"No, I'm here to continue listening to the lecture." Wang Yao was planning to use the same trick again to avoid going to the study hall, but Liu Fu quickly shook his head.
“That won’t work now. You know about Director Mo’s matter, right?” Liu Fu asked in a low voice.
"I know, I know. Who's in charge of your bureau now?" Wang Yao asked hurriedly in a low voice.
"He's still surnamed Mo. He's the older brother of our former Director Mo. He used to be the director of the Beitianmen Customs Administration Bureau. He was just transferred here not long ago," Liu Fu said.
"Oh? This... Director Mo's brother is no longer allowed to give lectures?" Wang Yao asked, thinking to himself that this would save a lot of trouble, but he wondered if the rule that the Study Hall did not allow the use of magic had been changed.
“No…” Liu Fu shook his head repeatedly. “After Director Xinmo arrived, he discovered the loopholes in the presentation and demanded that the presentation be moved to the study hall.”
"Uh..." Wang Yao nodded, thinking to himself, could this new Director Mo be targeting me? How many immortals in the Southern Heavenly Gate haven't experienced the sermon yet? Besides myself, there shouldn't be anyone else, right? This guy is really meticulous; he probably learned from his brother's unfortunate experience.
"Then let's go to the study hall?" Wang Yao had no choice but to walk straight toward Liu Fu's office door. However, just as he passed Liu Fu and before he even reached the door, Liu Fu grabbed him and hugged him tightly.
"Wang Xian, I'm sorry, it's my duty..." The kid kept muttering to himself while hugging Wang Yao.
"Damn it, I don't like that kind of thing, you better let go right now!" Wang Yao was shocked and started cursing. This Liu Fu is blind, do you think I'm that kind of person?
The two were arguing when the door opened and several men in black uniforms walked in. They didn't seem to be from the security department. Wang Yao had seen all the security personnel before, but these men looked completely unfamiliar; they must have never met before.
"Wang Yao, right? Don't be nervous. We are staff members from the Investigation Office of the Patrol General. We'd like to ask you about some things," said the first man in black uniform.
"I'm not nervous, it's Director Liu who's too nervous, he's holding me too tightly."
Wang Yao hurriedly said, but his heart skipped a beat. He had long heard of the famous name of the patrolling heavenly generals. He had come up to absorb spiritual energy in an orderly manner, and he was even using his holiday time. He hadn't broken any laws, so why had he alarmed these guys?
Upon seeing that several men in black uniforms had arrived, Director Liu quickly withdrew his hand and grinned at Wang Yao.
"Sorry, Wang Xian, the Inspector General's Investigation Department wants to see you. It's my duty, so I can't let you off the hook."
"Sure, sure." Wang Yao nodded to Liu Fu with a forced smile, then followed the group of men in black uniforms out the door and into an office not far away.
Upon entering, he saw a large iron cage standing in the center of the office. A man in a black uniform stepped forward, opened the cage, and waved for Wang Yao to enter. Wang Yao was startled. Was he being treated like a tiger or a lion? Why put him in an iron cage when he could just be getting information?
Wang Yao hesitated for a moment, and the expressions of the men in black uniforms around him changed slightly. They all pulled out black sticks, similar to the animal training sticks used in circuses, and Wang Yao felt even worse.
"Please come in and cooperate with our investigation!" The voice of the man in the black uniform became noticeably serious.
"Um...can I use the interface panel?"
Wang Yao flipped his hand and pulled out the interface version. Without waiting for the black-uniformed man's consent, he pointed at Caixia's number. He decided to contact Caixia first. He didn't know what the Immortal Realm was all about, and it would be a huge loss if she died inexplicably.
Upon seeing the interface panel, including the man in the black uniform, everyone immediately assumed a defensive stance. However, when they realized that Wang Yao wasn't making up any marriage proposals but instead calling for some kind of immortal, they all visibly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Don't cause trouble, we just want to know some things from you! Quickly put away the interface panel, we don't need it." The man in the black uniform at the front looked visibly displeased.
"Hello? Wang Yao, is that you?" Caixia's voice came from the interface panel.
"It's me! I just arrived at Nantianmen when a group of people claiming to be from the Investigation Office of the Patrol Heavenly Generals approached me. They wanted to put me in a cage and even pulled out a small black stick to threaten me! Are they... imposters?" Wang Yao hurriedly shouted at the interface panel.
“I see…you should call their leader over to talk to them,” Caixia said.
"Uh..." Wang Yao held the interface panel up to the front of the man in the black uniform.
"I am Li Xunhuan, who are you?" The man in the black uniform asked, frowning as he looked at the interface panel.
"I'm Caixia from the Planning Division of the Prosperity and Development Bureau. What can I do for you, Wang Yao?" Caixia's voice came clearly from the interface panel.
"Well, we just wanted to get some information. As you know, Xi Fu hasn't been caught yet, and the pressure from above is immense. Besides the Thunder God and Lightning Goddess couple, Wang Yao has the closest connection with Xi Fu, so we wanted to get some information from him, but he refused to enter the Truth Chamber..."
Through the conversation between Li Xunhuan and Caixia, Wang Yao realized that he was still implicated by Xi Fu. That old bastard hadn't been brought to justice yet? The documents said he had to be arrested within a certain timeframe; it seemed the patrol generals were under considerable pressure. And… what was that iron cage—a chamber of truth?
Li Xunhuan exchanged a few words with Caixia, and then pushed the interface panel in front of Wang Yao.
"Wang Yao, are you still there?" Caixia asked.
“Yes, yes, I’ve always been here,” Wang Yao replied hastily.
"Don't worry, just accept their questions. There's no danger. They're just trying to find out some information from you. The cage you mentioned is called the Truth Chamber. It's mainly to ensure that you tell the truth, similar to a lie detector in the human world. Don't worry, nothing will happen as long as you don't lie."
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