ATPnovel Chapter 1622: 14: Virtue Unrewarded
Chapter 1622: 14: Virtue Unrewarded
Chapter 1622: Chapter 14: Virtue Unrewarded“Such recognition is hard to come by.” Jiang Wang communicated back, “But I am not sure I can help you.”
The trust of Lin Youxie was heavy, but Jiang Wang had come a long way by now. He was no longer the boy full of naive fantasies, believing unconditionally that Dong Ah would save Fenglin City.
He would still uphold integrity and kindness within his capabilities, but would not overlook the reality of the issues.
Lin Kuang and Wu Lie, from the four major Green Badge Aristocracy, once the most dazzling figures in the Green Plate System, were called the “South Wu North Lin,” collectively known as the Green Plate Double Glory, the hope for the resurgence of the illustrious era of the four great Green Badge Aristocracies.
Lin Kuang handled countless major cases, solving every one of them. Many of the investigation methods in Beiyaduwei today were his pioneering creations.
But his brilliance came to an abrupt end after he took over the investigation of the Concubine Lei’s assassination case.
Lin Kuang died, and Wu Lie resigned.
In an instant, it all vanished like the wind.
Only a three-year-old Lin Youxie was left, forever afraid of corpses after suddenly witnessing his biological father’s body.
The four major Green Badge Aristocracies of Lin, Wu, Li, and Cheng, the Cheng family had long since died out, leaving only legacies of Lin and Wu.
A few days ago, Li Youjue died from execution by slicing, which meant the four major Green Badge Aristocracies had both in name and in actuality ceased to exist!
Now, Lin Youxie wanted to seize on any clues Feng Gu might have left to reopen the case of Concubine Lei’s assassination, but Jiang Wang was not optimistic.
It wasn’t that he doubted Lin Youxie’s investigative abilities but rather because for such a far-reaching major case, a powerful figure was needed to drive it, which neither Lin Youxie nor Wu Lie behind her could provide…
From this perspective, why did Feng Gu choose to commit suicide at this moment, just as Jiang Wuqi’s funeral had concluded?
On one hand, he had taken care of Jiang Wuqi’s matters, leaving no more concerns. On the other hand… he simply wished to leverage the Son of Heaven’s emotions towards Jiang Wuqi, dying as the eunuch director of the Long Life Palace while the Son of Heaven’s grief was still fresh.
Hoping to compel the Son of Heaven to unleash his wrath, pushing for an investigation into this case.
Then, by revealing the clues regarding the Concubine Lei assassination case, escalate the case.
The person who placed that dissecting knife in front of Lin Youxie’s door was also definitely related to Feng Gu – Desperate to find out the truth about Lin Kuang’s death, Lin Youxie would spare no effort.
Feng Gu’s design was nearly the best he could achieve.
But the problem lies… in the Son of Heaven’s attitude.
On the surface, the Son of Heaven having Beiyaduwei take sole charge of the Long Life Palace case and accommodating Feng Gu’s will by letting Jiang Wang supervise the progress seemed like sincere efforts at promoting it.
The investigative team composed of Zheng Shangming, Lin Youxie, and Jiang Wang was also quite formidable.
But to trace from Feng Gu’s hanging case back to many years ago with the Concubine Lei assassination case, to be honest, it lacked a certain heft.
Unless Zheng Shangming was replaced with Zheng Shi and Lin Youxie with Wu Lie, only then would they be qualified to say they’re pursuing an investigation of this caliber.
Thus, the Son of Heaven’s attitude is still unclear.
Perhaps the Son of Heaven is also waiting for something…
It was through combining the information of Lin Youxie and Zheng Shangming that Jiang Wang could say he pieced together some threads of the matter.
The key to this issue still lies with the Son of Heaven!
After seeing the clues, did the Son of Heaven intend to reopen the old case?
The two Green Badge Aristocrats in front of him clearly held divergent attitudes and stances. If Zheng Shangming found the clues first, he would surely await the Son of Heaven’s wishes. If Lin Youxie found the clues first, she would surely pursue it to the end to have the truth revealed to the world.
Jiang Wang sympathized with Lin Youxie’s plight and understood her pursuit of truth, but he could not rashly promise something he might not be able to fulfill.
He who promises lightly will earn little trust.
“I don’t need you to do much, just turn a blind eye.” Lin Youxie’s voice said.
Clearly, she was confident in finding the clue before Zheng Shangming, because unlike Zheng Shangming who was still in the questioning phase, she had already confirmed Feng Gu’s death as a suicide, gaining a substantial lead.
The only consideration was Jiang Wang, who was always watching them under the guise of supervision.
With Jiang Wang’s watchful eyes, it was challenging for her and Zheng Shangming to make any sly moves. Hence, she needed to communicate with Jiang Wang in private.
Jiang Wang fell silent.
The search of Jiang Wuqi’s study hadn’t yielded quick results.
It should be said that Lin Youxie and Feng Gu had the same objective, one for a deceased father, the other for a deceased benefactor. One committed to the case with their life, the other risked everything to be involved; both sought truths buried in history…
Jiang Wang did not want to be the obstacle.
Repaying a debt of gratitude or revenge was justified, who could criticize it?
But if he truly discovered Lin Youxie’s act of concealing evidence, he was unsure what choice he would make.
Could he simply ignore the friendship with Zheng Shangming? Could he wholly disregard what the Zheng family father and son had offered by giving him the position of Beiyar Commander so candidly?
Perhaps he should not have taken on this supervision task, who could have expected such a difficult situation?
But exiting directly now would undoubtedly arouse suspicion. Bringing in another person to supervise would harm Lin Youxie’s plan pragmatically.
Jiang Wang felt troubled, so he simply stood at the door of the study, letting his mind wander and splitting his focus on cultivation.
He didn’t want to make a decision, so he chose to leave it to fate and see who had better luck, Lin Youxie or Zheng Shangming.
The dragon and tiger were complete, and it was time to devote more energy to the Starlight Holy Tower. After all, all Divine Skills and Techniques required cultivation as a foundation.
With a movement of his Spirit, he had already connected with the Starlight Holy Tower in the distant Star Vault.