Chapter 44 : Chapter 44
Chapter 44: Murder and Resisting Arrest, Executed on the Spot
Once Xu Da had made up his mind, he refined the plan further.
“In a moment, I’ll keep chasing Zhang Ziliang. He can’t be allowed to find out about this. At the very least, not today.”
“You go contact the Jurisdiction Heads of this district. One Aperture Opening Pill for each of them. Be courteous first, then use force if needed. At a time like this, be generous. I refuse to believe there is anyone in this world who does not love money.”
Xu Er frowned slightly.
“Do we really need to pay that much?”
“Idiot. At a time like this, and you are still reluctant to part with so little? Go.”
After killing someone, the two of them wanted to leave, yet despite there being so many people on the street, not a single one dared speak up to stop them. Only Little Stone’s thin figure remained beneath the moonlight, sobbing without end.
Xu Er was already used to this sort of thing.
People’s hearts had never been united. As long as their own interests were not involved, and with a few proper measures added on top, these people would not dare talk recklessly.
That child, however, was a bit of a nuisance.
Once the night grew darker, he would deal with him too.
Xu Er looked at Little Stone with icy eyes.
In truth, the child had done nothing wrong. If anyone was to blame, it was only his bad fate.
Bang!
A door was suddenly flung open in fury, and a twenty-year-old young man, blinded by rage, charged out from inside.
He reeked of alcohol, and his face was full of fury.
The moment he came out, he pointed at Xu Er’s nose and cursed loudly, “You f***ers think becoming officials of the Demon Extermination Bureau makes you so great? You killed someone and still want to run? You treat human life like grass—does the law not exist anymore? I refuse to believe there is no one in this world who can deal with you!”
The half-drunk young man blocked the mouth of the street.
Xu Er’s face darkened. Ever since he had become an Official Demon Exterminator, everyone had greeted him with smiles. Since when had someone so lowly ever dared point at his nose and curse him like this?
“Second Brother, stop!”
Unfortunately, it was too late. Xu Er lashed out violently, grabbed the young man by the throat, lifted him with one hand, and hurled him seven or eight meters away.
“Who gave you the nerve to insult us Jurisdiction Heads of the Demon Extermination Bureau? Did your Jurisdiction Head never teach you how to speak to people like us?”
“If he didn’t teach you, then I’ll teach you myself.”
Xu Da was furious. He had only just managed to suppress the matter for the time being through intimidation, but with Xu Er making a move like this, the fire that had just gone out was fully reignited.
“Damn it, this bastard has gone too far! The people of Peach Blossom Alley have never backed down. Everyone, grab your weapons and kill them!”
Bang! Bang! Bang!
One household after another flung open their doors. Some people grabbed kitchen knives, others picked up iron shovels... They poured in from all directions, shouting and cursing, using sheer numbers to bolster their courage.
Xu Da suddenly realized that what had happened today was probably not going to end peacefully.
Killing intent surged in his eyes.
Just as he was about to make a move, a voice exploded beside everyone’s ears like thunder.
“Stop!”
Everyone fell silent and turned toward the source of the voice.
Under the bright moonlight— Tap. Tap. Tap.
Those crisp footsteps somehow carried an oppressive weight.
Xu Da’s expression turned grave. Whoever was coming was absolutely no simple person. He stared fixedly at the shadow beneath the tree.
A tall, slender figure stepped out from the darkness.
Composed and unhurried, with an extraordinary bearing.
“It’s Lord Lu, Lu Zhan! Our jurisdiction’s Jurisdiction Head!”
“Lord Lu’s here. Thank goodness.”
“Lord Lu, you have to bring people like this, who treat human life like dirt, to justice!”
...
Lu Zhan’s face was gloomy.
The crowd could vaguely see that he seemed to be holding something square in his hand, but under the night sky, they could not make it out clearly.
“Demon Extermination Bureau business. All unrelated persons, clear out at once!”
The moment he arrived, Lu Zhan flashed his Identity Token and cleared the scene.
As for whether they could see the token clearly or not, that did not matter. It was just following procedure.
“What does Lord Lu mean by this?”
“Could Lord Lu be in league with them too? Bah! I heard Lu Zhan saved a woman on Mengren Street yesterday, and I thought he was one of the good ones. I must have been blind.”
“Is the Demon Extermination Bureau in chaos now too? How are we supposed to live like this in the future?”
“Let’s go. I believe Lord Lu will give us a satisfactory explanation.”
...
The crowd grumbled and muttered to one another as they reluctantly withdrew.
