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The Luoshan Office had a small reception room where Mazao was sitting on the sofa, intently examining the severed arm, with Zhu Shi by her side. And I was sitting on the other side with Lu Youxun.
"Lu Youxun," I said, "you mentioned earlier that Chen Long was ambushed and captured by Ying Lingyun at some unknown time and place, then subjected to mental transformation, right?"
Seeing me bring up the information again, Lu Youxun first froze, his complexion turning ashen, then nodded: "Yes, that's what I said. If I had sensed Ying Lingyun's plot in advance, perhaps I could have prevented Chen Long from falling from grace."
"So you're saying that you never actually witnessed Ying Lingyun brainwashing Chen Long," I said. "Did Chen Long tell you this himself? That he was brainwashed by Ying Lingyun, which is why he betrayed you?"
