Volume 10 Chapter 40: Pieces Coming Together
<span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-weight:400">Volume 10 Chapter 40: Pieces Coming Together
<span style="font-weight:400">Those words only invoked murmurs throughout the council. That was because an execution was quite something. More so than that, it was to an elder. A pir to the ind, Long Huizhong was one of the older elders. To have him go like that was unheard of.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"For causing disaster throughout the city and injuring so many people, this is only the case to cate the Samui''s wraith!" Long Xiaowen''s eyes narrowed as he stared at them.
<span style="font-weight:400">Long Huizhong stared down at the ground. He could hear it; the other elders agreed with Long Xiaowen''s words. What happened to the people was not something that could be undermined. What was more, there was also the Samuis. If they were still angry, it would be having a knife at the back of their necks all the time. They would always have to be worried about them. However,
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Wait a moment," That was when a young voice had spoken up. Long Lihua and Ayaka stared at Keith just as much as them. What was he nning now?!
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Saviour, I don''t think you have a say in this matter. This is more of our ind''s situation." Long Xiaowen frowned.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"True, but I believe I have more say in this situation. After all, I was the one who solved the problem; I believe that''s more than enough to talk about this." Saving them certainly carried some weight.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"I agree." "Ancestors, please let him speak," Zhu Liqin and Setsuna firmly spoke up for the child. Their support was significant; the two guardians backing him would give the boy a considerable say on this matter.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Speak," One of the ancestors sounded.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Thank you, ancestors," Keith grinned, "I believe that we should hold off on Long Huizhong''s execution on the ount that we require more information."
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Information? Why do we need more information?" Another elder questioned, "Long Huizhong had one of the baby Samui in his room. There''s also those who coborated with him."
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Fairpoint. But we can''t rule out that there''s a mastermind behind all of this."
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Eh?!"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"What if that''s what they really wanted? They wanted Long Huizhong to be the fall guy while the real culprit is still atrge?"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"…" "Child, your words sound so far-fetched."
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Yet they''re not at the same time," Keith grinned, "Do you really want to force this verdict down? What if the Samui''s babies get captured again?"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"I was able to stop it this time. However, if the babies get caught again, then all bets are off. They''re going to destroy the whole city with you all with it. I think you should be more careful about what''s going on."
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<span style="font-weight:400">"…"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Leaders, please hold off on the execution for now. We need to find more facts before we do anything." Keith raised his voice. But that was when Long Xiaowen said, "Hearing your words, I agree. If there''s even an ounce of someone pulling the strings, we''ll need to deal with it."
<span style="font-weight:400">"…" There was no response.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Do what you will." Like so, the trial was pulled down. Keith took a deep sigh as he watched everyone leave. The group had returned to Setsuna''s home. That was when the two families surrounded Keith.
<span style="font-weight:400">Setsuna was the first person to giggle, "Child, you have such a crazy attitude."
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Ahaha, sorry about that."
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<span style="font-weight:400">"You have a death wish," Long Lihua sighed. All the elders and others were ring dead straight at him.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"But is there really a higher mastermind behind Long Huizhong?"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Huh? Oh, I was BSing it."
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<span style="font-weight:400">"WHAT?!" You were BSing that entire time?!
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Mmhmm," Keith nodded, "I was faking the entire thing." The whole thing was a fake. Seeing how they didn''t buy it, Keith decided to use the threat of the Samui as a way to make the people believe it. What they have done before was enough to make everyone understand the severity of whether or not they left it alone. It was something that would frighten anyone.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Why did you do it?"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"I wanted to make sure of something first." Keith grinned as he turned to Zhu Liqin and Setsuna, "I need help from the two of you."
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Eh?" The two blinked as they stared at the boy. Whatever he was bound to do was going to make it strange.
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<span style="font-weight:400">Long Huizhong was inside a cell right now. However, he was calm andposed. He would not break. Not even from their voices.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Elder, how could you betray us!"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"You send us here now."
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Hahaha,"
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<span style="font-weight:400">Their voices continued to echo throughout the chambers. Long Huizhong continued to lookposed, but his heart shook slightly as he watched them. But slowly, the people started to get knocked out! Poison?!
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Don''t breathe it in!" He shouted, but that wasn''t enough as they all dropped to the ground.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Rx, it''s not poison. Just a slight incense to knock them out."
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<span style="font-weight:400">"You!" It was none other than Keith that was before him!
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Why are you here?"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"To have a talk with you,"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Are you here tough it in my face?"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Huh?" Keith snorted, "Do you really think I''m some guy that would do something like that?"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Yeah,"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Well, I''m not," Keith shook his head, "And quit it with that tough guy act. In a ce like this, it''s not going to work. And I need to check something first." That was when Keith ced down the furball before him, "Smell him."
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Huh?!" You came here to make this creature sniff him?!
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<span style="font-weight:400">Lei started to sniff around for a bit before turning to Keith, "Bo,"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"…I knew it," Keith groaned as he knitted his forehead.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"What do you-"
<span style="font-weight:400">"You''re not the one who caused all of this trouble."