After receiving Hai Rui's order, Xiao Er immediately stepped forward and took back the confession from the solemn-faced Zeng Hong.
While Zeng Hong was still thinking about what to do next, Hai Rui's unusually plain voice sounded in Zeng Hong's ears.
"Since the clan leader has personally confirmed it, can he hand over the person to my own disposal?"
Hai Rui's voice was not loud, but in Zeng Hong's opinion, it was full of unquestionable meaning. What's more, this was not a tone of discussion, but an order!
When Zeng Hong heard this, the expression on his face suddenly became extremely gloomy, and he clenched his fists subconsciously. It had been a long time since he became the leader of the Zeng clan, and no one had dared to speak to him like this.
After a moment, Zeng Hong came back to his senses, turned his gaze to Hai Rui, gritted his teeth and spoke word by word.
"Your name is Hai Rui, right? Okay, very good, I will remember you!"
Hai Rui didn't care at all about Zeng Hong's threatening words. Instead, he looked directly into Zeng Hong's eyes and immediately spoke calmly.
"Yes, that's right, I am Hai Rui. You'd better remember my face clearly to make sure you don't identify the wrong person!"
When Hai Rui said this, he looked around and glanced at the angry Zeng clan members one by one, and said coldly.
"There is a saying that a gentleman's virtues will be killed after five generations. Even if your ancestors are called the Four Saints and Three Sages, if it has been passed down to your generation, I'm afraid not much of the virtues of a gentleman will be left, right?"
"In the final analysis, you are just a group of insects who rely on the glory of your ancestors to oppress the people and dominate!"
When Hai Rui said this, his face was full of contempt.
Immediately, Hai Rui turned his attention to the statue of Zeng Shen not far away that was as tall as two people and was covered in gold, and continued to add.
"If anyone knew about Zong Shengquan, I don't know how he would feel after learning that his descendants have fallen to this point!"
After Hai Rui finished speaking, he pretended to sigh.
At this moment, seeing Hai Rui's rude words, the Zeng clan members were extremely angry. If looks could kill, Hai Rui would have died tens of thousands of times!
Zeng Hong, who had been silent since before, saw this situation and had no choice but to stand up and speak out in defense.
"Sir, what do you mean?"
When Hai Rui heard this, he turned his gaze to Zeng Hong, chuckled, and then spoke in a feigned surprise.
"It turns out that the clan leader can understand what I say. If that's the case, why do you turn a deaf ear to what I say?"
"Didn't you hear that I asked you to hand the person over to me?"
When Hai Rui said this, he suddenly raised his tone. Zeng Hong felt an invisible pressure coming over him, and even his breathing became rapid.
Seeing that the clan leader Zeng Hong was being humiliated, some of the hot-tempered Zeng clan members couldn't bear it any longer. They immediately wanted to break through the siege of the guards and come forward to seek justice.
However, before they could make any move, they were effortlessly controlled by the guards. What awaited them next was an extremely cruel end.
Seeing this, Hai Rui glanced at the Zeng clan members who wanted to resist, and then gave cold instructions.
"Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy!"
"Yes, sir!"
As soon as Hai Rui finished speaking, the guards replied with a deafening tone.
Seeing the bright weapons in the hands of the guards and the brutal methods, the remaining Zeng clan members completely lost the courage to resist.
After doing this, Hai Rui looked at Zeng Hong again and asked.
"Hmph, I'll ask you one last time, do you want to hand over this person or not?"
After Zeng Hong heard this, he immediately involuntarily turned his eyes to the Zeng family members of the Nanzong branch not far away, headed by Zeng Xian.
"Clan leader, please save us. If we fall into their hands, we will not end well!"
"Yes, Patriarch, please save us. We have been wronged. We have nothing to do with the White Lotus Sect!"
"The patriarch...the patriarch..."
After hesitating for a long time, Zeng Hong took a deep breath, as if he had made up his mind.
After that, he turned his attention to the Zeng family members not far away, headed by Zeng Xian, from the Nanzong branch. They put on an expression of hating iron but not steel, and then said in a deep voice: "Everyone Shut up, don’t you think it’s embarrassing enough?”
"The witnesses and material evidence are all there, what else do you have to say?"
"You have been deeply favored by the emperor, but you do not want to repay the imperial court. Instead, you colluded with the White Lotus Sect and harmed the people. From now on, as the 61st head of the Zeng family, I announce that you will be officially expelled from the Zeng family. Genealogy!”
After hearing Zeng Hong's words, the Zeng family members of the Nanzong branch, headed by Zeng Xian, suddenly turned pale and looked desperate.
They knew very well that in order to preserve the family, they had been treated as abandoned children and completely abandoned!
After Zeng Hong finished all this, he immediately turned his gaze to Hai Rui and spoke calmly.
"Sir, you can take these people away now!"
Seeing Zeng Hong being so decisive, Hai Rui couldn't help but glance at Zeng Honggao. The reason why he acted like this was to see if Zeng Hong could withstand his attack.
"This Zeng Hong, it seems he needs to pay more attention!"
Hai Rui thought this, and after looking Zeng Hong up and down, he looked away, cupped his hands, and immediately spoke.
"Well, since the clan leader is so cooperative, there is no need for me to stay any longer!"
Immediately, Hai Rui waved his hand and gave instructions in a deep voice.
"Come here, take them all to my custody and interrogate them severely!"
"Yes, sir!"
As soon as Hai Rui finished speaking, soldiers came forward and imprisoned all the Zeng clan members who dared to resist before, as well as the Zeng clan members of the Nanzong branch headed by Zeng Xian.
Zeng Hong looked at the tribesmen being taken away by the guards and clenched his fists. At this moment, he wanted to eat Hai Rui alive to vent his hatred.
"Hai Rui, just wait for me. My Zeng family will never let you go. I will make you understand that the price of offending my Zeng family is something you cannot afford!"
Zeng Hong looked at Hai Rui's leaving figure and secretly swore in his heart.
At this moment, Hai Rui seemed to suddenly remember something and stopped suddenly. He called a soldier and whispered a few words in his ear.
When Zeng Hong saw this situation, an extremely bad premonition flashed through his mind.
"Is it possible that this Hai Rui intends to kill people but fails to silence them, or..."
Just when Zeng Hong felt panicked and uneasy about this, he was making random guesses about Hai Rui's intention.
The soldier from before came to Hai Rui again and respectfully handed three sticks of burning incense into Hai Rui's hands.
After Hai Rui took the incense from the soldier's hand, he glanced at Zeng Hong and said to himself.
"In the final analysis, I came here today just to invite some people who have colluded with the White Lotus Sect to go back and assist in the investigation. I don't have any objections to the Zongsheng!"
After Hai Rui finished speaking, he walked past Zeng Hong and came to the long table covered with red cloth. He bowed solemnly three times to Zeng Shen's tablet, and then inserted three sticks of incense into it. In the incense burner.
After doing all this, Hai Rui didn't stay too long, but turned around and left.
Zeng Hong looked at the three sticks of incense stuck on the incense burner. He felt as if he had been greatly insulted. His face became extremely ugly, and his breathing became more and more rapid. His eyes turned black in his anger. He fell straight down.
"Ah, Patriarch, what's wrong with you?"
"Hurry, come quickly, the clan leader has fallen!"
"Why are you still standing there? Why don't you hurry up and call the doctor over?"
Following the fall of Zeng Hong, the 61st patriarch of the Zeng clan, the scene suddenly fell into chaos.
(End of chapter)
