Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 346: Chapter 68: The End! Zhantian Cuts Off the Celestial Being’s Arm (Requesting Monthly Tickets)_2

“Ridiculous!” Xu Anbang’s eyes spat fire, and he said angrily, “Huangfu Deyun, both your family’s first and second ancestors have been involved, yet you dare say the previous Ma Huangfu’s Family knew nothing about it. Do you think we are fools?!”

“Xu Anbang, as the saying goes, ‘Catch the adulterers in bed, and catch the thieves with the loot.'” Huangfu Jinhuan coldly chuckled and added, “What General Zhou said only implicates Huangfu Jinyuan and Huangfu Kangping as having colluded with the Yinsha Sect. What evidence do you have that implicates the entire previous Ma Huangfu’s family?”

“Are you suggesting that if one or two individuals in a family commit a crime, the entire family should be implicated?”

“Brother Xu~” Huangfu Deyun was pitifully pleading, “I truly did not know about this. My family’s two ancestors… sigh, they were truly confused.”

“Knowledge or ignorance, just arrest them and interrogate them thoroughly.” Xu Anbang laughed in anger, “Both of your family’s ancestors were involved, how can you possibly be unrelated?”

The two sides were stuck in a deadlock, casting their gazes towards the City Lord, Xiahou Hongde.

At this moment, Xiahou Hongde also had a splitting headache.

Today’s events had occurred too abruptly, and he was not prepared at all.

He looked dissatisfiedly at Zhou Zhenwu. If he had received a tip, why didn’t he report it to him?

But since this matter was an internal affair of the City Guard Mansion, he was unable to lose his temper there and expose their shortcomings.

He took a deep breath, and said sternly: “Commander Zhou, do you have evidence that this was a collective act of the former Ma Huangfu’s Family? Or has Huangfu Kangping confessed to anything?”

“City Lord, although Huangfu Kangping has confessed, he did not admit that the previous Ma Huangfu’s Family was the mastermind.” Zhou Zhenwu told the truth, “As for how to deal with this, please issue your orders, City Lord.”

Xiahou Hongde had attained the Heavenly Human Realm and was ruling over a region, so naturally, he was not a fool. He knew that this issue had now escalated to be a family feud.

Although Huangfu Kangping did not confess, the entire previous Ma Huangfu’s Family probably couldn’t escape the blame. There was even a possibility that the Celestial Huangfu’s Family could be implicated.

Every decision he was making right now could shape the course of this conflict.

Therefore, he said solemnly: “The former Ma Huangfu’s Family is a Grade Eight Prominent Family conferred by the imperial court. Everything should be based on evidence. Since Huangfu Kangping hasn’t confessed, can we, the City Guard Mansion, arrest people at will?”

This wasn’t Xiahou Hongde shirking responsibility, but once something involved a family feud, it would become extraordinarily complex.

Whether the Huangfus, the Xus, or the Wang family, all had their own foundation and connections. Offending any one of them would be a loss-making proposition.

He could only act based on evidence to manage without bias, and avoid leaving any troubles behind. After all, he only had three years left in his term.

“I obey the City Lord’s order.”

Although Zhou Zhenwu wanted to gain more Merit Points, if the City Lord was not supporting him, he could only act according to the evidence.

Although Huangfu Jinhuan’s face was still ugly, he breathed an inner sigh of relief.

Although the plot this time had failed and the losses were heavy, it was more important to avoid implicating the entire previous Ma Huangfu’s Family and even the Celestial Huangfu’s Family than settling grievances. After all, there would be plenty of opportunities to settle scores in the future.

Some neutral families and units saw through the strangeness of the situation, understanding that this was a competition between the Changning Xu’s and the Huangfu’s, which naturally also involved other families such as the Ping’an Wang’s.

Although it seemed like the Xu’s and Wang’s had the upper hand, if they couldn’t completely destroy the previous Ma Huangfu’s Family, it could become a potential threat in the future.

Those families friendly with the Huangfu’s breathed a sigh of relief.

Despite suffering heavy losses, the previous Ma Huangfu’s Family had maintained some vitality. As long as they could steady themselves, they could start planning their counterattack.

Qian Xuean, the manager of Changning from the Qian Family’s Business, was close to Wang Shouzhe. He couldn’t help worrying for his friend Wang Shouzhe, afraid that his failure to kill a snake might provoke it to harm him instead.

The people present had diverse thoughts, and the atmosphere in the hall was tense. However, Wang Shouzhe remained calm, appearing nonchalant.

Just at this moment.

A wave of uproar came from outside.

The shouts of house servants and head of households rang out from a distance, “Has the patrol gone mad? They just arrived, and now they’re here again!”

Again, a rigorous male voice rang out, “Step aside, or I will arrest everyone present for obstructing law enforcement and colluding with traitors.”

In the midst of this, a middle-aged officer with a steady appearance led a team in from the outside.

The newcomer was Wang Dingzu, along with his Defense Second Battalion.

This move really pissed off the people of the Huangfu’s.

Old Ancestor Hua Ye was so angry that he was shaking all over, and angrily said, “First it was the Three Camps Patrol, and now the Defense Second Battalion! Xiahou Hongde! Do you take the Huangfu’s for a pushover?!”

With this, even Xiahou Hongde was struggling to keep his face, and he sternly rebuked, ” Wang Dingzu! As a patrol commander, do you really want to get involved in a family feud? Do you know what taboo this violates?”

“Reporting to the City Lord,” said Wang Dingzu calmly, giving a salute, “I’m fulfilling my official duty. I don’t understand what the City Lord is implying?”

“Good! I want to see what official duty you are performing!” Xiahou Hongde laughed in rage, “If I find out that you have misused your position to oppress other families, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”