Chapter 778

Ji Ji Yaohua suddenly sighed helplessly:

"It's just a pity that the trail has gone cold again. The suspicious points regarding the Plum Blossom Bandit case all point to Long Xiao, Long Xiao, and the third person. Xin Shi Jian had a very close private relationship with them, and it just so happened that when Zhang Zhang Xiaoyi was sending word to Northern North Shaolin, Xin Shi Jian and Xin Mei were handling matters not far away. Furthermore, I have investigated; the matter they were handling was merely trivial, yet at Xin Shi Jian's suggestion, they descended the mountain together with Xin Mei. Therefore, there is reason to suspect that Xin Shi Jian is connected to the suspicious points surrounding those three."

From the very beginning, because of some foolish maneuvers by Long Xiao and the others, the scheme to frame Li Li Xunhuan was extremely crude.

Even though Gu Gu Hanyuan perfected it later, it was inevitable that many flaws remained.

However, Gu Gu Hanyuan also utilized these flaws by mixing truth with falsehood, to the point that the situation now appeared even more bewildering.

Gu Gu Hanyuan’s eyes flickered slightly, and he asked in a deep voice:

"Does Miss Ji not suspect the only remaining person involved, Miss Ruyi?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Ji Yaohua said solemnly:

"Miss Ruyi is naturally worth suspecting, and she is even the one with the most suspicion, after all, it was she who identified Li Li Xunhuan as the Plum Blossom Bandit. And why didn't the Five Poison Boys kill her to silence her? It's just that I have tested her; Miss Ruyi is a weak woman with no strength to truss a chicken, and there is likely a mastermind behind her. In order not to alert the enemy, I can only keep a secret watch on her for now."

"Then Miss Ji must keep a close eye on her. If something happens to Miss Ruyi as well, this final clue will be completely severed."

Hearing Gu Gu Hanyuan’s stern warning, Ji Ji Yaohua smiled confidently:

"I understand. My purple-clothed constables are all bringing men to keep watch in this vicinity; any movement will not escape our surveillance."

Gu Gu Hanyuan’s expression was unreadable.

Miss Ruyi was the current final clue and the final flaw.

Ji Ji Yaohua was still influenced by her inherent impressions.

She believed that a weak woman without Wu Gong would at most be a pawn that could be discarded at any time.

In reality, if she were ruthless enough to arrest Miss Ruyi at this moment, it would instead cause Gu Gu Hanyuan quite a bit of trouble.

Gu Gu Hanyuan was not worried that Ji Ji Yaohua could follow the vine to find Lin Xian'er.

After all, under Gu Gu Hanyuan’s specific instructions, Lin Xian'er was very careful about the transmission of orders to and from Miss Ruyi.

Every message was passed through several intermediaries.

This included Lin Lin Lingling, who had never directly contacted Miss Ruyi.

For Ji Ji Yaohua to find the connection between Miss Ruyi and Lin Xian'er under these circumstances was almost a pipe dream.

The only feasible way would be to arrest Miss Ruyi and subject her to severe interrogation.

And this was precisely the final task Gu Gu Hanyuan needed to wrap up.

The two chatted casually for a few more moments.

Until they heard footsteps, and Ji Ji Yaohua hurriedly pulled away from Gu Gu Hanyuan’s hand.

A blue-clothed constable came up to report that Xin Mei from Northern North Shaolin had arrived.

Ji Ji Yaohua managed to suppress the faint blush rising on her pretty face and said with a light smile:

"Let's see what kind of rhetoric Xin Mei will use this time to whitewash right and wrong."

Just as Ji Ji Yaohua had said.

When Xin Mei first saw Xin Shi Jian’s corpse, he was naturally furious.

He even claimed that he would definitely seek revenge from the Five Poison Boys.

However, after learning about the "Innate Sunflower Divine Art," Xin Mei subconsciously looked at the amused Gu Gu Hanyuan, and his mood instantly sank to the bottom.

Gu Gu Hanyuan’s overt scheme was such that even if you saw through it, it was useless.

When all was said and done, the item on Long Xiao’s corpse belonged to Long Long Xiaoyun’s inheritance.

No matter the reason, snatching it away could not be justified.

Reputation was a burden, especially for Northern North Shaolin, which had a large foundation and was the leader of the righteous path.

Xin Mei could only use the excuse that Xin Shi Jian had found the secret manual but hadn't had time to hand it over to Long Long Xiaoyun.

It was a credit to Xin Mei that he had the nerve to say such an unbelievable reason out loud.

However, an even bigger explosion was coming.

Xin Shi Jian’s attempt to commit an indecent act against Miss Ruyi was the most impossible thing to wash away.

Upon hearing this, Xin Mei’s expression changed drastically, and he proposed to personally question Miss Ruyi.

How could Ji Ji Yaohua possibly agree to such a request?

In the end, she could only helplessly push it off by saying she would send word to Northern North Shaolin and ask the Abbot to decide.

After Xin Mei left, Ji Ji Yaohua huffed:

"Hmph, this time those bald donkeys of Northern North Shaolin will surely have their reputations swept into the dirt."

No sooner had she finished speaking than her waist felt warm, and Gu Gu Hanyuan’s handsome face was already right before her eyes.

A gentle voice echoed in her ear.

"Ji Yaohua, thank you."