Xiao Chen, Chen Yu, and Du Yi sat in the main hall. Of course, as the head of the punishment hall, Xiao Chen naturally sat in the main seat, while Chen Yu sat next to Xiao Chen. As for Du Yi, he could only sit in the main seat. Sit down first.
After everyone arrived, Xiao Chen ordered Zhou Bowen and others to be brought up, of course, not all at once, but one by one.
The first one was an ordinary disciple. After being tortured by the heavy stoning last night, this disciple was already exhausted physically and mentally, and his psychological defense was completely broken.
Therefore, when he came to the main hall, without Xiao Chen saying anything, the disciple knelt down on the ground. Seeing this, Du Yi almost yelled angrily, but when he thought of Chen Yu beside him, Du Yi finally Still held back.
I don't blame this disciple, it's all because the punishment of heavy stones is really too much torture. For this disciple, one night seems to be as long as a century. At this time, he just wants to end this nightmare as soon as possible. , so, even if Xiao Chen didn't ask, he was already planning to plead guilty.
It was precisely because the psychological defenses of these disciples had been completely shattered that Xiao Chen had just publicly tried Zhou Bowen and others.
A look of confidence flashed in his eyes, sitting on the chief seat, Xiao Chen said in a deep voice, "You are guilty."
"The disciple is guilty."
The interrogation process was smoother than expected. The disciple immediately pleaded guilty and admitted that he violated the palace rules. However, the disciple denied whether there was someone behind the scenes.
Obviously, even though they pleaded guilty, these people didn't dare to involve Du Yi, let alone say that Du Yi was behind the whole thing.
After interrogating more than ten people in a row, these disciples all admitted that they had indeed violated the palace rules and accepted the punishment, but they just did not admit that someone was instigating this matter behind their backs.
Regarding this, Xiao Chen didn't get too entangled, he already knew this would be the result, these disciples didn't dare to drag Du Yi into the water, so they only admitted that they violated the palace rules, but they didn't admit that Du Yi had anything to do with it.
If you don't admit it, then don't admit it. Anyway, Xiao Chen never thought that he could overthrow Du Yi once. After all, Du Yi has been in the First Sacred Palace for so many years. That's weird too.
After some interrogation, sixty-eight people, including Zhou Bowen, all admitted the fact that they had violated the palace rules. In the end, Xiao Chen read out his latest revised First Sacred Palace penalty in front of everyone.
Among the new punishments, Du Yi's clauses such as buying crimes with money were taken out. According to the requirements of the new punishments, Zhou Bowen and others were also set off one after another.
For example, imprisonment in a dungeon, punishment with heavy stones, and deduction of corresponding training resources, etc., and facing these departures, Zhou Bowen and others did not have any objections, and seemed to accept the punishment willingly.
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After the verdict was pronounced, Xiao Chen asked the disciples of the Punishment Hall to take Zhou Bowen and others down. This time it did not affect Du Yi, but it is undeniable that after this time, the majesty of the Punishment Hall has recovered a lot. It is not difficult to see from the expressions of many disciples present.
Moreover, although it did not affect Du Yi directly, it did cause him a big secret loss. Xiao Chen was very happy about this.
After the trial was over, Xiao Chen looked at Du Yi and said with a smile, "Senior Brother Du Yi, do you still think that my Punishment Hall is arresting people indiscriminately and committing crimes openly? Senior Brother Chen Yu is also present. If you have any questions, you can say Come out, and I will answer you one by one."
Zhou Bowen and others have pleaded guilty, so what if Du Yi is not reconciled? Facing Xiao Chen's words, Du Yi almost crushed his teeth, but he still held back his anger and said.
"Junior brother Xiao Chen is indeed fair and strict. I misunderstood earlier. Now that the matter is over, I will take my leave."
After finishing speaking, without waiting for Xiao Chen to reply, even though Du Yidang got up to leave, his expression was extremely gloomy. It was obvious that Du Yi was in a very bad mood at this moment.
Du Yi left, and Xiao Chen looked at the many people present