Chapter 379 Comprehensive Arrest

In the previous beast crisis, the Moxue Mercenary Group was a shining star. The leader Shangguan Li wore both the Moxue and Edge badges and led tens of thousands of mercenaries to the border to build a bloody defense line, which was famous all over the world.

After the beast crisis ended, Shangguan Li swore an oath of blood with Su Mo, and Moxue and Edge formed a blood alliance in one fell swoop, which brought this mercenary group, which was only born two years ago, to an unprecedented height.

Now Moxue is just like Edge. Everyone in Crescent City and even the entire World Government District knows him. His power has also begun to expand rapidly. Every day, there are local or out-of-town mercenaries who want to join.

In addition, Shangguan Li himself is a martial artist who is proficient in martial arts. As the number of people in the mercenary group increases, more people want to learn martial arts from him.

Shangguan Li is not stingy in this regard. As long as they are "one of their own" in Moxue or Edge and sincerely want to learn, he will not refuse them.

Today, the martial arts hall inside the Moxue Building is also full, and mercenaries practicing martial arts can be seen everywhere in the venue.

Some had just started and were still clumsily learning basic skills.

Some were already able to skillfully hit the wooden man pole and even practice with their companions.

Because there were too many apprentices, one person could not lead them all, so Shangguan Li asked Dolan and other skilled apprentices to be mentors, and divided them into small groups to lead the apprentices, while he was mainly responsible for the group class.

At this time, Shangguan Li was walking back and forth in the field, inspecting the apprentices who were practicing martial arts.

Every time they walked to a place, the apprentices practiced more vigorously, trying to attract the attention of the master.

Shangguan Li's eyes swept over the crowd and then fell on a young man.

The young man was hitting the sandbag at this time. He had been practicing martial arts for a while, but his talent was not very good, so that the senior brother who was responsible for leading him had strategically half-abandoned him.

But this man was very resilient. In order to make up for the gap in talent, he trained himself every day. Shangguan Li saw him practicing martial arts alone in the middle of the night several times.

When the young man punched the sandbag, a small hand held his arm.

Shangguan Li motioned the young man to step aside, and stood in front of the sandbag. He personally performed a set of combination punches that were more standard than the textbook, and showed him the steps step by step.

The young man was flattered, bowed to Shangguan Li at 90 degrees, and began to practice more diligently.

Just as Shangguan Li continued to patrol the venue, a front desk administrator hurried into the martial arts hall, came to her side and said quickly: "Captain, the people who went to court are here!"

"What?" Shangguan Li was stunned and asked in confusion, "Why are the people who went to court here?"

The administrator shook his head and said nervously: "I don't know, anyway, the leader is the special correspondent in the news, and there are many people around him, and there are law enforcement recorders. I don't think it's right."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the martial arts hall was pushed open, and dozens of people in suits walked in.

"Good evening, Captain Shangguan." At the front of the crowd, Luo smiled and looked at Shangguan Li.

The appearance of the uninvited guest made the venue silent. The apprentices stopped practicing and looked at the group of people with strange eyes.

Shangguan Li was unsure about the sudden visit of such a high-ranking leader without prior notice and with unclear intentions.

She gave Luo a very standard salute and said, "Good evening, leader. What can I do for you?"

This "leader" made Luo smile. Her tone was very gentle: "Don't be so serious, just call me Luo."

Just when Shangguan Li felt a little relieved because of the gentle tone, Luo's next words made her expression stagnate.

"Captain Shangguan, do you know your crime?"

Shangguan Li frowned: "What crime do I know?"

Luo: "What do you think? During the beast crisis, you gathered so many armed personnel to the border. Shouldn't you know your crime?"

Shangguan Li: "Why, saving people is against the law these days?"

Luo casually put his arms in front of his chest and asked slowly: "I am really curious, why did you choose to save people at that time, even at your own expense? Can you tell me the reason?"

Shangguan Li looked directly into the eyes of the special commissioner and said only two words: "Conscience."

Luo laughed out loud after hearing this: "Mercenaries talk about conscience, you are very humorous."

