As Zhou Feng expected.

On the very night Li Gang escaped from the cave,

dozens of black military vehicles, like silent steel beasts, silently tore through the night sky of Donghai City.

They did not honk their horns; there was only the dull friction sound of tires rolling over the asphalt.

Finally, the convoy stopped in front of the luxurious, carved iron gate of the Zhou Family mansion.

The car doors opened in unison.

Hundreds of military personnel in standard combat uniforms jumped out of the vehicles with synchronized movements.

They quickly fanned out, completely surrounding the brightly lit Zhou Family manor, making it impenetrable.

The cold, faint glint from the muzzles of their guns formed a stark contrast with the warm lights within the mansion.

Inside the Zhou Family mansion, there was a deathly silence.

The servants, terrified, huddled in corners, trembling.

Liu Yuru and Lu Qi, mother and son, were even paler; they had never witnessed such a spectacle.

Only Zhou Feng remained seated on the living room sofa, leisurely sipping his tea.

He seemed not to notice the solemn military personnel outside the window, even wearing a composed smile on his face.

The sound of heavy military boots on the floor echoed.

Li Gang strode in, followed by two fierce-looking adjutants.

His chiseled face was filled with undisguised rage and killing intent.

Zhou Feng lifted his eyelids, glanced at the newcomer, and set down his teacup.

He stood up, smiling.

"Li Gang, what is the meaning of this?"

"In the middle of the night, sending so many people over, did our Zhou Family offend you somewhere?"

Li Gang's gaze, like a knife, cut across Zhou Feng's hypocritical smiling face.

"Zhou Feng."

He spoke, his voice cold, devoid of any warmth.

"Your Zhou Family secretly controlled a Secret Realm without reporting it, selling magic crystals and various rare Materials."

"You also deceived over four thousand professionals into inhumane slavery."

Li Gang took a step forward, his Aura like a mountain, pressing down on the air in the living room until it solidified.

"Each and every one of these acts is a capital crime sufficient to wipe out an entire family."

"Do I need to continue?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Feng's smile instantly turned into shock and panic.

He widened his eyes, as if he had heard the biggest joke.

"Li Gang, aren't you taking this joke a bit too far?"

"Our Zhou Family has always been law-abiding, doing only legitimate business."

He spread his hands, an expression of innocence and grievance on his face.

"We never engage in illegal activities!"

"Please don't believe the rumors of some petty person and wrongly accuse us good citizens!"

Li Gang watched his superb acting, so angry he laughed.

"Wrongly accuse good people?"

"Zhou Feng, Zhou Feng, even now, you're still playing dumb with me!"

His patience completely ran out at this moment.

Li Gang suddenly waved his hand, sternly ordering the adjutants behind him.

"Men!"

"Arrest everyone in the Zhou Family, old and young, and bring them back!"

"Interrogate them thoroughly!"

"Yes!"

The two adjutants responded and were about to step forward to make the arrests.

"Wait!"

Zhou Feng's smile completely vanished, replaced by a cold, gloomy expression.

He snorted coldly.

"Li Gang, although you are a high-ranking official in the military, one rank higher than us."

"But our Zhou Family is not a soft persimmon that just anyone can knead."

He looked directly into Li Gang's eyes, not backing down an inch.

"You say arrest people, and you just arrest them? I'd like to ask a question."

"Where is the evidence?"

"You say we secretly control a Secret Realm, so where is this Secret Realm?"

"You say we enslaved professionals, so who can stand up and testify?"

A mocking curve appeared at the corner of Zhou Feng's mouth.

"You say we sold magic crystals, which is even more baseless and slanderous!"

Upon hearing this, the rage in Li Gang's chest almost burned away his reason.

"Evidence?"

He grabbed Zhou Feng by the collar, lifting him off the ground.

"I am the best evidence!"

His eyes were bloodshot, and he spoke each word, as if squeezing it through his teeth.

"This morning, I just escaped from your damned underground cave!"

"I experienced it firsthand, I witnessed it with my own eyes, isn't that enough?!"

Zhou Feng was suspended in mid-air, yet he showed no fear, only shaking his head indifferently.

"Li Gang, your mouth is yours; you can slander our Zhou Family however you wish."

