Chapter 1430: Key Suspect

Sure enough, the King of Yao's next sentence was: "You say, is it possible that it was done by Qingyang?"

You Rongzhi had this question the moment he heard the news of Xue Zongwu's death.

"This... it's really hard to say."

"Hard to say also has to be said." The King of Yao squeezed him, "I want to hear the truth, don't be artificial!"

"Yes, yes." You Rongzhi steadied his mind, "If the murderer is someone else, whoever benefits the most, their suspicion is the greatest. General Xue has quite a few enemies. He was murdered, and the beneficiaries are not easy to count."

The King of Yao's eyes moved slightly, but he didn't nod.

Xue Zongwu had a notorious reputation and countless enemies, every one of whom wished he were dead. As for "profiting," does successfully getting revenge count as profiting? If it does, then the number of suspects could stretch to the horizon.

"If the murderer is really the Great Emperor Jiu... the leader of the Black Armor Army, I observe that this person doesn't necessarily act based on interests, so it's even harder to speculate." Finding the murderer often starts with the motive.

If you can't find the motive, how can you analyze it? "On the Flash Gold Plain, is there anyone who doesn't care about interests?" The King of Yao snorted, "You didn't see it, it's just that he has deep plans and hides well!"

"Yes, Your Majesty is right. So the true identity of the leader of the Black Armor Army is the key point and doubt of the investigation." You Rongzhi knew what the King of Yao wanted to ask, and immediately followed up, "Looking back, General Xue was fierce in martial power and abundant in Yuan power. The leader of the Black Armor Army could kill him in a head-on battle. This kind of divine ability and martial power is unbelievable."

Xue Zongwu must have used Yuan power before being killed. If the Great Emperor Jiuyou was only one or two levels stronger than Xue Zongwu, how could he defeat him?

And a strong person who could easily defeat Xue Zongwu, how could he be an unknown person? "Looking back at the appearance of this person and this team, it was without any omen, but the combat skills were skilled and they came and went like the wind. Behind them is at least a regular army of thousands. I heard discussions in the military, there are actually few forces on the Flash Gold Plain that can raise such an army."

"Few?" The King of Yao said slowly, "If you count outside the Flash Gold Plain? Don't be so narrow-minded."

Qingyang, the Supervisor of the Yao Nation, didn't she come from outside the Flash Gold Plain?

Just at this moment, footsteps sounded outside the Imperial Study, and another confidant of the King of Yao, Bai Tan, came to see him.

He was also summoned and rushed over.

This person was sturdy, in his fifties, and had once been a leading general of the Yao Nation. Now he worked in the Ministry of Justice, which could be said to be quite knowledgeable about politics and the military. The King of Yao summoned him, also wanting to hear his opinion.

Bai Tan clearly had heard the news of Xue Zongwu's death, and after saluting, immediately said: "Your Majesty, I received news that the Mubang Clan Leader claims that he is the Great Emperor Jiu... the leader of the Black Armor Army!"

The King of Yao was somewhat surprised: "The Black Armor Army comes from the Mubang Clan?"

He asked You Rongzhi casually: "You Rongzhi, what do you think of the Mubang Clan's declaration?"

You Rongzhi said frankly: "The Mubang Clan is brave and fought twice with our country. But to say that the Mubang Clan Leader can penetrate Mang Continent to kill Marshal Xue, I don't believe it."

He turned to ask Bai Tan: "When did they announce it?"

"I heard it was more than half a month ago."

At that time, the Black Armor Army had just completed dozens of successive killings, and their reputation was spreading, but Xue Zongwu was still alive and well. You Rongzhi sneered: "If they knew General Xue would be assassinated, would they still dare to claim this name?"

"Even if there is no relationship at all, why would they impersonate it?" The King of Yao said strictly, "Regardless, it's a clue, investigate! I want to know how much origin the Mubang Clan has with the Black Armor Army!"

Bai Tan immediately responded with a yes.

The King of Yao asked him the same question, whose suspicion was the greatest for Xue Zongwu's death.

This was a closed-door meeting, and a sound-insulation barrier was also set up.

Bai Tan wasn't as thoughtful as You Rongzhi, and immediately replied: "Qingyang, the Supervisor!"

"How to say?"

"General Xue is dead, which is only good for Qingyang, the Supervisor." Everyone present, including the King of Yao, knew this point very well.

"Qingyang, the Supervisor, wanted to deal with General Xue, why not attack from law and reason, but had to send someone to assassinate?" You Rongzhi shook his head, "Qingyang, the Supervisor's methods have always been to report and expose."

Executing impartially, hitting the snake at seven inches. Qingyang had played this set very skillfully, making the King of Yao angry and furious, yet helpless.

Which country that has been established for a long time has no accumulated ills? Except for an external force like Qingyang, it was very difficult for the Yao Court to scrape the bone to heal the wound by itself.

Bai Tan retorted: "Qingyang, the Supervisor, is a person of nearly two hundred years old, and has been mixing in the officialdom for over a hundred years. That method is naturally ever-changing, not sticking to one or two kinds. Reporting and exposing is okay to deal with others, but it's not enough to deal with General Xue."

The implication was that the set of reporting and exposing had little use against Xue Zongwu, at most wounding him, but it was impossible to beat him to death in one go.

As for the reason, everyone present understood.

He was a military general, so his speech was a bit straightforward, which made the King of Yao curl his lips.

"Qingyang, the Supervisor, is ruthless. Looking at her previous several supervisions, she doesn't make a move, but once she does, she wants to kill the other party. Perhaps she thinks that changing a method is better to deal with General Xue. If you want to see results quickly, then assassination is the most convenient." Bai Tan said solemnly, "In the Beijia Nation, when Qingyang, the Supervisor, was still the National Master, such things were not done less. I heard that in the Elixir of Immortality case, the temple that sold the elixir for her was burned clean by a fire before the case was investigated, and over a hundred lives were lost. Your Majesty, Qingyang, the Supervisor, is not incapable of killing, it just depends on whether it's necessary!"

"That so-called Black Armor Army comes and goes mysteriously, and must have a powerful and flexible logistical guarantee; the leader of the Black Armor Army is fierce and unparalleled, and it just so happens that Qingyang, the Supervisor, brought many strong people from Beijia, perhaps that is one of them."

"That black dragon mark, what do you think?"

"If it's not a divine ability, it's divine power." Bai Tan said loudly, "Qingyang, the Supervisor, has stayed in Lingxu City for so long, she must know many gods!"

You Rongzhi also said: "Perhaps we can investigate the recent whereabouts of the people under Qingyang, the Supervisor."

"That group of people runs everywhere, for example, He Yang, whom she relies on heavily, often leaves the Yao Nation recently and goes to the central Flash Gold Plain." Bai Tan said in a deep voice, "Sneaky, maybe it's building the Black Armor Army and doing those ridiculous things of acting on behalf of heaven."

The King of Yao frowned: "Why did she build the Black Armor Army?"

"Perhaps besides the close-guard army under her, Qingyang, the Supervisor, also needs another powerful force; perhaps she wants to eliminate dissidents under the name of 'acting on behalf of heaven,' just like killing General Xue; or perhaps, this is just a task delivered by Beijia to her."

Great powers formulate strategies, and they only see a glimpse. If they don't consider the overall situation, it's difficult to find its deep meaning.

Over the past many years, Beijia had also tried to infiltrate Flash Gold personally, but it had always had little effect, and they had to pass through the Yao Nation as a last resort.

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