Chapter 3962 — No More Enduring It
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Choked breathless, Ma Jian was seized by boundless terror. Even though he had clearly seen that Wei Zhao meant to act, he had clung instinctively to a sliver of hope, believing at heart that Wei Zhao would not be so foolish as to truly start a slaughter here—otherwise, given his strength, even if he proved no match for Wei Zhao, he would not have been subdued so easily.
Watching Ma Jian—a dignified Enforcement Envoy, a dignified mid-Foundation Establishment expert—about to lose his life at Wei Zhao's hands, the other Enforcement Envoy in the room finally struggled to his feet against the iron wall and said with effort, "Hold on, spare him! Killing him would at most vent your anger—it does you no good at all. Why court death for nothing?"
Wei Zhao glanced at him, then suddenly grinned and said slowly, "You want me to spare his life? Fine. Do one thing for me, and I can let this dog live for now."
"What thing?" This Enforcement Envoy was named Niu Qiang. He and Ma Jian had been boon companions since childhood, brothers who shared a single pair of trousers—at a time like this, he could not simply stand by and watch him die.
"Don't be nervous, it's a trifling little errand. It won't put you in a difficult spot." Wei Zhao, unhurried and composed, went on: "Go find someone for me—a newcomer of the Azure Cloud Pavilion like myself, by the name of Xiao Che. Tell him I've run into trouble here, and have him find help. But so I know you actually went, have him write me a note and bring it back!"
"Simple as that?" Niu Qiang frowned, unconvinced. That Wei Zhao wanted help was not hard to understand, but to seek out a mere Azure Cloud Pavilion newcomer—was that not far too childish?
In any case, that Wei Zhao had openly struck a blow in the Law Enforcement Hall was plain fact, impossible to deny.
A crime like that was far graver than killing Meng Jueming. After all, no one who had ever committed such an act had ever walked out of the Law Enforcement Hall alive.
To his mind, Wei Zhao was more or less grasping at the last straw. Under Gongyang Jun, the Law Enforcement Hall had always been a one-voice affair; seeking help from ordinary people was utterly useless. Only a top figure on the order of the Pavilion Master of the Triple-Tiered Pavilion could possibly have any sway—yet for a mere Azure Cloud Pavilion newcomer to know the Master of the Triple-Tiered Pavilion, was that realistic?
"Simple as that." Wei Zhao's face was full of certainty. From the moment he chose to act, he had already settled on this plan in his mind—he was hardly a mindless brute, after all. Without a follow-up move, how could he have dared to strike in a place like this?
As for whether the method would work, only time could tell. Who said that a mere newcomer of the Azure Cloud Pavilion could not possibly summon a top figure to his aid?
"Fine. Then wait here—I hope you keep your word." Seeing Wei Zhao insistent, Niu Qiang was only too glad to wait and watch him fail; so long as Ma Jian was saved, that was all that mattered. To be continued.. R752