I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon novel Chapter 62

Chapter 62: Chapter 48: The Man Who Plays Both Sides!

Boom——

Dark clouds shrouded the sky, as the wind raged and thunder roared, as though the heavens were furious.

Chu Zhuo stood amidst the crowd, clutching his bloody and injured waist, staring at Chen Mo with venomous eyes.

A single stroke had wounded him, and with energy to spare, Chen Mo had killed two purple-robed guards. Being so young yet so capable, he would become a great threat in the future!

Hearing Chen Mo personally admit to the killings, Chu Zhuo’s heart leapt with joy.

How brazenly audacious this young man was!

Now, with both witness and evidence at hand, as long as Young Master Zhou pursued the matter relentlessly, not even the Chen Family could protect him!

...

Zhou Jing’an looked at the golden order and felt it burning in his hand.

With his discerning eye, he could naturally tell its authenticity—the Flying Phoenix Order had three levels: Phoenix Calling the Sun, Phoenix Perch on Parasol Tree, and the highest level, Hundred Birds Looking for Phoenix.

The one that Chen Mo threw at him was indeed the genuine "Phoenix Calling the Sun" Token!

It might not grant many special privileges, but it represented the stance of the Eastern Royal Palace!

"How could Chen Mo, a lapdog of Consort Yu, possess a token from the Empress?"

"What on earth is going on?"

Zhou Jing’an’s mind was in disarray.

Chen Mo, with his dark eyes fixed on him, said indistinctly, "Seeing the Flying Phoenix Order is as if seeing the Holy Empress herself, Zhou Jing’an, will you kneel or not?"

Boom—

The thunder rolled in the distance; Zhou Jing’an’s body trembled, and after a long silence, his knees slowly bent as he knelt to the ground.

"Your humble servant Zhou Jing’an, greets Her Majesty the Empress!"

Rustle——

Seeing this, the surrounding guards threw down their weapons and knelt en masse.

"Greetings to Her Majesty the Empress!"

?!

Chu Zhuo’s smile froze on his face, his eyes blank with confusion, still unclear about what had happened, when he was pulled down to kneel by Chu Chen beside him.

"Dad, it seems we’ve got ourselves into a big trouble this time..."

"..."

...

A palm-sized token, yet in this moment, it weighed heavy as a thousand catties, bending everyone’s backs.

Is this the taste of power?

Chen Mo sat on the chair and said lightly, "If you have something to say, say it while kneeling."

Zhou Jing’an raised his head, his eyes bloodshot as he glared at him, his voice seeming to squeeze through his teeth, "Chen Mo, this is only a moment of bravado, seriously injuring Imperial Army soldiers, killing people in the street, each of these is a capital offense! Do you think with this token you can walk away scot-free?"

Facing this blatant threat, Chen Mo remained calm, stating:

"I am ordered by the Holy Empress to oversee the Demon Clan murder case."

"While discussing the case with the two Investigators, we were assaulted by criminals, and coerced by the Zhou Mansion guards."

"I have reason to suspect, Cabinet Tutor Zhou Jing’an, Sky Scale Guard Hundred Households Chu Zhuo, deliberately obstructed the investigation and may be colluding with the Demon Clan. They should be detained for questioning to verify the truth..."

As he said this, he paused momentarily, then turned and inquired, "Lin Catcher, Brother Shangguan, do you think it’s appropriate to write it this way on the petition?"

Lin Jingzhu nodded, "Logical and convincing."

Shangguan Yunfei stroked his chin, musing, "Let my father refine it a bit later, then present it to the Holy Empress in the morning. Her Highness, with her sagely insight, will surely seek clarity."

?

Zhou Jing’an furrowed his brow.

All his attention had been on Chen Mo until now, and he hadn’t noticed the other two people; upon closer inspection, he saw that the woman’s hair was disheveled, her white clothes were torn in many places, but her eyes seemed familiar, as if he had seen them somewhere before...

Last name Lin?

Could it be...

Zhou Jing’an was startled!

There was no need to say who the other person was, for there was only one Shangguan Family in Tiandu City!

The head of the family was none other than Tongzheng Envoy Shangguan Jin, responsible for deliberating internal and external petitions, a third-grade official involved in state affairs!

"How is this possible?!"

"The Shangguan Family has always maintained neutrality, never joining factional struggles, the Lin Family is even nobility connected to Qi Wan, always discreet, how could they collude with this betrayer Chen Mo?"

Zhou Jing’an puzzled over it; how had Chen Mo managed to play both sides?

Hearing this, Chu Zhuo abruptly stood up, pointing at Chen Mo and rebuked furiously, "Slander! It is you who first committed the assault, then I..."

"Shut up!"

Zhou Jing’an glared at him fiercely.

If it weren’t for this fool’s troublemaking, he wouldn’t have fallen into this plight.

Colluding with the Demon Clan... he knew all too well Chen Mo was making unfounded allegations, but he could not get involved; this matter had to end here!

"It was our rashness that disturbed the three distinguished officials."

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