Chapter 107: The Truth

Returning to the Fan residence, Fan Xian frowned, walked beside Lin Yu, and said in a low voice with some annoyance: "Damn it, I should have thought of it earlier. That woman is a lunatic; there's nothing in this world she wouldn't do!"

"A dignified City Guard Assistant Regional Commander, a Rank 6 official, was actually silenced by her in broad daylight!"

"Fortunately, Nie Kang arrived in time and saved Fang Da, which can be considered as preserving the most important witness..."

"Not necessarily!" Lin Yu glanced at him and said, "The grass has already been startled. As long as Li Yunrui isn't stupid, she will definitely destroy all evidence and distance herself from this matter."

"Whether there's evidence or not isn't important."

Fan Xian shook his head and said softly: "What's important is what the Emperor thinks. For him, as long as there is suspicion, that's enough. The more clearly Li Yunrui distances herself, the more disadvantageous it will be for her..."

As the two spoke, they walked into the backyard and returned to Fan Xian's house.

Just as the two stepped into the front hall, a slight sound of breaking through the air came from above, pointing directly at Lin Yu's crown.

Lin Yu frowned, and without any movement from him, the surrounding air surged crazily, as if it had solidified, blocking the black iron skewer that was neither sword nor sword firmly at a position about three inches above his head.

Not only that, the figure holding the black iron skewer was also frozen in the air as if solidified.

Lin Yu didn't even look at the iron skewer attacking from above, walked into the hall on his own, and said indifferently:

"Keep your Uncle Wu Zhu in check."

"..."

Fan Xian finally reacted, hurriedly looked up, and sure enough, saw a familiar face.

There wasn't a single wrinkle on this face, nor a single expression. A black cloth covered the position of his eyes, looking like a dead and calm lake. Even though he was easily frozen in the air by Lin Yu, there wasn't a single fluctuation.

Without a doubt, this person was Wu Zhu by Fan Xian's side!

Seeing Wu Zhu attack Lin Yu for no reason, Fan Xian couldn't help but feel a bit angry.

"Uncle Wu Zhu, what are you doing?!"

"..."

Wu Zhu remained frozen in the air, without the slightest reaction.

Until Lin Yu turned around, sat on the steps, and glanced at Wu Zhu, the solidified space resumed its flow, allowing Wu Zhu to turn around and land beside Fan Xian.

"Protecting you."

Wu Zhu said abruptly after landing.

Fan Xian was startled upon hearing this, then said as if he were angered into laughter: "Protecting me?"

"Protecting me from whom?"

Wu Zhu remained expressionless, pointing the iron skewer at Lin Yu: "Him!"

As soon as these words were spoken, let alone Fan Xian, even Lin Yu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

The two looked at each other. Fan Xian sighed and said helplessly: "Uncle Wu Zhu, his name is Lin Yu, the Brother Lin who is very good to me. Didn't I mention him to you before?"

"... He is Lin Yu?"

Wu Zhu frowned, showing an obvious expression for the first time.

Lin Yu looked at Wu Zhu thoughtfully and suddenly said: "Don't blame him; perhaps it really is my problem."

Fan Xian was stunned: "Brother's problem?"

Lin Yu didn't answer, just extended his downgraded spiritual power again.

In an instant, Wu Zhu seemed to be threatened by something, the black iron skewer in his hand raised instantly, shielding Fan Xian behind him, and an expression of obvious vigilance appeared on that face.

"It can really detect spiritual power fluctuations!"

Lin Yu said with great interest: "Looking at it this way, the previous civilization of this world was indeed very advanced!"

What?!

Fan Xian widened his eyes, hurriedly grabbed Wu Zhu's arm to lower it, and asked in surprise: "Uncle Wu Zhu, can you detect spiritual power?"

Wu Zhu was silent for a moment, then asked with no fluctuation in his tone: "What is spiritual power?"

Lin Yu said: "It's the thing you feel right now."

Wu Zhu said coldly: "I can only feel the threat from you right now."

A threat, huh?

Lin Yu looked at him thoughtfully, suddenly restrained a portion of his spiritual power, and asked with a smile: "How about now?"

Wu Zhu was startled and said blankly: "It's gone."

Fan Xian looked at Lin Yu suspiciously: "What exactly is going on?"

"It's nothing." Lin Yu stood up and said with a smile, "You should know that the dimension of spiritual power is multifaceted, involving both the soul and material levels."

"And the spiritual power I just restrained is the material part belonging to brain waves."

"In other words, as long as the intensity of the brain waves exceeds a certain threshold, it can be detected by your Uncle Wu Zhu."

"So that's how it is!" Fan Xian suddenly realized, then asked even more suspiciously: "Then why would Uncle Wu Zhu think Brother's brain waves are a threat?"

"Because of this!"

Lin Yu snapped his fingers casually.

In an instant, Wu Zhu's expression disappeared, and he swung the iron skewer in his hand, lightning-fast, placing it on Fan Xian's neck.

Fan Xian was startled and couldn't help but say: "What is going on?"

Lin Yu walked to Wu Zhu, looked at his face, and said indifferently: "It's very simple. Wu Zhu is an intelligent bionic robot. His thinking logic system mimics the neuron system of the human brain and can produce electrical signals similar to neuron activity."

"Especially this place."

Lin Yu went around behind Wu Zhu, looked at the back of his head, and said: "There's even something like a brain wave interface."

"As long as my spiritual power is strong enough, I can take over his body at any time."

