67: Review

In front of the flying boat, Lin Hui personally led a group of guards to greet them.

"Ninth Elder, I will have to trouble you this Time," Lin Hui said, cupping his hands in front of Lin Xuanfeng.

"Mhm."

Lin Xuanfeng responded, walking towards the pavilion with his hands behind his back, and the other guards quickly made way.

The three Alchemists behind him exchanged glances and silently followed.

After entering the pavilion, Lin Xuanfeng casually glanced around and then said to Lin Hui, "Bring everyone who has entered and exited the kitchen."

"Everyone?" Lin Hui couldn't help but ask.

There were at least dozens of people entering and exiting the kitchen every day, and interrogating them one by one would be a huge workload.

So he had only apprehended some key individuals.

"Everyone," Lin Xuanfeng's voice turned cold.

Lin Hui bowed, not daring to object in the slightest, while Lin Xuanfeng walked upstairs to the Second Level alone.

As for the three Alchemists, they were left where they were.

After he went upstairs, Lin Hui exhaled, then looked at the three and said to a subordinate, "Take them to see Lin Kai."

Lin Tianfang's room on the Second Level.

Lin Xuanfeng pushed the door open and entered directly.

Lin Tianfang showed no displeasure, instead greeting him with a smile: "You arrived faster than I expected."

"Since this matter involves the Lu Family, it's naturally better to get to the bottom of it as quickly as possible," Lin Xuanfeng said casually, sitting down on a grand tutor chair nearby.

"Mhm, this matter is of great importance. We must find the person the Lu Family has planted," Lin Tianfang said with a solemn expression.

"Don't worry. As long as something was done, there will be clues. In one Time, I will find out," Lin Xuanfeng said confidently.

Lin Tianfang nodded.

At this Time, Lin Xuanfeng said with some surprise, "Has Fourth Elder perhaps already broken through to the Qi Training stage, ninth level?"

Lin Tianfang was greatly surprised: "How did you know?"

"Because the ancient book on your desk is about Weapon Forging techniques."

"I heard previously that Fourth Elder was already at the Great Perfection of the Qi Training stage, eighth level, only a step away from the ninth level."

"If you hadn't broken through, you would be reading an ancient book about Cultivation, not this one."

"So I think Fourth Elder must have already broken through, knowing that there is still a long distance to the next minor Realm, which is why you have the leisure to learn about other techniques."

Lin Xuanfeng sat there, his voice calm and full of confidence.

Lin Tianfang was stunned for a moment, then countered, "What if I just happened to want to read it?"

"Someone about to break through wouldn't have the leisure to pay attention to other things. In fact, I think if you hadn't broken through, you'd probably still be in seclusion right now," Lin Xuanfeng replied.

Lin Tianfang laughed loudly: "Hahaha, as expected of the Law Enforcement Hall Hall Master, your insight is truly sharp. It seems the traitor hidden in the Zhou Family will soon be exposed."

...

On the other side, the three Alchemists had already arrived at the Spirit Mine's Second Level under Lin Kai's arrangement.

This Time, to resolve this incident, they even brought the Zhou Family's First-Order Pill, High Grade detoxification pills.

However, when they saw the poisoned individuals, they were completely helpless, and even the detoxification pills they brought had no effect.

Ordinary detoxification pills can resolve most symptoms caused by poisons, but generally can only resolve poisons that are two minor grades lower than themselves.

Only detoxification pills specifically developed for a certain poison might be able to resolve poisons of the same grade.

Therefore, facing a First-Order Pill, mid-grade poison, even a First-Order Pill, High Grade detoxification pill was useless.

Unless Lin Zhishou, the First-Order Top-Grade Alchemist, was present to refine a First-Order Pill, top-grade detoxification pill.

And this would still require ensuring that the poison they were afflicted with wasn't even more potent.

Seeing this, Lin Kai then informed them of the theory Zhou Luo had mentioned yesterday.

After listening, the Alchemists looked bewildered. They hadn't seen this in ancient books, but they also couldn't say it was false.

