Chapter 89 (TLN: TItle means to undertake a painstaking investigation)
Even though there were still some knots in Cheng Zi Ang’s heart, his annoyance had greatly lessened .
“Liu Xiao Cheng might not be his real name either . ” Chu Yang sneered, “This type of soldier, once their identity is revealed, they would kill themselves . Why would they leave their own name and give you a clue to investigate with? It might just lead to a bunch of powerful enemies . We must be careful in this matter . ”
“The Minister is right . ” Cheng Zi Ang’s face seemed frightened as he said gravely .
Towards this young Minister, his admiration was increasing .
Deputy Pavilion Lord Chen Yu Tong also agreed with Chu Yang’s insight and became pensive .
“We first need to investigate based on appearance, cultivation level, and special characteristics of the body . From there, we could verify his true identity . We cannot believe in anything he said . ”
“The second step: while the name Liu Xiao Cheng might not be credible, one person will surely know . It is the Ranger, Ping Wu Ying, from Clear Spring prefecture . This person must be captured . ”
“At the time Liu Xiao Cheng joined Bu Tian Pavilion, we investigated him through Ping Wu Ying . Ping Wu Ying verified Liu Xiao Cheng’s identity . In other words, Ping Wu Ying was involved in this . He was not the mastermind, but he is definitely an enemy . We absolutely cannot spare Ping Wu Ying and his family .
“Yes . ” Chen Yu Tong said, “I will arrange it immediately, and bring Ping Wu Ying back for questioning . ”
“No need, just kill him with one slash and be done with it . Questioning will not bring us any results . ” Chu Yang said firmly, “Secrets between two countries, the position of someone like Ping Wu Ying is not high enough to know anything . Most likely they would have already severed ties with him by the time we catch him . We don’t have such an advantage . ”
“We should at least try; we might just be able to catch a big fish . ” Cheng Zi Ang insisted . He had made such a grievous mistake before, so he was trying to make up for it . And Ping Wu Ying was the closest opportunity; he could not just let that go .
“Up to you . ” Chu Yang said casually, “There is another connection, the Sun Clan . They gave this person a background . In other words, the Sun Clan is also another force involved in this conspiracy . ”
Chu Yang’s cold eyes slowly looked over everyone as he said lightly, “Thriving South’s Sun Clan, kill them all . ”
Whoever his gaze fell upon, felt as if they were being eyed by a poisonous snake; their whole body felt a sudden chill . As those three words came out of Chu Yang’s mouth, a killing aura followed it and spread in all four directions, making everyone tremble .
“I will have to bother Official Cheng with this . ” Chu Yang looked in Cheng Zi Ang’s direction, and slightly nodded as he said politely .
Even though Chu Yang’s voice was polite, this was an order . This was Chu Yang’s first action after his investigation . If he wanted to have total control of Bu Tian Pavilion, Cheng Zi Ang’s attitude was the most important .
On Cheng Zi Ang’s face there appeared a conflicted look; after his countenance changed a few times, he slowly said, “Yes, I shall carry it out . ”
Chu Yang smiled with satisfaction and said, “As for any invasion routes discovered by this spy, we will toss them out from now on . They can no longer be used . ”
“This… can we use these routes to plan against the enemies and salvage some of our dignity back?” Chen Yu Tong mused and asked .
“No, we have no way of knowing whether there are still spies left . Just one would be enough for the information about today’s purge to be leaked out . Then the enemies could also use these routes to plan against us . This would be a road of death . ” Chu Yang’s gaze changed . It seemed this Chen Yu Tong had some brains, only he was still too inexperienced and green .
“Yes, the Minister is right . ” The sweat on Chen Yu Tong’s forehead poured out like rain . He certainly did not consider that possibility .
Chu Yang picked up the second file, his eyes swept over them as he slowly asked, “Who here is Meng You De?”
Below, in the third row, a bearded man suddenly turned pale .
Everyone around him immediately turned around and looked at him, their eyes showing a guarded air .
Chu Yang’s clear gaze was on Meng You De . He quietly asked, “Meng You De, do you want to kill yourself now or after I expose you?”
The beard on Meng You De’s face trembled, then he suddenly snapped, “B*, don’t think that just because you got to go on the prince’s carriage and got a few praises from him that you are truly the Minister . My whole life, I have never done anything to be ashamed of . Bu Tian Pavilion had dozens of missions; all the successful ones, where we came back alive, included me . I am completely dedicated and put my life on the line for Iron Cloud . But today, a little b* like you dare to call me a spy?”
After he said this everyone immediately re-evaluated everything . It was true that in all the assassination missions, only Meng You De’s squadron was able to successfully complete theirs; the other six squadrons were all annihilated . Moreover, Cheng Zi Ang and Chen Yu Tong also had a celebration in honor of Meng You De and promoted him from squadron leader to captain .
How could he be a spy?
Cheng Zi Ang frowned and looked at Chu Yang . Meng You De was a good fighter that he wanted to promote . If he was really a spy then Cheng Zi Ang might as well toss out his dignity .
Chu Yang looked at Meng You De calmly, “Those assassination attempts, four other squadrons went southeast and continually failed . Only you, Meng You De, went southeast and succeeded . And your strategy was based on information from Liu Xiao Cheng . Furthermore, your mission was carried out in the territory of Thriving South’s Sun clan . Yet somehow you managed to not only succeed, but also came back safely without a scratch . So I ask you, what happened to the others? Why did your squadron come back alive time and time again?”
“The other four squadrons’ cultivation levels were not lower than yours; they had more manpower and their targets were actually weaker than yours . And yet, in the end, they all failed while you came back in victory . Perhaps Liu Xiao Cheng only knew the plans of the four other squadrons but not yours? How could this be? If I am not mistaken, he and you were both on the second squadron and the plans were completely in the hands of the second squadron . So in other word, Liu Xiao Cheng definitely knew your plans . ”
Before being able to verify the true identity of that person, Chu Yang could only refer to him as “Liu Xiao Cheng . ”
Chu Yang gave Meng You De an icy look, “Is your luck that good?”
Cheng Zi Ang sighed, his face pale . In this respect, Meng You De was looking really suspicious .
“Is my superior skill not enough?” Meng You De looked full of anguish, but behind that façade, there was a flash of panic .
“No . ” Chu Yang slowly shook his head and stated with certainty, “You are a spy . ”
“If you are accusing me of being a spy, then bring out your evidence . ” Meng You De roared .
“We might be part of Iron Cloud’s royal court, but this is not the justice department . ” Chu Yang said coolly, “I only need to suspect you, then it would be enough for me to kill you . What evidence would I need? People, grab him . ”
The moment the order was given, two men immediately jumped up and headed toward Meng You De . One of them was Cheng Zi Ang .
Cheng Zi Ang was really furious; he did not expect that when Chu Yang gave the order so many subordinates below actually started to move . This was essentially the official recognition of Chu Yang’s authority over them . This symbolized the solidification of Chu Yang’s authority over Bu Tian Pavilion .
Cheng Zi Ang’s face was as red as a liver . His anger was about to burst out from under his skin .
If Meng You De was a spy, then the spies essentially saw him as an idiot . Moreover, with more than one spy in his organization, and he, himself, helped promote one of them . He was, in essence, one of their confidants .
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