Lin Yi returned to Qiankun Palace once again and immediately went to look for the Infrared Life Detector.

Soon, he found the secret location where he had placed the Infrared Life Detection Robot, but upon closer inspection, it was empty.

'How, how is this possible?'

'I clearly placed it here originally, and no one noticed, how could it disappear?'

"Someone come here, there was something square and looked like a black wooden box here before, where did it go?"

"Who knows about this, who has seen it, I will reward generously!"

The Infrared Life Detection Robot, when not operating, would assemble itself into a square object, resembling a black wooden box.

As soon as Lin Yi finished speaking, everyone stopped their work and hurried over, all eager to claim the reward.

"Based on my description, find a black box. Whoever finds it will be rewarded with 500 taels of silver."

The temptations of these 500 taels of silver made everyone drool with desire, and they all turned around to join the search for the black box.

After two rounds of searching, everyone returned with heads lowered, indicating that they found nothing unusual.

At this point, Lin Yi was very suspicious.

Considering that the life detection equipment weighed over 100 kilograms and was bulky, it would be almost impossible for someone to sneak it out unnoticed.

But thinking back to the first day, when the Infrared Life Detector was able to detect five or six people hiding in the Qiankun Palace, could it be that those people discovered it and dismantled it?

If that really was the case, Lin Yi didn't want to dwell on it any longer and decided to buy another one.

[Beep beep beep, host failed to purchase the Infrared Life Detection Robot, order has been cancelled.]

What? Failed?

What's going on? Is there such a thing as a failure to purchase items in the Nine-Eyed Mall?

Lin Yi thought it might be due to insufficient Heavenly Bead Coins or that they were frozen, so he quickly checked his balance, including those doubled from regular check-ins, which now totaled over 20 billion Heavenly Bead Coins.

To verify whether the Heavenly Bead Coins were frozen, Lin Yi placed a large order for food for the Young Emperor, filling up the refrigerator.

[Beep beep beep, host successfully purchased Weekly Fresh Flavor Recipe Package, 200,000 Heavenly Bead Coins paid. The goods have been dispatched to the refrigerator in the basement of the Imperial Study Room.]

Payment is normal, with no issues. So where exactly is the problem?

Lin Yi searched long in the system interface and finally found the order processing customer service.

Following the instructions, he finally found the reason for the failed order.

[Beep beep beep, the host did not utilize the product effectively, deemed wasteful, and wasting is shameful, thus you cannot purchase it again.]

Lin Yi could not help but feel frustrated at this answer.

'The product I purchased was sabotaged shortly after I bought it, how could I maximize its use?'

'Does the system even have eyes? Does it lack humanity?'

[Beep beep beep, the system does have eyes. The system detected that the Infrared Life Detection Robot was not damaged, only its super-powered battery was removed.]

What? The system can detect these details?

Lin Yi was greatly shocked. He couldn't have imagined that the Infrared Life Detector wasn't broken. If so, where did it go then?

Lin Yi was baffled and thought since the system knew everything, it might as well ask the system.

When Lin Yi raised doubts about the Infrared Life Detector, the system actually responded.

[Beep beep beep, the monitored Infrared Life Detector is still inside Qiankun Palace.]

Still in Qiankun Palace?

Lin Yi couldn't help but doubt the system's accuracy; he had already searched Qiankun Palace over ten times and had seen no trace of the Infrared Life Detector.

Could he have really been mistaken?

If not on the ground of Qiankun Palace, what about the air? Could it be on the ceiling beams? Could the robot have strayed there by itself?

Upon confirming his hypothesis, Lin Yi immediately took action.

[Beep Beep Beep, Host successfully purchased ten mini metal detection drones, paid 1 million Heavenly Bead Coins.]

With the drones about to start working, Lin Yi had to clear all unrelated personnel.

"Judge Zhong, thank you for your hard work today. Take everyone to rest, and make sure everyone gets their due compensation. No one must be missing."

"Your subordinates obey."

After waiting for Judge Zhong to lead everyone away, Lin Yi immediately sprang into action.

The heavily guarded Right and Left Martial Guards surrounded Qiankun Palace, sealing it tightly inside and out.

If the old eunuch's men were to go through the beams outside Qiankun Palace, they would certainly be discovered.

With no one around, Lin Yi had the drones start their work.

He skillfully operated the ten drones, ensuring they wouldn't collide during flight.

But just half a minute into the flight, the alarm from the ten drones was startling.

"Alert, alert, there is a situation here."

"Alert, alert, there is a situation here."

...

Based on the alarm, Lin Yi checked the monitor and found that on the columns, beams, at least a thousand slender Hidden Weapons were concealed.

Some were teetering, ready to fall at any moment, the situation could not be overlooked.

Standing inside Qiankun Palace, Lin Yi suddenly felt extremely fortunate not to have been struck by a Hidden Weapon, but the next moment he dared not take it lightly.

[Beep Beep Beep, Host successfully purchased two sets of transparent bullet-proof vests. Paid 300,000 Heavenly Bead Coins.]

Now that Qiankun Palace was fraught with danger, Lin Yi decided to seal it completely, allowing no one besides himself and Judge Zhong to enter again.

This Qiankun Palace was about to become a lethal trap, and Lin Yi did not wish for the innocent palace maids, guards, and eunuchs to lose their lives here.

Once the bullet-proof vests arrived, Lin Yi immediately put one on.

A quarter-hour later, the ten drones had inspected all the metal Hidden Weapons on the beams, totaling 108,000 pieces.

This number was terrifying just to think about.

Consider, any living being moving inside, the chance of dodging a Hidden Weapon falling from above was even slimmer than winning a 5 million lottery in the future.

This Qiankun Palace couldn't be left this way, but more importantly, how did the old eunuch manage to install these Hidden Weapons so quietly, and how long had it taken?

These questions were all worthy of Lin Yi's investigation.

After putting on the bullet-proof vest, Lin Yi used data gathered by the drones and found no traces of the Infrared Life Detector above the columns and beams.

'Strange, not on the ground, not above, could it be below?'

Lin Yi crouched down and gently tapped the floor with his hand. The dull sound that came didn't seem hollow.

But soon, Lin Yi dismissed this idea.

If even the Emperor's Imperial Study Room could have an underground chamber, then the vast Qiankun Palace must also have a basement.

With this thought, Lin Yi became as excited as if he had discovered new land, immediately lying down on the floor, tapping bit by bit, searching for the chamber's location.

In his total concentration, Judge Zhong returned outside.

"Lord Lin, the Minister of Justice has returned."

"So soon?"

...End of chapter...

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