freenovelworld Chapter 527 It’s not him
Chapter 527 It’s not him
But if it's Gu Jiang...
Ye Qing'an recalled the scene at Huayang Palace that day, where Gu Jiang was rendered speechless by her few words.
Could it be that he's just pretending? Putting on an act?
But for so many years before, he would rather push Gu Hai out to be that puppet than expose himself. Why is he suddenly willing to expose himself in front of people now?
It was because Gu Hai died that no one else in the Gu family could support it, so he had to take over himself.
That's possible, but...
Ye Qing'an frowned. Gu Duo's soul has been incomplete for so many years, and there are quite a few people who are openly and secretly searching for Gu Duo's missing soul.
As far as she knew, there was Yi Yun Kui, Yi Mo Xu, and Ye Qing Hao. And there were definitely more behind the scenes.
Gu Duo's incident occurred in Mingyue Kingdom, while Gu Jiang was the only member of the Gu family who had been to the border between Siyou Kingdom and Mingyue Kingdom, and had even had contact with Gu Duo after the rebellion.
If even she could find out, there's no way anyone else could not.
If others were able to find this information, they would certainly investigate Gu Jiang. However, more than ten years after Gu Duo's incident, Gu Jiang is still perfectly fine.
Either Gu Jiang is too cunning, or Gu Jiang is indeed not the person she thinks he is.
Ye Qing'an put the book in her hand aside, looked up at Qingdai, and said, "As for the Gu family, send people to continue investigating. Investigate carefully, and don't let anyone slip through the cracks. Find out their recent whereabouts and everyone's habits and preferences, the more detailed the better."
"Investigate further. Between the time Gu Duo betrayed the country and the time he returned to Siyou Kingdom, who in the Gu family was not in the mansion? Or perhaps they were under house arrest, ill, or missing for a long time for other reasons."
"Yes," Qingdai nodded in agreement.
Ye Qing'an waved his hand, dismissing Qingdai.
She thought to herself that she could ask Gu Jiang about this matter... ask Yi Moxu.
Although she never liked relying on others, if what she thought was true, Yi Moxu had already investigated Gu Jiang, so it wouldn't be a big deal for her to ask. If Gu Jiang really didn't have anything suspicious about him, then she wouldn't need to waste her time.
Instead of wasting time investigating Gu Jiang, it would be better to focus our limited energy on what matters.
Thinking it over, Ye Qing'an picked up the book next to her again and continued reading.
After watching for a while, Ye Qing'an caught a glimpse of Yi Moxu walking in from outside the door.
"Finished?"
Ye Qing'an didn't hide anything, simply nodding: "I met Yi Yun Kui yesterday, and Yi Yun Kui said that Gu Duo's soul matter had nothing to do with him, so I thought..."
"Gu Duo has been in Ye Qinghao's hands for ten years, yet Ye Qinghao has been unable to extract the information he wants from Gu Duo, which means that Ye Qinghao does not know where Gu Duo's incomplete soul is. Yi Yun Kui does not know, Ye Qinghao does not know, so I wondered if the matter of Gu Duo's incomplete soul was related to other members of the Gu family. So after I came back, I ordered people to investigate the Gu family."
"Because the investigation is not thorough enough, based on the current situation, Gu Jiang is the most likely person to make the move, because he has been to the border between Siyou Kingdom and Mingyue Kingdom, and has also met Gu Duo, persuaded Gu Duo, and was even injured by Gu Duo."
"Judging from the time, place, and motive, Gu Jiang seems to have all of these."
Ye Qing'an raised her eyes and pondered for a moment: "But I always feel that something is not right about this. I can't quite put my finger on it, maybe it's a woman's sixth sense. I think if I can find out about Gu Jiang's affairs, then many others must have done so as well. You must have done so too, right?"
"I've checked." Yi Moxu nodded, completely open and honest.
"How is the result?"
When Yi Moxu heard Ye Qing'an ask this question, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and she gave Ye Qing'an a look that was neither a smile nor a frown.
Ye Qing'an took a deep breath, thinking that if Yi Moxu dared to tease her, she wouldn't ask. She could just send someone to investigate later; it wasn't a big deal.
However, Yi Moxu did not seem to intend to make things difficult for Ye Qing'an. He only glanced at her before speaking, "It's not Gu Jiang."
"Hmm?" Hearing Yi Moxu's confident tone, Ye Qing'an couldn't help but raise an eyebrow slightly: "Not Gu Jiang? Why are you so sure? What did you find out?"
“I didn’t investigate anything.” Yi Moxu laughed. “I just used some unusual methods to get information out of Gu Jiang. Don’t worry, this result is absolutely credible; it really wasn’t Gu Jiang.”
Ye Qing'an fell silent.
Unusual methods.
This reminded Ye Qing'an of the drug that Yi Moxu had given Yi Yunkui yesterday.
If Yi Moxu could drug Yi Yunkui, he could certainly drug Gu Jiang as well. If that's the case, the result would indeed be credible.
But if it were like yesterday, what's so hard to say?
Ye Qing'an inwardly grumbled, but didn't dwell on it for long. She simply nodded slightly: "Alright, since Prince Duan has said so, I naturally believe him. Then I..."
Ye Qing'an pursed her lips: "Then I'll continue to investigate."
Yi Moxu nodded: "Sure, I only suspected Gu Jiang before, so I tried to get the answer from him. I haven't investigated the other people in the Gu family in detail. If you want to investigate, I can get the people from Li Huo Pavilion to cooperate. If you need anyone, just tell me."
"I understand." Ye Qing'an did not tell Yi Moxu about the Fire Glory Pavilion, but simply replied, "If I need people, I will ask you for them."
Two days later, an autumn rain fell, and the weather grew colder. The mansion had been relatively peaceful these past few days, and since it had been a while since he had inspected the shops outside, Ye Qing'an took advantage of the clear weather to go out of the mansion.
After walking around outside the mansion, before the carriage even arrived at the mansion, some people from the mansion hurriedly came looking for them.
"Young Miss, Young Miss, please return to the manor quickly."
Ye Qing'an lifted the carriage curtain and looked at the servants outside: "What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry? Has something happened at home?"
The servant's face showed a hint of excitement: "It's not that something happened in the manor, it's that the master has news of him!"
Ye Qing'an was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized that judging from the servant's expression, it must be good news.
When Ye Qing'an heard that Ye Qinghao's jade pendant had been found in a cave in the Monster Forest a couple of days ago, she knew that Ye Qinghao was probably planning to return.
Judging by the timeline, it's about time.
"Alright, speed up, take the shortcut, and head back home."
The carriage stopped at the second gate of the Ye residence. Ye Qing'an alighted and saw a festive atmosphere filling the mansion. She found Ye Zirui and the steward, but before she could ask anything, the steward spoke up: "The search and rescue team found Master in a cave. He was seriously injured, with damage to his internal organs and a broken leg, making him unable to move freely. Fortunately, his life is not in danger. The search and rescue team has brought Master out of the Demon Beast Forest and is preparing to send him back to Wangjing City. They should have already set off and should arrive by noon tomorrow at the latest."