Chapter 449: Tricked
Feeling the swelling power within Jin Shengqiao's body, Tang Rao's eyes suddenly narrowed. Clearly, this guy was about to explode.
It seems that someone doesn't want Jin Shengqiao to talk.
Jin Shengqiao's internal organs were obviously shattered, so at this point, there was no sense in Tang Rao trying to save him.
Buzz!
Tang Rao drew a huge circle of Spiritual Energy and enveloped Jin Shengqiao within it.
Just as it was completed, Jin Shengqiao's body burst apart violently, flames surged and swept through the Spiritual Energy circle and extinguished, finally everything returned to calm.
Tang Rao casually retracted the Spiritual Energy circle and took a deep breath.
The explosion from Jin Shengqiao's body just now had enough force to flip the entire conference room upside down. If it weren't for his control with Spiritual Energy, there wouldn't be many survivors among the people here.
Clearly, the other party knew that he could control the explosion, so they detonated it.
This was obviously a huge loss without the ability to retort.
"Bang!" Tang Rao kicked a sofa, which flew out with a boom, horizontally blocking the doorway.
"Fine, today I'm really up for it." Tang Rao dusted off his clothes, "Someone doesn't want Jin Shengqiao to talk, that's fine. They even know I can control explosions and tried to trap me, very good! Since it's like this, let's have some fun."
Only after hearing Tang Rao's words did everyone come back to their senses from the shock of the explosion.
Many eyes were filled with terror.
Oh my god, was Jin Shengqiao a human bomb?
Such a thing happening during a high-level conference in Yan Country, it's insane.
"Tang Rao, calm down about this." Han Wanli, who was nearby, spoke up.
Although Han Wanli was not a member of the Special Ninth Department, with his status, nobody felt it was inappropriate for him to speak.
"Old Han, you don't need to say more, I know what I'm doing." Tang Rao glanced at Han Wanli.
When have I, Tang Laohei, ever suffered a loss without seeking revenge? If I don't settle this matter today, others will laugh at me.
"But..."
"Old Han, no more words." The eldest brother stopped Han Wanli, giving a gentle shake of his head.
Han Wanli didn't say anything more and sat down after glancing at Tang Rao, his expression slightly strange.
Tang Rao then pulled over a stool, sat down, and swept his gaze over everyone.
"Come on, everyone, don't be so tense, have a sip of water, let's take this slow. I'm not in a hurry, I've got plenty of time. But, I'm not a very patient person, so if there's anything I do that's too radical, bear with me. But it's best not to express any objections, I really dislike objections," Tang Rao tapped on the table, talking incessantly.
Everyone was silent.
"That's good, then let's begin," Tang Rao slightly raised his eyebrows.
"Now, Dr. Jin Shengqiao is dead, someone among you must feel relieved, thinking there is no proof against you anymore, right? Honestly, this move is really not bad, I truly admire it. But, it seems someone forgot, I am Tang Rao, I come from the Seventy-two Domains of the Nine Realms, I can soar to the skies and burrow into the earth, I can also destroy heavens and earth. Of course, besides these, I have other pretty neat skills, can you guess what?" Tang Rao asked with a smile.
No one answered.
"Well, if no one is going to speak, I'll say it myself. Let me just choose one thing to say, I can create an Inquiry Formation. Once in this Array, one must answer honestly and without guilt from their own heart, if they lie, tsk tsk tsk, then it's game over." Saying this, Tang Rao didn't wait for anyone to agree and waved his hand, and a faint glow appeared.
"Who wants to try first?" Tang Rao scanned the crowd.
Many people sucked in a breath of cold air, if this thing really worked as Tang Rao said, wouldn't it mean they'd have no secrets left?
"No one willing to take the lead? Fine, then I'll personally pick someone," Tang Rao smiled as he got up and started pacing the conference room.
Everyone tensed up, dreading that Tang Rao might pick them.
"Let's start with you," Tang Rao suddenly stopped behind someone and patted that person on the shoulder.
If he wasn't mistaken, the cold sweat on this person's forehead hadn't stopped since Jin Shengqiao self-destructed.
"No, I... I won't go."
"How did I put it just now? I hate it when people oppose me. If you don't go, I'll take it as you're trying to harm me," Tang Rao said.
Eventually, that person was still sent to the Inquiry Formation by Tang Rao.
This Inquiry Formation, after Tang Rao's modification, wasn't designed for questioning cultivators, but rather for asking about one's true heart. Of course, if one's answers contradicted their true heart, they would still be annihilated.
As soon as the person entered the Inquiry Formation, it was as if they lost consciousness.
Soon, he began to talk to himself.
"I haven't, I've never killed anyone; I've never taken money from others..."
Everything was normal, the Inquiry Formation showed no response, and it seemed he was a decent official, look, not even susceptible to bribes...
A minute later, a look of struggle and hesitation suddenly appeared on the man's face.
"I... I didn't intend to harm Tang Rao, I didn't..."
Boom!
Suddenly, the Heavenly Dao descended.
"No, stop! I'll talk, I'll talk!" The man in the Inquiry Formation bellowed loudly.
But in the next moment, his body vanished without even getting a chance to shout.
Everyone's heart trembled fiercely.
This... this was an official from the Special Ninth Department, also a person who had some say in the Yan country, and yet...
"Tsks, tsks, what did I say? Looks like this person was one of those who intended to harm me. Now I do not even want to find out who it is. You go into the Inquiry Formation and question your true heart; anyway, whoever wants to harm me will end up like this," Tang Rao said casually.
"One by one, no need to rush," Tang Rao spoke with an indifferent tone.
"This is absurd!" Someone among the crowd couldn't help shouting, "Indiscriminate killing of officials, what is this! Should our Yan country just allow you to act like this? Tang Rao, if you want to leave, then leave, but don't insult us in this manner!"
Tang Rao looked at the person speaking, his eyes narrowing slightly.
This person, in the Yan country, was indeed a heavy hitter.
Could it be him?
If it really was him, then it's no wonder the boss can't just freely take action.
A bigwig of this level, entrenched in power, definitely isn't easy to shake up.
"That's right!"
"We, the people of the Yan country, are not to be trifled with!"
"Tang Rao, like this, you will eventually meet retribution!"
"Open the door, we want to leave!"
As the high-ranking bigwig spoke, many others echoed him, none wanting to enter that so-called Inquiry Formation.
"Brother Tang." The boss also stood up and looked at Tang Rao, with a glimmer of light in his eyes.
"Is it him?" Tang Rao's voice reached only the boss's ears.
The boss fluttered his eyes twice, his head nodding almost imperceptibly.
"Alright, then forget it." Tang Rao saw the pleading and determination in the boss's eyes.
Besides, if he were to really kill this person in front of everyone, he probably wouldn't be able to stay in the Yan country anymore.
Saying this, Tang Rao walked towards the doorway, then pulled aside the sofa blocking the door and opened the front door.
"By the way, I forgot to mention, anyone who wants to strip me of my position again can just tell me directly, there's no need for such sneaky tactics, it's meaningless." After finishing his words, Tang Rao stepped out.