Hidden Moth-Chapter 382 - 215: Even Storms Seem Small Amid the Waves (Part 3)

Chapter 382: Chapter 215: Even Storms Seem Small Amid the Waves (Part 3)

When they were called to the small reception room, they were still pondering in their hearts, how should they answer if the two stewards asked about Lan Jiwan?

Fortunately, the two stewards didn’t bring up that matter at all. They only asked about the investment intentions discussed by Zou Tianjin three months ago, and it was Gong Xiaodong who was asking all the questions, while Steward Zou remained silent.

They all answered truthfully, with no difference from what they had previously explained to Zou Tianjin. After asking, Gong Xiaodong reminded them not to spread the information for the time being.

Shi Haotu and his wife felt deeply relieved and expressed their gratitude to the experts present, especially to their cooperative unit’s leader, President Qian, and to the excellent employee He Kao, who was not present at the moment.

Then Zou Tianjin personally contacted Elder Zong, voluntarily explained the situation, requested to step aside, and to be investigated. The official order from the Ancestral Hall came before dawn, entrusted entirely to Gong Xiaodong for pursuit.

Gong Xiaodong immediately made a series of arrangements on the spot—

The first order was to let Shi Yun Road make amends by contacting Mr. Fabre, informing him that the plan had succeeded, and requesting him to reseal his cultivation.

If Mr. Fabre did not know that Shi Yun Road had been captured, this could potentially draw him out.

However, Shi Yun Road was unable to get in touch, as Fabre had left an overseas phone number for him, which should have had domestic roaming enabled, but it was now unreachable.

The second order asked Zou Tianjin and Shi Haotu to separately recall who were aware of their investment and equity discussions three months ago.

Such matters, they definitely wouldn’t announce publicly, but they might have inadvertently mentioned it to those close to them. According to the documents found in Shi Yun Road’s house, Mr. Fabre was evidently privy to this, which was also one of the leads in the investigation.

This got a clear answer on the spot; Zou Tianjin hadn’t told anyone, not even his nephew Lu Shutang, while Shi Haotu only told Li Chun, and Li Chun in turn only confided in her master Shi Zhiliao.

Gong Xiaodong immediately sent someone to verify with Shi Zhiliao, mainly to find out who else Shi Zhiliao might have told.

The third order was to verify the sealed cultivation status of all sorcerers in the Huiming Shi Family, to check who else might have had their seals lifted...

The fourth order, according to Shi Yun Road’s confession, stated he had met Fabre thirteen times in total, twelve times overseas, and once domestically, thus someone was sent to investigate Zou Tianjin’s whereabouts during the same period.

The most crucial piece of information was, when Fabre unsealed Shi Yun Road’s cultivation, what was Zou Tianjin doing?

The fifth order, also based on Shi Yun Road’s provided details, was to secretly send someone overseas to investigate, striving to find Fabre or confirm his identity.

Shi Yun Road initially met Fabre at a public gathering, so others must have seen him too... The identity of those sent for overseas investigation remains confidential to avoid alerting Fabre.

The sixth order instructed to send someone to Chongchuan City to investigate Lu Shutang’s situation, verifying if he was Fabre’s accomplice. If not, then inquire if anyone had approached him about joint ventures or proxy shares recently.

Zou Tianjin made a request hoping to arrive in Chongchuan at once, where his elder sister’s family resides.

Zou Tianjin was worried about the safety of his elder sister’s family. If Fabre indeed contacted Lu Shutang, then to sever the Ancestral Hall’s investigation line, a murder to silence them was possible.

No matter the likelihood, the possibility exists.

Gong Xiaodong said: "Old Zou, the Ancestral Hall only requested you to stand aside, not confine you. If you want to rush to Chongchuan to prevent any unforeseen events, there’s no problem as long as you don’t interfere with the Ancestral Hall’s investigation."

Upon receiving this affirmation, Zou Tianjin was eager to head to Chongchuan immediately. The earliest flight from Nanhua to Chongchuan was at 9:45 AM, so he booked that flight.

