Chapter 13020
Chapter 13020
The assistants were immediately relieved, as if they had been granted a pardon.
After kowtowing in gratitude, he hurriedly picked up Qian Tongtian and left.
Lin Yi watched this scene and couldn't help but find it both funny and absurd.
With Qian Tongtian's level of strength, if he doesn't want to faint, no one can make him faint.
Using this method to evade blame is quite ingenious.
From Zhao Gongming's perspective, as a newly appointed elder in charge of law enforcement, if he continued to pursue the matter relentlessly, it would have a significant impact on his reputation.
With Qian Tongtian gone, there was no one in charge of the auction, so naturally no one raised any objections.
It's now obvious that targeting Lin Yi is targeting Zhao Gongming. Among all the people present, who has the guts to do that?
That being said, with Zhao Gongming present to protect them, no matter how much others argued, they couldn't possibly invalidate the auction.
The two pieces of immortal divine equipment had already safely fallen into Lin Yi's pocket.
Even if everyone was unwilling, they could only secretly envy each other and dared not show it on their faces.
In their eyes, those two immortal divine weapons didn't end up in Lin Yi's pocket at all, but in Zhao Gongming's.
The newly appointed elder in charge of law enforcement has acquired two pieces of immortal divine equipment; who dares to say anything against it?
After a few sighs, the crowd prepared to disperse.
At this moment, Zhao Gongming suddenly spoke again, looking at the sixth private room and saying, "Young Master Wu, is that right? It was you who identified Young Master Lin's identity as problematic. As the elder in charge of law enforcement, I need you to provide evidence to cooperate with the investigation."
Young Master Wu's face immediately turned pale: "Me? I'll provide evidence? What evidence do I have?"
He now wishes he could slap himself a thousand times.
If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have been the one to stick my neck out.
Even if you've become the first to stick your neck out, you should have left as soon as you learned of Zhao Gongming's appointment.
Now look what happened. Not only did he fail to disgust Lin Yi, but Qian Tongtian's act of feigning death has made him a thorn in Zhao Gongming's side.
No one was surprised by this.
The new official took office three fires.
Besides, this is a powerful law enforcement elder. If he is just raised high and then lowered lightly, who will be afraid of him in the future?
Young Master Wu was already unpopular, and Zhao Gongming used him as a scapegoat, so everyone was eager to see the show.
Zhao Gongming said in a deep voice, "To accuse someone, you naturally need evidence."
"If there is no evidence, then it is a false accusation. Young Master Wu, would you like to know how our God of Wealth Academy deals with those who make false accusations?"
"I...I don't want to..."
Young Master Wu shook his head repeatedly, begging for forgiveness, "I was wrong! I really know I was wrong! Elder Zhao, please forgive me, I will never dare to do it again, please forgive me this time!"
Zhao Gongming shook his head: "The person you falsely accused is not me. I am only responsible for enforcing the law. As for whether I forgive you or not, that is not my business."
Young Master Wu realized his mistake and quickly looked at Lin Yi: "Young Master Lin, I know I was wrong. Can you forgive me this time?"
Lin Yi smiled and said, "I'm sorry, I'm a petty person and I don't have the habit of forgiving others."
"..."
Young Master Wu's expression froze instantly.
The others exchanged knowing smiles.
It's no wonder Lin Yi kept pressing the issue. If Zhao Gongming hadn't intervened in time, especially by announcing the appointment of the law enforcement elders on the spot, it's hard to say how things would have turned out.
Those two pieces of immortal divine equipment that have already been acquired will most likely be taken back.
Even if this young master Wu is not the biggest culprit, he is one of the main culprits who fueled the flames. How can we let him go so easily?
Besides, Zhao Gongming's posture clearly indicated that he wanted to establish his authority as a new official, so what was the point of Lin Yi forgiving him first?
Young Master Wu immediately became somewhat exasperated: "How can you be like this? I wasn't the only one who said you had problems! Besides, I haven't caused you any losses, so what's the point of you holding this against me?"
The people around him gave him strange looks.
Lin Yi looked at him like he was an idiot: "Is this how you admit your mistakes?"
Seeing this, Young Master Wu decided to throw caution to the wind: "I didn't do anything wrong, I just started a commotion because I saw injustice!"
"I refuse to believe that your God of Wealth Academy can really punish me!"
"You'd better think this through. Our Wu family is a major client of the God of Wealth Academy. We've sponsored so much business for your God of Wealth Academy over the years!"
After hearing these words, everyone no longer saw him as an idiot, but as a dead man.
The Wu family is indeed not a small force.
In terms of wealth alone, the Wu family ranks among the top in the entire open area of the Divine Realm; otherwise, he wouldn't be sitting in this No. 6 VIP box.
But to say that the God of Wealth Academy received favors from the Wu family is something that anyone with a modicum of sense would never say, so outrageous.
The entire audience burst into laughter.
Someone, not afraid of stirring up trouble, chimed in: "Young Master Wu, why are you being so euphemistic? You might as well just say that the God of Wealth Academy is being supported by your Wu family, and the position of chief academy's leader should be given to you!"
"What are you saying? You're just slandering our Young Master Wu! The Wu family is the one supporting the God of Wealth Temple!"
"Young Master Wu wants the position of the God of Wealth, right?"
More and more people joined in the cheering, and the atmosphere inside and outside the venue was filled with joy.
Young Master Wu's face turned ashen, and the old man behind him frantically gestured to him, urging him to quickly bow his head and submit.
Young Master Wu didn't even glance at him, his neck stiff as he looked down at Zhao Gongming.
Seeing this, Zhao Gongming chuckled: "Since Young Master Wu has said so, then we really need to carefully examine our relationship with the Wu family."
"Please inform your patriarch that all transaction records between the Wu family and my God of Wealth Academy need to be reviewed one by one. Please cooperate fully."
Zhao Gongming paused for a moment and then said, "As for the matter of leading the spread of rumors, we will deal with it as well. I hope Young Master Wu is mentally prepared. You can go back and report now."
"what?"
It was only at this moment that Young Master Wu finally realized what was happening, and hurriedly said, "No... that's not what I meant..."
As the young master of the Wu family, he had been arrogant since childhood, and his words just now were completely thoughtless.
But he wasn't truly brainless.
If what Zhao Gongming said is true, and the God of Wealth Academy launches a full investigation into his Wu family, it would be an absolute catastrophe!
Even though he was just a junior member of the family without real power, he knew how deep the waters ran in his family's shady dealings.
Once it comes to that, the Wu family will never be able to recover!
Don't forget, the Wu family has its own enemies. Just because of their cooperative relationship with the God of Wealth Academy, countless people are watching them, both openly and secretly.
They were just looking for a pretext to use against him, and he ended up handing them the opportunity! (End of Chapter)
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