Chapter 240: Great Qian Does Not Permit Revenge Against the Jinyiwei! A Capital Crime!
What he was planning now was something else.
Cheng Yu was not asking questions, so what was he going to do?
The officials frowned in confusion. They had clearly agreed with Minister Qian that Cheng Yu would only ask a few questions. What was he plotting now?
“Lord Cheng, what do you intend to...?”
Cheng Yu did not answer immediately. Instead, he stood and walked closer and closer to the four of them.
Judging by the information Xiao Qi and the others had gathered, these dead men before him could be said to be old regulars of Harmony Tower. They were the most fanatical enthusiasts of the Beauty Banquet.
Because of them, there were no small number of women who had been deliberately deceived and brought over, nor were there few disobedient beauties who had been killed for refusing to comply.
“Lord Qian wants to take you away. I will not stop him. But there are some things I still have to do.”
WHOOSH!
He suddenly stepped in front of an official surnamed Liu, extended one finger, and gently tapped the man’s forehead.
In the next moment, terrifying Internal Energy poured out violently.
Before the man could react at all, the official surnamed Liu swayed and collapsed to the floor with his eyes wide open. His eyes turned lifeless, and he completely stopped reacting.
“You!”
The other three immediately cried out in terror. Cheng Yu did not care at all about what he had promised Qian Sunbao.
He was going to kill them now!
No matter how they screamed, pure Internal Energy sealed the entire secret room airtight. Their cries could not escape in the slightest.
Cheng Yu’s figure flickered back and forth like a ghost.
The four men had no ability to resist at all. Very soon, all of them collapsed to the floor with lifeless eyes.
【The host has executed guilty officials, obstructed unlawful acts, and fulfilled the Jinyiwei’s responsibilities. Reward: Internal Energy!】
In the next moment, four pitch-black, foul-smelling pills flew into the mouths of the four corpses. Their lifeless eyes actually flickered with light once more.
Corpse-Control Pills!
They could make corpses become like living people and serve Cheng Yu’s purposes.
After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, the secret room door opened again.
At this moment, the four men were standing there perfectly fine, cupping their hands in salute to Cheng Yu.
“We have already answered my lord’s questions. May we leave now?”
Cheng Yu nodded calmly.
“Go. Minister Qian made a special trip to the Command Office, and that was not easy. Do not keep him waiting too long.”
“We thank Lord Cheng. We will take our leave now!”
The four saluted Cheng Yu and turned to leave. Along the way, they even conversed constantly, their behavior and mannerisms showing nothing wrong at all.
When they reached the entrance of the prison cell from before, they happened to see the people inside wearing troubled expressions as they lined up to hand over items as fine silver.
The official surnamed Liu actually revealed an arrogant faint smile.
He said to those people, “Everyone, take your time. We will be leaving first.”
Then he swaggered away.
When the people in the prison cell saw this, they instantly gnashed their teeth, filled with envy and jealousy beyond words.
Was it not simply that someone had come to fish them out?
What were they acting so smug for?
If Qian Sunbao had not come, those men would still be pitifully squatting in the corner.
Someone was extremely indignant and muttered softly,
“We were all arrested here by the Jinyiwei, yet they have an important figure personally coming to rescue them, while we have to bleed heavily in exchange for safety.”
“Exactly. They do not have to pay a single coin, while my heart is about to ache to death.”
The others nodded one after another. The fine silver demanded by the Jinyiwei was far too high.
Just now, someone had finally thought of an idea: they would first gather a few thousand taels and let a small number of people go out first, then notify each family to bring people over to pay money and redeem the others.
But before they could start collecting money, internal strife began among them first. After all, the weaker one’s strength was, the lower the fine silver. Such people could more easily leave.
They could pool enough money to send out more of them.
But those with stronger strength and higher status were dissatisfied because of this.
What noble positions did they hold?
Now, in this dark and damp prison, they were being threatened and made difficult by the Jinyiwei while facing the risk of Cheng Yu suddenly erupting and killing people at any time.
Their hearts were filled with unease, and they all wanted to be the first to leave.
After all, what if someone else left and never returned?
They argued endlessly for a long time without reaching any result.
In the end, it was still the kindhearted Xiao Qi who gave them a suggestion.
If they could not pay the fine silver, then they could hand over a treasure of higher value!
Weapons, pills, and so on were all acceptable.
