Those being brought in for interrogation now were already the trusted confidants of the Wendao Alliance's senior leadership.
With dozens being interrogated at once, someone was bound to break. As long as one broke and talked, there would be a second, and then, as they exposed one another, a third would be dragged in... until they were all strung together on the same rope...
"I confess! Hall Master Zhu should have known about what happened to Vice Principal Cheng's family back then!"
A hall master's confidant suddenly blurted out, "I only ask... that you spare my life... I'll talk. I'm willing to tell you everything I know!"
The words came out of nowhere, like a rock shattering and the heavens shaking. Even Zhan Xiaofei, who was conducting the interrogation, froze.
Then his eyes abruptly widened.
Hall Master Zhu!
He was not the hall master who had targeted Xiang Chong and Xiang Bing during this trial.
Their original target was surnamed Fu-Hall Master Fu.
At last, they had a breakthrough, and an unexpected one at that, a welcome surprise.
The people from Hidden Dragon High Martial perked up at the news. They stopped beating around the bush and began asking targeted questions!
As time passed, more and more came spilling out, along with more and more useful leads.
Yet there were almost no leads connected to what had happened to the other principals back then.
As interrogation records were sent out one after another, the faces of Ye Changqing and the others waiting outside grew increasingly grim.
Vice Principal Cheng, who had kept his face covered all along, had returned this time without much hope. Yet now, his body began trembling slightly.
"Old Cheng, stay calm. This matter... has far-reaching implications. A mere Wendao Alliance could never have pulled it off