The surging negative emotions washed over his sea of consciousness like a raging tide. Lust, hatred, greed, anger... each emotion was a madness-inducing poison.

The negative emotions of a Level 6 Aberrant were enough to give even a Star Official of the same level a headache. Even if they didn't go completely insane, they would become neurotic for a period of time and require extensive psychological counseling to recover.

The limit for a Level 6 Star Official was about three evil professionals of the same level. More than that, and they would go crazy.

Zhang Yuanqing was much more resilient than other Star Officials of his level. First, he had achieved Lesser Mastery of the Pure Yang Body Cleansing Manual. Second, he was a peak Dream Manipulator. Illusionists were the best at manipulating emotions, the number one profession in the spiritual realm.

Therefore, he easily suppressed the negative emotions of the Beastman Haas, receiving fragmented images.

Three minutes later, after receiving the memories, he opened his eyes, his expression becoming extremely grave.

He had seen several important pieces of information in the memory fragments of the Beastman Haas.

First, it was indeed an internal spy within the Heavenly Punishment who betrayed Abner Carlisle. But who that person was, the Beastman Haas didn't know. He contacted the person via phone, the phone number was fake, a dial-up number. The spy's voice had been altered during the call, making it impossible to distinguish male from female. The spy was well-hidden, and only had one-way contact with the evil faction. Even if someone from the evil faction was caught, nothing could be traced.

The only clue was that the Beastman Haas dared to trust an unknown phone number and an unknown address, and wasn't afraid of being ambushed because last night's operation was authorized by his superior, "Godzilla."

Godzilla was an elder of the Biological Alchemy Society, a Ruler-level The Way of the Extraordinary. He might know who the spy was, but hunting a Ruler was beyond what Ju Mang could do.

Given the current situation in New York County, both the evil and orderly factions were sensitive. Any slight mishap could attract the participation of multiple Rulers.

Hunting a Ruler was too risky, not commensurate with the benefits.

Second, he saw the internal hit list of the Biological Alchemy Society. This list was only circulated among the higher-ups in the evil faction.

High-level Saints from the Merchant Guild, the Association of Beauty, and the Heavenly Punishment were all on the list. The ranking determined the priority, and the priority could be used to deduce the evil faction's plan of action.

It was worth mentioning that Ju Mang, as a Level 6 Beast King, was also on the hit list, but with a lower priority. In the eyes of the evil faction, the Five Elements Alliance support team that had come from afar and was unfamiliar with New York County was not important.

"After tonight, my priority will probably be raised," Zhang Yuanqing thought to himself.

Third, the evil faction was waiting for an opportunity! Once the opportunity arrived, they would eliminate the Church of the Sea God. If the orderly faction lost a mainstream profession, their chances of winning would greatly increase.

These were the exact words of "Godzilla." The Beastman Haas had asked his superior what the so-called opportunity was, but received no answer.

In the evil faction's plan for New York County, they would first hunt down the high-level Saints of the Heavenly Punishment, then force the Rulers to get involved, trying to weaken the Heavenly Punishment as much as possible. At that point, the orderly faction in New York County would be severely weakened, and they would concentrate their forces to attack the Church of the Sea God.

The headquarters of the Church of the Sea God was in New York County.

Based on this plan, the Dionysus Club deliberately started a war with the Merchant Guild, making the orderly faction mistakenly believe that the focus was on the Merchant Guild. The evil faction deliberately didn't target the Saints of the Church of the Sea God, but instead hunted down the Saints of the Heavenly Punishment within the Merchant Guild.

The goal was to paralyze the Church of the Sea God, making them maintain a wait-and-see attitude and not rush to get involved.

After all, their own Saints and Transcendent individuals hadn't been harmed yet, and rushing to get involved would inevitably result in the loss of organization members.

Although they belonged to the same faction, there was still selfishness among the orderly organizations. In local wars, they would rather let fellow Daoists die than let themselves suffer. The same was true in the evil faction.

