Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 424 The People of Chencang, Strange and Mischievous Things, the Silver Vault Robbed Twice
February 19th, the ninth year of the Great Xia Dynasty

As dawn broke, the fluttering snowflakes intensified.

The biting cold wind intensified its rampage across the land at an alarming rate.

The increasingly intense sunlight, rising with the sun, brought no warmth to the ground; instead, it intensified the already biting cold air, making it even more chilling.

The entire city of Hongmen had fallen into silence, with only the Siya Building and the city gate area still lit up with fire.

The fourth floor of the Siya Building, at the entrance of the prison morgue.

"Greetings, Lord Shouzheng!"

Lin Kai, who had just returned from outside the city, hadn't even had time to change out of his tattered white clothes, and his headdress was slightly disheveled. He tightly gripped a straw effigy in his left hand, his face unusually gloomy, and asked the guard in a deep voice, "Is Lord Li here?"

"Lord Li, Lord Zhao, and Lord Tong are all here!"

Hearing that both of them were there, Lin Kai immediately pushed open the door and went inside.

"Greetings, Lin Shouzhen!"

Inside the morgue, Li Longkai, Zhao Bao, and Tong Xingsheng, the deputy warden of the prison, were all gathered around a corpse. When they saw Lin Kai enter, they immediately bowed to him.

"No need to be polite."

The three men looked up and stood up. Li Longkai saw Lin Kai's gloomy face and immediately guessed what had happened. He asked in a low voice, "Sir, you didn't catch up with that person?"

Lin Kai shook his head, first handing the straw effigy to Zhao Bao, then said in a deep voice, "Liu Yuan and I were both fooled by this straw effigy..."

He had just chased the man all the way from Fengyang Village in Fengshan, deliberately driving him towards Hongmen. Although there were some twists and turns along the way, he finally managed to surround the man ten miles east of Hongmen with Liu Yuan, who had just come out of the city, and the elite scouts.

But just as he and Liu Yuan joined forces to kill that person, the person who had been running around under their noses for so long suddenly turned into a straw doll.

After Lin Kai finished explaining the situation, Li Longkai and Tong Xingsheng's gazes immediately shifted to the straw effigy in Zhao Bao's hand, their brows furrowed with apprehension.

Zhao Bao, holding the straw effigy, frowned and said, "After all, they're from Chencang; they certainly have some skill!"

Lin Kai was taken aback at first, but then quickly realized what he meant and asked with a look of delight, "Has the identity of the deceased been confirmed?"

There were two people who tried to ambush him this time. He had already killed one of them in Fengyang Village and had Li Longkai bring the body back first. If he hadn't identified the deceased, how could Zhao Bao have been sure that the two men were from Chencang?
As expected, Zhao Bao immediately nodded and said, "As soon as the body arrived, I had all five deputy chief executioners examine it. The person had a thin, paper-like mask on their face. Once it was removed and their true face was revealed, Xiang Liang and Bai Shanning recognized them immediately..."

Xiang Liang and Bai Shanning were transferred to Hongmen as deputy chief criminal officers last month. Last October, they happened to be with Hou Ming in the operation to arrest Chu Yan'er and the other seven people in the North Fifth District.

Although the operation failed and Chu Yan'er and the other seven were not captured, Si Cheng Xia Chuan later told Hou Ming about the details of how the lord personally drove the seven away, including Chu Yan'er's identity as the young princess of Chencang, and her special ability to paint.

The 23 Silver Order Wardens who participated in the arrest in the North Fifth District that day also learned about these events through Hou Ming.

Of course, putting all that aside, Xiang Liang and Bai Shanning had actually already met with Chu Yan'er and her group of seven when they escorted Mu Longhe back to Xia City last September, passing through the Qinghepu post station. Moreover, the leader of the seven, who was holding the guide, was Chu Dongning.

"According to Xiang Liang and Bai Shanning, this person is named Chu Dongning. Last September, he accompanied Chu Yan'er and a group of six people from Hongmen to the north bank of the Xinghe River and went to Xiacheng. They used the pretext of visiting and lived in the North Fifth District for more than half a month. Later, Chu Yan'er sneaked into the inner city and was captured by the lord and the chief minister..."

"I know about this. I heard about it from Director Yuan at the beginning of the year!"

