Ultragene Warlord

d was because I was curious about just who their backer was, and, well, you've seen the rest.”

Zhang Lie dispelled the force holding the Tianji Council hunters down, then summarized his actions innocently.

“Well, Wang Yanyi?” Xiao Zhengyang fully believed Zhang Lie's words—given Zhang Lie's strength and new position in Qi, there was no reason for him to lie.
Indeed, he was very happy that Zhang Lie was willing to explain the situation to him, because it demonstrated that Zhang Lie respected him.

“A one-sided narrative! Wang Po, explain your side of the story!” Wang Yanyi commanded.

Wang Po, still bleeding from all his orifices, had just clambered up dazed from the ground.
Upon hearing his uncle's words, however, he immediately knelt back down.

“Head, please stand up for me! Not only did Zhang Lie allow his men to drink on duty, he even resisted arrest violently.
If you had been any later, I might already have perished!”

The blood streaming down Wang Po's face naturally evoked sympathy.

“Well, Governor Xiao, I believe you've heard Wang Po's testimony.
As Zhang Lie mentioned, he did imbibe alcohol with the rest of the troops while on duty.
Surely you must agree that detaining Zhang Lie is a reasonable thing to do in this scenario.
What right does Zhang Lie have to refuse? As the governor of Qi, surely you don't intend on ignoring law and order!

“Furthermore, even if Zhang Lie does have some accomplishments to his name in the first realm, he's still a newcomer to the second, and his actions today clearly show that he has no sense of respect for the authorities of this realm.
From my perspective, he certainly does need some reeducation—a stint in the Tianji Council headquarters would do him some good!

“What do you say, Governor Xiao?”

Essentially everyone notable in the Tianji Council was present, so Xiao Zhengyang certainly couldn't let Zhang Lie go just like that.
Otherwise, the Tianji Council would be publicly derided as a powerless authority.

Furthermore, given his understanding of Xiao Zhengyang, though he was direct and forthright, he surely wouldn't choose to go to war with the Tianji Council for Zhang Lie alone.

Unfortunately, Wang Yanyi was entirely mistaken—he had underestimated how highly Xiao Zhengyang valued Zhang Lie, as well as Zhang Lie's own strength.

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