Once I enter the pass, great Confucian scholars will surely debate the classics for me.

Feng and Yun, after all, held the position of chief officer, which was not a low-ranking position.

The order to detain them was issued by the Road Administration Office, and they could only be released after a thorough investigation to prove their innocence.

Releasing them would be tantamount to clearing the two of them of suspicion.

It's virtually impossible to control them now.

However, they are not releasing the people, and there is currently no concrete evidence to prove their innocence.

If it gets stuck for a month, and continues to get stuck, it might take two or three months, who knows?

There was no news from Ye Tingxiu's side, and there was still no progress.

After all this time, I still haven't achieved anything.

The initial two-pronged approach has now resulted in both prongs being stuck.

Why not release Feng and Yun and wait for an opportunity to act?

The idea is correct, but how to do it requires a proper approach.

If they were released voluntarily, Feng and Yun would become wary, suspecting that they were released on purpose, and then secretly send people to watch them to see if they had any contact or meetings with the criminals. Therefore, even if they regained their freedom, they would not take any action.

However, being passively released is different; it is a release that is forced upon them. Feng and Yun will inevitably become complacent, thinking that they have completely passed the test. When people are complacent, they will become arrogant and make mistakes in their behavior and thinking.

So as long as you seize this opportunity when the error occurs, you can successfully obtain irrefutable evidence.

However, there is another key figure, Lu Sifu. With this old fox around, even if you want to play tricks and schemes, you have to be able to deceive him. Otherwise, even if you can deceive Feng and Yun, it will be of no use.

Zhou Qingfeng didn't explain much to Xiao Hongyun, but simply told him to continue the interrogation as usual and wait patiently.

Several days have passed in the blink of an eye.

After remaining out of the public eye for over a month, the Lu Si Mansion finally returned to the Night Patrol Division and summoned all the captains within the division to the main hall for a meeting. The matter at hand naturally concerned the two captains, Feng and Yun.

Lu Sifu sat firmly on the throne, with Zhou, Ye, and Xiao, the three captains, standing to his left and below. To his right stood Feng and Yun, the two captains who were seriously injured. The hall was silent, everyone waiting for Lu Sifu to speak.

"Commander Zhou".

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qingfeng stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "Your Highness, I am here."

Lu Sifu said calmly, "Has it been determined whether Yunfan, Fengmanlou, and the group of missing persons and kidnappings are related?"

"I have already handed the matter of investigation over to Commander Xiao. I am not aware of the specifics." After saying this, Zhou Qingfeng took a half step back into the queue, acting as if it had nothing to do with him.

Xiao Hongyun stepped forward, clasped his hands and bowed: "Lu Sifu, at present there is no evidence. There is no evidence that Yunfan and Fengmanlou colluded with the criminals, nor is there any evidence that they helped the criminals escape."

Lu Sifu said calmly, "Since there is no evidence, then release them."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hongyun looked anxious: "Your Excellency, you must not! They are too deeply involved in this case. Whether they are truly innocent still needs further investigation. How can we let them go so easily? I beg Your Excellency to give me a little more time."

Lu Sifu frowned and said, "Commander Xiao, we Night Patrol Division need to provide evidence when we do things."

"You can't assume that all relatives have committed crimes just because a relative has committed a crime."

“Now Feng Manlou and Yun Fan have been tortured, detained, and investigated for over a month, and you still can’t produce a single piece of evidence. Are you going to continue detaining them?”

Xiao Hongyun was speechless and had no words to refute. Yes, it wasn't that they were making things difficult for him. He had already cooperated so much, but he was beaten to the point of barely having a breath left, and was detained for more than a month and investigated for more than a month.

If even a little evidence can be produced, then the two can continue to be detained.

The problem is, there isn't.

Lu Sifu said calmly, "Alright, since there is no evidence, we should clear their names. In my opinion, the two of them should be unaware of the truth. Let's let this matter rest and not make up any more stories."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hongyun had no choice but to give up and retreat to the queue.

The official in charge of the road said, "Feng Manlou and Yunfan, although the things your relatives did are not your fault, they are still related to you. Don't even think about being reinstated. You should stay at home and reflect on your mistakes for the time being."

Feng and Yun exchanged a glance, a look of wild joy flashing in their eyes. But it was only for a moment before they returned to their half-dead, heavily injured state, weakly saying, "Yes, Commander."

After dealing with Feng and Yun, the Lu Sifu continued to inquire: "Have the criminals Yun Li and Niu Erlang been apprehended?"

Zhou Qingfeng cupped his hands and said, "I have already handed this matter over to Commander Ye for investigation, but I am not aware of the specific details."

After saying that, Zhou Qingfeng stepped back into the line, looking down at his nose and inward, as if to say, "Don't bother me, I've already done enough, and nothing else matters to me."

Upon seeing this, Ye Tingxiu stepped forward, clasped his hands and bowed: "Reporting to the commander, the city defense army has now sealed off the city gates, so the culprit must still be hiding inside the city. Just give your subordinates a little more time, and we will surely be able to catch the culprit."

Lu Sifu said calmly, "Commander Ye, I have given you more than enough time."

“If the criminal were still in the city, he would have been found long ago. Since he hasn’t been found, he has most likely escaped.”

"In my opinion, there is no need to waste any more manpower and resources on this case."

"This case is closed. If there are new leads or the whereabouts of the perpetrator are found, the investigation will be reopened."

Ye Tingxiu grew anxious: "But..."

Lu Sifu waved his hand to interrupt: "There's no 'but.' In order to investigate this major case, we are severely short-handed these days. There are already a lot of cases backlogged in the office, and we urgently need manpower to handle them."

"Especially in recent days, a vampire has infiltrated the city, and pedestrians have been repeatedly killed at night, their blood drained. Such horrific events have seriously affected the stability of Sword Tower City."

"If this continues, people will likely be filled with anxiety and resentment."

"When the city lord finds out, our entire Night Patrol Division will be punished."

"Therefore, let's put the manhunt for now. We need to prioritize. Commander Ye, you are in charge of night patrols and security. You must send more people to patrol at night to protect the safety of pedestrians."

Ye Tingxiu wanted to argue his case, but in the end he couldn't find any convincing rebuttals and could only say, "Yes, Your Highness, starting today, I will increase the number of people patrolling at night to protect the safety of pedestrians."

Lu Sifu nodded slightly: "Commander Ye, you will have to put in a lot of effort. If you need manpower, material resources, or financial resources, you can allocate them within the division. If there is anything I can do to help you, just ask, and I will definitely give you my full support."

"Yes, Commander." Ye Tingxiu clasped his hands and retreated to the left side of the formation.

Zhou Qingfeng, who had been observing the entire process from the sidelines, couldn't help but secretly admire the Lu Sifu's clever methods. They had easily exonerated Feng and Yun and even sealed off the case.

Moreover, the reasons are extremely valid, and even if you nitpick, you can't find any fault with them.

"Commander Zhou, do you have anything to say?" Lu Sifu asked calmly, looking at Zhou Qingfeng again.

Zhou Qingfeng stepped forward again, clasped his hands and bowed, as if forced by the situation, and said: "The commander's thinking is thorough and his handling is extremely appropriate. I admire him from the bottom of my heart."

Lu Sifu stared at Zhou Qingfeng's face, trying to discern something from it, but all he saw was anger, helplessness, and resentment, with no other emotions. So he felt relieved.

"Alright, go do what you need to do. I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave first." Lu Sifu waved his sleeve, calmly stood up, put his hands behind his back, and slowly left.

"Respectfully seeing off the Commander-in-Chief." Everyone in the hall bowed and clasped their hands in unison.