The clerks and guards who accompanied him also laughed.

Some disciples couldn't stand this kind of sarcasm and wanted to argue, but Shangguan Li stopped them with a look.

She knew very well that the less she said in front of such a person who was in a higher position than her and had bad intentions, the better, so she said nothing and let the other party continue to talk.

Luo walked closer, because she was much taller than Shangguan Li, so her gaze was looking down.

"You are right, saving people is not against the law. But you have committed a crime, do you know what it is?"

Luo leaned down, brushed Shangguan Li's untied hair back, revealing her little ears, and then slowly whispered in her ear: "You have embarrassed the authorities."

Shangguan Li unconsciously clenched her fists after hearing this.

Luo continued: "Disaster relief is the city council's business, not yours. Even if the city council did not go to disaster relief for some reason, it is not a reason for you to usurp the right to do so."

"Now you have taken over the job, and you have been praised and admired by thousands of people, causing the authorities to be reviled and making people distrust the world government. Do you think you are guilty of a heinous crime?"

Shangguan Li's clenched fists had turned white, and even the blue veins were vaguely visible.

She did not remain silent, and said coldly: "If you want to accuse someone of a crime, you can always find a pretext. I have a clear conscience, so if you want to arrest me, just do it."

Luo chuckled lightly: "Are you kidding? We are all civilized people. If we arrest people without giving an explanation, what will happen?"

She looked at the clerk beside her and said, "Bring people into Moxue Building and check their original capital accounts, contract procedures, and all operation-related documents."

The clerk left quickly and led hundreds of people outside into the Moxue Building and went straight to the office floor.

These are professional financial personnel and legal workers. Being able to work in court shows that their business capabilities are at the top of the industry. Moreover, many of them have been implanted with civilian prostheses, and their work efficiency is far higher than that of ordinary people.

The inspection lasted about two hours, during which time the entire martial arts hall was in an anxious silence.

After the inspection, the clerk returned to the martial arts gym and whispered something in Luo's ear.

Luo looked at Shangguanli in surprise: "All the procedures are complete, there is no tax evasion, no entrustment contracts that violate the law have been found, and even the fire inspection has passed."

She took a document from the clerk and said in a complimentary tone: "I even donated 10 million monthly coins to the Border Reconstruction Foundation a few days ago."

"Captain Shangguan, to be honest, I kind of admire you."

Faced with Luo's duplicitous "praise", Shangguanli remained silent.

As a mercenary group, it is impossible for Mo Xue to say that all the business he takes is legal.

Mercenaries are originally a gray industry. You are already a mercenary and you still want to be a law-abiding citizen? Then just wait to starve to death.

Mo Xue has definitely received a lot of black commissions, but Shangguan Li is usually very cautious.

Those entrustments that cannot be put on the table either do not leave a paper contract, are guaranteed by an intermediary, or are destroyed immediately after the settlement, and various remunerations are also laundered through the energy companies they invest in.

It would be better to make less money and spend more money in many places without leaving any future troubles.

Sometimes her colleagues would complain about her being too careful, but now it seems that being careful is the right thing to do.

There were many people here, and Shangguanli didn't want to argue with Luo in public, so he said, "Miss Commissioner, if there is anything we can go up and talk about, let my disciples go first."

After speaking, she winked at Dolan and asked him to take the person away.

The disciples were about to leave, but as soon as they reached the door, something happened.

Scarlet brilliance emerged from Luo's fingertips, and the blood controlled by the Crimson Rose blood code splashed to the ground and spread wantonly. In an instant, it climbed up the doors and windows of the martial arts hall like a spider web, and finally condensed into indestructible blood crystals, like This place is completely sealed like a cage.

All the disciples looked at each other, Shangguan Li also frowned.

First, he was surprised that this special agent's Crimson Rose Blood Code was of such a high level. It seemed that his stance was at least the fifth level of the Scorched Blood level, and possibly even the sixth level of the Divine Blessing level.

The second is that I don’t know what Luo means or what he wants to do.

Luo still had that mysterious smile on his face: "Don't leave in a hurry, it's fun when there are many people, isn't it?"

