Chapter 809: Troublemaker (3)

Silk Destroying King frowned and said, "Hong Tan, are you saying that we should stop the investigation?"

Hong Tan shook his head, "Of course we must continue the investigation. How else are we going to answer the dead officials and our active soldiers? But Feng Ji is a hero. I suggest we capture the two Sunmoons of the Six-Winged Divine Sect first and perform memory search on them. Then, we can capture the Sunmoons of the eight families and investigate if they are colluding with the cult. Only then can we resort to searching Feng Ji's memories.

"Instead of investigating the cult and incompetent fools that have failed in their task, you're investigating a hero first. That's inappropriate. Are you targeting Feng Ji just because he's weaker?"

Hong Tan had never been a talkative person, but at this moment, he had a lot to say. And his arguments were clear and strong.

"Silk Destroying King, I am merely following my heart. If the lords here feel like as Invincibles, you can do as you wish, there is nothing I can do. After all, the Six-Winged Divine Sect is backed by the six-winged divines and the eight families are backed by eight Invincibles. Feng Ji is indeed the easier target."

"..."

Silk Destroying King laughed, "Why don't you directly say that we fear the strong and bully the weak?"

"I wouldn't dare!" Hong Tan lowered his head and said, "I know that the lords here are only doing this to find the real murderer and avenge the dead officials. You may do what you deem fit."

"Hong Tan." Silk Destroying King said, "There is no need to try provoking us. You're still lacking compared to your teacher. Back then, he would scold us straight to our faces. You're not as gutsy as him.

"But you're right. However, Sunmoons are very hard to find when they focus on hiding. We would have caught them long ago otherwise. As for the Sunmoons of the eight families, with so many of them operating together, it is unlikely that some of them are colluding with the cult. What do you think?"

Hong Tan said, "You're right, Lord. Seems like Feng Ji is the most suspicious individual. It is right that his memory should be searched."

Silk Destroying King waved his hand, "There is no need to play this game with me. It doesn't work for me. I propose to search the memories of Feng Ji and one or two Sunmoons of the eight families. Is this agreeable?"

Great Han King looked over in astonishment. Great Song King had an odd expression as well, but he said nothing. Meanwhile, Yuan Qingdong and the others had unsightly expressions. Them?

Investigating them?

The woman beside Yuan Qingdong protested, "Lord, the eight of us represented the eight families and the Knowledge Seeking Realm. How will we do something like colluding with the cult?"

Silk Destroying King said, "Yes, but everyone is saying the same thing. It's very hard for us to settle on what to do. The two of them are from the Knowledge Seeking Realm so it's very hard for them to make this decision. But I'm from the War Shrine. I don't mind being the bad guy here. If your fathers and ancestors disagree, they can look for us. Alright. Pick two of you. I won't search the memories of everyone since I don't want to offend too many people, right? Don't worry. I'm a man of my word. Your deepest secrets are safe with me. I'll also compensate you for your losses after the investigation."

A suffocating silence enveloped the room. Was the Silk Destroying King really going to investigate the eight families? Was he really going to offend eight Invincibles for this? Was it possible that he was only putting on a show?

Silk Destroying King knocked on the table and said, "We're agreed, then. This is the best solution if we are to stay impartial. We can't continue our investigation otherwise. It's not a bad thing for you guys since you can prove your innocence. You don't want Hong Tan to keep calling you guys garbage and traitors, right? That will affect the reputation of the eight families and the Knowledge Seeking Realm. Your credibility will drop. It's not a good thing for you."

"Lord!" The youth with white brows said, "We cultivate the secret cultivation methods of our Invincible ancestors. We also know a lot of family secrets. It is inappropriate to search our memories. It's not that we're not cooperating, but it's really inappropriate."

If the Xia Family could obtain majority support, they might as well stop the investigation. It was very likely that ultimately, the case would end without a proper conclusion. It was very likely that the Xia Family would step forth and protect Feng Ji.

Great Han King sighed inwardly. Had humanity fallen this far? Internally, they had completely split apart. The three proposed options represented three groups of people: those supportive of the Xia Family, those antagonistic toward the Xia Family, and those who were neutral. This voting would make the stand of every power clear.

Hong Tan suddenly said, "Why is searching only the memories of the eight family Sunmoons not one of the options? Isn't this somewhat unfair?"

Marquis Xia rolled his eyes, "Cut the crap. The eight Sunmoons are minor suspects compared to Feng Ji. No matter the result, Feng Ji's memories will be searched. Don't ask for too much."

He then looked at Yuan Qingdong and said, "Am I right? Regardless of whether you guys will be investigated, Feng Ji will be there alongside you guys. This way, we can ensure fairness."

Yuan Qingdong and the others had unsightly expressions. So in the end, all of them were being implicated. Were they really supposed to allow that to happen if the second option obtained the majority vote?

While they were still hesitating, Silk Destroying King spoke impatiently, "That's settled, then. If you disagree, we will lock Feng Ji up for now while we search for the real murderer. He won't be released until the real murderer is found. Is this option preferable for you?"

Before they could say anything, Silk Destroying King coldly said, "We're busy people. We don't have the time to waste with all of you. This is the perfect way to ensure fairness to all parties involved. If you still can't agree to this, we won't waste more time on this case. You guys can deal with it yourself."

Everyone shut their mouths. At this point, they would only offend Silk Destroying King if they kept bickering.

"Let's proceed with the vote."

With a wave of Silk Destroying King's hand, thirty-nine jade talismans flew out. Thirty-six of them flew to the representatives of the prefectures. The two holy land representatives received two of the jade talismans while the final talisman flew toward the weaponsmiths.

The last vote belonged to Silk Destroying King himself. As for Great Han King and Great Song King, the representatives of their prefectures were present so they acted like a pure observer.

Marquis Xia smiled and said, "Everyone, please write one, two, or three on your talismans. If you need help to make this decision, you may contact your prefects. We will be collecting the jade talismans after half an hour."

Silence enveloped the hall. A lot of the representatives took out their voice transmission talismans and started contacting their prefects. This was not something they could decide on.

Marquis Xia added, "Don't worry. All votes will remain anonymous. Of course, Silk Destroying King knows all the votes so we have to rely on him to maintain secrecy."

"That is only natural."

Silk Destroying King laid down on his chair and glanced at the two beside him before sending a voice transmission, "Isn't this interesting?"

The two ignored him. This was definitely not interesting. Rather, it was very troublesome. Both the Xia Family and Silk Destroying King were the same. They were super troublemakers.