Chapter 58: Thank You, Ao.
Thinking about how Fang Che would inevitably be rewarded for his meritorious deeds, Fan Tiantiao felt a headache coming on.
So he glanced at Chen Ruhai.
Sure enough, he saw Chen Ruhai pinching his brow again.
With the hand that he used to scratch his foot.
Psychologically, Fan Tiantiao felt like he could 'see' the smell evaporating from it.
Ugh...
Fan Tiantiao quickly turned his head.
"Isn't Su Yue dead?"
"He's not dead."
Fang Che looked puzzled.
"My brother Su Yue is alive and well. How could he be dead? He's my dear brother."
"Then where is he?"
"My brother Su Yue left immediately. He has a secret mission to carry out and couldn't stay here."
"What secret mission? What secret identity?"
"That I can't tell you. Even if I knew, I wouldn't tell you."
Fang Che said with a righteous and loyal expression: "How could I betray my brother Su Yue?!"
"Then this situation..."
Fang Che was puzzled: "Isn't confirming these people's identities as members of the Heavenly God Sect enough?"
Enough!
More than enough!
Absolutely enough!
Fan Tiantiao and Chen Ruhai both wore bitter smiles.
But damn it, this matter is full of suspicious points.
Besides, you are a member of the One Heart Sect, and both the Heavenly God Sect and your One Heart Sect are under the banner of the Only Me Orthodox Sect.
Don't you feel guilty about slaughtering your own colleagues like this?
These demonic cultists are really different from us.
"So what are you doing now?" Chen Ruhai looked at the carriage.
"I killed the demonic cultists, so naturally I need to bring the bodies and evidence back to the martial academy to claim my reward. These are my points."
Fang Che said seriously, "Although everyone has a duty to eliminate demons, I won't refuse some benefits in the process. After all, we did risk our lives."
Chen Ruhai and Fan Tiantiao looked grim.
"You make a damn good point!"
The situation was very clear.
Heavenly God Sect stronghold.
Fang Che was targeted.
The Ximen family teamed up with the Heavenly God Sect to kill Fang Che.
Then the news leaked, and Su Yue found out.
Su Yue, worried about his brother being harmed.
So he brought his master and senior brother to kill those who were after his brother.
Then they left the evidence and bodies, allowing his brother to claim the reward.
And then they quietly left.
"Who are Su Yue's master and senior brother?"
"I don't know, their faces were covered. One was tall and skinny, the other was also tall and skinny."
"Where did they go?"
"I don't know."
"What did they say to you?"
"Uh... I'm embarrassed to say, it was my big brother Su who said it, words of thanks to me."
"..."
Chen Ruhai and Fan Tiantiao simultaneously cursed in their hearts: Damn you!
You actually have things you're embarrassed about!
Then they conducted a neighborhood investigation, and the neighbors were all trembling with fear.
With such a big commotion, how could anyone sleep?
Even those sleeping soundly were awakened in fright.
And then, there was one thing everyone heard.
During the investigation by the guards, many people testified that they indeed heard this statement.
"Brother Fang, I'll leave this to you. I must carry out a secret mission and can't show myself. Thank you for protecting the Su family's property. We brothers will meet again!"
The cause and effect fit perfectly.
Flawlessly.
You see, doesn't everything match up now?
Fang Che, the great meritorious hero!
He stumbled upon and killed Ximen Xuri, effectively dismantling a major conspiracy of the Heavenly God Sect. Otherwise, given Ximen Xuri's genius, the Baiyun Martial Academy would certainly have heavily cultivated him.
If this matter were to erupt in the future, it would become a stain on the Baiyun Martial Academy.
So, for the Baiyun Martial Academy, Fang Che was also a great hero.
He turned the tide.
Prevented a future scandal.
He also uncovered the Heavenly God Sect's stronghold and killed all the demonic cultists.
This was a great merit for both the Guarding Hall and the Baiyun Martial Academy!
Moreover, he exposed the Ximen family!
For Xiangyun City, where the Ximen family resided, this was even more of a tremendous achievement!
Many common people were spared from death because of Fang Che's actions this time.
No greater merit than this!
Fang Che had indeed achieved great merit; this was beyond doubt.
But regarding this, Chen Ruhai and Fan Tiantiao, the two insiders, could only feel a toothache.
Damn it...
Encountering Fang Che always suddenly put them in a bad mood.
Chen Ruhai, with a dark expression, asked Fang Che:
"So, about this matter..."
"I will cooperate with the Guarding Hall for filing and explaining everything; but the bodies and evidence need to be handed over to the martial academy for further processing."
"As for whether to expose the Ximen family's involvement and the Heavenly God Sect's stronghold here, I don't know. You two hall masters should decide."
Fang Che said humbly, "I am young and don't understand these things. I am already very satisfied with being able to make contributions."
Expose?
How could it be exposed?
This was a lead.
Holding onto it could accomplish great things!
Thinking of this, Chen Ruhai and Fan Tiantiao didn't bother with Fang Che anymore and immediately went back to start arranging control and sealing off information.
They got busy at once.
Meanwhile, on Fang Che's side, the Guarding Hall sent two people to escort the bodies all the way to Baiyun Martial Academy.
They also made contact with the academy to facilitate future cooperation on this matter.
Since this merit was handled by the Guarding Hall, they couldn't back out.
They had to get some credit for it.
