"No need for formalities. I am merely having a look around."
Dai Mobai raised a hand to gesture for him to rise, his tone even.
"I hear that the criminals imprisoned beneath your Evil Suppression Office are all vicious and heinous. I would like to see them for myself."
Chen Fan rose, brushed the dust from his knees, and grinned.
"Of course, of course! Please follow me, Your Highness!"
As he spoke, he stepped aside to clear the way and personally led Dai Mobai into the Evil Suppression Office.
The Evil Suppression Office's aboveground buildings differed little from those of the other departments.
Only a faint smell of blood lingered in the air, along with an indescribable aura of grim menace.
But the true heart of the Evil Suppression Office lay underground.
Chen Fan led Dai Mobai and Li Yue through several corridors to an enormous iron door.
Dense soul power patterns covered the door, glowing with a dim blue light.
Chen Fan took a token from inside his robes and pressed it against the door, channeling soul power into it. The patterns lit up one after another, and with a deep rumble, the iron door slowly slid open to either side.
Beyond the door was a small stone chamber, with a lift powered by a Soul Tool at its center.
The lift had no railings, only a flat iron platform engraved with the same soul power patterns as the door to stabilize its movement as it rose and fell.
"After you, Your Highness."
Chen Fan stepped onto the iron platform first.
Dai Mobai and Li Yue followed him onto it.
The platform sank slightly, then began descending smoothly.
Chen Fan made sure to explain things to Dai Mobai.
"The prison beneath our Evil Suppression Office has nine levels in