu’s face darkened.

With a wave of his hand, two Innate Realm experts rushed towards Qin Niu from both sides, aiming to capture him.

“I am of the highest nobility, and even if I have committed an offense, it must be tried by the tribunal of three. You have no right to arrest me. If you wish to take me to trial, I will go with you,” Qin Niu declared.

Naturally, Qin Niu would not go quietly.

If he were to be caught, his life and death would be completely at the mercy of others.

“Move the corpse outside the court, and invite the Law Enforcement Elder and the deputy Gang Leader holding the Legal Authority Seal to join the tribunal for the trial.”

The tribunal of three consisted of the punishing city commandant, the Law Enforcement Elder, and the deputy Gang Leader with the Legal Authority Seal.

Typically, cases that required the convening of the tribunal were major cases.

At this time, the Black Tiger Gang Leader would definitely inquire into the matter or watch covertly to see the final verdict.

It must be explained that the Black Tiger Gang Leader was the supreme authority of the Black Tiger Gang, but his word was not the law.

Major affairs within the gang were not decided by him alone but required consultation with the gang’s high-level officials.

After being brought to court, Qin Niu was given a chair to sit on for the trial, as befitting someone of his noble status.

Even having killed someone, he did not need to wear shackles like an ordinary person or kneel on the ground for his trial.

It was also impossible to subject him to torture so readily.

It wasn’t that City Commandant Lu didn’t wish to torture him, but that the rules forbade it.

If Qin Niu could be tortured today, other high nobles who committed crimes could similarly be tortured in the future.

This concerned the privileges of all the highest nobility, and City Commandant Lu would not likely make such a dire mistake, provided he had the slightest bit of sense.

Since it was night, calling the tribunal together wasn’t an immediate affair.

The other members of the tribunal were cocooned in their blankets, embracing their delicate wives or concubines in sleep, and it was just before dawn, the sweetest time to slumber.

Rousing them from bed and getting dressed would take some time.

“Qin Niu, it hasn’t even been two days since you were made a noble of the highest rank. Why didn’t you cherish it? Instead, you revealed your true colors and went on a killing spree?” City Commandant Lu questioned Qin Niu sternly.

“It was the He Family who wanted to kill me, not I who wanted to kill them,” Qin Niu responded.

“I’ve heard that the He Family’s wealth has fallen into your hands. Do you dare to say it wasn’t about killing for wealth?”

City Commandant Lu already knew about the He Family’s wealth ending up in Qin Niu’s hands, which suggested that He Er might have secretly turned to City Commandant Lu.

“It’s a wrongful accusation, City Commandant Lu! If you say I killed the He Family in self-defense, I admit it. But regarding their wealth falling into my hands—that is entirely unfounded,” Qin Niu protested his innocence vehemently.

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“Hmph, if you wish for none to know, you ought not to do it at all. You took the He Family’s property, and I, as the City Commandant, could have chosen not to pursue it. However, there are two items that belong to my Lu Family which were left in the He Family’s care. Return them to me, and a major issue can be minimized, and a minor one erased.”