With only 8 years to live at the start, I'm going all in.

The scarred man's real name was Guo Fengchun. The case file recorded that he was greedy and colluded with outsiders to smuggle fragments of religious statues, while also trafficking people, making a profit of three hundred taels of silver.

Ding Yi was very opposed to the number.

Three hundred taels?

Who the hell would risk so many lives for three hundred taels of silver? And hire a martial arts expert specializing in internal organ cultivation?

Multiplying that number by ten would be more like it!

But regardless of whether he believed it or not, Ding Yi's purpose was not to conduct an audit, but to find out the Black Dragon Gang's channels for purchasing statue fragments.

Thinking of this, Ding Yi took out the key the jailer had given him, opened the cell door, and bent over to enter the cave.

The cave was dimly lit. Ding Yi, holding an oil lamp, approached the scarred man, then lifted his drooping head and called out:

"Guo Fengchun?"

Upon hearing his name, Scarface's eyelids twitched slightly. He then opened his eyes with difficulty and saw Ding Yi standing in front of him. A cold smile immediately appeared on his face.

"Don't look at me like that. I'm not asking who's behind you. I'm just asking who you're working with and where you got those idol fragments from."

Ding Yi looked at Guo Fengchun and asked with a frown.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing Ding Yi's words, Guo Fengchun opened his mouth and let out a strange "heh heh" laugh. Then, he suddenly pounced on Ding Yi, opening his mouth to bite Ding Yi's face, just like a mad dog.

Seeing this, Ding Yi showed no surprise. He reached out and delivered a powerful blow to Guo Fengchun's outstretched face. The immense force sent Guo Fengchun spinning through the air. If it weren't for the two bone-piercing locks holding him back, he would have been sent flying far away.

After finishing the fight, Ding Yi looked at his palm with slight surprise, thinking to himself that after reaching the Extreme Realm of Skin, his strength had increased too much, to the point that he was somewhat unaccustomed to his first move.

Guo Fengchun was also stunned by Ding Yi's fierce attack. He knelt there with wide eyes, seemingly questioning his life.

It's fortunate that this guy is a tough guy, otherwise that blow would have broken his bones and left him paralyzed on one side.

Seeing this, Ding Yi bent down, gently patted Guo Fengchun's face, and continued:

"You should have expected this day to come after all the beastly things you've done. But if you can tell me how you got here, I can make your suffering a little less."

Upon hearing this, Guo Fengchun's pupils slowly focused, and he looked at Ding Yi again, but at the same time, he burst into laughter:

"You sons of bitches, trying to fool me?! Don't you know who your Grandpa Guo is?! Use whatever tricks you have, your Grandpa Guo will still be a coward if he cries out in pain!! A coward!!!"

"Ha ha ha ha!!"

Upon seeing this, Ding Yi narrowed his eyes slightly.

It seems this guy definitely doesn't want to talk anymore, and the prison officer even said that torture wouldn't work, and even if torture did make him talk, there's no guarantee that what he said wouldn't be true.

Thinking of this, Ding Yi stroked his chin, then saw the bowl of water next to him, and suddenly an idea came to him.

Ding Yi walked to the corner of the cell, picked up the bowl of water, thought for a moment, then returned to Guo Fengchun. Under Guo Fengchun's surprised gaze, he dabbed the bloodstains on his body with his finger, and then left the cell.

After stepping out of the cave, Ding Yi looked around and, finding no one paying attention to him, continued walking inside until he found an empty cave and crawled inside.

Upon entering the deserted cave, Ding Yi dipped his hand in blood and wrote the words "Truth-Spitting is limited to the Skin-Polishing Realm for five minutes" on the bowl, then fixed his gaze on it.

A few breaths later, a line of text appeared in Ding Yi's sight.

[Currently available for enhancement, requires 17 days of lifespan. Enhance now?]

The 17th was so-so.

