Chapter 442: [Intermediate Fire Flood Dragon Island Dungeon Temporarily Online]

Ten bamboo slivers had been perfectly driven into Wang Hang's ten fingers.

Lin Dayuan could hardly stand steady. He dared not imagine what would have happened if he hadn't defected in time and had continued down that dark path to the very end.

Would he too be suffering everything Wang Hang was suffering right now?

Wang Hang wept like rain on pear blossoms, tears, blood, and saliva making the floor absolutely filthy.

Wei Xing's brows furrowed slightly as she murmured:

"This doesn't seem like a qualified intelligence agent."

The various Directors present thought the same.

They all found it strange. Based on their recent understanding of the Immortal God Sect, this was highly abnormal.

Wang Hang suddenly went silent. A glance confirmed he had passed out from the pain.

Li Zhong remained silent for a few breaths, then looked toward Zhao Yuan:

"Fifth Prince, how did this little eunuch enter the palace, and how did he end up by your side?"

Zhao Yuan drew a deep breath, his expression grim as he said:

"I don't know how Little Hangzi entered the palace, but the reason he came to serve by my side was mainly because Eunuch You introduced him.

Little Hangzi is Eunuch You's godson."

"Eunuch You..."

Li Zhong's gaze fell upon the old eunuch behind Zhao Yuan:

"Can Eunuch You explain in detail your relationship with Wang Hang?"

"How does someone of vagrant origins become your godson in such a short time, and then get assigned to the Fifth Prince's side?"

At this moment, Xu Wuji couldn't help but let out a laugh.

He looked toward Eunuch You with a hint of schadenfreude.

Yang Ling noticed that among these Fifth-Rank Grand Eunuchs of the Directorate of Ceremonial Affairs, few seemed to get along well.

"So the Directorate of Ceremonial Affairs is also a place where resources are fought over. The competition here is probably fiercer than in other factions."

As he mused, Eunuch You had already begun to speak.

He showed no panic. Instead, he looked at Wang Hang unhurriedly, as if deep in thought, and said:

"This servant and Little Hangzi actually met once at the Star Observation Academy."

At these words, quite a few Directors showed surprise on their faces.

Zhao Yuan and Zhao Qi exchanged glances, both seeing a trace of disbelief in each other's eyes.

How could this Wang Hang have been at the Star Observation Academy?

"He was a scholar of the Star Observation Academy? How does a scholar end up entering the palace as a eunuch?"

Li Zhong frowned.

Eunuch You pondered briefly: "Wang Hang was not a scholar. At the time, he was an attendant by the side of Young Master Luo Kai of the Star Observation Academy. This servant saw that he was clever and sensible, so I casually asked if he would be willing to enter the palace.

He agreed, and this servant took him as a godson accordingly.

Before today, this servant never imagined he had any connection to the Immortal God Sect."

Xu Wenjun suddenly raised his head to look at Eunuch You, his expression uncertain as he said:

"Luo Kai? The last personal disciple of the academy head of the Star Observation Academy?"

Eunuch You nodded slowly.

Xu Wenjun lowered his head once more and said nothing.

This name was not the first time he had seen it.

It had also appeared in Wangzhi's original testimony.

Ji Kongliu and the other Directors clearly also knew the details of the Xiangfeng Prefectural Capital case.

Their expressions all became somewhat peculiar.

"Lord Li, this case has no real connection to the Star Observation Academy. I think we should continue investigating Wang Hang."

Zhao Zheng smiled.

Li Zhong nodded crisply and ordered someone to splash Wang Hang awake and continue the interrogation.

Wang Hang looked at his fingertips, his entire body trembling.

Facing Li Zhong's questioning, he answered every question, telling how he had joined the Immortal God Sect, how he had received orders to make contact with Wu Xiaoshuai, planning to use Wu Xiaoshuai to blow up the Four Directions Lodge.

He also conveniently named over a dozen fellow cultists of the Immortal God Sect. Several were on the giant ships of the Water Transport Guild, and some were still back in the Capital.

Among them were quite a few who had already entered the palace as eunuchs.

"All of this was ordered by the Sect Leader. I beg you to see clearly, my lords. This humble one was also coerced by the Immortal God Sect and had no choice but to comply!"

