Chapter 146: Underworld Accountability

"There is a way." Feng Tianning said lightly.

"All we need to do is arrest Monk Nanshan and make him confess everything."

Zhang Pingjia raised his head abruptly and spoke cautiously:

"Does this... count as torture?"

Feng Tianning chuckled:

"The special case team has soul-searching skills. There's no need to force a confession. We can just capture him and find out the truth."

Zhang Pingjia then nodded and sent a message to Mr. Nanshan.

"I told him we had made a significant discovery and asked him to discuss it with me tomorrow at Mount Zhongnan."

Feng Tianning had no objection, but suddenly thought of something and asked:

"Have you gone to see the county magistrate?"

Logically speaking, the next person to report a sin is the County Magistrate after the City God. Feng Tianning was a little unconvinced. Could it be that Xi Xian and Nanshan Jushi could bribe the County Magistrate as well?

Zhang Pingjia's face turned pale, and he trembled continuously as if he had thought of something.

Feng Tianning saw that something was wrong with him, so he patted his head soothingly and said:

"Don't be afraid, just tell me what's going on and I'll take care of it for you."

Zhang Pingjia miraculously calmed down, took a deep breath and said:

"I found the county magistrate, but he has colluded with the City God."

"He tortured me to the point of wanting to be punished, and only let me go when he saw I hadn't changed my ways."

Feng Tianning couldn't help but frown.

"How did he decide your case?"

Zhang Ping's parents sighed:

"He said my complaint was nonsense. He saw everything Xixian had done for the people over the years. He said Xixian was definitely not that kind of person."

"He also said that even if I complained to the King of Hell, Hell wouldn't believe my nonsense."

"He was kind-hearted and spared my life because I had just lost a loved one. If I had continued to pester him, he would have sent me to hell and I would have never been able to escape rebirth."

Feng Tianning clenched his fists that were hanging at his side.

I didn't expect that the county magistrate would say such a thing.

It seems that she has to go to the underworld again.

Feng Tianning pondered for a moment and said:

"I'm going to be away for a while, half a day at most, and I'll be back."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Pingjia thought that Feng Tianning had listened to the county magistrate's words and was afraid of becoming enemies with these gods.

He could understand and would not resent Feng Tianning. After all, they were not related, and there was no need for her to cause such a big trouble.

But when he thought about not being able to avenge his sister, Zhang Pingjia felt a strong sense of powerlessness in his heart.

He smiled bitterly and said:

"Inspector Feng, I know you don't want to get involved in this mess. Tomorrow I will go find Monk Nanshan myself."

"Thank you for helping me recognize the true face of Nanshan Jushi. I will walk the rest of the way on my own."

Zhang Pingjia bowed deeply to Feng Tianning and was about to leave the special case team without waiting for her reaction.

Feng Tianning looked at Zhang Pingjia's resolute back with a confused face, and quickly stood in front of him.

"You're not going to seek revenge?"

"Or are you afraid of the County Magistrate and the City God?"

Feng Tianning's two sentences made Zhang Pingjia a little confused. Wasn't she the one who gave up first?

After a long while, he spoke cautiously:

"You just said you were leaving, did you mean to go to..."

Feng Tianning looked at him in confusion:

"Of course, I'm going to confront the King of Hell."

"The people under their command did this kind of thing, so of course I have to hold them accountable."

Feng Tianning had originally planned to wait until the matter of Zhang Ping's family was over before going to find the King of Hell, but she suddenly thought of the strange Nanshan hermit.

She always had a bad feeling in her heart, feeling that he and Xi Xian must have a backup plan.

Anyway, we are not going to capture Mr. Nanshan until tomorrow, so we might as well go to the King of Hell and ask him first. Maybe he can be of great help tomorrow.

Feng Tianning had no idea that her sudden idea would save their lives tomorrow.

Zhang Pingjia opened his mouth but said nothing.

Who is accountable?

He suspected there was something wrong with his ears.

Is it possible for them to see the King of Hell casually, let alone hold him accountable?

It can't be that Feng Tianning is a god with a higher rank than the King of Hell, right?

"Are you going to see the King of Hell?" He said this in a trembling voice.

Feng Tianning nodded, not knowing why his words always sounded weird.

If the gods make mistakes, they will be punished. Even if the King of Hell is not aware of the matter, they will be charged with mismanagement.

"Go back and rest first. We'll meet at the entrance of Zhongnan Mountain tomorrow morning."

Zhang Pingjia nodded blankly, still in shock.

Before he could say anything, Feng Tianning's figure disappeared instantly.

Zhang Pingjia: ...

His jaw dropped to the floor again before he could close it.

Zhang Pingjia now truly believes in the magic techniques in fantasy novels.

On the other side, Feng Tianning had no idea how much impact he had brought to Zhang Ping's family's worldview.

She was already outside the city of Youdu.

Feng Tianning went to the Yama Palace with ease. The ghosts and ghost messengers along the way lowered their heads and dared not look at her the moment they saw her.

Feng Tianning stopped outside the Yama Palace and grabbed a ghost messenger from the side.

The ghost messenger slid down to his knees in front of her like a cat whose tail was stepped on.

"I don't know what your Excellency wants me to do, but I will do whatever I can."

Feng Tianning raised his eyebrows and looked at him with a hint of inquiry in his eyes.

"Can you do anything?"

Yinchai was sweating profusely and nodded hurriedly:

"Yes, yes, if you say so, I will go through fire and water without hesitation."

After a long while, Feng Tianning chuckled:

"What if someone comes to you to accuse you of something bad, but I ask you to protect the guilty person?"

Yincha looked up doubtfully:

"Complaining against the underworld? That hasn't happened in hundreds of years."

He hesitated for a moment and continued:

"If you really need it, I'm happy to help."

Feng Tianning was already interested at this time.

"How can you be of service?"

The yinchai thought he had hit the nail on the head and said with a cheerful face:

"I will just tear up his petition, and then you can report it to the City God and the County Magistrate. No matter how great his grievances are, he won't be able to explain them."

"What if he takes it to Hades?"

A hint of pride flashed across Yincha's face:

"No, I promise. As long as I'm here, he won't die alive."

"There are at least 80,000 ghosts coming in and out of the underworld every day. If the time comes, just throw him into the oil pan. The King of Hell is so busy that he won't notice."

Hearing Yinchai's confident words, Feng Tianning laughed out loud in anger.

"It seems you are familiar with this business?"

"Have you done it many times?"

The yin messenger shook his head hurriedly:

"No, it's not. We just know what to do and occasionally take advantage of those mortals."

"Besides, no one has filed a complaint against the underworld for hundreds of years. It would be useless for us to have all these skills!"