Xu Er curled his lip and lifted his chin.
“So the brat knows what’s good for him... Ah... my hand... what are you doing? I’ll kill you...”
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A few nosy residents cautiously peeked out from their windows.
But the moment they saw the scene outside, their pupils contracted sharply, and some of them could not help retching.
There on the street, beneath the moonlight— Xu Er had been hacked into a limbless stump, and scattered severed limbs could still be seen on the ground.
At that moment, Lu Zhan was gripping his hair with one hand.
His entire body was hanging in the air, and his face had already been beaten into a mangled mass of flesh and blood. Even the hatred in his eyes looked terrifying.
The crowd was frightened, but inside, they felt a savage sense of satisfaction.
At the same time, when they recalled the old man from before praising Lu Zhan as kind-hearted, they could not help feeling a little aggrieved.
Were you perhaps mistaken about what “kind-hearted” meant?
“Lu Zhan, let’s talk this out. Don’t be impulsive.”
Xu Da’s pupils shrank violently.
Fast!
Far too fast!
Just now, Lu Zhan had slashed out a dense barrage of red Saber Energy one after another.
Then, with a single step, he had rushed straight in front of Xu Er.
He had seized Xu Er’s head and smashed it into the wall of the nearby storefront.
Once, twice, three times... he kept slamming it against the wall like mad, until in the end he was holding him up by the head with one hand.
Such a brutal scene sent chills down everyone’s spine.
Lu Zhan spat casually. He had thought he had hooked some big fish, but it turned out to be just two pieces of trash causing trouble in his jurisdiction.
“Come on, weren’t you just saying you’d show me no mercy? Weren’t you going to teach me how things are done? Good. I happen to love learning too...”
“Come on, then!”
“Teach me. Should I flay you alive, or tear you apart alive?”
This time, Xu Er was finally afraid.
Terror, despair, and the suffocating sensation of being on the brink of death completely shattered his emotions.
“Lord Lu, don’t kill me... Please, don’t kill me... I have resources, lots and lots of resources!”
“My uncle is a Divine Sea Realm Martial Artist. Let me go, and I’ll never provoke you again. No, I’ll never set foot in your jurisdiction again!”
“It was just an old man. As long as you let me go, anything I have can be yours!”
Xu Er wept and begged in repentance.
Lu Zhan only looked at him coldly.
“You’re threatening me?”
“Murder, resisting arrest, showing no remorse after the crime, threatening the Jurisdiction Head after being caught, then launching an attack when the threats failed, and finally attempting to flee punishment after failing.”
“You should understand that this is a capital crime. According to the rules of the Demon Extermination Bureau, in such a situation, I have the right to execute you on the spot.”
Xu Er shook his head wildly. “I didn’t!!! I never did!!!”
“I didn’t threaten you, I didn’t attack you, you’re slandering me...”
Didn’t?
Lu Zhan smiled. Once it was written into the report, then it would exist. He believed plenty of people would be willing to testify for him.
“Lu Zhan, stop!!!”
“You have no right to privately torture a fellow officer!”
According to the rules of the Demon Extermination Bureau, under normal circumstances, if a Jurisdiction Head committed a crime, the local Jurisdiction Head had the right to arrest him, but not the right to kill him.
Yet right before Xu Da’s horrified and furious eyes— Crunch!
Xu Er’s skull was crushed open in Lu Zhan’s hand.
Red and white matter splattered everywhere. Xu Da stood there blankly, touching the blood on his face. There was no anger left, only fear shooting straight to the top of his head.
“You’re dead, Lu Zhan. You dare use private punishment on a fellow officer? I’m going to report you to the Demon Extermination Bureau...”
He had smelled death closing in. He wanted to run, but in the very next moment— Lu Zhan’s body gradually blurred, then reappeared behind him like a ghost.
Talent — Windshadow Step
The afterimage switched places with the real body.
Slash!
One stroke took his head.
“In your next life, remember this: don’t come causing trouble in my jurisdiction. I really can kill people!”
【Ding! Detected that the host has killed a fifth-layer Aperture Opening Realm Martial Artist. Reward: 5500 Slaughter Points. Additional reward: Talent Fragment +3】
Lu Zhan calmly sheathed his blade, then looked toward a shattered surveillance camera on the street.
“I wonder who was responsible for purchasing the surveillance equipment. I need to have a proper talk with him. Why does it break at the slightest touch every other day? That won’t do. What if something really happens in the future? Who is going to take responsibility then?”