Chapter 66: 65. Shi (1)

At this moment, no one noticed that the person who came to challenge the hall had secretly left.

“First go stop the bleeding and apply medicine!” Zhang Rongfang said coldly.

“Gelu, you go and call everyone inside to come out.” He looked at Gelu Xilai beside him.

The latter gritted his teeth and hesitated but still went.

Zhang Rongfang almost got into a fight with Captain Lin. What if in the future….

He didn’t dare to think further.

He knew Captain Lin’s temper. Giving face to Young Master Li Huoyun now doesn’t mean he won’t cause trouble in the future.

His mind was in turmoil as he entered the inner room and soon came out with a team of people.

Someone quickly stepped forward and quietly explained what had just happened.

Immediately, many of the members of the Nine Teams present changed their expressions.

“Now, go to the next place for inspection!” Zhang Rongfang ordered with a cold face.

The people present looked at each other, yet no one moved….

Gelu Xilai stepped forward and pulled the leading person, who was his friend, but that person didn’t move, instead looked at Zhang Rongfang with difficulty.

“Vice Captain…. This… with your issue with Captain Lin…. we dare not get involved. Maybe we should inspect on your behalf, while you don’t go….”

Everyone present knew that Zhang Rongfang had Li Huoyun behind him, and they wouldn’t dare to offend him easily.

But compared to Li Huoyun, Lin Qixiao’s deterrence was greater…

Zhang Rongfang glanced at everyone, feeling the gaze of the many people at the boxing hall.

In front of so many people, this group not following orders was equivalent to not giving him any face…

He already understood in his heart that this group from the Nine Teams was showing their stance, taking sides.

But now, in front of so many people at the White Spirit Boxing Hall, and with so many onlookers at the entrance.

They refused to obey orders in front of so many people.

Fine.

Very well!

Zhang Rongfang experienced for the first time that power without strength was worthless!

His eyes darkened as he lifted his finger to point outside the door.

“I won’t make things difficult for you, now, go out.”

The lead person clasped his fists, smiled wryly, and left with the others.

In their eyes, Zhang Rongfang, who had offended Captain Lin Qixiao, probably wouldn’t last long before he was stripped of his position.

Gelu Xilai also lowered his head helplessly, not daring to look at Zhang Rongfang, and left with the crowd.

And among the ten or more people, more of them were even too lazy to salute.

Zhang Rongfang watched them leave, a flicker of anger rising in his heart.

“Zhang, my brother…” Wu Yufei, who had bandaged his wounds, slowly walked over with the support of a disciple.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t realize this would happen…. I dragged you into this…. I… should have held back….”

He looked ashamed, tightly gripping Zhang Rongfang’s hand.

This man in his forties, once with a straight back, now found himself unknowingly stooping.

“It’s fine….” Zhang Rongfang gently inhaled, “Captain Lin just has a bit of a temper; I can explain and apologize later, and it’ll be okay.”

Wu Yufei said nothing more, just patted Zhang Rongfang’s arm firmly.

“Go handle your matters. I’m fine here now.”

“Okay.” Zhang Rongfang clasped his fists, turned around to leave.

Only to find that he was the only Official left in the entire boxing hall.

All other members of the Department of Criminal Justice, along with the inspecting Officials, hadn’t waited for him and had all left.

A flash of coldness crossed his eyes. Gripping the hilt of his waist sword, he quickly walked out of the boxing hall.

His plan was to wait for a better opportunity to act. But it seemed now…. he had to move the timing up.

Conveniently, his next position was the Captain duty. Only by ascending to Captain could he have the opportunity to move further, up to the Chief position.

After Chief is the Minister of Criminal Justice, the warden, and other managerial positions. Further up is the Head of Criminal Justice Li Ran.

Walking out of the boxing hall, no one was waiting for him outside.

Zhang Rongfang’s heart grew colder.

’Power inevitably requires the support of strength, most of which comes from trend, a small part from oneself.’

Suddenly, he remembered what Wang Bude had mentioned about the Extreme Thirteen Grade Han Yong County.

’With the special ability of my attribute panel, perhaps I can break through my own limits…. allowing my strength to, in turn, influence the trend, eventually bending the trend to my will.’

’Using the small to influence the large, channeling the large to create trend, leading the world with trend!’

Gripping his sword hilt tightly, Zhang Rongfang didn’t proceed with inspections but returned alone to the Department of Criminal Justice.

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The largest Jiuyin Boxing Hall in Tan Yang.

“Search it!” Lin Qixiao commanded, holding Zihan, with a fierce expression, clearly in a foul mood.

Behind her were all members of the Nine Teams’ inspecting squad, along with dozens of designated Officials.

A group of people, with greedy eyes, continuously scanned the surroundings.

This was the Jiuyin Boxing Hall, also the richest boxing hall in all of Tan Yang. Conducting a search here would yield many benefits.

Under normal circumstances, they wouldn’t dare to enter and cause trouble.

But now, riding the momentum of the big investigation and with Captain Lin in the lead.

They had grown bolder.

“Investigate? Captain Lin, investigations are fine, but please be careful not to disturb the family.”

The hall owner Yang Heyun had profound martial skills. Three years ago, he had already mastered the family’s Nine-Influencing Cloud-Exploring Hand to the peak Grade Five. Alongside, he also practiced the Eighteen Road Ground Leg and had achieved Grade Two.

Such martial skills were mid to upper level, even in all of Tan Yang.

Specifically within the level of boxing halls, he was unparalleled.

“I am performing a duty, not negotiating!” Lin Qixiao stared coldly at Yang Heyun.