Lin Kai interrupted Zhao Bao directly. He had checked the travel permit records afterward and found that he had personally signed the travel permits for Chu Dongning and the other seven. He was also very scared. Fortunately, these people did not cause any major trouble in Xia City, otherwise he would definitely have been held responsible.

Not to mention, among the twenty-eight children who were almost killed in the Yuan family at that time, there were his three sons, Lin Shou, Lin Lie, and Lin Meng. If the lord had not discovered it in time, Lin Kai would have really become a father who harmed his sons. It was from that time on that he became much more cautious when issuing travel permits.

Thinking of all this, Lin Kai still looked apprehensive. He walked to the table, removed the thin mask from Chu Dongning's face, and said in a deep voice, "A paper mask. So, the other person's appearance is most likely fake as well. He got away this time, and it will be difficult to catch him again..."

Lin Kai paused, then suddenly remembered something and looked up, saying, "By the way, last year Chu Dongning's group consisted of seven people. Could the person who ran away be one of the other six?"

Zhao Bao immediately cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, sir. I've already sent Xiang Liang and Bai Shanning to find the painters at the Craftsmen's Office. With their cooperation, it won't be difficult to recreate the appearances of the other five. In addition, I've also sent someone back to Xia City. The prison headquarters should have a real portrait of Princess Chencang. We'll check it secretly in the city first. If we can't find it..."

"Then let's just announce it to the public and make these six people famous throughout Jiuzhen!"

Lin Kai picked up where Zhao Bao left off, his face full of anger, and continued, "Don't they like to stir up trouble in the shadows? Then make sure they wear masks whenever they're in the Nine Towns territory from now on..."

At this point, Lin Kai paused slightly, as if he had thought of something. A glint of cold light flashed in his eyes, and he sneered, "By the way, remember to make it clear to everyone that Chu Yan'er and the other six are all from Caiqiu Prefecture!"

Zhao Bao and the other two were stunned upon hearing this. The person who had just escaped from Lin Kai was the one who had been secretly sowing discord among the nine towns over the past six months. Through Chu Dongning's corpse, it could be confirmed that he must be one of Chen Cang's men.

Knowing full well they were from Chencang, why did they deliberately claim they were from Caiqiu?

The three weren't stupid. They lowered their heads and pondered for a moment. Recalling the recent situation where Great Xia deliberately spread information about extraterrestrial forces, they immediately realized what was going on, and their expressions began to turn strange.

"By the way, sir, besides the sword, we found quite a few other things on Chu Dongning, the most unusual of which should be this piece of jade!"

Tong Xingsheng was in charge of dissecting cold beasts in the Logistics Department in his early years. Later, he joined the Prison Department and was among the first batch of prison wardens to be promoted to the Silver Order level. Now, his strength has reached 21. Last year, he was transferred to Hongmen to serve as the deputy chief executioner. Among the five deputy chief executioners, he is the most skilled at dissecting corpses and identifying wounds. Therefore, he was naturally in charge of Chu Dongning's corpse.

As he spoke, he took out a fiery red jade stone from his person, which was obviously found on Chu Dongning.

"This jade is clearly fiery red, but it feels very similar to silver, and I also discovered..."

Seemingly feeling that words alone were not enough, Tong Xingsheng took out a small piece of fire-condensing oil from his person and placed it on the fiery red jade.

A magical scene happened.

The fire-condensing oil was rapidly absorbed the moment it came into contact with the fiery red jade, and after absorbing the oil, the jade's color became even more vibrant at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"This……"

Upon seeing this, Lin Kai's pupils dilated instantly.

What is fire-resistant oil?
That was a weapon personally brought out by the lord, the perfect weapon for dealing with monsters, far more powerful than silver. This fiery red jade stone can actually absorb it?

Tong Xingsheng was also unusually excited, saying, "My lord, if I'm not mistaken, this jade should be from the same source as the fire-condensing oil. Considering Chu Dongning's background as a regional military governor, it's highly likely that it's an item used by the governor to deal with monsters. However, we'll only know its specific effects after testing it."

Lin Kai took the jade directly into his hand, examined it for a moment, then turned to Zhao Bao and said, "Aren't there a few strange creatures in the city? Have you found anything out about them in the past few days?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Bao immediately blushed and cupped his hands, saying, "Your subordinate is ashamed. Those monsters kill people completely randomly, without any logic whatsoever, and their methods of concealment are stronger than the last. We have no other choice but to send more people to patrol."

