Chapter 393 New clues appear, 1 way to the west
Chapter 393 New clues appear, all the way west
When Wen Rui walked into the Heavenly King Palace, the two immortals who were discussing the case stopped talking and looked at him.
"Emperor, I heard from the Chief of the Heavenly Punishment Bureau that you have stopped the torture of the Xianjiao criminal immortals and put them into long-term detention. They are no longer being tortured for confessions every day. Why is that?"
Princess Longji's tone was somewhat dissatisfied: "How can the torture stop when we haven't found out the exact hiding place of the seven sisters, and we haven't even found any related clues?"
"That's enough. It's not that big of a grudge. Leave some space for us to meet again in the future."
Wen Rui helplessly spread his hands and said, "If we continue to torture him, I'm afraid he will die. This is how we disciples of Jiejiao do things. We always have to leave a glimmer of hope. Besides, we have to consider the face of the ancestors of the major sects. If we go too far, His Majesty the Jade Emperor will not be able to explain to the four Golden Immortals."
Taibai Jinxing stroked his beard and nodded in understanding, saying, "The Emperor has thought it through thoroughly. This is the pattern that a Supreme God should have."
During the great calamity of the Conferred Gods, the disciples of the Jie Sect would often not kill the disciples of the Chen Sect. After defeating them, at most they would capture and imprison them. However, the disciples of the Chen Sect would kill the disciples of the Jie Sect quickly and with extreme cruelty.
After capturing disciples of the Jie Religion on the battlefield, they would kill them as sacrifices when they returned. They really didn't care about the common origin of the three religions at all.
It can be seen from this that the concepts of the two religions are very different.
Wen Rui's words were very consistent with his character as a loyal disciple of Jiejiao, and showed the kind-heartedness he should have.
Deep down, Wen Rui is a pragmatist and has no soft spot for women. He will never show mercy to those who deserve to be killed.
But being ruthless in killing does not mean committing meaningless killings.
The purpose of slaughtering tens of thousands of Zhou soldiers was very clear, which was to annihilate as many living forces of the Western Zhou Dynasty as possible, so as to gain the greatest advantage in the game at the mortal level, so that even if King Wu captured Chaoge, he would have no troops to defend it.
Defeat in the immortal battlefield is certain, and only a major reversal and victory in the mortal battlefield will give them a chance to turn the tables.
But in this situation, Wen Rui has already gotten everything he wanted and achieved a significant increase in the progress of the Jiejiao revival mission. It no longer matters whether those remnants of the Chenjiao are killed or not.
Since there is no longer any reason to kill, just commit less murder and leave it to the Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect to deal with it.
Whether it is to clean up the house or to protect the subordinates, it has nothing to do with Wen Rui.
If they died at the hands of Wen Rui, regardless of whether they should be killed or not, given the narrow-mindedness of the Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, they would definitely hold the blame on Wen Rui. It is possible that they would use this as an excuse to bully Wen Rui in the future, regardless of their seniority.
Since there was no need to kill, there was no need to torture them. Wen Rui simply stopped the torture and ordered the jailer to lock up all the immortals of the Chan sect and no longer interrogate them endlessly.
"Humph, you guys are really not impatient!" Princess Longji said angrily, "If my seven sisters really fall into the hands of the evildoers in the lower world, I'm afraid they will suffer torture and torment every moment. I wish I could rescue them immediately."
"Your Highness, I, the Emperor, also want to solve the case as soon as possible. I am more eager than you. I also have a military order to produce 100,000 Ruyi Immortal Soldiers within 30 years!"
Wen Rui quickly defended himself, "If the production of the Ruyi Immortal Weapon is delayed because of solving this case, I will also be thrown into prison in thirty years."
At this point, he pointed at Taibai Jinxing and said, "This old man has no vested interests and is talking without any worries. He might be secretly hoping that I will fail to solve the case and delay the Heavenly Army's change of uniforms, and be punished by the Jade Emperor, so that his wish will come true."
"Hmm? Eh, no, Emperor Wen, please don't talk nonsense!"
Taibai Jinxing had never thought that Wen Rui would accuse him of something for no reason, and hurriedly shook his head and said in panic: "I swear to God, I have never had such evil thoughts, and I sincerely hope that the case will be solved as soon as possible..."
It just gave people the feeling that he was trying to hide something, as if Wen Rui had revealed what he was thinking.
Before he could finish his words, Princess Longji rushed forward, grabbed his collar, and slapped him in the face without any mercy. While slapping him, she threatened him harshly: "Remember this, you'd better sincerely hope that the case will be solved as soon as possible. If the case cannot be solved and Emperor Wen is punished, don't even think about it. I will never let you go and beat you every time I see you!"
"Oh, Princess, please be gentle. I am old and weak, and I really can't stand the slap from Wuxian."
"Alright, alright, no fooling around in the office."
Wen Rui held back his laughter and spoke to stop it, and at the same time he defined this extremely bad workplace bullying as a joke, thus making a big thing into a small one.
After being beaten, Taibai Jinxing could only swallow his anger. His eyes were red, but he could do nothing.
The position of Hongluan Star God is not very high, and he is on the same level as Taibai Jinxing.
In theory, if officials of the same rank in heaven are beaten, they can report the perpetrator for violating heavenly rules.
But Longji was born too noble, and was the eldest princess of the Heavenly Palace. Even if she went to sue, the Queen Mother would just say, "She is still a child, and a girl at that. Why are you arguing with her?" and the matter would probably be left unresolved.
Instead, it would seem that Taibai Jinxing is making a fuss out of nothing, which would definitely leave a bad impression on the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother.
"Another important reason for stopping the torture is that I have combined the clues in the confession with the information fed back by the mortal world and have basically determined where the seven fairies went after leaving Liberty City."
Wen Rui said sternly: "I am here today to gather you all together and go down to the mortal world with me to investigate thoroughly."
"Have you found any new clues?" Princess Longji let go of Taibai Jinxing and asked anxiously, "Where did they go?"
"Their final destination is still uncertain, but it has been confirmed that they headed west, as evidenced by multiple eyewitness reports along the way."
Wen Rui replied, "My Chamber of Commerce has countless employees escorting caravans to various places at all times. Three years ago, they saw a man who looked like my president and a woman in purple flying through the air while they were escorting."
"Many caravan employees have also seen six female monks wearing colorful clothes. When they encounter a caravan, they stop and ask if they have seen the purple-robed female monk."
The Chamber of Commerce’s employees are spread all over China, and they are all Wen Rui’s eyes and ears.
If the suspect had transformed into anyone's appearance, perhaps the Chamber of Commerce employees would not have had much of an impression of the accidental sighting three years ago.
But unfortunately, he turned into Wen Rui's Tony skin. This image is very memorable for Chamber of Commerce employees. They can be recognized from a distance and will communicate with others immediately.
The conversation process is roughly as follows:
"I think I just saw the president picking up girls in heaven!"
"Is this true? You're not seeing things, are you?"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible. I can recognize the president's coquettish beard even if it turns to ashes. There is no other person in the world who can trim his beard so coquettishly."
……
The employees’ after-dinner conversations further deepened the memory.
So much so that after Wen Rui issued a reward-based call for clues to all Chamber of Commerce employees, countless sighting reports were immediately submitted by branches across the country.
(End of this chapter)