Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 260 - 224: Deep Admiration_1

Chapter 260: Chapter 224: Deep Admiration_1

"Did Lei Yun ever leave?"

The gaze of Shi Xin sharpened immediately, "When did he leave? Where did you see him? Since he used the illusion technique to hide, how did you see him?"

Li Xuan felt a slight chill in his heart, as Lei Yun’s earlier statement was not like this. According to Xiaowei Lei, since he had changed his shift, he had been presiding over the altar of the Yang Fish in the third underground floor.

"After all, Xiaowei Lei is a Wu cultivator. He can barely utilize the illusion technique, but he cannot match a real spellcaster. Coincidentally, due to my bloodline origin, my ability to break illusions is beyond ordinary."

The prison head of the second underground floor’s surname is Xu – a ’trial Fumo Xiaowei’ around forty years old, and formally served as ’Dianyushi’. If you look closely, you will find that his left arm is a wooden prosthetic hand.

Most of the personnel inside the Zhenyao Tower were like this - disabled but able to contribute to their suitable posts.

While Duwei Xu spoke, a hint of blue light appeared in his eyes to show the truthfulness of his words, "On the night of the incident, I met him at the staircase around the third moment of Xu (seven-thirty in the evening). He was heading upstairs. As for his exact whereabouts, I didn’t inquire."

At this moment, everyone present showed excitement on their faces. Only Shi Xin remained poker-faced, "Then, when did he return?"

"I don’t know that," the prison head’s eyes showed helplessness, "The second underground floor holds 350 black water cells and 700 dark cells, all presided over by less than twenty people. I am too busy to pay detailed attention. Moreover, Xiaowei Lei is very careful."

He paused, "At that time, he was hidden in the dark and walked against the wall without making any sound. Even without using illusions, very few people could notice him."

Shi Xin then carefully asked a few more questions, but just as he was about to end Duwei Xu’s interrogation, Li Xuan suddenly interjected, "Duwei Xu, the explosion on the top of the tower and underground used three stones worth of gunpowder. I would like to know, who could have managed to hide this huge amount from you and brought it down to the third floor?"

When he asked this, he noticed that Shi Xin and the others looked surprised.

Li Xuan couldn’t help but roll his eyes inwardly, thinking, could it be that these people didn’t even check for the quantity of gunpowder used in the explosion?

If so, then the Fumo Zongguan’s evaluation of them was indeed correct – while these people were passionate, their investigative skils left much to be desired.

"Three stones worth?" Duwei Xu frowned, "Xiaowei Lei could deceive most of us and travel between the floors, but it would be impossible for him to carry such a heavy item without being detected - especially at the stairways on each floor, which are always presided by specific guards. Hold on—"

As Duwei Xu was speaking, he suddenly had a thought, "There’s someone who could do that: one is the main treasury-man, who sends people here every afternoon to distribute and collect supplies, and the other is the kitchen, which delivers meals at fixed times. All the prisoners we are holding on the two underground floors are criminals, so the quantities of supplies and food are vast. If it was one of them, we might not have noticed."

After giving it a thought, Li Xuan quickly wrote down all of Duwei Xu’s words.

"Are we done?" Seeing that Li Xuan didn’t respond, Shi Xin sinisterly chimed in, "Fetch Lei Yun!"

Perhaps anticipating something, Lei Yun’s face showed pallor when he returned to the interrogation room.

He remained mostly calm. Although Shi Xin questioned him based on the words of the prison head, Lei Yun was still very calm: "Yes, I left for a short while. What’s wrong? Can I not go for a walk because I felt bored? I only went to the first floor and didn’t go to any other floors."

"But why didn’t you mention this before?" As Shi Xin asked, he looked through the previous interrogation record, "You have signed and stamped this statement."

"After all, I did abandon my duties, and with such a massive incident, I felt guilty," Lei Yun folded his arms and his face was cold as ice. "It is my mistake, I should repent to the punishment division."

"Your mistake was not just abandoning your duties."

Shi Xin squinted, looking at Lei Yun with disdain, "Three days before the incident, you were on duty on the top floor of the tower. And among all the suspects, only you have left the altar. So, where did you go? Did you visit the cells of Xue Wuya and Shenhui? Or did you go get the explosives?"

"I didn’t go anywhere," Lei Yun simply closed his eyes, "Everything needs solid evidence! The Lei family has served the Liudao Division for six generations, six of my ancestors fell in battle killing demons. I, Lei Yun, have a promising future, why would I ally with Maitreya Teaching?"

Shi Xin let out a tacit smile, "What about the previous wolf-kill case and the Wei Shi silencing case? I heard that Wei Shi committed suicide and the only person present was you. And that nameless spellcaster died when you arrived at Jiangning County."

"Both of these cases have been solved." At this point, Lei Yun’s voice was filled with anger, "Wei Shi committed suicide. The person who handed her the poisoned needle was a Baiyi from our Zhuque Hall prison. The nameless spellcaster was killed in Jiangning County by Wuzuo. They have both confessed without exception that they were manipulated by the Maitreya Teaching."

Li Xuan couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow, thinking, so these two cases have already been solved? He had not paid attention to them before.

