Li Yan nodded and stood straight.
He could have taken advantage of the chaos to leave, but firstly, he did not want to be slandered like Feng Feiyan, and secondly, he wanted to disrupt the situation to help Lv San escape successfully.
He was not afraid of visiting the Captain Bureau.
Imperial power? Official authority? Such displays did not scare him; if truly cornered, he would unleash the yin soldiers and leave after a massacre.
One could kneel to parents and teachers,
but a corrupt official expecting him to kneel?
He would rather kill and wander the pugilistic world!
Seeing his deanor, Guo Yuhuai beca even angrier and scoffed, "The matters of the Yin Bureau are mysterious and hard to resolve, who knows if you are just a magician from the pugilistic world causing trouble and strife here!"
Li Yan chuckled, "Human hearts may deceive, but Ghost Gods cannot be fooled. If you don’t believe , the Taixuan Orthodox Sect can certainly vouch for ."
"And, if you think I still need to kneel, why not co with to the Yin Bureau at Luo Feng Mountain and ask the Beiyin Fengdu Emperor himself whether his ssenger of the Yin world should kneel to an official of the Human World?"
"You..."
Guo Yuhuai was infuriated.
Pfft!
Chang Xuan burst into laughter beside him.
Guo Yuhuai clenched his teeth and refrained from pursuing the matter further.
Truthfully, he felt uncertain inside. Human dynasties rise and fall, lasting rely a few hundred years, but the Yin Bureau had always existed.
Should he commit any taboo, his official robe might not save him.
With this in mind, Guo Yuhuai began to question him normally.
"What is your relationship with that criminal?"
"Which criminal does the judge refer to, Xiong Baodong? He is a villain through and through, and we dueled to the death, all present could..."
"I am referring to the one who used firearms!"
"The judge jokes, I was in a duel, I couldn’t possibly pay attention to who else was using firearms, I didn’t see anything."
"What is your grudge against Qiao Sanhu?"
"This... who is Qiao Sanhu?"
"The deceased!"
"Wasn’t he under Xiong Baodong?"
"He was the Fengyang County Magistrate!"
"Oh, I see!"
"Speak quickly!"
"How did the Fengyang County Magistrate co to mingle with the scum of Chang’an’s pugilistic world, there must be so mischief. To my knowledge, officials from the Commander Departnt back Xiong Baodong, surely aiding him in gathering wealth!"
"The Captain Bureau is ant to investigate corrupt officials, sir, quickly make an arrest, it would be a great achievent!"
Bang!
With a dark look, Guo Yuhuai struck the table hard but found himself lost for words.
Li Yan’s status as a living Yin ssenger made him quite cautious; he was unable to exert his official authority or employ his usual ans, truly a frustrating situation.
And now, to go to the Commander Departnt to make arrests...
This young fellow was clearly provoking intentionally!
Seeing Guo Yuhuai boiling with rage, Chang Xuan felt delighted, but still spoke earnestly, "Young Hero Li, we need not beat around the bush."
"Regarding the matter of firearms, I am not soone who would let it go easily. If you know anything, please tell us the truth."
Chang Xuan spoke politely, and Li Yan also did not obstinately argue, nodding and said, "I am but a commoner from the pugilistic world, unaware of court affairs, but if I hear anything, I will definitely co and inform."
Hearing this, Chang Xuan’s expression did not change as he looked calmly at him for a while before suddenly smiling, "Very well, should Young Hero Li discover anything, please inform , I thank you in advance."
"Deputy Magistrate Chang is too kind."
"Soone, escort Young Hero Li out."
"Farewell."
Li Yan did not waste words, simply bowed with his fist and turned to leave.
After his departure, the atmosphere in the hall instantly turned somber.
"Report!"
A spy from the Captain Bureau entered, kneeling on one knee and said, "Reporting to the Thousand Households, our n have pursued, but all have lost their traces."
"Tonight being the Lantern Festival, with the multitude of people and nurous decoys making scent hard to discern, even the guardian spirit dogs couldn’t trace them."
"Worthless!"
Guo Yuhuai scoffed coldly and stood up, "Deputy Magistrate Chang, with firearms lost previously and now a firearms-related murder on the Lantern Festival, the newly appointed Seal Thousand Households will take office in a few days, you should explain it to him yourself!"
With that, he swished his sleeves and left with Feng Han.
"Sir!"
Guan Wanche looked fiery-eyed, but just as he was about to speak, he was stopped by a gesture from Chang Xuan.
Chang Xuan took out a docunt from his chest and spoke lightly, "Guo Yuhuai is eager to claim achievents and dissociate himself, but he knows nothing about firearms, he needs no attention."
"I have had it investigated, the bullet that killed Qiao Sanhu, although it used new gunpowder, is crudely made and lacks power, not from a Divine Fire Gun, but one thrown by a ghost."
"In the chaos, soone must have been watching and took the opportunity to steal it, using it to kill during the festival."
"Qiao Sanhu had troubled many in the pugilistic world, following this lead should yield results, but it’s not necessary to waste manpower."
"Also, those pursuing Bai Ruoxu, pull so back, save so strength for issues in Chang’an."
"Sir?"
Wanche was stunned, sowhat incredulous.
Chang Xuan sighed softly, shook his head in a low voice, and said, "Today, news arrived from the Capital, a big incident occurred, soone in the Ministry of Industry has been bewitched, and the recipes for Divine Fire Guns and new gunpowder have been leaked."
"The emperor is furious, Deputy Magistrate Situ Bo was executed on the spot, and Commander Wei knelt all night outside the palace walls."
"Compared with this issue, our lost guns seem less noticeable."
"What?!"
Wanche was astonished.
Chang Xuan sighed again and slowly stood up, looking at the night sky outside filled with fireworks and said, "When I first heard it, I also found it unbelievable, but then I realized. After a centenary of
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