Only after Mr. Liu's words of comfort did Xiong Jiukui manage to steady himself. Head bowed, he said sorrowfully, "This is what happened..."
Xiong Jiukui recounted the whole affair from beginning to end, laying out every detail.
He had gone to great lengths to describe how cruelly Xu Yi had tortured him and how steadfastly he had held out. Only when he was on the verge of breaking, and Xu Yi revealed that he wanted to reconcile with the Zhao family, had he truly been unable to hold out any longer and told him about the Azure Dragon Jade Pendant.
As for everything else, he had told the truth without exaggerating.
Deputy Director Zhao glanced at Mr. Liu. The latter nodded, then asked Xiong Jiukui, "How was Third Young Master captured? Even if they found the Azure Dragon Jade Pendant, given his ability to react, they shouldn't have been able to convict him on the spot. Why did Xu dare to arrest him?"
"This subordinate doesn't know either," Xiong Jiukui said. "At the time, Third Young Master sent me a voice transmission, demanding to know what I'd let slip. I was just about to answer when it seemed Xu saw through us and knocked me unconscious. I don't know what happened after that. When I woke up, the young master had been captured, and it seemed he'd also passed out. Xu is truly ruthless. Later, Xu let me go. I guessed he wanted me to report back to my lord."
"That's enough. You may go."
Mr. Liu waved him away.
Xiong Jiukui fell to his knees with a thud and began to weep, ready to harm himself again. Without Deputy Director Zhao's promise, he simply couldn't feel at ease.
Deputy Director Zhao was already vexed, and he thought Xiong Jiukui