On the long ancient stone steps, experts from four departments had just reached the top and were resting.
Unlike Cheng Lin and other ordinary little lapels, the task of these third-level and above masters is not to pick up broken magic weapons, or in other words, even if they pick up, it is incidental. The real core task is to explore the center of the island, or to change A more tempting statement is to look for the inheritance of Senior Cheng.
The message on the cliff not only aroused heated discussions among the people, but also made the powerful people in various departments unable to calm down. They coveted the inheritance of an ascended person, but even so, they still maintained enough caution.
For example, they no longer tried to parachute directly into the building complex, but chose to land under the dilapidated mountain gate and climb up the stone steps.
The progress is very fast, after all, there are many experts.
At this time, the entire stone steps have been opened, and the cleanup of the dilapidated mountain gate building is about to begin.
At this moment, they saw the signal flare rising from the distance.
"Is there something important happening?"
The head of the Ninth Division, Shen Shanjing, was resting. At this time, he recognized that one of the signals came from the Ninth Division, and he couldn't help but feel moved in his heart.
Not far from him, stood a man with a strong aura, that was the head of the Second Division.
Next to them are the heads of the Sixth Division and the Tenth Division. They have already arrived for this joint exploration. Next to them are the other masters of the major divisions.
Apart from these experts, the most conspicuous thing is a group of researchers dressed in white.
At this time, the head of the Second Division also saw the flying signal, his eyes fluctuated slightly, and he turned to look at Shen Shanjing.
Those two flares were right next to each other.
"Chief Chief Shen, would you like to send one person from each of us to take a look?" He said calmly, showing no emotion or anger.
Shen Shanjing nodded, turned to look at Yang Congxian who was meditating silently on the stone steps. He didn't speak, but Yang Congxian opened his eyes, nodded, stood up, and hurried down the mountain.
At the same time, the deputy chief of the Second Division with a huge bald head also stood up and ran down the mountain.
Two people were sent away, and the rest got up and continued walking towards the square.
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After the signal was sent, the people from the two departments began to wait where they were.
They faced each other quietly at a distance.
No one spoke, and the atmosphere was a bit stiff.
Cheng Lin sat on the ground, recovering his strength while thinking about what to do next.
Looking at Xu Dong opposite, his expression was much calmer than at first, which made Cheng Lin murmur in his heart:
Have you finally calmed down...feeling that you have something to rely on, but lack of evidence?
Strictly speaking, Cheng Lin was a little curious about Xu Dong's identity. According to the information he already had, the casual cultivator came from an organization called "Black Fang". After he was seriously injured, he escaped through the river. It should be a reasonable inference to go up the river and finally feel safe and walk out into the woods to rest.
There was movement in his footsteps before he entered the woods, and he must have been heard, so the casual cultivator lay down and pretended to be dead to attract his attention. Xu Dong was lying in ambush behind, preparing for an ambush, but he saw through it in advance, so Xu Dong walked out. The plan was temporarily changed, Xu Dong attracted his attention head-on, and the casual cultivators got up to attack...
The logic is very clear. Xu Dong and the loose cultivator must be accomplices, but the underlying relationship is difficult to infer.
Xu Dong also belongs to the black organization? Or is he just connected with the individual cultivator? Why did he appear there? Maybe there is a special contact between the two people. After the casual cultivator was injured, he asked Xu Dong for rescue? It is possible...
The problem is that in the later confrontation, the two of them accuse each other of being the traitor, but neither of them has direct evidence... No, I think I have evidence.
Cheng Lin touched the blood on his face and thought of the severed hand again.
He blinked, recalled the entire process of Xu Dong's appearance, and remembered a question:
"Xu Dong, do you know that I cut off the hand of the casual cultivator? That casual cultivator probably doesn't know me. Before I entered the woods, even if the two of them communicated, Xu Dong had no way of knowing that it was me who seriously injured the casual cultivator.
, I can’t describe it at all, at most I just know that he is a person from Jiu Si.”
"After I entered the woods, they had no chance to communicate during the whole process, and then the casual cultivator was killed by me... Can I make a bold guess that Xu Dong does not know that it was me who seriously injured the casual cultivator?"
Cheng Lin blinked and felt that this was very likely.
