Chapter 721 Chen Family Review

Facing everyone's greetings, Chen He nodded slightly, and the metal walnut in his palm was retracted, and the collision sound stopped.

He walked slowly forward, entered the hall, and stood on the same side as Chen Ding.

With his hands behind his back, he spoke calmly:

"The problem has already happened and there is no point in shifting blame."

“The key is how to solve the problem and find out the reasons behind it.”

"Before coming here, I already had a general understanding of the situation... Chen Ding, according to your analysis, the Chen family suffered heavy losses this time because they fell into a trap set by Hungry Fenghuoye Pavilion?"

"That's right..." Chen Ding tried to calm his breathing, and with red eyes he looked at the not-so-tall Chen family patriarch beside him, and said respectfully:

"Although there are many things that don't make sense, for now, most of the clues point to the owner of the Fenghuoyeguan branch, Zhu Houcai."

Chen Ding succinctly recounted how Lu Li went to Fenghuoye Pavilion to purchase the teleportation jade token, and also specifically mentioned that the final result of the matter being "satisfactorily" resolved was witnessed by a silver-booted general of the Overlord Army.

"So Zhu Houcai admitted that he did everything?" There was no change in Chen He's expression, but the 'grip-grip' sound of walnuts colliding could be heard again.

"Of course he won't admit it..." Chen Ding's eyes darkened for a moment, and then he said ruthlessly:

"But this matter has indeed had a 'result'!"

"If Fenghuo Yeguan wants to act like a rogue and delays compensating the Chen family for their losses, I will report it to the Overlord Council!"

"In the Neptune Star Domain, strength is respected... They at Fenghuoye Hall are not afraid of our Chen family, so are they not afraid of the star domain overlord, Madam Octopus?!"

Chen He raised his eyebrows and the spinning metal walnut in his hand paused again.

He did not continue on this topic, but changed the subject:

"I heard you say earlier that when the silver-shoeed warrior left, he also took three Chen family members with him?"

Chen Ding was stunned when he heard this, and nodded subconsciously:

"Yes, but I was injured at the time and didn't see it with my own eyes. When I left the next day, Chen Nuo saw me off."

Chen Nuo on the side quickly agreed:

"Yes, Patriarch. The three Chen family members who were taken away by the Overlord Army commander were Chang Wei, You Wei, and Lai Fu."

After saying this, he felt that this sentence was a bit thin, thought about it, and then added:

"Come to think of it, the day before they were taken away by the silver-shoeed warrior, they had made great contributions in the conflict at Fenghuoye Pavilion... Well, it was mainly due to Chang Wei's efforts."

"Achieve merit?" Chen He's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, and his brows slightly frowned:

"Is it the time when Lu Li went to buy the teleportation jade token?"

"No..." Chen Nuo waved his hand and shook his head:

"That was before the incident at the Sutra Library, and Lu Li wasn't dead yet."

"Chang Wei's achievements were made after Lu Li was killed and the Sutra Library was looted..."

"At that time, we followed the order of Pavilion Master Chen Ding to go to Zhu Houcai to seek justice, and then a conflict arose for no apparent reason, which attracted the silver-shoeed general of the Overlord Army."

"If Chang Wei hadn't performed so well and made that Stone Army Master look down on Zhu Houcai, the final decision would have been unfavorable to us."

Chen He nodded slightly and looked at Chen Ding again:

"Where is Lu Li's body?"

"To prevent it from decaying, I sealed it in a crystal coffin." Chen Ding answered truthfully:

"If Zhu Houcai refuses to pay, Lu Li's body will become strong evidence when he appeals to the Overlord Council..."

"Take it out." Before Chen Ding could finish his words, Chen He suddenly interrupted.

The sound of metal walnuts colliding rang out again, containing unquestionable majesty.

"Yes..." Chen Ding stretched out his hand and stroked his waist, and a crystal coffin suddenly appeared in the center of the conference hall.

Chen He took two steps forward, pushed open the coffin lid, and looked at it carefully.

From time to time he reached out and touched it, as if to confirm some details.

After a while, he placed the two metal walnuts in his palm on the corpse, waited for a moment, then took them back and spoke lightly:

"Put it away."

He paced a few steps in the hall, and the sound of metal walnuts colliding could be heard continuously.

The head of the Chen family and all the Chen family members were silent. They knew that the master was using props to deduce the course of events and did not dare to make a sound to disturb him.

The metal walnut that Chen He was playing with was no ordinary toy.

It was a rare item of epic quality.

It can absorb the soul of a corpse and obtain fragments of the deceased's memories.

When they rotate and collide, the target who hears the sound will feel the specified emotion.

Such as peace of mind, majesty, fear, etc.

The specific effect of feeling emotions depends on the user's mental attributes.

After a long time, Chen He stopped eating the walnut in his hand and looked at Chen Ding:

"When Lu Li proposed to leave the Chen family and go out for a walk, who accompanied him?"

"It's Chang Wei and You Wei..." Chen Ding answered, and then he thought of something and moved his eyes to the metal walnut in Chen He's hand:

"Master, have you learned anything from Lu Li's memory fragments?"

"No, his soul has dissipated, and no valuable information has been extracted." Chen He sighed lightly:

"It seems that if I want to find out the truth, I really have to go to the Overlord Council."

Chen Li held it in for a long time, and finally couldn't help but speak:

"We should immediately use the Overlord Army to teach Fenghuoyeguan a lesson!"

"Otherwise, if you delay big things to small things, and small things to small things, in the end, it will benefit those bastards at Fenghuoye Pavilion!"

"Why didn't I suspect when I was in the Hub Arena that such a dazzling new player could be the 'needle' planted by Fenghuoye Pavilion to plot against our Chen family!"

Chen He waved his hand, interrupting Chen Li's "speaking his mind", and said faintly:

"Third Elder, I do not intend to use the ruling to force Fenghuoye Pavilion to submit. I think this matter has not been thoroughly investigated and we should not act on impulse."

"What?" Chen Li was stunned and asked subconsciously:

"Then what are you doing at the Overlord Council, Patriarch?"

"Of course, we should go find the three Chen family members who joined the parliament." Chen He responded calmly:

"I'm not an official with this matter, but after listening to your descriptions, I feel that the actions of these three people are quite strange."

"I have had a lot of contact with Lu Li, and I think the breakthrough point may lie with them."

"Instead of staying here and being confused, it's better to meet him in person and ask about the situation."

When everyone heard this, they all felt that it made sense.

But soon, new problems arose.

The Overlord Council is not some idle agency for rural management.

To rule an entire star region, there are countless matters, big and small, that need to be dealt with.

Even though the Chen family has a high status in the Neptune domain, it is of no use.

Just like the wealthy merchants in ancient times,

Can buy some connections and get some help at certain points;

You can have some privileges and take the green channel for certain things;

You can even bribe the county magistrate to turn a blind eye at a critical moment;

But opening a back door would never lead to the emperor's buttocks.

After all, you still have to queue.

As a result, this one is ranked first.

That is four thousand five hundred cosmic hours.

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