Chapter 228: Is It a Crime to Beat Him to Death?

"Has Captain Qin not returned yet?"

Demon Suppression Division conference hall.

The three major Demon Suppression Generals and several Cloud Dragon Captains gathered in the hall, brows furrowed.

"It's already been a day, and with only two days left of the three-day deadline set by Inspector Wang, the Earth-Escaping Zombie remains untraceable—what are we to do?"

Yang Si scratched his head, his face full of anxiety.

Ever since he and Qin Shuo laid down arms and exchanged jade and silk, he had fully accepted this heavenly pride youth who was less than half his age yet equal to him in strength and status.

The more he interacted with Qin Shuo, the more he felt... 【incomplete thought—original Chinese ends abruptly; translated as given】

Therefore, even if Inspector Wang had intended to make things difficult yesterday, he was willing to step forward and speak on Qin Shuo's behalf.

Who would have thought that after parting ways in the hall yesterday, he would never see Qin Shuo's figure again?

Last night he had wanted to visit Qin Shuo's residence to discuss how to jointly track down the Earth-Escaping Zombie, but unexpectedly found him absent, not knowing where he had gone.

"He hasn't returned."

Due to his friendship with Qin Shuo, He Mingjing also participated in this meeting.

His main task was to wait outside Qin Shuo's residence, so that upon his return he could bring him here to discuss strategies with everyone.

"Ah! Truly, the emperor is not anxious, but the eunuch is!"

Yang Si slumped back into his seat.

Just as he sat down, a light laugh echoed from outside the hall,

"Who here is the eunuch?"

"You little brat..."

Yang Si, who had just sat down, sprang up like a spring, complaining: "If you don't come back soon, we'll all be worried sick over you!"

"Exactly, exactly!"

Several Cloud Dragon Captains laughed and echoed in agreement.

These people usually weren't actually close to Qin Shuo,

but when Wang Lihu parachuted into the Demon Suppression Division and tried to pin Qin Shuo down while Fu Lingyuan was absent, everyone felt the threat and instinctively banded together.

After all, in their eyes, Qin Shuo was one of their own.

Although Wang Lihu held the power of inspection and reproach, his status comparable to Fu Lingyuan's, he was ultimately an outsider.

If he could today target Qin Shuo with reproach, tomorrow he could target them.

To oppose him, they could only all unite as one.

On this point, everyone present understood it implicitly.

"Yesterday you just left, and that surnamed Wang followed right after—I even thought he meant you harm!"

Yang Si laughed as he stepped forward and patted Qin Shuo on the shoulder.

That pat, he felt something was off—had this external training made another breakthrough?

"Yang Si, watch your words!"

Seeing his subordinate speak so recklessly, Mountain-Moving General Chen Ao immediately sank his face.

Although they all disliked that surnamed Wang's inspectorate, a higher rank crushes people, especially when specially sent to find fault with them.

If they were really heard, no one in this room would fare well.

"These are all our own brothers—what's there to fear?"

Yang Si muttered quietly, unbothered.

But constrained by Chen Ao's dignity, he still obediently shut his mouth.

No way—who let this be the old general who raised him with his own hands?

Otherwise, among those present, who wouldn't have some rapport with him?

If not for that, how could he be so unrestrained, speaking without restraint?

"Hmph!"

Chen Ao snorted coldly, but did not continue reproaching, instead turning his gaze to Qin Shuo:

"One day has passed of the three-day agreement—Captain Qin, do you have any leads on the Earth-Escaping Zombie?"

"Already resolved!"

Qin Shuo's lips curled slightly as his gaze swept over everyone in the hall.

Though he had only been at the Demon Suppression Division for a little over a month, he reflected that these people had stood by him in his crisis, worried for him, offered advice and strategies—this still warmed his heart.

"Resolved?"

Flying Star General Pang Tong raised his brows, the others also casting skeptical, inquiring glances.

Seeing everyone's expression, Qin Shuo smiled faintly and continued:

"Demon Suppression Division Inspector Wang Lihu colluded with the Xiao Family remnant Xiao Yingqi, intending to intercept and kill me under the pretense of fleeing justice outside Yunzhou City, but in the end I turned the tables and slew him!"

