Guan Yue's question immediately darkened Qian Gu Dongfeng's face.
More than once.
Just how much did this Guan Yue want to know?
Would the judgment against him involve digging up every stain from his entire life?
"What was the purpose of that research institute on the Heaven Dou Continent?"
Guan Yue asked.
Qian Gu Dongfeng was still unaccustomed to this interrogation situation, yet he was constantly reminded of the current circumstances.
He patiently explained, "That was a laboratory for developing a forbidden type of medicine (medicine/potion). It was a cooperation the Holy Spirit Cult's Ghost Emperor once sought."
He paused, worrying whether Guan Yue would believe him, then said helplessly, "Although Evil Spirit Masters were involved, even frequently contacting those pharmacologists, since the project, it truly hasn't killed anyone. Moreover, the potions we produced have never been seen in society."
A flicker of confusion passed through Guan Yue's eyes.
He could sense Qian Gu Dongfeng's helplessness, his sense of having no other choice in this statement.
It was highly irregular, but if you didn't believe it, I have no other way to explain.
It was true.
Yu Guanzhi, listening to Guan Yue's questioning on the side, raised an eyebrow.
Medicine?
"Could it be some kind of potion to exterminate human Spirit Masters? Accumulate a certain quantity, then carry out large-scale city massacres without even wasting Spirit Power?"
Yu Guanzhi's speculation caught Guan Yue's attention.
Then, Qian Gu Dongfeng denied it.
"A sedative. I told you, what they researched was sedation, suppressing all emotional fluctuations, allowing for the most rational form of thinking!"
He emphasized very seriously.
"The Holy Spirit Cult's requirement was this, our requirement for the pharmacologists was also this. On top of that, I added extra conditions myself, prohibiting any other negative effects on humans."
Just sedation?
This time, both Guan Yue and Yu Guanzhi were stumped.
Qian Gu Dongfeng, having participated in this cooperation the longest and having thought about it the most, said, "I lean towards the idea that after Evil Spirit Masters devour too many vengeful spirits, their own emotions become unstable. These sedatives are for their own use."
For their own use?
Guan Yue was taken back.
"According to our investigation, the production volume of that sedative was not low."
Qian Gu Dongfeng said, "For Evil Spirit Masters, they only care about the effect. Would they stop using it just because frequent use reduces efficacy? Even if the effect was only one percent, they'd probably choose to use it a hundred times simultaneously to achieve the effect rather than give up."
This...
Guan Yue actually found Qian Gu Dongfeng's words reasonable.
This matter was settled.
He began inquiring about other things.
Qian Gu Dongfeng had quite a few cooperations with the Holy Spirit Cult. Guan Yue listed every Evil Spirit Master attack in recent years, asking Qian Gu Dongfeng if he was involved in any of them.
Qian Gu Dongfeng grew increasingly impatient.
"I only cooperated with them occasionally. I'm not their dog. How could I possibly participate in these trivial matters?"
"I've already said everything I should. My cooperation with the Holy Spirit Cult is limited to those few times."
As his words fell, Guan Yue sneered on the opposite side.
You're not their dog?
Yu Guanzhi was even less polite, stating it directly.
"In their eyes, you really are."
Qian Gu Dongfeng seemed to have suffered a great insult.
However, Yu Guanzhi showed no intention of apologising.
From the confessions Qian Gu Dongfeng had just admitted, it could be confirmed that his cooperation partner had always been the Ghost Emperor.
Thinking about it carefully, the Ghost Emperor's cultivation level had always been higher than Qian Gu Dongfeng's.
Was this cooperation?
Heh.
"Relax, there will be many more such interrogations. Since you've been caught, cooperate honestly. You'll suffer less, and feel less pressure when the time comes."
Yu Guanzhi signaled to Guan Yue not to continue the interrogation here. Qian Gu Dongfeng was to be detained and handed over to specialized interrogators to extract every detail of his crimes.
He reached out, and a series of special restraining devices appeared in his hand.
For Limit Douluos, their power was almost impossible to constrain.
But this time, Su Ming had provided the Federation with a good set of tools.
Sealing devices forged from Heaven Refinement metal.
This set of equipment was specifically for imprisoning Qian Gu Dongfeng.
Investigate him thoroughly!
Seeing the objects in Yu Guanzhi's hand and sensing the almost overflowing sealing power, Qian Gu Dongfeng's face changed drastically.
"A scholar would rather die than be humiliated!"
