Mi Lan signaled to take out the iron ball from the woman's mouth so she could speak.
Zhu Ganglie nodded, stepped forward to remove the iron ball, and then pried the woman's mouth open with his fingers. He thrust his hand inside, checking every single tooth and even under her tongue. It wasn't that he feared she would commit suicide; rather, he was worried a poisoned needle or something might suddenly fly out of her mouth and kill their esteemed Lord Chief Constable, in which case he and his men would be utterly doomed.
With the iron ball removed from her mouth, the woman in black drew a long, deep breath. Although she was fearless, she had to admit that having a heavy iron ball jammed in her mouth was thoroughly uncomfortable.
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