Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect: I, Huo Yuhao, join the Sun Moon Sect.

Chapter 153 Obey! Let me see!
"Oh? Really? If what you say is true, then I've wronged you?" Jing Hongchen sighed.

Fan Yu couldn't admit to stealing the blueprints, so he instinctively puffed out his chest and said emphatically, "Of course! I, Fan Yu, would never admit to something I didn't do."

I've been researching soul tools with He Caitou all along; I didn't steal any blueprints, right, He Caitou!

He Caitou, standing to the side, steeled himself and said, "That's right, the teacher has been researching soul tools with me all along, and he didn't steal the blueprints at all! I, He Caitou, can guarantee this with my own reputation!"

As he spoke, he silently recited to himself, "Stealing blueprints isn't stealing, but what about the Soul Master's work? Can that be called stealing?"

Upon hearing He Caitou speak, Jing Hongchen immediately turned his gaze to He Caitou. In fact, when He Caitou first arrived as an exchange student, he noticed that He Caitou's skin was unusually dark.

In the Sun and Moon Empire, not all nobles have dark skin, but those with dark skin are definitely nobles.

If He Caitou were not a student of Shrek Academy, but a member of the Sun and Moon Clan, Jing Hongchen could conclude that He Caitou must have been a nobleman.

Jing Hongchen stared at He Caitou for a while and said, "Actually, I dare to arrest you because I'm sure I'm confident."

"After all, you were sent by Shrek Academy, so you're practically guests. I have to give Shrek Academy face. However, what you did today has crossed the line."

"Hand over your storage soul tools so I can take a look."

Upon hearing this, Fan Yu's expression changed slightly. He said angrily, "Dean Jing, I come from Shrek Academy, not from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. As you just said, Shrek students studying at Sun Moon are considered half guests. What kind of logic is there in checking a guest's storage soul tool?"
Is this how the Sun and Moon Hospitality treats its guests? What if the blueprints weren't found? Shouldn't you, as the hospital director, compensate me for the damage to my reputation?

He increasingly felt that Jing Hongchen had been deceiving him all along.

Therefore, as long as you don't admit it and show that you've been wronged, you can definitely get through it.

"Alright, if I can't find the blueprints, I'll definitely make up for your loss. At worst, I'll give you a level nine soul tool." Jing Hongchen waved his hand dismissively.

Level 9 soul tools are indeed very precious. Even for Jing Hongchen himself, it would take several months to create a level 9 soul tool.

Because the core magic array inside a level nine soul tool is too complex.

However, since Fan Yu and He Caitou had already stolen the blueprints, the idea of ​​"using a level-nine soul tool to make up for the damage to Fan Yu and He Caitou's reputation" was simply impossible.

Therefore, he naturally spoke his words with full confidence.

Fan Yu was stunned, thinking, "Is Jing Hongchen really that confident? Why aren't you playing by the rules?"

At this moment, Fan Yu, who had been speaking righteously as if he had been treated unfairly, could no longer argue. He felt that he was now in a difficult situation.

Agreeing to the examination is not a good idea, but refusing it seems like I have something to hide.

"No objections? Then I'll begin the inspection!" Jing Hongchen reached out to Fan Yu.

"No!" Fan Yu tried to struggle a little more.

"This is Sun and Moon, not Shrek! Listen to me! Let me see!"

Jing Hongchen forcibly removed the storage ring from Fan Yu's finger and began emptying its contents. Soon, a pile of soul tool blueprints lay on the ground, catching everyone's eye. Some researchers ran over, picked up the blueprints, and their expressions changed drastically upon seeing them.

"Isn't this the blueprint I drew? They even stole my hard work? How shameless! Are all the people from Shrek Academy thieves?"

"Fan Yu, what exactly did you do? Without these soul tool blueprints, how am I supposed to catch up with Xuan Ziwen's achievements?"

Hearing these words, Fan Yu lowered his head dejectedly, his posture becoming more hunched. For an old Shrek alumnus like him, he didn't care about his reputation being ruined, but the problem was, what if Shrek Academy's reputation was implicated?
"He Caitou! It's your turn." Jing Hongchen's sharp gaze fell on He Caitou. "Let me check your storage soul tool."

He Caitou was completely numb at this moment. He never expected that he would be arrested so soon after stealing the blueprints for the soul tool.

He felt powerless against the powerful, so he had no choice but to hand over his storage ring and soul tool. Then, Jing Hongchen poured out everything inside the soul tool in front of everyone, and soon, everyone saw a pile of blueprints.

"You two are exactly the same! I even gave you some pointers when you first entered Mingde Hall to study!" an old soul master with white hair said indignantly.

"Master, you can't tolerate this. We must demand justice from Shrek Academy."

"Yes, we must demand justice from them!"

Hearing the researchers' words, Jing Hongchen made a promise: "Please rest assured, I will make sure Shrek Academy gives you an explanation. I will arrange for someone to go to Shrek Academy to inform them about the theft of the blueprints!"

After saying this, he looked at Fan Yu and He Caitou beside him: "As for the two of you, you will need to be detained at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy for a period of time until Shrek Academy comes to pick you up."

a few days later.

Shrek Academy.

Qian Duoduo looked somewhat annoyed. He looked at Xuanzi not far away and asked, "Elder Xuan, Fan Yu and He Caitou have both been arrested by the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy for stealing soul tool blueprints. What should we do now?"

In fact, before the Shrek Academy exchange students and their supervising teachers set off, Qian Duoduo had discussed with Fan Yu how to develop Shrek Academy's soul tools.

One of the plans was to steal the blueprints for soul tools, since doing so could accelerate the development of soul tools.

But Qian Duoduo never expected that the theft of the blueprints would be exposed!
This is getting a bit complicated.

Because Xiao Hongchen and the others are all at Shrek Academy, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy cannot possibly kill Fan Yu and He Caitou.

However, Shrek Academy is indeed in the wrong in this matter, and its reputation has been affected as a result.

Xuanzi sighed: "No matter what, we have to get the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy to release them. After all, the future of Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department rests on Fan Yu and He Caitou's shoulders."

Especially He Caitou, he's incredibly important. I remember you've already chosen him as the trainer for the Extreme Individual Soldier Project, haven't you?"

Qian Duoduo's expression was somewhat solemn: "Yes, in the current academy, the most outstanding young person in the field of soul tools is He Caitou."

Therefore, my future plan is to develop He Caitou into an ultimate individual soldier capable of single-handedly changing the course of a battlefield. The Sun and Moon forces sent us to retrieve their personnel; it will likely come at a cost for us to bring them back.”

(End of this chapter)