Chapter 129: Kill Zhou Kui! Shock the whole city! The Outer Southwest Division fell into silence. All the flag bearers and small flags directly under him dared not approach, but stood aside with changing expressions. If it was just the Chief Envoy Wuchang who came and showed off his might in the Southwest Division, they should naturally cooperate with Chief Envoy Zhou Kui to resist the invasion of the "outsider"! However, the one who came today was the New City Inspector Wuchang, who had the power to supervise the outer city. As for matters related to the expansion of the new city, he had the right to execute first and report later! If he were to draw his sword against the Inspector General for the sake of General Zhou Kui, it would be tantamount to rebelling against the Heavenly Supervisor! As a member of the Heavenly Monitoring Department, this act is no less than "rebellion"! "Old Zhou, you usually use your power to bully others and flaunt your power as the general flag bearer. This is not the first time or the second time." Lin Yan walked forward slowly and said calmly: "Now you come and taste this?" Zhou Kui's face changed and he couldn't help but put his hand on the hilt of the knife. "I have the power to supervise. If you draw your sword, it would be a violation of your authority and tantamount to rebellion!" Lin Yan walked up to him and said, "Then I can chop off your head without any trial!" Zhou Kui slowly loosened his hand and said in a deep voice, "Do you want to use your power for personal gain and cause trouble for me?"
"I have always acted honestly, how could I abuse my power for personal gain?" Lin Yan sat in Zhou Kui's seat, took the list of materials, and said, "If you are innocent, I will not frame you. Once I find out everything, I will clear your name." After a pause, Lin Yan slowly said, "If it's not clean enough, then there's nothing to say." "It doesn't matter who he is, or whether he has any connection with me. Anyone who embezzles materials for city expansion will be killed without mercy!" At this point, Lin Yan threw the list out and said calmly, "General Envoy Zhou, this material is not right either." "The list was sent by the Outer Southwest Yamen." Zhou Kui looked solemn and said slowly, "I am also responsible for the review. I just felt something was wrong, so I sent it back for re-examination." "Then why is there a batch of materials stuck in the Outer Southwest Division?" Lin Yan pulled out the Zhaoye Sword, placed it on the table, and said, "The expansion of the city is entirely the responsibility of the City Guard Office, and I, the Heavenly Supervisor, only have the power of supervision... Logically speaking, the materials should not be here." "..." Zhou Kui's heart sank. After all, he was not quick enough and had hesitated in the past two days. Although he had already started transporting the materials to the outer city, he still left this batch behind. More importantly, he did not expect that the inspector would be so direct and come to his door on the spot. "There are too many materials piled up in the Outer Southwest Yamen, and we can't store them temporarily." Zhou Kui said this in a low voice. "Really? According to my information, the warehouse of the Outer Southwestern Yamen doesn't seem to be full..." Lin Yan said lightly. "The materials for Qifeng City are on the way, and the materials for the other five cities are being requisitioned, some of which are coming from the west." Zhou Kui's mind gradually calmed down, and he said slowly: "We have to reserve a storage space for the new batch of materials." "It seems you have already prepared your speech." Lin Yan laughed, then took something out from his arms and threw it over: "What do you mean by this?" "..."
Zhou Kui took it, opened it and saw that it was an account book. His face changed drastically. "In the outer city's southwest area, in the outermost district, the original flag bearer was your adopted son, but in order to expand the city, you sent him away and replaced him with your own son." Lin Yan said slowly: "He was guilty of embezzling some small things in the past, but his crime was not serious and could not be sentenced to death, so I did not kill him... Not only that, I promised that if he confessed the truth, I would forgive him for his past crimes." At this point, he stood up, picked up the knife on the table, and said, "He was resentful of you, his foster father, and he confessed very readily." Bang! I saw a round object rolling in from outside, covered with blood. "Sir?" The middle-aged man next to him suddenly exclaimed. This leader is actually the current flag bearer of the outermost prefecture of the Outer Southwest Division! Zhou Kui’s biological son! "how dare you?" When Zhou Kui saw this, his face changed drastically, he roared in anger, and couldn't help but draw his sword. "Finally drawing the sword?" Lin Yan laughed and said, "Since that night, the whole city has been on alert. You, the general flag envoy, have restrained yourself, but your son does not have your wisdom." "Lin Xiaoqi" who walked in from outside also threw out an account book and said with a smile: "He thinks that his father is the general flag commander and his uncle is Li Shenzong. Who dares to touch him in Gaoliu City?" "It's understandable that you don't want to give up the fat meat you've got." Lin Yan said: "Zhou Kui, you didn't teach your son well. He was arrogant and didn't listen to your advice. He still swallowed the materials..." Zhou Kui's breathing stagnated, he clenched his sword tightly, his eyes gradually turned red, and he said in a low voice: "It is because I failed to educate my son properly, and the inspector enforced the law impartially, and beheaded him, which is reasonable." "Return to the Inspector!" At this time, Lin Xiaoqi spoke again, flipping through a stack of letters in his hand, and said, "Thirteen letters were found in the criminal's room. They were handwritten letters from General Zhou Kui." "There are several letters inside, which record in detail how to embezzle materials for city expansion, how to choose the types that are easy to sell, and how to reasonably exchange them for one's own property." "The witness is already in Wainansi, and the physical evidence is right here!" Then Lin Xiaoqi stepped forward and handed the letter over. "Bastard!" There was a flash of murderous intent in Zhou Kui's eyes, and he swung his knife back, intending to kill the little flag. But Lin Xiaoqi had expected this and suddenly jumped back to avoid it. Zhou Kui quickly reached out, snatched back the letters and tore them into pieces. But what was torn open were pieces of blank paper! "How dare you cheat me?" Zhou Kui's eyes immediately turned red with anger. "If you are clean, how can you cheat?" Lin Yan said: "Your son always burns these letters after reading them, but we can roughly guess what is written in them!"
