REVEREND INSANITY
Chapter 56: Eliminating suspicion

Chapter 56: Eliminating suspicion

“You opened it?” Gu Yue Bo frowned deeply.

"That's right, at this point, I won't hide it any further!" Fang Yuan acted as if he was risking everything, speaking urgently, “I bought six pieces of purple gold stone in the gambling den, but since I do not have enough primordial essence, I have enough, I only opened five on the spot. Lastly, I took it back to the dormitory and after opening it, I found the Liquor worm inside. I am very happy because I have searched for information before, and know that the Liquor worm is a rare Gu worm that can complement my talent shortage, so I fixed it on the spot.”

"Wait, you said you bought six gambling stones and opened up mud-skin frogs and other Liquor worms?" The clan elders after hearing this, were unwilling to ask in an unbelievable tone.

"Continue?" Fang Yuan actually replied, then pointed towards the female Master Gu, shouting, "He can be my witness!"

Everyone on the scene was stunned for a moment before turning to look at the female Master Gu.

The female Master Gu felt the pressure from all the gazes and did not dare to lie, so she honestly said, "It is true, indeed, Fang Yuan bought six stones and opened the mud-skin frog on the fifth stone. He brought the sixth piece, but I don't know what he opened in it.”

“Buying six purple gold stones and getting two Gu worms in order, isn't this luck too good?” The clan elders muttered.

“What is so difficult to understand? That's luck, who knows, heh, back to a time when I gambled rocks, me too..”.

"Wait, Gu worm is hard to purify, why does it sound like Fang Yuan easily fixed it?" Some of the family elders asked suspiciously.

“You're screwed. Don't you know that when a Gu is extracted from a fossil, they are very weak, teetering on the verge of death? Even later refining of the lower Rank was possible. What's weird about him purifying the Liquor worm?” Someone immediately replied.

Fang Yuan continued, “I purified the Liquor worm and went to the store on the second day, I did go to the wine shop in the afternoon and buy a cup of monkey wine. At night, I went again and witnessed the scene of the deception, Jia Jin Sheng sold the smelly fart worms as the Black Pig Gu to someone in my clan. Next, Mr. Jia Fu appears and resolves the dispute.”

“I went to the wine shop again, but I did not expect to see Jia Jin Sheng drinking wine in a bad mood. I had just gotten the Liquor worm and was very happy, so I asked him how many ancient stones I could sell. Who knew that Jia Jin Sheng after hearing my Liquor worm, wanted to buy it by force. I obviously rejected it, I had no intention of selling it, just wanted to know its value. Even if I wanted to sell it, it had to be after I was ranked second, so I went on the spot. ”

Fang Yuan's words had brought up the matter of the conflict of Jia Jin Sheng and Jia Fu, causing the clan elders to look at Jia Fu in a different way.

Under this oppressive gaze, Jia Fu coughed and asked Fang Yuan with shining eyes, "Then is my brother chasing after you?"

Fang Yuan nodded, half lying, “He not only chased after me, but also added an additional fifty primordial stones. But I did not want to sell it, so he was furious, claiming that the Gu Yue clan was no big deal, asking me to be careful. After saying that, he left. I never saw him again.”

Jia Fu nodded inwardly. With his understanding of Jia Jin Sheng, he would definitely pursue Fang Yuan and pose a threat because it was his style.

If Fang Yuan said he wasn't chasing after her, it was a lie.

But since Fang Yuan said so, this brought Jia Fu into trouble. His investigation only led to this clue. Was Jia Jin Sheng really not looking for Fang Yuan after that? Perhaps he found Fang Yuan again afterwards, and since the two disagreed on the matter, he was killed by Fang Yuan —— This is very likely.

'Speak up, was Jia Jin Sheng killed by you! Thinking of this, Jia Fu interrogated loudly, trying to suppress Fang Yuan with his aura.

Fang Yuan denied once again, claiming that he did not see Jia Jin Sheng again.

Jia Fu had no other evidence, and while one party asked intensely, the other party denied. At this point, it had become a dead end.

As Gu Yue Bo listened to their conversation, she became displeased. That Jia Jin Sheng actually dared to threaten the Gu Yue clan on the Qing Mao mountain, this was completely disrespectful to the Gu Yue clan! Now this Jia Fu dared to interrogate the members of the Gu Yue clan so intensely in front of all the higher-ups of the Gu Yue clan. It didn't matter if he had evidence, but now that he had no proof or proof, if this matter were to spread, what would happen to the honor of the Gu Yue clan?

"Sister Jia, it's not that I want to talk all of a sudden." The clan leader interrupted his interrogation and continued, "Jia Jin Sheng has been missing for days, a gloomy hope. The culprit who caused this crime must have left some traces. Did you find anything?”

