The next day.
The Awakened Association released a major announcement.
The massacre of several Song Family households was not committed by Chen Fan, but rather by the Devourer Gong Bo and the Ogre Yu Jianqiao.
To prove the authenticity of the news, a video was released where the two confessed to their crimes without hesitation.
And the person who captured them was none other than Chen Fan.
As soon as the news spread, the entire Yan Country was in an uproar.
The names of these two wanted criminals were almost universally known.
Some people even dreamed of knowing their whereabouts so they could claim the reward of one million points.
But upon reflection, it was clear that such a thing was incredibly difficult; even the Awakened Association had been unable to capture them.
Yet now, the person they had previously considered the culprit had caught them and delivered them to the Awakened Association.
This matter was indeed thought-provoking.
"Could it be possible that we’ve wronged Chen Fan? Was he not the real perpetrator of the massacres?"
"I also think it’s more likely those two. A few years ago, weren’t there some other mass murder cases? It was later proved to be the work of the Ogre Yu Jianqiao."
"That’s right, this time the massacre of those families is very similar to previous ones. Only someone like Yu Jianqiao, that inhuman monster, could have done such a thing."
"Chen Fan must have been fed up with being scapegoated, so he caught these two and handed them over to the Awakened Association?"
"Hahaha, that’s right. Those two thought they were being clever but ended up offending someone they couldn’t afford to offend. If they hadn’t tried to stir up trouble, they would probably still be free. Indeed, the wheel of karma turns."
Most people believed that the real culprits were Yu Jianqiao and Gong Bo.
After all, the news came from the Awakened Association, which would not be false.
However, some people remained skeptical.
Who knows if those two were really the Devourer and the Ogre?
Maybe the Awakened Association and Chen Fan were in collusion, deliberately staging the whole scene. It wasn’t entirely out of the realm of possibility.
On the top floor of the Elder Council, in the conference room.
The five elders watched the video on the screen, their eyes wide open in shock.
"How could this be?"
Xu Hu exclaimed.
Before, Brother Su had confidently assured that the two together could definitely defeat someone surnamed Chen, right?
Yet now, these two had been defeated and handed over to the Awakened Association, putting on a show of confession for leniency and resistance for severity?
Zhao Chunyuan and the other two exchanged glances. Shocked, they also felt somewhat relieved.
Although they also wanted to see Chen Fan dead.
Given the current situation, the outcome was not entirely unacceptable to them.
With these two dead, the Su Family’s strength would significantly diminish, and the balance within the Elder Council would remain intact. The Su Family could forget about becoming dominant.
"Sigh."
Zhao Chunyuan let out a sigh, "I didn’t expect that kid surnamed Chen to be so powerful. Even two Quasi-S-Class Awakened couldn’t defeat him and ended up losing themselves. Since these things have already happened, there’s no point in discussing further. I’m more concerned about two things right now, first, what will Chen Fan do after this incident? He must be plotting how to retaliate against us."
Second, since the Awakened Association has already captured them, could they have discovered that we were the ones behind this? If so, could they be planning some actions against us in secret?"
"Brother Zhao is correct."
Elder Yan said gravely, "The strength of that kid is close to that of the three S-Class Awakened. If he comes to cause trouble, only the ancestors of our families could stop him. Maybe it was a mistake for us to choose to oppose him in the first place."
"What’s the use of saying this now?"
Elder Qin snorted, glaring at him, "Old Yan, when we decided to send people to Jiangnan City, it was a unanimous decision. You didn’t oppose it back then. Now that you know the opponent is tough, you’re starting to retreat?"
"I didn’t mean it that way."
Elder Yan quickly explained.
"Then what do you mean?"
"Enough."
Su Ming frowned and interrupted them.
Among them, he was the most discontented.
Those two were nurtured by the Su Family with countless resources, intended to deal with the Thunder Emperor and his partner.
But now, with them handed over to the Awakened Association, their previous plans would likely fall through.
For this plan, they had prepared for many years, making numerous arrangements.
All ruined!
Zhao Chunyuan and the others, seeing this, also remained silent.
They knew now was not the time to provoke.
However, they were also troubled by this sudden and tricky situation.
Should they let their Divine Cultivation Realm ancestors deal with that kid?
If they could handle it, that would be good. But if not? They thought the likelihood of failure was small, but they couldn’t rule out the possibility.
Just then, the sound of a phone vibrating broke the silence.
All eyes instantly focused on Su Ming.
Su Ming frowned.
Few people knew his phone number.
A call at this time must be important.