After reaching the Four Girls Mountains, the main force marched for several days, reaching a red sequoia forest deep in the mountains and setting up camp.
To make it easier for vehicles to enter and exit, Zhang Da Fo Ye directly ordered the engineering corps to open a road at the entrance and exit.
In early October, the Four Girls Mountains were already covered in snow.
At the foot of the mountain, the autumn colors were vibrant, the red sequoia forest was a blaze of red, and all kinds of colorful flowers and plants looked exceptionally beautiful.
It was truly a rare earthly paradise!
However, no one had the mood to admire the scenery.
After settling in the red sequoia forest, Zhang Da Fo Ye ordered the accompanying soldiers to seal the exits and any escape routes, and began a "roll call" that lasted for more than half a month!
The roll call process took place in a secret tent.
Those responsible for the roll call were Zhang Yun Feng and Xiao Ge.
Before the roll call, the Nine Gates held a temporary meeting.
Zhang Yun Feng was appointed as the leader of this tomb raiding operation, taking full charge of the subsequent activities!
"Everyone, for the sake of fairness, I'll have my people go first!" Zhang Da Fo Ye told everyone.
Everyone saw that he was willing to take the lead, so there was nothing to say.
"Commander, let me go first!" Zhang Ri Shan said.
Zhang Da Fo Ye hesitated. In his eyes, Zhang Ri Shan wasn't just a subordinate, he was a brother.
He didn't want his brother to suffer.
But to gain the trust of everyone, he couldn't directly refuse, after all, the leaders of the Nine Gates were all watching.
"It's alright, let him go first. The test process won't harm his body, it'll just make him a little tired," Zhang Yun Feng said calmly.
Zhang Da Fo Ye nodded.
Then, Zhang Ri Shan sat down in front of the two.
Zhang Yun Feng didn't waste any time, directly using two abnormally long fingers to press down on Zhang Ri Shan's temples on both sides, squeezing them constantly.
His strength wasn't too strong nor too weak. The person being tested felt unbearable pain, but it wouldn't lead to death or injury.
This was an ancient testing method passed down from the Zhang family, used to test whether someone was lying.
After prolonged pressure on the temples, a person's mind would be kept in a highly concentrated state, causing them to feel mentally fatigued.
A person's physical ability to endure pain is far greater than their mental capacity.
Once the mind becomes fatigued, it will seek relief impatiently. This is the brain's self-protective reaction.
This method is similar to a modern form of punishment, where a person is locked in a room and subjected to constant bright lights for 24 hours, affecting their sleep and causing them to become mentally exhausted, ultimately forcing them to "confess" like in the case of confession.
However, this method of the Zhang family is quicker, but it requires great control over the force, something ordinary people can't do.
At first, Zhang Yun Feng didn't ask anything, he just kept squeezing his temples. In less than ten minutes, Zhang Ri Shan showed pain on his face.
At this point, Zhang Yun Feng still didn't ask him anything.
He could tell from Zhang Ri Shan's expression that his consciousness was still clear, his brain wasn't exhausted enough.
After a few more minutes, Zhang Ri Shan gradually looked languid.
He looked like he hadn't slept for days and nights.
Seeing that the time was right, Zhang Yun Feng asked calmly:
"Who are you working for? What's your purpose in coming here?"
As he spoke, he suddenly increased the pressure.
Zhang Ri Shan instantly felt even more tired and in pain!
He could even hear a clear cracking sound coming from his skull, as if if he exerted just a little more force, his skull would be crushed!
Under the dual torment of extreme fear and fatigue, his brain was unable to think, he just wanted to get relief as soon as possible.
And at this moment, people are most likely to tell the truth.
Zhang Ri Shan was a tough guy, he persisted for another few minutes, until his consciousness was about to become blurry, before he said:
"I'm Fo Ye's man, wherever he goes, I go. I don't care what he does..."
"Why?" Zhang Yun Feng asked.
"Because we're brothers..."
When he finished saying this, Zhang Yun Feng finally released his hand.
The moment he released his hand, Zhang Ri Shan leaned back on the chair in exhaustion and instantly fell asleep.
Zhang Da Fo Ye quickly took off his jacket and covered him with it, afraid that he might catch a chill.
"Has the test passed?" Zhang Qi Shan asked.
"Yes, he's very loyal to you, he didn't even need to lie," Zhang Yun Feng said somewhat admiringly.
"He's my brother!" Zhang Qi Shan said impatiently.
The heads of the Nine Gates saw this scene and were all shocked. Using such a strange method to test a person, no one could withstand it!
No one else would work!
For a moment, everyone looked at Zhang Yun Feng with awe.
They had heard of Zhang Qi Ling's name for a long time, not only was he skilled in martial arts and had an incredibly strong fighting ability, but his methods were also inexhaustible.
After testing Zhang Ri Shan, Zhang Da Fo Ye personally carried him back to camp to rest, then arranged for the other officers to come for testing.
This testing method was very efficient and convenient.
Zhang Yun Feng and Xiao Ge took turns testing, and within a day they had tested all of Zhang Da Fo Ye's officers.
There were some who resisted, but they were easily subdued within a round, shocking the leaders of the Nine Gates!
Those who were found to be affiliated with the organization were all imprisoned in a temporary concentration camp, under strict supervision.
Those who passed were to continue serving Fo Ye.
Next came the turn of the people from the other Gates.
The first to be called were the stewards of the various branches of the Nine Gates.
These were the leaders' right-hand men, they had great power and influence, so naturally they had to be tested first to find out their true nature.
This would allow them to better investigate further down the line.
After days of testing, 1/3 of the stewards were found to be affiliated with the organization. This result shocked everyone.
These problematic stewards were either bought off by the organization with a lot of money or coerced into becoming their people.
They would pass information to the organization, collect intelligence, or kill people!
The internal conflicts that had occurred in the Nine Gates over the years, both overt and covert, were largely orchestrated by the organization.
Because they didn't want the Nine Gates to be at peace, they wanted them to fight and kill each other, eventually falling apart and becoming a shambles.
This would make it easier for them to control.
After uncovering these internal spies lurking at the highest levels of the Nine Gates, things would be much easier from then on.
The lower-level spies, without the instructions and orders of their superiors, would be unable to go out and pass on information, they could only sit and wait to be investigated.
Those who wanted to resist were quickly exposed.
After 20 days of screening, all the internal spies were finally purged, and the waters of the Nine Gates were finally clear!
Finally, after a count, there were hundreds of spies, including members of the organization and the Wang family.
After cleaning up the spies, the Nine Gates temporarily changed their leadership, placing their own people in important positions, and regaining control.
It wasn't until the end of October that the tomb-raiding activities began!