"But..." Zhou Hu grew increasingly anxious.
Among Martial Artists, unless someone actively releases their Qi, it is difficult to know the opponent's Martial Dao Realm. He naturally did not know that Lu Zhenghai had already reached the Innate Realm.
"It's fine. Just watch the show. Your boss here is confident."
Lu Zhenghai stopped explaining and continued toward the Four Seasons Tower with Zhou Hu.
Four Seasons Tower.
"Boss Luo, I toast you." Zheng Qu, face flushed, stood up and drank a cup of wine with reverence and flattery: "If Boss Luo ever has any orders in the future, if you tell me to go east, I absolutely won't go west. This life belongs to you, Boss Luo."
"Hahaha, if Chief Lu saw you looking like this right now, he'd probably die of anger."
Luo Wang said with a smile. He knew that when Zheng Qu was under Lu Zhenghai, he took leave every few days and rarely cooperated with Lu Zhenghai on missions.
Zheng Qu's voice volume doubled: "Although I, Zheng Qu, have a worthless life, I'm not someone just any tom, dick, or harry can order around, hehe..."
The other military officers at the table also burst into laughter.
However, as they laughed, the laughter abruptly stopped. Every single one of them looked toward the entrance of the Four Seasons Tower in surprise.
Standing conspicuously at the entrance were Lu Zhenghai and Zhou Hu.
"Oh, Chief Lu is also here to eat at the Four Seasons Tower? Quick, quick, waiter, bring another set of tableware..." Luo Wang said with a smile.
However, upon closer inspection, deep within Luo Wang's eyes flashed intense jealousy and murderous intent.
Luo Wang thought: I'll find an opportunity later to eliminate Lu Zhenghai. Chief Lu? Heh heh... After Lu Zhenghai dies, a Banner Commander position will open up.
"There's no need to eat." Lu Zhenghai also opened his mouth with a smile: "You motherf*cking little bastard, weren't you waiting for your Changqing Dad to come over? Now your Changqing Dad is here. Luo Wang, my obedient son, how about we spar?"
Zhou Hu stood beside Lu Zhenghai, his mouth twitching. Boss's mouth... Boss, how did you manage to curse out such vicious, anger-inducing profanities while smiling?
Of course, the effect was truly amazing.
Sure enough, Luo Wang's face instantly turned icy cold.
Luo Wang stared intently at Lu Zhenghai, seemingly wanting to curse back.
But ultimately, he held back.
In Luo Wang's view, these curses were merely the result of frustration and powerless rage.
Taking a deep breath, Luo Wang said solemnly: "Sparring? Fine!"
"Sabers and swords are blind..." Lu Zhenghai's smile grew wider.
"Sabers and swords are naturally blind, so surely you, a Banner Commander, aren't afraid of me, a mere Squad Leader?"
Luo Wang's voice became increasingly chilling and disdainful.
He was absolutely eager to spar with Lu Zhenghai. He wouldn't dare kill the opponent on the spot, but breaking his legs first was certainly possible.
"Please!"
Lu Zhenghai extended his hand, making a gesture of invitation.
Then, without any delay, he immediately struck, swift as thunder, decisive and clean.
His intent to kill was clearly revealed!
The moment he struck, it was One Sword Flying Immortal.
Although other Moves could also crush Luo Wang, he just wanted to use One Sword Flying Immortal.
In an instant, nearly half of the True Essence in his body was drained.
The True Essence condensed and compressed, accompanied by the sword art, vast and pure, surging into the xiuchun saber in his hand.
"Sss!"
The xiuchun saber flashed past.
The temperature inside the first-floor hall of the entire Four Seasons restaurant plummeted, and everyone felt a strong sense of suffocation.
After the saber strike passed, Lu Zhenghai turned around and walked away.
As for how Luo Wang responded to his strike, it didn't matter. The sparring match was already over!
Sure enough, just as Lu Zhenghai turned around, the saber light of One Sword Flying Immortal pierced directly through Luo Wang's heart.
The saber mark was tiny, contained, resembling a fine red thread, demonstrating the extreme speed and sharpness of the saber light.
Luo Wang spat out fresh blood, crashed to the ground, and was deader than dead!
One was in the Innate Realm, the other in the Houtian Realm. The gap between them was already immense. Lu Zhenghai, furthermore, had maniacally used a Heaven-Grade Martial Skill. It was absolutely a nuclear bomb hitting a chick; the result was predetermined.
