The poorest member of the Imperial Guard, the Empress begged me to embezzle.

The next day.

early morning.

Chu Xiu walked slowly to the outside of the Jinyiwei headquarters and immediately saw Lin Huaiyu, who was guarding the place.

"Reporting to Your Excellency, Qian Zhenbei and the others have been interrogated."

Lin Huaiyu bowed respectfully.

"Oh?"

Chu Xiu raised an eyebrow and strode towards the headquarters of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, saying as he walked, "Let's talk in the main hall."

"Yes."

Lin Huaiyu responded and followed Chu Xiu into the headquarters of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Less than a moment.

The main hall of the Embroidered Uniform Guard headquarters.

"Tell me, what did Qian Zhenbei say?"

Chu Xiu sat upright in the main seat of the hall, looking at Lin Huaiyu with a calm expression and said.

"Reporting to Your Excellency, Qian Zhenbei is merely a steward of the Heavenly Demon Sect."

"Within the Heavenly Demon Sect, the stewards possess the strength of the Celestial Realm."

"Qian Zhenbei actually doesn't know much about the Heavenly Demon Sect."

Lin Huaiyu frowned and said with a regretful expression, "He was originally just a martial artist at the Dharma Aspect Realm level. He was chosen by the Heavenly Demon Sect, transformed into a demon, and trained to the peak of the ninth level of the Immortal Ascension Realm."

After transforming into a demon, one can even reach the level of a Celestial Realm expert.

In fact, the deacons of the Heavenly Demon Sect can all reach the Celestial Realm level without transforming into human form.

Therefore, he is at most a puppet put forward by the Heavenly Demon Sect.

"A puppet?"

Chu Xiu pondered for a moment and said, "He doesn't know much about the Heavenly Demon Sect."

But who's behind the Qitian Chamber of Commerce?

How many people does Qian Zhenbei know who are colluding with the Qitian Chamber of Commerce?

In fact, he had guessed from the beginning that Qian Zhenbei might have some use within the Heavenly Demon Sect.

However, its effect is definitely minimal.

Otherwise, the Heavenly Demon Sect wouldn't have been able to cause such a minor disturbance last night, leaving them without even a single true Celestial Realm deacon.

"Your Excellency, one of the people behind the Qitian Chamber of Commerce is the King of Qi."

"Although the King of Qi provided some support to the Qitian Chamber of Commerce, he never paid attention to the internal affairs of the Qitian Chamber of Commerce."

"The Yang family of Hongnong, along with several other families, who stand behind the Qitian Chamber of Commerce, are all like the King of Qi, never interfering in the internal affairs of the Qitian Chamber of Commerce."

"The Qitian Chamber of Commerce will offer tribute every so often."

"This alone is not enough to pose any threat to them."

Lin Huaiyu said with a wry smile.

"So, does that mean all the powerful and influential families in our Great Zhou Dynasty are without any problems?"

"Is there only one family like the Sima clan that actually purchases demon blood essence from the Qitian Chamber of Commerce?"

Chu Xiu said with a playful smile.

He naturally didn't believe it.

Either Qian Zhenbei, this puppet, doesn't know.

Either Qian Zhenbei wasn't telling the truth.

"No."

“My lord, according to Qian Zhenbei, he is nominally the head of the Qitian Chamber of Commerce.”

"The two vice presidents are the ones who truly control the Qitian Chamber of Commerce."

"And these two are the true deacons of the Heavenly Demon Sect!"

“Especially matters concerning the essence and blood of demons are their responsibility, and Qian Zhenbei has no right to interfere.”

Lin Huaiyu shook his head and said, "So he actually doesn't know which company bought the demon blood essence."

"So Qian Zhenbei really doesn't know anything?"

Chu Xiu chuckled to himself. If he had really only captured a puppet or mascot on the surface...

This time, we really only caught a lonely fish.

"My lord, it's not that I don't know anything about it."

