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At this moment, Lin Dong was completely dumbfounded!

Lin Zhong, the head of the Imperial Guards, and a person whom the City Lord had ordered to be strictly protected, was actually found dead in his own mansion!

Poisoned... How could he be poisoned?

Lin Dong snapped back to reality, his gaze directly fixed on Lin Kuang, and he shouted angrily, ”Second brother, where exactly did you get the wine? Why is there poison in the wine? Are you trying to kill your brother, damn it!”

Lin Dong was furious, and similarly, Lin Kuang couldn’t react either. He, who was somewhat drunk, was completely sobered by the shock.

”Brother, no... I just went straight to our wine cellar to get the wine, and there was no one near the wine jar along the way. Could it be that someone secretly visited our wine cellar and poisoned our wine?”

As Lin Kuang spoke, he felt that his breathing was becoming difficult; his poison was about to activate too.

”Impossible. My wine cellar has the Mystical Iron Lock, and only you and I have the key. Who could get in? Besides, the wine we just drank was also taken from the wine cellar, how could it have no issue?”

Lin Dong’s eyes were wide open as he stared at Lin Kuang and said, ”Second brother, you’d better recall clearly the entire process involving this jar of wine. It’s not that I’m scaring you, but if Lord Lin dies in our mansion and you can’t find evidence of his murder, you, I’m afraid, will have no other choice but death!”

”I didn’t poison it. From start to finish, I brought the wine from the cellar and... unless... she...?”

Lin Kuang thought over the process of getting the wine several times, and the only person he could think of was Leng Yu!

”Could it be... how could it be... she, she...” Lin Kuang’s eyes widened in disbelief, unable to speak clearly.

”She? Who she? Second brother, say clearly!”

Seeing that Lin Kuang wanted to say something, Lin Dong immediately became tense and urged him.

”Puff!”

The poison within Lin Kuang erupted, causing him to spew a mouthful of blood, his orifices bleeding, and he fell right over!

Meanwhile, Lin Zhong, who had stronger True Qi than Lin Kuang and was still circulating it to resist the poison spreading through his body, collapsed in the very instant Lin Kuang fell!

”Hiss!”

Seeing this, Lin Dong gasped, ”Second brother!”

He was shocked!

”Ah!”

Qin Luo screamed, running directly out of the room!

Bang, bang, bang!

Outside the room, three Silver Armor Guards had already blocked the doorway. The leading guard shouted aggressively, ”No one is allowed to leave!”

Qin Luo, frightened, retreated quickly. Upon hearing this, Lin Dong frowned and approached the door, ready to step out, but the three Silver Armor Guards stopped him too!

”Lord Lin, Lord Lin and Commander Lin were poisoned to death in your mansion, you shall not leave this room by one step!” the leading Silver Armor Guard said.

”This is my courtyard, you dare to block me?”

Lin Dong gritted his teeth, glaring at the Silver Armor Guard and said, ”Do you suspect I killed Commander Lin? That’s bullshit! Didn’t you see, my second brother died too! My second brother also died right after! If I was a bit later, I’d be dead too! Out of my way! I need to investigate the murderer!”

The Silver Armor Guard still blocked the door, saying, ”Lord Lin, you must take responsibility for Commander Lin’s death! As for whether it was you who killed him, wait till the Soul Suppressing Hall comes for you to explain!”

”Soul... Soul Suppressing Hall...”

Hearing the Silver Armor Guard mention ”Soul Suppressing Hall,” Lin Dong froze for a moment, feeling uneasy.

Originally he thought, since he didn’t kill anyone, even if this escalated to the City Lord Mansion, he wasn’t afraid!

But the Soul Suppressing Hall... the Soul Suppressing Hall is a group even the City Lord Mansion dares not provoke; would they even listen to reason?

”Why does the Soul Suppressing Hall have a say in Commander Lin’s death? It’s not their place...”

”Lord Lin, to be honest with you, the four of us are under orders to protect Lord Lin Zhong, as commanded by the Soul Suppressing Hall. You better go back, and let’s wait for the Soul Suppressing Hall to arrive to handle this!”

While the Silver Armor Guard was speaking, outside the courtyard, dozens of Lin Dong’s subordinates had arrived.

Dozens of Forbidden Army members, wielding weapons, stood outside the courtyard, demanding that the Silver Armor Guards release Lin Dong.

Lin Dong looked around, realizing one Silver Armor Guard was missing, knowing he already gone to notify the Soul Suppressing Hall. Even if he killed these three people and silenced them, it would be too late and would only further convince the Soul Suppressing Hall that he poisoned Lin Zhong.

”Don’t make a fuss, I have a clear conscience, I didn’t kill Lin Zhong, I’m not afraid of an investigation! Come what may! I... won’t leave if you don’t let me out!”

Lin Dong walked back to the room dejectedly, wailing loudly at Lin Kuang’s corpse.

Before long, three fast horses stopped outside Lin Dong’s mansion. The Silver Armor Guard led two people directly into Lin Dong’s mansion. Seeing the attire of these two, Lin Dong’s Forbidden Army subordinates trembled in fear, not daring to obstruct them.

The two were dressed in blue combat outfits with black cloaks, with a golden flame emblem embroidered on the left chest of their outfits, a mark revered like a deity by soldiers!

That was the emblem of the Soul Suppressing Hall!

The newcomers were Xuan Ye and Fu Long from the Soul Suppressing Hall.

Guided by the Silver Armor Guard, the two entered the room directly.

”Sirs, I am wronged, I did not kill Lord Lin Zhong, my brother also died alongside him, I barely escaped...”

Lin Dong appealed to Xuan Ye and Fu Long for justice, but these two, upon entering the room, paid no attention to him, their eyes examining everything in the room. After a few minutes, only then did Xuan Ye speak:

”They say he was poisoned to death, which bowl contains the poison?”

Lin Dong quickly responded, ”This jar of wine, someone poisoned this jar, my brother took it from my wine cellar, and the wine in my cellar is definitely fine...”

”Let me take a look at the wine cellar.”

Without any expression, Xuan Ye instructed Fu Long to stay on the scene and followed Lin Dong to the wine cellar, inspecting as he inquired about what had happened. In less than half an hour, the two returned to the room.

Xuan Ye and Fu Long exchanged glances and shook their heads.

Fu Long said, ”It seems like this is Long Yin’s handiwork, this person should be a Death Soldier from Long Yin, specifically targeted at Lin Zhong!”

Xuan Ye frowned, apart from this possibility, he couldn’t think of any other. At least, the deceased Lin Kuang certainly was problematic.

As for whether Lin Dong was involved...

Xuan Ye’s gaze fell on Lin Dong.

Coincidentally, Lin Dong looked at him too and said, ”Please investigate clearly, sirs, Lord Lin Zhong was a friend, I had no motive to harm him...”

”You didn’t, but your brother did!”

Xuan Ye’s face darkened, stating sharply, ”It’s very easy to prove your innocence. Come, let’s go to the Soul Suppressing Hall.”

Hiss!

Hearing that he was to go to the Soul Suppressing Hall, Lin Dong stiffened!

Rumor had it that the Soul Suppressing Hall’s dungeon was like Hell itself, ruthless in its quest to eradicate rebels, preferring to mistakenly kill a thousand rather than let one go! Once in, there’s no coming out!