160: Huh? Me?

The stern man had never encountered such a situation before; breaking the law right in front of the Military Law Department?

He made a prompt decision, intending to stop Jiang Fei from continuing his assault.

However, Jiang Fei had already stopped by then, sitting there as if nothing had happened.

He glanced at Dai Yang's miserable state and said with satisfaction, "Now, the charge of 'attacking a comrade-in-arms' is truly substantiated..."

Dai Yang felt waves of excruciating pain radiating from his internal organs, and he couldn't help but feel terrified.

He's actually in the Fifth Realm?

The moment Jiang Fei struck, he had judged that the other party was at least in the Fifth Realm!

But why would a Martial Artist of this level have any connection with Wu Mushuang, let alone stand up for her?

If he had known earlier, he certainly wouldn't have treated Wu Mushuang like that...

But the grudge had already been formed, and saying anything more was useless.

Fortunately, the other party was incredibly arrogant; to dare to commit violence right in front of the Military Law Department meant his crimes were compounded!

He groaned and whimpered, not saying anything else; there was no need for him to say anything now anyway...

"I don't care what grudges you have between you; you have now violated military discipline! Come with us!"

The stern man gripped a specially made long nail and thrust it toward Jiang Fei's abdomen.

This was a specialized torture tool unique to the Military Law Department; once it pierced the abdomen, it could block the flow of energy within a Martial Artist's body.

Jiang Fei naturally refused to be captured, but he also had no intention of fighting with the Martial Artists of the Military Law Department.

Dealing with Dai Yang was one thing, but if he were to injure someone from the Military Law Department... the nature of the situation would be completely different!

He reached out to parry the stern man and said sternly, "Dai Yang is involved in a case, and the evidence is irrefutable! I am acting under orders from the Zhenwu Bureau to suppress and apprehend him! Anyone who obstructs me will be considered an accomplice!"

The Zhenwu Bureau!?

The stern man's hand shook, and he retreated half a step.

He no longer bothered about Jiang Fei resisting arrest and asked solemnly, "Whose orders are you acting under!? How can you prove it?"

The presence of the Zhenwu Bureau on the Outer Heaven Battlefield was indeed weak among low-to-mid-level Martial Artists because they lacked sufficient manpower and couldn't effectively monitor everything... and they refused to just make up the numbers or hang a sign and recruit random people.

But the stern man knew clearly in his heart;

The power of the Zhenwu Bureau was shockingly large; they could investigate up to a Legion Commander and down to a newly enlisted Second Realm recruit...

Even their Military Law Department, while ostensibly independent, could be investigated by the Zhenwu Bureau if they said so.

After all, the scope of the Zhenwu Bureau's supervision was actually the entire Great Qin.

Furthermore, there was the fact that the overlap between high-ranking military officials and high-ranking Zhenwu Bureau officials was too high... For instance, the Legion Commander of the Ninth Legion, Vermilion Dragon, also held a position in the Zhenwu Bureau.

Occasionally, when a war between races broke out, a batch of generals and marshals would instantly appear within the legion!

Where did they come from?

They were all high-ranking officials from the Zhenwu Bureau...

Even if you could ignore the Martial Artists of the Zhenwu Bureau, could you really ignore your superior officers?

Seeing that the stern man suddenly stopped moving after Jiang Fei announced the name of the Zhenwu Bureau, Chu Yuan couldn't help but mutter to himself... The Zhenwu Bureau can even control the military? Why does it feel like the Embroidered Uniform Guard...

"Acting under... the orders of this officer beside me," Jiang Fei said, looking at Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan was a bit confused: "Huh? Me?"

The stern man also looked over, his mouth twitching uncontrollably: "..."

He finally understood why that bastard Jiang Fei had asked him to come here to find him.

Before Jiang Fei was cast into the Dark Blade Camp, his status in the Zhenwu Bureau had already been stripped, so naturally, he couldn't do certain things in the name of the Zhenwu Bureau at this time.

But he could...

"And who is this?" The stern man now understood that there was likely something fishy going on.

But the two of them were completely unconcerned... perhaps they really did have that authority!

Chu Yuan took out his own zhenwu token, as well as the token Wei Huang had given him.

"I wonder if I am qualified to issue instructions?"

"..."

Dai Yang's heart sank uncontrollably; he knew something bad had happened.

He had only heard of the Zhenwu Bureau's name and had no real experience with them, but the attitude of the person from the Military Law Department made him feel uneasy... It seemed that the two people Wu Mushuang had brought really did have some incredible background!

Taking advantage of their conversation, he secretly sent out a message.

"Captain! Save me!"

The message had just been sent when he saw the stern man from the Military Law Department reach out a hand to Chu Yuan: "...Since that is the case, we will definitely cooperate fully!"

Chu Yuan shook his hand: "Just coordinate with my subordinate here."

Jiang Fei didn't mind becoming Chu Yuan's subordinate and smiled, saying, "I'll have to trouble you all."

"It is our duty."

He wanted to deal with Dai Yang, but he had to have a legitimate reason and couldn't leave himself open to criticism.

He was on his own and needed the Martial Artists from the Military Law Department to help him investigate and collect evidence; if Dai Yang really didn't have any major issues, he would have to let him go in the end.

Abandoning a partner only counts as a character flaw; it really isn't a crime.

Unless Wu Mushuang accused him of swindling money and sex, or forcing a woman... but that couldn't be done; the impact would be bad, and it would set a terrible precedent.

However, Jiang Fei wasn't worried; how could someone with this kind of character not have any problems?

"What are your demands? Or, what price do you want him to pay?" He looked at Wu Mushuang again.

Wu Mushuang didn't speak, her eyes drifting, like an irrelevant bystander.

Slapping Dai Yang just now was a subconscious reaction after hearing the insults.

But now, her mind had returned to the matter of her father's sacrifice.

Her mind was in chaos, and she couldn't believe it, but this strange powerhouse had no reason to lie to her...

Father... has he really sacrificed himself?

Her feelings for her father were very complicated; there was the affection between father and daughter, as well as the resentment for him killing her mother.

Although her mother often treated her very badly back then... she was her mother after all...

Perhaps it was precisely because of this unfortunate experience that her heart lacked love, which made it so easy for her to be deceived by Dai Yang...

Dai Yang also heard Jiang Fei's question. His eyes turned red with anger, and he glared at the stern man, roaring in a low voice, "Didn't you hear!? They are just settling personal scores!

Since when has the Military Law Department started to collude with others!?

I will report you! I will definitely report you all!"

The stern man glanced at him with a hint of pity.

He thought to himself, *Of course I heard it, and I know even better that they are here to stand up for someone else... but so what?

You had better be innocent, otherwise...

"Wu Mushuang! Isn't it just using a little of your resources!

Can't I just pay you back!

Just because I broke up with you, you want to kill me? How can you be so vicious!"

Chu Yuan said sarcastically, "...Isn't it just eating one of your pancakes back then? Now I'll pay you back ten."

He had no interest in staying here any longer.

He didn't have much of a friendship with Wu Mushuang anyway.

"I'm leaving first."

"Mm, I'll contact you after I finish handling things here." Jiang Fei nodded, without the slightest intention of asking him to stay.

Chu Yuan cursed him as a bastard under his breath and then got up to leave.

The bar manager had long since cleverly made himself scarce. Watching Chu Yuan leave, he wanted to say something but hesitated... He had ordered a whole table of drinks and hadn't paid the bill yet...