Chapter 2483 — The Vice President of the Trade Association
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Of course, the possibility of dirty tricks played behind the scenes, or of trouble being stirred up later, did exist—but they would absolutely not fall out with Wei Zhao on the spot. To do so would chill the hearts of every **者. After all, the entry invitation alone had required a hefty deposit, and that deposit was non-refundable; if on top of that one had to pay tribute upon entering, it would truly be too outrageous for words.
If the blame could be pinned on the two guards' individual conduct, that would still be forgivable. But if the **者 Trade Association openly endorsed such crooked practices, that would be rather indefensible.
"Who dares to kill here?" A grim voice suddenly rang out. An old man, flanked by two subordinates, strode quickly toward Wei Zhao. Catching sight of the two guards on the ground, their lives in doubt, his expression changed at once. "Insolence! You dare to kill members of our **者 Trade Association? Law Enforcement Hall, seize him!"
"Yes, sir!" The two subordinates following the old man immediately clasped their fists in acknowledgment, then lunged toward Wei Zhao.
This old man was an expert at the peak of the early Heaven rank, and the two so-called Law Enforcement Hall subordinates behind him were both experts at the peak of the late Earth rank. Such a lineup could hardly be called small—but against Wei Zhao, it was truly a bit inadequate.
Once upon a time, experts at the peak of the late Earth rank and at the peak of the early Heaven rank had been figures Wei Zhao could only look up to. Back in the Ulanhot Mountains, he had stood no chance at all against them. But times had changed; standing here now, Wei Zhao felt not the slightest pressure.
Even in a head-on clash, he was confident he could finish off this expert at the peak of the early Heaven rank.
"Old fool, you arrest people without even asking right from wrong?" Wei Zhao sneered. Watching the two experts at the peak of the late Earth rank approach, he said flatly, "Take a look at the strength of those two things on the ground, and then think about whether the lot of you can take me down!"
The two Law Enforcement Hall subordinates' steps faltered at once, their expressions shifting drastically. Earlier they had seen only that Wei Zhao was an expert at the peak of the mid-Earth rank, and trusting in their own peak late-Earth-rank strength, they had rushed forward to make the arrest without a second thought. But now, jolted to awareness by Wei Zhao's reminder, they knew something was off. The two on the ground were one late Earth rank and one peak late Earth rank, and Wei Zhao had killed them both—so the two of them, peak late Earth rank as they were, really did not amount to much.
"Boy, are you threatening us?" The old man at the peak of the early Heaven rank furrowed his brow and gave an angry snort. "You kill people here, and you think you're in the right?"
"Why don't you first ask why I finished off those two guards, and who struck first? Is the **者 Trade Association entitled to be overbearing and unreasonable?" Wei Zhao sneered in return, meeting him head-on. "You can protect your own, but you ought to have grounds for it. Ask this subordinate of yours who sounded the alarm what started all this."
As he spoke, Wei Zhao glanced at the Yellow-rank ** who had passed on the alarm.