Chapter 1779 - 1778: The Man in Black
Chapter 1779 - 1778: The Man in Black
Everyone was stunned by the words!
Han Wancheng frowned tightly: "Red Leaf Master is your mentor, and yet you planned to poison him and caused his death?"
Bai Xiaoguang: "...."
Silence meant silent acknowledgment.
Seeing this, Han Wancheng asked coldly, "Why did you do it?"
Bai Xiaoguang still hung his head, maintaining his silence.
It seemed he wasn’t planning to tell the truth.
Ling Feng looked at him and said coldly, "You need to know, silence is useless. Whatever we want to know, we can still get from your mind. But if you speak out, it might reduce your punishment considerably!"
Bai Xiaoguang looked up at him and smiled miserably: "Whether I speak or not, I’m a dead man, so don’t try to deceive me!"
"Fine!"
Ling Feng sneered, nodded, then stepped forward to grab his wrist: "Who ordered you to do it?"
An image flashed through his mind; it was the shape Bai Xiaoguang saw in his mind.
It was a black figure, features obscured, as if shrouded in black mist.
Ling Feng knew that this was the image of the person Bai Xiaoguang had seen, so he continued to ask, "Why did he want you to kill Red Leaf Master?"
The answer came quickly; it turned out it was for the position of abbot of the temple.
Then Ling Feng asked a few more questions and gradually unraveled the sequence of events.
Turning to Han Wancheng, Ling Feng said, "Boss, the situation is clear now. This person is of no use; handle him as you see fit!"
"Okay!"
Han Wancheng nodded and said to Joanna, "He’s all yours!"
"Understood, Chief!"
Joanna nodded.
As the group turned to leave the interrogation room, Bai Xiaoguang became a bit anxious and quickly shouted, "Wait!"
Everyone turned back to look at him, and Bai Xiaoguang said, "I’ll talk, I’ll say everything!"
Ling Feng sneered, "You were given a chance, but you refused to cooperate. Saying it now is too late!"
"I didn’t say anything, how did you figure it out?" Bai Xiaoguang asked.
"You don’t believe it?"
Ling Feng sneered again, "You killed your mentor just for the position of abbot, and your grudge against the Bai Family was merely for revenge for the injustice they did to you!"
After pausing, he continued, "Also, the person who instructed you was shrouded in black mist, even you couldn’t see their face clearly, so what’s the use of asking? What else can you tell us?"
"..."
Bai Xiaoguang was dumbfounded.
Everything he could say, Ling Feng had already said for him.
Even the black-clothed man, something only he knew, was revealed.
Stunned, he watched Ling Feng and the others leave, and Bai Xiaoguang’s face turned pale in an instant!
In the meeting room outside, after sitting down, Ling Feng relayed all the detailed information he had obtained.
After listening, before Han Wancheng could speak, Zhang He asked, "Who exactly is the black-clothed man?"
"In my opinion, he’s the real mastermind of this case, but since Bai Xiaoguang doesn’t know his identity either, finding this person might be a bit difficult!" Ling Feng said.
Han Wancheng looked at him, "What do you think this person’s goal is?"
"The simplest goal is to incite internal conflict between the Bai Family and the An Family, reaping the benefits," Ling Feng smiled. "If there’s a deeper agenda, it’s hard to say!"
Han Wancheng nodded, "Yes, this matter is indeed a bit complicated!"
After speaking, he looked at Ling Feng; "Why not just leave this case to you, and you can catch that person?"
Ling Feng was taken aback, "Boss, I’m here to attend the baby’s one-month celebration!"
"You got involved voluntarily, I didn’t assign you a task, now that you’re halfway done, are you trying to back out?" Han Wancheng asked.
Ling Feng: "..."
"Since you’re here, there’s no leaving like this, right?" Zhang He chimed in to help.
Ling Feng glared at him, "This is an issue with your father-in-law’s family, why don’t you handle it yourself?"
"I’m busy, I have to take care of my wife and child!" Zhang He shrugged.
"Yes, Zhang He doesn’t need to be involved in this, let Ling Feng and the local branch investigate," Han Wancheng nodded, looking at Ling Feng, "It’s decided!"
"..."
Ling Feng was speechless again, seeing Zhang He and others looking at him, he could only smile wryly, "Why me? What did I do?"
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Han Wancheng and the others soon left. After some questioning, the An father and son confirmed that they indeed had no involvement with the Bai Family matter, those causing trouble at the hotel were all arranged by Bai Xiaoguang, just a few minor An Family figures!
After these people left, Ling Feng stayed alone, sitting for a while in Joanna’s office.
Soon, Joanna returned. Their eyes met, and Ling Feng smiled, asking, "How have you been lately?"
"Not bad. You came here, why didn’t you tell me?"
"I didn’t mean to disturb you, just happened to get involved with Zhang He’s issue by chance!"
Ling Feng smiled wryly and then asked, "Have you finished your work?"
"Almost!"
Joanna nodded.
"Alright, come with me, we still need to attend Zhang He’s child’s full month banquet. After it’s over, we’ll look for clues about the black-clothed man!" Ling Feng said.
"Okay."
Joanna didn’t say much. As soon as Ling Feng came, she instinctively began to follow his arrangements.
So the two left, got into a car, and headed to the hotel.
Due to the incident, the banquet was disrupted, but Zhang He’s father-in-law, Bai Wenyu, didn’t want to let it go, so he had the hotel staff tidy up the venue and converted the lunch banquet to an evening banquet.
When Ling Feng and Joanna arrived, the banquet hall had already been rearranged.
The place was packed with guests, everyone was all smiles, as if nothing had happened in the morning.
The two went straight to the lounge in the back, where Ling Feng finally had the chance to see Zhang He’s daughter.
Bai Qian knew he liked children, so she brought the child over, placing her in Ling Feng’s arms.
The baby, just a month old, was fair and plump. Ling Feng looked at her, then smiled at Zhang He, "Luckily she takes after your wife, if she looked like you, we’d be in trouble!"
"What’s so troublesome, I’m dashing myself!"
Zhang He knew he was teasing, rolled his eyes, and retorted.
"Oh, don’t flatter yourself, dashing my foot, you’ve got mismatched eyes!" Ling Feng laughed.
"Alright, stop bickering, the banquet is about to start!" Bai Qian quickly mediated when she saw the two grown children starting to argue.
Amidst laughter and chatter, the banquet hall started to come alive, and Ling Feng and the others took their seats at the front.
Just after sitting down, a fragrant breeze wafted by, Bai Ling sat down beside Ling Feng, surprising him!
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