"Roar—!"
Inside the manor, the basement.
"Holy crap..." Jun Ci looked at the tragic scene before him and shook his head with emotion.
"Captain, is it really necessary? Why are you so angry?" Yuan Qingqing covered her eyes, unable to bear to watch.
"He knew these heretics before, and they seem to have caused him a lot of trouble," Hill guessed.
"It feels worse than killing them," Qin Nanyuan found it amusing and shook her head slightly.
Before Yuan Yuan could speak, another scream rang out.
"Duan Chen! I'll kill you, boohoo—!"
In the basement, Duan Chen's face was stern. On the table next to him, a row of "torture instruments" was laid out, including a feather duster, a "Seven Wolves" brand fan, slippers...
"I don't think it's as good as me reconditioning them," Hill said, eager to try.
"If you recondition them, they'll be dead," Yuan Yuan disagreed.
"I'll go take a look!"
The plump fellow suddenly jumped onto the table. If it were a cat's head, Duan Chen would have to admit it was cute, but with Jia Rengui's head on it now, it was far from cute.
As for Tian Qi and the others, seeing this face almost scared them into fainting.
Duan Chen held the feather duster and looked at Sun Xiaoxiao, who was teary-eyed, a towel stuffed in her mouth.
"Hmph, hmph..."
This was simply devilish!
Boohoo...
Duan Chen grinned wickedly and made a gesture as if to strike.
"Mmph!"
The little girl immediately cowered and burst into tears.
"It seems the education you received at school was insufficient. How dare you collude with apostles and cause so much trouble for society!"
Duan Chen's voice was icy.
Tian Qi and Ding Ding beside them had already fallen silent, not daring to breathe, huddled together and trembling.
They suddenly felt that the Spirit Hunting Prison wasn't so terrible after all... Compared to Duan Chen, it was simply a warm sanctuary.
"Let's talk. Your mission this time was to find the Gate of Realms, right?"
Duan Chen, tired from the interrogation, took a sip of the tea from Bronya's hand and asked.
"Impossible to tell you. Do you think the apostles are fools? We have the apostles' mark in our bodies. If we betray them, there is only death!"
Mark?
"That number?"
Duan Chen looked intently, and indeed, the three women had a number "3" in their eyes, indicating they were subordinates of Apostle 03, Gu Sang.
"Hmph."
Sun Xiaoxiao snorted coldly and did not answer.
It seemed so. Duan Chen read her mind and couldn't help but frown.
"Brother Duan Chen, you don't really think your ability is omnipotent, do you?" Sun Xiaoxiao put on her little devilish smile again, saying with a grin.
Duan Chen glared and raised the feather duster in his hand.
Sun Xiaoxiao immediately wilted.
"Hehe... It was all her orders. It has nothing to do with us," Tian Qi and the other two chuckled awkwardly, wishing they could just burrow into the ground and escape.
It seemed nothing could be pried from these three.
Duan Chen narrowed his eyes, and three sheepskin scrolls suddenly appeared before him.
"This is... Mile's ability. No wonder you broke the agreement back then!" Sun Xiaoxiao exclaimed in shock.
"Hmph, with your intelligence, you have no right to refuse to press your thumbprints on these three scrolls!"
Helpless, the three had no choice but to press their fingerprints on them, without even carefully reading the terms on the scrolls.
The moment they pressed their fingerprints, a trace of blood overflowed from Duan Chen's lips. This was because the "Two-Foot Sheep" ability conflicted with the mark Gu Sang had placed on them, and Gu Sang's power ultimately prevailed.
This did not affect the contract, it was at most a mouthful of blood.
But Duan Chen frowned. This indicated that even though he had inherited Wang Qi, his power was still slightly inferior to Gu Sang's.
Sun Xiaoxiao chuckled, her mood seemingly much improved.
Duan Chen put away the sheepskin scrolls and said coldly, "If you privately flee the manor, your heads will explode and you will die. Remember that!"
The three women shivered in unison.
Duan Chen turned and closed the basement door.
"Don't you need someone to watch them, Captain?" Jun Ci scratched his head.
"No need. They wouldn't dare to escape."
Hill's gaze towards Duan Chen became even more interested. On those three sheepskin scrolls, she sensed the aura of causality, meaning that if those three heretics violated the terms on the scrolls, they would be immediately punished by some power.
How interesting...
Hill's gaze was too intense, as if she wanted to dissect him and study him alive. Duan Chen felt goosebumps all over and glared at her.
"You Jiǎwéi has already found the Ice City Lord and explained the matter to him. She hopes you can go and see if there are any problems with the Ice City Lord."
"Okay, I'll go now."
After arriving in Ice City, Duan Chen had been non-stop, rushing around, and he had become accustomed to this busy life.
"You're here?"
"The Ice City Lord, Geng Weibin, lives in this building."
It was a residential complex in the city center, with birds chirping and flowers fragrant, a pleasant scenery.
"After Fu Ze had an accident, Geng Bing has been living with Geng Weibin. She should be at home now and can testify for us. As for the Jia and Fu families, I have dispatched intermediate agents to thoroughly investigate them from beginning to end. There are no other sea monsters. Jia Rengui's sea monster lover has all been arrested and imprisoned in the Spirit Hunting Prison... Why are you looking at me like that?"
You Jiǎwéi glanced at Duan Chen.
"It's nothing, I just think Sister Weiwei, you're not only beautiful but also so efficient and decisive."
Duan Chen probably didn't know how charming his face was.
You Jiǎwéi's pretty face turned slightly red.
"Hmph... It's just my duty. I've also thoroughly investigated your identities, and there are no problems."
"Thank you for your trouble."
Duan Chen hadn't brought anyone with him. His intuition told him that the Geng family was unaware of the Jia family's schemes. Coming to Geng Weibin's home this time would at most be an explanation.
Moreover, Duan Chen needed to establish himself in Ice City, so he had to befriend the City Lord Geng Weibin.
"This is it."
This time, the one who opened the door was still Geng Bing, but unlike before, Fu Sheng was behind her.
"You're here?"
Fu Sheng's expression was no longer as cold as before; a smile was tinged with it.
"Miss Fu," You Jiǎwéi's tone was rather official.
"Yes, come in."
Fu Sheng's gaze lingered more on Duan Chen, and she paid no attention to You Jiǎwéi's indifferent tone.
Duan Chen smiled at her. He greatly admired this heroic woman in his heart. He assumed Fu Sheng already knew about the collusion between the Jia and Fu families and the sea monsters, and had been under control all along. Yet, she had endured it and secretly collected evidence, which made Duan Chen have to admire her.
And according to You Jiǎwéi, Fu Sheng marrying Jia Rengui was also out of necessity. Her parents, who loved wealth during their lifetime, arranged for their daughter to marry Jia Rengui, who was rich and powerful.
She was also a pitiable woman.
Duan Chen collected his thoughts and walked into the house.
Unlike the gloomy environment of Fu Ze's home, Geng Weibin's house was filled with the warmth of sunlight. There were sea monsters in this place, Duan Chen absolutely did not believe it.
"Is this Mr. Bai?"