Hao Yun directly interrogated Zhao Zihao, the vice president who had never been able to meet him. Unexpectedly, the first time they met was in the interrogation room of the inspection branch.
As the senior vice-president of the Southern Branch, Zhao Zihao is also one of the earliest founders. He is also the person with the highest level in the entire Southern Branch. He is already a cultivator in the early stage of transcending the tribulation, and his weapon master level has also reached the level of quasi-grand weapon master. From all aspects, Zhao Zihao should be the president of the Southern Branch, rather than a mere vice president.
Hao Yun looked at the gray-bearded Zhao Zihao and felt Zhao Zihao's aggrievedness and anger. As long as he was sent to the prison of the inspection branch, his Dantian would be sealed according to regulations. A great master in the early stage of transcending the tribulation was reduced to such a state. He couldn't help but feel Hao Yun felt very sad.
"President Zhao, I have offended you. This is Hao Yun from the Supervision Brigade. Please forgive me for our first meeting." Hao Yun behaved very politely.
"I've heard about you. President Di has recommended you a lot. You are indeed a talented person." Zhao Zihao is also good at talking. After all, he has served as the vice president for many years.
"The last time I came to the Southern Branch, I wanted to see you. Unfortunately, President Zhao was in retreat at the time, so I missed it. When I met you this time, I realized that President Zhao is the backbone of the Southern Branch. Although Senior Brother Di is a member of the Association, Chairman, but his qualifications and experience are not enough to support such a large branch. I believe that without the strong support of Chairman Zhao, Senior Brother Di would not be able to study Earth Fire wholeheartedly." Hao Yun is very smart, although he raised the bar in his words. Chairman Zhao's position, but Hao Yun realized that Zhao Zihao, as a veteran of the Southern Branch, was stronger than Di Qing in terms of strength and ability. As the president who came down from the air, Di Qing would not have been so successful if he had not received the support of the veterans. Go with the flow.
Sure enough, Hao Yun's words made Zhao Zihao look at him with admiration. Zhao Zihao was indeed from Di Qing's lineage, and Di Qing was also selected by their lineage to be the candidate to run for the next president of the Weapon Masters Federation; that's why he was willing to give Di Qing To start with, Zhao Zihao is also old and has basically reached the end of his cultivation. While he still has strength, he can use his remaining energy to lay a solid foundation for his family's future.
"Master Hao has good eyesight and is indeed the top genius in the spiritual world. You are probably in your twenties. I think when I was your age, I was still in the foundation building stage. I didn't expect that in just a few years of cultivation, you have already Being a cultivator in the infant stage is a formidable life. President Di is already a genius in my eyes. Compared to you, there is still a big gap!" Zhao Zihao looked at the prosperous Hao Yun and felt discouraged. Feeling cold.
"Thank you, Chairman Zhao, for the compliment. Please call me Xiao Hao. I have a few questions that I would like to ask Chairman Zhao to answer." After Hao Yun narrowed the distance through language, he began to ask formal questions.
"If you have any questions, just ask them. As long as I know, I will answer them truthfully." Zhao Zihao felt relieved, and Hao Yun's respect allowed him to regain some confidence.
Hao Yun's first question was about Labor Yi. At that time, Di Qing had doubts about Labor Yi and asked Zhao Zihao to investigate. Unfortunately, Di Qing was already asleep, so he could only ask Zhao Zihao this question. Zhao Zihao did not hide anything and gave the answer directly. There has never been a Lao family in Suzaku City. Similarly, although Lao Yi is a local, in fact, the place where he used to live is far away from the current Southern Branch. That is to say, there is no evidence that Lao Yi has any enmity with the Southern Branch; Zhao Zihao, as one of the founders of the Southern Branch, has a certain impression of Lao Yi. Lao Yi has average talent and although he is more diligent, due to decades of continuous development, Lao Yi has developed extremely. Slowly, it has been reduced to a marginal weapon master of the Southern Branch.
Hao Yun was quite satisfied with this answer, because he had been mentally prepared for it. If Lao Yi was the smiling goblin, there would be no flaws in his information. Hao Yun’s second question is, what is President Zhao’s opinion on the sudden change in intensity of the underground fire? Zhao Zihao came out of seclusion several times because he noticed changes in the ground fire. Since Zhao Zihao assisted Di Qing, he was also very concerned about the ground fire and would report any disturbance to Di Qing. These two sudden changes in the strength of the ground fire were something Zhao Zihao had rarely encountered in many years. Hao Yun's question made Zhao Zihao fall into deep thought. Zhao Zihao has been in seclusion all year round and is quite familiar with earth fire. Unlike other flames, earth fire attracts a large amount of fire spiritual power, and these spiritual powers are very flexible, and cultivators can use them. When practicing these spiritual powers, you can not only enhance your own spiritual power, but you can also use these activities to enhance your spiritual consciousness. The higher the intensity of the earth fire, the stronger the activity of your spiritual power.
Zhao Zihao thought for a long time before slowly answering Hao Yun's question. He believed that the earth fire had a normal cycle in the past, but before it suddenly became stronger last time, the earth fire had always maintained a weak state and was not as strong as before. kind of cycle. Zhao Zihao felt that the Earth Fire had fallen into a low ebb, and the sudden increase in strength might be due to the stimulation given by the outside world, causing the Earth Fire to explode. And this sudden weakening should also be due to stimulation from the outside world.
