All the players rose in unison, looking excitedly at Yang Ling and talking over one another. Their voices were strong and full of vigor; they really had not been tortured.
"Everyone, quiet down first. I already know what happened."
Yang Ling spoke.
The players immediately fell silent, gazing eagerly at Yang Ling.
"Lord Ye, as a fourth-rank grandmaster, you can tell whether they're lying."
"Since the missing confiscated goods have nothing to do with them, could we expedite the process?"
Yang Ling looked at Ye Qingdong and cupped his hands.
His idea was for Ye Qingdong to send a few men back to the Divine Guard Office with him, then root out the thief who had stolen the confiscated goods.
They could resolve the matter within a day or two, without delaying these players' mission.
"All right, this case is closed. Take them back, and remember to tell them to be more careful in the future.
"Even among colleagues, there are always people looking to cause trouble.
"The missing confiscated goods this time might not even be a matter of someone coveting those dozen or so Peiyuan Pills and several dozen Spirit Nurturing Pills."
Ye Qingdong waved his hand, signaling the jailers to unlock the cells and release them.
Although somewhat taken aback, the jailers dared neither delay nor ask questions. They obediently let Zhang Wei and the others out.
Just like that, the case is closed and they're free?
Yang Ling was a little taken aback. He had thought the Myriad Manifestations Office really was strict about such matters, yet a single word from Ye Qingdong could settle the case.
The middle-aged clerk and Hu Shuying were likewise somewhat taken aback and surprised, but thinking of the major case they had just cracked, they could understand Ye Qingdong's actions.