"I heard that Captain Shangguan is a well-known martial arts master in Crescent City. It just so happens that I also have people who like martial arts under my command. How about you guys compete with each other and then give him some advice?"

Before Shangguanli could agree, Luo called out a name: "Chen Zhengde."

A strong man with a stern face came out, raised his chin arrogantly, and casually cupped his fists at Shangguan Li.

Shangguan Li is a prosthetic implanter, and his prosthetic eyes have scanning capabilities. He soon discovered that the other party also had a prosthetic body, and the hardware level was similar to his own.

As for martial arts, from the opponent's walking posture and the coordination of some subtle movements, it can be seen that he is indeed a practitioner, but it is just that, about the level of his eldest disciple Dolan.

It is not difficult to defeat him, but Shangguanli knows very well that he must not win.

Because this group of people is obviously here to cause trouble.

Not to mention winning, if she even slightly injured him, Luo might add fuel to the fire and label her as hurting an important person in court.

This competition can only be lost.

As for losing and being embarrassed, that doesn't matter. People who understand will understand, and there is no need to explain to those who don't understand.

Shangguanli thought about it quickly, pretended to get through two moves, and then pretended to be knocked down and surrendered.

She also clasped her fist at Chen Zhengde with her backhand, accepting the invitation to spar.

Chen Zhengde shouted and attacked, punching and kicking alternately, making each move vigorous.

As Shangguanli expected, Chen Zhengde did know martial arts, but at an above-average level.

She pretended to be struggling to take a few moves, and then deliberately exposed her flaws and was hit in the side ribs. She fell out and rolled several times.

After standing firm, she nodded to Chen Zhengde and clasped her fists: "You won, I admire you."

"Wha—" Without any warning, darkness suddenly enveloped his vision.

Chen Zhengde threw his suit jacket on Shangguanli's face and covered her eyes.

The next moment, a strong sense of danger came from the front of Shangguanli.

With her keen hearing, she discerned the opponent's attack trajectory and relative distance through the sound of footsteps and wind, and dodged backwards.

But at this moment, the whistling wind sound of fists rubbing against the air suddenly became a sharp sound.

Even though Shangguan Li tried his best to dodge, he still felt a chill on his arm.

She rolled around a few times and took off the coat thrown on her face, and saw the bloody knife mark on her arm.

Looking at Chen Zhengde again, he actually showed his prosthetic war blade, with blood dripping from it.

"Master!" Dolan was furious when he saw Shangguan Li being slashed, and shouted at Luo, "How can you touch a real guy in a sparring match?!"

Luo looked innocent and shrugged at Dolan.

Chen Zhengde was totally different from his name. He had no martial virtue at all. He rushed forward with his prosthetic blade and chased Shangguan Li and slashed wildly.

Although there was a big gap between the two in martial arts, Chen Zhengde was still a martial artist, and his prosthetics were no different from Shangguan Li.

In terms of mentality, Shangguan Li did not dare to hurt anyone, and was always worried, so she tied her hands and feet when fighting.

Chen Zhengde had grasped Shangguan Li's mentality. When fighting, he did not consider defense at all. He did not care about the flaws on his body. He chased her and chopped her to death, and every knife was a deadly move.

Shangguan Li used her flexible figure to dodge back and forth, constantly avoiding Chen Zhengde's blade.

Chen Zhengde chased and chopped more than a hundred times, but he didn't hit her with a single knife.

Shangguan Li did not fight back in the middle, but just passively resisted like this.

Suddenly, when the two sides were intertwined, Chen Zhengde suddenly changed his tactics, opened his palm and aimed at Shangguan Li, revealing a black hole in the palm of his hand.

"Boom——" A violent shock wave gushed out, instantly covering Shangguan Li.

This is a weapon specifically designed to fight against prosthetic implants. After activation, it will release violent shock waves and strong electromagnetic interference, thereby affecting the opponent's prosthetic components.

Shangguan Li was attacked, the visual interface was red, many prosthetic systems on her body were reporting errors, and the whole person lost balance and fell to the ground.

