The inspector general stared at Li Yu with a threatening look on his face, as if he wanted to teach her a lesson she would never forget.
But as the three teams closed in, all the team members saw Li Yu's face clearly.
Someone in the queue gasped in surprise.
"Wait... I think I've seen him before." Someone said with some doubt.
Whispers spread unusually through the group, like pebbles thrown into rainwater.
"He just said his name is Li Yu...that name sounds so familiar."
"Me too."
One of them suddenly realized something and exclaimed:
"Li Yu? The hero of Central Plains, Li Yu?!"
The Thunder Bureau members reacted instantly.
"That Lord of Kangcheng? The lone hero?"
The person in front of me is actually the legendary Li Yu?
The image in the newspaper gradually overlapped with the image of Li Yu in the middle:
"It really was him!"
"Why is Li Yu here?"
A sense of astonishment and shock quickly spread within the group.
Li Yu's name and deeds carry far more weight than one might imagine, especially among lower-ranking soldiers and those who frequently interact with people outside the city.
That is a legend of carving out a path to survival in desperate circumstances, and it is an object of unspoken admiration for many.
Suddenly, everyone stopped, and the energy encirclement, which should have tightened immediately, hesitated.
The team members looked at each other, their feet seemingly rooted to the spot, unable to take a single step, and none of them actually took the initiative.
"Get moving! What are you doing?!"
The inspector general could hardly believe his eyes.
His face was contorted, and his voice became shrill with extreme anger and a sense of absurdity:
"I'm giving you orders! Take him down! That's an order! Do you want to disobey?!"
Even with the inspector general's repeated urging, no one took action.
The inspector general was immediately furious.
These henchmen dared to disobey him!
Don't you know that orders are above all else?
"Anyone who disobeys orders again will be dealt with seriously according to the rules of Zhongzhou!" the inspector threatened coldly.
The captain who had recognized Li Yu earlier braced himself and tried to explain:
"The Chief Inspector... he, he seems to be Li Yu, the hero of Zhongzhou, Li Yu..."
"A hero? Does being a hero give you the right to be lawless, to disregard the law and disrupt the stability of Zhongzhou, and to be above justice?"
The surroundings were silent, except for Zhao Dezheng, whose body trembled uncontrollably after hearing this.
"I'll say it one last time—follow the order!" the inspector general roared, spittle flying from his mouth.
The atmosphere had reached a breaking point.
The Thunder team members looked at each other, unsure of what to do.
On one side are the furious superiors and their cold orders; on the other side are the deeply ingrained legends of heroes with outstanding achievements.
Rain washed over their tense faces, and energy stirred restlessly in the air.
Just then, Zhao Dezheng, who had been observing coldly, made his move.
"Whoosh!"
The cube in Zhao Dezheng's hand suddenly tightened around the inspector general's neck like a noose.
"Uh...you! Zhao Dezheng! You dare—"
The inspector general's eyes widened, filled with shock and anger, and a chill ran through him.
He never expected that Zhao Dezheng would dare to directly attack him, the chief inspector!
"Shut up."
Zhao Dezheng's voice rang close to his ear:
"You fucking dare to talk about justice!"
A high-ranking inspector general did not question the Changshengmen sect for massacring refugees, nor did he investigate the escaped members.
Instead, it barked like a vicious dog protecting its master at the heroes of Zhongzhou who had eradicated the demon's lair.
And they're doing it all under the guise of justice!
Zhao Dezheng simply could not tolerate it.
His gaze swept over the Thunder Bureau team members around him, who instinctively wanted to help but hesitated to act, and finally landed on the inspector general's face, which was flushed red with anger and suffocation, whom he had subdued.
"Today I'll show you what justice really is."
Zhao Dezheng smiled slightly, and the cube instantly tightened.
"What are you trying to do?" The inspector general was incredulous and didn't even have time to unleash his energy. He could only manage a series of hoarse struggles.
"What for? A major purge, of course, and you're the first one I'm going to purge."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Dezheng began to pour energy into his body.
The cube suddenly exerted force.
"Waaaaah—!"
The inspector general's face turned purple, and he thrashed about weakly, but it was all in vain.
With a gentle pat, Zhao Dezheng caused the inspector general's body to go limp instantly, clearly indicating that his neck had been completely broken.
Then Zhao Dezheng threw the inspector general in front of the Thunder Bureau staff as if he were throwing away trash.
"Now......"
Zhao Dezheng's entire body surged with energy, and cubes appeared one after another:
"Anyone who wants to maintain this garbage, step forward."
The scene was completely silent.
The sound of rain was like the beat of a drum, reverberating in everyone's chest along with their heavy breathing and heartbeats.
The Black brothers' pupils contracted sharply, and their mouths opened slightly.
Hei Yi stared at the dead inspector general on the ground, even subconsciously rubbing his eyes, as if to confirm that what had just happened in the blink of an eye was not an illusion.
He did indeed want to use Zhao Dezheng and Li Yu to teach the arrogant chief inspector a lesson and put an end to his arrogance.
But Hei Yi never expected... that madman Zhao Dezheng would dare to go straight for the kill!
The person they killed was a powerful inspector general of the Thunder Bureau!
Before Zhao Dezheng took action, did he not consider the Zhao family behind him? Did he not consider the adverse impact on his brother Zhao Deyang?
When Hei Yi saw the pleasure on Zhao Dezheng's face, he immediately gave up hope.
No, that madman wouldn't even think of that!
In the midst of this suffocating silence, an energy fluctuation emanated from the stronghold below the ravine.
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