After his daughter was taken away, Shen Feng spoke to his other disciples, "Do you know you are setting a bad example? Since the tomb robbers have been caught, they should be punished. But you are all shouting and making a fuss, making others think I am always interfering with the work of the enforcement team. You need to follow some rules!"
Wang Xiqiang said earnestly, "Master, it's just that these enforcement team members are handling things unfairly. We asked for all these tomb robbers to be killed, but they said their crimes were not punishable by death and planned to have them serve their sentences. You didn't see the state of our three brothers! Originally, they were already dead and should have been left in peace underground. But these tomb robbers are detestable; they dug up their bodies and desecrated them."
Shen Feng took a deep breath and then said, "We don't know the full picture of this matter yet. Let's go in and take a look. But remember, no shouting!"
Shen Feng knew that his disciples were very agitated. They were all orphans and had been taken in by him, living together day and night, naturally becoming like brothers and sisters. Now that their brother's bodies had been desecrated, how could they not be angry? They had only been buried for a few days, and now tomb robbers had targeted them.
Shen Feng led his disciples into the enforcement team's hall. The captain of the Yuzhou Enforcement Team was named Wei Chengxi. He was currently in a state of great distress because this matter had involved Shen Feng, which meant that this tomb-robbing case had attracted the attention of the City Lord. If this matter was not handled properly, his future would also be affected.
As Wei Chengxi was troubled, Shen Feng had already arrived with his disciples. No one dared to stop Shen Feng on the way.
"City Lord, why have you come?" Wei Chengxi was surprised to see Shen Feng himself, clearly not expecting Shen Feng to appear in person at this time.
Under normal circumstances, if there were any important matters to attend to, Shen Feng would simply give an order, and someone would convey it. Then, others would act according to the instructions. But now, Shen Feng had personally come to the enforcement team's hall, which indicated that the current case was very serious.
"The graves of my disciples have been robbed. This matter is very important, and I have to personally look into it. So, I just want to see the case. How do you plan to handle it?" Shen Feng said lightly.
Wei Chengxi said with a wry smile, "In the past, the enforcement team has caught tomb robbers before. However, the punishment for tomb robbers was generally to have them do ten years of hard labor. This punishment might be increased, up to twenty years. If they were killed just for tomb robbing, it would surely cause a lot of fear."
After these words were spoken, Wang Xiqiang was furious. He pointed at Wei Chengxi's nose and said, "Our brothers fought for Yuzhou until the last moment. After they died, they still had to suffer such humiliation. And these tomb robbers will not receive the death penalty. What kind of logic is this?"
Wei Chengxi patiently explained, "Because it has always been this way. Strictly speaking, tomb robbing hurts the feelings of the living, not as much as crimes like murder and arson. They should not be killed just like that. If they are killed like this, it will leave an impression of indiscriminate killing!"
Yang Ming couldn't help but want to refute this statement, but Shen Feng spoke, "This matter is indeed difficult to handle, but it cannot be let off lightly. At this time, you should take us to see the tomb robbers' handiwork! Also, summon Zhang Xixi for me. I need her to help me interrogate these tomb robbers."
"Yes, I will do these things immediately. I will complete them quickly!" Wei Chengxi said hurriedly.
The group was then led to the detention room, where a group of tomb robbers were already held. Seven of these tomb robbers had dirt on them, clearly indicating that they had used manual excavation methods for tomb robbing.
As Wei Chengxi led the way, he explained, "Considering that your disciples' bodies are no longer suitable to be brought back to the enforcement team, we chose to send people to sew their bodies back together and rebury them. But we have taken photos, and you can see what happened from the photos!"
Wei Chengxi took Shen Feng to the evidence storage room, where many photos were already stored. One could see what had happened just by looking at the photos.
Shen Feng looked at these photos preserved as evidence and found that many of the people in them were left with only broken arms and legs. These were all once very brave young men, but after their deaths, they could not rest in peace and were brutally dismembered by the tomb robbers.
After Shen Feng finished looking at these photos, he was filled with rage. Strictly speaking, these young men were sent to the battlefield by his own hands. Their deaths were inseparable from him. But now that these young men were dead, they should have been sleeping peacefully underground. He never expected that someone would dare to dismember them.
"I know that once rules are made, they should not be broken. But you should also know a flexible way to deal with this. If the crime of tomb robbing is difficult to punish, then change the charge! Do you understand?" Shen Feng said lightly.
Upon hearing this, Wei Chengxi immediately understood and said, "After I understand, I will arrange the charge of hooliganism for these people, and they will be executed!"
The so-called hooliganism was actually a catch-all crime. It meant that for those who did not know what crime to charge them with, hooliganism was the correct choice. The reason was very simple: the definition of hooliganism was broad. A hooligan was defined as someone who was idle, spiritually empty, and violent. Those who committed this crime could be executed.
