Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms - Chapter 33
Chapter 33: Investigate!
“Cousin, are you certain War God Fang wants to meet us? You’re just a small rectifier in the Court of Great Brilliance. That might be better than a constable like me, but it’s nowhere enough to catch the eye of War God Fang! Stop bragging to me. We’ll be embarrassed if others see us getting thrown out of the Fang Manor!”
A tall, copper-skinned woman dressed in a black robe eyed the Fang Manor while whispering nervously to Yuan Zhuang.
“Bragging? I was the one who apprehended War God Fang to the Court of Great Brilliance!” Yuan Zhuang gulped in inconfidence. He was worried, but he didn’t want to embarrass himself in front of his cousin.
“Besides, War God Fang only requested to meet me. You wouldn’t have this chance to expand your horizons if you didn’t happen to be on the same shift as me. Watch your tongue later on. Getting on good terms with the Fang Manor may make it easier for you to settle matters in this region in the future,” Yuan Zhuang added.
Yuan Yu was still skeptical.
It was then that a Fang Clan’s servant walked out and clasped his fist, saying, “Lord Yuan, our young master invites you in for a chat.”
Disbelief flashed across Yuan Yu’s eyes as she dazedly stared at Yuan Zhuang. War God Fang really invited my cousin here for a chat? When did my cousin get such powerful connections?
“Ahem. I have a subordinate with me today…” Yuan Zhuang glanced at Yuan Yu.
“I’ll bring her to the guest room to rest afterward. Our young master has only requested for you,” the servant politely replied.
Yuan Zhuang nodded. He reminded Yuan Yu once more to not embarrass herself before he followed the servant to Fang Chen’s room.
It didn’t take long before Yuan Zhuang met Fang Chen. The latter was quietly practicing an exercise fist routine. It was hard to imagine that this suave youth was their Great Xia’s War God!
“Have a seat, Lord Yuan.” Fang Chen retracted his fist before gesturing to a nearby stone chair.
I thought he’s supposed to be blind… Did he recognize me from my footsteps? That’s terrifying! Yuan Zhuang was taken aback.
He carefully walked over to the stone chair and took a seat, only to shoot to his feet right after. He awkwardly clasped his fist and said, “War God Fang, may I know the reason you called this humble one here today?”
“I am but a civilian. You need not be so polite around me,” Fang Chen replied with a smile, though he didn’t harp on it. He got to the point and said, “I received a couple of cases, and I believe there’s something amiss about them. You should be well-versed in this field, being a rectifier from the Court of Great Brilliance. Why don’t you take a look at them?”
He tossed the case documents to Yuan Zhuang.
Yuan Zhuang caught those case documents, and the first case document he saw was about the maid who went missing in the Vice Minister of Rites’ manor two years ago. This shocked him.
“War God Fang, this is…”
“Take a good look before answering me,” Fang Chen said.
“Y-yes!” Yuan Zhuang anxiously nodded before burying his head into the case documents. Around an hour later, he looked up with a grim expression, saying, “War God Fang, there’s indeed something dubious about these cases, but…”
A bitter look appeared on Yuan Zhuang’s face “…these cases are closed.”
“Let’s first talk about the case involving the Vice Minister of Rites. The younger sister went missing, so the older brother reported her disappearance to the Court of Great Brilliance. Shortly after, the older brother disappeared too, leaving their severely ill mother alone at home,” Fang Chen said with a smile. “Do you think it makes sense?”
“It’s illogical.” Yuan Zhuang honestly shook his head. “But Lord Supervisor vetted this case and concluded it. The maid stole many valuables from the Vice Minister of Rites’ manor and eloped with someone else.”
“Do you agree with his verdict?” Fang Chen asked.
“I don’t… but what can I do?” Yuan Zhuang asked bitterly.
“Investigate it then,” Fang Chen said. “If you don’t agree, dig deeper into it. A day will come when the truth finally comes to light.”
“War God Fang, do you know something?” Yuan Zhuang asked.
“I don’t know much more than you, or else I wouldn’t have to call you here in the first place. Shall we first pay a visit to the siblings’ house?” Fang Chen asked.
Yuan Zhuang reflexively nodded, only to be shocked when he belatedly realized what he had just heard. War God Fang is going to investigate this case with me? This… He felt like he was dreaming.
“War God Fang, I have a subordinate waiting for me in your guest room. Please allow me to send her off before accompanying you,” Yuan Zhuang said.
“Bring her along. We’re not doing anything shady, so there’s no need to hide,” Fang Chen said.
“This lass sure is lucky. It’s her first day at work, but she’s already working on a case together with War God Fang…” Yuan Zhuang mumbled under his breath.
Yuan Yu was bored out of her mind waiting in the guest room when she suddenly heard a roar. She stood up to take a look.
It was Fang Zhixue practicing her swordsmanship in the courtyard. She was sparring with twelve young men, who were decently strong martial artists, but none of them lasted more than a blow from her.
“You’re too weak! If you had worked harder as I have told you to, you wouldn’t have been stuck at Ki Condensation at your age!” Fang Zhixue berated in dissatisfaction.
“Big sister Zhixue, there’s no way we can catch up with you. You have been practicing the Profound Heaven Formula from a young age, whereas we only started practicing it a few years ago…” the young man grumbled.
“Fang Zhixue?! Isn’t that War God Fang’s little sister, a prodigious martial artist who has reached Ki Explosion despite her young age?” Yuan Yu was astonished.
She was a few years older than Fang Zhixue, but she was only at mid Ki Condensation.
“You are?” Fang Zhixue sensed Yuan Yu’s presence, so she turned around and saw a woman dressed in a constable uniform. Her eyes gleamed in curiosity.
“M-Miss Fang! I am Yuan Yu, a constable from the Court of Great Brilliance. My superior is Rectifier Yuan Zhuang!” Yuan Yu quickly clasped her fist and introduced herself.
“Court of Great Brilliance?! What are you doing in our Fang Manor? Are you here to catch my big brother again? You’re too much!” Fang Zhixue roared in anger.
Yuan Yu knew that she had misunderstood, but before she could explain herself, a crisp voice echoed…
“Zhixue, I was the one who invited them here,” Fang Chen said as he and Yuan Zhuang made their way toward the guest room.
Those words further fanned Fang Zhixue’s curiosity. “Big brother, why did you invite them here?”
Big brother?! Could this person be…
Yuan Yu stared at Fang Chen in shock. She hadn’t expected War God Fang to be so young and suave…
“I have a request to ask of them.” Fang Chen smiled. He turned to Yuan Zhuang and said, “Bring your subordinate with us. We’ll head off now.”
Yuan Zhuang quickly gestured to Yuan Yu and said, “Cou… Yuan Yu, we’ll be leaving now. There’s a case we need to investigate.”
Yuan Yu followed the two of them in a daze.
Seeing that they were leaving without her, Fang Zhixue chased after Fang Chen, exclaiming, “Big brother, where are you going? I want to tag along too!”
