Underlying name for Song Baihu, open your damn eyes and look! Was I trying to do anything to Lu Zhenghai? It was Lu Zhenghai who killed Lü Tianyang!
Centurion Wang gritted his teeth, speaking almost syllable by syllable: "Underlying name for Song Baihu, I'd like to see how he protects this insane villain Lu Zhenghai this time! Damn it!"
Centurion Song had already approached. When he saw Lü Tianyang's corpse on the ground, especially the gruesome way he had died.
He felt a trace of awkwardness, followed by frustration. His gaze towards Lu Zhenghai held a hint of resentment.
I'm speechless!
This kid is truly a troublemaker, and he never causes small trouble—it's always major.
"Centurion Sir, you must uphold justice for me! Lü Tianyang tried to kill me, I was terrified, and I resisted subconsciously, and then Lü Tianyang died!" Lu Zhenghai quickly protested his innocence.
Centurion Song's eyes lit up, and his back immediately straightened:
"Oh?! I knew it! Chief Lu has always been a gentle and kind person. How could he possibly commit the indiscriminate killing of innocents inside the Garrison? So it was unavoidable self-defense!"
"This Lü Tianyang might very well be a traitor or a spy. He grew anxious seeing Chief Lu constantly earning merit recently, and wanted to eliminate Chief Lu."
"Unfortunately, Heaven has eyes, and he accidentally ran into Chief Lu's fist."
... Good heavens, did his neck run into Lu Zhenghai's fist?
Listen to what you're saying? Centurion Wang laughed in anger: "Fine, fine, fine, Underlying name for Song Baihu, you're amazing. You're calling a deer a horse, aren't you? If you have the guts, take Lu Zhenghai and Lü Tianyang's corpse to find Commander Lin right now!"
Both Centurion Wang and Centurion Song followed Commander Lin.
"Heh, as if I'm afraid of you." Centurion Song showed no sign of backing down.
After all, the only parties involved were Lu Zhenghai and Lü Tianyang.
And Lü Tianyang was dead.
Lu Zhenghai insisting that Lü Tianyang wanted to kill him and that Lü Tianyang struck first was sufficient.
Even if everyone could guess that the truly insane and audacious one was likely Lu Zhenghai.
But you have no evidence.
Furthermore, Lu Zhenghai was not an ordinary person you could easily manipulate; he was the meritorious official who solved two cold cases.
Centurion Wang ordered his subordinates to carry Lü Tianyang's corpse, his Face so gloomy it seemed water might drip off it, and walked towards Commander Lin's office.
Centurion Song walked behind with Lu Zhenghai, glaring at him: "Just how much trouble are you going to cause me, kid?"
He felt both love and hate for Lu Zhenghai.
He loved his capability; it was too strong, he was practically a living divine detective.
He hated his ability to cause trouble, which was even more formidable than his ability to solve cases.
"Centurion Sir, he wanted to kill me. I couldn't just stand there and let him kill me, could I?" Lu Zhenghai looked very wronged.
Centurion Song lowered his voice: "Are you sure there was no third person present?"
It was still the same point: this was ancient times; there were no monitoring devices, reagents, or high-precision testing equipment.
With no third person present, it truly felt like an unbeatable position.
If this were placed in modern society, Lu Zhenghai daring to kill Lü Tianyang and then arguing such nonsense would be exposed in minutes, and even if not exposed, he would still be sentenced for excessive self-defense. However, this was a high-martial ancient era, which delighted the reckless Lu Zhenghai.
"Confirmed." Lu Zhenghai was all smiles.
Centurion Song nodded, completely relieved.
Soon.
They arrived at Commander Lin's office.
Good heavens, as expected of a Thousand-Household Lord's office, it was truly luxurious; the area alone was over a hundred square meters.
Commander Lin had clearly received the news long ago and was sitting on a tiger-skin chair.
He slightly narrowed his eyes, fiddling with a Profound Grade High Rank xiuchun saber in his hand.
Although Commander Lin was already 90 years old, he looked similar to a middle-aged man of forty or fifty.
After all, he was a terrifying existence at the second layer of the Grandmaster Realm, with a Lifespan of 180 years.
How wonderful!
Normally, an existence of the Thousand-Household Lord's level wouldn't often come to the Garrison; today they happened to catch him here.
