Chapter 1001: Chapter 126 Anger Transfer_3

Soon, under the watchful eyes of the neighbors, Zhao Yu and Liu Wenxuan were taken away.

Before he left, Zhao Yu glanced at Elder Sun and noticed the deep sorrow written on his face, which stirred some emotion in Zhao Yu.

Throughout the past half a year of their association, although initially suspecting Elder Sun had ulterior motives, the man’s earnest teaching eventually led Zhao Yu to lower his guard and regard Elder Sun as something of a mentor.

Now, it seemed clear that Elder Sun truly considered him a successor, or else he wouldn’t have displayed such a heartbroken expression.

Under the escort of the enforcement team, Zhao Yu and Liu Wenxuan were taken to the Ministry of Justice.

What gave him some peace of mind was that many others had been captured alongside them.

Many, like Zhao Yu, had conducted transactions with Huang Songyu and received some benefits.

Those who could trade with Huang Songyu were mostly practitioners at the Foundation Establishment stage.

At a glance, there appeared to be nearly twenty such people.

There is safety in numbers, the issue shouldn’t be too severe!

Zhao Yu let out a slight sigh of relief and gave Liu Wenxuan a reassuring look.

The good news was that the enforcers did not rush to interrogate them after taking them into custody but instead had them wear restraining collars one by one.

This was a method used to suppress Spiritual Power; those who wore the collars couldn’t use their Spiritual Power and were essentially reduced to ordinary people.

Held in the Ministry of Justice, naturally no one dared to resist. They also believed, given the nature of their offenses, they wouldn’t face death—after all, no one knew that the items traded with Huang Songyu were stolen goods.

“What did you trade with Huang Songyu?”

“Mine were Foundation Establishment pills; he offered a lower price than the market, and I thought of buying one for my daughter…”

Once the enforcers had fitted everyone with the collars, they left them alone, prompting lively discussions among the captives.

From the look of it, the atmosphere seemed cordial enough, with almost no one feeling that being there posed any great danger.

However, as the enforcement team kept coming and going, the numbers of people detained in the cells, all related to Huang Songyu, kept increasing.

Eventually, the count neared a hundred.

This astonished Zhao Yu. Just how wealthy was that inner sect elder’s grandson to engage in so many transactions with Huang Songyu?

Moreover, it looked as though Huang Songyu was convinced that the grandson’s death wouldn’t be discovered anytime soon, which allowed for leisurely trading.

Or perhaps, Huang Songyu had captured that grandson and only after converting all assets into cash, had he killed the grandson to cover his tracks and flee.

It was at this moment that a couple, surrounded by others, entered the cell.

“My son, Zhou Mingwei, is dead…”

“Why are you all still alive?”

As the middle-aged woman began to speak, Zhao Yu sensed trouble from her fierce gaze. He even felt that, if it weren’t for the fact they were in the Ministry of Justice, she might personally interrogate and execute the murderer herself.

“You’ve taken my son’s belongings; you might as well join him in death!”

These words caused a commotion throughout the room.

Before the people below could protest, a wave of enforcers stepped forward and took each person to separate torture rooms for intense interrogation.

After giving a few instructions to the head of the torture rooms, the couple left.

All those present were fitted with restraining collars, reduced to ordinary humans and no match for the enforcers, who quickly had them fixed to various torture devices.

With the middle-aged woman’s instructions, the enforcers were particularly zealous, clearly having received certain benefits on the side.

It was less an interrogation than a one-sided torment; regardless of what the detainees said, the enforcers turned a deaf ear and continued their unrestrained use of the torture devices.

Curses and wails rose in succession, while pleas for mercy and cries of agony followed suit.

The torturer assigned to Zhao Yu was a young man at the Foundation Establishment stage who seemed to know Zhao Yu’s background. While torturing him with devices, he leaned in close with an almost pathological face and whispered, “I heard you’re a prodigy, a Foundation Establishment practitioner at just twenty-two, and also a talisman master, Artifact Refiner, and Alchemist…”

“Getting to personally kill a genius like you is so satisfying…”

Under the torture, Zhao Yu winced in pain and couldn’t help but ask, “Aren’t you afraid of being held accountable by your superiors?”

“Heh, you have no idea about the power of the Zhou family. With their protection, what does it matter if a hundred more people are killed?!”

The pathological young man sneered, apparently fearing no repercussions.

Just as he was about to continue, the Golden Core Stage enforcer who had captured Zhao Yu came over.

“I’ll take over here. You go somewhere else…”

Seeing this, the torturous young man reluctantly gave up his place with Zhao Yu and left, still lingering on the thought of what he had been doing.

With the switch in personnel, Zhao Yu’s pain immediately lessened significantly, as the enforcer captain was deliberately going easy on him.

“Thank you, my lord…” Zhao Yu murmured softly.

He could feel the other’s kindness, “My partner, she…”

“Don’t worry. I’ve learned about Liu Wenxuan’s past too; I know she’s had a hard life. She’s lucky to have met you. I’ve already informed people below not to be too harsh on her…”

The enforcer captain sighed and said, “Under normal circumstances, none of you would have ended up here…”

“All I can say is, that vengeful couple is notoriously vindictive, and their minds are…”

He dared not finish his sentence, afraid of being overheard.

Zhao Yu understood the implication of his words; under normal conditions, they would all be innocent. But the Zhou family couple had just lost their son and, unable to capture Huang Songyu, were filled with rage and took it out on them instead.

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