Chapter 188: The Truth Revealed, Within the Plan

Hmm?

Chen Che's words drew everyone's attention, and for a moment, all eyes were fixed on him.

Fan Hao sneered, "Chen Che, your defense is pale. With so many eyes on the scene and the recording, do you still dare to say that you aren't the one who violated the rules? Absurd!"

Chen Che looked at Fan Hao, then glanced at Ma Zijun, and suddenly asked an irrelevant question: "So you don't know Ma Zijun, then whose orders are you acting under?"

Hearing this, Ma Zijun frowned and scrutinized Fan Hao.

Fan Hao's body trembled as he recalled his previous failed attempt to frame Chen Che, feeling nervous inside, but upon realizing there was no way Chen Che could know about his connection to the Huang Family, he calmed down.

"What are you talking about?! Don't change the subject, you still haven't explained your own issue clearly!"

Fan Hao scolded.

Chen Che curled his lips into a smile and asked, "May I ask, the Patrol Bureau's Collar can restrict a Martial Artist's True Qi, but does it also cause one to lose the ability to move?"

"No!"

Tang Ying replied, "The Patrol Bureau's Collars do have different grades, but to ensure the fairness of the Gambling Battle, the collar you are wearing only restricts True Qi and will not affect your normal movement."

"Then is it possible for the collar to be interfered with or encounter other situations that cause it to automatically increase its power?"

Chen Che nodded and continued to ask.

"Are you trying to say that your collar was interfered with, and after the power increased, you lost the ability to move, which is why you were beaten by Bai Fengye and couldn't fight back, and the reason you used True Qi to destroy the collar was to save yourself?"

Fan Hao gave a cold snort, "I can tell you clearly, that is impossible! No matter how you try to excuse yourself or quibble, it's useless!"

Chen Che ignored Fan Hao and looked at Tang Ying instead.

Tang Ying deliberated for a moment and said, "That possibility does indeed exist, but the items capable of interfering with the collar are prohibited by the Patrol Bureau's regulations; apart from within the Patrol Bureau, no one should have such a thing."

Hearing Tang Ying's words, Chen Che's lips curled into a cunning arc, and he looked at Bai Fengye with deep meaning, saying, "Then this gets interesting."

"Alright, you've said what you needed to say. Today you must return to the Patrol Bureau with us; the fact that you violated the rules is set in stone!"

Fan Hao's shoulder was dripping blood; recalling how he had failed to ambush Chen Che just now and instead suffered the consequences, every twinge of pain made him feel both humiliated and furious.

Chen Che cast a cold glance at Fan Hao, then opened his left palm, exposing the Finger Stall to everyone's sight.

"This is the Interferer for the collar; Bai Fengye used this thing to restrict my movement."

Chen Che's voice was not loud, but it reached the ears of everyone present.

Was what he said true?

Everyone stared at the Finger Stall with puzzled expressions, waiting for the people from the Patrol Bureau to reveal the answer.

Fan Hao's expression froze slightly; he hadn't expected Chen Che to actually produce the Interferer, and his gaze quickly darted toward Bai Fengye.

He saw that Bai Fengye's face was pale and his eyes were shifting, clearly thinking of a countermeasure.

Tang Ying stepped forward, picked up the Finger Stall in Chen Che's hand, examined it carefully, and then exclaimed, revealing the answer: "This really is an Interferer!"

Whoosh!

As soon as Tang Ying finished speaking, the whole place was in an uproar.

Originally, the audience had all thought Chen Che couldn't afford to lose, but it turned out he had exposed Bai Fengye's trick and only used his True Qi to save himself.

In this way, just as Chen Che had said, the one who violated the rules was not him, but Bai Fengye!

But in the current situation, what Bai Fengye lost was not just the Gambling Battle and his own future and reputation.

Tang Ying had made it very clear: apart from the Patrol Bureau, anyone else possessing an Interferer was in violation of the Patrol Bureau's rules!

The Patrol Bureau had always strictly controlled True Qi Weapons, and the Sovereign had even personally issued orders; now that Bai Fengye had been caught red-handed, both he and the Scorpion Society behind him would have to accept an investigation by the Patrol Bureau!

