Dual-wielding! 100x proficiency, I'll grind my way to godhood!

Chen Mo sighed softly, his tone full of helplessness.

"Young Master Li, if you lose face fighting with Young Master Zhao, don't take it out on me. I'm just a gofer. Don't drag me, a nobody, into your big shots' feuds, okay?"

Li Mingyuan's chest heaved violently, his whole body trembling with anger, yet he couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal, feeling utterly frustrated!

Seeing this, the Li family steward angrily grabbed the bullet from the wooden tray, held it up in front of Chen Mo, and roared fiercely.

"The iron fragments are right here, the evidence is irrefutable, what excuses do you have left!"

Chen Mo glanced at the bullet.

"What makes you think this is mine?"

"Search them! You'll know everything with one search!"

The manager gritted his teeth and said.

Without saying a word, Chen Mo opened his arms wide and allowed the officers to search him.

The officers searched him thoroughly, inside and out, but found only a porcelain bottle on him; nothing else.

"Search his residence!"

The manager, unwilling to give up, roared again.

Not long after, the officers who had gone to search the house returned and reported back with clasped hands.

"Reporting to you, sir, the suspect's residence only contained a change of clothes, loose silver coins, and a few packets of medicine; no concealed weapons were found!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the lobby fell into a deathly silence!

Li Mingyuan's expression changed drastically. He turned around abruptly to look at the gray-robed old man behind him, but the old man kept his eyelids down, remained silent, and completely ignored him.

"Impossible! He must have hidden the concealed weapon! He must have hidden it somewhere else!"

Li Mingyuan's voice changed with anxiety, completely losing his previous composure.

Chen Mo looked at his disheveled appearance and spoke calmly:

"Oh? Then tell me, Young Master Li, where did I hide it?"

"Hidden...hidden..."

Li Mingyuan opened his mouth, unable to utter a single word for a long time. A layer of cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead, and his throat felt blocked, unable to utter a single word.

Chen Mo stopped looking at him, turned to the garrison commander, and spoke in a frank and forceful tone:

"Sir, the Li family says I killed someone, but I have no reason to kill anyone. I came to town from the village only to learn martial arts and to marry two more wives. I have never dared to cause trouble and have always been kind and gentle to everyone."

That night, I used the secret medicine to exchange for Su Yue and Qing Zhu, and then took them home. The alley was very dark, and the three of us didn't see anyone or hear any other sounds.

The Li family steward immediately blurted out:

"Yes, those two women must have seen you commit the crime!"

Su Yue stepped forward and bowed respectfully to the garrison commander.

"My lord, that night my husband and I returned home together, and we didn't see anyone along the way!"

Me too.

Qingzhu quickly spoke up as well.

The manager stood there, his face flushed, unable to utter a single word.

Chen Mo ignored him and looked at Li Mingyuan, whose face was pale, his voice cold and piercing.

"Young Master Li, there's something I don't understand. What are your three guards doing in that secluded alley in the middle of the night instead of staying at the Li residence?"

Li Mingyuan's pupils contracted sharply, and he panicked instantly.

Chen Mo didn't give him a chance to react at all.

"Was it your Li family who sent them? That alley is the only way I can get back to my residence from Zuixiang Pavilion. Three experts at the third or fourth level of Body Refinement, squatting in the alley in the middle of the night, who are they waiting for?"

The lobby was completely silent; everyone understood the unspoken meaning in Chen Mo's words.

Chen Mo's voice was soft, yet every word pierced the heart:

"Could they be waiting for me, intending to take my life?"

"You're spouting nonsense!"

Li Mingyuan panicked completely, roaring sharply as his face turned deathly pale.

Chen Mo's gaze was sharp as he stared directly at Li Mingyuan.

"The Li family's bodyguard was squatting in the alley in the middle of the night when he died inexplicably. The so-called murder weapon just happened to become the evidence against me."

Young Master Li, don't you think this coincidence is too deliberate?

Could it be that Young Master Li sent three men to kill me, but they were killed by your enemies instead?

"You're lying! I didn't!"

