"No, I don't know, I really don't know!"
The elder shook his head repeatedly. To gain their trust, he quickly said, "Every time Eugene leaves a secret sign, and then we go to the designated place to meet him."
"Alright, next question."
"In the past two days, has Eugene's team captured anyone?"
Seeing the elder's nervous explanation, Ye Cangtian didn't think he was lying, so he changed the subject.
"I'm not clear about the situation with the team, and they don't need to tell me these things."
"However, this contact point has never captured anyone."
The elder said, but inwardly he was gnashing his teeth.
There was no need to explain Po Xiao's anger, it was likely because the team had captured Po Xiao's people. This was truly unlucky!
But Po Xiao was also unreasonable; whoever causes trouble, go find them…
Listening to the other party's reply, Ye Cangtian's eyes darted around, and then he said, "One last question, what is your relationship with the Chu family and the Kong family?"
"The Chu family and the Kong family have already defected to the Hall of Light."
"Now the two families have joined forces and are preparing to bring other families in Xiyin City into our ranks…"
The elder knew about these matters, as he was the one who had contacted the Chu family and the Kong family.
Now, to suffer less torture, the elder spilled everything without hesitation.
"Very good, your answers are satisfactory, you don't have to die for now."
Ye Cangtian smiled faintly upon hearing this. Although he hadn't gotten the news he wanted most, he could tell that the other party wasn't playing any tricks.
Therefore, he ultimately chose to spare the elder's life, as he was still useful.
Whether they could contact Eugene and the others still depended on the elder's cooperation.
"No! Po Xiao, kill me!"
The elder suddenly became agitated by Ye Cangtian's decision.
He could imagine Po Xiao's intention in keeping him alive, which was to contact Eugene.
And by revealing the matter of the Chu and Kong families today, he had violated his principles and felt immense self-hatred.
Therefore, he now only wished for death and absolutely did not want Po Xiao to find Eugene and the others because of him.
"Hmph! Old man, your life no longer belongs to you."
Ye Cangtian snorted coldly and then ignored him.
He turned to look at Lan Yue, about to give some instructions, when he saw the elder beside him quickly waving his cane and smashing it heavily towards his own head.
"Hmph!"
"Do you think you have a chance to commit suicide in front of me?"
"Are you thinking too highly of yourself!"
Seeing the other party about to commit suicide, Ye Cangtian's hand shot out like lightning, firmly gripping the cane just as it was about to smash into the elder's head.
"You!"
"Po Xiao, don't push me too far! I've already told you some secrets, aren't you satisfied?"
The elder forcefully pulled his cane, but it didn't budge. In the end, he roared angrily at Ye Cangtian.
"I said, your old life no longer belongs to you!"
"If you want to end your life quickly, then find Eugene for me!"
"If you dare to attempt suicide or any trickery again, I promise to make your life worse than death!"
Ye Cangtian glanced at the other party and, as he spoke, he struck out with a palm, landing on the elder's chest and directly crippling his cultivation.
There was no other way; the other party was too disobedient, so he had to resort to this.
Without his cultivation, it wouldn't be so easy for the elder to commit suicide.
"You…"
On the other side, feeling his cultivation stripped away, the elder's face turned pale.
His eyes were filled with hatred, but he dared not make a sound, as he didn't want to endure the previous pain again.
"Old man, you will suffer excruciating pain from your soul every day."
"So I advise you to cooperate as much as possible. Once you contact Eugene, you will be free!"
Seeing that the other party couldn't speak, Ye Cangtian directly warned him.
You…
Upon hearing this, the elder was filled with indignation, but he finally lowered his head in a gesture of default.
He understood in his heart that no matter what he said, he couldn't change the other party's mind, so he stopped wasting his breath.
His only prayer was that Eugene would contact him soon…
"Hand him over to Fei Yan, and tell her that I will be interrogating him for intelligence every day…"
Ye Cangtian turned to Lan Yue and said slowly. His voice wasn't very loud, but he ensured the elder could hear him.
To put it plainly, it was to continue applying psychological pressure on the elder.
Lan Yue nodded and left the room with the elder.
Upon arriving at the courtyard entrance, Ye Cangtian lit a cigarette and began to slowly inhale.
Before he could finish the cigarette, Lan Yue had already handed the elder over to Fei Yan and returned.
"Let's go, we should also go back and rest."
Hearing Ye Cangtian's words, Lan Yue was stunned and quickly stepped forward, saying, "Junior Brother, aren't we going to the Chu family?"
