Chapter 430-431

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“At this stage, everyone is a suspect,” said the teacher from the Western Wu Empire. “Feng Jiu Yuan, with his demonic bloodline, is the most suspicious. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean he is the culprit.”

“Vice Dean, instead of spending time doubting him here, why not gather evidence to prove it?” the teacher continued. “If Feng Jiu Yuan is indeed the culprit, so be it. But if he’s not…”

His gaze swept over everyone present. “Then someone else will die.”

Compared to what the Vice Dean had said, the teacher from the Western Wu Academy trusted Huang Quan’s perspective more.

The Vice Dean frowned. “Investigating is fine, but someone must keep an eye on Young Master Feng.”

“I’ll watch him,” Jing Chen said coldly. “You can focus on your investigation.”

The Vice Dean looked at Jing Chen. “As far as I know, Young Master Jing is a friend of Young Master Feng.”

Jing Chen met his gaze. “Does that mean you don’t trust me, Vice Dean?”

The Vice Dean remained silent, but his attitude clearly conveyed his doubt.

“Simple,” Feng Jiu Yuan said with a faint smile. “If the Vice Dean doesn’t trust Jing Chen, you can have everyone keep an eye on me. Then you’ll see if I have the time to go out and kill someone. How about that?”

“That works,” the Vice Dean replied.

“Don’t agree so quickly.” Feng Jiu Yuan looked at the Vice Dean with a half-smile. “I’ll allow you to monitor me and restrict my movements, but I have conditions.”

“What conditions?” the Vice Dean asked. “As long as they’re reasonable, I’ll agree.”

Feng Jiu Yuan chuckled lightly. “Oh, they’re reasonable. You don’t have to worry about that.”

“And what are these conditions?”

Feng Jiu Yuan said, “The second round of the competition begins the day after tomorrow. Time is limited, and no one can give you unlimited time to investigate. So, I hope you’ll have results within one day.”

“That way, everyone can focus on the upcoming competition.”

This statement was a blatant declaration to everyone present: I am not the killer.

For the Vice Dean, this was not good news.

Because if Feng Jiu Yuan wasn’t the killer, then someone else was.

But who?

He had no leads. Investigating among people of such status would be difficult.

One day…

The timeframe was too short.

“Vice Dean, Young Master Feng’s condition isn’t unreasonable,” someone said. “You should agree. We’ll help with the investigation too.”

With everyone in agreement, the Vice Dean had no choice but to relent.

“This corpse…” the Vice Dean turned to Elder Xiao. “We’d like to examine it in detail. Elder Xiao, would that be convenient?”

Elder Xiao glanced at the body, sighed softly, and nodded. “Take it.”

The Vice Dean ordered the body to be taken away. After addressing the group briefly, he left to begin the investigation.

Once the Vice Dean had left, Elder Xiao looked at the others. “It’s late. Everyone should return to their quarters. As for Young Master Feng… our people will keep an eye on him.”

Although Elder Xiao was from Jiu Yuan City, the deceased was one of the people he had brought. Everyone believed Elder Xiao wouldn’t cover for the killer. Moreover, with Jing Chen, the Young Master of Mirror Snow Palace, present, they felt reassured.

Soon, the crowd dispersed.

“They’re all gone,” Feng Jiu Yuan said calmly. “We should head back too.”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qian Rou quickly said, “Brother Jiu Yuan, it’s dangerous here. Until the culprit is caught, why don’t you stay with us?

“We have more people on our side, so it’s safer.”

Feng Jiu Yuan sneered at her words. “If it were safe, your people wouldn’t have died.”

Xiao Qian Rou bit her lip, wanting to say more, but Elder Xiao spoke first. Looking at Feng Jiu Yuan, he said, “Young Master, it’s late. You should get some rest.”

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Feng Jiu Yuan looked at him. “Old Xiao, you should go rest.”

“I will make sure the South Yuan Empire Academy gives an explanation for this matter.”

Old Xiao said, “Thank you, Young Master.”

Feng Jiu Yuan didn’t stay any longer and left with Huang Quan and the others.

After leaving Old Xiao’s courtyard, Jing Chen looked at Huang Quan. “Huang Quan, did you notice any suspicious people when you arrived?”

Huang Quan shook his head. “I didn’t notice anything suspicious when I entered.”

“I didn’t see anything either when Feng Jiu Yuan and I came over,” Jing Chen added.

After hearing what Jing Chen said, Huang Quan turned her head and looked at Xuan Yong, who had come out with them. “Prince Xuan Yong, you were the first to arrive. Did you notice anything unusual when you went there?”

Xuan Yong stopped and shook his head as he looked at her. “I heard the scream and rushed over. There was no one else there except for the person delivering the medicine.”

“Old Xiao and Xiao Qian Rou came later.”

“That means the person must have already been dead for a while before we arrived.”

“Mm.” Xuan Yong nodded.

“He must still be here,” Huang Quan said. “If we search carefully, we can find him.”

“There’s no need to search specifically for him,” Xuan Yong smiled gently at Huang Quan. “He will definitely show himself.”

“Otherwise, this heaven-bound barrier would be wasted.”

Huang Quan smiled after hearing what he said. “You’re right. Let’s just wait and see.”

“Mm.” Xuan Yong smiled in response.

…

The next day.

Because of last night’s events, everyone had hardly slept. As Huang Quan came out of her room, she saw Feng Jiu Yuan and Jing Chen sitting outside.

“Feng Jiu Yuan,” Huang Quan walked over and looked at him. “I need your help with something.”

Feng Jiu Yuan looked at her. “What is it?”

Huang Quan said, “Didn’t we say last night that we would lie in wait?”

“But because there were fifteen people injured in yesterday’s competition, and we only have a few people, it’s impossible to watch over every injured person, so I plan to use a different method.” Huang Quan looked at him and said, “But I am not familiar with those people, so I need you, the Young Master of Jiu Yuan City, to take me to meet them.”

After hearing what Huang Quan said, Jing Chen replied, “I can take you there as well.”

Huang Quan said, “It would be best if Feng Jiu Yuan went.”

“Why?”

“His suspicion is the greatest,” Huang Quan said. “Everyone is definitely watching him now, but besides everyone keeping an eye on him, the real culprit will be watching him as well.”

“The vice dean suspects that Feng Jiu Yuan is the culprit. The real culprit must know about this,” Huang Quan continued. “If I’m not mistaken, his next move will probably be to deliberately leave some evidence behind to make the vice dean believe that Feng Jiu Yuan is the culprit.”

“So, bringing Feng Jiu Yuan out now might catch his attention,” Huang Quan said. “Being close to him could allow us to capture him.”

“But if we do that, if something happens, Feng Jiu Yuan’s suspicion will become even greater,” Jing Chen frowned and said. “After all, Feng Jiu Yuan will have been to meet them.”

“If Feng Jiu Yuan doesn’t go, and someone gets killed, his suspicion will still remain,” Huang Quan said. “This time, I will make some preparations, and when that person shows up, we can catch him.”

“Alright,” Feng Jiu Yuan said. “Let’s go, we’ll head there now.”

“Mm.” Huang Quan replied in agreement.

After greeting the teacher, they left together.

After leaving the courtyard, Huang Quan took the list of injured people and, along with Feng Jiu Yuan and Jing Chen, visited them one by one.

The chapter ends here. Enjoy reading! ^0^