Moreover, Lu Zhenghai had also struck first without any warning, which was absolutely ruthless.
At the same moment, Zheng Qu, who was not far from Luo Wang, suddenly clutched his neck.
Blood rapidly flowed through the gaps between his fingers.
Zheng Qu widened his eyes, staring at Lu Zhenghai's retreating figure with venom and disbelief: "You... you did... that on pur... pose..."
Before he could finish his sentence, he crashed to the ground, becoming a corpse.
If you wonder how Zheng Qu also died? Heh... The saber light of One Sword Flying Immortal, after piercing Luo Wang's heart, continued forward, conveniently taking a slight turn and easily slicing Zheng Qu's neck.
Killing two people with one strike, it was simply a matter of skill.
At this moment, the military officers under Luo Wang all turned pale, completely petrified.
Zhou Hu was stunned at first, and then, his mind nearly blank, he chased after Lu Zhenghai... Half an hour later.
Jinyiwei Garrison.
The entire Garrison was in an uproar. When the news from the Four Seasons Tower arrived, everyone thought they were hearing sheer fantasy!
Lu Zhenghai had publicly executed Luo Wang and Zheng Qu at the Four Seasons Tower?!
Leaving aside the sheer audacity and ruthlessness of Lu Zhenghai's actions.
More importantly, Luo Wang was very strong, at the eighth level of the Acquired Realm, one of the best among the Squad Leaders within the entire Embroidered Uniform Guard.
Yet he was instantly killed by a single strike from Lu Zhenghai!
Lu Zhenghai was clearly the recognized disgrace among the Squad Leaders.
Who didn't know that he had bought his Squad Leader position? Who didn't know he was the weakest in strength among the Squad Leaders?
But these past few days, Lu Zhenghai seemed like a changed person—first clearing up Gao Shihan's death in a single day, then being promoted to Banner Commander. Now, he could even instantly kill Luo Wang.
It was said that the strength Lu Zhenghai displayed when executing Luo Wang was... Innate!
This was truly outrageous!
Of course, regardless of the circumstances, Lu Zhenghai's act of publicly executing a colleague was too heinous and arrogant.
As for the so-called excuse of sparring, anyone with eyes knew it was merely a trap designed to lead Luo Wang to his death.
It was probably impossible for Lu Zhenghai to get off scot-free.
Numerous military officers, Squad Leaders, and Banner Commanders occasionally glanced toward Centurion Song's office.
At this moment, Lu Zhenghai was inside Centurion Song's official quarters.
Inside the official quarters.
"Smash!"
Centurion Song's refined face twitched with anger. He slammed his palm fiercely onto the table.
The table instantly turned into dust.
Centurion Song roared at Lu Zhenghai: "Lu Zhenghai, do you have a brain? Wang Shanhe deliberately dug this pit, and you actually jumped into it!"
Wang Shanhe was Centurion Wang's name.
Lu Zhenghai remained silent.
Beside Lu Zhenghai was Chief Huang, Huang Xiu.
Chief Huang sighed and said:
"Centurion Wang and our Centurion Song are arch-enemies. This time, because of the Gao Shihan case, you gained great prominence, and Centurion Song was even praised by the higher-ups."
"At this critical juncture, Centurion Wang deliberately found someone to instigate Zheng Qu."
"Zheng Qu defected to Luo Wang's side, and coupled with Luo Wang injuring Zhou Hu and Zhao Black Pillar, you were bound to clash with Luo Wang."
"These were all Centurion Wang's calculations."
"Centurion Wang predicted you would be severely taught a lesson by Luo Wang, and your loss of face would equate to Centurion Song losing face."
"But you are formidable. Your strength inexplicably became so powerful that you have even reached the Innate Realm..."
"Originally, relying on such powerful strength, if you had severely taught Luo Wang a lesson without killing him, Centurion Wang probably would have died of anger."
"Yet you inexplicably chose to execute Luo Wang and Zheng Qu."
"Publicly executing a colleague—if Centurion Sir hadn't fiercely protected you, you would be in the major prison right now."
... Lu Zhenghai remained silent.
Publicly executing Luo Wang and Zheng Qu was certainly going to cause a huge uproar; he had prepared for this long ago.
Fortunately, didn't he have the excuse of "sparring"?
Without this excuse, it would have been very, very difficult for Centurion Song to protect him.
