Chapter 165

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Chapter 165: The Mastermind

Wei Fenghua stood up again and said, "Chief Zhao, I know the way you question suspects."

"But I want to emphasize that Luo Yan is not a suspect."

"At least for now, there is no evidence showing he killed Wu Changqing."

"So I ask you to stop threatening him."

"This is the second warning."

"If it happens again, I will have to ask you to leave."

Zhao Xingcang nodded and said, "Okay, I will be careful."

He continued, "We started looking for the Red-crowned Crane after we found out Wu Changqing had met it before."

"We are searching for the Red-crowned Crane."

"But strangely, the killer vanished into thin air."

"After Wu Changqing died, he never appeared again."

With that, he looked at Luo Yan.

Luo Yan had no expression and didn’t respond.

Zhao Xingcang then turned to Wei Fenghua, "Isn’t this strange?"

"After Wu Changqing’s death, the Red-crowned Crane disappeared."

"It’s as if the Red-crowned Crane killed Wu Changqing and then fled in fear."

"Or perhaps."

"Actually, the one who came back that day wasn’t the Red-crowned Crane, but someone else pretending to be."

"The person pretended to be a Red-crowned Crane, killed Wu Changqing, and then abandoned this identity."

"This explains why the Red-crowned Crane suddenly disappeared, don’t you think so, Director Wei?"

Wei Fenghua coughed twice, covering his mouth with a handkerchief, and said, "Only the killer knows the answer to this question, I’m afraid."

Zhao Xingcang chuckled.

His smile was unpleasant.

"You’re right."

"Anyway, the Red-crowned Crane lead is currently cut off."

"We don’t have any particularly good solutions either."

"We can only start with the basics, investigating all the suspicious individuals."

"So, here, I have a question for you, Luo Yan."

Zhao Xingcang looked at Luo Yan again. "On the 24th, the day Wu Changqing died."

"What were you doing at school, Luo Yan?"

Luo Yan shook his head. "I wasn’t at school that day."

"Oh, if you weren’t at school, where were you?" Zhao Xingcang asked calmly.

Luo Yan replied without thinking, "I went to the town."

Zhao Xingcang asked further, "What places did you go to?"

Luo Yan looked thoughtful, then shook his head. "It’s been too long, I can’t remember."

"Counting the last time, I’ve only been to the town twice."

"I’m not very familiar with many places."

"But I bought a light motorbike, the store’s name seemed to be ‘Little Flying Bike Store’, it should be that."

Zhao Xingcang took out a notebook, made a note, and asked, "Where’s your bike?"

"It broke down halfway."

Luo Yan calmly said, "I just left it."

"Where did you leave it?" Zhao Xingcang asked.

Luo Yan thought for a moment and shook his head, "I can’t remember."

Zhao Xingcang asked again, "Why did you buy a motorbike?"

Luo Yan casually replied, "For transportation."

Zhao Xingcang then asked, "How many work points did you spend?"

"1500。"

"You just throw away something that cost 1500 work points?"

Luo Yan nodded, "Back then, I had millions in my account, so 1500 work points was nothing to me, like a few dollars."

The reason why he chose to confess his purchase of the motorcycle.

That’s the reason.

If Zhao Xingcang investigates his account, he will find this expenditure.

Zhao Xingcang asked a few more questions.

Then he stood up and said, "Thank you very much for your cooperation, Luo Yan."

"If I find anything new, or if there is anything else you need, I will come to you."

He nodded towards Wei Fenghua and the two of them.

Then he left.

He returned to the car.

While the car was driving through the campus.

Zhao Xingcang made a phone call.

After a moment.

A voice came from the phone.

"How is it?"

Zhao Xingcang said, "I have met a student named Luo Yan."

"Perhaps he is not the culprit."

"But considering he is from the surface, his mental strength should be stronger than his peers, so it is difficult to judge."

"The most important thing is, I lack direct evidence."

"Furthermore, I set a trap during questioning."

"I investigated and found records of him taking a train out on the 24th."

"But I intentionally asked him what he did at school that day."

"Yet he denied being at school and voluntarily mentioned going out."

"So…"

The person on the phone interrupted saying, "Continue your investigation."

"But if the evidence points to this student, then give up."

"And use the Giant Beast Parasite murder as the conclusion, and also publish the results."

Zhao Xingcang was startled, "Minister, are you sure?"

On the phone, it was Wu Changqing’s older brother, the Minister of the Security Department.

Wu Shimu!

"Sure."

Wu Shimu said, "I just received the news."

"That student has achieved great success, and the Tiangang Dragon Cavalry already knows he is a Natural Resonator."

"If he keeps growing like this, one day he will become a figure like Di Zheng."

"Having an opponent like Di Zheng is already enough."

"Neither of them can handle two."

"Moreover, he’s already caught the attention of the ‘Tiangang Dragon Cavalry,’ so Strategy Manor will definitely take notice of him too."

"Maybe they will try to cultivate him next."

"In this way, even if he is a culprit, there will be many people to protect him."

"Most importantly, committing murder for profit is an unchangeable fact."

"He will surely be manipulated when the time comes."

"Turning a blind eye to major events and minimizing minor incidents."

"If he’s fine, then I must be in trouble."

"So, if it’s confirmed that he’s the murderer, then this matter will end here."

Zhao Xingcang let out a small sigh and nodded, "I understand."

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At the campus.

Luo Yan and Wei Fenghua were walking by the tranquil artificial lake.

Wei Fenghua stood by the lake, smiling as he said, "Back when this lake was just filled with water, Di Zheng and I swam here. Your captain was really bad at swimming, he choked on the water a few times."

Then he turned around.

"You are becoming like Di Zheng."

Luo Yan looked up.

Wei Fenghua smiled and said, "I have heard about Death Threshold Evil."

"You destroyed the ‘Weak Point,’ which is a great achievement."

"Strategy Manor now also knows you are a ‘Natural Resonator’."

"You are gradually catching the attention of some important people."

"So, what Zhao Xingcang did is not worth mentioning at all."

"Minister Wu of the security department is very clever."

"I bet that after he finds out about the Death Threshold Evil, he will definitely make the people below stop the investigation."

"He doesn’t seem like the type of person who would risk his own future and life for his younger brother."

Luo Yan thought this would be the best way.

Otherwise, things between him and the security department might not end well.

Wei Fenghua coughed twice, then said, "Falcon Base is gone."

Luo Yan was stunned for a moment.

Then he realized what had happened.

"Was it silenced?"

Wei Fenghua nodded gently, "On the second day after we left, the entire base was destroyed by an unknown force."

"All the people in the base were killed, not a single person was left alive."