Book 3: Clear River in Turmoil - Chapter 31: Retaliation (1/2)
Chapter 31: Retaliation
Early in thebreakfast when he suddenly felt the jade ornaht red light
This was the ein Bureau Anyone who received the call would need to go to the Origin Bureau at once
Did so happen?
Su Chen cal histo the Origin Bureau”
When Su Chen arrived, a in Qi Scholars had already arrived
Upon seeing Su Chen, they bowed in unison “Greetings, Knowledge Executor!”
Even though Su Chen spent most of his tiin Bureau at least once a day to keep his control over the Origin Bureau At this point, he was familiar with everyone orked here
“What happened?” Su Chen said as he walked over However, he immediately discovered the reason for the su within the main hall
The deceased person was called Liu Jiyun He was one of the Origin Qi Scholars at the Origin Bureau He wasn’t very strong, with a cultivation base only at the Qi Drawing Realm, but he had been one of the first individuals to openly support Su Chen He could be considered to have been Su Chen’s trusted aide
But now, he had died, and his corpse had been put on display in the Origin Bureau’s main hall
Su Chen asked expressionlessly as he stared at Liu Jiyun’s corpse, “Who discovered it? And where?”
“One of the night watchmen discovered it He was found dead in West Water Street,” replied one of the Origin Qi Scholars responsible for standing guard
“Why wasn’t there a report yesterday?”
“There was The Investigations Office took the case and just handed hiations Office?” Su Chen’s gaze shrank viciously
He gazed at the corpse and asked, “Was no one sent to the scene of the crime at West Water Street?”
“Someone was sent, but unfortunately, the person didn’t discover anything The Investigations Office didn’t do anything to keep the location off-li all over the scene since early in the , and it’s been ruined already I asked them why they didn’t hand over the victim earlier and why they didn’t protect the scene earlier They replied that the Origin Bureau isn’t responsible for investigating and that we don’t have the authority to lecture theive us the victiht and that everyone needed to rest They didn’t keep the location off-li it off-lione wrong”
“A gang rily “Quite the excuse!”
Liu Jiyun’s corpse only had tounds on it – one in his chest and one in the back of his neck Both were fatal wounds It was obvious that he had been asters didn’t kill people like that
Evidently, the ten Bloodline nobility Clans were carrying out their revenge against him
Even if we can’t attack you directly, we can at least attack your underlings!
Upon realizing this, a cold sun, has it?”
“Knowledge Executor Su! What should we do?” Duan Feng asked
Su Chen had realized it, but so had the rest of the people present
Su Chen knew very well that if he didn’t e this situation carefully, he, who had taken control of the Origin Bureau by force, would quickly lose the trust of his subordinates, and eventually his authority would be in nain Bureau would fall into the hands of the ten Bloodline nobility Clans again
He lowered his head in thought for a , “From today onwards, everyone should be careful when on business, and try not to be alone The Origin Bureau also needs to be in Qi Scholars here at all times If you feel unsafe where you live, you can also coin to utilize the in Bureau better Every person in Bureauout on business”
Someone said disdainfully, “How useful can a bunch of Body Te theainst ambushes, to secure retreat routes, and to delay and waste time are all possible”
“But that’s still not a way of dealing with the issue”
Su Chen said, “Just focus on protecting yourselves for now I’ll take care of everything else Duan Feng, you come with me to the City Lord’s residence”
“Yes, sir!”
Half an hour later
In the City Lord’s residence’s backyard
An Siyuan teased his white-beaked parrot as he said, “I already knohat happened Unfortunately, I probably won’t be ofthis matter Even if we know that they were the ones who did it, it won’t be of any use; without evidence, we can’t just charge over there and demand payback, can we?”
“Junior officer understands Actually, even if there was a foration, it wouldn’t have ations Office are under their control anyways”
“As long as you know It’s hard being the City Lord; I have a lot of a restricted by these nobility clans and can’t bring th out to bear Don’t you think so, Little White?”
The white-beaked parrot flapped its wings and screeched, “Those nobility Clans are tyrannical; they ignore the law, cling to their self-importance, and corrupt basic hed as he fed his white-beaked parrot some treats