Upon hearing this, Lin Kai frowned deeply and asked in a deep voice, "In the past four months, I have transferred at least 6 small torches, more than 1 pieces of fire-retaining oil, and more than 2000 yellow candles from Xia City. With so many supplies to suppress monsters, your Warden's Division couldn't even catch one?"

Sensing the reproach in Lin Kai's tone, Zhao Bao's expression naturally became even more awkward. He helplessly cupped his hands and said, "My lord, please forgive me. Judging from the current situation in Nancheng, those monsters have most likely figured out the patterns of the small torches and are no longer afraid of them. Yellow candles are useful, but their quantity is limited, and it's impossible to light them on a large scale throughout the city. As for the fire-condensing oil, it can only be effective if we find out the true form of the monsters. So far, we haven't even seen what those three monsters look like!"

After hearing Zhao Bao's words, Lin Kai's expression immediately became much more somber.

Shouzheng was subordinate to the Xiashou Department. Although he was nominally in charge of Hongmen, in reality, he was on the same level as the heads of the other seven departments.

Strictly speaking, the strange occurrences in the city should fall under the jurisdiction of the prison warden.

His main responsibility as Shouzheng was to defend the entire territory of Hongmen and coordinate specific affairs within the Eight Ministries. At the same time, since Hongmen was the gateway to the Great Xia Dynasty, he also had to take care of many affairs of the Eight Garrisons, such as finding spies from foreign vassal states, accelerating the integration of the three garrisons, and working with Xu Ning and Yuwen Tao to promote the alliance of the Nine Garrisons...

Because he had too many things to manage, he hadn't paid much attention to the strange creatures in the city for the past six months, or rather, he had devoted very little energy to it. Even though Zhao Bao had talked to him about it several times, he had only sent a message back to Xia City, asking the logistics department to allocate a batch of supplies to suppress the strange creatures.

Judging from Zhao Bao's words, it seems the prison warden has no way to deal with these monsters. If he continues to sit idly by, things will get out of hand.

"Notify the other five chief officials to come to the main hall on the top floor to see me immediately!"

Lin Kai left only one sentence before turning around and leaving the morgue.

Hearing Lin Kai's stern tone, Zhao Bao's expression immediately turned bitter. Li Longkai, who was next to him, smiled and patted him to comfort him, "Don't be afraid, Lao Zhao. Chen Cang just escaped from Lord Lin's hands. He's already annoyed right now, so it's inevitable that he'll get a little emotional when he hears about strange things. Let's go up and discuss it first, and see what we can do."

Zhao Bao's expression softened slightly upon hearing this, but after a moment's thought, he shook his head and sighed softly, "Useless is useless. Zhao Bao isn't one to be stubborn, but this Hongmen is of paramount importance. If my prison office truly fails in its duty and delays the lord's grand plan, I, Zhao, will be guilty beyond redemption, even unto death. Alas..."

After sighing, he could only leave the morgue with Li Longkai.

………………

The top floor of the Siya Building.

Lin Kai had already taken the seat of honor. As Zhao and Li relayed his orders, Ying Yi, the Chief of the Civil Affairs Department; Shan Yu Yuanshan, the Chief of the Hunting Department; Chen Hua, the Chief of the Logging Department; Kong Xiu, the Chief of the Craftsmen Department; and Liu Yuan, the Commander of the Yunjiao Army and concurrently the Commander of the Hongmen Military Department, all arrived quickly.

The seven chief officials, plus Lin Kai, the head of the guard department, constitute the core management team of Hongmen City.

"Please, everyone, have a seat!"

Having served as the guardian of Hongmen for over half a year, and with his growing strength, Lin Kai had developed some of the aura of a superior. Seeing that all seven had arrived, he didn't waste any words, gesturing for them to sit down first, and then directly asked, "Lord Ying, what is the population situation in the city?"

Ying Yi said with a slightly heavy expression, "My lord, the situation is not very optimistic. At the beginning of the year, the total population of the city was close to 300,000. Today is February 19th, and the current total population is only slightly over 320,000."

In nearly two months, the price has only increased by 2?
Not only Lin Kai, but the others also frowned upon hearing this.

An increase of 2 sounds good.

But what kind of place is Hongmen City?
It can be said that, apart from the eight towns, this area is currently the most bustling place on the southern slope of Mo'ao.

