Previously, Wu Liuxian’s father had always been outside the investigation.

Thus, his friend Zhang Du was almost not part of Chen Xiao’s investigation either.

But now that Wu Liuxian’s father is probably at the center of the case, it’s necessary to investigate Zhang Du!

Upon hearing Chen Xiao’s inquiry, Wu Liuxian also answered seriously:

"As for Master of the Helm, I actually haven’t met him many times. There are probably only three times that I can remember, once in childhood, back when he was very young, and I didn’t have much impression of him."

"The second time was on the day of my coming of age ceremony, he also came. We didn’t talk much, but we had a drink together."

"As for the last time, I can’t quite recall which year it was. That time, he didn’t say anything to me, but he was in the room talking with my father the whole time."

"I remember that when he left, my father looked very happy."

At this point, Wu Liuxian paused, then added:

"In terms of time, I think it should have been before the Jingguang Tomb case, which means before 1995. As for what they talked about, I’ve asked my father, but he didn’t tell me."

"However, after that, my father went out for a while, around ten days or so in total. He never mentioned where he went or what he did, not even to me or my mother."

Upon hearing Wu Liuxian’s account, Chen Xiao understood the implications of his words.

"You mean to say that your father might have gone to do something related to the Jingguang Tomb case at that time?"

Chen Xiao asked.

Wu Liuxian sighed, "Although I’m not a detective, there are many things I can piece together. So with all your questions, I can’t help but think in that direction."

"But thinking about it that way, the mystery of his disappearance seems to suddenly become clear."

Chen Xiao acknowledged with a sound, thinking as he asked:

"What do you think is special about Zhang Du?"

"I really don’t know much about this. My father and the others were quite independent, unless there was a need for everyone to come together."

"Does your family have any photo albums or something, especially any pictures of your father with Zhang Du?"

"There is, but it’s not with me right now; it’s at my house."

"I’ll have Dayou drive you back to get it, and then have him email it to me later."

"Okay!"

Wu Liuxian agreed straightforwardly, hung up the phone without saying much else, and went to find Liu Dayou.

After setting down his phone, Chen Xiao looked over at Lin Xi.

During the call, Lin Xi had been listening to the conversation between Chen Xiao and Wu Liuxian.

When Chen Xiao glanced at her, Lin Xi knew that he wanted to hear her opinion.

After a brief thought, Lin Xi earnestly said:

"Although we still can’t find out why the Wu Family Sisters appeared at the Jingguang Tomb through the call, we can now roughly determine that the Jingguang Tomb case is likely triggered by Wu Liuxian’s father!"

"Then let’s temporarily consider him as the cause."

"If he was the cause, then Zhang Du’s last visit to Wu Liuxian’s father might be because he discovered something that interested Wu Liuxian’s father!"

"Based on this assumption, if we continue this train of thought, could that thing possibly be an iron artifact? After all, Wu Liuxian’s father was obsessed with iron artifacts, and to obtain it, he used the Jingguang Tomb as a bargaining chip."

"Of course, I think that an iron artifact alone might be too trivial; there must be something more involved. But let’s set the trade condition as being the iron artifact first, and Wu Liuxian’s father’s trading partner was Lin Zumeng."

Listening to Lin Xi’s analysis, Chen Xiao couldn’t help but interject: "Perhaps there’s another condition in the trade deal, which is the information about the ancient tomb that led to Wu Liuxian’s father’s death!"

Lin Xi’s eyes lit up: "Quite possible! If this trade indeed existed, then Zhang Du played a crucial role."

"He may have been the intermediary between Wu Liuxian’s father and Lin Zumeng! However, if the team included a Tufuzi like Zhang Du, why would they still need a teacher like Ye Jiadong?"

Chen Xiao nodded: "Indeed, if Zhang Du was involved, then Ye Jiadong’s presence would be redundant."

"Yes, that’s a very conflicting point...."

As he spoke, Chen Xiao felt a new wave of confusion rising in his mind.

But just then, a video request from Liao Cheng came through.

Lin Xi immediately answered, and on the other end of the computer was Ye Jiadong’s daughter, Ye Muchun.

Lin Xi took the lead in asking questions.

"Hello, Ms. Ye," Lin Xi greeted.

Ye Muchun nodded and asked, "Officer Lin, is there anything else you wish to ask me?"

"Primarily, we want you to identify a few people," Lin Xi said while bringing out the photos of Deng Hu, Deng Xiang, and Lin Zumeng.

This information was gathered with the help of Pan Huiping after they were tracked down.

But just as she was handling the materials, Ye Muchun gave a bitter smile:

"I can be quite sure that I don’t know those who died with my father."

"No, we don’t want you to identify those deceased people, but rather some others. For instance, this one, he’s called Lin Zumeng. Have you seen or heard your father mention this name?"

Lin Xi inquired, and Ye Muchun carefully observed.

After looking, Ye Muchun shook her head, saying, "I haven’t seen him, no impression at all."

Lin Xi was not surprised and proceeded by picking up the photo of Deng Hu:

"What about this person? His name is Deng Hu, also from Hai City."

Ye Muchun once again began identifying carefully, but ultimately shook her head:

"I haven’t seen him, nor heard of this name. Do these people have anything to do with my father’s death?"

"We can’t confirm for sure right now, we’re just asking you to identify them for now."

Lin Xi explained, and Ye Muchun acknowledged with a sound, asking nothing more.

Then Lin Xi finally took out the photo of Deng Xiang.

Deng Xiang was Deng Hu’s son.

And among the few people who appeared in the Jingguang Tomb, he was one with martial prowess!

Upon seeing it, Ye Muchun shook her head again.

She still didn’t recognize him!

For Lin Xi, this reaction was also expected.

After all, during the entire course of Ye Jiadong’s activities, he practically never spoke to his family about any of it.

Even the construction of that factory was initially kept secret from his family.

Faced with this kind of situation where the family members knew nothing, Lin Xi felt quite helpless.

Just then, Ye Muchun suddenly lowered her head.

At the moment she lowered her head, due to network latency, the screen froze at the instant Ye Muchun was about to do so.

And in that instant, Chen Xiao read a hint of uncertainty from Ye Muchun’s eyes!

She had just claimed not to know Deng Xiang.

How could she be uncertain the next second?

Is it possible that she does have some impression of Deng Xiang?!