Caixia and Wang Yao explained.
"Just cooperate with their investigation. As long as you answer the questions about Xi Fu truthfully, you don't have to answer the questions about yourself. If you do answer, make sure you don't lie. I have some things to do here, I'll come over when I'm done," Caixia instructed.
Lying? I'd love for Heaven to catch Xi Fu as soon as possible, how could I possibly cover for him? After hearing Cai Xia's explanation, Wang Yao immediately felt relieved and walked into the iron cage with his head held high.
With a "clatter," someone in black uniform locked the iron cage from the outside.
Wang Yao stood inside the cage, surrounded by iron rods about the thickness of a thumb, crisscrossing above, below, and around his body. It was no different from the cages he had seen before his transmigration that held tigers and lions, except that those cages were rectangular and lay on the ground to accommodate the bodies of wild beasts.
The cage he was in was designed to fit the human body, with a rectangular shape that stood upright. Fortunately, the space inside the cage was quite spacious, and turning around was not a problem. However, sitting down was rather difficult. Wang Yao was inside, gripping the iron bars with both hands and leaning against the cage wall.
"You don't need to be nervous. All the immortals who have had close contact with Xi Fu have been questioned in the Truth Chamber. There is only one thing to note there: never lie. If you lie, the Truth Chamber will automatically generate Samadhi Fire, which will cause serious damage to your immortal body."
Li Xunhuan reminded Wang Yao again from outside, and Wang Yao, standing inside the iron cage, gave a perfunctory reply, hoping the investigation would end as soon as possible.
"The investigation is now officially beginning. It is 3:32 PM on August 31, 2020 (lunar calendar) in the human realm. The investigator is Li Xunhuan, a division-level investigator from the Heavenly Court's Investigation Office. The person being investigated is Wang Yao, the Matchmaker from the Marriage Management Section of the Heavenly Court's Office in the human realm."
"Wang Yao, when and where was the last time you saw Xi Fu?"
"The last time? It was right here at Nantianmen, in Director Liu's office. Director Liu was giving me a speech when this old rascal barged in..."
Did Xi Fu say anything to you?
"What did they say? It was something like they said I'd become smarter and knew to come to the South Heavenly Gate to absorb spiritual energy..." Wang Yao blinked, recalling the scene.
Li Xunhuan then asked many more questions about the details of Xi Fu's time in Director Liu's office, which made Wang Yao a little worried. He wondered what he should say if Li asked about the situation of the foreign god Wall breaking into the South Heaven Gate. After all, what was written in the documents was not consistent with what he had seen.
If he told the truth as instructed in the document, and listened to Li Xunhuan's prior instructions, he risked being roasted by that Samadhi True Fire. But if he told the truth, was he sure the patrolling generals wouldn't cause him trouble? Wouldn't that be openly contradicting the spirit of the document?
However, Wang Yao was clearly overthinking things. Li Xunhuan asked questions with great tact. Seeing that they were not far from the foreign god Hua Er, he stopped abruptly and turned to ask about the past entanglements between Xi Fu and Wang Yao. Wang Yao had no choice but to fiercely accuse Xi Fu of his past misdeeds.
Why did Xi Fu choose you to succeed him as the matchmaker? Did you have any close contact with him before this?
"How did he choose me? You should ask him. How would I know? I don't have any close relationship with him..." Wang Yao was speaking when suddenly a string of sparks shot up from the iron cage, crackling and hissing. Startled, Wang Yao quickly released his grip on the iron cage.
Looking at Li Xunhuan's knowing expression outside the cage, Wang Yao was extremely annoyed. Was this broken iron cage's standard for judging "closeness" so low? Sharing a couple of drinks was considered closeness? The thinking of the iron cage was indeed very different from that of humans.
"I've only had a few meals with him, gotten a few drinks, and that was about it. We didn't talk about life ideals, beliefs, hobbies, or anything serious. He was mostly the one talking, and I was the one listening. He was talking about things that were inappropriate for children..."
"What exactly did he say?"
"This... I already said it's not suitable for children, do I have to say it again? Isn't that a bit much? I've already been blocked three times, it's too much trouble..."
Seeing that Li Xunhuan was actually quite vulgar, even listening to things unsuitable for children, Wang Yao couldn't blame him. So he went on and on, repeating what Xi Fu had said before.
"...That's basically it. We didn't talk much. I always thought this old guy's real name was Xi Dazui. It wasn't until we got to the office that I found out his real name was Xi Fu. He's a pretty lewd old man, but he likes people to call him 'wife.' You can imagine how perverted he is."
"You can tell from his name that this old guy is no good!" Wang Yao said angrily.
"Since you often drink with Xi Fu, you should know his exact address in the human realm, right?" Li Xunhuan nodded in agreement and then asked.
"I know, it's right downstairs from my house. That old bastard is irresponsible; he ran away and left a litter of dogs at home, leaving me to take care of them. You know, I'm a matchmaker, I'm so busy, I can't possibly manage. Um, if Heaven had a pet welfare department, that would be great..."
"Ahem, the person being investigated shouldn't say anything unrelated to the case. Think about it, during your relationship with Xi Fu, are there any other details you noticed but didn't mention here that you need to add?" Li Xunhuan coughed twice and then asked.
"Other details?" Wang Yao frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly his eyes lit up. "I remember now, Xi Fu seems to have a good relationship with a female ghost, they seem to know each other quite well..."
Next, Wang Yao recounted Lin Yazhi's situation again. Li Xunhuan nodded repeatedly as he listened, then asked Wang Yao to recall, but Wang Yao couldn't remember anything anymore.
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