Wang Zizhou watched as his younger siblings were taken away, and before Xia Linyuan could make a move, he finally spoke up.

"As the most cooperative prisoner, how can you be locked up with them?"

Gao Zhan interjected with a smile.

"Really..."

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Inside the dark dungeon

Wang Zizhou was handcuffed and shackled, and locked to a table and a chair respectively.

Xia Linyuan placed the information on Wang Tao, Zhu Yang, He Cun, and Wu Gu in front of Wang Zizhou: "You know these people, right... Wang Jianguo must have done a lot for him."

Wang Zizhou glanced at the information, pursed his lips, and asked, "What will happen to me after I answer the questions?"

Xia Linyuan pondered for a moment: "We need to analyze each situation specifically. As a company, we also hope that everyone can get along peacefully. Fighting and killing are only done out of necessity."

"After all, you're not that old, and you've been cursed. It's quite pitiful. I hope you can tell us everything that happened to you in detail, and the company can consider being lenient with you."

Xia Linyuan stared intently at Wang Zizhou, the sound of his fingertips tapping on the table giving Wang Zizhou an inexplicable sense of pressure.

Wang Zizhou frowned. This was as good as saying nothing, and he had a feeling that Xia Linyuan was deliberately guiding him in some way.

Wang Zizhou let out a soft breath and picked up the documents placed in front of him to begin reading.

Xia Linyuan wasn't in a hurry and waited patiently for Wang Zizhou to finish reading.

knock knock knock

There was a knock on the door.

Gao Zhan walked in holding a black cube: "Brother Xia, is this useful?"

Wang Zizhou heard the sound and looked over. Seeing the black cube, he couldn't help but wonder, 'What's he doing with the camera?'

"Keep watching, don't worry about it."

After speaking to Wang Zizhou, Xia Linyuan naturally took the camera and asked Gao Zhan, "How are those kids?"

“Gao Yuan was watching over there. When I left, they were drawing blood. The veins of those kids probably weren’t very clean either. But their condition was much better than Wang Lumeng’s. They didn’t spit out any ink, and a few kids showed signs of withdrawal.”

Gao Zhan took a small stool from the corner and sat down next to Xia Linyuan to report the situation.

Xia Linyuan nodded: "Wang Lumeng is probably the oldest among them, has been taking the medication for the longest time, and has also helped Wang Zizhou take the medication, so naturally her condition will be more serious."

Have the children's identities been confirmed?

"They all have the surname Wang, but none of them can be traced back to their place of origin. It's like Wang Jianguo is playing house, having so many sons."

"Why bother with all this useless sentimentality when you're raising suicide squads? If they don't go down, who will?"

Gao Zhan scoffed. He felt no ripples in his heart toward someone who was neither entirely good nor entirely evil.

Xia Linyuan shook his head, saying nothing more. The person was already dead anyway.

"I'm done reading."

Wang Zizhou put down the documents and said calmly, "I've never met Wang Tao, but I have met Zhu Yang. He once came to the orphanage to bring us medicine and food, as well as paintbrushes and ink."

“Wu Gu is someone Wang Lumeng was tasked with. Her father’s orders were not to make a big deal out of it and to shut him up completely.”

Xia Linyuan nodded: "What missions have you carried out?"

"Infiltrating CG Group to steal data, kidnapping the children of the Qinghe Group's president..."

"Wait, let me turn on the camera."

Xia Linyuan turned on the camera and said to Wang Zizhou, "Say it again. What did Wang Jianguo ask you to do?"

"..."

Wang Zizhou reluctantly repeated what he had just said: kidnapping, extortion, intimidation, theft.

What is the point of Wang Jianguo asking you to do this?

Xia Linyuan asked the question knowingly.

"My father said he wanted to earn money to treat my mother and grandfather's illnesses."

Wang Zizhou told the truth that although he was skeptical about his mother and grandfather whom he had never met, it was the only answer he could think of.

Xia Linyuan frowned slightly: "Was this your father's initiative?"

"No, someone commissioned it."

Wang Zizhou flipped through the documents in front of him and took out Zhu Yang's file: "For example, him."

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Xia Linyuan nodded: "One last question. Wang Jianguo has made you do so many things. Has he ever asked you to carry out any assassination missions?"

Have.

Wang Zizhou had the answer in his heart, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.

