At around 2 a.m., the entire Laibu was brightly lit, and everyone was on high alert. The exits were doubled in guard, and not even a mosquito could fly out.

Siye sat in the main seat, looking quite displeased, toying with a cigarette in his hand.

"Boss, we really don't know why the warehouse caught fire. Please spare us."

The guards at the warehouse knelt down before him, kowtowing and begging for mercy.

"The warehouse fire was also your responsibility. You made such a serious mistake. If I forgive you, how will I discipline others in the future?"

The group looked at each other and then kowtowed and begged for mercy again.

"come over."

The person at the very front of the Four Fields beckoned with his finger.

The man crawled forward on his knees, his voice trembling, "Boss."

Do you know the cause of the fire?

"have no idea."

Did you set the fire?

"It was definitely not us, boss. Even if we had the guts of a million, we wouldn't dare do something like that."

The man had barely finished speaking when he was slapped hard across the face, drawing blood.

“If we don’t find the arsonist today, you’ll all be fed to the wolves.”

The men trembled all over; some were so frightened they wet themselves.

There was a puddle of urine on the ground.

The people around him turned their heads away in disgust.

"Boss, the men have all been brought over."

Someone brought the servants over from outside.

Xue Ni was among them. She looked up and saw the bloodthirsty eyes on all sides, then silently lowered her head again.

This is quite a big event tonight; she has to be careful.

Chen Qi stood beside Si Ye and said, "The warehouse caught fire just as this batch of servants arrived today. Perhaps one of them was the arsonist. This person might be an informant planted by outsiders. We need to investigate thoroughly."

Thinking about the unfamiliar vehicle I just encountered outside, I'm certain there's a spy within the department.

Si Ye's eyes were sharp as he rose and, stepping in his leather boots, approached the beautiful young maids.

Everyone looked frightened and lowered their heads, not daring to look.

“If you dare to come out and confess yourselves, I might spare your lives. But if I find out, you know what will happen to you.”

Xue Ni lowered her head, thinking of a solution in her mind.

She set the fire to temporarily stop Chen Qi and Song Wan from harming the child, but she overlooked the fact that Si Ye, this suspicious and ruthless man, would realize something was wrong so quickly and come back to investigate thoroughly overnight.

She underestimated this man.

Just as she was thinking this, Siye had already walked up to her.

"Of these people, you're the only one who knows a little bit of fighting. Did you start the fire?"

Xue Ni trembled, her face filled with fear and dread, her voice trembling with tears, "I...I dared not, it wasn't me."

"You still dare to say it wasn't you?" Siye's personal henchman kicked her hard in the shin.

Snowy fell to the ground, landing at Siye's feet.

Siye smiled and said, "Drag her away and torture her severely. It'll be a good opportunity to show these new recruits the rules of our Lai Department."

Xue Ni: You son of a bitch, you even have to be tortured?

She hasn't even finished her mission, and she's going to lose her life here?

Just as her men were about to drag her away, a figure ran in from outside.

"I'm so angry! I was sleeping soundly, why did you set a fire? Are you out of your mind?" Alan said, still wearing her nightgown.

Seeing the scene in the hall, she asked in surprise, "What's going on here?"

Si Ye glanced at her coldly, "I'm investigating the arsonist. You can go back to your sleep."

Alan: "What's the point of investigating? I know who set the fire."