Grandpa Duan and the others looked at each other in surprise; this was not the situation they had expected!

They came here to complain about Chen Yun, though out of desperation, but after careful consideration and deeming it feasible, they came to file the complaint.

Because Old Master Duan heard that although several senior military officers jointly recommended Chen Yun for the position of Grand Commander.

But the king didn't seem to like Chen Yun very much.

The appointment letter for Chen Yun has been delayed.

Therefore, Elder Duan and others believed that the King was actually dissatisfied with Chen Yun. He was only forced to verbally agree to appoint Chen Yun as Grand Commander due to pressure from elders like Elder Qin and Elder Zhang, while in reality, the King had other plans!

Grandpa Duan and his group felt that their complaint against Chen Yun was an abuse of power and an attempt to settle personal scores.

This is tantamount to giving the king a reason to take action against Chen Yun!

According to their plan, the king, upon hearing their complaints, should be furious, stand up for them, and take the opportunity to severely punish Chen Yun, stripping him of all his power.

In this way, the king's dissatisfaction with Chen Yun's appointment as Grand Commander was perfectly resolved, and noble families like Old Master Duan were able to escape from Chen Yun's wrath.

However, the attitude that the king is showing now is completely different from what Old Master Duan and the others had expected!

Therefore, Old Master Duan and the others were dumbfounded.

The king looked at Old Master Duan and the others and said calmly, "Why is everyone so quiet?"

"Didn't you say that Chen Yun slandered you and fabricated many baseless accusations against your families?"

"I'll send people to investigate now!"

"Whichever side, you or Chen Yun, is lying, I will severely punish that side, is that alright?"

Old Master Duan and the others began to sweat.

While wiping his sweat, Old Master Duan said in a low voice, "Sir, I dare not say that our children are without any problems. They may have made some minor mistakes, but Chen Yun is fixated on them and insists on exterminating our families..."

The king said, "Is this perhaps not a minor offense? Your children are stirring up this Crown Prince Society outside; I have a feeling they are not to be trifled with!"

Grandpa Duan and the others were shocked to hear this.

Old Master Duan said anxiously, "Your Excellency, the name of a chamber of commerce-like organization doesn't mean there's something wrong with our children! Could it be that Chen Yun spoke ill of us to Your Excellency?"

"Your Excellency, please don't believe Chen Yun's empty words!"

The king sneered, "Chen Yun has never complained to me about your crimes. I know Chen Yun's personality. If he saw you committing crimes, he would have dealt with you directly. With his temper, he would fight if you disagreed, not come to me crying and whining to report you!"

Grandpa Duan and the others blushed, feeling their faces burning.

On the surface, the superior's words were directed at Chen Yun, but in reality, they were mocking these people for coming here to make trouble, crying and tattling on others!

Looking at the red-faced old man Duan and the others, the king continued coldly, "However, Chen Yun did not file a complaint against you, but a victim came to me in person, crying and accusing the Crown Prince Society of crimes!"

"According to the victim, he was celebrating his birthday quietly with a few friends in a private room at a nightclub."

"Old Duan, your grandson pretended to be drunk and led a group of spoiled brats from the Prince's Society in to harass an innocent girl. When the victim tried to stop them, she was beaten up by the Prince's Society."

"The victim said that if the nightclub owner hadn't appeared in time and spoken up for him, he might have been beaten to death on the spot by the Prince Society members."

Upon hearing this, Old Master Duan and the others' expressions changed drastically.

"To rise to power, to slander, this is absolutely a slander against my grandson, a slander against the Crown Prince Society."

“Your Excellency, I believe this person has slandered my grandson and the Crown Prince Association. His motives are impure, and he deserves to be punished.”

"I dare ask who this person is? We must find him and ask him what his true intentions are in speaking ill of his superiors like this."

Old Master Duan and the others were both shocked and furious.

To their surprise, someone actually went to the king and complained about them.

He was furious and vowed to find out whoever had reported him and take revenge!

Seeing the furious expressions on the faces of Old Master Duan and the others, the king immediately saw through their thoughts and sneered, "You want to know who this victim who complained to me is?"

"I'm not afraid to tell you."

"The victim who was beaten and humiliated by the Prince Club is named Liu Shouzhuo."

Liu Shouzhou?

Who is it?

I've never heard of this name before!

Grandpa Duan and the others looked at each other, their faces full of confusion.

They had never heard of this name before, nor did they know who this person was.

I don't understand how someone so unknown could have the opportunity to complain to the king about them.

The king noticed their confusion and casually said, "This Liu Shouzhou is my son!"

Boom!

Rumble rumble rumble...

The king's extremely plain words sounded like thunder to Old Master Duan and the others.

The blast shook them violently, leaving their minds blank!

Immediately afterwards, his face turned deathly pale, and large beads of cold sweat rolled down his forehead...

Old Master Duan and the others were puzzled. They didn't have much hatred for Chen Yun, so why would Chen Yun want to exterminate the Crown Prince and their noble families?

Even if you don't want to blend in with the crowd, you don't have to be so ruthless, do you?

At this moment, they finally understood that behind Chen Yun was the emperor!

The one who truly needs to deal with them is the king!

The trigger for this incident was that the crown prince beat up the king's son.

Ironically, they even went to the king to complain about Chen Yun, crying and claiming they were innocent.

It's likely that the king watched the whole thing like a monkey show, just observing their performance!

After understanding the situation, Old Master Duan and the others looked like people who were terminally ill and about to die. Their faces were pale and their eyes were filled with despair.

Seeing the shocked, stunned, and desperate expressions on these people's faces, the king said calmly, "Alright, I've already told you who complained about you. Continue, continue your performance, I'm watching!"

thump!

Old Master Duan collapsed to his knees, looking utterly devastated and heartbroken.

Thump thump thump...

The other old men also knelt down, lying prostrate on the ground, trembling.

The king said indifferently, "What's wrong? Weren't you just pretending to be innocent, saying that Chen Yun slandered you and fabricated many baseless charges against you?"

Why is everyone so quiet now?

Grandpa Duan and the others remained silent, trembling with fear.

The king said, “My son came to me and said he was beaten by the Crown Prince’s Society and accused them of atrocities. I didn’t believe it at the time. I thought they were all from noble families, how could they be so arrogant and domineering? I thought it must be a misunderstanding or a small fight.”

"So we sent someone to investigate."

"It's not a problem if we don't investigate, but what we find is shocking."

"Arrogance and domineering behavior is the least serious crime you noble families and your sons have committed. The crimes you have committed are simply too numerous to count!"

"Bullying men and women, murdering and arson, colluding with businessmen, and amassed wealth—tell me, what else wouldn't you do?"

Grandpa Duan and the others knelt on the ground, drenched in sweat, trembling like chaff, with only one thought in their minds: It's over, this time it's really all over.

Right now.

Grandpa Duan's cell phone rang.

It turns out that Duan Feng couldn't hold on any longer and called to inquire about the progress on his grandfather's side, wanting to know if the complaint against Chen Yun had been successful.