Yu Guanzhi sneered, "I've already told you everything. If you still stubbornly resist, the Qian Gu family will inevitably undergo scrutiny (investigation). By the way, you wouldn't want your father to be executed on the spot by multiple Quasi-Gods in the Blood God Camp, would you?"
"They wouldn't dare!" Qian Gu Dongfeng said angrily. "My father has shed blood for Douluo Planet! How dare they attack my father on the front lines?"
"Who knows? The crime of colluding with the Holy Spirit Cult is no small matter. And..." Yu Guanzhi's gaze became profound (profound), softly delivering a piece of news that shook Qian Gu Dongfeng to his core: "On the front line, Su Ming publicly announced a crackdown on Evil Spirit Masters and developed a new Evil-Reflecting Mirror. However, this new mirror doesn't detect Evil Spirit Masters; it detects Abyssal energy."
This piece of news left Qian Gu Dongfeng rooted to the spot in shock.
His body was trembled.
"No, no, no! I don't!"
"I never intended to destroy Douluo Planet!"
Guan Yue glanced at Yu Guanzhi in surprise.
How was this guy's information more informed than his?
He didn't know about this news.
Noticing Guan Yue's gaze, Yu Guanzhi didn't respond.
What he said was all true.
Su Ming improved the Evil-Reflecting Mirror to search for Abyssal energy within Douluo Planet.
Moreover, the slogan was a crackdown on Evil Spirit Masters.
The implication was that Evil Spirit Masters were cooperating with the Abyss.
Colluding with Evil Spirit Masters meant colluding with the Abyss. Therefore, even though Qian Gu Dieding was currently fighting the Abyss on the front line, he could not escape.
He had to be investigated.
Qian Gu Dongfeng dared not resist anymore.
Ultimately, he still had some bottom line.
The Qian Gu family could not fall.
This time he had overplayed his hand, but the family could not be implicated. As long as there were still powerhouses, the bloodline continued, there would always be opportunities in the future.
He had pursued power for so long and had genuinely been giving back to the family all along.
"Come with us."
Yu Guanzhi placed a helmet on Qian Gu Dongfeng's head.
Qian Gu Dongfeng felt a wave of dizziness. He tried to mobilize his spiritual power to resist, but precisely because of this, his spiritual power was captured by the helmet, which then followed his spiritual power merged (merged into) his Sea of Consciousness.
Now, he was completely locked down.
Qian Gu Dongfeng fell backward, head tilting back.
Then, Yu Guanzhi placed a pair of handcuffs and a pair of leg irons on Qian Gu Dongfeng's wrists and ankles. He also helped Qian Gu Dongfeng activate his Spirit Power, infusing it into the restraints, which then merged into his body, sealing all his Spirit Power.
The difficulty of fusing with Heaven Refinement metal was inherently high.
This set of instruments was crafted to Battle Armor specifications, with high fusion difficulty. Su Ming had further transformed the fusion difficulty within its formations into sealing power.
If sealed for a long time, one could eventually fuse with this set of equipment and no longer be affected.
However, during this sealing process, spiritual power and Spirit Power become completely unusable.
Qian Gu Dongfeng wouldn't live long enough to achieve fusion anyway.
Qian Gu Dongfeng was taken away separately by Yu Guanzhi.
Guan Yue sighed and continued searching various parts of the Spirit Transmission Pagoda.
All data here was thoroughly checked.
All types of research projects were reviewed by professional personnel.
It could be said that in this inspection, all the Spirit Transmission Pagoda's secrets were opened to the War God Hall.
Guan Yue's face looked ugly .
This wasn't a good thing.
Although Su Ming had said to thoroughly investigate the Spirit Transmission Pagoda, to investigate the Federation's interior, including the War God Hall—all data, classified or not—to carry out a major purge...
But what about after the purge?
It would definitely be cleaned very thoroughly.
But the War God Hall would have indirectly seen all the Spirit Transmission Pagoda's secrets. What would the next Pagoda Master do?
The next Pagoda Master...
Thinking of this, Guan Yue felt a headache.
Because the next Pagoda Master would most likely be Su Ming.
Su Ming himself said it could be investigated, but would he be happy to take over a Spirit Transmission Pagoda stripped of its secrets after assuming the position?
Even the technologies of the Spirit Ascension Platform, the Ten Thousand Beasts Platform, and even the Ten-Thousand Spirit Platform led by Su Ming would be laid bare!
"What is Su Ming thinking?"
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