It must be said, the arrival of the chief of the Punishment Hall was truly terrifying.
Bringing over a dozen experts from the Saint Realm at once, only the Punishment Hall could pull that off.
Seeing this scene, Special Envoy Liu was naturally very excited, but he still quickly whispered a reminder:
"Chief Zhao, the Governor of Hai City, Zhang Zheng, is here too!"
Chief Zhao was startled for a moment, then looked up, and soon spotted Zhang Zheng in the crowd.
"What is he doing here?"
Special Envoy Liu hurriedly relayed what had just happened.
After listening, Chief Zhao’s countenance turned gloomy, and after a moment, he said.
He belonged to the Kyoto Punishment Hall Headquarters, while Zhang Zheng was the Governor of Hai City; they were from different systems and had no direct superior-subordinate relationship.
Therefore, he didn’t need to give Zhang Zheng face.
The dozen or so Punishment Hall protectors at the Saint Realm level, upon hearing the order, immediately surrounded Zhou Yu.
Their ferocious and terrifying aura bore down on Zhou Yu like Taishan crashing down upon him.
Feeling this terrifying momentum, everyone was so frightened that their faces turned pale, and they hastily retreated.
Soon, in the very center of Hai City Martial Pavilion’s courtyard, only Zhou Yu and the dozen Saint Realm protectors remained.
A great battle was about to erupt.
Just then, Liu Bo took out his cellphone, glanced at it, and then went over to Zhang Zheng’s ear to whisper something.
After hearing it, Zhang Zheng’s mouth curved slightly upwards, and then he stepped forward.
Zhang Zheng’s sudden intervention brought the impending great battle to a temporary halt.
As the governor of a city, if he were to be affected by their combat and something happened, all those involved would face dire consequences.
Special Envoy Liu, Xiang Yinglong, Yao Pingsheng, and others’ faces instantly turned incredibly ugly.
Their greatest fear was Zhang Zheng’s intervention.
Just as they were about to besiege Zhou Yu, Zhang Zheng, who claimed he was merely there to watch, eventually stepped in.
Special Envoy Liu and others immediately looked to Chief Zhao.
At this moment, they could only rely on Chief Zhao.
Chief Zhao faced Zhang Zheng with a cold demeanor.
"Governor Zhang, I’ve heard from my subordinates that you’ve previously declared you wouldn’t intervene in this matter, so what about it?"
"Are you reneging so quickly?"
Zhang Zheng replied with a light smile.
"It’s just that, for today’s great battle, another spectator will be arriving soon, and I must ask everyone to wait a bit longer."
Someone else is coming?
Xiang Yinglong and others were startled.
They didn’t know who Zhang Zheng was referring to.
But Chief Zhao had no patience for Zhang Zheng’s antics.
"Governor Zhang, this is the Punishment Hall handling a case, not a circus show; we don’t need that many spectators."
Zhang Zheng chuckled.
"This is no ordinary spectator; it’s better to wait."
Zhang Zheng stubbornly refused to leave, which left Chief Zhao somewhat at a loss.
Special Envoy Liu’s expression darkened, and he immediately whispered to Xiang Yinglong:
"Minister Xiang, Zhang Zheng obviously wants to muddle the waters!"
"Our chief is not in a position to push back forcefully, it’s up to you to think of a solution now."
Xiang Yinglong’s eyes flashed a vicious light, he looked at the Martial Pavilion disciples around him, and then spoke loudly:
"Brothers of the Martial Pavilion, do you see this?"
"Zhou Yu has harmed our Martial Pavilion’s Deputy Minister Hou, and now, due to the protection of the powerful, the Martial Pavilion cannot avenge Deputy Minister Hou."
"What do you say we should do?"
The nearly thousand Martial Pavilion disciples, upon hearing this, were instantly enraged.
The infuriated disciples of the Martial Pavilion actually began pushing and shoving, surrounding him.
The people around Zhang Zheng immediately formed a circle around him, protecting him in the center.
The situation suddenly started to become chaotic.
Xiang Yinglong stood outside, sneering at the scene.
He wanted to see whether Zhang Zheng would dare to intervene in this matter in the face of the crowd’s anger.
As the fury of the people was about to erupt, just at that moment, a car sped in from the outside of the gate. The driver, honking the horn wildly, headed straight for the crowd.
The speed did not decrease in the slightest.
The already enraged crowd was startled by this scene.
They no longer cared about shoving and quickly scattered to the sides.
The Mercedes sped through the crowd, coming to a stop in the middle of the grounds.
Then, with a sudden brake and tail flick, it came to a stable halt.
Seeing this, many people showed expressions of shock and anger.
Who the hell drives so arrogantly?
What if someone got hit?
Amidst the angry stares from the crowd, the car door opened.
Jiang Fengnian was seen getting out of the driver’s seat.
Seeing Jiang Fengnian, Xiang Yinglong and others immediately showed anger.
"Jiang Fengnian, what are you trying to do? Have you gone mad?"
Jiang Fengnian smiled faintly.
"Sorry, I was going too fast and couldn’t stop in time."
"Luckily, I didn’t hit anyone."
"My apologies to the brothers of the Martial Pavilion."
The crowd was visibly angry.
Everyone could tell, Jiang Fengnian seemed to have done it on purpose.
If it wasn’t for the fact that he was the deputy director of the Qinzhou Martial Pavilion, everyone would want to rush up and teach him a lesson.
Jiang Fengnian seemed not to notice the expressions of the crowd, as he cheerfully said.
"However, I came here today to bring you some good news."
With that, Jiang Fengnian called out to the inside of the car:
As Jiang Fengnian’s voice fell, the car door opened, and a middle-aged man stepped out from the car.
Upon seeing this person, the originally furious crowd instantly fell silent.
Everyone’s eyes widened in disbelief, as if they had seen a ghost.
"Hou... Deputy Director Hou???"
The man who got out of the car was none other than Hou Guangshou, the deputy director of the Hai City Martial Pavilion.
Zhou Yu was not surprised to see Hou Guangshou.
Because just before he got off at the highway exit, he had specifically sent a text to Jiang Fengnian, asking him to bring Hou Guangshou to the Wu Ge Headquarters in Hai City.
But Xiang Yinglong, Yao Pingsheng, and others were different; their complexions turned pale in an instant.
The thing they feared the most had still happened.
Hou Guangshou was really still alive.
At this moment, Zhang Zheng arrived beside Hou Guangshou with a surprised face, examining the man in front of him closely.
"Huh, it really is Deputy Director Hou."
"This is interesting."
"The Hai City Martial Pavilion joined forces with the Punishment Hall to create such a big stir, accusing my soon-to-be son-in-law of harming Deputy Director Hou."
"I myself was prepared to uphold justice over familial loyalty."
"How come Deputy Director Hou is standing here all safe and sound?"
"Director Xiang, shouldn’t you give us all an explanation for this matter?"
Facing Zhang Zheng’s questioning.
In an instant, everyone’s gaze focused solely on Xiang Yinglong.