Chapter 1852 - Suppressing with Authority (1/2)

Translator: Exodus Tales  Editor: Exodus Tales

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

“Are you Tangyue, the Vice Chief of the Nanxi Mountain Enforcement Union?” a middle-aged man in a bright armor came over. He was followed by a troop of impressive Mages.

“There are so many people in this town, yet you were able to find me right away. How impressive,” Tangyue harrumphed coldly.

“We are just taking orders. Please hand over all the information you have so it’s easier for us to eliminate the threat on Dawn Island. We are running short on time. Please don’t make trouble for us. If you interfere with our work or don’t want to cooperate with us, we will have to rely on disciplinary actions,” the Battlemage threatened with a stern look.

“Damn it, we worked so hard on Dawn Island, but these guys have come to reap what we have sown instead!” Jiang Shaojun snarled. She went up to the middle-aged man and pointed at his nose, “Leave with your men at once! Don’t be a scumbag Councilman’s lackey, or you’re going to regret it.”

“Miss Jiang, right? We respect your father, but it doesn’t mean you can disrespect us. We don’t take orders from any Councilman. We are just following the orders from our superior. If you really think a Councilman’s personal gains are involved in this operation, please submit the evidence to the Martial Court or the highest Enforcement Union to prove he’s guilty… but even if he’s guilty, as long as we don’t receive any new orders, we are obliged to follow the previous order still!” the Battlemage said righteously. His voice was as firm as steel. Jiang Shaoxu did not dare to cross the line any further.

“Jiang Shaoxu, forget it, don’t pick a fight with the military,” Zhao Manyan pulled Jiang Shaoxu to the side.

It was meaningless to argue with a bunch of soldiers who were merely following orders. What mattered more was the person giving them the orders. Who was abusing their power to try covering up the truth!?

“All the evidence will be destroyed if the town goes into lockdown for five days. How could we possibly prove the man guilty after that? Why are the people from the highest Enforcement Union so slow? They have let the military take over instead,” Tangyue spat.

“I think the people from the highest levels of the Enforcement Union are being late on purpose,” Lingling said.

Tangyue had already submitted the evidence that Zhu Qi was involved in the incident in the morning. The highest authorities of the Enforcement Union should have come on the same day, since an Enforcement Union’s chief and a Councilman were involved to validate the accusation. They would then bring Chief Zhu Qi to court and investigate Councilman Nan.

However, the investigators from the Enforcement Union had not arrived even by the second day. The military had shown up instead. It basically meant the evidence had actually ended up in Councilman Nan’s hands. He just had to keep those who knew the truth busy and arrange for the military to take charge of the matter…

There had to be people supporting Councilman Nan among the army’s division. Their benefits would also be affected if something happened to Councilman Nan.

It was not easy to overthrow a Councilman. It was not difficult to replace him with someone else, but the problem was the factions who were tied to him were in the same boat. It might be an entire province, or even the entire southeast part of the country!

“Let’s give them what they want,” Lingling said.

“But…” Tangyue was unwilling to give up.

Even though the threat on Dawn Island would still be resolved after the military took over, Tangyue felt terrible sparing the corrupted Councilman so easily. It was probably the reason she was struggling to sleep last night. The chief of the Nanxi Mountain Enforcement Union, Zhu Qi, was just a lackey. The Nanxi Mountain Enforcement Union was just a small branch of the Enforcement Union, but as long as it had Councilman Nan’s support, it was allowed to exist. Zhu Qi was going to be fine soon. He might even be assigned somewhere with greater benefits and power!

“Just give it to them, Dawn Island will cease to exist in five days. The evidence won’t be of any use to us, since there won’t be any way to validate it,” Lingling said.