No change would be given!
To martial artists, these things were all treasures. Their value could not be measured in money and far exceeded a few thousand taels of fine silver.
But in the end, they still gritted their teeth and chose to bleed heavily.
They only wanted to leave quickly!
These people, who had paid such a heavy price, were currently so embarrassed and disadvantaged.
One had to know that they had only had the chance to leave because they had not ordered the Beauty Banquet.
If they had just happened to order it at the time and been caught by the Jinyiwei, then no matter what, they would not have found a way out.
At this moment, they could only wait bitterly for judgment.
These people each had their own dissatisfaction, but nowhere to vent it.
Then they saw those four officials, who had openly violated the Emperor’s command and been arrested, yet could swagger away.
Moreover, after they left, Elder Grand Secretary Qi would most likely argue and guarantee things for them.
By comparison, resentment suddenly filled their hearts.
Comparing people truly could infuriate one to death!
This resentment even surpassed their hatred toward Cheng Yu.
After all, Cheng Yu’s fierce reputation had long since thundered in their ears. Falling into his hands could only be considered their own bad luck.
But when they faced people in similar circumstances who could receive preferential treatment, their hearts were full of indignation.
After a while, they finally finished handing over their items at great cost and left.
The anger in their hearts did not calm in the slightest.
“Damn it, this is too much bullying! Once I get out, I will definitely have my father submit a memorial against them!”
“Same here. Are they not just acting as dogs for Elder Grand Secretary Qi and Minister Qian? Do they truly think they are important people?”
“Right! We can also go find those Regency Ministers. They are not afraid of the ones surnamed Qian and Cheng!”
One sentence after another, these people had already settled on a plan for revenge.
They had not ordered the Beauty Banquet, so the penalty could not fall on their heads. In that case, this matter could not be allowed to pass so casually!
They had to report it to His Majesty!
Whether it was those four fellows, Qian Sunbao, or Cheng Yu, none of them should think they would have an easy time!
Not far away.
Cheng Yu silently watched this scene and asked Xiao Qi beside him, “Has Qian Sunbao taken them away?”
“Reporting to my lord, he has taken them away. After they went out, they immediately left the Command Office. There was nothing unusual.”
Cheng Yu nodded in satisfaction.
The Corpse-Control Pills were indeed miraculous and tyrannical. Qian Sunbao and Zhang De had not noticed anything wrong with the four men.
Although Cheng Yu had reached a certain promise with Qian Sunbao on the surface and released those four men, regarding the Beauty Banquet matter, Cheng Yu did not intend to let it be brushed away so casually.
Whether it was for his Jinyiwei duties and the System rewards, or because of those men’s inhuman torture of the women, this matter could not end here.
For this, Cheng Yu had already buried many plans.
He had used the Corpse-Control Pills to control those four men, deliberately guided the jealousy and resentment of the others, and also asked Lord Zhao and Ai Peng for help.
No matter what Qian Sunbao was thinking, Cheng Yu would use all of this to make the matter completely explode.
Because more importantly, Cheng Yu had heard from Chang Ningxiao that the people from the Army-Breaking Sect had already arrived in the Great Qian Capital. A Deputy Sect Master in the Ninth-Rank Realm had personally come with a Heavenly Armament to take revenge for the Jingmen Circuit Branch of the Army-Breaking Sect.
They wanted Cheng Yu to repay blood with blood!
Since they had come all the way from afar, Cheng Yu naturally could not treat them poorly. He had to entertain them properly.
When morning court was held tomorrow, memorials and impeachments would rain down upon the people of the Moderate Faction, especially Qian Sunbao.
Qian Sunbao thought that he had rescued the key witnesses and could use this to deceive Cheng Yu.
But no matter what, he would never imagine that the four people he had fished out would launch the most terrifying counterattack against him.
Once the situation went completely out of control, with the court in utter chaos, everyone attacking and defending themselves, and Great Qian Emperor Xiao Wuji feeling helpless and conflicted, Cheng Yu would strike like thunder.
He would exercise his privilege to Execute First and Report Later, with the Throne’s Special Authorization, and take the initiative to seek out the people of the Army-Breaking Sect.
Great Qian did not permit anyone to seek revenge against the Jinyiwei!
A capital crime!
The Army-Breaking Sect’s Heavenly Armament was his for the taking!