The manor fire was quickly put out, but a World Prince had actually been kidnapped. This was the most serious provocation the World Government had ever faced.
Outside the manor, a large number of Purification Knights had already arrived.
Every guest, including their attendants—even the coachmen who had merely been waiting outside—was now undergoing a strict interrogation by the Purification Knights.
Although the Pure-Blood Nobles possessed absolute privileges, they still could not withstand the power of Huang Quan. Even if they were displeased, they could only cooperate obediently.
"I really don't know! I really don't know anything, my lord! Stop hitting me!!"
Cries of agony rose one after another.
Although this was called an interrogation, the way they treated nobles and the way they treated noble servants were obviously completely different.
In the tents hastily erected outside the manor, the knights dragged ten attendants inside at a time and subjected them to brutal torture...
Bailang, the newly appointed commander of the Purification Knights, slowly let out a breath. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and tossed aside the whip in his hand.
He had probably grown tired from beating them.
He sat down and took a large gulp of water before saying to the Bismarck Knight beside him, "We probably won't get anything out of this batch either. Bring in the next one."
Bismarck Knight shook his head. "The next batch won't reveal anything either. If Clown was the one who acted, interrogating everyone in the manor wouldn't produce any results."
Bailang Knight asked curiously, "Bismarck, you seem quite familiar with this Phantom Thief Clown?"
Bismarck frowned, then remembered that the man before him was a newly appointed knight commander who had suddenly appeared. He had apparently never worked in the Holy Land before, but had been promoted from