I lent my brother 500 yuan, and he offered his wife as collateral.

……

The indictment materials were unfurled from above the hall.

There are 173 records of declining energy in the earth's veins, spanning a period of twenty years.

Each location was marked with the Su family's recent receiving port, and the final values ​​added together were enough to maintain the operation of a large main array.

The external representative of Tianji Pavilion walked to the notary's position.

"After entering the Central Region, the Su Clan privately connected to multiple public land vein ports."

"An investigation revealed that a large amount of ley line energy flowed into the transition warehouse, old warehouse, and mining area controlled by the Su family."

"This move has caused the base of the array to drop in some areas of the inner ring road, affecting public safety."

After he finished speaking, he raised his hand and zoomed in on the three records.

The arrow starts at the outer array position of the Holy Tower and ends at the Sue's receiving node. Time, value, and receiver are all included, but the flow direction classification in the middle has been removed.

Qin Feng scanned it once.

The data is not entirely false.

The energy did indeed enter Sussex, and the received volume remained unchanged. The problem is that the other party combined the total emissions from twenty years into a single time period and removed the waste label.

Ordinary people who see this data will only think that the Su family has hollowed out a piece of the Central Region's earth veins.

The elder of the Yun family was the first to speak.

"The Su family only entered the inner ring yesterday and has already taken control of three mining areas. Now they've discovered they've illegally acquired land. If they're not severely punished, how will they explain it to the other families?"

Representatives from several chambers of commerce followed suit and demanded the freezing of Su's assets.

The cooperative dynamics in the hall began to change.

Some have withdrawn their initial intentions, while others have suspended supporting negotiations. Two merchants who had just signed contracts have also submitted their intention to terminate the contracts with the transitional warehouse.

……

Qian Shao stayed behind at the temporary warehouse.

As soon as the public terminal rang, all of the dozen or so screens on the table popped up.

His subordinates were getting anxious.

"Mr. Qian, the pharmaceutical alliance has stopped placing additional orders."

"Two material suppliers in the West Seventh District have requested a new verification of their capital."

"Some people also asked whether the three mining areas would be sealed off by Santa."

Qian Shao flipped through the pages one by one without panicking.

He received the contingency plan last night.

Once the court hearing begins, the merchants outside will definitely hide. At this time, drastically lowering prices and dumping goods will only make others believe that the Su family is about to collapse.

"The mine is operating as usual, and orders that have already been signed will continue to be shipped."

"For those who voluntarily terminate the contract, the contract shall be executed. Their early preferential treatment shall be frozen, and they shall pay the full amount of liquidated damages."

A manager asked:

"Should we postpone the purchase?"

"Don't stop, put the clean sand and mystic crystal into storage as planned."

"But everyone outside is saying that Su will be sentenced to death."

Qian Shao glanced at him.

"The person is still sitting inside the Holy Tower, but they've already been sentenced outside?"

That's not what I meant.

"It's not just about doing work."

Qian Shao moved several termination applications to the pending processing area.

He wasn't sure either.

In Santa, if a single authority is imposed, all business in the transit warehouse could come to a standstill.

But Qin Feng handed the mining area over to him before leaving, not telling him to close the gate at the slightest sound.

The accounts must be kept in order, and the delivery must not stop.

If there are any problems, we'll have to wait for the official results to come out from inside.

……

Inside the hall, the Tianji Pavilion staff continued to submit evidence.

"Due to the excessive scale of the Su family's illegal extraction, ordinary property compensation cannot make up for the loss of the earth veins."

"According to the Central Region Disaster Recovery Regulations, it can be replenished by highly compatible life energy."

These words were spoken.

The central array light up.

The Grand Master appeared on the projector screen for the first time, his tone calm.

"Su Qingxue possesses the Nine Yin Phoenix Fate, which is compatible with the current array core in the Central Region."

"Considering that the Su family is new to the Central Region and is not familiar with some of the rules, the Holy Tower can give them a chance to correct their mistakes."

"As long as Su Qingxue immediately performs Phoenix Life Resonance and submits an apology in the name of compensating for the loss of the earth veins, her death sentence can be waived."

In the old clan of Fengyi branch, someone breathed a sigh of relief.

In their view, being spared was already a stroke of luck by Santa. Many candidates in the past didn't even have that opportunity.

The elders of the Yun family also advised:

"Patriarch Su, the Holy Tower has already provided a way out. You only need to resonate once, and the lost energy can be replenished slowly later."

Qin Feng opened the resonance supplementary terms.

