In the main hall.
Seeing Lan Yue slowly return carrying a heavily wounded Shen Kuo, Lei Ming's face turned ashen.
Shen Kuo's failure to escape would undoubtedly threaten his position.
The next moment, Lan Yue tossed Shen Kuo aside, then handed Shen Kuo's long sword to Yao Bao'er.
Yao Bao'er instantly understood and approached Feng Jun's corpse again, carefully making comparisons.
After a short while, Yao Bao'er stood up, his gaze fixed on Ye Cang Tian, and said, "Boss, this sword matches the wounds on Feng Jun's body. It should be the murder weapon!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Cang Tian nodded, his eyes turning towards Lei Ming.
Lei Ming's expression changed abruptly. He slowly stood up and walked towards Shen Kuo.
"Shen Kuo, with things having come to this, do you have anything else to say?" Lei Ming asked.
Shen Kuo's heart sank to the bottom. After a long silence, he gritted his teeth and said, "Alright, I'll tell you! I colluded with people from the Five Poisons Sect with the intention of seizing the position of Manor Lord. Now that it's come to this, I won't hide anything anymore!"
There was no other way; he had to grit his teeth and admit it all.
Only by doing so could the matter of Feng Jun's poisoning be reasonably explained, and Lei Ming be protected.
He also knew this was his only option.
Because Lei Ming was notoriously ruthless, if he dragged Lei Ming down with him, and Lei Ming survived, then he would surely die. His family and relatives would suffer along with him.
Heh.
Hearing this, Lei Ming's face broke into a satisfied smile.
Shen Kuo's explanation was more than enough. He didn't believe Ye Cang Tian could find any further issues.
With that thought, he looked at Ye Cang Tian and sneered, "Junior Brother Death God, do you have any other doubts?"
"Yes."
Ye Cang Tian sneered and continued, "Do you think you're safe by taking all the blame? Let me ask you, where are the people from the Five Poisons Sect? How did you collude and contact them!"
"You..."
With that sentence, Shen Kuo and Lei Ming both gnashed their teeth. Neither of them had expected Death God to be so troublesome and still unwilling to let go!
"We met outside the manor. As for where they are, I don't know!" Shen Kuo replied, forcing himself.
"Shen Kuo, I treated you well!"
"Why did you collude with the Five Poisons Sect to deal with me! You've truly disappointed me!"
Before Ye Cang Tian could speak, Lei Ming preempted him. Shen Kuo was beyond saving now, and even he would find it difficult to save Shen Kuo's life.
At the same time, he was even more afraid that Ye Cang Tian would continue to interrogate him.
Therefore, the moment the words left his mouth, a dagger shot from his large hand, piercing Shen Kuo's neck.
"You..."
Feeling the sharp pain in his neck and the rapid loss of life, Shen Kuo's eyes widened in disbelief as he pointed at Lei Ming.
He never imagined that after doing so much for Lei Ming, Lei Ming would still try to silence him.
This made his heart turn to ice, and he wished he could confess everything.
However, with his throat impaled by the sword, he couldn't utter a single word. In the end, he fell to the ground, his eyes filled with resentment.
"This..."
Everyone in the hall, witnessing the scene before them, had shifting expressions.
To be honest, they could also see Lei Ming's intent to silence Shen Kuo. But the problem was, before his death, Shen Kuo had already taken all the blame.
Now, with no one to corroborate the story and no evidence, they couldn't really say anything.
On the other side, Ye Cang Tian, also watching everything, wore a disdainful smile and said, "Lei Ming, do you think you're out of the woods now that Shen Kuo is dead?"
"What does that have to do with me?"
Lei Ming looked at Death God in confusion. To deal with Death God, he had personally ordered Feng Jun's death, and now he had killed Shen Kuo.
This was equivalent to personally severing his own arms.
Yet, the other party was unharmed and was now aggressively pressing him, truly making his anger surge!
But in front of everyone, he couldn't say anything. He could only try his best to defuse the situation and then figure out a way to deal with the other party after some time had passed.
"In the secret realm behind the manor, there were many people from the Five Poisons Sect before, and many members of the Hidden Organization were also held captive."
"Among these Hidden Organization members, some were persecuted by the Five Poisons Sect into becoming poison people and poison corpses, while others were rescued by me. Don't you owe an explanation for this matter?"