Jia Fu stared intently at Fang Yuan before raising his head and sighing, “I understand big brother's words! If there were any traces, I wouldn't have come here to find the culprit. The criminal was clearly experienced with vile means and meticulous handling. To be honest, all the clues were in a dead end, and on the day we left, there was a heavy rain that could wipe out all the traces of blood that might exist.”

Gu Yue Bo smiled faintly. “Brother Jia, I heard that your Jia family has a Gu worm called the Underworld Path Butterfly. It could emit soul scents and be implanted in Gu worms. The aroma is colorless and odorless, and never fades. Worm Gu members of your Jia family all have this scent. As long as you use the Underworld Path Butterfly, following its scent, you will be able to find the Gu worm and thus your brother.”

Jia Fu solemnly said, “I used the Underworld Road Butterfly a long time ago, but there was no effect. I'm sure you've heard that once the Gu worm dies, the scent will disappear. Apparently the killer killed all my brother's Gu worms.

Gu Yue Bo's words turned around, “Any. His killer hurt your brother, but he didn't go for the Gu worm, or blackmail to get the ancient stone. His assassin killed this small rank one Master Gu, what was his motive? ”

Indeed, what is the motive?

Regardless of whether Jia Jin Sheng is dead, there must be a motive, right?

If it wasn't for the Gu worm or the ancient stone, then was it because of love?

But if it was a crime of lust, it should be a long-term process, and Jia Fu would not have come to the Gu Yue clan. The members of the caravan and the clan would be more suspect since they had a long relationship with him.

Instantly, the hall became silent.

"Shut up!"

"Founded accusations, don't slander Mr. Jia Fu."

Soon the family elders erupted.

Fang Yuan was immediately silent, his gaze shining faintly, but his goal had been achieved.

His words earlier were like pebbles thrown into the sea of thought of the elders, causing waves of ripples.

The clan elders followed this line of thought, and began to think, “Jia Fu cannot kill Jia Jin Sheng, this causes more harm to him than reward. Wait, even if he won't do it, it doesn't mean others won't.”.

"Internal dispute of the Jia family!" A certain elder had a flash of inspiration and lightly muttered.

The volume was not high, but in the quiet hall it could be heard clearly.

Instantly, the gazes of the elders shone.

“Finally, they thought of this.” Fang Yuan's mouth twitched, his eyelids drooped, hiding his cold gaze.

The leader of the Jia family clan wanted to divide the assets and give the role of clan leader, and because of this his children underwent a fierce competition, especially Jia Fu and Jia Gui, who were the leaders of the clan, both of them were rank four Master Gu and had their own backers.

In these few years, the situation of the Jia family was somewhat known to many mountain villages.

Jia Jin Sheng's misfortune was too strange. There was currently no evidence to suggest that Fang Yuan was the killer. It is clear that the motivation for killing is not enough just based on the theory of killing just because of the Liquor worm. At the same time, the killer's actions and methods would not be so thorough and secretive.

But if Jia Gui were to act in the shadows, then it could be explained.

Everyone present was a superior, and as someone who had a position of power, there must be something capable about them. At least for political schemes, they have great intuition and perception.

The Jia family dispute, this gave everyone's imagination a pair of wings.

The leader of the Jia family clan had arranged for Jia Jin Sheng to join the caravan. One reason was to test Jia Fu's nature, to see if he was a good brother, and to only suppress but not bully his brother.

Now that Jia Jin Sheng is in trouble, Jia Fu will be involved, and who is the real winner?

Obviously the biggest competitor of Jia Fu — Jia Gui!

The actions of the criminal were so fluid, causing all the clues to be deadlocked, this showed just how experienced the criminal was. How could this be done by a fifteen-year-old like Fang Yuan?

All answers revealed at once!

The discussion hall was still silent, but the elders exchanged meaningful gazes.

“To make someone believe in something wholeheartedly, it is not through convincing, but directing.” Fang Yuan's sharp observation allowed him to see this gaze, and he laughed coldly in his heart, but his face still showed an angry and stubborn expression.

Jia Fu's face was so dark and gloomy that it could drip water.

The matter of the Jia family's internal strife caused him to think of Jia Gui.

At that moment, his soul trembled!

Who else has greater motivation than Jia Gui?

There ain't!

"I understand now, I understand everything." The academy elder stood behind Fang Yuan, looking at him. His eyes shone, “Fang Yuan was lucky and unlucky, meeting Jia Jin Sheng in the last moment. With her age just starting to go to school, how could she dispel all the evidence? If he had such cunning abilities, how could he show this expression of persistence. He denied it earlier only to hide the existence of the worm Liquor.”

At this point, everyone had dispelled their suspicions towards Fang Yuan!

“Removing suspicion on me is only the first step, what happens next is very important.” Fang Yuan understood the situation, and at this point, everything went according to plan. He sighed internally and looked at Jia Fu.

Jia Fu looked at him as well, the discontent in his eyes grew clearer.