Chapter 202 : Chapter 202
Chapter 202: The Three Big Shots Arrive
After Li Mu finished speaking, the public gallery erupted in an uproar.
Arrogant.
He was far too arrogant.
What kind of answer was that?
“You say he deserved to die, so he deserved to die? Who do you think you are?”
Zhou Min’an questioned him sharply.
Li Mu said again, “Zong Hongsheng used public office for private gain. As the Commissioner of a city’s Law Enforcement Bureau, he knowingly broke the law.”
“He used the convenience of his position to kill and traffic thousands of people.”
“Most of them were martial artists.”
“He even imprisoned a group of girls for his own debauchery.”
“Does that not make him deserve death?”
As soon as these words came out, the scene fell into an uproar once more.
Not only the media, but even many families had not expected this.
Zong Hongsheng had actually gone this far?
Killing and trafficking thousands of people?
And even imprisoning a harem?
To be honest, before this matter was exposed today, they had thought that the conflict between Li Mu and Zong Hongsheng was a personal grudge that had escalated.
Most people did not know the truth at all.
Of course, it was also possible that Li Mu had fabricated this excuse after killing someone because of an escalated private grudge.
Zhou Min’an’s expression also changed slightly.
From the corner of his eye, he looked toward the Junior Dragon General beside him.
The man did not open his eyes.
Clearly, this Junior Dragon General should have known about it.
Zhou Min’an had been used as someone else’s weapon.
But now, he was already riding a tiger and could not get off.
He also had to give Zong Hongyuan an explanation.
Zong Hongsheng was Zong Hongyuan’s own younger brother.
“Empty words prove nothing! Just because of one sentence from you, you overstepped your authority and killed someone!”
“Now that the dead cannot testify, what do you have to say?”
Li Mu stretched out his hand.
A set of documents appeared in Li Mu’s hand from his Storage Space.
It was a thick stack, landing with a dull THUD.
Li Mu tossed the documents onto the table before him.
“These are all evidence. Witness testimony and physical evidence are all here.”
“Considering that some people might silence the witnesses, I have already protected them all.”
Someone brought the documents over for Zhou Min’an to read.
The more Zhou Min’an flipped through them, the more alarmed he became.
There was no need to mention physical evidence such as recordings.
The testimonies from a large number of Zong Hongsheng’s trusted subordinates alone filled more than a dozen case files.
Zhou Min’an secretly gritted his teeth.
Protected?
The witnesses inside had clearly been detained by Li Mu.
This was illegal detention and illegal collection of evidence, yet Li Mu had actually called it protection.
But unfortunately, much of the physical evidence obtained through these testimonies truly existed.
For a moment, Zhou Min’an was so furious that his teeth itched, but he did not quite dare to keep questioning him.
If Zong Hongsheng had truly committed the crimes accused in this evidence, then how was Zhou Min’an supposed to uphold “justice”?
Seeing Zhou Min’an fall silent, the Junior Dragon General beside him opened his eyes at that moment.
A powerful sense of pressure instantly filled the entire courtroom.
Everyone in the public gallery fell silent at once.
The entire courtroom became so quiet that a dropped needle could be heard.
The Junior Dragon General reached out, took the evidence, and looked through it.
Then he put it down on the table with a bang.
“Li Mu!”
“Is this all the evidence you are providing?”
“Do you know that what you did was also illegal?”
“Setting aside whether this evidence is genuine or not...”
“Even if all the evidence is real, you still overstepped your authority in law enforcement and held your own private tribunal!”
“The Commissioner of a city’s Law Enforcement Bureau is someone you can kill just because you say so?”
“You are simply lawless!”
After the Junior Dragon General finished speaking, his aura surged again, and even the surrounding air seemed to buzz and tremble.
Li Mu looked at him and snorted softly.
“You must be Luan Qingfeng, Junior Dragon General Luan, the Commissioner of the Military Cultivation Art Research Bureau of Shenqi Military District.”
“Speaking of which, you are still my superior.”
“The Abyss-Suppressing Army gives its life for the people. Fine military officers like Dragon General Luan, who devote themselves wholly to the people and serve like loyal hounds and horses, should be as numerous as possible.”
Li Mu’s words were barbed.
How could Luan Qingfeng fail to understand?
Li Mu was clearly not saying that he devoted himself to the people, but that he devoted himself to Zong Hongyuan, the Commander-in-Chief of Shenqi Military District.
By saying he served like a hound and horse, was Li Mu not calling him Zong Hongyuan’s dog?
This was simply outrageous.
BANG!
Luan Qingfeng slammed the table and rose.
“Hmph! So you still know I am your superior?”
“Li Mu! In terms of the law, you overstepped your authority in law enforcement and held your own private tribunal.”
“In terms of the military, you defied military orders, obstructed the investigation of a military-related case, and destroyed evidence without authorization!”
