Chapter 486


    486 Judgment!


    When the eldest senior brother spoke, everyone present was shocked.


    They all looked toward Chu Cimo.


    Chu Cimo tensed his jaw and didn’t deny it immediately.


    He had voluntarily left the Valor Gate because of this reason back then.


    The eldest senior brother knew his identity and had used it to force him to leave, but now, since Chu


    Cimo came for the Chu and Shen families, he naturally would not back down anymore.


    The fifth senior brother was shocked. “This can’t be true!”


    The eldest senior brother sneered. “What? Do I need to present evidence? Haven’t you noticed that he


    doesn’t even dare to deny it?”


    The grand martial uncle also looked toward Chu Cimo. “Is this true?”


    The ‘Rooftop Gentleman’ was actually well-known in the capital. Even though he often stole things,


    most of what he did was rob the rich to help the poor, and he also stood up for justice…


    But no matter what, he was indeed a thief!


    Chu Cimo lowered his head.


    The fifth senior brother understood what was happening when he saw that Chu Cimo didn’t speak.


    At this moment, he suddenly realized why this junior brother of his had voluntarily left Valor Gate back


    then. He had his own pride and believed that he was doing the right thing, so he didn’t want to be


    bound by Valor Gate’s rules. Hence, he simply left.


    All participants of thepetition who were standing below also sighed. “He is the gentleman thief? Oh


    my god, when he was famous in the capital, my sister even admired him…”


    “I think the most shocking thing he did was stealing back an antique that originally belonged to China


    but was stolen by foreigners. He then donated it to the museum for free…”


    “…”


    But some people had opposing opinions. “But with him like this, it will be even harder for us martial


    artists in this world, right? We will definitely be the targets of attention in the future!”


    “We practice martial arts for both physical fitness and to pass on our ancestors’ legacy. If we all do


    these lowly things, won’t we be in conflict with the teachings of our ancestors?”


    “Valor Gate’s rules are strict. I wonder how they will handle this.”


    While the people below were discussing, the grand martial uncle tensed his jaw and looked toward Chu


    Cimo.


    He suddenly spoke, “Regardless of this, you are still the champion. Right now, Valor Gate has issued


    an invitation to you. Will you ept our invitation to join?”


    If Chu Cimo didn’t ept the invitation and continued to roam as a wandering martial artist, then Valor


    Gate would not take his identity as the ‘Rooftop Gentleman’ into ount.


    Anyway, in these years, the Rooftop Gentleman had notmitted any crimes, so everyone here


    probably would not reveal this matter and cause someone to catch him.


    However, if Chu Cimo epted the invitation, he would be one of the members of Valor Gate!


    Even so, since he hadmitted theft, which vited the Valor Gate’s rules, he must be judged by the


    Valor Gate’s court!


    The punishment might be a fewshes, verbal reprimand, or even expulsion from Valor Gate by


    breaking his legs and feet.


    The severity of the punishment depended on the judgment of the Valor Gate’s court.


    Therefore, the grand martial uncle left this decision to Chu Cimo.


    However, Chu Cimo’s gaze did not waver, and he firmly said, “I am willing to ept any punishment


    from Valor Gate!”


    Now that he had grown up, he understood that people couldn’t live recklessly and sometimes,


    sacrifices had to be made for the family.


    The grand martial uncle fell silent, feeling heartbroken for this disciple. He then said, “Have you thought


    it through? You should know that the court is managed by your second martial uncle, someone who is


    very strict and follows the Valor Gate’s rules to the letter. You may be kicked out of Valor Gate by him.”


    Chu Cimo nodded and replied without hesitation, “Grand Martial Uncle, I am willing to go to court to


    defend myself!”


    The grand martial uncle warned him again, “Once you join Valor Gate, you will be a guilty person. At


    that time, if you disagree with the court’s judgment, you cannot leave Valor Gate just because you want


    to. Do you understand?”


    “I understand,” replied Chu Cimo.


    “Then, will you still join our Valor Gate?”


    “Yes!” Chu Cimo answered without hesitation.


