"Pfft"
An elder next to Elder Long couldn't help but burst out laughing, and Elder Long shot him a glare.
"Sorry,"
the elder from the Long family hurriedly apologized. Although everyone else found it amusing, only he had a bit of poor self-control and was laughed out loud by Long Chen's words.
"Long Chen, this is the Joint Trial Hall. When facing the Judge, you must show proper respect.
Here, the elders of the four great families are here to jointly judge this incident. Don't worry, we will never wrong an innocent person. You must cooperate with the trial." Elder Long stifled a laugh and said to Long Chen.
In fact, Long Chen's words almost made him laugh out loud. Having lived for a long time, he had never seen anyone speak to an Inspector like this in his life. This Long Chen was simply a bizarre character.
At that time, the interrogator was so angry his face turned ashen, his teeth nearly grinding to pieces. Long Chen wasn't afraid of him at all—how could he still interrogate him?
"Alright, since Elder Long has spoken, I will accept your investigation. But there is one thing I need to make clear.
I, Long Chen, and every warrior of the Eighth Heavenly Dragon Legion, have done nothing wrong, so we deserve the respect we deserve.
Don't show those foolish tricks of putting on a sour face and making people kneel at every turn of your mouth—they're all out there, and after seeing enough bloodshed, they won't scare anyone.
If you want us to respect you, you need to show the same respect. Don't always look at people through your nose—who are you trying to show your broken board to? Long Chen said sarcastically.
Long Chen meant, don't scare me. I'm not a scarer. If you want the trial to continue, speak nicely and don't humiliate yourself.
The judge's face was covered in pockmarks, twitching nonstop; he had never encountered such humiliation in his life.
He really wanted to slam the table and leave—not just interrogating him, but at worst, replacing the person. But if he just got angry and left, wouldn't he become the laughingstock of the gods?
The pockmark-faced elder took a deep breath, trying to suppress his anger, and said coldly, "Is it true that Ye Lingfeng, commander of the Third Heavenly Dragon Legion, accuses you of deliberately framing him?" "
No," Long Chen shook his head.
"Then why did you leave immediately after taking the position?" The interrogator said coldly.
"This is strategy. Even if I told you, you wouldn't understand." Long Chen continued to shake his head.
"Nonsense! You clearly saw Ye Lingfeng coming to rescue them and deliberately framed them." At that moment, the judge shouted sternly.
Long Chen was furious, pointing at the pockmarked-faced judge and cursing, "Are you out of your mind?" How did you know they were here to rescue you? How do you know we're framing them?
You know the sky above, the earth below, and the air between heaven and earth? Speaking with your mouth is called speaking; breathing down below is called farting.
The Inquisitors are all standing in neutral positions, and you keep insulting me. You think we deliberately framed them, and you're still trying to judge your sister? "
Long Chen, watch your words." Elder Long shouted, but although his tone was stern, he secretly gave a thumbs-up from his sleeve.
"Elder Long, has this guy been bribed by Ye Lingfeng? Or is it that his surname is Ye, and he's related to Ye Lingfeng? Talking to him everywhere? Long Chen said somewhat annoyedly.
When Long Chen finished speaking, Elder Long and the others looked a bit strange. Long Chen was startled: "Could it be true?" "
Ahem, although Elder Ye Shan is from the Ye family, he is upright and fair, never showing favoritism over such matters. Long Chen, don't overthink and cooperate with the investigation." Elder Long coughed awkwardly.
Long Chen's mouth dropped open, looking up and down at the pockmark-faced old man, looking as if he had suddenly understood.
"Judge of the Assembly, did you perform a bit off today? I remember that usually, the trial involved asking about the whole story, presenting evidence in court, and finally holding a joint hearing. Why does it feel so chaotic today?
If this continues, we will have no choice but to suspend the trial and appoint another capable person. The white-haired elder, who had only spoken once before, couldn't help but speak again.
As soon as the white-haired elder spoke, the pockmarked-faced elder's expression changed slightly, clearly wary of the white-haired elder's identity.
"Sorry, I was too emotional. It's mainly because thousands of our Heavenly Dragon warriors died in vain this time, which truly saddened me. That's why I lost my composure and became impatient. I won't be able to do it again."
The pockmark-faced old man actually apologized to the white-haired elder, then sat back down.
Elder Long suddenly spoke: "Elder Ye, isn't it a bit inappropriate to perform soul transmission at this moment?" Elder
Long looked at Ye Yaochen, because he had already realized that Ye Yaochen had sent a message to the pockmark-faced old man.
Normally, such voice transmission would go unnoticed, but for absolute fairness, private transmission was not allowed within the Guild Hall. So when someone sent a message, the runes on their platform would light up slightly, indicating that the person had used soul power.
In his panic, Ye Yaochen forgot that the platform here had this ability. He got caught red-handed, and his face instantly turned bright red.
"I'm just telling the Judge to calm down. I'm used to voice transmission and forgot to speak." Ye Yaochen argued forcefully.
"Let's forget it this time. If there is a second time, our interrogation will be over." The white-haired elder said coldly.