Wang Hang begged piteously for mercy, as lowly as a wild dog by the roadside.

Li Zhong suddenly smiled: "I hear you were introduced to Eunuch You by Luo Kai. Then does he know you are a Heretic Cultist of the Immortal God Sect?"

Zhao Zheng's eyes widened in shock. The brothers Zhao Yuan and Zhao Qi were also somewhat stunned.

The Directors present exchanged glances.

Xu Wenjun looked at Li Zhong in astonishment.

At this moment, Yang Ling amplified his perception infinitely.

Vision, smell, hearing, all became extraordinarily sharp under the enhancement of his 280-point high Spirit attribute.

"Luo Kai doesn't know I'm a Heretic Cultist of the Immortal God Sect. If he knew, he wouldn't have associated with me."

"At the time, I was ordered to befriend him, precisely to exploit his connections..."

Wang Hang said in a small voice.

A hint of gravity appeared in Yang Ling's eyes.

This fellow was not lying.

This fellow had no idea about Luo Kai's relationship with the Immortal God Sect.

Li Zhong also watched Wang Hang quietly, then gently nodded:

"These words of yours are indeed true. It seems the Star Observation Academy truly has no connection to this case."

Everyone, including Zhao Zheng, silently let out a breath of relief.

None of them seemed willing to drag the case in that direction.

The interrogation had ended. Li Zhong ordered Wang Hang and Wu Xiaoshuai to be taken away and imprisoned together.

"Once we return to the Capital, arrest all the accomplices he named, and follow their traces to continue striking at the Immortal God Sect."

Li Zhong instructed Ji Kongliu.

Ji Kongliu immediately accepted the order.

Only at this moment did Zhao Yuan finally breathe a complete sigh of relief.

At least the Ironclad Department hadn't come looking for trouble with him.

...

Yang Ling returned to the giant ship where he was stationed.

Lu Xiangdi and the other players came with him.

Because Lin Dayuan had defected in time, he was temporarily held in a cabin on the bottom deck. His ten thousand taels of silver notes had already arrived, hidden in the soles of his shoes.

The death penalty was avoided, but upon returning to the Capital he would still be imprisoned for some time.

Lin Dayuan had no objections to this. After witnessing Wang Hang's fate, he had gained a profound understanding of the word "law."

Yang Ling rested both hands on the ship's railing, his gaze sweeping over the fleet.

Twelve giant ships sailed through the waves, presenting a magnificent and grand sight.

"Could Luo Kai possibly already be among the fleet?"

"But with at least twenty to thirty thousand people on these ships from top to bottom, finding one Luo Kai in here would be like fishing a needle from the ocean."

Judging from Wang Hang's side, Yang Ling suspected that whether in reality or in the Divine Realm, he was probably the only one who knew that Luo Kai was the Immortal God Sect Leader.

"If Wangzhi could obtain explosives, that was likely also under Luo Kai's remote control from behind the scenes. He, Zhao Fu, and even the academy head of the Star Observation Academy, likely all have no knowledge of Luo Kai's secret."

Yang Ling felt this information was extremely important.

Previously, he had suspected the academy head of the Star Observation Academy knew Luo Kai's true identity, which was why he had taken him as his last personal disciple, to grasp his ability to make explosives.

Thinking about it now, if it were him, he would not easily expose such an identity.

"Luo Kai is probably far smarter than me, so it's even less likely he would expose himself."

Time passed imperceptibly.

The moon hung high. The ocean was not as pitch-black as one might imagine.

The players in the fleet grew increasingly tense.

In another hour, they would be able to enter the Beginner White Bone Cavern dungeon again.

Messages in the Divine Realm Communication Channel began to noticeably increase.

Many player teams, gangs, and guilds were using this time to continue recruiting experts.

One could imagine countless players already contacting each other, exchanging private messages.

Lin Caiyi and the others' private messages also arrived as expected, all asking about this choice.

Yang Ling was just about to reply to each one when several announcement messages appeared in the Divine Realm Communication Channel!

[Beginner White Bone Cavern Dungeon has encountered a serious BUG and is undergoing emergency repairs]

[During this period, the Beginner White Bone Cavern Dungeon will be temporarily replaced]

[Intermediate Fire Flood Dragon Island Dungeon Temporarily Online]