"Since you were the chief examiner for these cases, you certainly had full control." As Shi Xin was speaking, he noticed someone walk in from outside. It was Luo Yan, who whispered in Li Xuan’s ear, "I’ve checked, and there was a record of a consultation for the two construction blueprints 23 years ago. It was due to a blocked water pipeline, and at that time, the general manager of Zhuque Hall had to ask a craftsman from Mo to clear and renovate it. And then there was this Xiaowei Lei."

Li Xuan was taken aback, "He consulted the blueprint?"

"Not a consultation, but he might have had access," Luo Yan shook her head, "On the top floor of Zhuque Hall, there are ten sealed compartments, arranged according to the Heavenly Stems. The room of the blueprint, marked Xin, has only been entered by Lei Yun in the past year. It was because he was investigating a case and got permission from the general manager."

She glanced at Shi Xin, "People working for Jianchashi Shi are also checking. He’s slower than me, but he’ll probably come up with it soon."

As expected, not long after, another person hurriedly entered. As this person handed a document to Shi Xin, he sneered immediately, "Among the six suspected Xiaoweis and three Duweis, only you, Lei Yun was in contact with the architectural blueprint of the Zhenyao Tower. What else do you have to say?"

Lei Yun’s face turned even paler: "I don’t know what you’re talking about. I indeed went to the Xin room on the top floor of Zhuque House, but I’ve never touched any building plans. Who would have the leisure to look at those things?"

"I suppose it won’t be until you see the Yellow River before you give up your ghost!"

When Shi Xin said this, he cast another sideways glance at Li Xuan: "Take Xiaowei Lei to the torture chamber!"

Li Xuan had nothing to say, the suspicion on Lei Yun was immense. According to their Liudao Division’s usual practice, he should have been subjected to torture long ago.

Shi Xin being able to tolerate it until now, he probably had some reservations towards him and the Fumo Zongguan he represents.

However, he felt lost, with a feeling of mustering strength to throw a punch, but hitting nothing, quite awkward.

He wondered if the Zhenyao Tower explosion case had been solved just like that? Is the insider who has caused a great embarrassment to Zhuque Hall, Lei Yun?

It took a moment for Li Xuan to come back to his senses, then he saluted Shi Xin: "Since Supervisory Officer has already singled out the real culprit, can we release vice lord Qiu and Xiaowei Jiang now?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Xin let out a scoffing laugh: "What do you mean by identifying the real culprit? Lei Yun hasn’t admitted to his crime yet, and the others’ suspicions have not been completely cleared."

Li Xuan frowned, "Sir, the current manpower of Zhuque Hall is tight, whether it’s the demons who have escaped into Jinling City or the chase for Xue Wuya and Shenhui, they all urgently need experts to preside. Maitreya Teaching’s plot is immense, once they succeed, neither of us could shoulder the responsibility."

Indeed, he also felt that the case was not over yet, but the problem now was that Zhuque Hall was indeed in a very desperate situation regarding manpower.

They didn’t feel anything when they were investigating the case inside the Zhenyao Tower, but today, just in their Mingyou City, five people already got injured, and this was with Xue Yunrou giving her all.

"You’re fear-mongering!" Shi Xin dismissed him completely and walked out of the inquisition chamber: "Duwei Li, your words are funny, if the real mole gets away, neither you nor I could assume the responsibility."

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"It seems to me that he wants to make waves in Zhuque Hall using this case. The likes of Lei Yun are not enough to satisfy them."

After Shi Xin’s departure, Luo Yan mused: "Isn’t this the internal factional struggle in your Liudao Division? Whose man is this Shi Xin?"

"I don’t know."

Li Xuan was clueless about the internal affairs of the Liudao Division. He has only been officially a part of the Liudao Division for three months. "We should just focus on our case, why care about so many things?"

He headed towards the first level’s data room with furrowed brows.

Just as Li Xuan was walking into the room, he suddenly got an idea, looking at Gongsun Xue who was perusing the account books but obviously was absent-minded and looked quite anxious.

He observed for a moment, then turned around and left.

Luo Yan felt puzzled: "Where are you going now?"

"Gongsun Xue and Lei Yun’s sister-in-law are real sisters, and that guy said he only went to the first level!"

Li Xuan strode quickly, and the moment he re-stepped onto the second down-stair steps, he saw Duwei Xu coming up from below. He thought it was quite a coincidence, quite in time for him to ask, "Duwei Xu, when you saw Lei Yun at that time, how was his expression exactly?"

Upon hearing this, Duwei Xu paused and then started pondering: "Flushed like he was quite excited, a bit like a monkey in heat——"

His voice abruptly stud still. Because Li Xuan had already passed by him like the wind at this moment.

The cangue room for the ninth level of the Zhenyao tower is on the southwest side. By the time Li Xuan arrived, Lei Yun had already been strapped up on the cangue and the branding iron nearby was already being heated.

Li Xuan, holding the order from the Zongguan, sent everyone in the hall out directly.

Shi Xin stood in the middle of the cangue room, motionless, just watching his actions coldly. Li Xuan knew that it was impossible to get him out of the room, after everyone else had left, leaving the three of them, he looked at Lei Yun with admiration.

"Lei Yun, did you go to the first floor of the Zhenyao tower for a secret rendezvous with Gongsun Xue on the day of the incident?"

"How did you know?"

Caught off guard, Lei Yun was stunned by Li Xuan’s Grand Air Thunder Sound, his face turned pale: "We did have a secret rendezvous, but we didn’t have an affair, Madam Wang and I just had a few words."