Elder Chen and Qi Ruyi slumped to the ground right after they finished reading.
At this moment, there was only one thought in their minds.
It's over, it's all over for them.
Seeing this, Xia Hao said, "Elder Feng, I never thought these elders would actually try to assassinate you. They're done for this time."
Feng Yuqin glanced at Xia Hao and asked, "Do you really think they're done for?"
"All the evidence is right here. How can they not be?" Xia Hao looked at Feng Yuqin, puzzled.
Feng Yuqin smiled. "Xia Hao, you should remember that you can't just look at the surface when thinking about things."
Xia Hao was taken aback. "Does Elder Feng think they'll be fine today? But the Law Enforcement Hall has always been just and strict. With all the evidence here, how could they not be punished?"
"The Law Enforcement Hall is just, but it's also the law - enforcement body of the guild. Everything is considered from the perspective of what's beneficial to the guild," Feng Yuqin said.
"If that's really the case, then why did you ask me to arrange for the bodies to be brought here today?" Xia Hao was completely confused now.
Since these elders would be fine in the end, even with all the evidence presented, then why did Elder Feng go through all this trouble?
Xia Hao fell into deep thought.
Because he couldn't figure out what Feng Yuqin was up to.
And Feng Yuqin didn't intend to solve his doubts either.
"Elder Lin, I really didn't expect you all to do such a thing. You've really disappointed me. This matter must be severely punished," Shen Wenkai said.
Hearing the words "severely punished", Xia Hao subconsciously looked at Feng Yuqin.
He saw that Feng Yuqin showed no expression at all. She was just sitting calmly in the chair, sipping tea leisurely.
Wasn't this a bit too calm?
After all, she had already guessed that Elders Lin and the others would be fine, but she was sitting there sipping tea as if nothing had happened?
Xia Hao felt ashamed of his lack of such composure.
"Hall Master Shen, this must be fabricated," Elder Chen still tried to defend himself.
Qi Ruyi had the same thought. "Hall Master Shen, these materials are fake. Someone must be framing us."
Shen Wenkai sneered. "These were personally retrieved by Cai Jing under my supervision. Do you think Cai Jing would fake them?"
Everyone knew that Cai Jing was picked up and raised by Shen Wenkai from outside.
So Cai Jing only recognized Shen Wenkai. No one else could make Cai Jing betray.
And Shen Wenkai was well - known in the guild for his iron - clad impartiality.
So their voices of defense grew softer and softer.
Elder Lin's face also darkened.
"Master, Elder Lin must be thinking of a way to get out of this predicament," Xiao Jin said in the space.
"Isn't that normal? After all, he's in a high position now. He won't just let himself be convicted by the Law Enforcement Hall," Feng Yuqin said calmly.
"Maybe we should just get rid of these elders directly?" Xiao Ying suggested.
"It's not the right time yet," Feng Yuqin said. "The guild master has been kind to me. I can't let his guild lose four elders all at once. It would be very detrimental to the guild's situation."
"Hall Master Shen, although this was done by our people, it has nothing to do with us," Elder Lin suddenly said.
Everyone present, except Feng Yuqin, was taken aback.
Elder Zhao also reacted and said, "Recently, we've indeed had some conflicts with Elder Feng. Maybe the people around us thought we were wronged, so they wanted to help us out and cause trouble for Feng Yuqin. But they would never try to kill Feng Yuqin. Instead, it's our people who were killed by Feng Yuqin."
Feng Yuqin couldn't help but laugh. "So you think you're all right, and it's me who's wrong?"
Qi Ruyi wasn't under control at the moment, so her intelligence was back. "Feng Yuqin, don't you think you've been too arrogant? Have you ever shown any respect to us elders of the guild? Instead, you've killed our people."
Led by Elder Lin, the elders began to denounce Feng Yuqin.
"Feng Yuqin, I never thought you were so vicious. You've killed so many of our subordinates. Shouldn't you give us an explanation?" Elder Chen also stood up and said righteously.
They never expected such a turn of events.
Just now, Elder Chen thought he was doomed.
But now they suddenly felt that not only would they be fine this time, but they could also set Feng Yuqin up.
Thinking of this, Elder Chen looked extremely proud. Even Qi Ruyi stared at Feng Yuqin aggressively and asked, "Feng Yuqin, I admit that it was wrong for our people to act on their own. But even if they were wrong, you could have handed them over to us instead of killing them directly."
"You all..." Xia Hao suddenly stood up and glared angrily at Qi Ruyi and the others. "You're just too much. When I went there this morning, what about all those assassin corpses on the ground? Don't tell me those assassins had nothing to do with you."
Qi Ruyi gave a charming smile. "You're right. Those assassins had nothing to do with us."
"Right. We don't even know where those people came from. Now we should be asking why Feng Yuqin killed our people. Shouldn't she give us an explanation?" Elder Chen said loudly.
A mocking smile curled up on Feng Yuqin's lips. She sneered, "So now you're trying to cause trouble for me? And you've forgotten that when you first came to the Law Enforcement Hall, you didn't admit knowing the people on the ground?"
"I was so shocked when I saw all those corpses just now. How could I have noticed what they looked like?" Qi Ruyi said.
Shen Wenkai never expected such a reversal of the situation. Just as he was about to speak up and scold Qi Ruyi, Elder Lin seized the opportunity and spoke first. "Elder Feng, we really didn't see clearly when we first came in. After all, we've been busy with the preparations for the guild - wide competition.
When Hall Master Shen sent someone to call us just now, we were refining pills in the pill - refining room. We were so caught off - guard that our minds didn't work properly, which led to this mistake."
Xia Hao was stunned when he heard this.
He trusted Feng Yuqin more. So when Elders Lin and the others came, he already knew that these people had come to assassinate Feng Yuqin.
Now that these people were distorting the facts like this, his impression of these elders became even worse.
After being reminded by Elder Lin, Shen Wenkai also calmed down.
Undoubtedly, Shen Wenkai was the most loyal to the guild.
All his considerations were based on the well - being of the guild.
So he also knew about the guild - wide competition.
He was clear that today's incident was the fault of Elders Lin and the others.
But Elder Lin's words also made him realize that if he punished Elder Lin today, there would be no one to participate in the upcoming guild - wide competition.
After all, Feng Yuqin had told Song Jianming not to tell anyone that she would participate in the competition. So Shen Wenkai always thought that it would be Elders Lin and the others who would participate in the guild - wide competition this year.
He looked at Feng Yuqin, embarrassed, and said, "Elder Feng, you're okay after all. Can we just let this matter go for now?"