Lu Chen had been poisoned and was still suppressing the poison injuries within his body, so he naturally could not go with them.
Zhao Lei had to stay behind to look after him.
Thus, Xu Zimo and Lu Ling went together.
Elder Wang's residence was at a street corner not far away.
They would certainly not be able to pry any information from the mouth of such a savage creature.
Even harsh torture would probably be useless.
So they could only investigate it themselves.
When they entered the room where Elder Wang lived, they found the place quite spacious.
It stood at the bend of an alley on the street corner.
Thus, it had both a front courtyard and a rear courtyard.
The front courtyard contained three brick-and-tile houses, while the rear courtyard had earthen houses.
Lu Ling was extremely cautious, since no one knew whether this blood wolf had any accomplices.
Xu Zimo spread his senses throughout the entire courtyard.
He wanted to see if there was anything unusual.
Even if he did nothing, he could instantly perceive every change taking place within the courtyard.
At last, he seemed to sense something.
He said to Lu Ling,
"Go check beneath the rear courtyard. There seems to be something down there."
Lu Ling hurried over.
Beneath an old room, she discovered a secret chamber.
The chamber was pitch-black.
Inside, the two of them unexpectedly found the missing Chen Da.
"It's Chen Da. There's no mistake,"
Lu Ling said.
She was completely certain, because they had helped interrogate Chen Da before.
They had seen Chen Da with their own eyes.
Chen Da was not dead. His mouth had been sealed, and he could not make a sound.
Even his vocal cords had been destroyed.
His throat could not move at all.