At the Eastern Depot, Cao Zhengchun looked displeased.
Iron Claw Flying Eagle stood to one side and said quietly, "Director, didn't Lin Lang say the Sun Moon Demon Cult answered to our Eastern Depot? How could they dare commit a major crime near Capital City?"
"If the Iron-Gallant Divine Marquis gets hold of this and says our Eastern Depot has been supporting the Sun Moon Demon Cult, His Majesty will surely be furious."
"Can Lin Lang really control the Sun Moon Demon Cult? Should I go give them a warning?"
Cao Zhengchun raised a hand, and Iron Claw Flying Eagle immediately fell silent.
What he had said was enough. He only needed to make Cao Zhengchun suspicious of Lin Lang. Saying too much would make Cao Zhengchun think he was framing Lin Lang instead.
Before long, Lin Lang arrived.
Cao Zhengchun looked at Lin Lang calmly. "Sit. Have you been in contact with the Sun Moon Holy Cult these past few days?"
"No," Lin Lang said. "Cult Leader Ren probably hasn't emerged from seclusion yet. Do you have something for them to do, Director?"
Cao Zhengchun said, "You mentioned before that their Right Envoy wanted to meet me, but you refused him. How did he react at the time?"
Lin Lang understood. It seemed Cao Zhengchun also thought the Sun Moon Holy Cult's Right Envoy had stolen the eight hundred thousand taels of escorted silver.
"You're referring to the robbery of the Datong Money House's escorted silver, aren't you, Director? I can guarantee that the Sun Moon Holy Cult's Right Envoy didn't do it."
Cao Zhengchun straightened. "Oh? How can you be certain it wasn't him?"
Iron Claw Flying Eagle said sinisterly from the side, "Embroidery needles, a masked woman, formidable martial arts-that matches Dongfang Bubai, who practiced the Sunflower