This was a major case that had been cracked!
...
Half an hour later.
They arrived at the entrance of the martial academy.
It was just before dawn.
But the academy had already received the news.
People from the Rewards and Penalties Office and the Credits Records Room were already waiting at the entrance.
Seeing Fang Che bringing in a whole cartload of bodies, everyone was speechless.
You brought them here all bloody like this, anyone would think this place was a mass grave.
It had a very creepy feeling.
The academy staff began to identify each body one by one.
Then they checked the evidence.
Confirmed the cultivation level of the deceased.
Confirmed the identities of the demonic cultists.
Then they entered the records, carried away the bodies for disposal, and sorted the evidence into categories.
Then, according to the academy's rules, they calculated the points.
As the first light of dawn appeared in the east, the points were calculated.
"All counted under your name?"
"Yes."
The person from the Rewards and Penalties Office took a deep look at Fang Che: "Total, twenty-six credits, two Innate Grandmasters, sixteen points; two ordinary masters of the seventh tier, six points. Four martial artists, four points. Total, twenty-six points."
"No generals?" Fang Che was a bit surprised. He had heard there might be a general, but there wasn't?
"No."
"But these Innate Grandmasters... so cheap?"
Fang Che was stunned, "A grandmaster is only worth eight points?"
"If you have any issues, take it up with the headmaster. We only record and distribute, not explain." The guy from the Rewards and Penalties Office, with a face like a coffin board and dead fish eyes, looked at Fang Che.
This minor issue needs to be taken to the headmaster?
Alright, Fang Che didn't dare to go.
"Nothing more for you, wait for class."
"I've been busy all night..."
"So what? You think you can skip class?"
"I mean, I've been busy all night ridding evil for the people. I'm full of energy and will definitely attend class and study hard."
"... Heh."
The person from the Rewards and Penalties Office left.
They needed to report quickly, as the Ximen family's affiliation with the Heavenly God Sect was no small matter.
But they didn't know that the academy's higher-ups were already aware of this...
And they were secretly controlling and preparing to take action. Some experts had already gathered over there...
After dawn, countless people surrounded the entrance of the Lu's Bank, wailing and crying. These were the people who had business with or stored their money there.
But in this situation, even Fang Che was at a loss: when Qian Sanjiang and Sun Yuan took the money, could Fang Che have stopped them?
Involving the innocent was inevitable. But there was no way to deal with this.
The only option was for the Guarding Hall to transfer the matter to the local authorities, hoping they could find some way to remedy or pacify the situation...
...
That afternoon.
Yin Shen Gong urgently communicated with the leader of the Heavenly God Sect.
"Old Kou, I received some news related to your Heavenly God Sect."
The Heavenly God Sect leader, Kou Yifang, was in no mood for pleasantries: "What?!"
The seed they planted in the Baiyun Martial Academy had inexplicably been slaughtered during the competition!
Kou Yifang was quite annoyed.
He felt a belly full of pent-up anger with no outlet, and now Yin Shen Gong had come knocking.
However, Yin Shen Gong seemed to be in an extremely good mood, smiling as he said, "I heard that Ximen Xuri was one of your seeds? The one who got slaughtered?"
"!!"
Bringing up the sore spot.
Kou Yifang's anger flared even more: "Do you have a problem with that?"
"No problem. Hmm... I also heard that the Ximen family is one of your vassal families?"
Yin Shen Gong continued to smile.
"Yin Shen Gong! If you've got something to say, just spit it out!"
Kou Yifang was breathing heavily.
Every sentence began with "I heard," sounding sarcastic and mocking. Who the hell is he being so snide with?
"Hahaha..."
Yin Shen Gong started to act all high and mighty: "Old Kou, you really should thank me. As soon as I got this news, I rushed to tell you. This is no small matter."
Kou Yifang, sensing something was wrong, asked, "What's going on?"
Yin Shen Gong let out a bizarre laugh like a wolf's howl: "Old Kou, your work is too careless and sloppy. Such a big issue, and you don't even know about it? Hahaha... You're in big trouble! At the very least, you'll suffer significant losses, I tell you."
"Uh..."
Kou Yifang quickly calmed his breathing and said with a smile, "Old Yin..."
"Hmm? Old Yin or Old Shen?"
"Uh, Big Brother Yin!"
Kou Yifang's attitude made a complete turnaround: "Big Brother Yin, please don't hold it against your little brother. What exactly happened? Please enlighten me, Big Brother Yin."
"Since you're being so obedient..." Yin Shen Gong dragged out his words.
"Yes, yes." Kou Yifang smiled obsequiously.
Cursing inwardly, he thought, "If this isn't important after you finish, I'll curse out all your ancestors."
"This matter with the Ximen family has been discovered by the Baiyun Martial Academy. You can investigate the specifics; I have my own connections in the Baiyun Martial Academy... This happened just today."
"What?" Kou Yifang was shocked.
"And now the Baiyun Martial Academy and the Guarding Hall are conducting lockdowns and preparing to catch a big fish in the Ximen family area... Don't say I didn't warn you."
Yin Shen Gong said smugly.
Kou Yifang immediately became anxious: "Thank you, Big Brother Yin, I owe you one!"
He hurried to take action.
Yin Shen Gong leisurely sent another message: "In the future, let's help each other more!"
Kou Yifang sighed with relief: "Of course, of course, thanks, Ao."
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