Chapter 747: Chapter 745: The Curse of Shattering (Four)_1 Chapter 747: Chapter 745: The Curse of Shattering (Four)_1 “`
Frankly, this was a bit abnormal.
Although Ji Liushuang had not been seen for a few days and indeed was not ignorant, she appeared to have improved.
However, no matter how you looked at it, even when compared to Jian Jingzheng, there was a clear gap, and after all, she was just a student.
As part of a serious investigation, at first glance, she seemed to be the only young face in the team, which made it hard to avoid suspicions of a publicly funded vacation.
It seemed she was well aware of this, standing quietly in the corner, with no intention of drawing attention to herself.
Unfortunately, not everyone thought the same way.
“Mr. Yun?”
The next moment, from within the Academy’s team, a fair-faced gentleman with a strange gleam in his eyes suddenly spoke up.
“Yes.”
Fu Qian glanced at him, acknowledging that he was of a pretty decent level, not much weaker than Li Weixuan.
But the distinctly unfriendly tone in his voice–where did that come from?
Had he really adopted a swordsman demon style, yet still drew such enmity?
“Academy Divine Ashes Institute, Ni Huayuan.”
Facing the scrutiny of a demigod, this gentleman introduced himself with full confidence and poise.
“May I ask what you were doing down there?”
“That’s a place guarded by generations of the Kamakura Family; usually, security is tight, and of course, that’s not a big deal for a demigod, but there must be some reason, right?”
…
As soon as Ni Huayuan’s question came out, there was an involuntary side glance from the Kamakura Family’s members.
This comment undoubtedly sounded harsh to the family of professional tomb keepers.
But sadly, it was true.
The so-called divine seal of the Tomb Guardian’s blessing seemed not as powerful as imagined.
Despite an impressive facade, even Kamakura Si, who had just stepped forward to greet them, was only slightly better than Ji Liushuang–not high in rank.
Fortunately, this head of the household did have high standards.
In response to Ni Huayuan’s remarks, Kamakura Si showed no change in expression and even immediately quelled the unrest among his family members.
With the family facing near disaster, quibbling over this had no meaning.
Was he unaware of Swordsman Yun’s suspicious behavior? His expressionless thanks just before were meant to show a willingness not to pursue the matter.
At this time, the Kamakura family absolutely could not afford to provoke a demigod.
Especially since this demigod was famously known for his killing.
Nevertheless, now that Ni Huayuan’s words were less than pleasant, but since he took the initiative to speak up, to some extent, it was as if he was questioning President Cass’s judgment earlier, Kamakura Si decisively chose to wait and see how the situation unfolded.
…
Despite the stern tone, it strangely didn’t seem to be aimed at him.
Fu Qian didn’t bother racking his brains to answer Ni Huayuan’s question.
After all, when the latter was asking, his gaze was half on Cass.
It seemed that within this luxurious investigation group, there were some discordant voices.
The decibel level of Kamakura Guizhi’s report just now was very well judged.
It could almost be defined as the highest value while still suppressing the voice.
Cass’s assertion of having no relation to the deceased was of course heard by Ni Huayuan.
But still asking such a question now clearly had some ulterior motive.
“I can’t.”
The next moment, Fu Qian chose not to answer this gentleman’s question.
A real man with a dispute should go and confront Cass directly. Don’t waste my brain cells with pointless questions.
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…
His answer was undoubtedly excessively sharp, and even infected Ni Huayuan’s gaze with its intensity.
Unfortunately, when compared to the murderer who plundered the Academy’s fortune, Brother Ni Huayuan soon recognized that there was a limit to subjective initiative.
“So you think such a guy is innocent?”
Several seconds later, Ni Huayuan decisively responded to Fu Qian’s provocation with a tone full of disdain as he questioned President Cass.
“Yes.”
President Cass’s vertical pupils almost narrowed to a line as he nodded very naturally.
Not only mirroring Fu Qian’s style of response, but he even didn’t bother to conceal the bizarre smile at the corner of his mouth, his mockery cranked up to full.
“…Unfortunately, I don’t think so.”
This attitude was undoubtedly extremely provocative. After a few seconds, seeing that Cass had not uttered another word, Ni Huayuan almost spat out his words through gritted teeth.
“If you can’t provide a convincing reason, I will believe that the outcome of this investigation will be significantly affected and no longer reliable.”
“President Cass has already confirmed that there are no traces of Transcendent forces at the scene.”
Seeing the situation suddenly become so confrontational, it was Jian Jingzheng who finally couldn’t sit still and spoke up in an attempt to explain for Cass.
However, realizing that this relatively amounted to making excuses for Fu Qian, his expression also became very strange.
“Oh, I see, why didn’t President Cass say so earlier.”
Ni Huayuan sneered coldly, his tone exaggerated.
“To think that a Demigod of Heaven’s Commencement Institute, who I thought could only create Transcendent traces, is also capable of detecting them.”
“You are entirely free to use whatever means you consider reliable to reconfirm it.”
Looking around, and seeing that the investigation had just started and already turned into a farce, Cass directly indicated that Ni Huayuan could do as he pleased.
“After all, the methods of the Divine Ashes Institute are always highly ingenious. I wonder what method you are planning to use this time? Maybe organize a few more masked balls beforehand?”
…
The initial part of the conversation seemed normal, but towards the end, it was clearly not the same tone.
Not only were the members of the Kamakura Family puzzled, even Ji Liushuang wore a look of confusion.
“Nonsense! Why don’t you first hand over that guy with the surname Fu!”
Apparently lacking in both rank and verbal skills, Ni Huayuan was instantly caught off guard by the comment.
This operation, indeed, occurred after his own murderous act, Fu Qian silently noted to himself.
And it appeared that the Academy had discovered some things about the death of Ian, such as the identity of the murderer.
This was not surprising, after all, when he had met Ji Liushuang on the way in the past, he had even told her about his intent to kill someone.
However, regarding the specific rights and wrongs of the case, the Academy seemed not to have reached a unified opinion.
The killing of a member of the Divine Ashes Institute was naturally a matter of great dissatisfaction to Heaven’s Commencement Institute, and to some extent, it might even be the original force behind the current conflict.
On the Heaven’s Commencement Institute side, as could be discerned from Cass’s previous words, the evaluation of himself was even quite positive.
Now with the deliberate mention of the masked balls, they may have even categorized him as a vigilante who had eliminated a threat to the people.
However, regardless of which opinion, Ni Huayuan was correct about one thing, they needed to find him first.
Lanaia must be finding herself in a rather difficult situation right now.
Fu Qian leisurely recalled the head of the Punishment Department.
“Are we still going to conduct this investigation or not?”
Seeing the two debate without regard for the setting, even Jian Jingzheng scratched his head, when a somewhat familiar female professor coldly interrupted.
Seems like she was one of the guests at my hearing? If I remember correctly, she was also from the Swordsmanship Department.
Fu Qian took quite the effort to recall the source of the familiarity, though he truly had no idea of her specific name.