Before Hongmen opened as a port last July, the city only had people from Daxia, and the total population, including the garrison, was just over 3. However, with the construction of Wanbaolou and Daxia's official opening as a port, Hongmen's population has been soaring almost every month.

On September 18th last year, before the Battle of Hongmen began, the total population of the city was already close to 150,000.

In the Battle of Hongmen, Xia Hong defeated Yang Zun, the number one expert in the Nine Towns, and dominated the Six Towns, thus firmly establishing his position as the overlord of the southern slopes of Mo'ao in the Great Xia Dynasty. As news of this gradually spread throughout the Eight Towns, the popularity of Hongmen reached a new high.

In the following three months, people flocked to Hongmen. In just three months, by the beginning of the year, the city’s total population had reached nearly 30.

In other words, it's based on an increase of 5 per month.

It has been almost two months since the beginning of the year, and the population has only increased by 2. Even taking into account the total population of the eight towns, the population growth rate should not have slowed down so much all of a sudden.

"What's the reason?"

“This…” Upon hearing Lin Kai’s question, Ying Yi subconsciously glanced at Zhao Bao.

“Say what you mean. The development of Hongmen is a matter of great importance to the lord. If something goes wrong, even if the lord doesn’t care, the Minister of Justice will. What are your concerns? Aren’t you even afraid of being blamed by the Minister of Justice?”

Upon hearing this, Ying Yi immediately came to his senses and cupped his hands, saying, "The main problem is the decrease in the floating population. In the past two months, strange phenomena have been rampant in the city, and murders have occurred one after another. The news has gradually spread, and everyone says that Hongmen is not safe. Many people are unwilling to stay here any longer."

Of these, some who were willing to join the Great Xia Dynasty went directly to Xia City after receiving their travel permits; others left after completing their business and did not wish to linger; and even a very small number of people who had settled in the city sold their houses and ran away.

At that moment, all six people present focused their attention on Zhao Bao.

Being watched by the six people, Zhao Bao felt extremely uncomfortable. He slightly cupped his hands, intending to apologize, but Lin Kai, who was at the head of the table, spoke first.

"How are the recent revenues for the Department of Operations and Supply?"

Li Longkai had just returned from Muyin, but he had already visited the Supply Department before coming to the main hall. So when he heard the question, he immediately cupped his hands and replied, "In the last two months of last year, the Supply Department's monthly revenue was 1259 million taels and 1642 million taels respectively; in January of this year, the revenue was 1721 million taels. This month is not over yet, but the current estimated revenue is about 1792 million taels."

As expected!
Lin Kai shook his head immediately after hearing this, showing no surprise whatsoever.

Daxia opened its port last July, targeting all individuals in the eight towns. However, large-scale transactions with the eight towns still follow the previous rules, concentrated in September and October each year.

There's no way around it. The unequal trade with the Eight Towns is essentially plunder. Great Xia does want to plunder all the silver from the Eight Towns, but its current productivity is far from that level.

Especially with the recent population boom, their own resources are gradually becoming strained, making it impossible to endlessly sell them off. Such large-scale transactions are only good if they last for two months each year; it's impossible to do them all year round.

Therefore, apart from the large-scale transactions in September and October, the normal income of Hongmen Supply Company comes from daily trade. Trade is carried out by people, and as the population growth rate slows down, the income will naturally slow down as well.

"What about the Logging Bureau and the Hunting Bureau?"

"The area outside the city hasn't been peaceful lately either. In the period after the New Year, a total of seventeen people from the Logging Division have been murdered outside the city. The Prison Warden has already investigated. Three people are missing and the case remains unsolved; five people have been confirmed to have been murdered. The real culprits of three have been caught and executed, and the cases of the other two are still under investigation; the remaining nine victims have all been confirmed to be related to the supernatural."

"My Hunting Division has a few more cases. A total of twenty-one people were killed after the New Year. According to the Classic Prison Division's investigation, six people are missing and their cases remain unsolved; nine people are confirmed to have been murdered by humans. Seven real culprits have been caught, and two are still under investigation; the remaining six victims have also been confirmed to be related to the supernatural."

After hearing Yuan Shan and Chen Hua's replies, Lin Kai's tense expression relaxed slightly.

Judging from the progress of the case investigation, the prison warden actually did a lot of work, but they were truly helpless against this strange phenomenon.

