"On the fifth day of May three years ago? Yuqing?" Zhang Yan muttered. My thoughts also flew to two years ago with the "Yu Qing" on the fifth day of May, the time of day here in the wilderness.
Things deep in his memory were remembered, but they were not forgotten. On the contrary, Zhang Yan remembered very clearly what happened on the fifth day of May three years ago. Because it was on this day that his life was completely shattered. Only then did the current Zhang Yan emerge, and his predecessor died at Yubei Mountain Fortress.
"Yes, Teacher Zhang can still remember what happened during the Rain Festival that year, right?" Liu Yi nodded and asked again. At the same time, the doubts on his face were put away by him. At this moment, the matter of how Zhang Yan became a teacher at the Jiangwu Academy was forgotten by him, and it was more important.
"I remember. On that day, I woke up from the hangover from the night before and found myself lying in a strange place. Just when I was confused, I heard a bang and four or five government officials rushed in, and then they punched me. I was knocked unconscious. When I woke up, I was already in the dungeon. After that, I was tortured and forced to confess. I couldn't bear it anymore, so I signed the bond in a daze and became a death row prisoner. Even the confession is still with me. Never seen..."
Zhang Yan didn't go into detail, he just summarized the scenes he had experienced in his memory. He secretly wondered if the other party was helping him get into trouble? But is it too urgent at this point in time? Seems completely inappropriate, right?
"In other words, Mr. Zhang, at that time, you were forced to surrender?"
"Yes."
"Then why did Mr. Zhang not think about resolving the issue for himself after he came back?"
Zhang Yan smiled, with a bit of coldness in his eyes. Said: "Master Liu, are you joking? Are you trying to make excuses for yourself? If I had that ability, I probably wouldn't have been exiled, right? Or perhaps Master Liu thinks that just by shouting a few words on the street, someone can jump out from the corner. Will Mr. Qingtian believe me when he comes? Will he risk everything to help me?"
Liu Yi was so stunned that he frowned. Although he also realized that the question he just asked was inappropriate. But what is your attitude, Zhang Yan?
"Teacher Zhang, there's no need to be like this. I'm here to ask you just to help you with the investigation, so if you have any doubts about this case, you can tell me." Liu Yi suppressed his temper.
"I didn't know exactly why this happened to me until I was convicted. I didn't even know what was written in the confession after being tortured. So I'm afraid I can't give Mr. Liu any clues about the eucalyptus itself. But I thought some of my "good friends" who got me drunk on the night of May 4th might be able to help."
"...Zhang Jiaoxi is talking about Xiao Chongwen, Liu Chang, Yang Lin and Mashan?"
"Oh? Mr. Liu knows?"
"Yes, I know. But these four people, Ma Shan, are already dead. The remaining three have also been missing for many days. No one can be found at all now. Even their homes were burned down, which happened to be the bedrooms of these people. Nothing was left." Liu's tone was unhappy. I don’t know if it was because of Zhang Yan’s previous attitude or because he remembered something else.
This time it was Zhang Yan's turn to be surprised.
"Xiao Chongwen and the others are missing?" Zhang Yan was prepared to clean up those dogs after they had their hands free. I can't run away anyway, so I'm not in a hurry. In addition, there were indeed too many things going on recently, and even if Wu Yuan was killed, he didn't think of those three enemies for a while. Now those three people are all missing?
"Yes. They are all gone. I don't know if they are alive or dead. But I guess they won't be able to find them in a short time. Apart from these people, can Mr. Zhang provide any clues?"
Zhang Yan shook his head. Judging from his injustice back then, he really only had a few idiots like Xiao Chongwen as clues. After he came back from Yubei Mountain, he also used Xiao Chongwen and others to get their hands on the Wu family's father and son, and finally cursed and killed them to avenge them. Now that the whereabouts of these three people are unknown, Zhang Yanke really has no clues.
"..." Liu Yi frowned. After a moment of silence, he said again: "Does Mr. Zhang know that Wu Yuan is dead?"
"Yeah. I've heard of it."
"Did Professor Zhang know that Wu Yuan had a half-written suicide note in his hand when he died?"
"Huh?" Zhang Yan narrowed his eyes. A suicide note? He knows it. Zhou Cang's adjutant came over and mentioned this matter before. But at this time, he also showed doubts.
Liu Yi paused, and then continued: "The suicide note has Jiaoxi's name on it, and he categorically said that not only did Zhang Jiaoxi kill Wu Yuan's only son, but Wu Yuan himself felt that he was not going to die soon. It's also Jiaoxi Zhang who is using some magical means in secret. Does Zhang Jiaoxi have anything to say?"
Zhang Yan shook his head. In addition to sighing that Wu Yuan's intuition was indeed accurate, he also wanted to laugh a little. He wrote his intuition in his suicide note. What did Wu Yuan want to do? Who can he expect to avenge him? Who would believe it?
Or... Wu Yuan didn't write that suicide note for others to read?
After that, Zhang Yan was not prepared to say anything more. Always shaking his head. Liu's face became worse and worse, and he finally had to get up and leave.
Zhang Yan smiled and sent the other party to the door. When he came back, he smiled and touched the sign on his waist. If it hadn't been for him today, Liu would never be so easy to talk to.
After sending Liu Yi away, Zhang Yan was dealing with the inquiries from his younger sister and mother, while also thinking about the reason for Mr. Liu's real visit today. To give him a break? It's definitely not that simple. Because the time is so wrong.
As Lewis himself said before. Wu Yuan died, and his body still held a suicide note in his hand. In the suicide note, Wu Yuan wrote in his own hand that it was Zhang Yan who was harming people. At first glance it seems ready to take people. But why was Zhang Yan always in peace and was only questioned once? Even when Liu came over, he had no intention of questioning the suspect. Then the only explanation is that except for the suicide note, there is no trace that Wu Yuan died of homicide. The suicide note was naturally regarded as a speculation before Wu Yuan's death and was not accepted.
Then comes the problem.
Since everyone knew that Wu Yuan's death had "nothing to do" with Zhang Yan, why did Liu Yi come in such a hurry under the guise of helping to "turn over the case"?
"The Point Guard Is Here"
That's right. Zhang Yan just felt that Liu Yi looked very anxious. But what are you anxious about?
And while Zhang Yan regarded Liu Yi's strange visit as a mental pastime, he hurried back to Wu Mansion, a temporary errand, and reported everything he saw and heard at Zhang Yan's house to Zhang Yan. He saw Yang Jie who was sitting here.
"You said that Zhang Yan has become a teacher at the Langyuan City Martial Arts Academy?!"
"Yes, my lord. My subordinates have identified the badge on his waist, and it doesn't seem to be a forgery. Moreover, this kind of thing cannot be deceived. A little verification will make it clear. Therefore, my subordinates cannot oppress him too much as planned before."
Yang Jie clicked his tongue in surprise. After standing up and pacing for a long time, he suddenly turned around and looked at Liu Yi and asked, "Do you think it's possible that Wu Yuan was really killed by Zhang Yan using some strange means?"