"After all, Qian Zhenbei is in charge of most of the affairs of the Qitian Chamber of Commerce."

"Qianzhenbei has discovered a secret."

"The Qitian Chamber of Commerce has delivered supplies to Hongnong County on several occasions."

"The vast majority of these supplies are cultivation resources, including various pills and spiritual herbs."

Lin Huaiyu said with a strange expression, "He can confirm that these supplies were not sent to the ancestral home of the Yang family in Hongnong."

Each purchase involved an extremely large quantity.

"If it weren't sent to the Yang family of Hongnong, who else in Hongnong Prefecture would have the ability to purchase so many cultivation resources?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu looked at Lin Huaiyu with great interest and asked him.

"At that time, my subordinates were also thinking about this issue."

"Then, Qian Zhenbei said it."

He said it was an order from the Seven Killings Organization.

"Finally, the people who received this batch of supplies clearly had the aura of soldiers."

"Qian Zhenbei would never be wrong about the temperament of a fierce soldier!"

Lin Huaiyu said, bowing his head.

"Soldiers in the army?"

"The Seven Killings Organization?"

Who is the Commandant of Hongnong Commandery?

A strange light flashed in Chu Xiu's eyes as he looked at Lin Huaiyu and asked.

What kind of place is Hongnong County?

This is the headquarters of the Yang clan of Hongnong!

He was certain that the Prefectural Commandant of the Yang Clan of Hongnong was definitely a member of the Yang Clan of Hongnong.

Moreover, he must have been someone highly trusted by Yang Yan, the head of the Hongnong Yang family and the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet.

Only such a person is qualified to serve as the Commandant of Hongnong Commandery and to be stationed in Hongnong Commandery.

but……

Now it seems, perhaps it's getting interesting.

This Commandant of Hongnong Commandery is very likely, on the surface, Yang Yan's man...

In reality, they were members of the Seven Killers organization!

Or rather, they secretly colluded with the Seven Killings Organization!

"Your Excellency, the Commandant of Hongnong Commandery is named Zhang Yue."

"He is a protégé of the Grand Secretary."

"Former runner-up."

"He has always been highly regarded by the Grand Secretary."

"Given the Grand Secretary's high regard for him, it's not impossible that he might become the Governor of Sili Province in the future."

Lin Huaiyu said respectfully.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, whether they were military generals or civil officials in the court, they were all capable of governing the country with their pens and conquering the world on horseback.

Because in the imperial examinations of the Great Zhou Dynasty, one needed to be proficient in both literary and martial arts to stand out.

Therefore, the civil and military officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty did not have fixed identities.

He might be a civil official today, but his official title is military general.

Or one may be a military general today and a civil official tomorrow.

This is all perfectly normal.

"Interesting, really interesting..."

"So, regardless of whether Zhang Yue, the Commandant of Hongnong County, is a member of the Seven Killings Organization or whether he colluded with the Seven Killings Organization."

"He's inextricably linked to the Seven Killers Organization!"

"With this in mind, we can completely take down Zhang Yue!"

"It can both slap the face of the Yang family of Hongnong and secure the position of Commandant of Hongnong County."

Chu Xiu stood up and said with a smile.

"Sir, we haven't gathered all the evidence yet. Based solely on Qian Zhenbei's confession, we're afraid we can't capture Zhang Yue."

Lin Huaiyu hesitated for a moment, then said, "Please give me a little more time, sir."

"I'm certain I can find evidence of collusion between Zhang Yue and the Seven Killings Organization!"

"No need. We, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, never need evidence when we do things!"

"Moreover, we are eliminating powerful and influential families!"

"All I need is a reason!"

Chu Xiu said with a chilling murderous aura.

"Sir, we know too little about Zhang Yue. Could it be a bit dangerous?"

"If this person's true identity is that of a hall master of the Seven Kills Organization..."

Lin Huaiyu tentatively said.