"Lord Lin, the brothers of the Yunjiao Army have been having some complaints lately!"

Upon hearing Liu Yuan speak up, Lin Kai immediately turned to look at him.

"what happened?"

Liu Yuan cupped his hands and said with a wry smile, "Actually, in the end, it's all the monsters' fault. When the port opened last July, my Yunjiao Army only needed to send one battalion of brothers to patrol the south city every day. Later, the monsters became more and more rampant, first increasing to two battalions, then three battalions, and now it's five battalions..."

Five battalions!
When Lin Kai heard that five battalions were patrolling the southern city every day, his face instantly darkened.

Although patrolling is relatively leisurely, it still takes up a lot of time. Moreover, once there is a patrol mission, it means a whole night without sleep. Even if the soldiers of the Cloud Dragon Army are all at the Cold Resistance level, they cannot withstand it in the long run.

The Yunjiao Army consists of ten battalions in total. Five battalions patrol the South City every day, which means that two groups of people take turns without rest. Furthermore, the soldiers are specifically responsible for combat, while the Yunjiao Army is stationed in Hongmen to maintain order, which is not their duty.

It's already quite impressive that the soldiers have managed to hold out this long without cursing.

"Commander Liu, rest assured, I will immediately send someone to Ba Shang to find Yuwen Sizheng and ask him to send a large army to Hongmen to help."

Lin Kai immediately offered a solution, then said in a deep voice, "We must find a way to deal with those monsters. If this continues, the impact will only grow larger, Chief Detective Zhao..."

"My subordinate is here!"

Zhao Bao was filled with trepidation for a long time, but when he was suddenly called upon, he immediately stood up.

"The security of the city is the responsibility of your prison ward. You are to blame for the current situation. However, considering that these monsters are indeed troublesome and you really have no way to deal with them, I will temporarily not pursue your crimes. But for the next few months, your prison ward will be under my command. I will find a way to deal with these monsters. Do you have any objections?"

Everyone's expression flickered slightly upon hearing Lin Kai's words.

While Shouzheng was nominally in charge of one side of the government, strictly speaking, he was only a lower-level official in charge of the guard department, and was supposed to be on the same level as the seven of them.

Zhao Bao's self-designation as a subordinate was somewhat inappropriate.

Lin Kai proposed that all the wardens in the prison must listen to him for the next few months. Although the core purpose was to solve the strange matter, it was obviously also a way of seizing power.

Zhao Bao could understand what he was saying. Although he felt uncomfortable, he could only nod and say, considering the current situation in the city, "As long as those monsters can be eliminated, everyone in the prison is willing to listen to you, sir."

"That's good, I..."

"My lord, Xiang Liang, the deputy chief of the prison, has something important to report!"

Just as Lin Kai was about to continue speaking, he was interrupted by a voice from outside the hall.

He frowned slightly, but still said, "Come in!"

Xiang Liang rushed in from outside the door, clearly knowing that there was a meeting in the hall. Without thinking, he bowed to Lin Kai at the head of the table and said urgently, "My lord, the treasury has been robbed again!"

boom…………

Lin Kai, along with the other seven people in the hall, instantly sprang to their feet, their faces filled with shock and anger.

"Lord Lin, gentlemen, I'll go take a look first!"

Li Longkai, the military officer in charge of the treasury, was so anxious that he didn't even ask any questions. He bowed and took his leave of everyone before rushing out.

"Stolen again? Didn't I tell you to light 10 yellow candles in the treasury every day to guard against that cat demon? How could it have been stolen again?"

Hearing Lin Kai's tone of shock and anger, Xiang Liang quickly cupped his hands and said, "I just came from there and I don't know the specifics yet."

"Come with me and take a look!"

Unable to get any answers, Lin Kai simply stood up. Without him even needing to speak, the other six people, along with Xiang Liang, immediately followed behind him.

The eight people jumped directly from the top floor and sped towards the North City Treasury.

Hongmen's trade volume is large, earning 15 to 16 million taels of silver every month. On average, it earns at least 500,000 to 600,000 taels every day. This is just the profit. Hongmen's supply department is also responsible for purchasing and acquiring, so it is impossible to send all the silver earned back to Xia City. A portion must be kept in the city for circulation.