After a pause, Lin Yan laughed and said, "As for the number of letters, why are there thirteen?" He looked out the door and raised his eyebrows. Zhou Kui saw a person standing outside the door. He had a young and very familiar face. This is a small flag officer who serves beside him, bringing him tea and water. "Since Master Zhou became the flag bearer, Chief Flag Bearer Zhou Kui wrote him thirteen letters, all of which were sent from me." “When did you place people in my Southwest Division?” Zhou Kui’s face was extremely gloomy. "More than a month ago, I was just a small flag. How could I be qualified to place people there?" Lin Yan said leisurely, "At that time, you, the chief flag envoy, used your power to coerce others and wanted to seize the position of the flag envoy of Linjiang Division. Have you forgotten?" "It's Han Zheng!" Zhou Kui had a complicated expression. "If you keep an eye on him all day long, he will naturally find a way to keep an eye on you." Lin Yan said this and shouted outside: "Old Master, have you remembered it clearly?" "Remember it clearly." The voice of the oldest chief of the Tianjian Division came from not far away. He sighed and said, "Zhou Kui, the general flag envoy of the Outer Southwest Division, is nepotism and excludes dissidents. This time, he embezzled materials for city expansion. The evidence is solid. I'll leave it to you." "it is good!" Lin Yan raised the knife, pointed it at Zhou Kui's face, and said, "As an inspector, your every word and action is under the attention of the whole city." "I wanted to come to your door and kill you with a knife, but that would be hard to convince people!" "But now that you have explained everything clearly, I can kill you with justification." As soon as Lin Yan finished speaking, Zhou Kui suddenly drew his knife and chopped towards his head. He was going to strike first and kill Lin Yan! This knife was so powerful and fell with a bang! But Lin Yan did not dodge or evade, nor did he use his sword to block. Instead, he raised his left hand, palm facing up, and covered his face with it. "court death!" Zhou Kui's eyes showed murderous intent and he chopped him down fiercely. But I heard the sound of metal clashing! His pupils suddenly shrank. Then a golden light appeared in Lin Yan's palm. This knife was like cutting on armor and failed to break it! Lin Yan grasped the blade and suddenly kicked Zhou Kui in the chest! This martial artist at the Refining Essence Realm was so shocked that he had no time to react and was kicked out of the building, falling in front of all the people from the Outer Southwest Division, looking very miserable. His hair was disheveled, and he quickly stood up, panting, and shouted upwards, "You can't kill me!" Lin Yan walked out, stood on the upper floor, and looked down.
