"Fine, then just wait and see if Hu Da's master will intervene!" Hearing Gu Qi's defense of the Xuanmen sect, Hu Da wasn't angry. She simply followed his lead and continued with a very unceremonious laugh: "When her master comes out, it will either be to avenge her, or he'll be embracing Hu Yue, who has already regained her innocence, and crying about her predicament and helplessness as a master, then begging Hu Yue, as her disciple, to forgive her!"

It's the same old trick; you could guess it with your eyes closed!

Hu Yue, who is currently at the center of the debate between Gu Qi and Hu Da, is indeed having a tough time.

The person in charge who seized the evidence against her and took her away for investigation was Song Ke.

Her feud with Song Ke can be said to have started long ago. Over the years, Song Ke has never stopped causing her trouble in the special case team, but she has always managed to defuse it! In fact, on many occasions, she has made Song Ke, the instigator of all the trouble, suffer more losses than gains.

This was the first time she had lost the initiative and given Song Ke leverage over her! How could Song Ke possibly let go of this rare opportunity to kill her?!

So when Hu Yue was brought to the punishment room, she was immediately sent to solitary confinement.

The solitary confinement room, as the name suggests, is used to punish members of the Special Cases Investigation Unit who have made mistakes. The space here is very small, roughly the size of two people sitting opposite each other with a small table between them.

Yet, in this cramped space, dozens of high-powered incandescent light bulbs were installed from the ceiling to the walls. In addition, the surrounding walls were decorated with array diagrams drawn with special materials. For someone with spiritual power like Hu Yue, being in this space felt like being squeezed by a giant boulder. The stuffiness, anxiety, and a series of other negative states made it extremely difficult to even breathe.

Normally, when members are punished, they are locked up for a maximum of two or three hours, which is the limit! But Hu Yue has been held captive here by Song Ke and has been locked up for seven or eight hours.

Moreover, since she was locked up, no one has come in to inquire about her situation.

Hu Yue knew perfectly well that Song Ke was trying to intimidate her! His goal was simply to make her submit immediately! If she couldn't help herself and let out even a single wailing of pleading for mercy, she would probably already be at a disadvantage in this confrontation that hadn't even begun.

So even though it was agonizing, Hu Yue gritted her teeth and didn't utter a single complaint. She remained in the same position she had been in since entering, sitting motionless in her seat, waiting for Song Ke's next move.

This silent torment lasted until the early hours of the morning.

The only thing anyone brought her was a small cup of water; there was no other food or similar items. After being locked up in such an environment for so long, Hu Yue was naturally thirsty and hungry. Even if she wanted to close her eyes and rest for a while, the loudspeaker in the room would immediately broadcast the reprimands from those monitoring her from outside.

This tactic of attrition can be described as quite despicable, but Hu Yue is well aware that even if she cannot accept it, she can only endure it!

This action will not cause her any real harm. Even if she goes out and complains in the future, she will not be able to provide any evidence to accuse Song Ke of taking revenge for personal reasons.

So now that Song Ke isn't showing up, she can only suffer in silence.

Just when Hu Yue thought she would have to wait until tomorrow morning, the tightly closed door was finally opened.

Song Ke carried a tray in his hand. The aroma from the bowls on the tray filled the small space as he entered, making everyone's mouths water instantly.

In the past, Hu Yue would never have drooled over a bowl of noodles like this. But now, after being hungry for most of the night, seeing this food made her instinctively turn her gaze to the bowl, making no attempt to hide her longing for it.

"Are you hungry?! I'm so sorry, I was really busy today and didn't have time to think about it! I only remembered you were still locked up here when I got back! I'm so sorry!"

Song Ke gave a half-hearted smile, placed the tray on the table, and gently pushed it toward Hu Yue: "Let's eat first, and we can talk in detail after we finish eating."

Although she was starving, Hu Yue didn't reach for chopsticks or respond to Song Ke's words.

Seeing Hu Yue like this, Song Ke could almost guess what she was thinking without much thought. He smiled with a hint of self-deprecation, reached for a pair of disposable chopsticks on the side of the bowl, broke them apart, picked out a noodle from the bowl and ate it. He then picked up a small spoon next to him, scooped up a spoonful of soup and drank it.

After waiting for a while, Song Ke pushed the tray towards Hu Yue again: "Alright, now you can eat without worry, right?!"

Hu Yue, we are both members of the Xuanmen sect. Even if there are some disagreements and misunderstandings between our sects, is it really necessary to be so wary of each other?!

Hu Yue still ignored Song Ke, but because of his actions just now, she could finally eat her noodles in peace. She was really starving, so she buried her head in her food and ate very quickly, finishing the bowl of noodles in no time.

Having filled her stomach and regained some of her energy, Hu Yue seemed to have less of the sharp hostility she had shown before, but her attitude was still not exactly friendly.

She reached for a tissue and quickly wiped her mouth. Then, she slowly raised her head and said casually, "Alright, just ask whatever you want to know!"

"I won't lie to you, our team received intelligence early on..."

I was initially skeptical about this matter.

However, among the evidence collected during the investigation of this case...

That's why I had no choice but to bring you back for investigation!

"Inspector Hu, I hope you can tell me the truth. What exactly is your identity?!"

Song Ke didn't hold back and immediately pinned the label of traitor on Hu Yue's head.

He knew perfectly well that Hu Yue was definitely not the mole! But what did it matter?!

If he wanted to, at least for now, right now, Hu Yue would definitely be nailed to the pillar of shame as a traitor! Along with her, the Qingcheng Mountain faction behind her would also be implicated, suffering severe criticism within the Xuanmen and unable to hold their heads high!