Ye Cang Tian's gaze was ice-cold as he looked at the other party. Thinking of the Hidden Organization members' plight, he wished he could kill Lei Ming on the spot.
But killing him wasn't his objective. He wanted everyone to see Lei Ming's true face and wanted the man to confess and be punished!
Secret realm?
Upon hearing the mention of the secret realm, Lei Ming's expression changed drastically.
Indeed, the escape of the members from the secret realm was related to Death God!
But such a matter absolutely could not be exposed. Once exposed, his reputation would be ruined, and no one would support him.
Because no one wanted the person they followed to be a wicked individual!
"What are you saying? I don't understand!"
With that thought, Lei Ming looked at Ye Cang Tian and denied it, continuing, "I did detain members of the Hidden Organization, but that was merely detention.
My only goal was to hope they wouldn't become enemies of the Dragon Taming Manor and to try and reform them! As for other matters, I am completely unaware..."
Lei Ming was not a fool. There was a secret realm behind the manor, and many people in the manor were aware of this.
It's just that this secret realm had been abandoned for many years and had never been used, so it gradually faded from people's minds.
Even so, he had to mention it.
After all, many people knew about the capture of the Hidden Organization members, and a thorough investigation would undoubtedly uncover clues.
So, rather than let the other party investigate, it was better for him to confess proactively; this would actually lend more credibility.
As for other matters, he could simply feign ignorance and shift all blame to Feng Jun and Shen Kuo.
Since both of them were now dead, there was no one to testify.
"Lei Ming, trying to quibble is useless!"
Ye Cang Tian listened to Lei Ming's words and continued, "Those people from the Hidden Organization have all returned to Frost City. It won't be difficult to obtain evidence to identify you!"
"I said, this matter has nothing to do with me!"
Lei Ming glared fiercely at Ye Cang Tian and continued, "Even if you have them come to confront me, the outcome will be the same. You can ask them if they ever saw my face after they were detained."
"Heh heh, weren't Feng Jun and Shen Kuo your men?"
Ye Cang Tian sneered at the other party and continued, "It was Feng Jun and Shen Kuo who sent them living supplies every once in a while. Without your instruction, would they dare to do such things?"
Whoosh!
As Ye Cang Tian's voice fell, the scene erupted in an uproar.
This included many of Lei Ming's subordinates. Even his trusted confidantes were hearing about this for the first time!
Moreover, this was a matter that everyone deemed punishable, and Lei Ming had not mentioned a single word of it to them, which made them furious.
"Junior Brother Death God, you are right. Feng Jun and Shen Kuo are indeed my men, but I don't know about everything they do."
"And as you heard, Shen Kuo colluded with the Five Poisons Sect on his own to deal with me, which has even less to do with me!"
"Are you saying I deliberately instructed Shen Kuo to deal with me?"
Feeling the gazes of everyone, Lei Ming was extremely indignant. He knew that many people had already developed grievances and suspicions towards him.
But there was nothing he could do. He couldn't let the situation escalate further, so he had to stick to his story and push all the blame onto Shen Kuo and Feng Jun.
The expressions of the people in the hall changed consecutively at Lei Ming's words. They clearly divided into two factions, but no matter who it was, they ultimately cast their gazes upon Death God.
They wanted to see what Death God had to say, or if Death God could reveal even more shocking information.
On the other side, Ye Cang Tian raised an eyebrow.
He had originally planned for Feng Jun to testify against Lei Ming, but who would have thought that Feng Jun would be killed by the other party?
Now that things had escalated to this point, it was beyond his expectations.
Feng Jun was dead, and the people from the Five Poisons Sect were also dead. If he wanted to accuse the other party, he lacked witnesses!
Under such circumstances, if he wanted to pin a crime on Lei Ming, it would likely only be a crime of negligence. Everything else had been skillfully deflected by the other party.
But with a crime of negligence, coupled with Lei Ming's lack of intention to act further, it was difficult for him to decisively bring the man down.
With that thought, Ye Cang Tian prepared to take a step back. Since both sides had already fallen out, the other party would inevitably make a move against him sooner or later, so he would just wait for now!
The next moment, Ye Cang Tian looked at the other party and snorted, "Lei Ming, people do, heaven watches. Remember, paper cannot wrap fire. Take care of yourself!"
After speaking, Ye Cang Tian turned and left the main hall with Lan Yue and Yao Bao'er.