"Waiting for an opportunity? What opportunity? This information must be told to the President." Although he didn't find the spy, he unexpectedly obtained an extraordinary piece of intelligence. The harvest was not bad.

Zhang Yuanqing put the Beastman Haas's headless body into his hat space. At this time, Princess Yin Yao had finished cleaning the bloodstains and walked out of the bathroom.

"This speaker played obscene audio yesterday," she reported to her master, holding up the small loudspeaker.

"The Devil Monarch and who?" Zhang Yuanqing asked.

"A woman named Catherine," Princess Yin Yao said.

Catherine... Zhang Yuanqing's mouth twitched. He thought to himself that he wasn't surprised at all.

Given the Devil Monarch's style, after coming to the Liberty Federation and New York County, he would definitely visit the Hunter Guild. And with Catherine's slutty style, she definitely wouldn't miss a male with strength and potential.

The two of them ending up in bed was as natural as Li Yunlong encountering Japanese soldiers.

Catherine was a Ruler-level, too dangerous for me. She was a forbidden zone that I absolutely couldn't touch. But I could use her and the Devil Monarch's sex audio to obtain intelligence.

Zhang Yuanqing put Princess Yin Yao and the four Yin corpses into his hat space, walked to the window, and looked down. The *Breaking Bad* members in the yard had all been poisoned to death.

Fires were rising in the distance, and there were figures everywhere on the street, the screams of residents. Gunshots and the sound of houses collapsing were endless.

Clearly, the Saints of the Returned were fighting the members of the Biological Alchemy Society. The fighting was much less intense than before.

Zhang Yuanqing kicked the window to pieces, put on his Swift Wind Gloves, used the Night Wanderer Invisibility, and rode the wind to soar into the sky.

The scenery below was clearly visible. He saw the collapsed houses, the corpses lying on the streets and in the ruins, and Hongjige, whose left shoulder was petrified, still fighting bravely.

He saw that his companions were all alive, chasing after the only two remaining Saints of the Biological Alchemy Society.

Zhang Yuanqing spat out the Ghost Bride and issued the assassination order to her. Then, he landed on the roof of a building and said loudly, "Retreat!"

As he spoke, the Level 6 Ghost Bride had already caught up with a Saint, completed possession, twisted her own neck, and dug out her own heart.

Seeing this, Guan Ya and the others immediately retreated without any hesitation.

Almost ten minutes had passed since the two sides had engaged. If they delayed any longer and waited for the Rulers of the Biological Alchemy Society to arrive, there would definitely be casualties in the team.

Forty minutes later, the members of the Returned arrived at the First Bank Building, took the elevator to the floor where their dormitory was, and completed the distribution of spoils in Zhang Yuanqing's room.

They had seized a total of three Saint-quality items, and eight Transcendent-quality items. Among them, Hongjige was the most seriously injured, and Guan Ya and Tianxiaguihuo had minor injuries. Sun Miaomiao and Zhao Chenghuang, two Night Wanderers, had a wretched fighting style, and only lost two Yin corpses and one spirit servant.

"Did you find out any information?" Guan Ya asked.

Zhang Yuanqing shook his head: "There is indeed a spy inside the Heavenly Punishment, but they are hidden very deeply. The Beastman Haas didn't know who it was either."

He briefly explained the results of his Soul Devouring, omitting the information about the opportunity. There was no need for Guan Ya and the others to know this kind of intelligence.

"Do you have any suspects?" Tianxiaguihuo asked thoughtfully.

"Vinnie Burant," Zhang Yuanqing said, "but I don't think it's very likely."

Guan Ya suddenly said: "If Fu Qingyang was here, we could actually trick Vinnie Burant. We could directly say that we obtained information from the Beastman Haas and have confirmed that she is a spy. If Vinnie is suddenly accused of being a spy, she will definitely have emotional changes internally, which can't be hidden from a Ruler-level scout."

Hongjige looked disdainful: "But...Ju Mang said that the Beastman Haas didn't know who the spy was. Vinnie definitely won't fall for it."

