My profession is too unique.

Chapter 131, the trial of Teng Liang, is strange in every way.

After the two went downstairs and confirmed that Bu Siqi had left, Su Chen said to Wu Yang, "If Senior Brother Teng has an accident, give me the incantation scroll. Everyone stay put and don't leave. I must be the first to report the matter of the divine blood."

“Okay.” Wu Yang agreed without hesitation. “No one will leave until we get news.”

Su Chen nodded and accepted the scroll of incantations and the original translation.

As he stepped out of the hall, he saw a large crowd gathered on the street outside. Su Chen glanced up, then disappeared into the shadows in a few flashes.

"Meng Qi's disguise was excellent; even Chong Jingtian couldn't see through it when he was face to face, and he couldn't detect it even when he was being mentally guided. Now that he's dead, there's no way to prove it; even mud is excrement in his pants..."

Su Chen kept changing various modes of transportation, "The trouble is, how to prove that Meng Qi has a problem."

“A blood and flesh test? No way… I already went through that when I entered the courtroom.”

"It's impossible to completely clear him of suspicion, but Lao Teng's identity is also extraordinary. As long as there are suspicious points about Meng Qi, coupled with Lao Xia's presence, it's impossible to deal with him too quickly."

"This is enough."

He couldn't prove Meng Qi was wrong in a few quick steps, so he could only try to be roundabout.

"I wonder if Meng Qi is truly dead, or just a shell of a person..."

This sudden news sent Su Chen's thoughts racing. "But at least a potential threat has been temporarily eliminated. Even if it's just a shell, the cost of creating it is enormous. Otherwise, we wouldn't only have one Meng Qi now."

Su Chen remembered clearly that Meng Qi had already transformed into Chu Xuan's appearance at that time, but in the end, he still chose to use Meng Qi's body.

This means that even if the other party transforms into Chu Xuan, they are not confident that they can truly deceive Chong Jingtian; only Meng Qi is the perfect disguise.

"Tsk..." Thinking to himself, Su Chen grinned again, "Old Teng, what a tough guy."

Su Chen paused, disappearing into the shadows. Looking up, he realized he had arrived at his destination, but this was not the courtroom; it was an ordinary-looking residential area.

His figure gradually disappeared, vanishing into the spatial interlayer. "Hopefully, finding those guys won't take too long."

First, send Bu Siqi away, then lock Wu Yang and the others in the Black Tuo priest's lair. The time difference should be enough.

……

The courtroom, the verdict chamber.

The adjudication department is sparsely staffed and, because it conducts internal reviews, is not well-liked.

Normally, this place is rarely visited, but today, it's packed with people inside and out.

Inside the brightly lit hall, four black iron chairs were placed on the table. Chongjingtian sat in the very center, his face extremely gloomy.

Jiang Shumo and You Shan were both there, along with another person whose face was as cold as iron and whose eyes were as sharp as a hawk's, radiating an aura that made strangers feel uneasy.

The eighth presiding judge, Lei Tieyan, was the main person in charge of the adjudication office and hardly cared about other matters of the court.

There were many people standing on both sides, all of them at the section chief level. Some had furrowed brows, while others wore expressions of schadenfreude.

Minglin and the others were all there, looking at the corpse lying horizontally at the bottom of the steps with complicated expressions. It was Meng Qi.

Teng Liang was wearing heavy shackles, on which some kind of symbol was flashing.

"You say Meng Qi is a member of the Ghost God Cult, do you have any evidence?" Lei Tieyan asked slowly, his tone completely calm.

“No,” Teng Liang shook his head below, “but I saw it with my own eyes.”

Jiang Shumo frowned: "You had Bu Siqi use false information to trick me into leaving in order to test him, but during the test, you discovered that something was wrong with him, so you killed him. Isn't this explanation a bit far-fetched?"

Teng Liang shook his head: "No, I didn't want to kill him, I just wanted to subdue him. He committed suicide."

“Suicide…” Jiang Shumo’s face darkened as he pointed at the corpse on the ground. “You mean he knew he was no match for you, and was afraid he wouldn’t be able to explain himself if you caught him, so he simply committed suicide?”

“I haven’t thought about the reason, but your guess is probably correct,” Teng Liang agreed.

Jiang Shumo was unusually stunned.

Lei Tieyan remained expressionless. “The body is here now. After Meng Qi entered the courtroom, there was not a single piece of evidence that he was involved with the Ghost God Cult. And now you have killed him, but you can’t produce any evidence to prove it.”

"If that's the case, tell me why you're convinced he has a problem."

“Hmm…” Teng Liang thought for a moment and said, “Intuition.”

Lei Tieyan shouted sternly, "Teng Liang! Don't think that just because you're Xia Hanshi's student I won't dare kill you!"

