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“Oh?” He Lingchuan clapped his hands and laughed. “Well now, so there is something going on behind the scenes. I quite like ‘behind the scenes.’ Come on, then. Tell me, how exactly is it of no benefit to me to pursue this any further?”
“This was assigned to me by someone above!”
“Above, huh?” He Lingchuan tilted his head, genuinely curious. “Above where? And who’s above?”
Patriarch Wan still refused to answer.
Jiao Yu suddenly leaned in and asked, sharp as a blade, “Was the Lingxu City courier killed by you?”
Patriarch Wan nearly jumped out of his skin. He waved his hands in denial so hard that they blurred. “No, no! That wasn’t me! I don’t even know anything about any courier!”
He Lingchuan smoothly pulled the conversation back where he wanted it. “There were over a hundred porcupines in that territory. How did your nephew kill them all?”
Patriarch Wan shut his mouth again.
He Lingchuan’s expression did not change. Without warning, he pinched Patriarch Wan’s jaw open and shoved a pill into his mouth.
The medicine dissolved into saliva and slid down his throat before he could spit it out.
“This will keep you awake for the next four hours. No matter what you endure, you won’t pass out.” He Lingchuan then added flatly, “Your secret’s already blown. Either way, you’re dead. The only question...
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