Douluo: The blue phoenix cries loudly, and the wind whistles through the air

Chapter 196 Confession!

This is a very important matter; we can't reach a conclusion in just one day.

The next day passed in the blink of an eye, and under pressure from public opinion, the organizing committee had no choice but to release some of the discussion results.

Inside Shrek Academy, Flander lost his appetite and kept a close eye on the organizing committee's movements.

Today's match between Shrek Academy and Thunder Academy will definitely not be able to be completed. I just hope that Yu Xiaogang can do his part to resolve this matter as soon as possible and not delay the match too much.

Yu Xiaogang, an "elder" of the Spirit Hall, was taken to the organizing committee to discuss the matter.

Xue Qinghe knew Xue Ye's attitude. Even though he wanted to downplay the matter, he wouldn't easily give in now. He had to get Salas to hand over benefits that would satisfy the royal family.

Time was too tight, and Salas's secret letter had not yet reached Wuhun City. Yu Xiaogang was putting constant pressure on him, and he was in a difficult position.

Within the scope of his authority, he could relinquish some of his interests, but the royal family was never satisfied.

The negotiations reached a stalemate, with arguments continuing until evening without yielding any results.

However, both sides reached a consensus on one point: Ma Hongjun would bear all the blame.

……

In the prison, the guards used every means possible to get Ma Hongjun to confess.

They didn't care whether Ma Hongjun was wronged or not; they only knew how to complete the tasks assigned by their superiors.

Of course, one person's testimony is not enough to determine the nature of the incident; Tang San's testimony is also needed to corroborate it.

The people interrogating Tang San were agents sent by the Spirit Hall and the royal family.

Immediately, the Spirit Hall's envoys subtly and overtly instructed Tang San to follow their instructions, not to deliberately obscure the facts, and not to resist the investigation.

Having spent the entire day in jail, Tang San had grown to hate Ma Hongjun.

He didn't want the Shrek team to be implicated, and he wouldn't object to anything as long as Ma Hongjun could handle the situation on his own.

Tang San was led to a secret room, where the royal envoy asked first, "Tang San, was the killing of Wang Teng intentional on the part of Shrek Academy? There are rumors in Tiandou City that you have a grudge against Wang Teng. Is that true?"

Seeing the Spirit Hall's agents constantly giving him meaningful glances, Tang San immediately realized that they must have been instructed by Yu Xiaogang.

He didn't know where Yu Xiaogang got the papal decree from, but the current situation was clearly in his favor.

Having lived two lives, Tang San remained calm in this situation. He said composedly:
"I don't know where the rumors came from, but I can assure you that we Shrek Seven Devils have no conflict with Wang Teng and there was no premeditated murder."

"Well, there's something I feel I need to bring up to you."

"Speak." The two commissioners pricked up their ears, eager to hear what Tang San had to say.

"Fatty, uh, that is, Ma Hongjun, has a problem with evil fire in his martial soul. He left the academy several times during the competition to release the evil fire. I'm not sure if he made enemies with Wang Teng at that time."

"In yesterday's match, during the long-standing feud between Ma Hongjun and Wang Teng, I could clearly feel that the emotions between the two were not right."

"Perhaps Wang Teng attacked me to prevent my Blue Silver Grass from affecting his feud with Ma Hongjun."

“After I injured him, Ma Hongjun retaliated against him. I think it must have been premeditated by him, while our Shrek team members were unaware of it.”

Tang San's words aligned with the two commissioners' objective of gathering evidence, and they were quite satisfied with them.

The Spirit Hall's representative spoke up: "You only said he might have a motive, but are there any specific actions to prove it?"

After thinking for a moment, Tang San replied, "Yes. Ma Hongjun usually has excellent control over his soul skills during training, but in yesterday's competition, he failed to control his soul skills twice in a row."

"I think this kind of performance speaks volumes."

Ma Hongjun's performance during training is ultimately up to Yu Xiaogang to decide.
Since the Spirit Hall's envoys had actively guided him to give such testimony, it seemed that Yu Xiaogang had already taken care of everything. Upon hearing this, the two envoys marked this sentence prominently in their respective notebooks.

Tang San's testimony has been "broken down," so now it's time to wait for Ma Hongjun's "confession."

After asking Tang San a few more trivial questions, the two comrades put away their notes and turned to leave.

Before leaving, the Spirit Hall's agent hinted to Tang San that he would be released soon.

……

the other side.

As the jailer questioned him, Ma Hongjun knew that once he confessed, he would have no hope of escaping.

Despite the jailer's whip lashing his body, he clenched his teeth tightly and refused to give in.

After questioning Tang San, the two specialists arrived here.

Compared to Tang San, the two received vastly different treatment.

Since Ma Hongjun didn't have a strong background, he could only be a scapegoat.
The two commissioners lost their previous patience and questioned Ma Hongjun sternly: "Tell me, did you intend to murder Wang Teng? Did you have an argument with Wang Teng while you were having an affair?"

Prior to this, the two commissioners had already investigated Wang Teng's recent movements.

Indeed, as Tang San said, Wang Teng and Ma Hongjun appeared at the same Chun Yuan at some point in time.

Ma Hongjun gritted his teeth and retorted, "I didn't! It's all your slander!"

"Just wait, once the master rescues me, I'll make you pay."

The two commissioners sneered inwardly.

If Yu Xiaogang hadn't given up on Ma Hongjun, they really wouldn't have dared to frame him, given his status as an elder of the Spirit Hall.

Now, whether it's a false accusation or the truth, regardless of whether Ma Hongjun admits it or not, they will sit idly by and watch the other party be held accountable.

The two commissioners remained unmoved and wrote down their prepared "testimonies" in the record.

After being tortured by the prison guards for so long, Ma Hongjun was in a daze and did not notice what they wrote on the record. He was unaware that he had been abandoned and was still fantasizing about his future comeback.

Before long, the two commissioners continued to question: "Did you deliberately lose control of your soul skill on the arena, creating the illusion that you accidentally killed Wang Teng, in order to escape punishment?"

Ma Hongjun's martial soul itself has a flaw; when releasing the Phoenix Fire Line, he has to perform a charging action.

When soul power condenses in the mouth, it must be exhaled; otherwise, the soul power will flow backward, risking burning oneself.

Yesterday's match happened in the blink of an eye, so fast that he couldn't react.

First, he accidentally injured Tang San's Blue Silver Grass, and finally, unable to stop himself, he killed Wang Teng.

Ma Hongjun protested his innocence, but the two commissioners still wrote "affirmative" in their statements.

During the ensuing interrogation, Ma Hongjun was extremely uncooperative and even verbally abused the two commissioners. Ultimately, at the commissioners' behest, he was beaten half to death by the prison guards and completely lost consciousness.

As for signing and sealing documents, well, even someone who's unconscious can do it; there's no need to make Ma Hongjun fully conscious.

Having obtained valid testimony, the two commissioners did not linger and immediately went to the organizing committee to report.

In a time of urgency, the organizing committee quickly announced that the trial of Ma Hongjun would begin the following day.

(End of this chapter)