Although Zhang Ru has now disappeared to who knows where, Tang Cheng can still sense the arrogance in this man from Xiao Chen's memories. He clearly did nothing good, but he was so self-righteous and matter-of-fact, without even a trace of sympathy or regret.
The people whose Magic Power was extracted by them through Magic Power Tax, and their own collateral relatives who were treated as expendable resources—all of these people were like tools in his eyes.
This was the first time Li Xingkong had ever met someone like this. Zhang Ru's temperament had a significant influence on Li Xingkong; even though he imposed so many restrictions on cultivation methods, he still couldn't prevent such a person from embarking on the path of cultivation.
"This guy's really arrogant, don't let me catch him red-handed."
The guy's provocation before leaving angered Tang Cheng the most. On one hand, he had slipped away from his grasp, and on the other hand, his thoughts were clearly not just about cultivation; judging from his words, he obviously had greater ambitions.
Moreover, this ambition was not just his own delusion or plan, but rather the entire family was already taking action for it. In fact, Tang Cheng had no idea about it before this happened, which is enough to show how deep their scheming was.
There was no more information to be obtained from Xiao Chen in this cell, so Tang Cheng and his men didn't linger there any longer, as it would only be a waste of manpower. They got up and went to Tang Cheng's temporary office in the Inspection Department.
Now there's only one thing to wait for: confirming the identity of the person behind Xiao Chen.
Once the man's identity was confirmed, Tang Cheng prepared to take him down swiftly and decisively. The reason was simple: if the Zhang Family could accomplish something like this right under his nose, it was clearly impossible that only one person was behind it.
If you are even slightly lax in your actions, you could be interfered with by the people behind the scenes, which would affect the subsequent investigation.
Tang Cheng didn't want anything else; he just wanted to expose everyone and everything behind this incident. What kind of family power could possibly exist in Divine Land today?
After waiting for about half an hour, the person Tang Cheng sent out to investigate the fat man returned, but his expression was not very good.
"What's wrong? Couldn't you find it?"
Tang Cheng's heart skipped a beat when he saw the other person's expression.
"Found him. This fat man's Zhang Ren, and he's the head of the Security Bureau in Dragon City."
"No matter who they are, everyone involved in this matter must be taken down, without a doubt."
Although the other side may have a powerful background, could they be more powerful than Tang Cheng? He has been parachuted into Dragon City this time, and his power is considerable.
"That's the problem. It took us about 20 minutes to check this person's information, but by the time we found his address and went to confirm the information, we discovered that he had already been arrested, just 20 minutes earlier."
"Um?"
Tang Cheng's expression darkened.
Who arrested him?
The man flipped through the documents he had brought and spoke to Tang Cheng.
"It was people from Hedong Province who arrested him, and just now they sent us a message saying that Zhang Ren has confessed everything, including all the people involved in the evil practices, and they've even sent us a list."
As he spoke, he handed Tang Cheng a stack of documents. Tang Cheng opened them and glanced at them; they were mostly names, addresses, and related information.
"What a coincidence!"
After taking the stack of documents, Tang Cheng didn't open them but instead tossed them onto the table beside him.
"Yeah, you guys went to ask about someone, and that person got arrested. Tsk."
Li Xingkong, sitting to the side, chimed in, "Where in the world are there so many coincidences?"
"It's nothing more than a gecko losing its tail. The person thrown out is definitely involved, but certainly not a key figure."
Tang Cheng pulled out a few pages from the stack of documents, and as he expected, they were mostly small fry, either temporary workers or unemployed people. He couldn't find a single decent person among them.
"We need to go see this Zhang Ren."
Tang Cheng was naturally not satisfied with just getting these people. For the people behind this matter, losing them would be painful, but it would not seriously damage their strength.
Where is he being held now?
"He's already been sent to the Imperial Capital; he's no longer in Dragon City."
" The Imperial Capital..."
Tang Cheng clearly hesitated for a moment. He originally thought this was at most a local issue, but he didn't expect it to eventually involve the Imperial Capital.
He had worked in the Imperial Capital for many years and always believed that although there were many big and small issues, the organization was a unified whole, moving forward under the unified will of the Divine Land.
In retrospect, his thinking was too simplistic.
Tang Cheng stood up; he couldn't sit still any longer.
" Brother Li, I need to go back to the Imperial Capital. You..."
Li Xingkong looked at Tang Cheng and smiled.
"Go ahead, I'll stay here in Dragon City and keep watch. Absolutely no one will dare to cause trouble."
With Li Xingkong's words, Tang Cheng no longer hesitated. After giving his men a few instructions, he hurriedly headed towards the Imperial Capital.
Li Xingkong had naturally witnessed Tang Cheng's actions over the past few days. It could only be said that Tang Cheng had tried his best and done everything he could. However, given the numerous internal obstacles, relying solely on his own strength was clearly insufficient.
In fact, with his Late Qi Refining Stage, he wouldn't have any problem causing a ruckus on his own. Firstly, Li Xingkong, and secondly, Old Tang was still alive and well. Whether it was his background or his strength, Tang Cheng could handle this matter much faster.
But he didn't do that. As a member of the Divine Land system, all his actions were basically within the rules. He didn't disobey the rules or act arbitrarily just because he had various privileges. As a result, although the efficiency of the investigation was very slow, no one would say anything.
However, when he operates within the rules, he encounters seasoned veterans who have been navigating these rules for many years. Even with Tang Cheng's exceptional talent, these situations still present him with considerable difficulty.
These invisible obstacles are far more troublesome than the bottlenecks encountered in cultivation. When encountering obstacles in cultivation, at least after analysis, you can know what you are lacking in, and even if you fill in the gaps, you can get through it. But these obstacles, without some kind of skill, will only keep you firmly blocked.
While Tang Cheng was following up on the incident, Li Xingkong, who was observing from the sidelines, was naturally not idle either. He already had a general plan in mind. During these few days of observation, he only wanted to see what kind of state the internal system of Divine Land was in.
Or rather, whether his plan can eliminate these problems after it begins is one of the reasons why Li Xingkong hasn't personally taken action recently, but instead has been watching Tang Cheng handle the issues one by one.
After observing for several days, Li Xingkong had a general idea of what to do, and he felt that his plan was ready to be implemented.