The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron
Chapter 1170 - Chapter 1170 Chapter 1169 Interrogating Fang Lin

Chapter 1170: Chapter 1169: Interrogating Fang Lin Chapter 1170: Chapter 1169: Interrogating Fang Lin The token of Elder Tiankui represents the Elder’s personal presence, and the person who possesses the token is tantamount to having the authority of Elder Tiankui.

With this token on him, Fang Lin is effectively the Elder Tiankui himself; if the Inspection Hall were to put Cold Iron Chains on Fang Lin, it would be like trying to chain Elder Tiankui.

Who would dare to do such a thing? Even if Han Qingshuang wanted to target Fang Lin, it would be impossible for her to order her subordinates to chain him up after seeing the token.

Even if she ordered her subordinates to do it, it’s likely none would dare actually carry out such an act, which would be nothing short of treasonous.

“Forget it, there’s no need for the Cold Iron Chains,” Situ Zheng finally spoke up, giving Han Qingshuang a way to step down without losing too much face.

Han Qingshuang’s expression darkened somewhat, but she said nothing more. Fang Lin had produced the token of Elder Tiankui, and if she still insisted on forcing the chains on Fang Lin, it would be tantamount to slapping Elder Tiankui in the face. Such an action, once taken, could have serious consequences. Incurring the thunderous wrath of Elder Tiankui, and even with Situ Zheng’s support, Han Qingshuang might well lose her position as Vice Hall Master.

“Fang Lin is a rare talent of the Pill Alliance and has made many contributions. Naturally, there is no need for him to be chained. Put it away,” Ding Yulong said from the side.

Fang Lin, however, looked down on this Laughing Tiger with disdain. Why didn’t you speak up earlier, old man? It’s only after Situ Zheng spoke that you follow suit with such a remark?

The Grand Inspector holding the Cold Iron Chains had been waiting for just such a cue and promptly put away the chains, retreating to his original position.

Fang Lin’s expression remained unchanged; he slowly retracted the token and purposefully gave Han Qingshuang a provocative glance.

“Fang Lin, I’m going to ask you: when the Dragon Family Demon broke free, describe everything you did in detail, without the slightest concealment,” Han Qingshuang said, ignoring Fang Lin’s provocative look, and immediately began the interrogation.

Fang Lin smiled faintly and described the story he had already prepared with casual ease.

The three leaders listened silently until Fang Lin had finished, their faces showing little reaction.

“That is how things happened. The Dragon Family Demon broke through the array, and I was too severely injured, losing consciousness. After the Dragon Family Demon escaped, I fell into the Fall Demon Cliff,” Fang Lin concluded, having answered only what Han Qingshuang had asked about what he did when the Dragon Family Demon escaped, not what he did or where he went after.

“Then after you fell into the Fall Demon Cliff, why did it take you two months to come out? What did you encounter below the Fall Demon Cliff, and what did you do?” As expected, Han Qingshuang followed up with questions about Fang Lin’s time below the Fall Demon Cliff.

Fang Lin, unsurprised, relayed the explanation he had prepared in his mind.

Of course, he could not reveal everything that occurred below the Fall Demon Cliff; he spoke of what he could, and for what he couldn’t, Fang Lin naturally had ways to gloss over.

The retelling took considerable time. During it, no one interrupted Fang Lin, nor did anyone question the veracity of his words.

It was only after Fang Lin had finished speaking that the Laughing Tiger, Ding Yulong, asked, “Since you say you fell into the Fall Demon Cliff, what evidence do you have to prove you actually fell into the cliff, rather than fabricating a story?”

Fang Lin slapped his Nine Palace Bag, took out two corpses, and threw them on the ground, saying, “These two corpses should prove that what I have said is no lie.”

The two corpses that Fang Lin threw out were collected from the bottom of Fall Demon Cliff, and they were among the six Spirit Source experts that Long Jiankong had drained.

When he was at Fall Demon Cliff, Fang Lin was extra cautious and picked up two corpses to bring back in order to prove that he indeed had fallen into Fall Demon Cliff.

Seeing the two corpses, Han Qingshuang’s elegant eyebrows furrowed deeper, while Ding Yulong gave a slight nod as if he believed Fang Lin’s words.

As for Situ Zheng, with an expressionless face, he only glanced at the shriveled corpses for a moment before withdrawing his gaze, completely inscrutable as to what the Inspection Hall Master was thinking.

“If you still don’t believe, you are welcome to send someone to investigate the bottom of Fall Demon Cliff to discover whether my words are true or false. Although there is still some residual power of the array, entering it is not too difficult,” Fang Lin said indifferently.

“Regarding Fall Demon Cliff, we will send someone to verify it ourselves. Now answer us one question,” Han Qingshuang suddenly said.

Fang Lin nodded. “If it is something I can answer, I naturally won’t hide it. I just hope that the question Hall Master Han asks is relevant to this investigation.”

Han Qingshuang stared at Fang Lin. “With your cultivation, how did you survive in such a situation? The Dragon Family Demon can slaughter even Spirit Source experts, yet you, a mere Spirit Bone, managed to live. I can’t think of a reasonable explanation.”

Fang Lin smiled and said, “I, too, am puzzled. I thought I was going to die then. Perhaps because I am a good person, the heavens took a little extra care of me and let me luckily escape with my life.”

“You’re saying it was luck?” Han Qingshuang sneered, full of disdain.

Fang Lin nodded earnestly. “Luck is indeed unpredictable. When it’s good, everything goes smoothly. When it’s bad, truly nothing is right.”

“Nonsense!” Han Qingshuang shouted angrily, completely disbelieving Fang Lin’s so-called luck.

Fang Lin shrugged. “If Hall Master Han doesn’t believe it, there’s nothing I can do. Must I have died at the hands of the Dragon Family Demon to make sense? Can’t I have been lucky enough to survive? Do I have to die at Fall Demon Cliff?”

This statement carried a hint of dissatisfaction. Han Qingshuang had repeatedly pressured Fang Lin, treating him entirely as a criminal. Naturally, Fang Lin felt uncomfortable and couldn’t remain entirely without reaction.

“Because you are too suspicious, I cannot overlook any doubts. This is the normal interrogation process of the Inspection Hall. Do you have any dissatisfaction with that? Or are you questioning the authority of the Inspection Hall?” Han Qingshuang said.

Fang Lin shook his head. “I have no intention of challenging the Inspection Hall. But what is the point of such an interrogation? Do you want to get clues about the Dragon Family Demon from me? Wouldn’t it be better to investigate the Dragon Family and Fall Demon Cliff for more clues? Could a mere Spirit Bone like me be related to the Dragon Family Demon? That would be even harder to believe than my survival, wouldn’t it?”

These words left Han Qingshuang somewhat speechless and even a bit secretly irritated.

Ultimately, the intention of interrogating Fang Lin simply wasn’t to pursue clues about the Dragon Family Demon, but was purely to target Fang Lin.

Investigation and questioning were just excuses after all.

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