Lu Zhenghai's first impression of Commander Lin was: terrifying, profound, and overwhelmingly filled with Evil Qi.
The lives that had died by this man's hands could probably form a small mountain.
The Evil Qi surrounding him, even when deliberately restrained, was still suffocating.
Even Centurion Song and Centurion Wang showed changes in expression; clearly, the pressure was great when facing Commander Lin.
Everyone respectfully paid their respects to Commander Lin, bending their waists almost 90 degrees.
But Commander Lin simply gave a faint hum and did not immediately say "you may rise."
Only after a full minute did Commander Lin utter the words "you may rise."
"You are Lu Zhenghai?" Commander Lin looked deeply at Lu Zhenghai: "You certainly have ability; you solved two cases very cleanly. But is that your reason for acting so recklessly?"
"This subordinate would not dare!" Lu Zhenghai offered no specific explanation.
He wasn't afraid inside; with Centurion Song here, why should he worry?
At this moment, Centurion Wang was very anxious and quickly gave a vivid account of Lu Zhenghai's action of killing Lü Tianyang inside the Garrison.
Centurion Song immediately retorted: "Someone who didn't know better would think Centurion Wang saw it with his own eyes. Chief Lu, the party involved, already stated that Lü Tianyang attacked first, and Chief Lu was merely forced to defend himself."
Commander Lin smiled: "Centurion Wang, do you have evidence to prove that Lu Zhenghai attacked first?"
Centurion Wang's heart sank.
Damn it, could Underlying name for Song Baihu also have influence with Commander Lin?
Centurion Wang gritted his teeth and shook his head: "No, only Lu Zhenghai and Lü Tianyang were present at the time."
Commander Lin then looked at Centurion Song: "Do you have evidence proving that Lü Tianyang attacked first? After all, as a party involved, Lu Zhenghai's words cannot be used as evidence."
Centurion Song's expression slightly changed: "No."
Commander Lin knocked on the table: "In that case, Lu Zhenghai and Lü Tianyang shall each receive fifty strokes of the plank."
Lü Tianyang was already dead, so hitting him was pointless; this meant only Lu Zhenghai would be hit.
Obviously, Commander Lin was no fool and had almost certainly guessed that Lu Zhenghai was the one who initiated the killing, based on his understanding of Lu Zhenghai's character.
Therefore, he wanted to give Lu Zhenghai a punishment.
He actually admired Lu Zhenghai; he was brave, resourceful, and ruthless enough—truly a chosen Embroidered Uniform Guard.
But he felt that Lu Zhenghai was too crude and volatile in his actions and needed to be properly refined.
Fifty strokes of the plank were nothing to a Innate Realm expert; enduring it would be sufficient.
Centurion Song breathed a sigh of relief, feeling this punishment was acceptable.
Lu Zhenghai indeed needed a lesson. If he continued to be indulged, he truly feared that Lu Zhenghai would cause even greater trouble in the future.
Centurion Song understood even more clearly that Commander Lin not directly removing Lu Zhenghai from his Banner Commander position was already showing favoritism toward Lu Zhenghai.
This favoritism, on one hand, was because Lu Zhenghai had consecutively solved two major cases and achieved great merit, and the Thousand-Household Lord appreciated Lu Zhenghai.
On the other hand, it was the mysterious background behind Underlying name for Song Baihu that made Commander Lin give him Face.
"Thousand-Household Lord, Lü Tianyang was a Banner Commander after all. He died so inexplicably. Fifty strokes of the plank, isn't that..." Centurion Wang gritted his teeth, still wanting to say something.
However, before he finished speaking, Commander Lin's voice suddenly turned cold: "Do you want the Thousand-Household Lord position for yourself?"
The faint voice, combined with the release of Grandmaster Realm Qi, pressed directly down on Centurion Wang.
The Grandmaster Realm Qi would not injure Centurion Wang, but it made his Face pale and cold sweat stream down.
However, no one expected Lu Zhenghai to suddenly speak up: "Thousand-Household Lord, I still need to investigate the Escort Agency case. If I receive fifty strokes of the plank now and injure my body, I'm afraid it will affect the investigation. This subordinate requests the Thousand-Household Lord to postpone the punishment of fifty strokes."
Lu Zhenghai thought to himself, although the Thousand-Household Lord still seemed to favor him.
Fifty strokes of the plank really weren't a big deal.
But he just didn't want to take the hits; they hurt!