Li Chonglou cupped his fists and said, "It should be so."
Such an agreeable attitude lowered the village chief's guard to the minimum, making his expression even more amiable.
"Then please trouble you to wait next door. About half an hour should suffice."
Li Chonglou nodded, but then thought of something and couldn't help but remind him, "Right, there's something I need to explain first."
The village chief looked over with a hint of confusion.
Li Chonglou, with a wry smile, cupped his fists again. "It's like this, before I entered the General Bureau, I had conflicts with many people because of company matters. This, if you can investigate things outside, can also be verified. In short, I am also a victim."
"So when you interrogate them later, you can ask about my situation first, get to know me. But it's best not to mention it, I'm afraid they will speak carelessly."
The village chief's brows immediately knitted tightly.
What kind of situation was this?
Li Chonglou continued with a sincere heart, "That person, is considered my friend. In his words, I should be more objective. You can also focus on questioning him. As for other things, it's nothing much."
"However, I think even if you don't ask about me, what I just said should be enough for you to make a decision."
He cupped his fists again, and this time Li Chonglou voluntarily closed his mouth.
If it weren't for the fear that Wu Di and the others, especially that Liu Ti Xing, might say something to ruin his plans, he wouldn't have had to bring this up at all.
Although this mission was also related to them, as team captains, even if they had to reduce numbers according to the requirements of the three associations, it was highly unlikely they would be the ones to be cut.
Therefore, such a thing was not impossible!
Li Chonglou did this to minimize the risk.
The village chief remained silent, not responding, clearly pondering Li Chonglou's words.
However, he still had two men in animal skins lead him away.
It was then that Li Chonglou realized he was in a place underground, resembling a mine shaft. The place where they were all gathered was a spacious cave. After coming out, following a passage only about two meters wide, there were caves on both sides.
He was led into a small cave, only about ten square meters.
The light source here was also a glowing stone, but it was different from the underground world. It was an unidentifiable ore emitting a faint yellow light.
Its brightness was considerably dimmer, making the place appear somewhat dim.
But it was better than nothing.
"You wait here for now."
The two men in animal skins did not leave, but stood guard at the cave entrance, holding long forks.
What made Li Chonglou speechless was that they were facing him.
This gave him the feeling of being watched like a prisoner.
But he was under someone else's roof and had no control over his own fate, so Li Chonglou could only ignore it.
He didn't know how the interrogation with the village chief was going, nor did he need to know. The result would likely be similar anyway.
Therefore, his attention was focused more on Elder An.
"Elder An, how is it? Do you have a solution?"
There was never too much of a solution, and reality often didn't go as planned. Li Chonglou didn't intend to place all his hopes on the village chief.
"There's a slight clue. I suspect this kind of material only targets internal energy and might not be effective against acupoint power."
Elder An's words also reminded him that for others, without internal energy, they couldn't utilize acupoint power, as it required a medium for activation.
But he practiced Pulse Concealment. Pulse Concealment inherently treated acupoint power as a different form of internal energy. Even without the activation of internal energy, he could stimulate acupoints through his own muscle stimulation.
However, this brought about another problem.
The curse power sealed even the muscles!
He still carried the curse power, and now with his soul fused, it was sealed by this special material, which could be considered a unique way of sealing his soul power.
In plain terms, he was now sealed in all aspects. If he wanted to break through this, he would have to do as before, use his potential to forcibly break through the curse power, and then use his muscles to stimulate acupoint power to achieve the desired unsealing effect!
That was a method with considerable side effects!
Elder An, who was familiar with him, had considered this point, which was why he only mentioned a clue.
After all, he had heard the conversation earlier. Relatively speaking, if the village chief could handle it, Li Chonglou wouldn't be worth taking such a risk.
He had to consider that he was in a completely unfamiliar environment, and this Lightning Magnetic Island didn't seem like a safe place. The risk of forcibly breaking through was somewhat uncontrollable.
"But this is also good. At least there's a method I can control."
Li Chonglou also sighed.
He had done his best to keep his spot.
If he didn't complete this mission, he would undoubtedly be among those whose numbers were reduced, even though he was the reason they passed the last exam!
Having offended many people did have its risks, and he understood this very well.
In fact, the most important thing was that he had found a clue to rapidly advance to the Executive General Base. It wasn't entirely impossible. Being able to keep his spot was currently a very important matter.
He didn't want to seek out Elder Tie or Captain Long unless he had no other choice.
Such matters couldn't be helped just by saying so; it incurred a debt of gratitude.
In this world, anything could be repaid, even life. At most, it would be a life for a life.
Only this debt of gratitude was the most difficult to clarify and the most difficult to repay.
Half an hour passed in a flash.
Just as Li Chonglou was bored to the point of wanting to doze off, the village chief, accompanied by a man in animal skins, finally walked in.
His expression was as calm as water, making it impossible to guess his intentions at a glance.
Li Chonglou could only ask directly, "How is it? Can you trust me now?"
The village chief stopped, his hands behind his back, looking at him. After a while.
He suddenly sighed.
"Kid, you win."
Huh, could saying that earlier have killed someone?
Li Chonglou muttered silently to himself, then smiled, "Village Chief, we are just helping each other. There is no such thing as a unilateral winner."
The village chief also said with a kind smile, "I hope so. But I still have to trouble you to cover your eyes, and then our people will take you out before letting you go."
Li Chonglou frowned.
"Village Chief, aren't you going to share the intelligence of those people with me? Without their specifics, I can't be sure how many I can find. This is also my first time here."
The smile on the village chief's face suddenly became even brighter.
"Oh dear, I'm getting old and forgetful. I forgot to tell you, we will contact you through other means."
Good heavens, they were still testing me at the end!
Li Chonglou instantly understood the old man's intention and couldn't help but grumble to himself.
As expected, old ginger is the spiciest. If someone truly had ulterior motives, they would have probably fallen for it and nodded in agreement.
And once they did, they would naturally be considered to have their stated help as a mere excuse!