20: Chapter 20 Arrested, Not Guilty

Lin Yuan looked at Yang Yantao lying on the ground, then at his own fingers, showing a look of pleasant surprise.

His combat power was one small stage higher than Yang Yantao's, but he shouldn't have been able to achieve an instant kill. He hadn't expected that the power of using an A-grade Martial Arts for the first time would be so terrifying.

"My Space Dimensional Slash is not only powerful, but it also directly attacks the space where the target is located, so it can ignore the enemy's defensive skills.

There's another heaven-defying aspect: the light blade of the Space Dimensional Slash can travel through space, making it impossible for enemies to dodge."

"It would be great if I had a handy weapon to better exert the power of my Martial Arts. I'll go to the Martial Alliance's commercial district to buy one another day."

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan activated [Spirit Devouring] to swallow Yang Yantao's soul body into his stomach. His ability points increased by 400, reaching a total of 750.

Lin Yuan did not continue to add ability points to his combat power. His current combat power was enough for the time being. He planned to save the ability points to break through to the true Martial Artist Realm.

Just then, a bright light suddenly hit him. Lin Yuan squinted and looked toward the source of the light.

"Person ahead, put your hands up! You are surrounded! Give up useless resistance!"

A voice came out. Lin Yuan didn't even need to look to know he was surrounded by the Mansion Soldiers of the City Lord's Mansion.

When his eyes adjusted to the bright light, he saw a squad of about a dozen people around him, each holding a firearm and aiming at him.

It must have been the bright light from the release of the Space Dimensional Slash that attracted the nearby patrolling Mansion Soldiers.

Lin Yuan didn't panic at all. If he wanted to run, these people couldn't stop him.

Even if he fought, with the power of the Space Dimensional Slash, he wouldn't be afraid at all.

But once he fought with the Mansion Soldiers of the City Lord's Mansion, the nature of the situation would change. If he resisted law enforcement, he definitely wouldn't be able to participate in the Martial Arts Examination.

Lin Yuan didn't raise his hands. Instead, he put them behind his back and said calmly, "He tried to kill me. I was just acting in self-defense."

"Give up resistance and come back to the City Lord's Mansion with us. We will investigate the truth of the matter ourselves," said a man who looked like a captain.

"Fine, I can go with you, but don't touch me with that thing of yours, otherwise don't blame me for not cooperating."

Lin Yuan pointed to the handcuffs on the captain's waist, looking at him with cold eyes.

The captain suddenly felt a huge pressure and a killing intent that made one feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

"Al... alright, come with us."

The captain nodded and then signaled his team members to surround Lin Yuan and walk toward the patrol car at the entrance of the alley.

After getting in the car, they soon arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, and Lin Yuan was taken to an interrogation room.

He sat quietly in the chair without any excessive reaction, which relieved the captain a lot.

"Name, age, and identity?" the captain asked.

"Lin Yuan, eighteen years old, a senior student at Spring City No. 6 High School," Lin Yuan answered truthfully.

"Eigh... eighteen?"

The captain was stunned. He saw that Lin Yuan was young, but he didn't expect him to be only eighteen.

An eighteen-year-old could kill an early-stage First-Order Martial Artist? It must be fake—

Yang Yantao's identity was easy to investigate, so they naturally knew his strength.

"Captain, should we ask the City Lord for instructions? This person might be a genius disciple from some large family," the person sitting next to him couldn't help but whisper a reminder.

The captain nodded slightly upon hearing this, and the person ran out of the interrogation room.

The City Lord, City Lord, was in his office at this time, preparing to leave work, when the person from the interrogation room knocked on his door.

"Come in," the City Lord said to the door while sitting at his desk.

After the man walked in, he bowed to the City Lord and said:

"City Lord, we just caught a murderer. That person is an eighteen-year-old youth, and the person he killed was the early-stage First-Order Martial Artist Yang Yantao."

The City Lord widened his eyes instantly. How could such a genius appear? An eighteen-year-old First-Order Martial Artist?

"What is that person's name?" the City Lord asked quickly.

"Reporting to the City Lord, his name is Lin Yuan. He said he is a student of No. 6 High School."

"Student—Lin Yuan?—This name sounds a bit familiar... could it be him?"

The City Lord remembered the Brother Lin that Qi Tianheng had mentioned to him, so he quickly dialed Qi Tianheng's number.

"Old Man Qi, let me ask you something. Is the Brother Lin you mentioned before named Lin Yuan? A student of No. 6 High School?"