Clearly, the white-haired elder held significant influence. If there was another voice transmission during the interrogation, it would be suspected of cheating, and the hearing would be terminated.
The pockmarked-faced elder nodded. After being warned by the white-haired elder, he seemed much calmer.
"Shen Chengfeng, let me ask you, how did your Eighth Heavenly Dragon Legion manage to retake the position and make strategic deployments?"
This pockmark-faced old man kept running into trouble with Long Chen, but had learned to get smarter and found someone else to break through.
Seeing him questioned, Shen Chengfeng didn't dare speak like Long Chen and hurriedly said, "All these arrangements were made by Long Chen. As for the details, Long Chen doesn't allow us to participate." The
pockmark-faced elder's face suddenly darkened: "As the commander, how can you not know the strategic deployment?" Aren't you afraid that I will punish you for dereliction of duty? "
Reporting to Your Lord, Long Chen was sent by the higher-ups to direct us. He has absolute authority, while I can only obey his orders." Shen Chengfeng replied, his tone tinged with dissatisfaction.
Whether it was because Long Chen had infected him or because he had been suppressed for too long, the words of the judge at that time sounded very harsh to him.
How? Long Chen, you don't dare to interrogate and come here to scare me? Are you picking out me, the soft target?
"That's right, Long Chen was indeed sent by us. This matter was ordered by Elder Longqi, and the Lord is also aware of it.
If you have any questions, you can always ask the Lord. Elder Long added.
Upon hearing the honored lord, the pockmarked-faced old man immediately stopped making a sound of trickery, turned his head, and continued to ask Shen Chengfeng:
"Let me ask you, why did you flee immediately after entering the position, instead of activating the grand formation to contend with the demon beasts?"
You should know, by that time, you had alreadyOnce you enter the position, as long as you hold a certain area, you can break the surface with a single point and slowly retake it. As soon as you enter, you vanish instantly. Is this deliberately setting up Ye Lingfeng and the others?" Shen
Chengfeng shook his head and said, "Reporting to you, sir, I am not fully aware of this matter. I am only following Long Chen's orders, and Long Chen has never allowed me to inquire about his plans. I can only respect his opinion." Shen
Chengfeng simply couldn't be bothered to answer. Don't you always ask questions? I'll just ask you and say you don't know anything. Go find Long Chen. I'm a pushover, and you won't be able to squeeze me anymore.
The pockmark-faced elder, helpless, could only look at Long Chen and ask, "How do you explain yourself?" "
Explain what?" You don't understand tactics, and explaining is pointless—it's just a waste of words. Long Chen shrugged and shook his head.
"Long Chen, this is the Interrogation Hall. You must respond to my words." The pockmark-faced old man's anger flared up instantly.
"Alright, playing music to a cow is really asking too much. After we entered the position, we found those beasts had gotten smarter and set traps, with large numbers of beasts hiding nearby.
If we had broken the line at the time, even if we had taken the position, at least a thousand would have died.
Even if we win, it's a hard-fought victory. So, we made a decisive decision: leave first and reconsider our strategy. We want to achieve the greatest return at the lowest cost. Is there a problem with that? Long Chen said calmly.
"Then let me ask you, before you left, why did you shoot arrows in the direction where Ye Lingfeng was?" The pockmark-faced old man snorted coldly.
"Because we're kind-hearted. I want to warn him, we've fallen into a trap. There are too many demon beasts here. Tell them not to come over and run quickly. Is there a problem?" Long Chen said.
"Then why did those demon beasts immediately go mad after the arrow was fired and started attacking Ye Lingfeng and the others frantically?" The pockmark-faced old man continued.
"You have to ask those demon beasts about that. I've recently developed a new weapon and method to deal with demon beasts, and I'm currently practicing it. I'm not sure about the specific effects, but I'm focused on killing demon beasts and making merit for the divine race. Is there a problem with that?" Long Chen asked.
After every answer, Long Chen would add: Is there a problem with this? Hearing this, the pockmarked-faced old man's anger flared up: "Should I interrogate you, or will you interrogate me?"
The pockmark-faced elder, suppressing his anger, continued, "I'm asking you..."
"Don't ask me for now. Let me ask you. What do you mean by this?" What about interrogating the prisoners?
It's clearly about two Celestial Dragon Legions, so why are they only asking us alone? Aren't you going to interrogate them? Long Chen interrupted the pockmarked-faced old man.
"So many of them died, what's the point of interrogating?" The pockmarked-faced elder shouted angrily.
Long Chen sneered, "Why does that sound so funny?" If someone dies in your family, does that mean you can avoid accountability? Does the dead mean they have a righteous answer? If someone is dead, can they just throw a tantrum and throw a tantrum?
If you want to get to the bottom of things, call everyone present at the time, and let's face to face and get to the bottom of it. "
Long Chen, that's a great suggestion." Elder Long suddenly spoke.
Then the white-browed elder nodded and said, "To get to the bottom of things, both sides must be present. Otherwise, listening only to one side is biased." The
pockmark-faced old man was helpless and could only shout coldly:
"Xuan Ye and Lingfeng are to be brought in for trial.