Chapter 197: Chapter 191: Hehuan Sect Takes the Bla
“Jiang Cheng, the Willpower Empowernt Talisman doesn’t have any problems, does it?”
Song Junsheng cautiously asked.
Last ti with the Plant Empowernt Talisman, when his Ocean Talisman Studio was halfway through subcontracting work, the Self-Enhancent Talisman-boosted fruit trees uprooted the imperial tombs.
The enormous Miaodan Workshop collapsed with a bang, and they didn’t even finish paying the final paynt.
The Ocean Talisman Studio suffered a small loss.
This ti, with the Willpower Empowernt Talisman, the Ocean Talisman Studio continued subcontracting, and although the work was completed and the final paynt settled, they made a tidy profit.
But coincidentally, the Willpower Empowernt Talisman got entangled in a series of murders.
If the imperial court decides to trace it back and impose a small fine, the Ocean Talisman Studio would once again lose money.
The economy in Liang Kingdom is depressed; the business of drawing talismans is too difficult.
“If you had asked a few days ago, I would have told you the talisman definitely had no issues, but now I’m not so certain,” Jiang Cheng said frankly.
Song Junsheng’s heart tightened, “Could we go to prison for this?”
“That depends on what the problem is. For example, a kitchen knife, if it was just because it’s sharp enough to make killing more convenient, then surely it’s not the manufacturer’s fault. But if the material of the kitchen knife is toxic, then the manufacturer needs to be held accountable,” Jiang Cheng explained.
Ding Guangming said worriedly, “Cheng, maybe you should pack up and run for it.”
Jiang Cheng explained, “It hasn’t co to that yet. I suspect soone used the empowernt talisman to stimulate potential and enhance the body’s chanisms, overexerting themselves in a short period of ti, resulting in a huge deficit and sudden death. Essentially, it’s like a drunk driving incident; it has nothing to do with the liquor manufacturers, car factories, or the crematorium. What would I run for?”
Song Junsheng lanted, “A perfectly good talisman, now it can’t be sold anymore. I hope no more people die.”
The following day, the fourth user of the Willpower Empowernt Talisman died!
This ti it was a third-rank imperial court official, at the Foundation Establishnt Stage, a 250-year-old Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
The place of death was his ho, and the reason was the sa: using the Willpower Empowernt Talisman during intimate relations.
According to “Capital Daily,” this “Mr. Gao” used the Willpower Empowernt Talisman and experienced the feelings of his youth.
He beca unstoppable from that point on.
In the end, he died atop the belly of his 33-year-old concubine, Concubine Lu.
Zhu Hongcai, who normally didn’t read newspapers, started doing so because of the Willpower Empowernt Talisman.
After reading the latest update on the case, Zhu Hongcai deeply regretted it.
“Ah! Why didn’t I learn how to draw this talisman when I had the chance! Now that it’s banned from being sold, there’s nowhere to buy it!”
Ding Guangming teased, “Hong Cai, even if you had learned it, you wouldn’t have anywhere to use it.”
Zhu Hongcai tossed the newspaper aside, “Crap!”
Song Junsheng, however, noticed a key detail in the paper: “Mr. Gao’s concubine, Concubine Lu, has been arrested, and preliminary conjecture suggests she seems to be a disciple of the Hehuan Sect.”
Jiang Cheng put down the newspaper, “It seems the case of Prince Liang Chu is about to be closed.”
Ding Guangming scratched his head, “Why?”
Song Junsheng said, “The previous victims all died in brothels, and the suspect female cultivators either disappeared or committed suicide by jumping into wells. Six Fan Gate couldn’t catch the culprit. This ti, Mr. Gao died at ho, and he had only one concubine who hadn’t co into contact with anyone else before his death. It’s likely that Concubine Lu did it.”
“That’s not the reason,” Jiang Cheng said. “I think the case is dragging on for too long. If they don’t close the case quickly, the Three Departnts investigative team won’t withstand pressure from all sides. Moreover, sects like the Hehuan Sect and other Demonic Tao are natural criminals. They do evil things without needing a reason. If Concubine Lu is connected to the Hehuan Sect, she becos the natural scapegoat. Most importantly, all parties including the public can accept this outco.”
Ding Guangming expressed surprise, “Cheng, how do you know so much?”
Jiang Cheng casually replied, “I took so ti to skim through the major case records of Liang Kingdom over the last five hundred years, and over eighty percent involved the Demonic Tao.”
“All just showing off, I don’t believe it was the work of the Demonic Tao!” Zhu Hongcai always refused to acknowledge Jiang Cheng, “Five hundred years of major case records, and he just flipped through them? Totally blowing his own trumpet without drafting a lie.”
The next day, the Three Departnts investigative team announced the closure of “Prince Liang Chu’s case”!
The reason given by the team was: The Hehuan Sect did it!
The motive: dissatisfaction with the court’s anti-demon policy, deliberately seeking revenge on the court!
The thod: using the Hehuan Sect’s unique cultivation technique to over-harvest the yang energy from male cultivators, causing them to overexert and die suddenly.
The verdict was:
First, the court would increase its efforts to eliminate demons.
Second, Concubine Lu, the Demonic Tao enchantress who caused Mr. Gao’s death, was sentenced to death.
Third, Mr. Yu, the owner of the Secret Pill Pavilion indirectly responsible for Prince Liang Chu’s death, was fined 500 million low-grade Spirit Stones.
Fourth, the Willpower Empowernt Talisman, due to its enhancent effect on the Hehuan Sect’s techniques, was upgraded from a nationwide ban on sales to a complete prohibition on production and sales, and its use was forbidden outside private residences. Shops that had sold the Willpower Empowernt Talisman were each fined three million low-grade Spirit Stones.
Miaodan Workshop, three locations, and Tongbao Pavilion, one location, Jiang Cheng was facing a total fine of twelve million Spirit Stones! That was almost half the total inco from the Willpower Empowernt Talisman.
However, the roommates were unaware of Jiang Cheng’s relationship with Miaodan Workshop.
Ding Guangming gleefully said, “Hong Cai, Cheng was right after all, it really was the Demonic Tao’s doing!”
Zhu Hongcai couldn’t care less about being proved wrong by Jiang Cheng; what he regretted most was that the Willpower Empowernt Talismans had been banned, and he never even got a chance to use one!
Such a major loss!
Song Junsheng consoled Jiang Cheng, “Don’t be sad that the talismans are banned, as long as we’re okay, that’s what matters.”
Jiang Cheng was mildly dissatisfied with the court’s indiscriminate fining. He could accept the banning of the talismans as part of the demon-elimination efforts, but not the fines.
Is it easy for an honest man to make an honest living these days?
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