The Marshal’s Wife is Wild
Chapter 372 - 371: Next, It’s Your Turn

Chapter 372: Chapter 371: Next, It’s Your Turn

The broken sword, wrapped in strong spiritual power, mercilessly stabbed toward Lan Xingrui’s heart.

Even in his Mental Outburst state, Lan Xingrui knew to resist with a Spirit Power Barrier.

Unfortunately...

Crack!

The SSS-rank Spirit Power Barrier shattered completely when it met a stronger force of spiritual power.

Pfft!

The broken sword penetrated the flesh, coming out through the back, leaving only the hilt in front of the chest.

"Ah!"

In his unfocused eyes, there was still lingering shock and fear.

With a flick of her hand, Qu Tong dispersed the vines, and Lan Xingrui’s body, no longer supported, fell to the ground with gravity.

Xu An watched the girl who stood unaffected in the midst of chaos, her expression cold and complex in his eyes.

"Let’s leave here first."

Qu Tong walked out from among the many bodies and said indifferently.

There probably wasn’t enough time to clean up the scene.

Wen You swallowed nervously, just about to speak, when the sound of something tearing through the air reached her ears.

"Boss?"

Wen You had seen Si Yuting’s mecha, and Qu Tong recognized it as well.

The mecha stopped not far from Qu Tong, and Si Yuting leapt down from the cockpit.

Qu Tong stood still.

"Are you injured?" Si Yuting’s first question as he approached.

Qu Tong gave a relieved smile and shook her head.

However, in the delay, the sound of sirens, accompanied by chaotic footsteps, was already drawing near.

There were not only police but also people drawn by the news, including Lan Weiying.

Si Yuting stretched out a hand to draw Qu Tong closer to his side.

Lan Weiying initially surprised to see Qu Tong with Si Yuting, then quickly scanned around for something!

Until he saw the figure lying on the ground, his pupils shrank.

Disregarding his image, with faltering steps, he rushed into the midst of corpses, trembling hands reaching to lift a layer of skin from Lan Xingrui’s face.

When he removed the mask and saw the familiar face,

The heart that was held up, finally died.

"No! Big brother!"

Lan Weiying knelt beside Lan Xingrui and suddenly turned to Si Yuting, asking in agony, "Your Highness, why did you do this? Why kill my brother?"

In Lan Weiying’s heart, the only person capable of killing her brother was Si Yuting.

The police and others thought the same, their gazes converging on Si Yuting.

"Didn’t we just kill a Star Thief?" Qu Tong asked innocently, her apricot eyes wide as if just realizing the situation.

Lan Weiying choked, her gaze filled with resentment shifting toward Qu Tong.

Qu Tong spared her only a glance, then reached out to hook her arm around Si Yuting’s neck, whispering in his ear.

Si Yuting’s expression momentarily changed, but quickly returned to normal as he nodded lightly.

Qu Tong could feel the intensity of the stares on her increase.

If previously Lan Weiying’s glances toward her were arrogant and tinged with jealousy, now they were clearly hatred—barely concealed, wishing her a painful death.

Si Yuting frowned, slightly turned his body to block Lan Weiying’s view.

He spoke out coldly, "The law stipulates that any individual of SSS-rank and above who enters a berserk Mental Outburst, not in a control room but showing intent to kill, shall be executed on the spot."

Lan Weiying’s face froze, aware that her brother’s Physique could not be hidden, yet certain there was no evidence; her indignation made her more confident.

"Did Big Brother have any murderous tendencies?" Lan Weiying pointed at Qu Tong, "Her? Just because she is Your Highness’s wife, you’re so biased towards her, not showing any mercy and killing my Big Brother?"

Her eyes were filled with sorrow, as if she truly knew nothing about it.

"Whether he did or not isn’t for you to determine."

Leaving behind that cold and ruthless remark, Si Yuting led Qu Tong with steady steps towards the police.

