Detective Agency of the Bizarre-Chapter 1374 - 214: Counterattack

"...Why?"

"Well done!"

The bewilderment of the Demon of the Earth nearby and the cheers of the Heart Plundering Demon in the distance mixed together.

Lu Li nodded towards his only supporter: "The time we spend in court will earn us countless souls."

"...Tens of thousands, or even more."

"Someone has to bear these losses." Lu Li looked at the witness stand where a cold and malicious silhouette lingered: "And we must also remind them that we can fight back."

As for possibly offending the Devil’s Offspring, they were already offended.

"My dear brother, don’t be a coward!"

A distinct shout came from the witness stand again.

Meanwhile, the shadow of the third-layer Judgment Chief, yet to depart, accepted Lu Li’s accusation:

"Spirit, present your witnesses and defendants."

"...I am the witness."

The Demon of the Earth decided to stand on the right side with Lu Li.

"And me! I was part of their conspiracy all along!" The Devil’s Daughter was more demonic than the demons at this moment.

Roars of anger, barely contained, erupted from among the Devil’s Offspring.

"Heart Plundering Demon...!"

The shriek of the Heart Plundering Demon echoed in the courtroom: "A bunch of fools, do you think Father will still stand by you? If I were you, I’d go lick the boots of the Demon of the Earth and beg the future Lord of Abyss City for forgiveness! The defendants are all the Devil’s Children except for our elder brother!"

The judges were glad to have new entertainment, while only Burb and the Old Flame Demon were regretfully sent out of the courtroom.

The defendants, Verbose Demon, Heart Gouging Demon, Escape Light Demon, Dark Body Demon, Dog Cat Demon, Flowing Demon."

Lu Li exposed each of the Devil’s Offspring lurking behind the conspiracy.

"Let the trial begin!"

A grand voice resounded, switching stances.

Lu Li and the Demon of the Earth from the lower courtroom appeared on the first-tier witness stand, becoming black silhouettes. Meanwhile, the five Devil’s Offspring and the sent-away Flowing Demon appeared on the defendant’s stand.

Their ugly faces twisted with anger and fear—because in the endless darkness above the third layer, the shadow of the Abyssal Demon resurfaced.

"Verbose Demon, Heart Gouging Demon, Escape Light Demon, Dark Body Demon, Dog Cat Demon, Flowing Demon, you are accused of one crime."

"False accusation against the spirit!"

"Guilty!"

"First witness, spirit takes the stand!"

As if a glow spread over the witness stand, revealing Lu Li’s tall figure: "All four charges they accused me of are unsubstantiated, the Devil’s Offspring forced the Flowing Demon to lie."

"Second witness, Demon of the Earth takes the stand!"

The Demon of the Earth was brief and direct: "...My brothers covet the deal between me and the spirit, attempting to stop us with despicable means and snatch the transaction."

"Third witness, Heart Plundering Demon takes the stand!"

The mischief-loving Heart Plundering Demon licked its lips: "Let me think where to start, whether it was the Verbose Demon envious of the benefits my brother the Demon of the Earth got, or the Heart Gouging Demon inciting the Flowing Demon to falsely accuse the spirit by their orders, or the Dog Cat Demon’s ambition for the Devil’s throne—"

Each statement intensified the whispers from the second layer.

"Shut up!"

The Dog Cat Demon’s back leg rose from the bottom layer in a resounding echo.

"Puppy wants to bite us now." The Heart Plundering Demon made teasing noises at it like coaxing a puppy.

"Flowing Demon..." The third Devil’s child, Verbose Demon, stopped the irrational Dog Cat Demon, looking towards the Flowing Demon curled up like a ball: "You know what to do."

Unsurprisingly, the Flowing Demon took responsibility for the five Devil’s Offspring, after all, it was the sole accuser and witness. As for allegations against the rest of the Devil’s Offspring, they failed because the Heart Plundering Demon had no evidence.

"The accusation against the Verbose Demon, Heart Gouging Demon, Escape Light Demon, Dark Body Demon, Dog Cat Demon for false accusations is dismissed! The accusation against the Flowing Demon is upheld!"

The trembling Flowing Demon vanished in an instant, doomed to a tragic fate.

Abyss City upheld order, though jungle law still prevailed. The Mid-Level Demon Flowing Demon had no chance to resist the Devil’s Offspring manipulating it—its accusations against Lu Li or taking the blame were both coerced.

The trial ended, the Devil’s Offspring on the defendant’s stand looked up at the somewhat disinterested Heart Plundering Demon, the calm Lu Li, the ever-honest Demon of the Earth, and the vanishing Abyssal Demon shadow watching from the first tier.

"This isn’t over..."

A threatening murmur sounded.

The Heart Plundering Demon screamed in sudden fright: "Did you hear that? Verbose Demon said it won’t let us go!"

Remembering his sister was a lunatic, the Verbose Demon shut his mouth, its outline silently fading away.

"...Let’s leave too." The Demon of the Earth, with three tender sprouts like horns on its head, looked up and said: "Please send us back to Kolent Meteorite Street."

As soon as he finished speaking, the three silhouettes on the witness stand vanished from the courtroom.

...

Kolent Meteorite Street.

This is the territory governed by the Demon of the Earth.

As they appeared on the bustling street amidst chaos, the Demon of the Earth released the aura of the Devil’s Offspring to suppress the aura Lu Li emitted, preventing his street from descending into disorder and chaos.

Lu Li and the Heart Plundering Demon were led by the Demon of the Earth into an Obsidian building. Inside, Lu Li saw the figures of the Old Flame Demon, Burb, and the Blue Blood Chief.

The friendly demons encountered on the journey through hell were almost all here.

Lu Li’s gaze shifted to the Plunder Demon, the unfriendly ones were also here, but that was in the past.

"I was scared when I heard Mr. Mayor wanted to accuse the Devil’s Offspring—"

The Blue Blood Chief was about to greet Lu Li when interrupted by the Heart Plundering Demon’s scream: "Spirit, it’s time for you to fulfill the promise!"

"What promise?"

"You promised to give me a cat!"

Lu Li neither agreed nor refused, looking towards the Plunder Demon with a new body: "The Plunder Demon is the original owner of the cat group."

"If you need, Your Highness the Devil’s Daughter—"

"I only want yours!" The Heart Plundering Demon ignored the Plunder Demon, its eyes flickering with a dangerous hue.

"If they are willing to leave with you."

Lu Li no longer refused and summoned the cat group from the Void Ring.

They ignored the other demons in the hall and the Plunder Demon, the culprit who turned them into this, instead surrounding Lu Li with tails erect, meowing.

The Heart Plundering Demon tried to summon them, but it was ineffective.

The Dreamwalker quietly unfolded to prevent the frenzied Heart Plundering Demon from attacking them. However, she didn’t, showing surprising patience as she took out a Soul Orb, compacted with hundreds of souls, to lure the cat group.

The cats were indifferent, except for one orange cat that was drawn in, approaching and licking the Soul Orb. The Heart Plundering Demon raised the Soul Orb, and it begged, rubbing its head against the demon’s leg.

"It’s yours now."

Lu Li retrieved the remaining thirty-two cats.

Having fulfilled the promise, the Demon of the Earth pulled the discussion back on track: "...My brothers won’t let you go."

"Will they want to kill the spirit?" The aggressiveness and madness in the Heart Plundering Demon holding the orange cat dissipated significantly.

"Do they not know my abilities?" Lu Li asked it.

"I told that bunch of fools, but if they believed it, you wouldn’t have been falsely accused."