In Lan Yue's opinion, since the people from the Hall of Light had admitted it, they now had a witness, and could therefore move against the Chu family.
"No, the evidence is insufficient."
Ye Cangtian slowly shook his head and said, "Although that old man confessed, it's still just his word. The Chu and Kong families are likely to claim they were framed."
"At that time, without any other evidence, we still won't be able to act."
Upon hearing this, Lan Yue slowly nodded and said no more, directly following him back to the branch.
…
The next day at noon.
Just as Ye Cangtian finished his lunch, there was a knock on his room door.
It was Sha Ying who entered.
He came directly in front of Ye Cangtian and said, "Lord Po Xiao, many families in Xiyin City are showing signs of movement…"
Sha Ying got straight to the point and reported.
When he noticed the strangeness of those families, he had apprehended some informants and interrogated them.
The final piece of information he obtained was that these families were going to hold a meeting tonight, seemingly to decide their future direction.
Heh heh.
Upon hearing this news, Ye Cangtian's face broke into a mocking smile.
The future direction these families intended to discuss was nothing more than choosing whether to side with the Hall of Light or the Dark Association.
How could he miss such an event?
Even if he couldn't catch any big fish, it would be good to put some pressure on these families and nip any ambitions in the bud.
Thinking this, Ye Cangtian inquired, "Where have they agreed to meet?"
"Reporting to you, my lord, they have agreed to meet at the Gathering Hall." Sha Ying quickly replied.
"I understand."
Ye Cangtian nodded lightly and said, "For the next task, monitor the Chu and Kong families, and also cooperate with Fei Yan to investigate the whereabouts of the Hall of Light."
"Yes!"
Sha Ying responded, then without further ado, turned and left the room.
…
At the same time, in another corner of the Dark Association branch.
Gu Hai sat in the main seat of the grand hall, glaring fiercely at Zi Long, and berating him thoroughly.
Since arriving here, nothing had gone his way.
First, he thought that by using Kong Ling's name, he could suppress Po Xiao and regain some face. But Po Xiao didn't indulge him at all.
Secondly, he still hadn't heard any useful news, which meant these Dark Association members were incompetent, and Zi Long's management was also lacking.
The last point was that he remembered Po Xiao was promoted by Zi Long. If not for Zi Long, how would he have endured Po Xiao's scolding?
Therefore, all of this naturally had to be vented on Zi Long.
On the other side, listening to Gu Hai's roaring voice, Zi Long's eyes were extremely dark, and his large hands clenched into fists, trembling constantly.
It was evident that Zi Long was also full of anger.
But he simply didn't dare to offend Gu Hai, as Gu Hai was Kong Ling's confidant, and he was genuinely afraid of accidentally offending him, which might lead Gu Hai to spread slander to Kong Ling.
"Report!"
After an unknown amount of time, a figure hurried into the grand hall.
He glanced at the two, bowed respectfully, and quickly said, "Reporting to both of you, my lords, Sha Ying just visited Po Xiao's room!"
This Hong Mo is truly foolish!
Upon hearing this news, Zi Long roared in his heart.
He naturally knew that Sha Ying was Hong Mo's subordinate and only obeyed Hong Mo's commands.
Based on Hong Mo's past relationship with Po Xiao, Sha Ying would never have gone to Po Xiao's room.
And the news that had just come now could only mean one thing: Hong Mo had reached an agreement with Po Xiao to some extent, or rather, a form of cooperation.
Zi Long was extremely dissatisfied with Hong Mo's actions, especially since he had fallen out with Po Xiao and absolutely did not want Po Xiao to gain any credit.
Thinking this, he couldn't help but glance at Gu Hai.
This fellow, although he had a bad temper, was still somewhat useful.
If it weren't for his insistence on monitoring Po Xiao, how would he have discovered these things?
After a moment of hesitation, Zi Long leaned forward and said, "Lord Gu Hai, Sha Ying has a very strong ability to gather information. Since he went to Po Xiao's side, he must have obtained important news. Should we capture him?"
"No need."
"You said yourself that he has a strong ability to gather information, so let him continue to do so!"
Gu Hai glanced at Zi Long and slowly shook his head, saying, "What we need to do is keep a close eye on Po Xiao, see what actions he takes, and then be ready to intercept at any time…"
"My lord is brilliant, I will go and prepare now."
Upon hearing this, Zi Long understood everything, and a sly smile spread across his face.
How satisfying it would be to be able to openly snatch the credit that Po Xiao had earned.
Saying this, he quickly bowed and left the grand hall to prepare.
…