Chapter 806: Trial (3)

Feng Ji was left in the middle of the room. Nobody was keeping watch over him. With three Invincibles present, that was pointless.

Feng Ji spoke honestly, "This trial is pointless. Like I said previously, I am the killer. Do whatever you see fit to me."

Marquis Xia calmly said, "There were several high-stage Mountainseas among the victims. You're only a third-stage Mountainsea. How did you manage to kill them?"

"Ambush."

Feng Ji smiled, "I caught them by surprise and attacked while they were defenseless. I knew them so I asked them out for a chat. Because of that, I was able to easily kill them."

"Why did you kill them?"

"Personal grudge." Feng Ji said, "Some of them scolded me in the past and some targeted me in the past. I am a petty person so I decided to kill them when I found the chance to do so."

"Do you know who they are?"

"Yeah." Feng Ji smiled, "A few of them are from the military. But after killing the first of them, it no longer mattered if I killed more. The punishment will be the same. Thus, I killed more after killing one."

"Why did you lose your consciousness near the Great Wu capital?"

"I succumbed to my injuries." Feng Ji sighed and said, "During my last assassination, my target noticed it and counterattacked. That injured me greatly. I tried to escape, but I ultimately fainted before I was apprehended."

Marquis Xia continued asking calmly, "Are you sure you were the killer?"

"Yes."

"This is punishable by death. Are you aware?"

"Of course. I'm not afraid of death."

Marquis Xia nodded and looked at the Invincibles before saying, "Martial Uncles, Feng Ji has admitted to killing all those people. The motive is personal grudge. He killed through sneak attacks. I have no other questions."

Some of the people in the crowd frowned. The Invincibles remained silent.

After a short while, someone knocked on his table. Marquis Xia looked over and saw an individual clad in armor. Clearly, this was someone from the military. The armored individual gloomily said, "Lords and Marquis, Feng Ji was babbling nonsense! General Liu was an eighth-stage Mountainsea who had fought in many conflicts against the demonic beasts of the Rising Sky Sea. He was very strong. Even a seventh-stage Mountainsea wouldn't be able to kill him so easily through a sneak attack."

He clenched his teeth and said, "You claimed that you killed him due to a personal grudge. He scolded you in the past. But I have known General Liu for many years. I am sure that he didn't even know you. How is it possible for him to scold someone he didn't even know?"

"Also, I visited the place General Liu was killed. Traces of intense battle could be found there, and no third-stage Mountainsea could leave these traces. Feng Ji, you're talking absolute nonsense!"

That general was furious. This Feng Ji had been talking nonsense since he entered the room. And the Xia Family was also annoying. They were basically allowing Feng Ji to make whatever claim he wished.

The general clenched his teeth and said, "Lords, I would like to submit a request to have the military take part in the questioning as well. The marquis is not familiar with these affairs. He asked the wrong questions. The military has specialized interrogators for this task."

Great Han King said, "Acting Prefect Xia, can Principal Wan leave his seclusion for now?"

Marquis Xia shook his head, "He's trying to enter the Sunmoon Realm. This might disrupt his breakthrough."

"..."

At this moment, the benefit of not being an official Sunmoon became clear. Wan Tiansheng was trying to break through. Nobody could disturb him. An odd look appeared on the expressions of many people there.

Was that true? Was Wan Tiansheng really still a Mountainsea? It was more likely that this was merely an excuse.

Su Yu secretly laughed.

That was such a strong excuse. Was this why Principal Wan had been hiding his cultivation for so long? So that he could use that as an excuse to avoid any unwanted confrontation? Such a breakthrough could not be disturbed easily.

And that was the only excuse he could use. Was he supposed to say that he was affirming his dao instead? The breakthrough of a minor realm couldn't be used as an excuse either since such a breakthrough wouldn't last too long. And such a breakthrough could also be interrupted without much loss. Meanwhile, interrupting a major breakthrough attempt might even result in death.

"Did the academy not leave a copy of the record with Great Xia?"

Marquis Xia answered, "Nope. Our academies are allowed to operate independently. They are under the jurisdiction of both the prefecture and the holy land. Thus, they can be very independent at times. I believe everyone here is aware of that."

"Is Principal Wan the only person with access to these records?"

"Only the principal has the authority to handle documents pertaining to top-secrets."

"..."

The people in the room were left somewhat speechless. The case would remain stuck unless Wan Tiansheng left seclusion. But that wouldn't happen so easily.

Marquis Xia said, "Is Feng Ji's status as a spy related to the murders?"

"We still need to make things clear."

The interrogator said, "If he was a spy authorized by the academy, the academy would also need to take partial responsibility for the murders. And if he wasn't, why did Chen Yong and Principal Wan lie for him? This is very important."

Feng Ji said, "I was deployed to the Six-Winged Divine Sect by Chen Yong and Principal Wan. But when I saw how the cultists were still living well despite their numerous crimes, I was corrupted. Is there a problem with that?"

He took all the blame with no hesitation whatsoever. But the confession had come too easily, making it hard for the others to believe him.

The atmosphere turned heavy. Was Chen Yong the only person involved or was Wan Tiansheng involved as well? If even Wan Tiansheng was implicated, things would become even more troublesome.

After all, that was the sixth principal of the Great Xia Cultural Research Academy.