Chapter 370: Chapter 86: Behind the Scenes
Under the night sky, Li Fei carried Feng Sanniang in one arm and jumped straight out of the sixth-floor window of ‘Yuanxiang Pool’!
Both of them fell at an extremely fast speed. As they passed each window, Li Fei used his right hand to brace against the window’s edge to reduce the impact of their descent.
A few seconds later, Li Fei landed smoothly on the ground.
By then, guards had already rushed out of ‘Yuanxiang Pool’ and were chasing after him.
Li Fei, carrying Feng Sanniang, started to run. He used True Blood Power to cover the operation of Vajra Force, simulated sealing on his body’s surface, and cast Vajra Seal·Roc to vanish into the night at a breakneck speed.
After successfully fleeing down Fenghua Street, Li Fei did not encounter the anticipated ambush.
Looking at the unconscious Feng Sanniang in his hand, he took out a talisman paper from his bosom, stuck it on her forehead, and then a green leaf symbol lit up on his own forehead, sending out a wave of magic.
The next second, the talisman paper on Feng Sanniang’s forehead self-ignited without fire.
This was the commonly used ‘Concealing Talisman’, which prevented search and perception magic. Using this meant there was no need for Chicken Crown Blood.
The ‘One Leaf Covering Eyes Technique’ had the same effect, but currently, it worked best when Li Fei used it on himself; the effect was weaker on others. Thus, he chose to use the ‘Concealing Talisman’ on Feng Sanniang and the One Leaf Covering Eyes Technique on himself.
Then, he continuously navigated through the dark alleys with Feng Sanniang, making sure they were not being followed, then he cast Vajra Seal·Truth Listening to enhance his perception. After confirming again that no one was following, he then took Feng Sanniang into a hideout.
“Did they not send someone to intercept because they were unsure and feared exposing themselves? Or because the mastermind behind all this is confident that Feng Sanniang won’t reveal the truth? Or perhaps at this point, the opponent no longer cares if I know the truth?”
Li Fei pondered silently in the room.
Moments later, Feng Sanniang was awoken by pain.
The poison in her system had not been neutralized, and its effect continued to intensify, so the severe pain woke her up.
“Awake? Let’s have a talk.”
Li Fei walked over and crouched beside her.
Feng Sanniang gritted her teeth, glaring at Li Fei with intense eyes as blood seeped from her teeth.
Li Fei somewhat admired this woman’s resilience; under such extreme pain, even a strong-willed, robust man would probably be screaming, yet Feng Sanniang managed to remain silent.
“Why not talk about the Zhang Family? Why do you hate them so much?”
Li Fei asked, trying a different approach to obtain information.
Sure enough, upon mentioning the Zhang Family, there was a change in Feng Sanniang’s eyes.
She realized she had been tricked into revealing some information previously by Li Fei.
“So, you can’t speak of it? Or do you think your revenge is also shameful?”
Upon hearing this, Feng Sanniang’s expression changed significantly.
Yet she still said nothing.
Faced with such an opponent, Li Fei momentarily struggled to think of a good solution.
He began to recall their previous conversations, trying to find clues.
Suddenly, an idea struck him, and looking down at Feng Sanniang at his feet:
“You previously said I had no idea who I was dealing with, then mentioned the Iron Blade Sect and Gu Xianfeng. But both the Iron Blade Sect and Gu Xianfeng were wiped out by the government. Does this mean that the person behind you is also from the government?”
Feng Sanniang had been using her force to alleviate her body’s pain and showed a slight fluctuation in her Qi upon hearing Li Fei’s words, which he sensitively detected.
Li Fei had specifically studied interrogation techniques before.
In fact, it wasn’t always necessary to get the answers directly from the mouth of the interrogated; often, the body’s reactions reveal the answers.
“True, looking over the whole Feng Province, only someone from the government could orchestrate such a scheme, even sacrificing a Martial Arts Sect. So, your accomplice is from the capital?”
It was unlikely that the government of Datong Prefecture would stab themselves in the back, so the most probable scenario was that someone in the capital was behind it.
If this scheme really was orchestrated by someone within the government in the capital, then Yan Shijin’s reactions made sense.
Thinking of this, Li Fei suddenly recalled the day he transported the corpses of two rank five Exotic Beasts back to Datong Prefecture.
That day, agents from the investigation team suddenly ran to the Inspection General Bureau, and soon after, Yan Shijin, having heard the news, abruptly expressed a desire to inspect the convoy carrying the beast corpses.
It was also on that day that Yan Shijin was shot at.
From then on, the investigation team continuously pressured Datong Prefecture.
Looking back now, that shooting couldn’t have possibly hurt Yan Shijin—it seemed purely intended to disgust.
“Was that shooting on the day Yan Shijin encountered also arranged by you? Had you previously agreed to use the shooting to give the investigation team even more reason to target Datong Prefecture?”
Li Fei continued, gazing into Feng Sanniang’s eyes.
This time, the fluctuations in her Qi were even more evident.
Already tormented by the poison and having expended too much of her heart power, she found it difficult to cope with Li Fei’s probing.
“That day, Yan Shijin’s decision to go was impromptu. If the shooting was staged by themselves, that could explain why the assassin could act so promptly.”
Perhaps Bian Jingru and others had also suspected that the shooting was staged by the investigation team themselves, but they lacked the evidence.