Lin Kai reported this matter to Lin Tianfang immediately.

Currently, Lin Zhishou, who was participating in the Spirit Pill Gathering, would take at least ten days to half a month to return.

It was uncertain whether the people on the Second Level could hold out until then.

Under these circumstances, Lin Tianfang had no choice but to agree to let Zhou Luo conduct the experiment and specifically instructed Lin Kai to stay by Zhou Luo's side at all Times.

At noon, Lin Kai visited with the three Alchemists and informed Zhou Luo of Fourth Elder's decision.

Zhou Luo immediately guaranteed that he would do his best to treat them, and then stated that for the experiment, a relatively large number of detoxification pills would be needed.

After all, there were at least over a hundred poisoned people on the Second Level, and it would take too much Time for Zhou Luo alone.

Since the Alchemists sent by the Zhou Family were present, the three Alchemists offered to help.

Thus, the three took out their Pill Furnaces from their storage bags and the medicinal ingredients brought from the Zhou Family, and began refining detoxification pills together with Zhou Luo.

In front of outsiders, Zhou Luo could only maintain the appearance of having just been promoted to First-Order Pill, mid-grade, so his speed was many Times slower than usual.

On the other side, Lin Hui had already summoned everyone who had entered and exited the kitchen between noon and evening yesterday to the main hall.

This naturally included Lin Shi.

Because he had indeed entered and exited the kitchen at noon, he didn't feel suspicious.

He couldn't help but look at the famous Law Enforcement Hall Hall Master in front, touching his bald head, feeling a bit nervous inside.

This Ninth Elder was known for his cold-blooded, decisive, and merciless actions. In the name of law enforcement, he showed no mercy towards any violation of rules, and his ruthless methods were awe-inspiring.

If he were to discover that he had neglected his duties, it would definitely be a dead end.

Lin Xuanfeng held a list in his hand, which marked approximate Time points and roughly who else was in the kitchen during those Time points.

Most of these people were fixed personnel, with only a few scattered individuals who happened to appear in the kitchen.

Of course, these people had already undergone focused scrutiny, but under Lin Hui's interrogation, they were all cleared of suspicion.

Lin Xuanfeng hadn't spoken the entire Time, just silently looking at the list.

The crowd dared not make any move.

After a long while, Lin Xuanfeng suddenly looked up, his sharp eyes sweeping across everyone, and said, "Those who were still in the kitchen or didn't go to the front line when the Lu Family appeared, stay. The others can leave."

Lin Hui beside him took a deep look at Lin Xuanfeng, thinking this might be too arbitrary.

Before long, everyone else dispersed. Lin Shi thought of the cover Zhou Luo had provided him at that Time, took a deep breath, and remained in place.

Looking at the remaining twenty-odd people, Lin Xuanfeng narrowed his eyes and continued, "Those who were in the kitchen can also leave."

The dozen or so people in the kitchen who were nervous and uneasy immediately felt relieved and quickly left.

"Ninth Elder, this doesn't seem quite right," Lin Hui finally couldn't help but whisper.

Lin Xuanfeng didn't look at him, just spoke to himself, "Since this matter is related to the Lu Family, their appearance was to create Time for the poisoner. This period is the best opportunity for the other party to poison."

In fact, the Lu Family invasion was purely accidental.

However, Zhou Luo also didn't expect that this accident would bury a huge hidden danger for him.

Because the Zhou Family had already linked the poisoning incident with the Lu Family, coupled with Lin Xuanfeng's strong judgment, the Time of poisoning was directly narrowed down to this interval.

According to Zhou Luo's plan, the people on the Second Level would only be poisoned after eating dinner. Even if the Zhou Family discovered that the ingredients had been tampered with, with such a large Time span, it would be difficult to trace it back to Lin Shi, let alone involve him.

This was indeed the case. Lin Hui's interrogation mainly focused on the people in the kitchen and didn't connect it to Lin Shi at all.

But who knew that the Zhou Family would call over Lin Xuanfeng, someone with rich experience in handling cases...