Chapter 36: How to Conclude the Case

Fortunately, Sheng Yuan Yao's practice was quite good. Both hands quickly supported Lu Xing Zhou's shoulders, lightly touching and then separating. He stopped in place at close range, not even pushing Lu Xing Zhou's wheelchair back.

Lu Xing Zhou picked up Ah Nuo, who was lying on the ground like a dried fish, and said, "Commander Sheng has good skills, Ah Nuo will learn."

Your official clothes are so fragrant...

Sheng Yuan Yao awkwardly retreated, "You all... are you finished?"

What kind of talk is this... Shen Tang was full of indignation, "Commander Sheng, why have you come? What is this important business?"

Lu Xing Zhou waved his hand and smiled, "Commander Sheng has naturally come to ask how to handle the deaths of the He family guards and Liu Qing Cang."

"Exactly." Sheng Yuan Yao finally got back into the rhythm of proper matters and asked solemnly, "Yesterday I just wanted to ask how you handled those people from He Yu... later I felt it was not appropriate to ask in a public place, so I thought it would be better for me to go and take a look myself first."

"And then?"

"The He residence is full of corpses. He Yu and the people he brought are all dead, including Liu Qing Cang. But it's very strange, I didn't find the corpses of the two fifth-rank guards."

In fact, not only He Lei and He Ting, but even Shadow's corpse had been dealt with by Lu Xing Zhou. It was just that Sheng Yuan Yao didn't know of Shadow's existence, so no matter how she counted, it was just missing two guards.

Lu Xing Zhou laughed, "How does Commander Sheng want to conclude this case?"

"Originally He Yu came here with great fanfare to find you, and now everyone is dead... even though in the eyes of the public he was killed by a demon, the deaths of those guards still make it hard to clear your suspicion. I want to ask first, do you have anything to say yourself?"

Lu Xing Zhou was a little surprised, "Could it be that you can report according to what I say?"

Sheng Yuan Yao was expressionless, "It's also a reference. I'll say it upfront, if you don't have a good explanation, then I will truthfully report your suspicion. After all, too many people know, and I can't hide it."

"Is there no possibility... that the two guards saw He Yu die, were afraid of being punished, and killed people themselves and ran away?" Lu Xing Zhou blinked his eyes, "Perhaps they even took away some treasures."

Sheng Yuan Yao glared at Lu Xing Zhou, annoyed. She naturally knew that Lu Xing Zhou had killed them, but she didn't believe these ghost stories.

But then quickly she seemed to be lost in thought.

The problem here wasn't whether she believed it or not, but whether others believed it or not, and how to report it to be most beneficial. Although Sheng Yuan Yao was young, she came from a scholarly family and deeply understood the principles of officialdom.

Now the public perception was that He Yu was ostensibly investigating He Shang and acknowledging Lu Xing Zhou, but was actually secretly investigating demon matters. This is what he himself said in public, and even the demon responded, "So it's you investigating me."

It has to be said that this trap was dug by her, Sheng Yuan Yao. She told the demon outside the secret room that someone named He Yu was investigating it...

Then He Yu bravely fought the demon and unfortunately sacrificed himself. This was also witnessed by tens of thousands of people.

Although some strong individuals might see that the situation wasn't quite right, no one had any real evidence. Young Master He bravely fought the demon and sacrificed himself, which was also good for the He family. If you insisted that he was confused and killed after being tied up, and there was no real evidence, guess which one Grand Tutor He would rather hear? Therefore, generally no one would go out of their way to seek trouble for themselves.

For this report, there was a key problem: where were the guards when He Yu fought the demon?

If the guards had been killed by others early on, how could He Yu have the mind to fight the demon alone? No matter how you thought about it, it wasn't logical.

Furthermore, if the guards were killed, who would be responsible? Her, Sheng Yuan Yao's responsibility? Young Master He's guards were all killed, what were you doing in Xia Zhou!