It has been more than half a year since the port was opened, and the Department of Commerce has probably obtained the data. In order for Wanbaolou and all the shops in the southern city to maintain normal operation, at least 500 million taels of silver should be left in the city for working capital.

Of course, this is only a theoretical estimate of leaving behind 500 million taels.

First, Hongmen trades are large and they make money every day. They can't possibly send back every single transaction they make, as that would be too wasteful of manpower and resources. Second, silver is valuable and easily attracts attention. Frequent large-scale escorts would inevitably cause problems. Therefore, the specific escort time is uncertain. Sometimes it takes ten days, sometimes half a month, and sometimes, if the Yunjiao Army is unable to spare the time, it is possible that the silver will pile up for two or three months without being sent away.

This means that the amount of silver in Hongmen's inventory is constantly fluctuating.

Except for the few days after a batch of goods was seized, when the inventory was only five million taels, the inventory was at least ten million taels most of the time, and sometimes twenty or thirty million taels. If it happened to be September or October of each year, during the period of trade with the eight towns, the inventory could even reach hundreds of millions.

With so much silver, it's impossible to just store it anywhere.

If we're talking about the safest place in Hongmen City, it's definitely the barracks area where the Yunjiao Army is stationed. Even the Siya Building isn't as safe here, so it's only natural that the Hongmen Treasury is located here.

In the core area of ​​the barracks, a fifty-meter-wide black iron warehouse, entirely forged from thousand-times-forged iron, was surrounded by hundreds of Cloud Dragon Army soldiers.

As soon as Lin Kai and the other eight men approached, the soldiers immediately bowed in salute.

"Greetings, Shouzheng! Greetings, Your Excellencies!"

"Greetings, Your Excellencies!"

"Greetings, Lord Shouzheng."

...............

Lin Kai had no time to pay attention to the others. He led the seven men into the warehouse and, without even looking at the mountain of silver in front of him, headed straight for Li Longkai.

Li Longkai's face was ashen as he stared at the north corner of the warehouse, where there was a hole the size of a human head, with silver ingots and bars scattered around it.

Yuan Ning, the deputy commander of the Logistics Department, was sweating profusely as he clutched the ledgers and led more than twenty people to count the missing silver. Lin Kai did not disturb them, but just stared at the cave entrance with a gloomy expression, waiting for their results.

"M-M-Sir, the inventory is complete."

Soon, Yuan Ning tallied up the amount and walked up to Lin Kai, Li Longkai, and the others, saying bitterly, "Just like last December, we lost another 300 million taels of silver."

boom!
Enraged, Lin Kai slapped a nearby iron post, sending it flying, and demanded, "Who's on duty guarding the vault tonight?"

Yuan Ning was startled and quickly lowered his head, saying, "It was your subordinate, Wang Yuan, the deputy commander of the Yunjiao Army, and the first, second, and third battalions of the Yunjiao Army."

Wang Yuan then quickly walked over from behind and stood side by side with Yuan Ning.

"Weren't yellow candles lit? How could that cat demon still get in? What happened?"

Yuan Ning said with a bitter expression, "Just as dawn broke, I calculated that the burning time of the yellow candles outside the silver vault was almost up, so I lit the second batch of yellow candles ahead of time, thinking it would be safer. But when I moved them to the north side of the silver vault, I found a large hole dug into the wall. I saw that the hole was very fresh, and I knew that the cat demon was still in the vault, so I called Lord Wang Yuan to come and guard the hole with me..."

Wang Yuan then took over the conversation, continuing, "That cat demon was incredibly fast. When it darted out of the cave, I only saw two silver pupils and its general outline. I couldn't even tell what color it was before it swatted me away."

After Wang Yuan and Yuan Ning finished speaking, they both unbuttoned their shirts at the same time.

Beneath their clothes, both men had black claw marks more than twenty centimeters long, extending from skin and flesh deep into bone marrow. It was clear that they had applied fire-condensing oil, and the wounds were constantly sizzling with black smoke, making them look quite horrifying.

"You beast, what a beast! You really think you own Hongmen's treasury!"

Lin Kai gritted his teeth in hatred, turned his head to look at the hole under the silver vault, and said in a deep voice: "Kong Xiu, have the people of the Craftsmen's Office quickly repair this hole. Also, Li Longkai, move all the silver in here to the top floor of the Office Building and put it in my room. I want to see just how capable this cat demon really is!"

(End of this chapter)