Chapter 388: Elder Tianxu's Ruling

"Li Mu, recount the detailed sequence of events!"

The phantom of Elder Tianxu looked at the seven executives in the arena and spoke calmly.

"This..."

Upon hearing Elder Tianxu's words,

the white-haired executive hesitated for a moment.

He was Li Mu, the only seven-star executive in the arena, whom Elder Tianxu had just mentioned.

Executives of the Law Enforcement Hall are divided into one-star to seven-star ranks, from lowest to highest.

Among the executives present, he was the most senior and held the highest rank of seven-star executive.

He was primarily responsible for adjudicating this incident involving the report by Fu Xiu.

Now, because his proposed disposition did not align with the sect rules,

if they had acted according to the sect rules previously,

"Hmm?"

hearing Elder Tianxu ask him to speak and recount the detailed sequence of events,

"Liu Ming, you speak!"

they did not want to make a big deal out of this matter and had previously tacitly accepted Li Mu's opinion.

For a moment, he did not know how to respond.

and then began to recount the entire sequence of events.

This matter did not need to be reported to the elders of the Law Enforcement Hall for a ruling at all.

Therefore, facing Elder Tianxu's inquiry at this moment,

the other executives exchanged glances, feeling the same way.

they detailed the sequence of events and the reason for escalating the report before Elder Tianxu.

Clearly, this last sentence,

they also understood that their previous proposal had been unfair.

but to protect themselves,

however, this incident was originally escalated by Liu Ming.

Elder Tianxu simply directly designated Liu Ming to recount the sequence of events.

According to sect regulations, he must bear primary responsibility and accept the sect's punishment.

Seeing this, the phantom of Elder Tianxu showed a displeased expression.

The others could only awkwardly remain silent.

Throughout the process, Liu Ming did not exaggerate or add unnecessary details.

Sensing Elder Tianxu's gaze,

seeing the others hesitating,

among the seven executives, although Liu Ming was the least senior, holding only the rank of two-star executive,

"Replying to the Elder, this disciple acted for the greater good of the sect, with no selfish motives. I beg the Elder to see clearly!"

Therefore, he wanted to show that he acted for the greater good of the sect.

but this time, because his enforcement opinion did not comply with sect regulations, the judgment was escalated and reported.

He bowed respectfully to Elder Tianxu.

"Replying to the Elder, the seven of us went to the Fu Xiu Academy to verify the facts, and there were no errors."

However,

Elder Tianxu was targeting Li Mu, the seven-star executive in the arena.

At this moment, he also secretly hated himself.

"In that case, the facts are clear. Why could you not make a decision on this matter? Instead, you escalated it for reporting?"

Liu Ming immediately stepped forward.

hoping Elder Tianxu would show leniency and punish him lightly.

then looked at the young executive standing nearby and spoke calmly:

The highest-ranking seven-star executive spoke with trembling voice:

As he spoke, the gaze of Elder Tianxu's phantom had already shifted to Li Mu.

After listening to Liu Ming's account, Elder Tianxu frowned and asked:

"Was there actually an error in the Fu Xiu data of Ye Qingxuan?"

With matters having come to this, he did not deny his mistake.

Although they had not explicitly expressed their intentions before,

causing the report by Fu Xiu to be escalated by other executives, leading to an elder's ruling.

who would have thought that a simple judgment

and merely lowering the ranking of one Fu Xiu disciple, with due compensation provided,

if they had acted according to his opinion,

could have easily appeased a large number of third-tier Fu Xiu disciples.

It was clearly a situation achieving two goals with one action.

yet Liu Ming, this impulsive young man, escalated it for reporting.

Thinking of this, Li Mu felt a surge of anger.

As he thought, Li Mu suddenly felt that his judgment was not wrong.

Thus, the heart that had just been uneasy settled considerably at this moment.

Yet they did not expect that after Tian Xu Elder heard his words,

he directly roared in fury:

"Li Mu, as a Seven-Star Enforcer of the Law Enforcement Hall, what exactly is the sect's greater good in your eyes?"

"Do you not know that within our Xuan Tian Sect, the sect rules represent the sect's greater good?"

"With the facts clear, instead of relying on the sect rules to act, you wish to sacrifice the interests of the disciples under your charge?"

"Since when has our Xuan Tian Sect needed to rely on compromise to act?"

Having finished speaking, the projection of Elder Tian Xu took a deep breath.

With a majestic expression, he made the final verdict:

"I, in the name of the Elder of the Law Enforcement Hall of Xuan Tian Sect, render this judgment."

"This report regarding Fu Xiu lacks factual basis; the report application is rejected."

"Li Mu, Seven-Star Enforcer of the Law Enforcement Hall, for failing to obey the sect rules, is hereby stripped of his position as an Enforcer of the Law Enforcement Hall, permanently barred from re-employment, and fined one hundred years of sect stipend."

"Liu Ming, who feared no pressure and held fast to the sect rules, is rewarded ten million contribution points and promoted to Five-Star Enforcer."

"In addition, all cases previously adjudicated by Li Mu will, according to the Law Enforcement Hall's system, initiate a review process."

Even for disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall,

Xuan Tian Sect cannot fully ensure they can obey the sect rules at every single moment.

Humans are not machines that only execute procedures.

The clauses of the sect rules cannot adapt to all events.

For extremely rare cases not previously adjudicated, the sect rules have no explicit clauses.

Regarding the understanding of the sect rules, and the final judgment on such events,

human determination is still required.

However, everyone's thoughts and mindset differ.

Without explicit clauses,

sometimes, personnel of the Law Enforcement Hall, during the process of law enforcement,

may commit errors in enforcement, while the enforcers themselves may be completely unaware of this.

In such a situation,

Xuan Tian Sect also cannot guarantee that every judgment is fair and just.

Therefore, to minimize the occurrence of such matters,

law enforcement by the Law Enforcement Hall or judgments on cases require multiple people to be present and participate.

This is to minimize the occurrence of such matters.

Moreover,

to ensure the enforcement clauses of the sect rules are more perfect and reduce the error rate,

the Law Enforcement Hall of Xuan Tian Sect also has a case review process.

Once personnel of the Law Enforcement Hall are punished for failing to obey the sect rules or for erroneous judgments,

all cases they previously participated in adjudicating will restart the review process.

If it is discovered that a case violated justice, accountability will be pursued.

Although this process cannot timely repair the harm caused by erroneous judgments,

it can deter members of the Law Enforcement Hall to the maximum extent.

Making them dare not easily exercise private power or violate the sect rules and system.

Upon hearing Elder Tian Xu's final verdict,

the six Enforcers, including Liu Ming, bowed respectfully and said:

"We strictly obey the Elder's decree!"

But at the moment they lowered their heads,

two of the Enforcers exchanged a glance, their eyes revealing anxiety.

However, with Elder Tian Xu present, these two dared not act rashly for the time being.

Li Mu, with white hair, was stunned after hearing Elder Tian Xu's verdict.

After coming to his senses, he hurriedly knelt and prostrated himself on the ground, his voice filled with desolation as he spoke:

"Please, Elder, in view of my past merits, show mercy beyond the law!"

(End of this chapter)