Things had come to this, and Duan Haiping no longer had any need to keep anything hidden. He might as well lay it all bare.
The red-robed middle-aged man frowned. "Since that's the case, we should take action. We could find a way to get him out. I hear that Lei fellow has been running around everywhere these past few days, searching for those fiends. We can take advantage of this oversight and use a few tricks to get him out first. After all, Mingyu hasn't committed any grave crime."
Kong Yanzhang gave a cold snort. "The biggest lie of the year is that Lei Chiyan is a crude, simple-minded fellow. If you ask me, if he's crude and simple-minded, then there are no clever people left in the world. You want to get Mingyu out? Old Duan's probably been trying for almost three months now and still hasn't managed it. Old Duan, why don't you tell us what's going on?"
Duan Xingbo said awkwardly, "At first, we knew that the Lei fellow had locked him up in the Catching Thieves Division's prison. Later, that bastard went off somewhere, and from then on, Mingyu and Song Huaishan's whereabouts disappeared. My father and I also sent word through someone to Long Wenzhang. Long Wenzhang replied that the Catching Thieves Division's commander, Lei Chiyan, was taking Song Huaishan and Duan Mingyu on a secret mission. What kind of damned mission is that? It's obvious the Lei fellow forcibly took them away and moved them somewhere no one could find."
Wu Mingli said, "That man really is hard to deal with. Nothing works, no matter which way we turn. I'm out of ideas. Immortal Elder, you're the one who should decide."
The ball was kicked back into Duan Haiping's court.
Duan Haiping sighed.