Wang Qing's words brought me back to my senses, and I turned my gaze through the crack in the door to the tomb passage.

Sure enough, five figures walked towards us at the same time.

I recognize one of them; he's the shopkeeper who had the conflict with Wang Hong at the pharmacy.

The monkey lay beside me, peering through the crack in the door, and clicked its tongue in amazement: "Damn, there are way too many of them. There are five of them and five of us. Even if we can win the fight, it'll be difficult to capture them, won't it?"

Seeing this, I was also very troubled: "Our purpose in coming here is to secretly take people away for interrogation, not to make a big fuss. It's too dangerous to arrest people under these circumstances. Let's wait a bit longer."

Wang Qing asked in a low voice, "Waiting for what?"

"Once the pharmacy staff place their order, since Qu Xuelin is their big customer, everyone should know him."

As I watched the group of people getting closer, I lowered my voice and said, "We might have to wait another four hours."

As Wang Qing saw those people approaching from a distance, he clenched his fists and fell silent.

The people at the pharmacy were chatting as they walked, and one of them stretched his arms and asked the others, "Hey, it's number two today, isn't it our turn to call our families?"

Another person complained, "You bet! Last month I got the date wrong and couldn't call home. I didn't even hear my daughter call me 'Dad' for the first time. But lately, the higher-ups have been getting things worse. They keep getting the virtual phone location wrong. I told my family I was doing labor in South Korea, but last time the virtual location for the call was in Japan."

"Damn it, if you hadn't mentioned this, I almost would have missed the chance to make a call! My mother's health hasn't been good lately, and I'm afraid she doesn't have many days left. We're stuck in Fengmen Village, and it's already a huge act of filial impiety for us not to be able to go home and take care of her at her bedside. If we couldn't even make a phone call back, I would regret it for the rest of my life!"

The man who had clashed with Wang Hong earlier had already turned and run back as he spoke: "I left my ID card at the pharmacy and I have to go get it. You guys go back first, I need to get my ID card back."

As soon as he finished speaking, the middle-aged man turned and left the crowd, quickly disappearing into the corridor.

Seeing the middle-aged man leave, I immediately perked up: "The opportunity has come. Get ready, and when he comes back, just grab him."

We've waited so long for this moment. After hearing my words, no one uttered a sound; everyone held their breath.

About five or six minutes later, a series of hurried footsteps came from the tomb passage, and then the middle-aged man walked forward in a hurry.

I stared at his figure, and just as he was about to reach our door, I suddenly pushed open the iron gate and pounced on him: "Attack!"

The middle-aged man was startled by the sound of the iron gate opening. He dodged my attack by stepping aside and then threw a punch.

I didn't expect the middle-aged man to be a martial arts expert. I dodged his attack by sidestepping, grabbed his arm with one hand, and slammed my knee into his abdomen.

"Bang!"

The middle-aged man, caught off guard by my attack, let out a muffled groan. Seeing that there were other people behind me, he raised his voice to shout.

"Smack!"

Manjing followed closely behind, pressing down on the middle-aged man's face with one hand and slamming the back of his head against the wall. With just that one blow, he knocked the man unconscious.

Wang Qing was a little confused by Man Jing's violent actions: "Brother, we're here to arrest people, not kill them! If you kill him with this, what's the point of our interrogation?"

Fearing that the middle-aged man's awakening would attract others, I quickly took off both socks, rolled them into balls, and stuffed them into his mouth: "Enough nonsense, take him away first!"

Wang Hong was speechless when she saw our crude and simplistic way of arresting people: "This person has suffered enough in your hands! Before we even had a chance to ask him any questions, he's almost been tortured to death."

Under my direction, the group quickly retreated back into the maintenance pipeline.

Looking at the middle-aged man who was still unconscious, Wang Qing asked me, "What should we do? Should we interrogate him right here?"

"No, this place is too dangerous. The shift changes in Fengmen Village are at fixed times. If one person is suddenly removed, it will definitely trigger a search. We could be discovered at any time. Staying here is no different from walking into a trap."

I pointed to the unlocked lock and asked Wang Hong, "Can this door be restored?"

"I only opened the lock; I didn't damage the lock cylinder."

Wang Hong understood my intention, closed the iron gate, and couldn't help but ask, "Even if we close the gate, the tunnel behind it can't be hidden. What's the point of doing this?"

"Temporarily confuse their attention; even if it only buys them a second more, it will be beneficial."

After Wang Hong reset the door lock, I waved to Man Jing and said, "Go into the tomb first, lift the stone slab open a crack, and see if the light outside has changed color."

Manjing crawled into the tomb and quickly returned: "Brother, the lanterns above have turned white again, and there's no one around."

Upon hearing Manjing's reply, our group quickly returned to the surface.

Because the red light had been flashing before, Fengmen Village was sparsely populated.

By the time we climbed up, the paper money that the procession had scattered earlier had all disappeared.

It was as if nothing had happened.

The scarcity of pedestrians made it easier for us to move around, but where everyone was going became a big problem.

To prevent the middle-aged man from waking up, Wang Qing stuffed a pill into his mouth and asked me, "We've kidnapped someone from Fengmen Village. Once they find out, they'll definitely launch a massive manhunt. It's not very reliable to bring this person back to our lodgings. Do you have any good options?"

"I have!"

Manjing raised his hand and cleverly said, "My older brother once said that the most dangerous place is the safest place. Let's take him to the center of the village."

We all turned our heads at the same time, looking at Manjing as if he were an idiot.

Manjing said proudly, "We definitely can't interrogate him in the square! But everyone can climb the tree. The canopy of that big banyan tree is so big that it's hard to spot someone hiding up there."

I was so angry at Manjing that I laughed: "You still know we're doing this for interrogation? Tell me, what if this guy starts yelling and screaming after we climb the tree?"

Manjing was a little angry: "Then I'll just snap his neck! Let's see how he screams then!"

The monkey was amused and said, "He's dead, so what's the point of interrogating him?"

Manjing looked at the monkey as if he were an idiot: "Isn't that obvious? Then why are we even interrogating Ji Mao?"

"Alright, just shut up!"

I waved my hand to interrupt Manjing, who was giving bad advice, and said to Wang Qing, "You're right. Fengmen Village is a very tightly controlled place. It's not safe for us to hide with him anywhere! Fortunately, most people in Fengmen Village are still avoiding red lights. I suggest we act quickly and decisively, taking advantage of the few pedestrians around, to get the results we want!"