The next moment, Chen Zhengde's prosthetic battle blade stabbed at her throat.

This guy didn't follow martial ethics, and he tried his best to kill. Even though Shangguan Li intended to endure it, he was also angry.

Just when Chen Zhengde was about to hit Shangguan Li, the petite body suddenly jumped up, and with the pressure from the wrist and elbow, his joints were captured.

An indescribable soft force swept over, obviously without any strong force, but as turbulent as the undercurrent in the sea, he only felt that the whole person began to lose control and flew off the ground like a kite.

Shangguan Li captured Chen Zhengde and spun like a water bird in a breathtaking Tai Chi loop, knocking the unethical man to the ground.

Chen Zhengde didn't fall hard because Shangguan Li deliberately restrained her strength to protect him, but when he looked closely, he found that Shangguan Li's fingertips were shining with laser beams, hovering an inch in front of his eyebrows.

If this was a real fight, he would have been a corpse, the kind that was dead.

"Master, good job!!!" The disciples cheered when they saw this.

Luo also smiled and applauded: "Excellent."

Chen Zhengde pushed Shangguan Li away with force. After he stood up, he tried to find a wound on his body, but he couldn't find even a bruise, so he could only stare at her coldly.

After the sparring ended, Shangguan Li covered his arm and walked towards the disciples, ready to treat the wound.

Without any signs, an unprecedented force climbed up her hands and feet. Luo controlled four scarlet liquids to drill out from under the floor, wrapping around her hands and feet like tentacles, making her unable to move.

Almost at the same time, Chen Zhengde rushed up from behind, and a powerful Vajra arm swept out, directly hitting Shangguan Li's back of the head.

"Bang!"

The violent impact made Shangguan Li's eyes black, blood gushed out of his nose and mouth, and he was paralyzed on the spot.

"Master!!!" Seeing this despicable and shameless scene, the emotions of the disciples were ignited, and they rushed up cursing.

The guards behind Luo also rushed forward, and the two sides pushed each other.

These guards are all high-level extraordinary people. On the battlefield, each of them is a small army, but at this time they are as delicate as Lin Daiyu, falling down at a random push, lying on the ground groaning.

The accompanying clerk took the opportunity to take pictures of his companions "falling to the ground after being injured".

Luo walked to Shangguan Li who was coughing up blood, squatted down and gently stroked her messy black hair, and said with a smile: "Captain Shangguan, we agreed to spar, why did your people rush up and fight?"

"Gathering many people to make trouble, beating others at will, disturbing public order, and you are the leader of this group of people, it is better to sentence you to one - the crime of gathering a crowd to fight."

Luo waved his hand, Chen Zhengde came over and grabbed Shangguan Li's collar and dragged her away.

"Master!" Duolan was anxious to rush up and grab her.

Shangguan Li cast a look at him, shook her head helplessly, and signaled him to stop everyone and not follow.

In this way, Duolan and others could only watch Shangguan Li being handcuffed and stuffed into the hovercraft parked outside.

Anmi New District Manor.

It was late at night, but Odiana did not rest. She was wearing a long skirt that she would wear when going out on weekdays, sitting in front of the dressing table to tidy up her appearance.

The phone screen was on, showing intelligence about the arrest of former Public Security Bureau Director Schenkov and the head of the Moxue Mercenary Group Shangguan Li.

At this time, dense footsteps were faintly heard outside the door, getting closer and closer.

At this time, the servants were all resting, and it was impossible for so many people to walk at the same time.

Odiana ignored this abnormality, just looked at herself in the mirror, inserted the hairpin into her hair, and completed the final fixation.

"Squeak--" The door was pushed open.

"It's presumptuous to visit the Countess late at night, please forgive me."

With a soft voice, Luo walked into the bedroom with a smile.

Odiana stood up from the dressing table, without looking at Luo, and walked straight out the door: "Let's go, I'll go back with you, don't waste each other's time."

Luo said with interest: "Oh? The Countess is so self-conscious?"

Odiana stopped beside Luo, looked at her sideways and said: "Anyway, as long as you want, you can always find some charges, right?"