"The murder of a core seed deserves death!"

"Your Honor," someone suddenly spoke from both sides. He looked plump and kind. "Teng Liang is a key member of my court. He certainly wouldn't do this without a reason."

"Perhaps they were bewitched and misled by the cult of the Deceptive God, which is why they attacked one after another."

"He did it repeatedly?" Jiang Shumo glanced over. "Xue Fei, are you saying that he was also responsible for Chu Xuan's death?"

“Possibly.” Xue Fei nodded. “We should investigate. Since Teng Liang is so certain, why not let Judge You examine the memories?”

Jiang Shumo snorted coldly, "Teng Liang is a fifth-tier professional. Do you want to drive him insane or even kill him on the spot by forcibly examining him?"

“There has to be a result.” Wei Yufan said calmly, “Besides, with Judge You’s abilities, he will definitely minimize the damage.”

"We can't wrongfully execute Teng Liang. If he really develops mental problems, the court can support him for life."

Minglin frowned. The execution was too hasty, clearly a result of Lei Tieyan's intimidation. On the contrary, Wei Yufan's method had a chance of being feasible.

Chongjingtian took in the changes in everyone's expressions and his face turned very unpleasant.

As the presiding judge, his position is based on the gains and losses of the entire court, and now, no matter what the circumstances, it is the worst possible outcome for him.

If Teng Liang is fine, then Meng Qi is the problem. Someone who just became a core seed is actually a member of the Ghost God Cult. Isn't this a slap in the face for him?
Meng Qi is fine, but Teng Liang is. As an honorary director, a fifth-tier professional, and a student of the chief judge, it is a disgrace that the Cult of the Demon God could use underhanded tactics to kill his own core seed!

Just as the room fell silent, a figure entered the hall from the outside, drawing everyone's attention.

It's Su Chen...

Why did it take so long to arrive? Minglin sighed. Even if Xia Hanshi returned, without evidence, unless he broke ties with the court, he probably wouldn't be able to save Teng Liang.

“Su Chen…” Chong Jingtian frowned, knowing without a doubt what Su Chen had come for.

"Chief, I have something to report." Su Chen walked straight past Teng Liang.

“I already know about the Black Tuo Priest's matter. Stand aside,” Chongjingtian interrupted indifferently.

Black Tuo Priest? What Black Tuo Priest? Everyone was stunned, unaware of this matter.

“That’s not the case…” Su Chen shook his head and took out a spell scroll from his pocket. “Please take a look.”

A hint of surprise flashed across Chongjingtian's eyes, and with a wave of his hand, the spell scroll in Su Chen's hand floated up.

As soon as the document was unfolded, You Shan and Jiang Shumo, who were standing next to her, also looked at it. After scanning the translated original text, the three of them immediately changed their expressions.

Chongjingtian exclaimed repeatedly, "Where was this found? Have you found it?!"

The crowd below looked on in surprise, wondering what could have caused the three judges to lose their composure like this. "It's in the Black Tuo Priest's lair. We've searched it thoroughly several times, but we couldn't find it," Su Chen said, shaking his head.

“These are turbulent times…” Chong Jingtian suppressed the surging emotions in his heart, and his gaze towards Su Chen was inevitably complicated. “If you hadn’t discovered the Black Tuo Priest’s lair this time, we would probably still be in the dark. This is a great achievement.”

Has Su Chen discovered the Black Tuo Priest's lair?

Minglin was stunned. What kind of incredible luck was this?

Wei Yufan's expression changed slightly, and he let out a low, cold snort.

Everyone fell silent; Su Chen had indeed caught a big fish.

“This is what I should do. My senior brother Teng Liang often reminds me to always put the court in mind,” Su Chen said in a deep voice.

Chongjing Tian sighed; he knew it.

“Merits and demerits cannot offset each other.” Jiang Shumo said, “Su Chen, I know what you want to do, but there is only one problem now. After you solve it, Teng Liang will be safe and sound.”

"That is the evidence that Meng Qi is involved with the God of Ghosts."

"I'd stake my life on it," Su Chen said loudly, looking up.

Some people on either side sneered silently, while others sighed with emotion. Teng Liang looked at his back, lost in thought.

Zhong Ming arrived later than Su Chen, just barely making it to the scene. He was unaware of what had happened and stood to one side.

"Acting impulsively." Jiang Shumo shook his head. "Step aside."

With a wave of his hand, Su Chen was pushed to the side by an invisible force. Ming Lin tugged at him, signaling him not to speak yet.

Lei Tieyan's voice was cold and hard: "This matter involves a core seed, an honorary director, and every judge is watching."

"Teng Liang, I only ask you this: if you have a clear conscience, do you dare to undergo a memory review?"

