3254 Capture

Seeing that the Mandate of Heaven (Tianyun) was about to make its move, suppressing and not disclosing all critical information would be a disregard for human lives.

Only when the public becomes vigilant can safety be maximized.

Longyan City will be filled with the imperial court's informants. Once an unknown situation is discovered, the Jingzhao Mansion can receive the news immediately.

This is the most appropriate approach.

"Minister Zhang did very well this time." The Emperor sat behind his desk, nodding at Zhang Heng with a serious expression.

Zhang Heng's heart, however, was churning with tumultuous waves. Hearing the Emperor's words, he quickly bowed and saluted, "Reporting to Your Majesty, if it weren't for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince dispatching his personal guards and the Purple Forest Guards to accompany me this time, the matter would certainly not have been resolved so easily."

Who could have known that such a terrifying small stronghold was hidden in the East Street market?

"The entire city needs to be put under martial law for the next few days for a thorough search. More than just that one eunuch must have been in contact with this rice shop. We absolutely cannot let the situation worsen," Mo Lian said.

Cao Jue Tou nodded repeatedly from the side, carefully noting everything down. He would then proceed to arrange defenses and put the entire city on alert.

At this moment, Deputy Minister Zhang was filled with utmost admiration for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

He was now certain that when the manager of Caidie Pavilion, Manager Hu, mentioned the East Street market, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess might have already made their conclusions.

That was why His Highness specifically sent a team of experts to search the East Street market with him.

He still remembered His Highness telling him earlier that there was a big surprise awaiting him.

And wasn't this precisely a surprise and a shock arriving at the same time?

Deputy Minister Zhang exhaled, then said to His Majesty, "Your Majesty, this time in the East Street market, in the cellar of that rice shop, we discovered not only two corpse puppets but also several special ability users."

"Oh?" Mo Liusheng raised his handsome eyebrow slightly, asking in a deep voice, "Were they all captured?"

Zhang Heng nodded, a rare hint of faint joy appearing on his young, composed face, "Thanks to the help of His Highness's close guards, all four special ability users were captured."

"Two of them are strength-type special ability users, one is defensive. Another speed-type special ability user almost escaped, but fortunately, we had laid out heavy manpower outside, which allowed us to capture this person."

Mo Liusheng nodded, "What were these special ability users doing in the cellar?"

"Did this Mandate of Heaven (Tianyun) also send people to guard?" Prime Minister Gao Boran asked.

"Your Excellency does not know," Zhang Heng said. "Three of these special ability users were indeed guards, but when we found one of the defensive special ability users, he was placed in a cylindrical container. His entire body was soaked in medicinal liquid, as if he was undergoing modification."

Everyone exchanged glances.

Gao Boran pondered for a few seconds, then said, "But His Highness mentioned before that these Night Owl birds spread corpse poison through rain."

"The corpse poison only works on ordinary people. It makes some ordinary people awaken as special ability users, while others fail to awaken and perhaps become corpse puppets."

Mo Lian nodded slightly, "That is indeed the case."

"Then why was this person, who had already awakened special abilities, immersed in medicinal liquid? Does the Mandate of Heaven (Tianyun) have another drug that can enhance the abilities of special ability users?"

Mo Lian neither confirmed nor denied it.

The purpose of the Mandate of Heaven (Tianyun) was now quite clear to everyone.

"It considers itself the Dao of Heaven."