Chapter 78: The Interrogation of Gao Chong Begins!-Mass Job Change: My Skills Are All Forbidden Spells with a Ten Thousand Times Boost(By the banks of the Ruoshui River, the wine cups drift along the gentle current.)

The Imperial Capital’s investigative delegation was stationed in Misty Cloud City.

“Senior Si Lintian, something big has happened. The Ministry of Public Security has just arrested Gao Chong and is waiting for you to interrogate him!”

“What?!” Si Lintian sat up abruptly, frowning. “Isn’t Gao Chong supposed to be recuperating in the hospital? What are they trying to do? Didn’t we already send them all the necessary documents regarding the matter?”

“What’s the point of doing this now? Besides, Gao Chong’s injuries are severe. Taking him away at this time is highly irresponsible to the public!”

The investigator replied timidly, “I don’t know why either, but apparently, Gao Chong is no longer injured, and… he never actually entered the Diamond Forest at all!”

…

Ministry of Public Security, Tribunal.

“Come on, gentlemen, this is too much! I only shouted a few things in the street. I’ve already answered everything you wanted to know—what more do you want from me?!”

Gao Chong sat in the darkness, despair etched across his face. Both his hands were bound by iron shackles, which not only restrained him physically but also suppressed his strength; he couldn’t muster any power at all.

“I was wrong, I admit it! I swear I’ll never yell at girls again, I’ll never provoke the Public Security Bureau again—just let me go!”

Suddenly, the lights in the interrogation chamber blazed on, and the iron door swung open. An elderly man entered.

“You must be their leader, right? I’ve already confessed to everything. Just let me go!”

“Silence!” Si Lintian spoke in a deep voice, slowly sitting down in front of Gao Chong.

Gao Chong’s Adam’s apple bobbed nervously. The aura radiating from the old man before him was so powerful that he dared not misbehave in the slightest.

To Gao Chong, this was not an old man but a fierce beast, ready to devour him alive at any moment.

“Gao Chong, do you recognize me?” Si Lintian asked calmly.

Gao Chong shook his head furiously. “No, I’ve never seen you before.”

“Very well. You came here this time to participate in the Diamond Forest mission, correct? You’re also the only one among the participants without a transfer task. Why didn’t you join the mission?”

Gao Chong answered honestly, “I drank too much with a classmate and missed it.”

“Who was it?”

“Wang Qiang, a former classmate from our school. He also came to participate in this trial, also for the Diamond Forest.”

Si Lintian frowned. “There was no such person in this round of the Diamond Forest instance.”

“That’s impossible!” Gao Chong exclaimed. “We were just drinking together. He told me he was participating in the trial too—there’s no way he wasn’t there!”

“According to our information,” Si Lintian said, “the participants in this trial were you, Du Wanting, Wang Qian, Gao Gen, and Lin Han. Aside from Lin Han, all participated, including you.”

Gao Chong was stunned by Si Lintian’s words and rushed to explain, “I didn’t participate! I was sleeping in the hotel the whole time—I missed the instance trial completely.”

“If what you say is true, then the person who took part in the instance was an imposter.”

“It was Lin Han!” Gao Chong shouted. “It has to be Lin Han! He and I have always been at odds. Only he would want to sabotage me. He must have gotten information from Wang Qiang and impersonated me, or maybe he impersonated Wang Qiang and then me. That’s the only explanation!”

“Calm down,” Si Lintian said. “According to our investigation, Wang Qiang has been in Huiyue City all along. He’s already completed his second transfer task, and all the task locations were in Huiyue City.”

“Then it must be Lin Han! He needed to prepare for this, so it’s definitely him!”

“We will certainly investigate Lin Han, but according to our findings, Lin Han is currently in Huiyue City. After accepting this mission, he immediately withdrew from the trial,” Si Lintian replied.

“Then I have no idea who else it could be!”

At this point, Si Lintian rose and said, “Your interrogation is over. Someone will come to escort you out shortly.”

“It’s over?” Gao Chong’s heart tightened; he thought there would be more questions, but it was already finished?

“There’s nothing more to investigate with you,” Si Lintian said as he walked toward the door. “You were just used by someone. You know nothing; you’ve been played for a fool.”

“Be careful from now on. I advise you, when you return to Huiyue City, contact the Public Security Bureau for protection. If they don’t believe you, get in touch with Misty Cloud City’s bureau.”

“Still, since you know nothing, there’s little chance anyone will come for revenge.”

…

Gao Chong stared blankly at the table, still completely lost as to what had happened. Revenge?

“Captain, the hospital still hasn’t found any trace of when the fake Gao Chong left,” a team member reported, reviewing the files in hand.

Si Lintian said, “Someone capable of pulling off something like this would never leave an obvious trail.”

“The information that fake Gao Chong provided probably needs to be thrown out.”

“We’re back to square one. Next, keep an eye out for any trades involving the Heart of the Guardian on the market.”

“You mean,” the team member asked, “that person might try to sell the Heart of the Guardian?”

“It’s only a guess. But for someone of that caliber, money is likely meaningless by now,” Si Lintian mused. “By the way, get in touch with Sun Hu. Ask him to keep an eye on Lin Han and Wang Qiang.”

“If anything suspicious happens, tell him to contact me.”

The team member said thoughtfully, “Lin Han? He’s gotten quite famous lately.”

“Famous?” Si Lintian asked.

“Yes. He’s been all over the internet recently. Apparently, during the recruitment exams in Huiyue City, he demonstrated tremendous strength.”

Si Lintian was dismissive. “A main combat class prodigy?”

The team member shook his head. “He’s a priest. In fact, it’s an obscure hidden class—something called Life Priest, I believe.”

“So what? That class has a very limited future.”

“He fought his way to the finals on pure strength, bulldozing through a host of second-transfer main combatants, and ultimately took first place.”

“Oh?” Now Si Lintian was intrigued. “A violent priest, huh?”

“Exactly,” the team member said. “He’s a battle maniac. They say everyone expected him to awaken as a warrior, but he ended up awakening as a priest.”

“Even so, to achieve such results is truly remarkable.”