So I say...

"Resolved!"

Silence!

Deathly silence!

The vast conference hall was so quiet a falling pin could be heard, as if everyone had lost their breath in that instant, turned into statues.

Hiss~

Only after several breaths did the sound of drawing in cold air arise, followed by a wave of...

Everyone's gaze toward Qin Shuo had changed.

From original concern and inquiry, in an instant it turned to shock, astonishment, questioning, and disbelief!

"You, you killed Inspector Wang..."

Even Yang Si, who is usually slow-witted, couldn't accept such a huge amount of information for a moment, and his tongue got tied when he spoke.

"Old Qin..."

After He Mingjing called out, he also had nothing more to say, only feeling his mouth dry and his mind blank!

Wang Lihu.

Dead!

Killed by Qin Shuo!

This news was like a thunderbolt striking everyone's hearts, causing all the generals and captains in the hall to temporarily lose their ability to think.

It took quite a while.

Only then did Mountain-Moving General Chen Ao seem to have fully digested the information from that short sentence, and he said with a face full of shock and fear:

"You... really killed him?"

"He wanted to kill me, I can't just sit and wait for death!"

Qin Shuo sat down openly on a chair, and then continued to speak:

"How?"

"Is it illegal to beat him to death?"

The voice, neither high nor low, echoed in the hall, but no one responded.

Is it illegal?

That's one of the three inspectors of the Demon Suppression Division, you say it's illegal?

Even if Fu Lingyuan returned and wanted to pursue responsibility, he could only first capture him and send him to the headquarters to await the decision of the Zhenwu King.

But you...

"Wait a moment."

At this moment, Flying Star General Pang Tong spoke with suspicion:

"Inspector Wang is a Quasi-Grandmaster of the Furnace Realm, how could you possibly..."

"Report!"

At this moment, a Cloud Pattern Captain rushed in from outside the hall, bowing to the three Demon Suppression generals inside and saying:

"Three generals, the Divine Catcher Division has sent people, they say, they say..."

Just as the Cloud Pattern Captain was about to continue speaking, he suddenly glanced at Qin Shuo sitting near the door, and his words got stuck in his throat, unable to come out.

"What are you trying to say?"

Sea-Crossing General Qi Shengzhao raised his eyebrows.

This person is his subordinate, seeing him so flustered, he immediately spoke up to remind him.

"Say that Captain Qin killed Inspector Wang outside the city, and they want, they want to take him for questioning..."

Hiss~

Another sound of sucking in cold air.

"Is Song Zhangfeng out of his mind? Dare to come to my Demon Suppression Division to seize people!"

Mountain-Moving General Chen Ao raised his eyebrows, his eyes filled with a menacing killing intent.

"Not only is it the Divine Catcher's Song, but also the Zhenwu Hall's Hall Master Lu and the Vice Hall Master Bai Li..."

"Has Lu Dingzhou also come?"

Qi Shengzhao's eyes narrowed.

"Song Zhangfeng is still manageable, his status is about equal to ours three Demon Suppression generals."

"But Lu Dingzhou is the head of a state's sects, still a Quasi-Grandmaster of the Condensing Furnace, whether in martial arts or status, he is far above us."

But...

What then?

The Demon Suppression Division monitors demons across the world, and it is not subordinate to the Zhenwu Hall or the Divine Catcher Division.

Even if Qin Shuo really killed someone, it should be handed over by the Demon Suppression Division to the headquarters, and finally decided by the Zhenwu King himself.

What are the Zhenwu Hall and the Divine Catcher Division, that they dare to come to the Demon Suppression Division's office to seize people?

Back then, Chen Muyun relied on his position as State Lord and the might of a Grandmaster to suppress us three, and that was acceptable.

How so?

Do the Zhenwu Hall and the Divine Catcher Division now consider us as soft persimmons?

Thinking this through, Qi Shengzhao stood up directly and said: "The affairs of my Demon Suppression Division will be handled by ourselves, how can we allow others to interfere?"

After saying that, he strode out of the meeting hall.

Mountain-Moving General Chen Ao and Flying Star General Pang Tong followed closely behind, and all the Cloud Dragon Captains also followed.