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

After the battle, the area covered by the barrier was reduced to ruins. However, there were no casualties. After all, Ye Tingxiu and his men had laid an ambush there in advance and had already evacuated the surrounding residents. In addition, the barrier restricted the battle, so the loss was just some broken bricks and tiles.

After that, the Office of Grain and Peace will handle the aftermath; there are more important things to do right now.

After Zhang Long and Zhao Hu removed the four-way barrier with their iron ruler flying swords, they converged behind Ye Tingxiu and quickly went to the carriage to investigate.

Sheng Tuo was the first to jump onto the carriage, lifted the blackout cloth covering it, and after careful inspection, discovered that it was a batch of raw materials.

Sheng Tuo clasped his hands and said, "Guardian Ye, these two carts of raw materials are all valuable evil-grade materials, including Xuan Yin Crystal Sand, Nightmare Glue, Tian Gang Condensed Dew, and Xuan Ming Stone Powder. These evil-grade raw materials are very valuable and are mainly used for alchemy and weapon forging. There is nothing suspicious about them."

Upon hearing this, Ye Tingxiu waved his hand indifferently: "Send a team to transport the materials back to the Censorate first, and we'll talk about it later. The rest of you will come with me to provide reinforcements."

Once the order was given, everyone performed their duties. One team transported two cartloads of materials to the Censorate, while the rest quickly formed a line and followed Ye Tingxiu to turn around and head to Cheyou Carriage Shop, leaving behind a mess for the people from the Changping Division to rebuild the streets and houses.

The Cheyou Chema Store was now completely surrounded, with layers upon layers of security. Not even a fly could escape, let alone a person. After Xiao Hongyun and Ye Tingxiu had each captured and killed the thieves, they came to the outside of the Cheyou Chema Store to discuss their next move.

Xiao Hongyun said calmly, "Di Xinjian would rather die than surrender, so we have no choice but to capture and kill him on the spot."

Ye Tingxiu hummed in agreement: "Same here. However, it can't be said that we gained nothing at all. After all, we seized two truckloads of raw materials. I don't know what they're going to do with them. I feel there must be something fishy going on. But let's clear out the remaining remnants first before we investigate further."

Xiao Hongyun said, "There is no time to lose. We must act immediately, but we must be careful in our actions and leave at least one survivor."

Ye Tingxiu nodded slightly, said nothing more, and stepped out from the shadows with one hand on his sword. He took the lead in heading towards Che Youyou's carriage and horses, and then a group of officials from the Demon Suppression Division emerged from the dark alley and followed closely behind.

Soon, the streets around the car dealership were packed with people, so crowded that it was impossible to move. They were just waiting for Ye Tingxiu's order to rush in and capture all the thieves in the dealership.

Ye Tingxiu stood in front of the door, pressing down on his sword with one hand, and with a slight wave of his other hand, hundreds of officials from the Demon Suppression Division immediately scaled the walls from all sides and attacked without making a sound. After all, only by striking first could they have the possibility of capturing the enemy alive.

Hua Dan and Long Cheng were still urgently cleaning up traces and burning intelligence, remaining highly vigilant and constantly checking the outside of the window. When they saw the officials from the Demon Suppression Bureau breaking in through the window, Hua Dan immediately put on her mask, patted Long Cheng on the shoulder, and tried to evacuate through the emergency escape passage under the school bus platform.

However, Long Cheng shook his head and said through a secret technique, "It's too late. You go first, I'll cover your retreat."

Hua Dan glanced at Long Cheng and nodded slightly, saying nothing more. Since she had come to the Sword Tower, whether forced or willing, she was prepared to die. Now that the government troops had infiltrated, it wasn't that they couldn't leave together, but that they simply couldn't go far.

There is only one secret passage for escape. If the soldiers cannot find the person, they will soon discover the location of the secret passage and will inevitably follow it. Neither of the two will be able to escape the pursuit of the soldiers. Someone will have to stay behind to buy time for their companion to evacuate.

Time flies like an arrow, and it's already dawn.

In the main hall of the Fifth Division of the Censorate, Zhou Qingfeng and Xiao Ye sat around the tea table, sipping tea and chatting. As they talked, they looked at the action reports and progress reports submitted by the two men. Entrusting the task to them had indeed not disappointed them.

Li Xiangsi, Di Xinjian, and their gang of foreign traitors were all executed without exception. Furthermore, it was discovered that they came from Maine, thus expanding their gains by eliminating another group of foreign traitors' hideout.

Unfortunately, the thieves were cunning and suspicious. When things got suspicious, they retreated through the secret passage, leaving only two minor characters to cover up the tracks. When the raid was launched, all the paper documents containing secret intelligence within the stronghold were burned. The only gain was the capture of one of the thieves who was responsible for covering the retreat.

The interrogation has yielded no results so far, as the individual's consciousness, memory, and life palace are all equipped with countermeasures. Methods such as torture, memory theft, and mind control are basically useless. If any measures are taken rashly, the only captured survivor will be killed due to the activation of the restrictions, and this line of investigation will be forced to end here. It will then be difficult to follow the trail and eradicate the problem completely.

Zhou Qingfeng closed the report and asked, "Where is the prisoner?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Tingxiu stood up and walked out of the tea room, calling out towards the outside of the hall: "Shengtuo, bring the prisoner here!"

Upon hearing the order from his superior, Sheng Tuo and his entourage, who were waiting outside the hall, immediately escorted the prisoner into the main hall. Then, he turned and walked to the tea room next door, kicked the prisoner in the back of the knee, causing him to kneel on the ground. Only then did Sheng Tuo clasp his hands in a fist and bow, take half a step back, and stand guard behind the prisoner.

The prisoner is now wearing the 'old shackles' on his hands and feet, has lost all his supernatural powers and magic, and is as weak as an ordinary person, even weaker than a healthy ordinary person. Even if the prisoner has great abilities, he cannot use them. Now, any healthy adult woman can easily overpower and beat the prisoner.

Zhou Qingfeng remained calm, his gaze deep, as he looked the prisoner up and down. Then, holding the Prince Quan's scepter against the prisoner's throat, he slightly lifted the prisoner's chin, finally getting a clear look at the prisoner's face. He stared intently into the prisoner's eyes, saying nothing.

The prisoner immediately felt an overwhelming sense of oppression wash over him. This oppressive feeling made his hair stand on end, and his heart, which had been dead for so long, involuntarily jumped into his throat. He couldn't help but swallow hard, so he subconsciously avoided those sharp and deep eyes.

Zhou Qingfeng said calmly, "Name, place of origin."

The prisoner looked away, remained silent, and made no response.

Seeing this, Ye Tingxiu said, "Old Xiao and I asked other car dealers in the market, and we learned from other nearby car dealerships that this person's name is Long Cheng. He is an employee of Cheyou Car and Horse Dealership and is from Wanyu Xuhai and Rose Islands."

"Besides him, the other accomplices who are on the run include Lu Xingshou, Hua Dan, Pang Mao, and Gou Xiong. These four escaped a step ahead of us and their whereabouts are unknown. However, Lao Xiao and I have already questioned the surrounding merchants and drawn up their physical portraits. We are currently conducting a city-wide manhunt."

Zhou Qingfeng hummed in agreement and said calmly, "Did you hear that? Your accomplice won't escape."

Long Cheng looked up and sneered: "Who said we were going to run away? Since we dared to come to the Sword Tower, we never thought we could go back alive. Come on, kill me or torture me as you please, you corrupt official. Don't pretend to be so refined. Just get to the hard stuff. If I beg for mercy, I'm a son of a bitch."