Lu Zhenghai's prediction was correct; Centurion Song was indeed fiercely protecting him.
That intelligence regarding the Blood Spring Python's tail bone won't be needed for now!
The next moment, Centurion Song took several deep breaths before barely managing to suppress his rage.
He glared at Lu Zhenghai with disappointment: "Even if I fiercely protect you, what you did this time was too egregious. The Embroidered Uniform Guard internally will definitely demand an explanation from you..."
Lu Zhenghai: "We were sparring. Sabers and swords are blind."
Centurion Song laughed out of extreme anger: "You only rely on this little bit of cleverness, but fortunately, you had this bit of cleverness."
Without this little bit of cleverness, Centurion Song wouldn't even have a reason to defend Lu Zhenghai, let alone fiercely protect him.
Chief Huang complained helplessly: "Changqing, how dare you say that? Even if you're putting on a show, you shouldn't be so crude! If it was truly sparring, how did your saber light aim so precisely for Luo Wang's heart? Also, if it was truly sparring, why did the saber light take a turn after executing Luo Wang to slice Zheng Qu's neck?"
Lu Zhenghai looked wronged: "Perhaps my saber light has its own ideas; maybe it became sentient. Zheng Qu's death was an accident. He was standing too close and was accidentally killed."
"Shut up!" Centurion Song wished he could kick Lu Zhenghai twice.
Chief Huang hesitated for a moment, then quickly looked at Centurion Song and said:
"Centurion Sir, please don't be angry anymore. Since the matter has happened, let's think about how to resolve it."
"What you mean by providing an explanation to the Embroidered Uniform Guard internally is probably demoting Changqing."
"But, Brother Lu just took the Banner Commander position; his butt hasn't even warmed the seat yet."
"If he were to sheepishly retreat from the Banner Commander position back to the Squad Leader position, or even back to the military officer position."
"Centurion Wang would definitely use this matter to mock you."
... "Damn it, that despicable Wang Shanhe!" Centurion Song cursed angrily.
As he cursed, his eyes suddenly flickered. He sized up Lu Zhenghai, looking like he wanted to speak but hesitated.
"Centurion Sir, please just say whatever you have to say. I can handle it."
Centurion Song narrowed his eyes slightly: "Lu Zhenghai, was solving the Gao Shihan case a coincidence, or do you inherently possess extraordinary investigative abilities?"
Lu Zhenghai didn't quite understand Centurion Song's meaning, but he had the intelligence system.
With the assistance of the intelligence system, plus the fact that he enjoyed watching mystery dramas in his previous life.
He could grudgingly consider himself a brilliant detective, right?
Centurion Song continued: "There is a case right now. If you can solve it, it will be equivalent to making a great meritorious contribution, and you won't need to give an explanation to anyone. You can continue sitting in your Banner Commander position, and Centurion Wang won't dare say a word against it."
"Centurion Sir, please tell me..." Lu Zhenghai's eyes lit up.
Originally!
Just as Centurion Song had said... even if Centurion Song fiercely protected him, he wouldn't need to use that trump card concerning the Current Commander's intelligence.
Yet he would still have to give an explanation to the entire Embroidered Uniform Guard, meaning he would at least have to temporarily step down from the Banner Commander position.
After all, publicly executing a colleague was truly heinous.
He didn't expect such a pleasant surprise? Centurion Song not only fiercely protected him but also had a way for him to avoid temporarily stepping down from the Banner Commander position.
Haha... Centurion Song is awesome!
As for investigating the case, he'd investigate it. With the intelligence system assisting him, it would be easily accomplished.
"Fang Qian was previously leading the investigation into this case," Centurion Song said, taking a deep breath.
Centurion Song, as a Centurion, had two Banner Commanders under him.
One was Huang Xiu, and the other was Fang Qian.
Fang Qian hadn't appeared throughout the Gao Shihan case because he was handling another case.
Chief Huang was slightly surprised: "Centurion Sir, that case involving the Grand Tutor's family is extremely bizarre. Banner Chief Fang led the team to investigate for a month and didn't find a single clue..."
"Centurion Sir, Chief Huang, I am confident. I want to give it a try," Lu Zhenghai said solemnly.
Centurion Song: "Go ahead and try. However, I can't withstand the pressure for too long. I'll give you five days."
"Understood!"
Lu Zhenghai was already very happy. Five days was not a short amount of time.