"Who knows if you drank fake alcohol and had hallucinations."

"And are now mistaking things that happened in a dream for reality?"

"You!"

Li Gang was furious, the veins on his arms bulging.

He wished he could punch that hateful face in front of him right now.

"You really won't shed a tear until you see the coffin!"

"Fine! You want evidence, do you! I'll take you to find the evidence right now!"

Li Gang let go, dragging Zhou Feng out like a dead dog.

"Let's go!"

The group hastily left the Zhou Family, heading straight for the Radiant Alliance's base.

At this moment, the Radiant Alliance's base had already been completely controlled by the military.

Dozens of professional survey personnel, armed with various precision instruments, were conducting a carpet search of every inch of the base.

Li Gang dragged Zhou Feng, kicking open the base's main gate.

A soldier in charge of command quickly stepped forward and saluted.

"Reporting, Li!"

"We have thoroughly searched this place three times and found no trace of any secret passage!"

"None?"

Li Gang's brow instantly furrowed into a knot.

How could this be?

When he first infiltrated the Radiant Alliance, he entered that huge underground cave from a certain room in this base.

Although he had a hood over his head at the time, he was certain he had never left the Radiant Alliance's premises.

How long had it been?

The traces of the secret passage had been completely cleaned away.

Li Gang turned his head, glaring fiercely at Zhou Feng.

"Your actions are quite swift."

"You managed to completely seal °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° off the secret passage so quickly."

Zhou Feng shrugged, an innocent expression on his face.

"Li Gang, what are you talking about?"

"Our Radiant Alliance has never had any secret passages."

A 'kind' smile appeared on his face.

"Oh, by the way, didn't Li Gang say you just escaped from a cave entrance this morning?"

"Why don't we go and see the entrance you escaped from now?"

"It would also clear our Zhou Family's name."

Li Gang's face grew even darker.

When he escaped that morning, there were pursuers behind him.

He was only concerned with fleeing for his life; how could he remember the exact location of that exit?

Even if he did remember, that passage had probably long since been filled in by the Zhou Family, leaving no trace.

Li Gang gritted his teeth, every word carrying an bone-chilling coldness.

"Zhou Feng, your Zhou Family truly has good methods."

He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the killing intent in his heart.

"Since that's the case, then Chairman Zhou, please trouble you to come with us."

Since the physical evidence was destroyed, then let Zhou Feng provide the evidence himself.

Li Gang sneered inwardly.

When it came to interrogating criminals, their military had plenty of methods.

Even if it were a piece of iron, he was confident he could melt it.

Zhou Feng's smile completely vanished.

"Li Gang, since you can't find any evidence, why are you still arresting me?"

Li Gang corrected him.

"No, no, no, not arresting."

"It's inviting Chairman Zhou to come back with us to assist in the investigation."

As he spoke, he gave a look to the adjutants behind him.

The two adjutants immediately stepped forward, one on each side, seizing Zhou Feng's arms, about to drag him out.

Zhou Feng's face darkened, and he was about to resist.

Just then,

in the distance, another military vehicle with a special license plate sped over like the wind.

With a beautiful drift, it stopped steadily in front of Li Gang.

The car door opened.

A middle-aged man in a black suit and gold-rimmed glasses stepped out of the car.

He appeared refined, with a gentle smile on his face, like an elegant scholar.

The middle-aged man glanced at the tense scene, finally fixing his gaze on Li Gang.

He pushed up the glasses on his nose and spoke with a smile.

"Isn't this our famous Li Gang from Dongning Province?"

Upon seeing the newcomer, Li Gang's brow furrowed slightly.

"City Lord Jiang?"

This person was Jiang Haicheng, the current City Lord of Donghai City.

Jiang Haicheng's smile remained unchanged as he slowly walked up to Li Gang.

He patted Li Gang's shoulder, his tone friendly, as if catching up with an old friend.

"Li Gang, you came to my Donghai City to handle a case, why didn't you even say hello?"

"Just directly arresting people."

Jiang Haicheng's smile gradually faded.

The hand holding his glasses gently patted Li Gang's shoulder.

That seemingly light action, however, made Li Gang feel a heavy pressure.

"Aren't you... breaking the rules a bit by doing this?"