Ding Yi thought to himself, and then silently uttered a "yes".

Immediately afterwards, as a faint light flashed in his hand, Ding Yi noticed that the water in the bowl seemed to have become slightly more turbid.

I'll tell you everything.

[A secret technique from an unknown cult; once ingested, it can control the deepest nerves of the cerebral cortex, granting complete and unreserved knowledge, but only for five minutes.]

[Life expectancy: 2 years and 167 days]

Ding Yi looked at the words in front of him, a smile playing on his lips, and then picked up the bowl and returned to Guo Fengchun's cave.

At that moment, Guo Fengchun thought Ding Yi was holding a bowl to feed him water, and he immediately snorted disdainfully.

Ding Yi didn't say anything, walked over and pinched his mouth shut, then poured the water from the bowl into him.

"Ugh, glug, glug..."

Guo Fengchun stared intently at Ding Yi with wide eyes, but after only a few breaths, his eyes began to glaze over.

Ding Yi immediately realized that "I'll tell you everything" had worked, and tentatively asked:

Do you like your sister-in-law?

Upon hearing this question, a clear struggle flashed in Guo Fengchun's eyes, but he still nodded and said:

"like."

Upon hearing this answer, Ding Yi suddenly seemed to understand something. It seemed that this guy wasn't faking it.

"Where did you buy the fragments of the idol?"

"A man named Lao Ba."

Guo Fengchun replied expressionlessly.

"Is Lao Ba from Qingfeng County? Where does he live? How do you conduct your transaction?"

"I don't know. I first contacted Lao Ba through someone else. He's away from home most of the year, but he passes through Qingfeng County once a month. We meet at a tea stall in Ma Liufang on the ninth day of every month."

Upon hearing this, Ding Yi thought for a moment and then asked:

"Besides you, who else knows about Lao Ba?"

"No, the deputy leader knows about Lao Ba, but he doesn't know the details of the deal. That's how I can take 10% of the profits each time."

Guo Fengchun said slowly.

Upon hearing this, Ding Yi raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself that this was truly a stroke of luck. After asking for more details, he prepared to knock Guo Fengchun unconscious before leaving. Unexpectedly, chaotic footsteps suddenly came from the end of the passage outside.

Ding Yi listened closely and knew that at least three or four people had come down. He immediately stepped forward and performed a rear naked choke on Guo Fengchun. Guo Fengchun passed out in less than three breaths.

As for why he didn't strike the back of the neck to knock the person unconscious, Ding Yi felt he hadn't yet mastered such precise control of his strength, so he chose the safest method.

Just then, the chaotic footsteps sounded again in the passage and quickly approached Ding Yi.

Ding Yi dusted off the dust on his clothes and walked out of the cell expressionlessly, just in time to see several people dressed in flying cloud robes walking over.

To Ding Yi's surprise, he didn't recognize any of the patrol officers. A thought immediately popped into his head.

"The people from the Inner City Patrol Division..."

Three patrol officers dressed in white robes with flying clouds strode up to Ding Yi. The leader looked Ding Yi up and down, frowned, and asked:

"You're Ding Hai?"

Ding Yi quickly clasped his hands in greeting and said:

"Exactly."

"We've taken over here, you can leave now!!"

Upon hearing this, Ding Yi calculated the time. It had probably been less than five minutes since Guo Fengchun had ingested the vomiting water. He frowned and said:

"What do you mean by this, sir? I am investigating this case on the orders of the special envoy of the Yin-Yang Palace. Does the special envoy have new instructions?"

Upon seeing this, the lead observer immediately let out a cold snort:

"You traitor! Don't you even know what kind of clothes you're wearing? You think you can act tough in Qingfeng County just because you're a special envoy?!"

"We are acting on the orders of Lord Yu, the Chief Inspector of the Censorate, to take over this case! Get out of here now!"

At this point, the man's eyes widened, and his right hand went directly to the sword at his waist.