Luo chuckled lightly, took the document from the clerk's hand, and said while flipping through it: "I'm afraid it's not appropriate to say 'pick', because you have too many crimes, including illegal fund-raising, smuggling, and abetting murder."

"In the years you have been a middleman, you can be convicted of any of your dealings with various mercenaries."

Having said this, a playful look appeared in Luo's golden eyes, and he waved the stack of documents in front of O'Diana: "But aren't you curious about who provided the substantial evidence behind these crimes?"

As soon as he finished speaking, an unexpected figure walked in from the door.

It was a black man wearing hip-hop style clothes and with many dreadlocks on his head. He was none other than Derleth, a big middleman in the Crescent City mercenary industry.

Derleth grinned and showed his white teeth: "Hello, little Anna, long time no see."

Luo walked to Derleth and stood side by side with him, and said slowly: "Countess, you are a cautious person. It is not easy to dig out incriminating evidence directly from you."

"I was able to find you so quickly, thanks to Mr. Dres. He gave me a lot of clues about you."

Dres rubbed his hands, nodded and smiled: "Boss, just call me Little D."

O'Diana was not too surprised by Derleth's betrayal. She just glanced at him coldly: "Did you find a new master again?"

Derleth said with an innocent face: "It's not the first day you've known me. I'm wandering around the world, how can I do it without a backer?"

"Little Anna, you just grew up with a golden key in your mouth. You are too high-born and too arrogant. You always act awkwardly and can't let go of your body to please big shots. You also always like to abide by some childish principles."

"Did I tell you during the ferocious beast crisis that the mercenaries would die if they wanted to? Don't get involved among us. Those useless heroes will definitely be settled by the Queen."

"You don't listen, you insist on using resources to help, and you call it morality. Look, something happened, right?"

Luo smiled and said, "Miss D, you have a lot to learn from him in terms of his conduct."

O'Diana sneered: "Just be a dog, don't talk about how to behave."

A self-made man like Derleth, who has climbed up from the bottom of society, has long been accustomed to hearing all kinds of sarcasm and is extremely thick-skinned.

"What's wrong with being a dog? It's my blessing, little D, to be a dog for the leader. I want to be Miss Luo's dog!"

After saying that, he used his street-born sense of humor as usual. He actually barked "woof" twice, and even imitated a dog and stuck out his tongue to breathe, which was quite funny.

Luo was so amused that he burst out laughing, almost grinning from ear to ear. He reached out and rubbed Derleth's head in a cooperative manner: "Well, good dog~"

"I have thought about it. You will take over the countess's business, and you will be the talker of the middleman group."

"From today on, Zhou Hannian is the king of mercenaries, and you are the king of middlemen. You two are equals and share the world of Crescent City's mercenary world equally."

In just one night, he became the "King of the Middlemen." This huge change in identity not only made Derleth more deeply aware of the power of power, but also made him feel lucky to be on the right team.

"Leader, from today on, I will go to court! No matter what the leader's instructions are, even if you want to lend me my head, I will cut it off and give it to you!" Derleth was so excited that he couldn't control his excitement and directly gave it to you! Kneel down on the ground.

Luo smiled slightly: "Okay, don't be too exaggerated and close the team. Madam Earl, please go first."

After finishing speaking, she made a gesture of invitation to O'Diana.

When O'Diana passed by Dres, he sneered in a low voice: "O'Diana, we have been working together for several years. Although you don't say it, I know that you have always looked down on me and think I am worldly. Tactful and hypocritical.”

"So what, how can you be better? Look at what kind of treasures you have been holding in custody in the past two years, Shangguanli? Su Mo? Is it useful to hold these people captive? Do you really think that a few stinky mercenaries can stand up to the sky? "

"Haha, my background may not be as good as yours, but I know better than you how to climb higher. In this world, morality is the most useless. Only power can obtain everything."

"It's okay now. Everything you should have and shouldn't have is all mine. I won't let you look down on me anymore! You, an old antique like you who has high ambitions but low power, will slowly rot and stink in prison!" (This chapter over)