71: Chapter 71 Wine is the essence of grain; the more you drink, the younger you become.

Tu Nie beckoned for Tang Mo to come over and sit, and even brought out a bottle of liquor, clearly intending to share a drink with Tang Mo.

"Dad, you're still injured, you can't drink!"

As she spoke, Tu Xiaoxia made a move to snatch the bottle from Tu Nie's hands.

But how could Tu Nie bear to let the liquor be taken away? He clutched the bottle tightly to his chest with both hands, acting like a child as he wheedled to Tu Xiaoxia, "Oh, my precious daughter, just let your dad have a couple of sips."

"I haven't seen a single familiar face in the last few days. Now that Tang Mo is finally here, I have a drinking buddy, so just let your old man drink to his heart's content."

As he spoke, Tu Nie poured a full glass of liquor for both Tang Mo and himself, then downed it in one gulp.

"Ah! Good stuff!"

"As the saying goes, liquor is the essence of grain; the more you drink, the younger you feel."

Saying this, Tu Nie poured himself another glass.

"Oh right! Dad, Tang Mo has found evidence of the mastermind, so we can clear our names! Soon, we'll be able to return to Jiangkou City."

Tu Nie took the phone Tu Xiaoxia handed him, looking somewhat surprised.

After watching the video, Tu Nie looked as if he had lost his soul. Then, he suddenly asked Tang Mo seriously, "You haven't shown this to the Guard Army, have you? Does anyone else know you're investigating this?"

Tang Mo shook his head slightly. It seemed things were exactly as he had thought—there were members of the Beast God Society within the Guard Army.

Seeing Tang Mo shake his head, Tu Nie's expression softened.

"You must never hand this over to the Guard Army, otherwise it will implicate you."

"There are their people in the Guard Army too. That was exactly what I discovered back then, which is why I brought Xiaoxia and fled."

As he spoke, Tu Nie sighed deeply, looking as if he had aged several decades.

"Why? Why would he do this? We were brothers who went through life and death together!"

Through Tu Nie's account, Tang Mo finally understood.

It turned out that Tu Nie and Zhao Tianba had been friends for many years. They had teamed up to enter various dungeons and secret realms of all sizes; they could be called friends who had shared life-and-death experiences.

During one trip to a secret realm, Zhao Tianba had even suffered serious injuries to save Tu Nie.

Because of this, Tu Nie had always treated him like an older brother.

When establishing the Tyrant Slaughter Guild, he even handed over all the guild's affairs to Zhao Tianba, never interfering with any decisions Zhao Tianba made.

No one would have objected to calling the Tyrant Slaughter Guild Zhao Tianba's personal guild.

It was also for this reason that when Tu Xiaoxia was attacked, Tu Nie refused to believe that Zhao Tianba was the one behind it.

To be framed by a brother he had shared life and death with—Tu Nie just couldn't believe it.

The moment the evidence actually appeared before his eyes, Tu Nie completely gave up hope.

"People change. He is no longer the brother who once shared life and death with you."

"Even if you don't consider yourself, you have to think about Tu Xiaoxia."

"The Unified Examination is almost here. If we can't help her prove her innocence by then, she will never be able to go to university."

Upon hearing Tang Mo's words, a spark finally returned to Tu Nie's eyes.

He finally realized that he couldn't continue to be so decadent; he had to do it for his daughter, and also to awaken his former brother.

"But now that almost all the power in Jiangkou City is under their control, it's truly not easy to take them down."

"Even the deputy commander of the Jiangkou City Guard Army is one of them. Who else can we trust?"

"The only way now is to go to other cities to bring in reinforcements. But the evidence you have is really not enough to gain their trust."

Tang Mo pondered for a moment. It was true; the video he had in his hand was filmed when Zhao Hongfei was in an illusion, and one could tell at a glance that his state was somewhat abnormal.

If he were to run off to get reinforcements based solely on this, it was hard to say whether the Guard Army of other cities would believe him.

However, Tang Mo had never intended to go looking for any Guard Army—wouldn't the Heavenly Sword Bureau be a better choice?

"Uncle Tu, you don't need to worry. Someone has already taken over this matter, and I believe there will be results soon."

Hearing that Tang Mo had already informed someone else about this, Tu Nie immediately became nervous.

"Didn't you say you hadn't told anyone else about this? If people find out you're investigating this, you'll get dragged into it too!"

But Tang Mo said calmly, "It's fine, this person is very reliable."

"You must be talking about your classmate. You absolutely cannot let him tell anyone else. The situation in Jiangkou City is very unclear right now; don't get yourself and your classmate dragged into this."

Hearing Tang Mo say the person was reliable, Tu Nie naturally assumed he had told a classmate about the matter.

Telling a classmate was fine; as long as it wasn't spread around, there wouldn't be any danger, at least.

Who knew that Tang Mo would shake his head and say, "It's not a classmate; it's someone from the Heavenly Sword Bureau."

When the words "Heavenly Sword Bureau" came out of Tang Mo's mouth, Tu Nie stood up abruptly from his bench.

"You mean the Heavenly Sword Bureau?!?"

Tang Mo nodded.

Tu Nie was stunned, but then he shook his head repeatedly, saying, "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"What kind of existence is the Heavenly Sword Bureau? That is the most mysterious and powerful organization in Daxia. You wouldn't find a few organizations in the entire Blue Star that could rival them."

"How could someone from the Heavenly Sword Bureau appear in a small place like Jiangkou City?"

Seeing that Tu Nie didn't believe him, Tang Mo took out the token representing the Heavenly Sword Bureau.

Seeing Tang Mo take out the token, Tu Nie leaned in curiously to examine it closely. When he saw the gilded small sword on the token, Tu Nie could no longer remain calm.

"This... this... this is a Heavenly Sword Bureau token?!"

Tang Mo nodded again.

After receiving Tang Mo's affirmative answer, Tu Nie was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

The Heavenly Sword Bureau's tokens were all unique, bearing the organization's exclusive mark. Even if an ordinary person wanted to forge one, it would be impossible.

Thus, the origin of Tang Mo's token could be easily imagined.

"This... thing is yours?"

Although he already had the answer in his heart, Tu Nie still couldn't believe it.

It was mainly because people from the Heavenly Sword Bureau were often elusive, living only in legends. As a result, when you suddenly discovered one day that there was someone from the Heavenly Sword Bureau right beside you, no one would be able to believe it.

Although Tang Mo was very outstanding, suddenly hearing that he had joined the Heavenly Sword Bureau still caught Tu Nie off guard.

Tang Mo raised the token in his hand, "Besides people from the Heavenly Sword Bureau, who else would dare to hold this?"

Tang Mo knew that this token could not only not be forged, but it also carried a unique spiritual tracking mark. Even if someone picked it up, it would be quickly retrieved.

If anyone dared to hold a Heavenly Sword Bureau token and commit evil deeds, the outcome would be only one: death!

Tu Nie was completely convinced.

"You kid, from the first moment I saw you, I thought you were capable!"

"This time, I can't even see your level. I suppose you must have met someone and obtained a special item. So, it's no wonder you became a member of the Heavenly Sword Bureau."

"If someone from the Heavenly Sword Bureau has taken over this matter, then I don't need to worry."

After saying this, Tu Nie let out a long sigh of relief.