Chapter 0030 – Reason for Carl’s Crying – Absolute Returns

Execution of the samurai with men and horses out of the Xu Dalong pounced on it and returned to no avail.

“Liang Tai has resisted arrest. Within the territory of the Southern Dao Sect, Dao ghosts can guard their own safety, and refused to obey. We wanted to forcefully capture him, but that guy’s henchmen stepped in to obstruct, so we had no choice but to retreat.”

He’s a white-trash ghost, with over a hundred men under his direct command. If he resists arrest, things won’t be easy.

The already high morale of the investigating officers became even more agitated.

“This is ignoring us!”

“Even if we use all the executive samurai, we will forcefully arrest him!”

Quemin offered a cautious opinion as he calmed the swarm of young investigating officers.

“This matter needs to be handled carefully. If there is a clash with the Taoist ghosts, the executive samurai will lose a lot of money.”

“But we can’t just leave it at that, can we?”

Just as the investigating officers were arguing, I pulled out a document and handed it to them.

“Give this to the guy.”

“My God!”

It was the summons that I showed them. The reason the crowd was so surprised was because of the charges I had written on it.

–The crime of rebellion.

“Can resisting arrest get you slapped with the charge of rebellion?”

Even the seasoned Quemin doesn’t know much about it.

“Of course it counts. We are positions appointed by Lord Sect Leader himself, while the White Dao Demon is a position appointed by the Blood Heavenly Blade Demon. For our orders to conflict with the Blood Sky Blade Demon’s orders, it’s the same as that guy disobeying Lord Sect Leader’s orders. There’s no need to go personally, send someone to deliver a summons and he’ll obediently run over himself.”

He will definitely come. Once he handled it poorly and allowed the fire of the crime of rebellion to reach the entire community of Dao ghosts, he would be killed by the Dao ghosts themselves.

“Yes, subordinate understands.”

Xu Dalong took the summons and immediately turned around and ran out.

Unsurprisingly, not even half an hour after the summons was sent out, Liang Tai personally came to the Yellow Springs Pavilion.

The words ‘sedition’ can make an opponent behave, no matter how grumpy he is, as if it were a magic spell.

It was possible to call him in, but it wasn’t so easy to get him to confess.

The investigating officers began to interrogate for an hour, and the guy still refused to admit that he had threatened to kill Zhong Hua’s sister.

This was all expected, and I went to the interrogation room myself.

Liang Tai was sitting on a chair with his internal energy sealed. Seeing me come in, he was obviously startled. Even if the White Way Ghost’s aura was strong, it couldn’t be compared to me now that I had killed the Demon Lord.

“Mr. Lee.”

“I should be addressed as the Yellow Springs Pavilion Master.”

“It was I who was rude, Court, Court Master. What exactly does the summons mean when it says the crime of rebellion?”

“It’s the only way to meet our Great Samurai Liang.”

I said with a smile on my face and a gentle tone. Liang Tai also slowed down his tone.

“I apologize for resisting arrest. As you know, when you are in an organization, you always have to take into account the forces of all sides, and you can’t help it more or less. Moreover, I also have to save face in front of my men ……”

“I understand.”

“It wasn’t a big deal in the first place, it was all just some kids playing around.”

“That said ……”

I went along with what he said, wanting to see how he would react. Thinking that I was planning to put the matter to rest, Liang Tai began to try to pull me in.

“I knew you were a reasonable man, and this matter can definitely be resolved properly.”

“How does it work out?”

“Pavilion Master, you’re also taking charge for the first time, aren’t you? Managing the Yellow Springs Pavilion in the future will not be without the support of external forces, and there will definitely be a large amount of money to spend on funding.”

He didn’t say so explicitly, but the implication was that he wanted to settle the matter with a bribe.

“More than that? If you want to officially become the heir in the future, support from our side is even more essential. After all, everyone is now inclined to support the Grand Duke ……”

“If you all would like to help, I would certainly appreciate it.”

When Liang Tai heard this, he immediately smiled with joy.

“You are indeed a refreshing person! I will properly assist you in the future. Some time later, I will be the host, so please be sure to honor me with your presence.”

He peeked up as he watched his words.

“Where are you going?”

“Haven’t things been negotiated?”

“You mean you’ll help me when I get out of jail?”

The moment he heard the word “jail”, Liang Tai’s face immediately turned gloomy.

“You’re joking, why say such a spoiler?”

I raised my head and looked at him coldly, releasing my icy true qi.

“Do I look like I’m joking to you? I’m talking about you threatening to kill the family of the Yellow Springs Court investigator, which is a felony!”

“I told you, I didn’t say anything like that!”

“Your statement is irrelevant. Because the testimony of the victimized investigating officer has already been admitted.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“There is a canon in this sect that the testimony of a warrior of the Yellow Springs Court overrides any testimony that contradicts it. This is a regulation established to uphold the authority of the Yellow Springs Court Investigating Officer who enforces the teachings. You probably didn’t know that, did you? I only recently learned of this regulation. It’s all thanks to people like you, who always think that they can muddle through with nonsense.”

Liang Tai instantly panicked, unable to say a word. He definitely didn’t expect to encounter this situation when he arrived.

What was even more unexpected was the news that followed that shocked him even more.

“If you plead guilty, I can sentence you to ten years. If you refuse to confess, I’ll sentence you to twenty years. I have no room to bargain.”

“Wh, what? Ten years?”

Liang Tai was so shocked that he began to stutter in his speech.

“Take your pick.”

“Are you crazy?”

Liang Tai finally couldn’t bear it and revealed his nature, and his tone became rough.

“If dealing with the likes of you requires me to go mad in order to do so, then I’d rather go mad. Sanity, it is of no use to you. I’ll give you half a quarter of an hour to think about it.”

Liang Tai’s psychological defense finally collapsed completely. He glared at me with a fierce gaze and gritted his teeth.

“Don’t be delusional! I don’t want to spend a day in jail, not to mention ten years!”

I felt I had nothing more to say to him and stood up.

“The trial will be in a few days.”

“Who gave you permission to do that?”

“I’ll allow it. Don’t you also live as you please?”

I turned to leave, but he called out to me in a sudden panic.

“Wait a minute! Duke Li! Pavilion Master! Why are you doing this?”

“Do I need to make myself clear? Your son almost beat his friend to death. This wasn’t just a simple fight, it was years-long bullying. And as a father, instead of reflecting on it, you threatened to kill the investigator’s family in order to cover up the crime. Why do you think I did that?”

“Are the guys who guard the warehouse comparable to us? Shouldn’t we at least be treated as superiors? Didn’t we used to turn a blind eye to this kind of thing?”

These words are both sad and scary, and at the same time they have become my motivation to move forward.

“Not from now on.”

“If you dare to touch me, Demon Lord won’t stand idly by!”

“He’ll stand by and watch. He didn’t do anything when I killed the Demon Lord, so what are you?”