Chapter 988 Searching
The bronze tree in Chen Yang's hand could extract the memories of martial artists!
Upon this realization, Chen Yang immediately summoned Chen Shu and shared his thoughts with her.
"If you want to investigate the Zhou family's research base, you'll need at least a peak Grandmaster martial artist," Chen Shu agreed readily to Chen Yang's plan. The Zhou family's elixirs were of great interest to her as well.
With a method in place, Chen Yang quickly took Chen Shu to the location where the Zhou family martial artists were imprisoned.
The previous conflict with the Zhou family had been widely publicized, so Chen Yang naturally didn't keep them in his own custody. Instead, he handed them over to Huang Chen and his team.
The War God Department was responsible for their detention, while Chen Yang dispatched martial artists from the Hall of Heavenly Physicians to assist. As for the concern of the Zhou family martial artists escaping? Every single one of them, once imprisoned, had their inner energy crippled.
On the outskirts of Modu, under a sky obscured by dark clouds, Chen Yang and Chen Shu drove down an old, cracked asphalt road. The sporadic appearance of bungalows made it hard to believe they were within the vicinity of Modu. It wasn't until a three-story building appeared that Chen Yang finally stopped the car.
Huang Chen, who was already waiting at the entrance, hurried forward and shook Chen Yang's hand. "This place must have been difficult to find!"
"Indeed! I always thought Bei Xuan had moved his office into the city by now. I never expected it to be in such a remote location," Chen Yang remarked. He had visited Bei Xuan's Modu office a few times before, and it was always in an extremely prosperous area, if not the very center of the CBD.
After greeting Chen Shu, Huang Chen led them towards the main building, explaining, "The textual work is all handled in the city, which is much more convenient for any task."
"This place is specifically for detaining martial artists. Although the Zhou family members are no longer martial artists, their identities are special, so we've placed them here as well." The Zhou family's affairs were extraordinary, and many eyes were watching. Huang Chen didn't want any problems to arise on his watch.
Upon entering the building, Chen Yang immediately spotted several familiar faces, including people from the Hall of Heavenly Physicians and a few Star Constellation martial artists. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Chen Yang and Chen Shu headed downstairs.
"Are you planning to cooperate with the Star Constellation martial artists?" Chen Yang asked Huang Chen with some surprise. Although Huang Chen was the de facto head, the title of War God still belonged to Bei Xuan.
Huang Chen nodded and chuckled wryly, "There's no choice. We're genuinely short-handed. When Bei Xuan left, the Star Constellation Grandmasters were also helping to handle some matters. Now, with the appearance of ancient martial artists, we're completely caught off guard."
"Among the Star Constellation Grandmasters, there are not only Grandmaster martial artists but also those with weaker cultivation. Their presence here not only boosts the War God Department's strength but also serves as training for them."
As they spoke, Chen Yang sensed the peculiar nature of the underground facility. The single staircase leading down was secured by several heavily reinforced iron gates. The martial artists Huang Chen had stationed below were not only stronger than those above but also more numerous.
Noticing the confusion in Chen Yang's eyes, Huang Chen explained in a low voice, "Among the martial artists detained downstairs, there are several Grandmasters. It's always wise to keep a close watch."
"Oh? Are there no peak Grandmaster martial artists detained here?"
Huang Chen was taken aback by Chen Yang's question, then responded with a wry smile, "Aren't you joking? How could we possibly detain a peak Grandmaster? Capturing these individuals requires the War God himself to act. We can at most surround them; capturing them is not realistic."
"We'll have to trouble the people from the Hall of Heavenly Physicians more in the future regarding ancient martial artists."
Chen Yang waved his hand, "I've already spoken with the Fei brothers. With the four of them acting together, there are few who can escape."
After several twists and turns down a deep corridor, Huang Chen stepped aside. "The Zhou family's martial artists are all detained here. If you need anything else, just let me know." With that, Huang Chen gave a nod to the guards stationed there and left.
Huang Chen had no idea what Chen Yang intended to do with the Zhou family martial artists. If Chen Yang had wanted to kill them, he could have done so long ago and wouldn't have gone through the trouble of handing them over. However, regardless of the reason, Huang Chen had no intention of getting involved. Out of sight, out of mind.
As Chen Yang and Chen Shu entered one of the rooms, they immediately heard curses from within.
"Do as you please, kill or butcher me! Why are you keeping me locked up! Chen Yang! Call him over..." The peak Grandmaster imprisoned here had become somewhat deranged. When no one was around, he would sit quietly. However, as soon as he heard any movement outside, he would act as if he had gone mad. The reason was simple: after his inner energy was crippled, even though he had only been detained for a few days, he had no one to talk to. In such a situation, anyone would be driven to the brink of insanity.
However, this Zhou family martial artist's outbursts were merely verbal. When he actually saw Chen Yang, his body couldn't help but tremble. He hadn't expected Chen Yang to actually come!
"You... what do you want? My inner energy has already been crippled, are you going to kill me?" He knew he was like meat on a chopping block, unable to escape Chen Yang's grasp no matter what. Realizing this, he simply sat on the nearby bed and spoke dazedly, "Fine, at least I fell at your hands. That counts for something." Now a mere ordinary person, he had lost all his former arrogance and overbearing demeanor. Since being imprisoned, his greatest worry had been who would kill him. With Chen Yang's immense power, falling at his hands was at least somewhat fitting, considering his former status as a peak Grandmaster.
Chen Yang's purpose here was naturally not to kill. However, seeing the man's state, Chen Yang decided to reveal his objective directly: "The Zhou family has a research base overseas that develops genetic elixirs. I need you to tell me the location of that base."
"In return, I can promise you one request." The people from the Hall of Heavenly Physicians had questioned him before, but as the Zhou family's most crucial secret, he had revealed nothing. Those who reached the peak Grandmaster realm were never ordinary individuals. Coercion would never make him speak. But now... the condition Chen Yang offered was extraordinary! If anyone else had said this, no one would have taken it seriously. But the person speaking now was Chen Yang!
"If I make an excessive request, will you still agree?"
Hearing this response, Chen Yang's brow furrowed. "I'm not here to negotiate. If you refuse to speak, or if your words are false, I have other ways to get the truth."
"As for what methods I'll use... believe me, you wouldn't want to know."