Su Chen frowned slightly. Teng Liang was a fifth-tier professional; how could he be subject to memory review?

"I..." Teng Liang was about to speak when a judge hurriedly entered from outside the hall, his face strange, and reported:
"Chief, a follower of the Black Tuo has come outside, saying he wants to report a Faceless Demon traitor within the Inquisition."

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire hall fell silent, and Teng Liang couldn't help but turn his head.

"What?" Chong Jingtian doubted his ears, or perhaps the series of events had left him dazed, causing him to hear such unbelievable words.

"Bring him here!" Jiang Shumo's eyes flashed with a sharp light. "Bring him straight here."

"Collect the body. Teng Liang, step aside."

Everyone didn't know why.

Before long, a guy who was completely sealed off came up, with black vertical pupils engraved on his bald head.

"Greetings, lost sheep, from the priest." The followers of the Black Temple looked around with an air of pride.

The priest... the priest had already been arrested, the crowd muttered to themselves, but no one spoke up.

Chong Jingtian said indifferently, "Are you going to report that there is a traitor in the court, trying to sow discord?"

"Ha..." The Black Tuo followers sneered, "You are nothing but lambs destined to die. What's the point of provoking you? It's just that our Lord has mercy on you and can't bear to see you continue to be toyed with by the Faceless Demon."

When I gave him those instructions, did I have that kind of intimidating aura that made people want to kill me? Su Chen looked at the many judges who had already silently clenched their fists.

Chong Jingtian was too lazy to argue with this madman and asked directly, "Who are you pointing to?"

"I don't know," the Black Buddha follower shook his head, speaking with self-assurance.

"He really is a madman." Jiang Shumo laughed in anger.

“The person being disguised carries the will of the Faceless Demon, and the methods he uses are extremely strange. You can’t find out, and neither can I,” said the Black Tuo follower.

Bearing the will of the faceless demon, everyone looked on in surprise and doubt. What does this mean? A vessel for a ghost god?

Su Chen also showed a look of surprise and uncertainty. Of course, he didn't know whether Meng Qi was carrying the will of the Faceless Ghost, but in this situation, the more exaggerated the story, the better.

"So, what exactly are you here for?" Chongjingtian pressed.

"The higher-ups should all be here by now." The Black Tuo follower looked around. "I have ways to verify this, but you can't interrupt me."

"His buttocks are showing! This evil spirit is here to cause trouble! Kill him!" someone shouted.

Some people shook their heads: "This guy is just an ordinary believer, not even a fanatic. He's been thoroughly searched. What kind of trouble could he possibly cause?"

"Before I came, I was prepared to return to the embrace of my Lord," the Hetae believer said succinctly.

"Let's try making it..." Jiang Shumo decided.

The followers of the Black Buddha immediately began to chant softly: "...Faceless God, mask of all beings..."

“This isn’t Black Tuo’s lyrics? This is Faceless Ghost’s lyrics…” A high-ranking judge noticed something amiss.

"What...what is this? It's turned into a zombie?" A surprised and uncertain voice came from behind.

Following the sound, everyone looked and saw that on the surface of Meng Qi's corpse, which was placed in the corner, there were broken gray-white chains floating silently like tentacles.

"How come it's a corpse?" The Black Buddha followers stopped chanting, surprised. "You actually found it too?"

Is Meng Qizhen connected to the Ghost God Cult?
The crowd was overwhelmed with questions, and to their surprise, the person who provided the evidence was a follower of the Black Buddha.

The four members of Chongjingtian stared solemnly at the gradually weakening gray-white chains. They hadn't noticed how these things had appeared, and it seemed that Meng Qi really had a problem.

But the sudden appearance of these Black Tuo followers is quite strange. Isn't it too much of a coincidence that it happened so soon after Meng Qi died?

"Is that all?" Lei Tieyan asked coldly.

“Your Inquisition recently lost a core seed, didn’t it? Look at his talent, see if there’s been any change,” the Black Tortoise follower said again.

Jiang Shumo waved his hand, and soon someone brought over the talent testing device.

Meng Qi's body was intact, so his mental talent couldn't be detected, but his physical talent could still be tested.

As soon as the device was placed, it emitted a dark beam of light, attracting everyone's attention.

“Mo Cui…when did he…” Ming Lin was stunned, and the others also looked surprised.

“Let us constantly chant the name of our Lord to show our gratitude,” the Black Buddha believer said as he ended his life cleanly and decisively.

Pfft!
The corpse crashed heavily onto the floor, and it also struck a chord in everyone's hearts.

The result seems obvious: Meng Qi is most likely not right.

Moreover, according to the Black Priest's implication, Chu Xuan was killed by Meng Qi.

But why does this whole thing feel so strange?

(End of this chapter)