“Do you still not realize the severity of this matter?”
“Look at that arrogant, careless attitude of yours.”
“You have utterly disgraced the Abyss-Suppressing Army!”
Li Mu was truly amused from anger.
He stood as well with a cold smile.
“Dragon General Luan! You have seen the evidence, yet you still think I am guilty!”
“Are you still going to sentence me?”
Luan Qingfeng’s gaze was icy.
“So what if I sentence you?”
“Do not think you can do whatever you like just because you have military achievements!”
“If I do not arrest you, it will not be enough to uphold military discipline!”
“Take him down! Bring him back to Shenqi Military District for a thorough investigation!”
The power wielded by Zong Hongyuan, a Mid Dragon General, was far beyond what ordinary people could imagine.
Since he had created the pretext of a “military-related case,” he had already built the stage.
If Hong Liangpeng had stopped Li Mu after informing him back then, Zong Hongyuan really could have taken Zong Hongsheng away. As long as he created a case, even if it was not one of Zong Hongsheng’s, it would have worked.
It would have been even better if it had been a case Zong Hongsheng had personally committed.
If even one Abyss-Suppressing Army soldier’s disappearance, rape, or information leak were involved, it could all count as a military-related case.
He could immediately turn that fake military-related case into a real one.
Even with Shenqi Military District right under the eyes of the Military Oversight Headquarters, Zong Hongyuan could still do it easily.
Therefore, as long as Li Mu had not killed Zong Hongsheng at that time, once Zong Hongsheng reached Shenqi Military District, he would have survived. No one would have been able to touch him.
But unfortunately, no one had expected that Li Mu would truly dare to act first and report later.
No, that was not right. He had acted without reporting at all.
This caused Zong Hongyuan to fly into a thunderous rage.
He was so enraged that he almost lost his rationality.
He directly sent his most important confidant, Luan Qingfeng, over. Even at risk, he wanted to take Li Mu back.
He wanted revenge for his own younger brother.
And the reason was legitimate.
It was “obstructing the investigation of a military-related case and maliciously destroying evidence.”
Using this as justification to detain and investigate Li Mu was within his authority.
Several Profound Rank experts were about to step forward and restrain Li Mu.
If Li Mu resisted in court, then the nature of the matter would truly change.
But at that moment...
BANG!
The doors of the courtroom were kicked open violently.
An extremely terrifying, ice-cold killing intent surged in from outside the door.
It was like a winter night’s cold wind blowing into a warm little house while everyone inside had no blankets over them.
Everyone looked toward the entrance in shock.
They saw an elderly man with the bearing of an immortal slowly walking in.
His kindly face carried an indescribable dignity and domineering authority.
Some families that knew his identity sucked in a breath. With a rustle, a large number of people stood and shouted respectfully, “Old Shui!”
“Old Shui!”
When Luan Qingfeng heard this name, his eyelids instantly twitched wildly.
An Earth Rank expert!
Shui Tianxing?
His own master, Zong Hongyuan, had only entered the Earth Rank a few years ago.
But this Shui Tianxing was an old monster who had stepped into the Earth Rank more than twenty years ago.
What was he doing here?
But after Shui Tianxing walked in, there were actually more people behind him.
And when Luan Qingfeng saw the person behind him, his scalp instantly went numb.
The Deputy Commissioner of the Northern Frontier Cultivation Art Research Bureau, Junior Dragon General Zhang Baihe.
Although they were both Junior Dragon Generals, the status of the Military Merit Bureau was not something ordinary people could shake.
If Zong Hongyuan had not entered the Earth Rank and been promoted to Mid Dragon General, even the Commander-in-Chief of Shenqi Military District would have to lower himself somewhat before Zhang Baihe.
To say nothing of a military officer from Shenqi Military District’s Military Cultivation Art Research Bureau like Luan Qingfeng.
Behind him, there was also...
A septuagenarian elder whose body likewise carried the aura of the Earth Rank.
Luan Qingfeng did not recognize this person at all.
In fact, within the entire courtroom, only Zhou Min’an, the Deputy Director of the Judicial Department, recognized this man’s identity.
Even Li Mu had never met him.
Upon seeing the old man, Zhou Min’an’s face instantly turned deathly pale.
He nearly fell off his chair.
Large beads of cold sweat rolled down his face, but he did not dare call out this person’s identity.
Because this man came from the Swordbearers Hall.
The Northern Frontier person in charge of Vermilion Bird Hall, Bai Shouheng.
Two Earth Rank experts and a high-ranking member of the Military Merit Bureau.
Clearly, only three people were slowly walking into the public gallery, yet they carried the momentum of dark clouds pressing down upon a city.
Zhang Baihe of the Military Merit Bureau was the first to speak.
“Major General Luan! Where exactly are you planning to take Tiger Marquis Li?”