Chapter 1231 - 1228: A Way to Uncover Ye Qiu

"In short, this is your last chance."

Family Master Ouyang, seeing that everyone had fallen silent, snorted coldly. Then looking at everyone present, he gave another warning, "If you don't capture Ye Qiu this time, and Ancestor Wutian gets furious, I won't be able to protect you!!!"

"I hope you all understand this clearly."

"Dismissed!!!"

With these two impatient words of dismissal from Family Master Ouyang, this Ouyang Family meeting wrapped up in a somewhat oppressive atmosphere.

However, regarding the warning just given by Family Master Ouyang, the high-ranking members of the Ouyang Family all wore displeased expressions.

Regardless of Family Master Ouyang's warning, the pressure from that Ancestor Wutian loomed over them.

Their inability to capture Ye Qiu and resolve the matter had begun to affect their reputation.

After all, Demon King Ye Qiu caused havoc in the Ouyang Family's stronghold, killing many of the family's experts, then left effortlessly. If such news were to spread, the Ouyang Family would become a laughing stock.

Of course, the crux of the matter is, if they cannot quickly capture and deal with Ye Qiu, they would provoke Ouyang Wutian's wrath, and that would be disastrous.

Especially those Elders who had confidently assured they would capture Ye Qiu within two days, yet hadn't done so, now felt even more pressured.

If they still fail to capture Ye Qiu, they would bear a heavy responsibility!!!

"Ye Qiu has allies helping him. Unless we search house by house, it's hard to find him!!!"

Leaving the conference hall, an Elder of the Ouyang Family gritted his teeth and spoke unwillingly.

"No, if we do that, we could startle the enemy, and they could easily escape."

Another Elder nearby immediately objected, saying, "Moreover, the unchecked areas are vast. Conducting forced searches house by house is impractical with those civilians living there."

"Even if we could handle those civilians, just searching each house would take considerable time, two or three days might not be enough!!!"

"This won't work, that won't work, so what should we do?!!"

The Elder who spoke earlier couldn't contain his frustration, "With our current progress and speed, who knows how long it will take to find Ye Qiu?!!!"

"Neither the Patriarch nor the Ancestor will give us much time!!!"

At this point, the Elders looked rather grim, clearly understanding the urgency.

The real issue was not whether they could find Ye Qiu, but whether they could do so in the shortest time possible to present an account to Family Master Ouyang and Ouyang Wutian!!!

"Actually, I have a thought, perhaps it might be effective."

Just then, an Ouyang Family Elder thought of something, paused, and glanced at the others.

"Speak."

Hearing this, the other Elders turned their attention to him.

"I remember Ye Qiu, known as the Demon King, because he was once the king of the Demon Corps in Huaxia, serving under Huaxia's Demon Corps, right?"

This Ouyang Family Elder chuckled coldly and asked everyone.

"What's the issue with that?"

They frowned, not realizing why he brought it up.

The name Demon King Ye Qiu and the reputation of the Demon Corps were known to them.

Of course, among the mighty of these Hidden Clans, the Demon Corps was merely just an official force of some note, looked down upon by them.

Except for the unexpected Ye Qiu who caused chaos in the Ouyang Family, resisted Ouyang Bai, and escaped Ouyang Wutian's grasp.

Since Ye Qiu's havoc in the Ouyang Family, no one except Ouyang Bai and Ouyang Wutian stopping him could contain Ye Qiu, the family had no choice but to regard Ye Qiu as their equal!!!

No one dared underestimate Ye Qiu.

Of course, that's beside the point.

"I remember that the current chief of Ying City Police, Qiu Shi, was also a member of the Demon Corps once, right?"

Looking around at everyone, the Elder slowly added and brought up a name.

"Qiu Shi?"

Some were confused, as they paid little attention to mundane matters; it was natural they hadn't heard of a mere police chief.

"I've heard of it, seems there's truth in that."

Some who knew of Qiu Shi were stunned, seemingly recalled something, and their eyes lit up, "Are you suggesting...?"

"That's right! Since Qiu Shi and Ye Qiu were both part of the Demon Corps, they must share a connection."

The Elder from before narrowed his eyes, his voice carrying a hint of mockery, "If we let Qiu Shi search, how likely do you think it is for him to find Ye Qiu?"

"Ye Qiu, hidden away, we can't do much, but Qiu Shi, as the current chief of Ying City Police, has a wife and children in Ying City. He can't just abandon them, can he?"

The Elder's final statement clarified things. Everyone present, no matter how slow, understood his intention, and couldn't help but get a little excited.

"Why didn't we think of this earlier?!!"

"Anyway, it's worth a try. Even if Qiu Shi fails to find Ye Qiu, it doesn't matter. We can think of something else then."

The Elders seemed quite excited.

They could hardly contain themselves, eager to act immediately!!!

If successful, they could locate Ye Qiu without much time, satisfying Family Master Ouyang and Ouyang Wutian!!!

...

Ying City, inside the police station.

These days, Qiu Shi was in a good mood.

For the older members of the Demon Corps, Ye Qiu was their king and their faith.

Because he recently saw the King again after a long time and chatted about the old days of the Demon Corps, the stress Qiu Shi felt from his career had vanished.

Gazing at the family photo on his desk of himself with his wife and children, even his work motivation increased.

"Ring～"

Just then, the phone on Qiu Shi's desk rang suddenly.