Hearing this, Fan Xian's expression tightened, while Lin Yu continued to click his tongue in wonder: "I guess the Temple uses a similar method to control all the Temple Envoys walking outside."

"But compared to other Temple Envoys, or rather, intelligent robots, Wu Zhu should have something more."

"Any attempt to take over his body will cause his most intense resistance..."

Before the words had faded, Wu Zhu, who had been expressionless, suddenly struggled.

He seemed to want to move his arm to move the iron skewer to a place where it wouldn't threaten Fan Xian.

Seeing this scene, Lin Yu couldn't help but praise: "This should be the masterpiece of your cheap mother, Ye Qingmei. She was a genius; it's truly a pity she died at the hands of these natives!"

As he spoke, he snapped his fingers again, withdrawing the spiritual power that controlled Wu Zhu.

Wu Zhu resumed his actions and immediately swung the iron skewer, stabbing at Lin Yu like lightning.

Lin Yu was not surprised and easily blocked the iron skewer with just one finger.

"Sorry, I offended your free will."

Lin Yu said seriously: "From now on, unless I get your consent, Lin will never do this again!"

Fan Xian hurriedly grabbed Wu Zhu's arm and looked at him: "Uncle Wu Zhu."

"..."

Wu Zhu was silent for a moment, and finally lowered his arm.

Fan Xian heaved a sigh of relief, then asked: "Uncle Wu Zhu, since you're back, then Chen Pingping..."

"He's back too." Wu Zhu said calmly, "Currently in the Overwatch Council."

"So early..."

Fan Xian frowned: "In the original work, it would take at least another week to come back, right?"

During the conversation, some movement came from outside the house. Fan Xian's heart stirred, knowing it was Nie Kang who had returned, so he signaled the two to wait a moment, while he went out to welcome Nie Kang.

Soon, only Lin Yu and Wu Zhu were left in the room.

Lin Yu was very interested in Wu Zhu and wanted to know if the other party could be considered an intelligent life form.

But unfortunately, so far, most of the worlds the chat group had come into contact with were not that advanced, and the understanding of artificial intelligence and digital life was still a blank slate.

Before long, Fan Xian and Nie Kang carried the two unconscious men in.

Wu Zhu hid as usual, not wanting to show his face in front of Nie Kang.

And Lin Yu didn't have this concern, so he naturally followed them into the bedroom.

Lin Yu could naturally easily solve the poison Fang Da was suffering from, but after all, he had participated in the assassination against Fan Xian. If Fan Xian didn't speak, Lin Yu couldn't take the initiative to help.

As for the other teenager, he was clearly not as important as Fang Da, so he only had a sleeping drug and was not in life-threatening danger.

After some busyness, Fan Xian solved the poison for Fang Da using normal means.

During this process, his sister Fan Ruoruo had come to knock on the door, saying that their father had something to see Brother.

At that time, Fan Xian was still solving the poison, so he ignored it. Now that the matter was finished, Fan Xian instructed Nie Kang to take care of the two here, and then planned to go to the study to see his father.

"What, you handed the people over to the Overwatch Council?"

Fan Xian looked surprised and pretended to be dissatisfied: "Didn't you say before that you wouldn't give them to anyone who came?"

Fan Jian's mouth twitched, and he said irritably: "I said that even if Chen Pingping came, he would have to let me interrogate them first!"

"So, you've finished interrogating?"

"Hmm." Fan Jian said coldly, "That mage is from Northern Qi, and the other two female swordsmen are both grand-disciples of Sigu Jian. These three are just assassins acting on orders on the surface, but in reality, they are all under the control of Northern Qi."

"It's just a pity that they only recognize the token and haven't seen the real culprit behind the scenes."

"Father used some means on them, but in the end, I could only ask for these things..."

Fan Xian asked: "Then where are they now?"

Fan Jian replied: "In the Overwatch Council."

After saying this, he seemed to feel that he couldn't save face, so he added: "Chen Pingping is back."

Fan Xian pretended to be surprised: "Director Chen is back?"

Fan Jian nodded and whispered: "Only the Emperor and some high-level officials of the Overwatch Council know about this matter for now. Don't reveal it."

Speaking of this, he paused and sighed: "You should know that Father represents a part of the secret power possessed by the Emperor. Although this power is strong, it is far less proficient than the Overwatch Council in investigating cases."

"Especially Chen Pingping. Although Father doesn't get along with him, I have to admit his ability."

As he spoke, he took out a note and placed it on the desk.

"Look at this!"

"... What is this?"

Fan Xian asked while stepping forward to pick up the note.

Fan Jian said calmly: "The memorial that the Overwatch Council will submit to the Emperor tomorrow contains the news that Chen Pingping personally sent people to investigate, confirming that it was Northern Qi that took action against you!"

Fan Xian put down the note and said indifferently: "Northern Qi wants to kill me. Do you believe this?"

Fan Jian sighed: "Even if I don't believe it, what can I do? There is simply too much evidence!"

"Not to mention the three people you caught, even the assassins who died on Niulan Street are related to Northern Qi, especially that hard-training expert named Cheng Jushu, who is a very famous Eighth-Rank martial artist in Northern Qi."

"Not only that, the Drunken Immortal House where the Second Prince hosted you is also a secret agent planted by Northern Qi in the capital."

"The information that you went to the Drunken Immortal House for a banquet today and passed through Niulan Street was leaked from the courtesan Si Lili of the Drunken Immortal House!"

(End of chapter)