Supreme Warrior in the City
Chapter 188: What Does That Have to Do with Me?

Chapter 188: Chapter 188: What Does That Have to Do with Me?

"This..."

The crowd was immediately at a loss for words, and a person from the Xue Family angrily said, "Mr. Su, what’s the point of setting these linguistic traps?"

"These are not linguistic traps!" Su Yang shook his head and said, "What I originally discussed with them was that we all take action together. However, Du Xinyu told me he had to go back to discuss it with his elder brother. So, here we are, essentially having not yet come to an agreement."

"I thought they would discuss it for a while, so I thought about going to the Nantian Martial Arts School first to settle some minor issues. But I didn’t expect that while I was on my way to the Nantian Martial Arts School, they went ahead and took action."

"We hadn’t reached an agreement, and they took unilateral action. So, does this still count as me cooperating with them, does it still count as me forcing their hand?"

Everyone looked at each other, finding the question indeed a bit hard to answer.

The person from the Xue Family faltered, then angrily said, "Mr. Su, what’s the point of all this nonsense? Weren’t those two recordings sent by you specifically to target our Xue Family? Do you really think you’re such a good guy?"

"That’s right, I came to the provincial city this time intending to completely annihilate the Xue Family!" Su Yang said with a light smile, "I won’t hide this fact. Since all the Ten Great Families are here today, I’ll just state my case and let everyone judge!"

"Mr. Su, please speak!" said Nan Wudi.

"As everyone knows, I have a good relationship with the Hou Family. And I’m also one of the shareholders of the Qingyun Clubhouse," said Su Yang. "However, for the Xue Family to deal with the Hou Family, they resorted to such underhanded tactics, not only setting a trap for the people of the Hou Family but also shutting down the Qingyun Clubhouse. Now tell me, as a shareholder of the Qingyun Clubhouse, should I not address this matter personally?"

The crowd nodded one after another, as there was no doubt about this point.

"I believe the Ten Great Families also act with clear distinction of right and wrong," Su Yang continued. "In this matter, the Xue Family acted first, and our counterattack came later. So, regardless of the outcome, I cannot really speak of right or wrong here. After all, when the Xue Family targeted me, I couldn’t just not resist, right?"

Again, the crowd nodded.

"Since I can resist, what methods I use are my own business," Su Yang paused before adding, "I indeed intended to use another’s hand to kill. But what’s wrong with that?"

The crowd looked at each other, and indeed, there was no problem with that statement.

"That’s right!" Su Yang said, "I can resist, I can use another’s hand to kill, and what I’ve done has no issue. Now, the key question is, they went to exterminate the Xue Family while I hadn’t even finalized things with the Eight-Faced Yama. Does this matter relate to me, or does it not?"

"This..." The crowd found themselves speechless once again.

"Don’t think about this question for the moment," Su Yang said. "There’s only one thing I want to say; regardless of whether this matter is related to me or not, what I’ve done here shouldn’t be wrong, and it hasn’t violated the rules of the Ten Great Families, right?"

The crowd looked at each other, whispering amongst themselves for a long time, before eventually nodding in agreement. In this matter, Su Yang indeed had not violated the rules of the Ten Great Families; after all, it was the Xue Family who acted first.

The people from the Xue Family were furious, but when the other nine Great Families had already discussed it amongst themselves, what more could they say?

Nan Wudi spoke in a cold voice, "Yan Fatty, what’s your take on this matter?"

"I think Mr. Su has spoken quite well." The Eight-Faced Yama looked towards Du Xinyu and suddenly gave him a kick, erupting in curses, "You son of a bitch, acting so rashly and causing the death of so many from the Xue Family, how will you compensate?"

"Yan Fatty, as the boss, how could you not know about this matter?" Nan Wudi said sternly, "Stop acting here!"

"Mr. Nan, I truly didn’t know about this matter!" Eight-Faced Yama was sweating profusely, "Ah, it’s also my fault for not managing them strictly. Nevertheless, I will take responsibility for their actions!"

"Can you even bear such responsibility?" the people from the Xue Family roared, "There were over a hundred people in the Xue Family, Yan Fatty, how many lives must you lose to make up for this?"

Eight-Faced Yama sighed deeply and said, "I have but one life, but I’m willing to use it as compensation. These are my brothers after all, and if they’ve done wrong, how can I, as their elder brother, not step forward and bear the consequences?"

Tears welled up in Du Xinyu’s eyes as he suddenly took a step forward and shouted loudly, "Big brother, I have wronged you. I killed these people, I will pay with my life for them!"

Having said that, Du Xinyu fiercely plunged a dagger into his own chest, dying on the spot.

The crowd around was dumbfounded; the chief culprit had just died like that?

Eight-Faced Yama froze for a moment, then threw himself onto Du Xinyu’s body, starting to wail mournfully.

Su Yang frowned, as he could tell that the Eight-Faced Yama was actually putting on an act. That guy was truly insidious, pretending to be willing to take the blame for his underlings, but in fact, he wanted to move Du Xinyu to take the fall. This way, he could escape the blame!

If the Eight-Faced Yama shirked responsibility at that moment, the Ten Great Families would definitely not let him off. But with Eight-Faced Yama taking the initiative to accept the blame, he even gained a measure of goodwill, allowing him to escape the predicament.

One must say, this Eight-Faced Yama was indeed a very crafty and cunning individual. It seems he would need to be guarded against in the future!

The death of Du Xinyu was indeed unexpected for the Xue Family. After being stunned for a moment, the leader roared, "Eight-Faced Yama, don’t think that just because Du Xinyu has died, this matter is settled. I’m telling you, this is impossible; the lives of over a hundred people in my Xue Family cannot be settled by the death of just one person!"

Eight-Faced Yama wore a grievous expression and said, "I know, I will make compensation for this. Ah, I genuinely didn’t know they would go behind my back and do such a thing, I will bear all the responsibility!"

"What compensation!" the Xue Family Members shouted furiously, "Today, you must pay with your life. And all those people you sent, they must die too. And Su Yang, you must die as well!"

Eight-Faced Yama said nothing more, but Nan Wudi frowned slightly and said sternly, "Enough, the chief culprit has died, don’t be too aggressive!"

"How are we being aggressive!" the Xue Family Members retorted.

"This matter has nothing to do with Mr. Su in the first place. Your targeting of him and his retaliation is a normal response; he has done nothing wrong," Nan Wudi said with gravity, "As for the Eight-Faced Yama, he is indeed responsible for not managing strictly and for the occurrence of such an incident, but as the saying goes, those who are unaware are not guilty. Since he did not orchestrate this matter, he does not deserve to die. Compensation is acceptable, but demanding the death of Eight-Faced Yama is inappropriate!"

The Xue Family Members were immediately enraged and shouted, "Nan Wudi, this is about the lives of over a hundred people from the Xue Family. Do you think just one death will settle the matter? It hasn’t happened to you, so of course you would say that—I absolutely disagree!"