On the surface, it's about compensating for the earth's veins, but the identities of those at the bottom will change.

[Compensation recipient: Su Qingxue.]

[Acting Administrator: Santa's Current Array Hub.]

[Compensation period: Until the debt is fully repaid.]

[Compensation method: The Phoenix's fate status will be continuously monitored by the custodian.]

As long as one admits their mistake, resonance will be defined as proactively repaying a debt.

From this day forward, the Holy Tower has the right to manage Su Qingxue's Phoenix Fate status. The Holy Tower will also have the authority to decide when the debts are cleared.

Su Qingxue could not yet see the complete binding structure behind the Taiyi Spirit-Seeking Mirror, but she understood the words "actively repaying debts".

Once she accepts this charge, even if it is overturned later, it will be very difficult for her to back down.

She did not refuse outright.

"With the charges undetermined, how can there be compensation?"

The Grand Master said:

"The existing evidence is sufficient."

"If that's sufficient, please complete the trial."

Su Qingxue pushed the indictment materials back to the notary office.

"First determine the nature, source, and flow of energy, then discuss responsibility."

The representative of Tianji Pavilion said:

"The destination is clearly stated; the final recipient is the Su family."

"I'm asking about the source."

"The source is the earth veins of the Central Region."

"Which specific array system does it belong to?"

The other party paused for a moment.

Su Qingxue continued to press:

"One hundred and seventy-three records, all starting from locations close to the Holy Tower array. We request the accuser to confirm whether all the energy allegedly extracted by the Su family originated from the Holy Tower's current main array system."

The representative from Tianji Pavilion looked at the Grand Master.

The issue was not complicated in the materials they had prepared.

Only by confirming the flow of the Holy Tower system's energy into the Su family can the illegal theft be definitively proven.

The Grand Master did not stop it.

"It can be confirmed."

The representatives of Tianjige received a reply and turned their attention back to the notary office.

"Upon verification, the energy involved in the case all originated from the current main array system of Santa."

The system requires a second signature.

[Has it been confirmed that all the energy sources involved in the case belong to the current main formation of the Holy Tower?]

Once confirmed, the responsibility for the source cannot be separated in this case.

The Tianji Pavilion representative pressed their mark.

The Yun family, three old clans, and two chambers of commerce also signed as joint accusers.

Shen Banxia stared at the waveforms and tapped her fingers twice under the table.

"Brother Feng, this isn't a usable ley line waveform."

Qin Feng asked in a low voice:

"You recognized me?"

"It contains the Shen family's sewage discharge rhythm."

She spoke softly, but her breathing was a little erratic.

This rhythm was originally used to discharge the wastewater generated by the purification array into the public treatment terminal. After the Shen family was destroyed, the Holy Tower changed its format, but the basic intervals remained.

The energy in the indictment material was not drawn from the earth's veins at all.

Those were the remnants of the battle formation.

"Shall we talk about it now?" Shen Banxia asked.

"Wait a little longer."

"They've already signed most of them."

"The source has been signed, but the line of responsibility hasn't been locked in yet."

Qin Feng looked at the representative of Tianji Pavilion.

The other party is requesting final confirmation.

Zhou Ye also sent a message from an external channel.

The sewage discharge records have been compiled and are ready to be uploaded at any time.

Qin Feng only replied with two words.

【wait.】

Su Qingxue asked again:

"Has the accuser confirmed that the Su family transferred this energy from the current main array to their own node without authorization from the Holy Tower?"

The representative of Tianji Pavilion said:

"confirm."

"Is it confirmed that Santa Fe never intentionally put it into public emissions?"

"confirm."

"Is it confirmed that this energy belongs to the Holy Tower assets, and is not waste flow marked by the system?"

"confirm."

Every problem narrows down the escape route.

Some representatives of the old clans felt something was wrong and wanted to postpone the signing.

The elders of the Yun family urged them first.

"The evidence is clear; there's no need to let her delay."

The Tianji Pavilion representative didn't want to give the Su family time to find loopholes, so they completed the final signing on the spot.

[The joint charges have been finalized.]

[The source of the energy involved: the current main formation of the Holy Tower.]

[Energy Properties: Available Earth Vein Resources.]

[Su's actions: Unauthorized and deliberate theft.]

The responsibility for the flow of funds cannot be split.

The last mark lit up.

Qin Feng picked up his personal terminal and connected to an external channel.

"Zhou Ye."

"exist."

"Release Santa's sewage discharge records for the past twenty years!"