"Why can't I kill you?" "Although I was tempted, most of the materials have already been sent to the outer city!" Zhou Kui shouted, "How can I be implicated by the rebellious son's actions?" "There is still a batch of materials in the Outer Southwest Division, and you didn't have time to send them away. Killing you is enough." Lin Yan jumped down from a tall building. "The amount I embezzled is not much. According to the new law, with my cultivation and status, I can be spared from death!" Zhou Kui couldn't help but take a step back and said, "I am a martial artist in the Refining Essence Realm, a contemporary powerhouse of the human race! I can defend the city, resist the darkness outside the city, and protect those who expand the city. I will atone for this!" "The new law does not apply during the period of city expansion." Lin Yan walked forward, suddenly jumped up, and slashed with a knife! Zhou Kui blocked hurriedly! The knife is not broken! However, the man was knocked to the ground by Lin Yan's powerful and heavy blow. His body fell down heavily, and even the bricks behind him shattered. "My adoptive father is the great general Li Shenzong!" "The whole Gaoliu City knows about it." Lin Yan smiled and said: "If it were anyone in Gaoliu City, they would have to be cautious at this moment! Even the commander-in-chief would have to consider giving Li Shenzong some face!" He looked down and said, "But Emperor Li Shenzong has already issued a declaration of war and asked his little disciple to cause trouble for me! Do I still need to give him face?" "I can mediate! This war may not be unavoidable!" Zhou Kui stood up quickly. But suddenly he found that an indescribable aura was suppressing him. And this Inspector Wu Chang was still five steps ahead. Is this... true qi? Zhou Kui's pupils constricted, he looked up and couldn't help but exclaimed. But before he could say anything, Lin Yan kicked him in the face. "Just now upstairs, I didn't chop you with a knife, but kicked you downstairs. Do you know why?" Without waiting for Zhou Kui to respond, Lin Yan continued, "I am going to chop off your head in front of everyone!" As the voice fell, the knife flashed! This warrior who was at the Refining Essence Realm had his head and body separated! The head rolled out, eyes wide open, with an extremely unwilling expression, and gnashing teeth. Lin Yan looked calm as usual, staring at him and said, "I just want to let the entire Gaoliu City know that even if you are the adopted son of Emperor Li Shenzong, as long as you commit a crime, I will chop off your head!" Bang! Lin Yan slapped the blade of his knife, and it was like smashing a watermelon! Zhou Kui’s head was shattered and he died on the spot! The evil spirit increases by eighty-two! It is much stronger than the bear monster that broke into Linjiangfang that night, but far inferior to the city lieutenant Wang Yuan! The atmosphere in the field was stagnant, and everyone looked at each other with fear in their hearts. Then the new inspector sheathed his sword, looked at everyone with a sharp gaze, and said, "I am the Heavenly Supervisor, responsible for monitoring the entire city, eliminating all injustice, and strictly prohibiting all acts of corruption and abuse of power!" "Zhou Kui broke the law knowingly and stole from his employer. He deserves death!"
"I will kill him here to tell you!" "This general flag bearer was born in Qifeng City and is a disciple of Li Shenzong, the general of the city's central guard. Anyone who dares to cross the border will be killed!" "And when you do things in the future, weigh your own weight, look at the sword in your hand that is supposed to kill the evildoers in the city, and look at the uniform of the Heavenly Supervisor that is supposed to show justice!" He walked out and said, "The Inner City Heavenly Supervisor will send someone to replace Zhou Kui. Before that, you must do your job diligently..." "Farewell, Inspector!" Voices began to be heard from everyone in the field. Those flag bearers looked at each other, with different expressions in their eyes. Some people are worried, some are afraid, some are angry... Some people were also resentful that this young man held great power. There are also some people who feel excited and happy. As for those small flags, most of them are from the younger generation, who are full of youthful enthusiasm and have upright intentions. Therefore, among these small flags, more people feel their blood boiling, and they only feel the bright sky, blue sky and white clouds. That inspector dispelled the dark clouds that covered their eyes! - Gaoliu outer city has eight major areas and ninety-six squares. There were eight city defense offices. There are also eight branches of the Tiansi. On that night, the God of Death broke into the inner city, and then the entire Heavenly Supervision Department went out in full force to clear out the corrupt and law-breaking people in the inner city. After this, all forces became silent. But as Wuchang had been in seclusion for three days, some people felt that perhaps things had calmed down. Or the big families in the inner city began to suppress Wuchang. Or it was the instruction of the Heavenly Supervisor to let Wuchang stop at that time. Either this Inspector Wu Chang has begun to regret his impulsive behavior that night. The leaders of various forces all have similar speculations...but in fact they are just hoping for a lucky break. This huge wealth is in your hands. It would be a difficult choice to throw it all away just because of "impermanence". "That night, among those killed by Wu Chang, it seems that there were no real high-ranking officials?" "This inspector has only just entered the realm of refining essence, so he may not dare to attack the general flag bearers of the various branches of the Heavenly Monitoring Department!" "Is that why it's so quiet?"
As people from all walks of life were becoming more and more optimistic, their desire for wealth became stronger, and a new piece of news spread everywhere. "General Li Shenzong's adopted son, Zhou Kui, the current chief flag-bearer of the Southwest Division, was beheaded on the spot by the inspector Wu Chang at noon today because he embezzled materials for city expansion!" (End of this chapter)