129: Chapter 129 Armor Saint, Ye Wenyuan

Seeing that Lin Fan remained silent, Vice President Zhou Liangzhu took a step forward.

"Zhou Yuan was my son. He was perfectly fine when he entered the Secret Realm, but when he came out, there wasn't even a body left."

His voice wasn't loud, but it was enough for everyone around to hear.

"Lin Fan, tell me, how did he die in the Secret Realm?"

Lin Fan looked at him.

"Vice President Zhou, you should know what happened in the Secret Realm better than I do."

Vice President Zhou Liangzhu's expression flickered for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure.

"How could I possibly know? All I know is that the other contestants have gone missing! Only the three of you came out safely. Do you dare say their situation has nothing to do with you?!"

Regarding the Xutai Society matter, the military had already issued an order that it must not be publicized to avoid causing social panic.

Therefore, Lin Fan and the others were forced to swallow this grievance!

Lin Fan looked at him and suddenly laughed.

He laughed genuinely, so much so that tears almost came to his eyes.

He wiped the corners of his eyes and looked at Vice President Zhou Liangzhu, his tone light and airy.

"You're really like a donkey pulling a millstone with its bare ass—shameless in every circle..."

Vice President Zhou Liangzhu's face turned the color of pig liver. "What did you say?!"

Lin Fan didn't repeat himself. He simply took a step forward and looked at Vice President Zhou Liangzhu with a face full of disgust.

"Vice President Zhou, after saying all that, aren't you just trying to pin a murder charge on me? Then go ahead and pin it. Do you have evidence? Do you have witnesses? Do you have physical proof? Do you have surveillance footage?"

He spread his hands. "You have nothing, yet you're here shouting like a shrew in the street. If you're not embarrassed, I am."

Vice President Zhou Liangzhu's lips were trembling.

"Lin Fan, don't be so arrogant! The military and the association are investigating. Once the investigation results are out..."

Lin Fan interrupted him.

"Investigation results? Haven't the military and the association already investigated? Do you really not know what happened in the Secret Realm? Or are you just pretending not to know?"

He glanced at the surrounding reporters, then looked back at Vice President Zhou Liangzhu.

He paused.

"Vice President Zhou, if you really want to find out the cause of Zhou Yuan's death, go to the military, go to the association, go to President Ye. What's the use of cornering me here? I'm not the one handling the case."

Vice President Zhou Liangzhu took a deep breath, struggling to keep his voice steady.

"Lin Fan, don't change the subject. I'm only asking you one thing... did you kill Zhou Yuan?"

Lin Fan looked at him and smiled brilliantly.

"No."

Vice President Zhou Liangzhu stared at him. "Do you dare to swear?"

Lin Fan raised his right hand.

"I swear, Zhou Yuan was not killed by my hand. If he died by my hand, may I be struck by lightning, hit by a car when I go out, choke to death while eating, and drown while drinking water. Is that enough?"

He indeed didn't die by his "hand," but rather outside of it. In a strict sense, he wasn't lying...

He lowered his hand.

"Vice President Zhou, if you still don't believe me, then arrest me. Send me to the military, the association, or the court—wherever you like."

He opened his arms wide. "Come on, arrest me."

Vice President Zhou Liangzhu's face was grim; this kid's tongue was too sharp!

The military naturally wouldn't arrest him, as the matter had already been cleared up.

His goal was merely to cause friction between those in the association who were unaware of the truth and President Ye Wenyuan.

If the military wanted to settle things quietly, sacrificing President Ye Wenyuan wasn't impossible.

But he didn't expect this Lin Fan to be so unyielding...

Lin Fan lowered his hands and sighed.

"Your son is dead, you're grieving, I understand. But you can't just bite everyone because you're sad. It's one thing to bite me or my Master. But to bite the Ye family..."

He glanced at Ye Wanshuang. "Can you afford to bite them?"

Ye Wanshuang looked at Vice President Zhou Liangzhu expressionlessly and simply took a step forward.