The most reasonable explanation was still that the guards had treacherous intentions, deliberately set up He Yu to die, and then killed the other guards and took the treasures before leaving.

This way of reporting was the simplest and carried the least responsibility. All the responsibility lay with the deserting guards and the demon-raising Xu Bing Kun. However, if things were sorted out this way, it really had no connection to Lu Xing Zhou whatsoever. He Yu's previous pursuit and investigation of Lu Xing Zhou could completely be a measure to deceive Xu Bing Kun.

In fact, because the He family knew that there was still a Shadow carrying pills who hadn't been seen, this explanation was even more believable to the He family: it was the He Lei brothers who had robbed Shadow.

Sheng Yuan Yao knew clearly that Lu Xing Zhou had done it, and letting her report it this way always felt a bit off. It was clearly all fake. But she was very clear that all the subordinates of the Demon Suppression Department and the officials of Xia Zhou City would be very willing to write it this way, saving a lot of trouble.

"Was all of this planned beforehand by you?" Sheng Yuan Yao finally sighed, asking with a bit of resentment.

"Regarding the disappearance of the guards' corpses, it was indeed planned to throw the blame on them," Lu Xing Zhou said candidly, "I said before that I would wrap up all the loose ends for you."

"Then you hinted to me about the demon case early on, were you also using me?"

"Not necessarily. After all, I didn't know that you would all go to exterminate the demon at that time, and I didn't expect to achieve this kind of cooperation. I'm not an immortal. At that time, I hinted to you that the City Lord was raising a demon because I was genuinely trying to help you gain merit. Later, seeing the demonic energy soaring to the sky, I naturally adjusted my plan."

Sheng Yuan Yao's face, which had been as black as charcoal, finally improved a little. Then she sighed, a little tired, "This trip to Xia Zhou has made me become as slick as other officials in such a short time... I joined the Demon Suppression Department, not really to become like this."

Lu Xing Zhou looked at her for a while and said in a low voice, "I said before... this world is just a pill furnace. We who live in it will sooner or later be refined into a generally smooth appearance."

Sheng Yuan Yao said somewhat mockingly, "What if I don't want to become a general appearance? Let this furnace fire become my own flame?"

"Yes, if you have enough power, then you can not care what the officials of Xia Zhou think, not care what the He family's reaction is, and directly arrest me... but you don't now."

Sheng Yuan Yao was instead amused and seemed to unintentionally glance at Shen Tang, who was listening in beside her, "If I really wanted to arrest you, I'm afraid I would still need to withstand the reaction of a certain person here."

Shen Tang smiled slightly and didn't say anything.

Sheng Yuan Yao stretched lazily and walked towards the outside, losing some interest, "That's how it is. After this matter is over, I will ask my father to transfer me back to the capital... it's meaningless."

Shen Tang secretly said that she might not be able to go back, but in the end, she didn't say it. She watched Sheng Yuan Yao walk away and then said in a low voice, "Yuan Yao is quite good... it's rare to find a young lady from an official family with such a pure heart now."

Lu Xing Zhou also smiled and cupped his hands, "Then Sect Master, I'll go back and rest."

Shen Tang said gently, "Go, you've worked hard. I'll have someone send you some tonic medicine later."

Lu Xing Zhou waved his hand at Du Gu Qing Li, "Goodbye, little white hair."

Du Gu Qing Li was expressionless.

Ah Nuo quickly pushed Lu Xing Zhou away. Du Gu Qing Li asked with a stern face, "Are you two still quite fast?"

Shen Tang's face was a little red, "It took longer than expected... he rested for a while in the middle."

Du Gu Qing Li, "Is this something I can listen to?"

Shen Tang, "What are you saying?"

"What we did, I said."

"We were treating a leg!" Shen Tang was too lazy to argue with her and looked at her own leg with some anticipation, "He said it will only take ten days, and after that it's just rehabilitation training. I can really stand up..."

