A moment later.
After briefly getting a grasp of the situation, Ye Chenyang took his leave.
As they reached the door, Yun Han finally could not help asking:
"Investigating Envoy Jiang, what do you make of that old... Patriarch Gao's attitude?"
Just now, Gao Yuanshan had first described Gao Yi's condition before he vanished.
It seemed Gao Yi had known something would happen to him. He had left behind warnings early on, telling others not to get involved in this matter lightly.
Gao Yuanshan rambled on for ages, condemning those who had dared lay hands on an Inspector while subtly pointing the finger at the other great clans in the area.
The reason was simple: other than those people, who else could have made Gao Yi, an Inspector, so wary?
Because of its fierce and unruly customs, Number Five Base City harbored quite a few underground forces.
Operating under the belief that the law could not punish the masses, they might have joined the frenzy of price gouging and hoarded some cores themselves, but they would never dare touch anyone from the authorities.
That was an absolute red line!
Gao Yuanshan also said that he had secretly dispatched people to search for clues long ago, yet they had found nothing.
There was simply too much nonsense. Out of that long string of words, barely a few contained any useful information, and Yun Han's head began to ache from listening.
Ye Chenyang did not answer immediately. Instead, he gave an almost imperceptible nod and quickened his pace.
Yun Han hurried after him.
In a room somewhere upstairs, Gao Yuanshan watched the two figures recede into the distance and let out a soft sigh.
"Ah—"
There seemed to be a touch of regret in his voice, along with a measure of helplessness.