And the Patrol Bureau was different from other departments; not to mention that the Scorpion Society and Bai Fengye himself could not withstand an investigation, even if they could, it would be impossible for them to escape unscathed after such an investigation by the Patrol Bureau!

Bai Fengye clearly thought of this too; his face was full of panic, and ignoring the pain in his hand, he argued, "It wasn't me, that's not mine! It was him, he is slandering me!"

"I am slandering you?"

Chen Che sneered: "Bai Shao might have forgotten, right? You were the one who proposed to battle me today; you know the rules of the Gambling Battle very well. I had to wear a collar to battle you, and this was exactly what you had planned all along."

"It is not impossible that the Interferer was also something you prepared in advance."

Fan Hao would not give up and continued to raise doubts, "You prepared the Interferer in advance, wanting to find an opportunity to frame Bai Shao, but you didn't expect Bai Shao to take the initiative to propose a battle with you, and by a stroke of luck, you just happened to fall into your trap."

"This possibility also exists."

Hearing Fan Hao's words, a glimmer of hope ignited in Bai Fengye's heart; as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw, he yelled, "Yes, that's right! This officer is right, he is the one framing me! That is not mine, it is not mine!"

Chen Che stepped onto the hilt of the blade, the sharp edge cutting into the palm, and Bai Fengye screamed in pain.

Chen Che looked down at Bai Fengye and said, "Bai Fengye, any of your quibbling is meaningless. Did you really think that when I accepted your Gambling Battle, I did nothing for these three days? Do you think I am really just a brute? Then you are truly too stupid!"

"To tell you the truth, I never fight a battle I am not prepared for. I have watched all the live replays of your past Gambling Battles, and I know all of your little tricks."

"As for the rules of the Gambling Battle, I know them by heart. Of course, I have also investigated exactly how many Grandmaster Martial Artists the Scorpion Society has."

"I had originally thought of countermeasures for every scenario, including you entering the arena yourself!"

"However, there is one thing I still couldn't be one hundred percent sure of, and that is what kind of despicable means you would use."

"But it wasn't complicated either; with your stupid brain, no matter what moves you made, I only needed to use your own tactics against you."

"That's why I acted weak at the beginning, letting you show off your power, and you naturally revealed your flaws!"

"No, this is impossible! Impossible!"

Bai Fengye was completely broken by Chen Che's words!

He had started calculating from the moment the Gambling Battle was agreed upon.

The Interferer was a "magic treasure" he had begged from his father, Bai Xiangjin, thinking he could rely on it to finish off Chen Che himself.

Yet, what he never expected was that not only did he fail to scheme against Chen Che, but he himself had been within Chen Che's calculations all along without even knowing it!

However, he still would not give up, because there was still no evidence to prove that the Interferer was his!

"So what if everything was in your plans?! There is no evidence to prove the Interferer is mine, so your suspicion hasn't been cleared either!"

Bai Fengye seized the last remaining loophole, refusing to admit it to the death.

Fan Hao also said at this moment: "He is right. If you cannot produce strong evidence, then you will also have to accept an investigation!"

"Simple!"

Chen Che's expression was calm as he said, "The entire Gambling Battle was recorded by cameras; we only need to watch the playback to know whose finger this Finger Stall was worn on."

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly realized; the situation on the field had changed too quickly, and for a moment their minds hadn't turned fast enough to remember there was a recording!

Tang Ying immediately ordered her subordinates to handle it.

Before long, the large screen on the dome played the scene of the two fighting just moments ago.

On the screen, it was very clear to see Bai Fengye snapping his fingers and Chen Che breaking Bai Fengye's finger to remove the Finger Stall.

The result was obvious!

Bai Fengye cheated in the Gambling Battle and was also suspected of smuggling a True Qi Weapon!

The evidence was ironclad!

It was over!

The moment he saw the video playback, Bai Fengye's heart turned to ash; he was completely finished!

His face turned pale, and intense despair crawled across his cheeks.

Not only had he lost the Gambling Battle, but he had also caused the Scorpion Society to face an investigation by the Justice Inspection Bureau.

In this way, not only had he failed to wash away his shame, but he had also become a sinner of the Scorpion Society!