Legend of Zhan Zhao

Chapter 58 A sudden wake-up call, instantly explaining everything.

Pei Handeng was a thin, elderly man with graying temples.

He entered the Six Doors at the age of sixteen, during the reign of Emperor Taizong. He has served three emperors and has been in power for more than forty years.

His seniority is unparalleled.

If his peers had lived to this age, they would have retired long ago, enjoying their grandchildren and the joys of family life. But Pei Handeng preferred official duties and often told those around him that he would spend his whole life catching criminals and doing his best to uphold justice and morality.

This earned him the respect of both superiors and subordinates.

A few days ago, when Su Wuqing locked him up to investigate the death of Gu Linzhi, the eldest disciple of Yunqi Manor, he was unusually questioned.

If Su Wuqing acted this way, it's likely that the decision wouldn't have been carried out if it had been the other three Divine Constables.

This is Pei Handeng's prestige and reputation within the sect.

Hearing the commotion outside, Pei Handeng slowly got up and opened the door, only to see several faces frozen outside, hesitant to speak.

"Let's go!"

Seeing this, Pei Handeng knew he was about to be interrogated. He never made things difficult for his subordinates, so he walked straight ahead.

The constables who came to summon him were indeed relieved and quickly led the way.

Upon arriving at the square, Pei Handeng paused.

There were sixteen constables from Zhenyue Hall who had accompanied him to Yunqi Manor to offer birthday greetings.

At this moment, not one was missing; they stood upright, their faces grim as they stared ahead.

"It's you?"

Pei Handeng's gaze then turned and landed on the figure. He was stunned for a moment, then looked him over and said incredulously, "Why are you wearing this official robe? And standing here?"

In the center of the square, there are three seats, which are where the three constables sit, and there is also an empty seat for Su Wuqing's personal wheelchair.

The spot where Zhan Zhao is standing is precisely the empty seat that Su Wuqing is occupying.

Therefore, compared to his crimson official robes, what shocked Pei Handeng and his group even more was that this man, who occupied the position of the leader of the Four Great Constables, was left to his own devices in such a way.

Zhan Zhao stood calmly.

Someone will explain it.

Zhao Wujiu stepped forward and whispered, "Elder Pei, Young Hero Zhan is temporarily acting as the Divine Constable of our Six Doors. This is a decision made by my elder brother, and the main priority is to capture 'Zhong Kui'..."

"That's unreasonable!"

As expected, before he could finish speaking, Pei Handeng's expression changed drastically.

Outside Yunqi Manor, the other party used force to suppress them, which was fine. Anyway, the Six Doors constables were all over the world. The world was vast and the mountains and rivers were ever-changing. There would always be a moment when they could regain their face.

As a result, now the other party has become the leader of the Six Doors headquarters, establishing a superior-subordinate relationship. Isn't this a complete reversal of fortune?

"Absurd! Absurd! I absolutely cannot accept this!"

Previously, this would have resonated with people.

But at this moment, all around were voices of advice: "Elder Pei, Zhan Shenbu is exceptionally talented and more than capable of serving as Shenbu!"

"Elder Pei, Detective Zhan's official robes were specially sent by the Imperial City Guard. The Empress Dowager bestowed upon him a scarlet robe and issued an imperial edict to solve the case as soon as possible and restore peace to the capital!"

"Elder Pei, you should answer Constable Zhan's questions properly; he will handle this impartially..."

Pei Handeng was so angry that his gray beard stood on end.

A little over a month ago, I was supposed to interrogate this kid, but I couldn't beat him.

More than a month later, I still couldn't beat this kid, but he came to interrogate me?

Reverse the Heavenly Gang! Reverse the Heavenly Gang!

But suddenly, a clear female voice rang out: "So the Six Doors don't care about seniority or authority, but rather about age and seniority?"

Lian Caiyun spoke up: "The jade mirror bestowed by the Emperor upon the Four Great Constables, should it also give way to this veteran constable's golden seal?"

Everyone froze. It was too cruel.

Killing someone but also killing your heart?
Upon hearing this, Pei Handeng's expression changed several times, and he finally stopped resisting.

If he continues to resist, it will shake the hierarchy, rules, and laws of the Six Doors.

That was something Pei Handeng absolutely could not accept.

Throughout the entire process, Zhan Zhao did not utter a single word.

The most senior chief constable with the Golden Seal was suppressed.

However, during this process, Zhan Zhao's main focus was not on the high-ranking members of the Six Doors who had become mouth doubles, nor on the stern-faced Chief Constable Pei Han Deng, but on Pei Han Deng's sixteen subordinates.

He noticed that with Pei Handeng's appearance, the first thing that came to mind for the group of constables was hope and confidence.

Clearly, this group believed that Pei Handeng's qualifications and prestige were enough to rival them, the acting new divine constable.

But things quickly took a turn for the worse. Surprisingly, no one stood on Pei Handeng's side, and the group's expressions turned to astonishment and confusion.

In the end, seeing that there was no way to reverse the situation, all that remained was humiliation and fear.

Humiliation is normal.

The Six Doors are used to interrogating others; if it were their turn to be interrogated, how many could accept it calmly?

But fear is not right.

What are you afraid of?
Zhan Zhao walked slowly with his hands behind his back to the group of Six Doors members who had once drawn their swords against each other.

A few constables stared at him defiantly, their brows still furrowed with dissatisfaction.

Most of the constables avoided eye contact, not daring to confront them directly, but they were also biting their cheeks.
The two people standing in the back row, looking terrified, were huddled together.

When a pair of black boots came into view, they trembled, and then they heard the newly appointed detective speak for the first time, his voice cold and sharp as iron, like a blade drawn from its sheath: "Look up."

The two stepped forward, slowly raised their heads, and their voices trembled: "Zhan... Zhan the Divine Constable!"

Zhan Zhao looked at a constable with unusual features on his left: "What's your name?"

"Xie Changwei."

Zhan Zhao then turned to a short constable beside him: "And you?"

"Meng Jiang".

Zhan Zhao said, "Pei Handeng can't protect you now. We will investigate each of you in detail. I'm giving you a chance, a chance to be lenient if you confess and severe if you resist. Do you understand what these eight words mean?"

Meng Jiang was pale and didn't answer, while Xie Changwei said in a hoarse voice, "Detective Zhan...we...absolutely not..."

"You might as well tell the truth!!"

Zhan Zhao stared directly into the other person's eyes and shouted decisively.

This sentence uses the Six Minds Clarity Technique.

As the roar subsided, it seemed as if a Vajra was glaring angrily, unleashing a thunderous roar!
The constables on either side, feeling humiliated, trembled and their minds went blank.

Xie Changwei was struck dumb, his legs buckled and he knelt down, hoarsely saying, "I don't want to betray the Six Doors... I don't want to accept benefits from outsiders... It's my seriously ill mother..."

Tears streamed down his face as he said, "The steward of the Luo family took my seriously ill mother to Yanchun Hall... There, she was kept alive by ginseng soup... If I bring her back, she definitely won't make it through this winter!"

Meng Jiang, who had been insisting, sighed heavily upon hearing Xie Changwei's words: "I never imagined I would accept money from the Luo family. It wasn't money, it was a fur coat from the northern frontier, which my wife secretly took... When I tried to return it, she made a scene at home and even threatened to hang herself..."

The two knelt down simultaneously: "Please, Detective Zhan, determine our guilt!"

The words fell.

Not to mention the constables, even the higher-ups of the Six Doors fell silent.

Even Pei Handeng was completely stunned.

what?
Is this even possible?

(End of this chapter)