NOVEL WEB Chapter 96 Why did you kill him?
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The focus of public opinion centered on Meng Yu's final trial – after all, he could still appeal, couldn't he?
But was an appeal absolutely necessary?
"What, he's not appealing?"
When this news came out, there was an uproar in public opinion.
Especially when everyone learned that Meng Yu's two women had disappeared, the frenzy escalated even further.
Was it the Enforcement Hall's doing, did you really resort to laying hands on his family to force him not to appeal?
Oftentimes, when you no longer have a reputation, whatever you do, or even don't do, is seen as wrongful, vile, or even nauseating.
Today marks the last two days for Meng Yu to appeal his death sentence, and he has yet to file another appeal, which is causing countless big shots to be on the verge of pulling their hair out.
Executing Meng Yu sounds splendid, especially a public execution – it would make for quite the spectacle. But what about after that?
Someone posted online that while visiting his grandfather's office, he overheard a conversation; it was from an old subordinate who had come to see his grandfather. The man's attitude was respectful, but he hinted subtly that Meng Yu could not die, even mentioning a possible pardon, otherwise it would be impossible to lead people.
He said that when leading people outside, he could feel the trouble of them not giving their full effort. For instance, in a certain prison where Meng Yu used to be, the defect rate had risen, and in some places, people were demanding higher wages, and those who used to overwork started working regular hours.
Years of pent-up resentment were being stirred up by Meng Yu.
The situation was troublesome, as the incident garnered too much attention, to the point that even the Extraterrestrial Domain was joining in the commotion, heavily reporting on the event as a way to smear the Immortal Sect!
Such a clamor, truly a commotion.
In these last two days, Meng Yu expressed that he wanted to see Zhao Yuxuan.
See what exactly?
Zhao Yuxuan swore that if he had the chance, he would definitely kill Meng Yu and flush his ashes into the toilet.
Just like he did to his own second uncle.
But still, he came, and even several heavyweights had instructed him beforehand to show sincerity in his apology and greet with a smile.
"Smile a bit, make your expression a little better, what kind of attitude is that!"
The speaker was a cousin from his family, his attitude extremely poor.
Indeed, even Hall Master Zhao got reprimanded, a Nascent Soul Master directly berated him, calling him talented but shallow-minded, petty at heart, poor in parenting, and even brainless, asking whether he was still looking into the issue with Hongye Prison?
What you could think of, Meng Yu had thought of long before. You think you could kill him later, but he's not even afraid to die now!
His intellect had long since crushed yours!
Indeed, many big shots admired Meng Yu's intelligence while cursing Hall Master Zhao's mother!
As for the suppression of Meng Yu, Hall Master Zhao's explanation was that he had been in seclusion at the time and was not aware of the incident.
True, Hall Master Zhao hadn't lied, but this further implicated another issue: three thousand years ago, it was normal for a Golden Core Master to assume the role of Hall Master and then continue cultivating in seclusion, especially during wartime as there was a constant need to improve combat power. But now, in times of peace, is this really acceptable?
Should cultivators who often enter seclusion not hold official positions?
At the founding of Immortal Sect, the elders established rules that allowed the common people to participate in politics, and the Divine Artifacts guaranteed everyone's rights. Now, there are members who have set this in motion to evaluate the senior members of the Immortal Sect.
Consequently, many people declared, "Hall Master Zhao, I screw you!"
Do you really want to let Meng Yu die and then push the Immortal Sect to hold a massive vote?
So, as Meng Yu gave up his appeal, the Immortal Sect became anxious instead.
Then, in the last two days, Meng Yu wanted to see Zhao Yuxuan – is that possible?
Zhao Yuxuan had to come, other departments pressured him to do so.
In these days, for the sake of Meng Yu, other departments had been frantically busy. To give a simple example, after the verdict was pronounced, the operators in the legal department were cursed non-stop for 24 hours, accused of being inhuman and that their agreements were as good as farts.
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Of course, that wasn't the main point—the main point was the reinvestigation of old cases!
Many of those who had received special pardons were dug out, and those geniuses singled out by those with ulterior motives were one after another from good backgrounds, including various influential supporters and so on. People asked, how could these people be granted special pardons.
And this even affected the special pardons of many geniuses, because why should Meng Yu be treated like this while you all can escape?
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A lot of things are interconnected, with many people adding fuel to the flames, hoping to climb higher. After all, the Cultivators in positions like Hall Master of the Enforcement Hall could receive many subsidies and benefits and even had priority access to Alchemical Elixirs, etc. It was a matter of life and death!
Now, this matter wasn't just about the Enforcement Hall alone, many departments were fiercely trying to calm the situation. Everyone had made so many sacrifices, and now Meng Yu wanted to see you, and it wasn't like he was asking for a favor, why couldn't you see him?
You have emotions, and we have emotions too!
As for what happens when you meet Meng Yu, that's your own business, but right now you need to cooperate and persuade him to appeal, got it?
Alright, the former pride of the heavens, although he wanted to remain headstrong, it was like how prisoners have to accept interviews when a certain unit comes to visit—as expected, he came.
"Ah, hello."
Meng Yu, with all his True Qi sealed, greeted with an appearance of great joy.
"Yuxuan, there's been a bit of a misunderstanding between us. It wouldn't hurt to chat, how have you been feeling lately?"
The Binding Ring ensured that Meng Yu couldn't use his True Qi, so Zhao Yuxuan wasn't worried about Meng Yu suddenly attacking. He just looked at Meng Yu as one would look at a monkey, curious about what kind of trick this bastard really wanted to play.
After a brief conversation with Zhao Yuxuan, Meng Yu realized the person in front of him had no interest in talking and just shook his head.
"I'm going to the restroom, wait for me for a bit."
Meng Yu's clumsy excuse to use the restroom elicited a cold snort from Zhao Yuxuan, who couldn't be bothered with him.
Meng Yu entered the restroom, followed by the sound of flushing, and then... Meng Yu didn't come out for a long time.
Zhao Yuxuan felt a moment of confusion. Had Meng Yu drowned in the restroom?
There were small Protective Formations on the restroom doors and walls to protect the privacy of the prisoners and prevent someone from using Divine Sense to sketch out the scene and...
With a flick of his finger, Zhao Yuxuan discovered the restroom door surprisingly wasn't locked. But where was Meng Yu?
He rushed into the restroom only to find that Meng Yu had vanished without a trace!
The alarm sounded, and many people rushed in. They looked at each other in disbelief as the entire base went into complete lockdown, yet no one could find Meng Yu!
That's right, at that moment, he suddenly thought of the beginning—Meng Yu's second uncle, who Meng Yu had burned to ashes and flushed down the toilet!
If outsiders thought that he had killed Meng Yu and flushed him down the toilet...
Staff members rushed in, staring at him in shock.
He looked around in despair, unsure of how to explain.
This couldn't be covered up, really couldn't be covered up, and it would soon become common knowledge.
He was willing to bet that it was all Meng Yu's doing!
You despicable scoundrel!
If you could escape from prison, why couldn't you do it with grace and...
But...
On the very same day, the news spread, and countless people were astonished.
Now you're telling me that Meng Yu has disappeared? Under the watch of a Golden Core guard, protected by a Fourth Rank Great Formation, within the concept of law of the Supreme Star, Meng Yu, a man with all his True Qi sealed by a Binding Ring, powerless, subjected to all manner of searches and checks, just vanishes into thin air, and the water used in the restroom exceeds one ton?
That's right, the last person to see him was Zhao Yuxuan?
Did you really burn Meng Yu and flush him down the toilet?
You people... have gone too far!