As soon as the call went through, the City Lord asked urgently.

"That's right, Old Man Zhao. Have you seen my Brother Lin? Where are you guys?" Qi Tianheng said with a smile.

"Ahem... my Mansion Soldiers just brought him back... he's in the City Lord's Mansion right now."

"What? Why did you arrest my Brother Lin?"

Qi Tianheng's voice changed immediately, filled with urgency and anger.

"He killed Yang Yantao, that early-stage First-Order Martial Artist Yang Yantao," the City Lord said.

"What? He... he killed Yang Yantao? He can kill an early-stage First-Order Martial Artist?" Qi Tianheng's voice rose instantly, filled with shock.

"My god, what kind of monster is my Brother Lin? It seems I still underestimated his talent."

"Old Man Qi, you should come over. After all, he killed a Martial Artist."

"Okay, I'm coming right now. I know this Yang Yantao. I crippled his son a few days ago. He must have held a grudge against my Brother Lin. That dog, luckily my Brother Lin is powerful."

Then Qi Tianheng hung up the phone and immediately rushed to the City Lord's Mansion.

The City Lord roughly knew the truth of the matter and ordered people to gather evidence.

Before long, two Mansion Soldiers walked in with the previous taxi driver.

His car was left at the scene, so of course it was easy to find him.

When the driver saw the City Lord questioning him personally and knew that Yang Yantao was already dead, he didn't hide anything and readily explained what had happened.

Afterward, the City Lord had the driver taken away into custody and went to the interrogation room where Lin Yuan was.

Pushing the door open, the City Lord walked into the interrogation room.

"Hahaha... Little Brother Lin, I am the City Lord of Spring City, City Lord. Your matter has been investigated. It was the other party who wanted to kill you. You were just acting in self-defense and are not at fault. You can leave at any time."

The City Lord laughed heartily and extended his right hand.

Hearing this, Lin Yuan looked at the City Lord. He was an old man about the same age as Qi Tianheng, wearing square-framed glasses and looking very refined.

But his strength had also reached the sixth order, on par with Qi Tianheng's strength.

Lin Yuan quickly stood up and shook hands with the City Lord.

"Thank you, City Lord, for your clear judgment and for clearing my name so quickly."

Lin Yuan said with a smile. Toward people with a good attitude, his attitude was naturally not bad either.

"Brother Lin, I've heard about you for a long time and have always wanted to meet a genius like you. If you don't mind, let's be friends. How about calling me Old Brother Zhao from now on?" the City Lord said with a smile.

"Sure, Old Brother Zhao!"

Thinking that Qi Tianheng must have mentioned him, he didn't refuse and directly called him Old Brother Zhao.

"Good, good, good. Brother Lin, come to my office for tea. I have some rare tea in my collection. You can taste it today."

After the City Lord finished speaking, he looked at the captain. "Captain Yang, you handle the case and leave work early."

After saying that, he took Lin Yuan away. Then the two of them went to the office to taste tea, and before long, Qi Tianheng arrived.

"Old Man Zhao, what did you do to my Brother Lin?"

Qi Tianheng started shouting before even entering the door. When he saw Lin Yuan sitting in the room tasting tea, he felt relieved.

"Old Man Qi, look at what you're saying. What could I do to Brother Lin? Isn't he doing just fine?"

The City Lord smiled apologetically. He had followed the rules completely and hadn't offended Lin Yuan.

"Old Brother Qi, why are you here?" Lin Yuan quickly stood up and asked.

"Brother Lin, I knew you were brought in, so I came right away. Old Man Zhao, anyway, my Brother Lin was arrested by you. Tell me, how are you going to compensate him?" Qi Tianheng said unreasonably.

Hearing this, the City Lord's eyebrows twitched. It seemed this Old Man Qi was giving him a chance to befriend Lin Yuan.

"Brother Lin, I heard you're going to take the Martial Arts Examination. I might not have much else, but I have many weapons in my personal collection in the treasury. How about you pick a handy one?" the City Lord said immediately.

"There's no need, Old Brother Zhao. How can I take your things?" Although Lin Yuan said this, his eyes clearly lit up.

Qi Tianheng pulled Lin Yuan's arm. "Haha... let's go, Brother Lin. Don't be polite with your Old Brother Zhao!"

"Then thank you, Old Brother Zhao," Lin Yuan nodded slightly.

"Haha—you're welcome. We're all on the same side."

With that, the City Lord led the two of them toward the treasury...