Of course, it is not ruled out that the casual cultivators discovered him early before he entered the woods, but as far as is known, they are all elemental cultivators, so they should not be able to sense it...
While his mind was full of thoughts, Cheng Lin suddenly raised his head and saw two figures approaching quickly in the distance.
Yang Congxian and the deputy chief of the Second Division arrived side by side. The two of them ran extremely fast, almost like phantoms.
It goes without saying that Yang Congxian is a fourth-grade monk. As for the other one... Cheng Lin's eyes widened slightly. The aura of the other person seemed to be a level higher than that of Yang Congxian. Could it be that he was a fifth-grade monk?
The Second Division of the Magic City actually sent a fifth-grade person?
"Deputy Chief!"
"Deputy Chief!"
At the same time, the small lapels on both sides also saluted.
Deputy Chief? This bald man who is suspected to be a fifth-grade officer is actually just the deputy? It turns out that the Second Division is worthy of being second only to the First Division.
Cheng Lin was secretly surprised and deeply felt that the Second Division had a strong foundation.
…
"What happened?"
"What's up?"
The two deputy chiefs stood still and asked questions respectively.
Feng Qi looked at each other and the lapel leader opposite, stood up, and briefly described the matter.
When they heard that there was a traitor in the illegal cultivator organization, the two deputy chiefs' faces turned cold at the same time. Their eyes were like lightning as they scanned the crowd. The faint pressure made everyone shudder subconsciously!
"Is this happening?"
"Xu Dong, is that so? Please tell me in detail what happened. Is there any evidence to prove it? Don't worry, I'm here and no one can slander you!"
Faced with such an incident, the two deputy directors of the Capital City took it extremely seriously.
The deputy chief of the Second Division was staring at Cheng Lin intently, as if he would take action to arrest him if he made the slightest move.
He obviously believes in Xu Dong more, or in other words, on this occasion, he must show his trust in Xu Dong.
After all... this involves casual cultivators... and the issue of traitors. If something goes wrong with one's own family... then the face and subsequent responsibilities will be huge.
Yang Congxian's expression remained unchanged. He just glanced at Cheng Lin and his eyes moved slightly. He still retained a trace of Cheng Lin's impression. The two of them had first met in Ningcheng Projection, when Cheng Lin had just awakened.
"In this case, you should face each other and make a clear decision on the right and wrong!"
Cheng Lin looked neither humble nor arrogant, nodded, looked at Xu Dong with a smile, and asked, "Should you say it first, or should I say it first?"
Xu Dong hesitated: "You say it first."
"Okay," Cheng Lin nodded indifferently and said, "The thing is very simple. I was exploring the island at that time. When I passed a forest, I found blood on the ground, which extended into the woods. After entering the woods, I found a casual cultivator...
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Cheng Lin spoke slowly and recounted the incident in detail. Everything he said was true. However, he concealed the previous incident of his fight with the Rogue Cultivator. This was also a test of Xu Dong.
After he finished narrating, he smiled at the two deputy chiefs, then looked at Xu Dong and said, "It's your turn."
Xu Dong seemed to be much calmer at this time. After listening to Cheng Lin's narration, he became more confident. He stared at Cheng Lin coldly and said, "You are shameless. You actually confused right and wrong. It was obviously me who entered the woods and broke your story."
, I killed that casual cultivator, and then I was chased by you!"
Cheng Lin looked at him, "Are you sure?"
"certainly!"
"You said you killed that man? I still have his blood on my face, which can be tested."
"It was splashed on it. What does that mean?"
"Then you mean, he and I are accomplices?"
"Of course!"
Cheng Lin's expression became strange. He looked at Xu Dong and sighed in his heart. After this test, he had confirmed that Xu Dong did not know that he was the one who seriously injured the casual cultivator.
How can I put it... Information asymmetry can really kill people.
The exchange between the two was completely in the eyes of everyone. The two deputy chiefs frowned. The bald fifth-grade strongman looked at Xu Dong and asked: "So, you can't provide direct evidence? Prove that there is something wrong with him?"
Xu Dong shook his head.
Yang Congxian also looked at Cheng Lin and asked, "You also have no evidence to prove that there is something wrong with him."
Cheng Lin shook his head and smiled: "No, I do."
Yes? Do you have evidence?