“Search!”

The anger she was holding back from being blocked by Li Huoyun now surged forth again at Yang Heyun’s resistance.

“You!?” Yang Heyun’s expression changed, his stubbled chin trembling slightly with anger.

Just a mere Grade Three….

He clenched his fist, the veins protruding on the back of his hand.

Swish!

Lin Qixiao raised his knife, the tip pointed at Yang Heyun.

“Do you dare to try it?!”

“Captain Lin… I have always been honest and run the boxing hall. Is it not excessive for you to point a knife at an honest businessman like me…” Yang Heyun took a deep breath, suppressing his anger as he spoke.

He was about to make a move when he suddenly felt a sharp gaze sweep across him.

Immediately, he didn’t dare to act.

With Lin Qixiao being so arrogant and domineering, how could his family not have someone guarding him closely?

Even with strong background and power, there will always be those who hold grudges, ready to kill in the shadows.

So having another expert guarding Lin Qixiao is all too normal.

“Whether you’re honest or not, it’s not up to you to say, it’s up to me!” Lin Qixiao said coldly.

Yang Heyun felt stifled inside, unsure of the power behind that gaze.

The anger in his heart just now felt as though doused by a bucket of cold water, swiftly suppressed.

Standing in place, the disciples and followers behind him all trembled with anger, ready to rush forward at any moment.

But at this moment, Yang Heyun instead calmed down.

He reached out to halt his disciples and others.

The situation was stronger than the person; this is the sorrow of the weaker. Who dared to offend the Lin family?

A group of people from the boxing hall stood there aggrieved, watching helplessly as the officials charged into the inner hall, messing everything up with impunity.

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Several days later.

The Sea Dragon’s investigation was still ongoing, but how much of this aimless search was truly to find someone and how much was to gather money on the side, no one knew.

A round of investigations left the residents of several urban areas full of complaints.

Yet under the oppressive military presence, no one dared to express dissent.

Aside from the troops and officials, only households of big landowners and gentry hadn’t been pilfered. Almost everyone else had lost some property.

After a round of searches, various departments of the state office seemed to gain weight, and they worked even harder.

And Zhang Rongfang, after almost clashing with Lin Qixiao on the spot, had been diligently following the rules, doing only what was required without exceeding his duties.

After finishing his duties, he practiced Wang Bude’s Flame Emperor Talisman and Soul-Stabilizing Talisman daily.

At the same time, he was quickly mastering the Spiritual Snake Body Skill.

On the surface, he seemed resigned, but in reality, he had been waiting for an opportunity in secret.

And this timing was finally about to arrive.

August 15th, noon.

Tan Yang East City Ding Chun Gate.

Amidst the dense crowd.

Three agile figures moved swiftly like fish, weaving through the crowd.

Behind them, teams of soldiers holding weapons and crossbows hurriedly pushed through the crowd to pursue.

Boom!

A flare burst suddenly in the sky.

“Everyone, do not gather; immediately take cover where you are!”

“Everyone, do not gather; immediately take cover where you are!”

Several officials struck copper gongs repeatedly.

The crowd quickly became restless, scattering into the surrounding shops and residential alleys.

Zhang Rongfang, along with the other nine team members, stood guard at the entrance of an alley by the street, forming part of the encirclement.

This time, they were targeting three experts from the Sea Dragon organization, discovered by surprise.

These three experts, upon being discovered, immediately killed a Rank 4 patrol captain and four accompanying team members on-site.

In their escape, each of the three managed to kill one Rank 6 and three Rank 4 individuals, dealing significant damage to the state office.

The state office immediately ordered troop deployment to encircle and eliminate them.

Soon, teams of Great Spirit soldiers moved forward, raising steel shields, holding curved knives ready, and loading arrows on crossbows.

The three saw the situation turning against them and rushed into a small group of hiding civilians, trying to use other people to shield themselves from long-range attacks.

“Release!”

The commanding Households officer forcefully waved his command knife down.

Swish!

Suddenly, dozens of crossbow arrows covered the area where the three were located, not caring that there were more than a dozen ordinary civilians there.

The three had incredible body skills, using walls to dodge closely.

At this moment, one person was slightly slower, getting pierced through by a barrage of arrows, which also pierced his arm.

The person screamed in pain, about to get up and run again.

With a piercing whistle, a black shadow dragging a long chain struck him precisely on the back from behind.

With a thud.

The person fell to the ground, spitting blood from his mouth, crawling forward a few steps before a black iron boot from behind stomped down hard on his hand.

Crack.

The arm broke.

The boot rose and wiped off the blood smeared on the side of the ground.

One by one, black-armored soldiers clad from head to toe, like iron black beasts, silently pulled up the black shadow that had just been thrown out from the ground.

The black shadow that knocked the person down was surprisingly a black spiked meteor hammer.

A chain thick as an egg hung below the meteor hammer.

The other end of the chain was wrapped around the black-armored soldier’s body.

“Black Prison Army…”

“It’s the Black Prison Army…!”

From around Zhang Rongfang, officials and ordinary team members immediately let out muffled exclamations.

Soon, the other two were also cornered by arrow rain, with no way out, eventually getting blocked by the Black Prison Army.

These Black Prison Army soldiers moved slowly, but their entire body defenses were extremely heavy, with spikes all over their armor, capable of causing immense piercing damage with a slight move.

The weapons in the hands of the three pierced through the armor of two Black Prison soldiers heavily, but the effort was too great, causing a delay and they couldn’t pull the weapons out fast enough.

As a result, they were turned into pin cushions by the next barrage of arrows.

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