    A few years ago, he joined Valor Gate to learn martial arts and movement techniques because he


    wanted to punish evil people in his own way. He indeed made many mistakes and then chose to leave


    on his own before being discovered by the organization.


    But now, the situation was different. Since the eldest senior brother had revealed this matter, Chu Cimo


    would not have the option to leave by his own will once he rejoined Valor Gate.


    However, Chu Cimo still wanted to join because he wanted to break down the barriers between Valor


    Gate and the four great families. He also wanted to support the Chu and Shen families and let Old


    Master Bai know that he was truly dependable and that Bai Shanshan could rely on him!


    Seeing that Chu Cimo had made up his mind, the grand martial uncle took a deep breath and said,


    “Good, from today onward, you are Valor Gate’s little junior brother.”


    “Disciple pays respect to the grand martial uncle.” Chu Cimo kowtowed to him.


    After that, the eldest senior brother stepped forward and stared directly at Chu Cimo as he spoke,


    “Criminal Chu Cimo, you havemitted the sin of thievery while you were in the Valor Gate,e


    with me to the court for trial now!”


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    The second martial uncle, who was in charge of the court, was the father of the eldest senior brother.


    Chu Cimo knew that he would probably be physically punished for his crime.


    He then stood up and followed the eldest senior brother, and the two of them left by car to the Valor


    Gate’s court in the capital city.


    The fifth senior brother became anxious when he saw this and immediately ran to the grand martial


    elder as he shouted, “Grand Martial Uncle, second martial uncle is too rigid in his actions and blindly


    believes in what elder senior brother says. Please go and help little junior brother. Otherwise, I’m afraid


    that he won’t be able to walk out of the punishment hall!”


    The grand martial uncle looked embarrassed and said, “It’s not that I don’t want to help, but I promised


    your second martial uncle that I wouldn’t interfere with the affairs of the punishment hall.”


    If he interfered with the punishment hall every time someone in Valor Gate made a mistake, it would be


    like the punishment hall was nonexistent.


    The grand martial uncle was kind and took care of the juniors, so when anyone made a mistake, they


    woulde to him for help.


    Because of this, the second martial uncle became angry and demanded the grand martial uncle not to


    interfere with matters of his punishment hall.


    Hearing this, the fifth senior brother became frantic and asked, “What should we do then? The


    punishment hall is under the second martial uncle’s control. Junior brother is definitely finished! Among


    so many martial uncles, is there anyone who thinks that junior brother is innocent?”


    So what if he was the Rooftop Gentleman?


    He never epted money for his thefts and only stole what he thought he should.


    He remembered that the Rooftop Gentleman had once done something—A female celebrity was set up


    and someone took indecent photos of her in the fitting room to extort her. However, the female celebrity


    had a strong personality and refused to give in, so the other party threatened to post the photos online.


    The Rooftop Gentleman immediately took action and stole back the photos and negatives for the


    female celebrity, thus avoiding a scandal.


    After that, the female celebrity publicly thanked the Rooftop Gentleman on Weibo, and her fans were


    even more grateful to him.


    His reputation was clearly very good and different from the other thieves.


    However, the second martial uncle hated him very much.


    Because of the Rooftop Gentleman’s appearance, someone reported the case and everyone began to


    investigate who this person was.


    The police even came to Valor Gate for this, and it did cause a lot of trouble for the major martial arts


    schools in the capital


    Because of this, the second martial uncle angrily criticized the Rooftop Gentleman, saying that he was


    not a gentleman but a thief!


    The grand martial uncle had also heard of the Rooftop Gentleman’s deeds, and after thinking for a


    moment, he suddenly said, “Actually, there is someone who dares to break into the punishment hall to


    save people.”


    “Who?”


    “Your little junior uncle!”


    Upon hearing this, the fifth senior brother became deted. “We don’t even know where my little junior


    uncle is, so how can we contact him? Grand Martial Uncle, are you pranking me?”


    The grand martial uncle coughed and suddenly lowered his voice. “Actually, your little junior uncle is in


    the capital.”


    In the capital?


    The fifth senior brother was overjoyed and quickly grabbed the grand martial uncle as he asked,


    “Where is he?”