The crime of tomb robbing was very minor, but the crime of hooliganism was much greater and became more flexible.
Shen Feng then said, "No, this charge absolutely cannot be used. Because in the eyes of others, these tomb robbers have nothing to do with hooligans. You should find another charge to punish them."
"I understand. Next, I will use the charge of provoking trouble to sentence them!" Wei Chengxi quickly nodded. This could also be considered a catch-all crime. Tomb robbing interfered with the management of the cemetery and could be considered provoking trouble.
Not long after, Zhang Xixi arrived at the enforcement team. She had now grown into a graceful young lady. She had been on many blind dates, but none of them had caught her eye. After all, she possessed telepathy, and she knew what others were thinking just by reading their minds.
After witnessing the power of telepathy, these men who went on blind dates with her were filled with fear. They thought about their future lives, where their thoughts would be read by the woman beside them, and they would have no secrets hidden in their hearts. Therefore, they were extremely worried. After one meal, they fled in disarray, never mentioning blind dates again.
Zhang Xixi was also helpless and could only live with her sister-in-law and nephew, waiting for the day she might meet a suitable man and get married.
"Brother Shen Feng, why did you call me here?" Zhang Xixi asked.
Shen Feng then said, "I called you here because I hope you can help me interrogate some prisoners. These tomb robbers have committed heinous crimes. They dug up the graves of my disciples. Now I want to know who ordered them to do this."
Zhang Xixi quickly nodded and replied, "Understood! I will interrogate them immediately and will definitely get the information you want from these people."
Afterward, Zhang Xixi interrogated this group of people. She possessed telepathy, and she could determine whether what they said was true or false just by listening once. After two hours, she finally managed to get the entire story.
"Brother Shen Feng, I have found out. They were entrusted by someone. Someone hired them to excavate the bodies of these three young men and instructed them to bring back the heads of these three young men. I suspect that these employers wanted to use the brains of these three people to create ability-enhancing potions. Then, they also dismembered the bodies," Zhang Xixi informed Shen Feng of the interrogation results.
After hearing this answer, Shen Feng pressed further, "Do you know who hired them to do this?"
Upon learning that these tomb robbers were insignificant hired hands, Shen Feng's attention was no longer on them. He wanted to know who wanted to steal the heads of the three children. No matter who it was, if they wanted to do this, he would eliminate them.
Wang Xiqiang also said, "These guys are truly detestable. If I find out who is behind this, I will freeze them all into crystals, one by one!"
Zhang Xixi shook her head helplessly and said, "I couldn't get any more information from these people because their employers always appeared with their faces covered. They don't know the true identity of the other party."
"Thank you for your hard work. Since we already know the true identities and purposes of these people, I will be on guard from now on. You can go back," Shen Feng said in a deep voice.
Zhang Xixi nodded and left. Wang Xiqiang and the others began to discuss heatedly how to kill these tomb robbers. Only by killing them in a brutal manner could they deter other criminals and prevent others from daring to rob graves again.
Shen Feng, however, fell into deep thought. Previously, he had heard that after many ability users were buried, their bodies would disappear after a few days. He just didn't expect such a thing to happen in Yuzhou.
"Once this happens once, it will definitely happen again. It's impossible to stop these people's fantasies through killing. We must find a way to prevent tomb robbers from profiting in the future!" Shen Feng thought to himself.
After thinking for a long time, Shen Feng finally made a decision. He said to his disciples, "From now on, I will take out the brains of these three. In the future, when ability users in Yuzhou die, their brains will be extracted and their abilities will be extracted. This is to prevent tomb robbers from profiting. I hope you will support my decision."
When Shen Feng said this, his disciples were all stunned because they never expected their master to say such a thing. These young men felt a sense of shared misfortune, like rabbits mourning the death of a fox. If their good brothers were to have their brains removed after death, wouldn't that mean they would also have their brains removed after death?
"Master... no matter what decision you make, we will support you! Because you raised us!" Wang Xiqiang said with difficulty.
"I know you all feel bad, but there's nothing we can do. The temptation of ability-enhancing potions is too great. So, no matter how strictly we guard, someone will always choose to take risks. Now, the only way is to make these tomb robbers lose their target!" Shen Feng explained earnestly to his disciples.
These young men said nothing. They silently supported their master's decision. Afterward, Shen Feng had the City Lord's mansion announce this matter and publish relevant information in the newspaper for three consecutive days. Many people only casually discussed the news that ability users' brains were extracted after death, as they felt it had nothing to do with them. Only many behind-the-scenes manipulators sighed in regret, feeling that their opportunities were gone.
Yue Hengyi also took the cryo-chamber containing Qin Kewei and left Yuzhou at this time, heading towards the Taihang Mountains. His home was here, and he still had to find an opportunity to go to Japan, because Sayaoka must still be waiting for his appearance.