Hao Yun asked emphatically, when did the ground fire become weaker? According to Zhao Zihao, Hao Yun already knew something in his mind after making a comparison. It seemed that the murderer jumped under the forging platform and weakened the earth fire. According to Di Qing's previous judgment, if the murderer was a normal cultivator , he should have Nascent Soul or Golden Elixir himself, which should stimulate the Earth Fire to become stronger, but this time it was just the opposite, not only did it not become stronger, but it became weaker. Hao Yun had a bold guess that the murderer was actually an incarnation, and the reason why he became weaker was because the murder weapon used by the murderer contained a strange sleepiness poison, and this strange sleepiness poison also had an effect on the earth fire.
Hao Yun’s last question was about the retreat place. What he wanted to ask was, when was this retreat place established and who built it? Zhao Zihao's answer also reassured Hao Yun. Sure enough, this retreat place was not created by the Artifact Masters Federation. After they purchased the land and built the southern branch, they accidentally discovered something underground. After digging a passage, we found that it went all the way down and finally reached this retreat room.
Hao Yun can basically determine that this land of fire and a retreat place are likely to be part of the goblin ruins. The Smiling Goblin is probably trying to hide the goblin relics and monitor the southern branch. Due to Di Qing's research progress, the secrets of the Earth Fire may be spread, thus exposing the ruins. So the purpose of this series of events is to kill Di Qing, and Hao Yun already has a candidate for the murderer behind the scenes, but he just can't figure out why he did it?
After sending Zhao Zihao away, Hao Yun asked Lao Yi to be interrogated. When Lao Yi arrived, Hao Yun didn't ask him any questions at all. He directly activated the magical power of the magic pill and entered Lao Yi's subconscious. Soon Hao Yun got him. After the necessary memory, I sent the labor back.
Hao Yun looked at the ragged back of Lao Yi and sighed in his heart: "He is also a poor person who is being taken advantage of without knowing it." Hao Yun searched for Lao Yi's subconscious and found that Lao Yi was also a poor person. A poor man, he was also a famous weapon master in Suzaku City back then. However, Zhuque City was still relatively small at that time, and the southern branch had not been established yet. He devoted all his time to making spiritual weapons. Until now, he has not married or had children, and he is alone in his family. Later, after the Southern Branch was established, he joined the Southern Branch as soon as possible. In the early days, he was also highly regarded by the Southern Branch, but due to limited talents, he was eventually reduced to the fringe. In this incident, he was completely a pawn. He was full of joy and hoped that through Mithril, he could get the opportunity to learn from Di Qing, so that his weapon master level could be improved a step further. This piece of mithril is indeed his own and has nothing to do with the Feng family. This also proves that the conversation Feng Zige heard was also deliberately set up.
Hao Yun sighed: "Lao Yi, Feng Zige, Zheng Youshang, and the entire Feng family are all pitiful pawns. Their whole purpose is to frame Di Qing. When Di Qing failed to frame him, his opponents continued to move, and this time it was even more... He is ruthless and wants to kill two birds with one stone and kill both Di Qing and Zhao Zihao. What does Vice President Li Fengli want to do? Isn't he afraid of being exposed? "
The reason why Hao Yun is very puzzled now is why Li Feng framed Zhao Zihao? This is a very big loophole, otherwise Hao Yun would not have thought that Li Feng had a problem. This is a very simple derivation. The Southern Branch has a total of one president and two vice presidents. If something happens to the president, the other president will be the suspect. In the end, the only real beneficiary will be the other president. The vice president is Li Feng. Hao Yun still has a good impression of Li Feng. Li Feng has always shown great enthusiasm and has been very cooperative. He even said that without Li Feng, Hao Yun would not have discovered the secret of the earth fire. Of course, there was no way to absolve Di Qing. However, Li Feng showed his loyalty to Di Qing on the one hand, and assassinated Di Qing on the other. This was a very unreasonable behavior. If so, there was no need for him to help Di Qing's exoneration.
If Hao Yun goes to identify Li Feng now, there is still a problem to be solved, which is how to prove that the assassin is the incarnation of Li Feng. Since the assassin has been buried in the fire, all the evidence has been destroyed. Making random accusations without evidence will only make Li Feng jump over the wall. Unless we can capture it directly and conduct a soul search on it, but considering that Li Feng is most likely the person of the Smiling Fairy, the soul search may not yield the desired results. The most likely outcome is that Li Feng self-destructs.
While Hao Yun was still thinking hard in the interrogation room, Wu Kaiwen walked in and shouted to Hao Yun: "What's the result? You didn't come out of the interrogation room for a long time. We were all anxious."
After Hao Yun saw Wu Kaiwen, he thought for a moment and decided to tell Wu Kaiwen his troubles. How could he capture Li Feng and ask Li Feng to reveal what the Smiling Fairy's plot was?
When Wu Kaiwen heard the name Li Feng, his eyes lit up, and he was surprised and happy. He asked urgently: "Junior brother Hao is really powerful. How did you identify the murderer? If Li Feng is really the smiling face fairy, we will fight immediately this time." Great achievement."
