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Under Li Hai's cold and indifferent gaze.

Qiu Zhenglong didn't dare to struggle at all during the entire process of being bound, restrained, and even pressed to the ground, and he didn't dare to show the slightest intention of resistance.

The other members of the Demon Slaying Division present could only watch their superior being tied up, but none of them dared to step forward to stop it, and none of them dared to intercede.

They kept their eyes on their noses and their noses on their hearts, each of them behaving obediently like cicadas in winter, not even daring to raise their heads, for fear that they too would be arrested and kneel beside Qiu Zhenglong.

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As for Qiu Zhenglong, who was bound, he knelt on the ground, his face pale, and shouted to Li Hai, pleading for mercy:

"Young Commander, you have really wronged me. Supervisor Gong met with misfortune because of the monster horde. It has nothing to do with me!"

Clearly, Qiu Zhenglong believed that the reason Li Hai was making things difficult for him was because of Gong Shuohong's disappearance.

But after he finished pleading for mercy, Li Hai asked indifferently:

"Didn't you say earlier that Gong Shuohong was missing? Why are you now so sure that she was killed?"

Then, without waiting for Qiu Zhenglong to reply, he said coldly again:

"I find it very strange. How could a master of the Thousand Army level allow a mere monster horde to destroy the entire branch to such an extent?

Also, why would Gong Lianhong stay so obediently in the archives when the beast tide struck, without even knowing how to escape?"

After hearing Li Hai's question, Qiu Zhenglong quickly replied:

"Young Commander, when the monster horde struck, I happened to be away from this place. After I received the urgent message and rushed back to defeat the monsters, I discovered that Supervisor Gong had already disappeared, and the archives had also turned into a pile of dust.

Therefore, although I used the word 'missing' when reporting Supervisor Gong's disappearance to the headquarters later, I, based on my intuition and experience, believe that Supervisor Gong most likely died in the monster horde.

As for why Supervisor Gong failed to escape in time when the beast tide struck, according to the information I obtained from the post-disaster investigation, there are mainly two reasons.

First, Supervisor Gong locked the library door from the inside after entering the archives. As you know, Young Commander, once the inner and outer gates of the archives distributed in various provinces are locked, they can only be opened if someone inside and outside the library inserts a key and turns the lock at the same time.

The second reason is that the location where this monster horde charged in happened to be at the outer wall of the archives. Supervisor Gong was the first person to face these monsters, and she fully bore the brunt of the most ferocious attack of the beast tide.

Young Commander, I have finished speaking."

After saying this, Qiu Zhenglong looked at Li Hai with an extremely upright gaze, as if to see how he would respond.

At the same time, many members of the Treasure Blue Province branch also felt that Qiu Zhenglong's words were reasonable and well-founded, so they also looked at Li Hai with different expressions, wanting to see how he would handle it.

Who knew that Li Hai would just smile silently: "It's really watertight and slippery, making it seem like I'm bullying others."

Saying that, he looked calmly at Qiu Zhenglong and said indifferently:

Qiu Zhenglong was stunned for a moment, and then immediately said, "Reporting to the Young Commander, after I rushed back to the branch at that time, I was too anxious and my anger overwhelmed my heart, so I almost beat those monsters into blood and ashes, so I couldn't leave any corpses behind."

"Is that so? What a coincidence." Li Hai said indifferently, "Then you should remember what they looked like."

"I remember."

Qiu Zhenglong nodded and said in a deep voice, "They were a group of monsters similar to black cows, with fine scales all over their bodies, naturally fierce and violent, and possessing infinite strength.

Moreover, once this kind of black bull-like monster is injured, it can quickly recover as long as it eats some mud and grass, and it can only be completely killed by smashing it into powder at once."

"Oh ~" Li Hai smiled meaningfully, "This kind of monster sounds very familiar."

Then he looked at the other captains of Treasure Blue Province present and asked in a calm voice:

"Everyone, are the words of your Commander Qiu accurate? Are the monsters that invaded this place black bull-like?"

When these captains heard Li Hai's question, they immediately nodded in response, and replied one after another:

"Young Commander, what Commander Qiu said is correct."

"Young Commander, the monsters that attacked the branch were indeed all black bull-like."

"I have never seen such a monster, not even in historical books."

"Young Commander, you must have wronged Commander Qiu."

"These monsters are really fierce, and only Commander Qiu can deal with them. We are unable to do so."

Amidst the increasingly loud clamor of the many captains present, Li Hai suddenly smiled mockingly.

Immediately, he spread out his right palm, and the two words '奈何' (Nai He - 'What to do' or 'Helpless') lit up in his palm, and he released an Iron-Scaled Fungus Bull covered in black scales from the Guiyou Grotto.

After seeing this Fungus Bull that appeared out of thin air, Qiu Zhenglong and everyone present were all stunned, and instantly quieted down, with incredible and uneasy expressions on everyone's faces.

"Young Commander, you—"

Qiu Zhenglong asked blankly, "You—where did you catch this kind of monster? It seems to have already—"

"Extinct, right?"

Li Hai sneered coldly, "That's why you thought of using this kind of monster to fabricate a lie, wanting to deceive me,

deceive the Demon Slaying Division headquarters."

Then, without waiting for Qiu Zhenglong to defend himself, he said coldly again: "To be honest, I don't quite understand why you chose this Iron-Scaled Fungus Bull to design this so-called beast tide invasion in the first place.

Don't you know that they are extremely docile in nature and can't even reach the Steel level even when they grow to the extreme?

Heh, if you want to play the fire dragon burning the warehouse trick, you should put some thought into it. The people who helped you complete this clumsy performance really think that they are the only ones in this world who have this kind of monster."

Looking at the Fungus Bull in front of him who was quietly waiting and extremely well-behaved, and listening to Li Hai's cold words, Qiu Zhenglong couldn't help but fall silent.

But then, he raised his head again and argued forcefully:

"Young Commander, the monsters I killed earlier only resembled the Fungus Bull you mentioned in appearance, but in reality, they were very different and could not be classified as the same kind."

"Alright, stop talking."

Li Hai interrupted him coldly, "I don't have the time to play detective games with you for so long. I only need to know that you are lying to me, and I believe the punishment masters at headquarters will pry open your iron mouth."

After saying that, he raised his head and looked directly at all the members of the Demon Slaying Division present.

His two icy gazes, containing disappointment, made these people unable to raise their heads, and they were all ashamed.

Because they had all lied just now.

"Alas~"

Li Hai sighed extremely disappointedly, "I originally only suspected that Qiu Zhenglong was the only one with a role in this farce,

But now it seems that the disappearance of Gong Shuohong - no, not only that, but the possible serious financial deficit in the Treasure Blue Province branch is everyone's responsibility."