Miss Hanxiang had been trained by someone with the codename ‘Grass’ and been brought into an intelligence-gathering organization. Her most important target was Wang Dashuai and the other rich kids. She would do her best to uncover everything the wastrels knew and then report it.
She had actually gathered some information from Inner Scent, but had not yet had time to report her recent intelligence.
The fatty was completely stunned to discover that Long Qi had been right. The fatty had been deceived by others. He was covered with a cold sweat when he read through the interrogation report and saw what Miss Hanxiang had learned from him. While most of it was trivial information, there were some important bits sprinkled in.
When Miss Hanxiang confessed her guilt and the accusations against her were proven true, Gate Master Zhuo Si was no longer able to turn a blind eye, and he attended the interrogation in person.
The criminal world stayed hidden, and their work was even further in the dark than Humility’s Gate. Such people had both money and connections, which meant that Miss Hanxiang’s interrogation had to be made a priority and given over to the most effective interrogator.
Uncle Kuai was an old man who was just about to retire. He had joined Humility’s Gate’s base in the Yinshan District because there was almost nothing to do and he was about to retire.
This was how most people had to go about retiring from Humility’s Gate. They would not be able to leave whenever they wished, as Humility’s Gate had rules in place. This made it all the more clear just how steep a price Long Tian had needed to pay to arrange for Lu Yin retirement in the shortest time possible.
As far as Uncle Kuai was concerned, the Yinshan District was just a place to send off a bunch of rich kids. He had thought that he would never need to conduct an interrogation again, and he had been enjoying a leisurely life. However, who would have expected Lu Yin to rise up and bring in a prisoner so quickly after being made captain. Also, he had brought Uncle Kuai a beautiful woman to work on. She tried to keep her mouth closed, but she was too scared and she ended up revealing everything.
Miss Hanxiang did not possess an overly strong will, but she had also been carefully trained. She actually did not even know who the person was who had trained her.
Zhuo Si looked at the pale, scared girl who was being interrogated, and the Gate master’s expression changed a bit. “How much information have you put together?”
Miss Hanxiang was terrified. “No- not much.”
“How long have you been doing this?” Zhuo Si continued.
Miss Hanxiang shuddered. “Three years.”
In the back, the fatty went pale. He must have revealed practically everything over the course of three years.
Zhuo Si frowned. “What can you tell me about this person codenamed ‘Grass’?”
Miss Hanxiang shook her head. “Nothing. I really don’t know. He was mysterious every time he showed up, and I wasn’t even able to see him clearly.”
Both Zhuo Si and Lu Yin completely believed this detail, because Miss Hanxian was just an ordinary person and had no cultivation whatsoever.
Zhuo Si looked over nearby at an old man with bulging muscles and a white beard. This man was Uncle Kuai. “Uncle Kuai, has she already revealed everything?”
Instead of speaking to Miss Hanxiang, Zhuo Si was asking Uncle Kuai. The gate master trusted Uncle Kuai, and if the old man said no, Zhuo Si would accept it as fact.
Uncle Kuai regretfully said, “she’s said everything. She’s just a baby who’s completely terrified. Eh, she can’t even scratch this old man’s itch.”
A smile spread across Lu Yin’s face. “Uncle’s skills are itching to be used? Then this junior will find you some more friends.”
As soon as Lu Yin spoke, Zhuo Si, the fatty, and Uncle Kuai all turned to look at Lu Yin in surprise. There had never been a single accomplishment achieved In the Yinshan Mountains. The place was a paradise, but Lu Yin obviously had some information.
The fatty stared blankly at Lu Yin. It was as though he was looking at a complete stranger.
Zhuo Si stood up and smiled. “It’s good for young people to be motivated, but what do you intend to do?”
Lu Yin explained himself, “This junior has had a different ability from a young age, and I have an innate gift that allows me to see a slight bit into people. If I spend a bit more time in Yinshan City, I believe I’ll find more people like Miss Hanxiang.”
“You realized that Miss Hanxiang was a traitor right away?” the fatty could not stop himself from asking this question.
Lu Yin shook his head. “No, it doesn’t work like that. After all, she’s always been with you.”
The fatty felt humiliated.
Zhuo Si shrugged. “Linjiang Yi- no, Long Qi, this is certainly an achievement. Do you have any further plans?” The Envoy’s eyes suddenly gained added depth as he spoke.
Lu Yin did not know what Zhuo Si was getting at. Did the commander know that Lu Yin was intending to soon retire?
“Your subordinate just wishes to help Humility’s Gate by uncovering more spies. That’s all I have planned for the moment,” Lu Yin replied.
Zhuo Si nodded. “Watch out. This can be dangerous.”
He then left the interrogation chamber.
No one cared about Miss Hanxiang, but she also could not be allowed to die, as only living prisoners had any value.
The fatty chased after Lu Yin after leaving the interrogation chamber, but was clearly hesitating with what he wanted to say.
Lu Yin laughed. “You don’t have to worry. She’s just a minor spy without much value, and whatever she got from you won’t be able to have any real effect on the Wang family. You won’t be in any trouble.”
The fatty sighed. “These traitors are too brazen! Sooner or later, I’ll go behind the Mother Tree to fight those monsters.”
Lu Yin’s eye twitched. This universe seemed like an overlord, and there were many Progenitors, and yet there was still a battlefield behind the Mother Tree. What did this mean? It was proof that humanity was always on the back foot.
Also, those monsters were not only targeting the Perennial World, but also the Sixth and Fifth Mainlands. It was impossible to know just how powerful this enemy truly was.
It was possible that the day would come when the Perennial World would be destroyed, along with the two Mainlands. At that time, humanity would lose most of their territory.
Humility’s Gate had nine bases spread across the Middle Realm, and they had many powerhouses keeping an eye on things everywhere. However, despite all of that, it was not every day that they were able to catch a traitor, let alone a Redback.
Lu Yin had no idea what sort of things were offered to tempt people on the Mother Tree into betraying humanity and serve the enemy for the rest of their lives, but regardless of who they were or where they were from, all of the traitors would target the powerful people and powers, and this meant that the power in the shadows only ever increased.
While it was not terribly important to capture a traitor, leaving them alone would only lead to more and more spies, and eventually all of humanity’s secrets would be revealed.
Lu Yin had been the one to arrest Miss Hanxiang, and although it was an accomplishment, it was insignificant in light of all nine of Humility’s Gate’s bases in the Middle Realm. This incident was only really surprising because it happened in the Yinshan District, though most people attributed the matter to luck.
The next day, Lu Yin returned to Yinshan City and wandered around with Unseen Light and a group of people, and they wandered about the city.
The city was very lively, and despite the small number of regular people present, there were a large percentage of cultivators, and cultivators were generally wealthy, and most of those in Yinshan City had some sort of background.
Lu Yin was after a sommelier who was based in a certain bar in Yinshan City. This particular sommelier was very famous throughout Yinshan City, and was known to everyone with a love of wine. Not only did he have vast knowledge of wine, but more importantly, his general knowledge was vast, and he seemed to know everything and have seen everything. He was a wonderful source of information, which meant that even people like Mo Gaohe and the fatty had spoken to him.
After entering the bar, Lu Yin ordered the place vacated. The people who had been Mo Gaohe’s underlings reluctantly followed Lu Yin’s orders, and they set upon the patrons like gangsters. Almost instantly, the bar was empty, with the exception of the owner, the sommelier, and some servers.
Lu Yin sat in front of the sommelier, and Unseen Light stood behind the man.
The sommelier had a warm expression on his face, and his eyes were soft. It felt as though he could peer into a person’s heart.