Elevator Dimension Line

"Aren't you guys done yet?" Tantai Ye, who had just appeared, glanced at the three of them and laughed.

"Sir, sir, what brings you here?" Zhu Juan exclaimed in surprise.

"Oh, I'm back from Manji Valley Koga. It's getting dark, and Liu hasn't gone back yet, so Ya asked me to come and check on things... What's the situation now?" Tantai Ye said casually.

“We’ve found a suspect. Although we can’t be sure yet, he’s definitely connected to Mu Jing’s death. He’s just gotten away now.” Zhu Juan said, pointing to the hole in the wardrobe.

Tantai Ye nodded, but then looked at Yuecheng Liu with a half-smile and said, "Letting a suspect escape right in front of you, this is not like your style, Section Chief Liu."

"What are you talking about? I was just worried about hurting Miss Zhu Juan," Yue Chengliu rolled her eyes.

Zhu Juan hurriedly chimed in, "Miss Yuecheng Liu saved me just now, otherwise I would definitely have had my eyes burned by that lime powder..."

Firefly nodded, but still sighed, "What a pity, he got away, and our trail went cold. It won't be easy to find him again. He's probably going to hide now."

Tantai Ye chuckled and said, "Now that I'm here, I'll definitely help you. That person won't get away."

After saying that, Tantai Ye raised his hand and waved it. Shadows rose up around them, enveloping the four of them, and then disappeared from the spot.

Zhu Juan and Yue Chengliu were alright; the former had experienced it once, and the latter had done it many times. So they weren't too surprised.

But Firefly was different. In her view, she was enveloped in darkness for a moment, and then the darkness receded, and the world in front of her had changed drastically.

First, the house I was in became semi-transparent with a hazy, line-like appearance, and the nearby houses were the same. Then, the trees in the distance, although their outlines were visible, still had a sense of transparency.

Moreover, the whole world was no longer dark. Looking around, everything was gray, neither bright nor dark, but it did not affect the vision. Even the ground underfoot felt like it had lost its substance, as if one was just stepping on a hazy line.

Then he followed the three people in front of him, first sinking into the ground, and then shooting forward quickly along the obvious lines of the hole in front of him.

After making several turns, the four of them followed the tunnel into a grove of trees.

Upon reaching the ground, Firefly was still curiously observing the wondrous sights around her when she saw a figure walking into the depths of the forest not far away. That person was none other than Taga Sukuji, who had just run away.

“There!” Firefly pointed.

The scenery rushed past them, and in a moment they arrived in front of Tagasuji.

Meanwhile, Taga Sukuji, thinking he had escaped his opponent and planning to hide in a nearby village that day, was...

The already dim vision suddenly went black, and then four figures emerged from the darkness, three of whom were the three women from before.

"How did you guys track us all this way?" Taga Sukuji asked in surprise.

"You can run, but you can't let us chase you!" Yuecheng Liu laughed.

Taga Sukuji lightly touched the ground with his feet, about to leap forward, but his body was frozen in place the moment he moved.

This bizarre scene terrified not only Firefly, but even Taga himself. No matter how much he struggled, his body seemed not to belong to him, remaining frozen in place in a forward-moving posture.

“You can’t escape. You’d better tell me honestly what you know, otherwise, I don’t know what will happen next!” Yue Cheng Liu said calmly as she stepped forward.

"Speak! You have no choice now. Don't even think about running away. I can crush you anytime I want," Tantai Ye said from the side, moving her fingers as she spoke.

Before him stood Taga Sukuji, whose body was like a puppet being manipulated at will, his limbs curled up, his whole body squeezed into a ball.

"Ah!" A scream rang out from the other person's mouth.

"I'll talk, I'll talk..." Taga shouted hurriedly as soon as he was able to speak.

Then Taga Sukuji answered every question and told them everything he knew about Kagi and Kii.

Clearly, Tantai Ye's bizarre ability had frightened him.

After some investigation, everyone learned the general outline of the matter.

It turns out that Taga Sukuji was an intelligence agent planted in Kyoto by the Toyotomi family, and Kii was a double agent who was bribed by him. He was sending information back to Iga on one hand, and selling valuable information to Taga on the other.

However, this matter was discovered by the Hojo family in Kyoto by chance. According to Taga, this Moi was most likely eliminated by the Hojo family's special forces, namely the Kazama ninja.

Because of this judgment, Taga had been keeping a low profile lately, but he didn't expect that someone would still come knocking on his door.

"So it turns out that Mokui has already betrayed the village," Firefly said angrily.

"Sigh... it's not really betrayal!" Tantai Ye sighed. "You Iga and Toyotomi families shouldn't have any grudges. He just sold some information and didn't cause you any losses, so it can't be considered betrayal. At most, it's just a lack of professional ethics."

“Let’s report this to the leader. We’ve completed our mission now,” Zhu Juan said from the side.

"Hey~ I thought it would be a complicated matter, but I didn't expect it to be closed so easily. I had to take a long leave of absence, and now I wonder if it was a waste!" Yuecheng Liu laughed from the side.

“How can this be considered a waste? You can keep it to help Ya!” Tantai Ye said.

"Alright! Now that this matter is settled, let's go back!" Tantai Ye clapped her hands.

"What should we do with this person?" Firefly asked.

Tantai Ye suddenly chuckled and looked at Yinghuo and Zhu Juan, asking, "What do you think we should do?"

The two exchanged a glance. Firefly hesitated and didn't speak. After all, although he knew Tantai Ye, they weren't very close, and there were some things he really didn't want to say.

Zhu Juan, however, disregarded all that and narrowed her eyes, saying, "This person cannot be allowed to live. He has already witnessed our methods and the way you, sir, acted. If he relays this back, it will definitely cause us unnecessary trouble in the future, so..."

She didn't say anything more, but the glint of anger in Zhu Juan's eyes told everyone what she meant.

Firefly glanced at Zhu Juan, then turned her head and nodded in agreement.

Tantai Ye chuckled, tilted her head and thought for a moment, then waved to Zhu Juan.

Zhu Juan was puzzled, but she still walked to Tantai Ye's side. Then she saw him raise his hand and tap her forehead. When she came to her senses, she saw him leaning close to her ear and whispering instructions.

After a moment, Zhu Juan nodded.

Tantai Ye stood up, waved to Yuecheng Liu and Yinghuo, and led the two away a short distance...

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On this joyous Spring Festival, the author wishes all readers good fortune, good health, family happiness, and joy every day.

Furthermore, all readers who have read this far will receive their own "Godly Rich System" at the beginning of the next book, allowing them to never worry about money, squander it as they please, and enjoy life to the fullest.

In addition, the author is taking a short break in advance. He will be going out tomorrow, so he will be taking a day off. He will not be returning to his parents' home the day after tomorrow, so updates will proceed as normal.

(Also: Happy New Year, Lili! You know I'm referring to you. Hahaha!)