Gong Xiaodong sent his trusted disciple, Yuan Lang, a Tier Four Sorcerer of the Observing Body Sect, to Chongchuan, and requested the Ancestral Hall to send two sorcerers from the Xingshen Sect and Qi Observation Sect to provide on-site support in Chongchuan.

Combining Mind and Spirit Skill with Qi Observation Skill for questioning not only can determine if someone is lying but can also guide them to disclose the desired information...

Zou Tianjin accompanied Yuan Lang to Chongchuan, cooperating and assisting in Yuan Lang’s investigation work.

After receiving the Ancestral Hall’s instructions, Gong Xiaodong acted with great speed, arranging every conceivable action and measure before dawn.

By noon, Yuan Lang and Zou Tianjin had arrived in Chongchuan, and others began their respective roles in action, receiving feedback about many circumstances.

In the evening, Shi Haotu and his wife specially hosted a banquet to thank the relevant people, and He Kao finally showed up... Regardless of the situation, meals must go on.

Lan Jiwan did not appear at the dinner; for the first time in nearly half a month, Li Chun did not bring this assistant when going out. While having dinner, He Kao learned in detail about the Ancestral Hall’s instructions and Gong Xiaodong’s arrangements.

In He Kao’s view, this Steward Gong was quite skillful and adept. If it were himself, he probably wouldn’t have considered everything so thoroughly.

Since they were in a private room at the restaurant, with many people and a complex situation, some matters still needed to be kept confidential at the moment, and the group didn’t discuss the day’s investigation results much.

Shi Haotu and his wife repeatedly expressed their thanks to He Kao, who could only humbly say that he hadn’t done much; it was mainly thanks to the efforts of the esteemed experts.

His apparent status was merely that of a junior, Guest of Fate, so he was very low-key at the dining table.

After this meal, there wasn’t anything much to do with Qian Guran and Lin Qingshuang. They merely helped out of righteousness, salvaged what needed to be salvaged, captured who could be captured, and the subsequent investigation was left to Gong Xiaodong.

After dropping He Kao off at his apartment, Qian Guran and Lin Qingshuang stayed behind. Huang Xiaopang also wanted to stay for a listen, but his master ordered him and Meng Ya to return to the hotel first.

After brewing the tea, Lin Qingshuang asked: "Xiao Kao, it was you who first discovered Shi Yun Road’s situation. Why didn’t you say anything during dinner just now?"

He Kao: "I’m just a small invisible figure, not involved in the investigation, so it’s not my place to speak."

Lin Qingshuang: "We’re not in a restaurant’s private room now, feel free to say what’s on your mind. I really want to know what you think."

He Kao: "I actually don’t have much to say, just find it a bit surprising that such an important matter is entrusted to Steward Gong. Why hasn’t any of the Ancestral Hall elders come out... Old Qian, what’s with your expression?"

Qian Guran exhibited a weird expression that He Kao noticed, and he waved it off, "Um, let Elder Lin explain this to you."

Lin Qingshuang smiled wryly: "Xiao Kao, with so many Magic Sect Disciples around the world, if every issue had to involve an elder personally stepping in, do you want to work them to death or tire them out?"

He Kao suddenly realized his oversight. The past year had almost always seen the Ancestral Hall elders personally stepping in for every incident, often involving several elders, and he had grown accustomed to this pattern.

The Ancestral Hall has only seven elders in total, among them is Meihua Immortal who doesn’t handle affairs, if every incident required several elders for direct involvement, they really would be worked to death.

If that were always the case, over the past twenty years, He Kao might never have had the chance to see Old Man Jiang set up his chess stall.

As for this incident, it was just a family feud involving murder for inheritance among relatives, which was not even successful; if seen differently, it was utterly irrelevant to any Magic Sect—a mere ordinary criminal case.

But there were two special aspects that led to the Ancestral Hall’s involvement

First, the perpetrator was a sorcerer, who attempted to use techniques to murder for profit, and the target was also a sorcerer and Guest of Fate; second, someone privately lifted Shi Yun Road’s seal, with traces linking to a Magic Sect Steward.

Elder Zong personally issued the order, assigning a steward on-site for a comprehensive investigation, which under normal circumstances was quite a significant action, already with considerable force and scale.

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