Du Gu Qing Li hesitated a little, "Your good words are actually stronger than mine, enough to protect yourself. Can't I leave?"

At this moment, Shen Tang's heart actually had a kind of absolutely unshould malice. She felt that it wasn't bad to let Du Gu Qing Li leave, to avoid Lu Xing Zhou's eyes always being fixed on her, and even when he left, he would say goodbye to the little white hair and not her...

But she knew that this idea was absolutely wrong, so she said, "Did the Country Master instruct you to protect my safety, or to protect me until my leg is better and you can stop?"

Du Gu Qing Li said helplessly, "It's to protect your safety, but I feel like you won't be in much danger after this."

"Then you're wrong... from Sheng Yuan Yao's attitude towards us, we can know that at least Sheng Qing Feng knows my identity. Since Sheng Qing Feng knows, others will know sooner or later. My identity can't be hidden for too long. At that time, even if I can stand steadily, there will inevitably be various hidden arrows coming at me. In addition, why did a demon appear in Xia Zhou, and where did it come from? This is also a hidden danger that cannot be ignored."

Du Gu Qing Li said, "Even if that time comes, my power can't protect you. But your own power can be used to its fullest..."

Shen Tang asked, "Are you close to the fourth rank?"

"And this battle with the demon, I actually had quite a bit of enlightenment. I feel like the barrier of the fourth rank is a bit loose, and I should break through soon. But Master said I must experience the mortal world before I can glimpse the upper three ranks. I still haven't perceived what use it is."

Shen Tang sighed a little, "That's already very impressive. You're not even eighteen this year, you're a true genius."

Du Gu Qing Li didn't speak. She didn't feel that this was anything impressive, because Shen Tang was already a fourth-rank, and that was truly astonishing talent. Although Shen Tang was older than her, the so-called loose barrier still hadn't broken through. Heaven knows how many years it would take to break through.

"As for you saying that experiencing the mortal world is useless... it's because you haven't experienced enough," Shen Tang smiled, "At least you haven't experienced the kind of despondency that Sheng Yuan Yao just did."

Du Gu Qing Li thought about it and agreed, "I really don't know why she was sad. Clearly she herself didn't want to expose Lu Xing Zhou."

"That's two different things..." Shen Tang looked at her for a while and suddenly laughed, "Hey, when I can stand up, how about you go protect Lu Xing Zhou?"

Du Gu Qing Li was startled and blurted out, "I won't compete with that kid for the position of pushing the wheelchair!"

"What if that's your path to the upper three ranks?"

Du Gu Qing Li fell silent and didn't answer.

Shen Tang pursed her lips, and her mood suddenly wasn't so good. She pushed her wheelchair and turned, "I'm going to see what's in the warehouse to send some to Lu Xing Zhou... you continue to cultivate."

Just as she turned, both of them felt something simultaneously, "Who!"

With a "swish," Du Gu Qing Li seemed to teleport, blocking in front of a masked person in black.

The Yan Luo Hall assassin felt secretly bitter. It was the first time his stealth skill hadn't hidden him from someone of the same level. Where did this white hair pop out from? Was the so-called sword heart clear truly so ridiculous?

"Misunderstanding..." The assassin raised his hand to indicate that he had no ill intentions.

Du Gu Qing Li's long sword pointed lightly, "Who are you? What is your purpose?"

The assassin originally wanted to explain, but his heart suddenly moved.

What's the point of explaining? Yan Jun wants me to send fruit to the Judge, but he won't let me say where I came from. The Judge is so smart, what reason can I find to deceive him? This task is just impossible.

Instead, it's better to let these two women pass it on. Not only will I be completely clean, but Yan Jun's existence will absolutely not be leaked...

Thinking this, he directly took out a smoke bomb and exploded it on the ground. He turned and flashed, flying away without a trace.

Du Gu Qing Li was about to chase, but suddenly perceived a strange aura. She lowered her head and saw a fruit lying in the smoke, glowing faintly.