Lan Weiying bit her lip hard, tears in her eyes, and yelled at Si Yuting’s retreating back: "Your Highness, I hate you!"

Qu Tong couldn’t help retorting coldly over her shoulder: "You sound ridiculous. Don’t act like there’s something between you two."

Her lips curled into a carefree smile, and she silently uttered: "Next, it’s your turn."

Lan Weiying’s complexion turned deathly pale in an instant, her fingernails digging into her flesh, bringing a stinging pain.

Her curled eyelashes drooped down, hiding emotions not meant to be seen.

Qu Tong cooperated with the police investigation. The three of them did not need to discuss in advance and gave roughly the same account of what happened, with little discrepancy.

However, they all tacitly concealed Qu Tong’s identity.

The police, of course, did not pursue that area of questioning.

Adding to Si Yuting’s previous remark, the accusation of killing Lan XingruiRui naturally fell on Si Yuting’s head.

Qu Tong’s mouth opened as if she wanted to say something, but Si Yuting gave her a reassuring look.

Qu Tong had no choice but to obediently close her mouth.

If her husband was willing to take the fall for her, of course she accepted it gladly.

Soon after, the Lan Family arrived, causing the Imperial Palace Guard to be alerted, and both the body and the people were taken back to the police station.

The next day, Fei Wenxing and others also reached Capital Star.

Upon hearing of the incident, they were incredulous.

"We were only a step late in returning, how did such a big thing happen!"

However, due to the special situation, unrelated individuals were not allowed to stay too long at the police station, and were asked to leave after a few minutes of meeting.

The autopsy report for Lan XingruiRui came out. It was confirmed that at the time of death, he indeed was in a state a Mental Outburst, and his Physique was SSS-rank.

Originally, Qu Tong had been prepared to deal with it directly, and even if it was discovered, she could claim it was an accident since they dressed themselves like Star Thieves.

But now, she had an additional legitimate reason.

It just so happened that Lan XingruiRui had concealed his strength and happened to be driven to a Mental Outburst by her.

That made things much simpler.

The case was significant, and the final trial was held in the Imperial Palace.

Qu Tong’s gaze landed on the man wearing dark golden court clothes sitting next to Si Chen.

One could see that he bore a resemblance to both Si Chen and Si Yuting. Even though he had aged, one could still discern some youthful handsomeness. His thick eyebrows furrowed toward the center, giving off an unapproachable demeanor.

Qu Tong immediately guessed his identity.

The former Emperor, Si Xian, whose current wife was from the Lan Family, the cousin of Lan Jianghong.

Si Xian looked over, his gaze obviously unfriendly.

Qu Tong withdrew her gaze and did not mind.

The outcome was clear, Si Yuting bore no guilt, but instead, the Lan Family was investigated for the issue of impersonating Star Thieves.

The incident wasn’t over yet. Si Yuting presented the evidence he had previously collected, ranging from major grievances such as abusing private rights to persecute common merchants in their own star domains and breaking contracts by selling elixirs at extortionate prices to other countries, to minor issues like neglecting border defense and faking injuries to avoid military drills.

In the contract signed between the Lan Family and the Military Department, the Lan Family could sell Elixirs to the ordinary citizens of the Canaan Empire, and if there were surplus Elixirs, the Military Department had the priority to purchase them, but they were not to sell to the other two countries first.

In this matter, Lan Jianghong naturally washed his hands of any responsibility, his face turning ashen as he claimed he was unaware.

The Alchemist Association, even though not as influential as before, still needed to be given some respect.

But with the ten or more charges Si Yuting laid out, coupled with irrefutable evidence, even if Lan XingruiRui were dead, his title of Major General would be stripped, his assets confiscated, and no death benefits would be dispensed.

With the loss of their biggest military trump card, the expressions of the Lan Family were not good. After the verdict was announced, Lan Jianghong even lost control and smashed the microphone on the table into bits in front of everyone, clearly showing his anger.

Everyone exchanged glances, casting disparate looks toward the supposed victim of the whole affair.

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