Invincible Copy System
Chapter Summary
While Liu Ning and his group were discussing the matter, the garrison headquarters also made a decision: they would not intervene in the matter for the time being, since it was the direct descendants of the Xue family who were being harmed. After all, this time it was the head of the Xue family who personally came forward. The Xue family then left, as they had more important gathering points to go to and could not waste time here.
While Liu Ning and his group were discussing the matter, the garrison headquarters also made a decision: they would not intervene in the matter for the time being, since it was the direct descendants of the Xue family who were being harmed. However, the Xue family could not go too far either.
The garrison also had its own considerations. After all, this time it was the head of the Xue family who personally came forward. Of course, it wasn't the head of the Xue family in the central base city, but the head of the Xue family in this base city.
The garrison commander is a war god-level expert, but the Xue family patriarch stationed at this base is a high-level general-level expert. The difference between the two is not that great. In addition, the other party has the entire Xue family as a backer, or even the entire four major families as a backer, so this face must be given.
After taking control of the situation, the senior soldier walked to the podium. This was originally Wei Xiong's spot, but now the senior soldier stood there with an air of authority, as if this were their home ground. Although we were all uncomfortable, there was nothing we could do to change the situation; might makes right.
“Listen up, everyone. Your surroundings have been completely sealed off by the Xue family. I believe you have seen on the internet that our family’s direct descendants have been killed. Some of you gathered here are involved in this matter. When I call your names, I hope you will obediently go inside. If anyone tries to escape, don’t blame me for razing this place to the ground tonight.”
The voice was incredibly domineering. Only people like these could say such things in someone else's home. But Wei Xiong and his group still obediently went to the conference room because they knew that the Xue family was not just threatening them; they really dared to do such a thing.
When Liu Ning and his group went in, they expected someone to come and question them, but no one did. It wasn't until 10 minutes later that the meeting room door opened, and the people who came in were all familiar faces—the merchants who had just been making acquisitions. These people had been brought back, along with the items that Wei Xiong and his group had sold. Everything was placed back on the table. Some of the items had been traded several times, but the Xue family had still managed to use their social connections to bring everything back.
Liu Ning finally understood the Xue family's capabilities at this point. If they were only doing this in one gathering point, it would only show that the Xue family was powerful. But they were doing this in more than 100 gathering points, involving merchants from various families and garrison commanders. The fact that they could all succeed in this way meant that they couldn't be convinced by mere power.
The merchants looked as if they had lost family members. They bought these things to make money, especially the materials from some of the ferocious beasts on the table. These things needed to be kept fresh and sold as quickly as possible. If they couldn't be sold, they would have to be frozen. But now they were just left on the table. If they couldn't be frozen within a few hours, these things would go bad like ordinary meat, and then they wouldn't be worth any money at all.
These people looked at Wei Xiong with dissatisfaction. Wei Xiong could only shrug his shoulders. He didn't want things to turn out this way, but unfortunately, the Xue family wanted to investigate this matter.
If someone else had done this, they could have complained to the garrison headquarters and demanded compensation. But since the person who did this was a member of the Xue family, expecting compensation from one of the four great families is probably a pipe dream.
They can only accept their bad luck. During the day, they are excited to buy things here, but at night they are lifeless and waiting to lose money.
Two different outcomes in one day; these people felt like dying.
"Friends, these are the things you brought back from the wild. Our Xue family went to great lengths to find them again. We just want to know what you did outside the city. Don't say a word more or less, and don't waste our investigation time. We have conducted similar inquiries with hundreds of teams throughout the city. If you lie, we may be able to find the truth elsewhere, and then you won't have a good time. Good cooperation is beneficial to both of us."
The senior soldier gave an opening speech, and then everyone was taken away separately for questioning to prevent them from colluding. In fact, the Xue family also understood that if this matter was really related to them, they would likely have reconciled their statements before returning to the city. Hoping to find problems through interrogation would be incredibly foolish. However, these investigators were all capable. As long as they found a single suspicious point in your statements, no one in your entire gathering point could escape. This was a difficult hurdle that Liu Ning and his group had to face.
Hearing this guy personally admit that he had interrogated more than 100 gathering points, Liu Ning felt a sense of powerlessness. He had long known that the Xue family was incredibly powerful, but when the reality was in front of him, he still felt at a loss as to how to deal with it. Compared to them, he was probably like an elephant compared to an ant's leg.
All the answers were basically the same as what Wei Xiong said. They did encounter that small team in the wild, but when they passed by, the local battle was over, and there were some scorched forests. They picked up some materials around them and collected them on their way back.
This was all pre-arranged. If we deny everything, it will make us look like we're lying, and the other side can easily find our lies. Then there will be nothing left to say.
The senior soldier looked at the interrogation record. In fact, he had already ruled out Wei Xiong and his group. With such a small gathering place and such a few people, it was impossible for them to take down Young Master Xue Yang's team. However, this matter was of great importance and had been ordered from above. If anyone could find any suspicious points, everyone would receive a great promotion and their strength would be greatly improved. Therefore, no detail could be overlooked.
About 40 minutes later, the interrogation of the merchants was completed, and their statements basically matched those on the other side. The Xue family then left, as they had more important gathering points to go to and could not waste time here.