"Hmm?"

Vice President Zhou Liangzhu's face was ashen, his lips trembled, and his knuckles turned white from clenching his fists.

The reporters behind him were desperately pressing their shutters, the flashes lighting up the hall like day.

The cameramen shoved their lenses right into Vice President Zhou Liangzhu's face.

Vice President Zhou Liangzhu's face was like a palette of colors, his breathing heavy with rage.

Lin Fan patted Vice President Zhou Liangzhu on the shoulder.

"Please be like boiling water in a teapot... (get lost)... We have things to do, so don't block the way."

A few suppressed chuckles came from the surrounding crowd.

Vice President Zhou Liangzhu's face went from pig-liver red to ashen, and then from ashen to a deathly pale.

The reporters behind him aimed their lenses at him, the flashes crackling incessantly.

Lin Fan withdrew his hand and turned to leave.

"You... are looking for death!"

Vice President Zhou Liangzhu's voice was squeezed out of his throat, carrying a killing intent suppressed to the extreme.

He suddenly raised his right hand, his fingers forming a claw, as a dark red glow seeped from between his fingernails.

This was the full-force strike of a Level 70 Armor Sovereign.

He had completely lost his sanity. In front of the reporters and everyone in the association hall, he clawed toward the back of Lin Fan's head.

Amidst the panicked gazes of Ye Qing and the others, an even faster shadow swept past him.

"Bang!"

There was a dull thud. Vice President Zhou Liangzhu's body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, knocking over flower pots in the hall and sliding seven or eight meters before stopping against the base of a wall.

He clutched his chest, a mouthful of blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth, and looked up at the newcomer.

President Ye Wenyuan stood behind Lin Fan, his right leg still in a kicking posture, with dust from Vice President Zhou Liangzhu's robe clinging to his pant leg.

He wore a deep grey work uniform, his back straight as a ramrod, radiating a pressure that made people dare not look directly at him.

A Level 74 Armor Saint, one of the strongest Beast Armor Masters in all of Dongyun City.

He retracted his leg, patted the dust off his pants, and looked down at Vice President Zhou Liangzhu at the base of the wall. His voice wasn't loud, but it could be heard throughout the hall.

"Zhou Liangzhu, you dare to lay a hand on my student. Do you think your position as Vice President is too secure?"

Vice President Zhou Liangzhu struggled to stand up, clutching his chest, his face deathly pale.

"Ye Wenyuan, you..."

President Ye Wenyuan interrupted him.

"Regarding the Secret Realm, the military and the association have already completed their joint investigation. The report is on my office desk; if you want to see it, you're welcome to at any time. But for you to corner my student here, interrogate him, and even strike..."

He took a step forward.

"What do you take the association for? What do you take the military for? And what do you take the families of the missing for—tools for your political struggles?"

Vice President Zhou Liangzhu's lips trembled.

"I didn't... I just wanted to know the cause of my son's death..."

President Ye Wenyuan looked at him, his gaze as calm as a pool of stagnant water.

"Don't play dumb..."

He paused. "Or should I have the military have a chat with you?"

Vice President Zhou Liangzhu's expression changed.

He instinctively took a step back, his back hitting the wall.

President Ye Wenyuan didn't look at him again, turning instead to the reporters.

"Everyone, today's interview ends here. The association hall is not a place for you to throw tantrums. As for Vice President Zhou..."

He glanced back at Vice President Zhou Liangzhu.

"I've had enough of tolerating you. I have already collected evidence of all the reckless things you've done in the association over the years, including how you conspired with other contestants to attack Lin Fan, and submitted it to the higher-ups."

President Ye Wenyuan paused, his cold gaze sweeping over Vice President Zhou Liangzhu.

"You... behave yourself."

With that, he turned and walked toward the elevator.

Lin Fan, Ye Qing, and Ye Wanshuang followed.

Vice President Zhou Liangzhu clutched his chest, leaning against the wall in utter dejection.

Everything was over for him...