Guan Ya smiled: "Normal people, when being framed, will have thoughts of anger, confusion, and being unjustly accused. Being too calm is abnormal. This is the point that Ruler-level scouts can discern."

"Oh, so that's how it is!" Hongjige laughed a few times and fell silent.

The crowd dispersed, and Zhang Yuanqing lay on the bed, thinking about Guan Ya's words. The more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. Although he didn't have Insight, he could sense Vinnie Burant's emotions.

Vinnie Burant didn't know that he was an Illusionist, so even if she appeared calm on the surface, she wouldn't deliberately suppress her emotions.

If she suddenly received the accusation, there would definitely be emotional fluctuations.

"Try her one more time. If there are still no problems this time, then Vinnie can be ruled out. Anyway, there are no other suspects, so there's no harm in trying," Zhang Yuanqing thought to himself.

Nine o'clock in the morning.

Vinnie Burant arrived at the office punctually, picked up the phone and told the secretary to make coffee. As soon as she put down the phone, her assistant, Emma, walked in.

"Director, I have something to report!"

"What is it?" Vinnie Burant asked as she turned on her computer.

"The Security Bureau of Bronx District reported that there was a gang fight in Heron Street around eleven o'clock last night. It was suspected to be a small-scale The Way of the Extraordinary conflict. Many residents were accidentally injured. The battle ended quickly. By the time they arrived, the bodies had already been disposed of. Currently, it can only be confirmed that the victims were members of the Biological Alchemy profession, but who exactly it was cannot be determined because there are no bodies," Emma said.

Vinnie gave an "uh-huh" and said: "Send an email to the orderly organizations to ask about the situation."

It should be the orderly organizations' response to the Beastman Haas's assassination of the Heavenly Punishment members. If the Beastman Haas could attack official practitioners, then the official organizations could also raid the evil organizations' strongholds.

She just didn't know if it was the Execution Department that did it, or other orderly organizations.

But since the battle ended quickly, it meant it was a small-scale conflict between lower-level practitioners.

If it were a conflict between Saints, especially high-level Saints, the commotion would definitely not be so small. Someone of the Beastman Haas's level, if fighting a Saint of the same level in a downtown area, would definitely cause significant damage.

Emma nodded and was about to leave when Vinnie's phone rang. She picked up the phone and listened, and after a few seconds of silence, said: "Let them in."

Not long after, Zhang Yuanqing led Hongjige and Tianxiaguihuo in, the two of them carrying a stretcher covered with a white cloth.

Vinnie and Emma's eyes fell on the stretcher, the former frowning and saying: "What is this?"

"The Beastman Haas!" Zhang Yuanqing lifted the white cloth, revealing a headless, dark, strong body, and said: "Last night, I led a team to hunt down the Beastman Haas in Heron Street, Bronx District."

Vinnie suddenly stood up, staring straight at the body on the stretcher.

Emma's expression was dull. Before the two of them could calm down, Zhang Yuanqing continued: "After our companion's Soul Devouring, we have already found out who the spy is. That person is you, Vinnie, Director! I have already notified Sean Mead of the Execution Department. You should prepare to be arrested."

These words were like a bucket of cold water poured on Vinnie's face. Her expression changed slightly, and the look in her eyes became sharp.

Vinnie's emotions were shock, confusion, and anger. Huh, suspecting me and Sean Mead of framing her... this emotional reaction is a bit over the top.

Zhang Yuanqing sensed Vinnie's emotions.

After announcing the death of the Beastman Haas, he barely gave Vinnie Burant a chance to buffer before immediately framing her. Vinnie's emotions were the most genuine reaction.

It seemed that there was nothing wrong with her identity, and she wasn't a member of the Liberty Alliance.

Just then, Zhang Yuanqing sensed another emotion.

That emotion contained incomprehension, disbelief, and a trace of schadenfreude, and then quickly converged.

Huh? Zhang Yuanqing turned his head with a strange expression and looked at his assistant, Emma.