Li Mingyuan was so angry that he trembled all over. He wanted to retort, but he was speechless and could only stand there panting heavily, feeling so frustrated that he was about to go crazy.

"Luckily they died early, otherwise I would have been the one to die. It was pitch black that night, and if I had seen three corpses lying on the side of the road, I would have been scared half to death."

Chen Mo patted his chest.

The old man in the gray robe beside him finally slowly raised his eyelids and gave Chen Mo a deep look.

In the main seat, the garrison commander remained expressionless throughout, but in his heart he had already cursed the Li family to the core!

He accepted 100,000 taels of silver from the Li family. These good-for-nothings swore that the case was irrefutable, but they couldn't even take down a country bumpkin. They were left speechless!

He's definitely not going to return the money; it's just that the Li family is useless!

What's even more regrettable is that strange hidden weapon. If he could find it and hand it over to the imperial court, he would have made a great contribution and been transferred away from this dilapidated Qing Shi Town. Now all of that is ruined!

He picked up the porcelain bottle that the constables had seized, glanced at it, and found that it was exactly the same as the one that the madam of Zuixiang Pavilion had given him before. He immediately had other plans in mind.

Immediately afterwards, the garrison commander solemnly pronounced the verdict.

"The Li family filed a police report, but there is insufficient evidence to convict them; the case is temporarily suspended!"

"grown ups!"

Li Mingyuan was trembling with anger, his heart filled with resentment.

The garrison commander glanced at him coldly, his eyes utterly indifferent.

Li Mingyuan froze instantly, swallowing his words and daring not to utter another syllable.

Chen Mo immediately cupped his hands in a respectful bow.

"Thank you for your wise judgment, Your Excellency. Your impartiality and integrity are a blessing to the people of Qing Shi Town!"

The garrison commander stood up and left. As he passed Chen Mo, he paused slightly and lowered his voice, just enough for Chen Mo to hear.

"Send another bottle of this medicine tomorrow; I want to take a look at it."

"Yes, sir. I will personally deliver it to you tomorrow."

Chen Mo respectfully bowed and accepted.

The garrison commander said no more and walked away.

Inside the lobby, Li Mingyuan stood still, his chest heaving violently, his face alternating between pale and flushed, his eyes filled with resentment as he stared at Chen Mo's retreating figure, yet he was helpless.

The old man in the gray robe walked out from behind him and headed straight out. Li Mingyuan gritted his teeth and immediately followed.

As the two passed by Chen Mo, the gray-robed old man paused for a moment, lowered his voice, and spoke in an icy tone.

"Young Master Zhang, impressive skills."

Chen Mo turned her head to look at him, smiled faintly, and looked completely innocent:

"Don't talk nonsense, sir. I'm timid and can't be scared by you."

He paused, then, as if suddenly remembering something, casually said:

"By the way, the black market opens this month, I'm planning to go check it out. I heard they have everything there."

Martial arts techniques and elixirs are all available.

"My strength is too weak; I need to improve it quickly, otherwise I won't be so lucky to survive if I get cornered in an alley again."

The gray-robed old man's pupils contracted slightly, and his gaze towards Chen Mo instantly became more wary.

Li Mingyuan's gaze toward Chen Mo was cold and sinister.

The Li family went all out this time, sending 100,000 taels of silver to the garrison commander, hoping to curry favor with him through this case.

As long as Chen Mo can be convicted and that strange hidden weapon handed over, it will be a huge favor to the garrison commander, who will surely side with the Li family.

As long as they establish a relationship with the garrison commander and become completely on good terms with him, the Li family can easily surpass the Zhao family in Qing Shi Town.

He could also teach Chen Mo a lesson, win back the courtesan, and repay Zhao Yong tenfold for all the humiliation he suffered before!

But now the case has fallen through, the 100,000 taels of silver have gone down the drain, the plan to curry favor with the governor and suppress the Zhao family has all failed, and he has been rendered speechless by Chen Mo in public. How could he possibly swallow this insult!

Chen Mo withdrew his gaze, ignoring the two, and strode out of the Zhenfu Division's main hall with his head held high.

The bait is ready, we're just waiting for Li Mingyuan to bite!

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