"Yes or no."

Seeing that Wang Zizhou remained silent, Xia Linyuan smiled slightly and continued to press him for answers.

Wang Zizhou's mind raced. He took a deep breath and slowly said, "Before issuing those missions, Father would stop giving us medication. When any of us showed signs of illness, he would choose the most seriously ill brother to carry out the mission."

"Because we are young, even if the police catch us on camera, they won't suspect us."

Xia Linyuan nodded slowly. He saved the video from the camera.

"Okay, thank you for your cooperation. The company will give you a reasonable explanation."

Xia Linyuan smiled slightly and left his seat.

Seeing that Xia Linyuan's expression was normal, Wang Zizhou breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "When will we be able to get the results of our investigation...?"

"Just wait for our notification."

After Xia Linyuan finished speaking, he left the interrogation room.

"Brother Xia, we don't know who's behind this Prince Zhou. He's clearly just doing whatever his father tells him to do," Gao Zhan complained, following behind Xia Linyuan.

“That’s enough.” Xia Linyuan walked towards the sanitation room. “Wang Zizhou’s words have confirmed that Wang Jianguo used them for unfair business competition. The charge has been proven.”

As he spoke, Xia Linyuan handed the camera to Gao Zhan: "Make several copies of this video. Both the Central China Company and the East China Company have them."

"We'll edit it when we have time, and if necessary, send it to the media."

Gao Zhan's face fell: "Brother Xia, these are all charges against Wang Jianguo. They won't be able to shake the Wang family, and even if they get rich, it won't make any difference."

Xia Linyuan chuckled, noticing Gao Zhan's laziness: "You want to replace Wang Jianguo in the video with the Wang family?"

Gao Zhan nodded.

Xia Linyuan sighed and shook his head: "There's no need for that. It would seem too deliberate to say that the Wang family manipulated Wang Zizhou and others into engaging in unfair business warfare."

“Using Wang Jianguo to represent the Wang family is just right. Only half of what is said is said, and the other half will naturally be figured out by smart people. They will also be proud of guessing the truth and thus believe it without a doubt.”

Gao Zhan nodded blankly: "Okay, Brother Xia. I understand."

"come on."

Xia Linyuan patted Gao Zhan on the shoulder encouragingly. The two walked together to the sanitation room. Gao Yuan tied a child to the hospital bed.

Ren Jian calmly drew blood from the side. The sight of the pitch-black liquid flowing into the blood container was shocking.

There were already more than a dozen such blood jars placed next to Ren Jian.

"Ren Jian, I need a report on the drug's components. How long will it take to get the analysis results?"

Xia Linyuan asked softly.

Ren Jian flexed his wrists. "I'm collecting samples. It's definitely a spirit gu. The next research direction is that black liquid. I feel that this is the fundamental reason why Wang Jianguo can control so many people. It's very likely related to the soul."

"soul?"

Xia Linyuan was puzzled.

"I wouldn't have dared to think this way before witnessing the spirit-binding and commanding of generals. It was only after witnessing it that I had this thought. Because the extent to which these children depend on Wang Jianguo is beyond imagination."

Ren Jian put the blood vial aside and used his hand to pry open the child's eyes: "If it's just PUA, there's no way to control so many children."

"Die, die, die!"

The child suddenly roared, startling Ren Jian. He slapped the child and looked helplessly at Xia Linyuan, saying, "Most children would do this; it's clearly not something done through PUA."

"How come Prince Zhou is alright?"

“Perhaps because he’s older, his soul is becoming more complete, and his dependence on Wang Jianguo is decreasing day by day,” Ren Jian said, turning to Xia Linyuan as if he had just thought of something.

"By the way, Wang Jianguo's spirit-binding and commanding skills also involve children's spirits. He also uses divine diagrams, but his methods are different from these children's. One draws beasts, and the other draws weapons and beast claws as weapons for attack."

"Different approaches?"

Xia Linyuan raised an eyebrow, then looked at the bound children: "So that means they're not from the first batch. And those from the previous generation were already subdued and turned into spirits."

"That's exactly it." Ren Jian said, his teeth itching with hatred. "They're treating these children's lives like toys."

Upon seeing this, Xia Linyuan said, "The Wang family has a method of capturing and commanding spirits, which can devour spirits to enhance one's own power."

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