Xu Dong's demeanor changed and he forced himself to calm down: "Do you have evidence? How about bringing it out?"
Cheng Lin looked at Xu Dong with pity and said, "My previous account was actually not very complete. Aren't you curious why I happened to appear there? Also, you probably don't know why the casual cultivator was seriously injured.
Who seriously injured him? Actually... that person was me."
"Before this, I was attacked by this casual cultivator, fought with him, and cut off one of his hands. After that, the casual cultivator escaped.
I chased you along the river and bumped into you. Oh, by the way, Cao Wei, a student from the Tenth Academy, was also attacked with me. She was paralyzed with poison by the casual cultivators. I had already sent her to our Ninth Division.
on-board treatment.
The severed hand has already been sent to the ship and has been recorded by our people... So, the witnesses and physical evidence are complete, but I would like to ask you, if he and I were accomplices, why did he get seriously injured?
"
Cheng Lin finished speaking word by word. Xu Dong was calm at first, but slowly, his face turned pale.
The same as Cheng Lin's judgment, he indeed did not know about this matter.
At that time, the casual cultivator only said that he was seriously injured by the little lapel. As for who it was, he couldn't describe it at all.
Later, they found someone approaching, and the two hurriedly set up a simple trap to ambush them, but they had no time to communicate.
So, he didn't know about it.
This has become the weight that overwhelms the balance.
Seeing Xu Dong's expression change, Cheng Lin added with a faint look:
"Furthermore, I was told that the casual cultivator was from the Black Organization. The people from this organization had a hidden symbol on their wrists. Normally, it would not be visible at all. It would only appear when the blood stops flowing. It is a symbol.
, I think, maybe the traitor also has this mark..."
"What do you mean? What symbol? The blood has stopped flowing? Can't I just cut off my wrist with just a word from you?" Xu Dong was anxious.
Cheng Lin said faintly: "No need, um, I just thought of a way. You have had a sling bottle, the kind of rubber band used in the hospital, tied around the wrist, tightened, compressing the blood vessels, I was thinking...
Is it possible to try this plan? Anyway, I am not afraid of the shadow being slanted. Do you want to try it?"
After the words fell, the two deputy chiefs looked at Xu Dong with serious expressions.
Especially the Deputy Chief of the Second Division, the corners of his eyes were twitching, "Is what he said true?"
The next moment, Xu Dong suddenly slashed out with a wind blade, then turned around and ran away!
Ran away?
Cheng Lin was also surprised. According to his opinion, Xu Dong should be able to hold on a little longer. His own evidence could only clear away his own problems, but it was still difficult to bring a fatal charge against Xu Dong. As for the method of tying rubber bands...
…He means to say…
Unexpectedly, Xu Dong collapsed and ran away.
"After all, he is only a young man of about 20 years old. His mental quality is not good. He is not professional at all..."
Cheng Lin complained in his heart.
But seeing Xu Dong escape, the matter was no longer in suspense.
The Deputy Chief of the Second Division was trembling with anger, "Traitor, damn it, how did the academy do the review?! Such a problem happened?!"
He was heartbroken and shameless, while Yang Congxian next to him smiled and said leisurely: "Your company has a talented person, and he ran away. Do you want me to help arrest him?"
The Deputy Chief of the Second Division gritted his teeth and said in a dry tone: "I don't have to worry about Deputy Yang, our people have problems, I will clean up the house!"
After that, he didn't chase or move, he just stared at Xu Dong who was running further and further away with a dead look in his eyes.
His right hand turned into a claw, and a bright white light group appeared in the palm. The violent spiritual energy fluctuations were like boiling water. The aura of a fifth-grade strong man rose up. He didn't seem to worry that Xu Dong would run away at all. This was the confidence of a fifth-grade strong man.
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After Xu Dong ran almost 400 meters, the light ball in the deputy chief's hand was suddenly lifted up by him. Next, he saw that the light ball spread, extended rapidly, and turned into a slender stick.
, a straight, five-hundred-meter-long light knife!
"go!"
The deputy chief shouted angrily and slashed down with a 500-meter-long sword.
Xu Dong in the distance was suddenly penetrated by the sword through his chest and abdomen. He was stunned, screamed, and fell to the ground!
Cheng Lin next to him shrank his eyes and was speechless:
"It's really one inch long and one inch strong..."