"Then what should I call you?" Old Master Long pleaded subserviently.
Zhao Yan rolled up her sleeves. "No matter what you call me, this old lady will beat you!"
After slapping Old Master Long more than a dozen times, Zhao Yan finally felt better.
"Take down all your Yang Shi!" Zhao Yan raised her hand and said coldly.
As Zhao Yan raised her hand, Old Master Long instinctively lowered his head and curled into a ball.
"Don't you understand human speech? Hurry and take them down!"
Old Master Long covered his face, fearfully saying, "I'll take them down, I'll take them down immediately."
These Yang Shi had been beaten into a mess by Wang Xianzhi and were tied up with vines.
As Old Master Long chanted a spell, the struggling Yang Shi instantly stopped moving and fell stiffly to the ground.
A black soul worm emerged from under the nose of each Yang Shi.
"Disciple, use a bottle to collect these soul worms," Zhao Yan said to Wang Xianzhi.
Wang Xianzhi said "Okay" and put the soul worms into a bottle.
"Miss Zhao, if you let me go, I will definitely give you a lot of money?" Old Master Long, being stepped on by Zhao Yan, struggled to lift his head and said.
Zhao Yan's foot pressed down harder, and she said coldly, "What? Is having money that great?"
"A beast like you deserves to be punished!"
Taking out her phone, Zhao Yan called the Bai Guangnian and Bai Guangyue brothers.
She asked the two brothers to handle the matter.
Upon learning that Zhao Yan had gone to Jing City and captured a criminal like Old Master Long, Bai Guangnian really wanted to come and see for himself, but unfortunately, he was in Jiang City and couldn't come immediately.
He called the personnel in Jing City to cooperate with Zhao Yan.
At the same time, he reassured Zhao Yan that these people were trustworthy colleagues.
Zhao Yan said "Okay" and hung up the phone.
To prevent Old Master Long from escaping, Zhao Yan kicked his leg and broke it.
Old Master Long cried out in pain.
Zhao Yan paid no mind to the beast's suffering, put a rope around his neck, and dragged him directly to the main hall of the Long family residence.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, seven black sedans arrived at the Long family residence.
Zhao Yan walked out and saw more than a dozen people getting out of the seven cars.
Zhao Yan looked at her phone, which contained three pictures sent by Bai Guangnian.
"You must be Miss Zhao. I am Lan Jing," said the man in the lead, wearing a blue robe.
Zhao Yan: "Yes, I am Zhao Yan."
She compared Lan Jing with the photos and confirmed that Lan Jing was the one Bai Guangnian had called.
"Big Brother Bai should have told you about this matter, so I don't need to repeat it. Old Master Long is guilty of many crimes. You only need to thoroughly search the Long family residence to find a lot of evidence."
The man in the blue robe nodded and signaled the dozen or so men and women behind him. They began to search the Long family residence.
"Master, hurry and check the third basement level," Wang Xianzhi followed them in the search. Seemingly having discovered something, he quickly ran up to inform Zhao Yan.
Zhao Yan was examining the body of General Black Tiger.
After eating the thousand-year-old wild ginseng, General Black Tiger became more active and energetic.
Hearing this, Zhao Yan got up and said, "What's on the third basement level?"
Wang Xianzhi sighed and said, "You should go and see for yourself. I can't describe it with words."
"Lead the way."
Wang Xianzhi led Zhao Yan down to the third basement level.
While chatting with Wang Xianzhi, Zhao Yan learned that there were many basements beneath the Long family residence.
These basements were connected, so if there was any unfavorable movement outside, they could escape through the basements.
No wonder Old Master Long would desperately run into his room when he felt something was wrong.
As Zhao Yan approached the third basement level, she instinctively raised her hand to pinch her nose. The smell was too strong.
It was like going into a public restroom that hadn't been cleaned in a long time.
The smell shot straight to her head, almost making her faint.
As the door opened, Zhao Yan saw the situation inside. After a glance, she was instantly stunned.
The room was about forty square meters in size and contained over twenty large dog cages.
Inside each dog cage was a young woman in tattered clothes.
These women were emaciated, with sallow complexions, and their ribs were visible through their protruding bellies.
They were curled up in the dog cages, their eyes hollow and lifeless. When the law enforcement officers approached, these women instinctively pressed themselves further into the cages, covering their heads tightly with their hands. Their bodies trembled uncontrollably from immense fear.
Their bodies bore marks of whipping and burns from candles. The more Zhao Yan looked, the more she felt a chill run down her spine.
"This old beast!" Zhao Yan gritted her teeth.
Lan Jing's face turned ashen. He said to Zhao Yan, "Miss Zhao, this matter involves too much. I need to request police support."
"I'll trouble you," Zhao Yan said.
Lan Jing called for police reinforcements.
The more Zhao Yan looked, the angrier she became. She returned to the main house of the Long family.
Two enforcement officers were guarding Old Master Long.
As Zhao Yan approached him, Old Master Long's face turned panicked. He propped himself up with his hands and began to crawl backward.
As he crawled, he shouted to the two enforcement officers, "Help, this woman is a lunatic!"
The two enforcement officers pretended not to see, completely ignoring Old Master Long's pleas for help.
They had been to the third basement level, which was a veritable hell on earth. Unfortunately, as law enforcement officers, they couldn't intervene.
Now that Zhao Yan was taking action, they were naturally pleased to see it.
Seeing that there was nowhere to retreat, Old Master Long stood up, raised his head, and attempted to headbutt Zhao Yan.
Zhao Yan delivered a kick directly to his groin, putting all her strength into it.
With a "bang," Old Master Long was kicked flying, like a kite with a broken string, and fell backward.
Before he could even let out a scream, he fainted from the pain.
The two enforcement officers examined him and showed shocked expressions. This did not look like a kick from a foot. They said, "Miss Zhao, it's broken."
"Good that it's broken! Pfft! Trash!"
More than a dozen police cars arrived, and police officers began to release the girls from the dog cages.
Seeing the loss of light in their eyes, Zhao Yan sighed with sadness.
Lan Jing thanked Zhao Yan, "On behalf of those girls, I thank you. Without you, who knows how long they would have been imprisoned."
"These girls are all missing persons. Each one represents a family. Their parents must have been so worried for so long since they disappeared."
"You haven't saved just a dozen people; you've saved a dozen families."
As he spoke, Lan Jing was about to bow to Zhao Yan.
Zhao Yan immediately stopped him and said earnestly, "This is what I should do. There's no need for bows and thanks."
Then, she beckoned to Wang Xianzhi and said a few words to him.
Wang Xianzhi took out two hundred thousand yuan.
"Brother Lan, I know you are a reliable person. This two hundred thousand yuan is for the girls as living subsidies. If there's any money left, please hire good psychologists for them."