met free Chapter 1933 Trying to touch this cake is tantamount to playing with fire.
Chapter 1933 Trying to touch this cake is tantamount to playing with fire.
"Uuuuuu——"
Suddenly, the copper kettle on the coal stove inside the house emitted a sharp, piercing scream, and hissing white steam billowed from its spout.
Li Xiangnan didn't rush to answer Guo Qian's question. Instead, he walked to the stove, picked up the copper kettle, added a little hot water for everyone present, and then went to the vat next to him to scoop some cool water to continue boiling.
Seeing this, Wang Defa eagerly ran over and took the copper kettle, saying, "Let me do it, Xiao Li, you continue!"
Li Xiangnan nodded slightly, smiled, sat down at the table, and stared at the chess piece on the table, the pawn.
"Now let's get back to where we started. Based on Liu Yiming's feedback, is Yuan Neng the person the abbot hinted at the most?"
He looked at Guo Qian, then at the crowd.
Guo Qian nodded slightly: "Based on the previous logic, he is indeed the most suspicious!"
Wei Jingfei also said, "Judging from the degree of resistance, this Yuan Neng is indeed the kind of person who would do something desperate. He urgently hopes that we will withdraw from Pudu Temple!"
"Not bad!"
"Analyzing it according to the context is the most intuitive way!"
"Consultant Li, do you mean there's still a problem here?"
Opinions varied, and many expressed their doubts.
“Our judgment is based on the information and feedback sent back by Liu Yiming, Gan Qianjin, and Liu Jianshe, and that judgment is correct!” Li Xiangnan agreed, but then changed the subject: “What if I said that this appearance is what the people behind the scenes want us to see?”
Guo Qian's eyes lit up. "You mean, Yuan Neng was pushed out as a scapegoat? He's the one who took the blame?"
Everyone immediately understood, but they were also puzzled. Just how deep were the waters in Pudu Temple? There were so many twists and turns.
But looking back, since the Mu family bombing, neither finding out about Mu Zelin nor Little Buddha has been smooth sailing!
Those petty and despicable acts are enough to prove that Little Buddha is a man of meticulousness and almost supernatural wisdom, not someone who is easy to deal with!
Using Yuan Energy as a shield is quite reasonable.
Li Xiangnan continued, "Yuan Neng is a 'knife' that's out in the open, attracting firepower. But Yuan Da's sword, hidden in his sleeve, is an even more deadly weapon once we discover it... This in itself means a huge risk!"
The crowd fell silent, deeply agreeing with his assessment.
Li Xiangnan continued, "First, this shows that, just as we judged before, Little Buddha is extremely cautious, even ruthless, in his use of people. The fact that he was willing to sacrifice the old man in the coffin room to coerce me into leaving the courtyard is enough to show that he has a great disregard for human life!"
"His decision to send a seemingly harmless monk to carry out the most dangerous mission of silencing witnesses is itself an extreme form of disguise and risk diversification! Think about it, Yuan Neng is a menial monk in the temple, isn't he physically stronger than Yuan Da?"
"The mission to kill Mu Zelin and carry out the bombing did not fall into Yuan Neng's hands, but was instead carried out by Yuan Da. There must be important considerations behind this!"
Everyone nodded.
"Clearly, the cost of Yuan Da's exposure is far greater than that of Yuan Neng!"
Guo Qian took a deep breath. "It seems that the Little Buddha will not let him fall into our hands so easily!"
"Not bad!"
Li Xiangnan nodded. "The second point is that the gunpowder marks on Yuanda's cuff were an accident, and our dog was just lucky! But we have to look at it from the other side. Given Yuanda's caution and ability, didn't he notice the marks on his cuff?"
The others followed his train of thought.
Either they genuinely didn't find it.
Or perhaps they discovered it but are unwilling to deal with it?
Why?
"It's been several months since the bombing. Why didn't he dispose of this monk's robe after all this time? Did he not realize it was remnant of the explosion? Perhaps! It was an oversight!"
Wang Defa suddenly raised his hand and said, "That's also possible... This monk's robe itself has a very special meaning to him, such as being given to him by his master or being sewn by a pilgrim. In short, it has a special use for him, and he is reluctant to destroy it?"
This intriguing speculation sent a chill down everyone's spines.
This does indeed match the portrait Li Xiangnan just drew of him. This Yuan Da is rather twisted and abnormal, and his thoughts are very different from ordinary people.
If a piece of clothing bearing evidence of an explosion is allowed to be kept, then the implications behind it may be much deeper!
In any case, everyone now had a direction.
However, it must be noted that Yuanda's personality is definitely more profound and dangerous than everyone expects.
"This third point is also the most important!"
Li Xiangnan's sudden words unconsciously made everyone's hearts tighten.
"If Yuan Da is truly the key figure at the scene, then the information he knows about the Mu family bombing, the true secret of the secret passage, and even the identity of Little Buddha, must far exceed that of Yuan Neng! Moving against him is tantamount to touching the most sensitive nerve of the entire conspiracy!"
“We previously analyzed that this person was crazy and twisted. Once he sensed danger, what he would do might not be to run away! Instead, like Sun Qisheng, whom we encountered before, he would completely destroy all clues and evidence, and even... himself!”
"In that case, we'll get nothing!"
"hiss!"
As Li Xiangnan finished speaking, the room was once again enveloped in a heavy atmosphere.
The initial excitement of solving the case was quickly dampened by the looming danger.
To deal with a henchman, one might be able to launch a strong attack.
But dealing with Yuan Da, who may have personally orchestrated the bombing, is meticulous, has a dark and twisted mind, acts unpredictably, and is likely heavily protected, requires treading on thin ice and outsmarting him!
"Then... what do we do?" Wang Defa swallowed hard. "Are we just supposed to stand by and watch him?"
"Move! Of course we have to move!"
A sharp glint flashed in Li Xiangnan's eyes: "But we need to change our approach! On the surface, our main investigation focus, the pressure and probing we create, should continue to be directed at Yuan Neng! We can even intensify it slightly, making it seem like we've identified him as the prime suspect! This might be exactly what Yuan Neng and the mastermind behind it want, causing them to lower their guard against Yuan Da!"
"Secretly," Li Xiangnan circled Yuan Da's name on the list with his finger, "launch a full-scale covert investigation into Yuan Da!"
"Captain Guo, we need to use the most reliable and unassuming investigators, and even consider borrowing some unfamiliar faces from other places! Investigate all the traceable movements he made before the bombing, down to the hour!"
Li Xiangnan immediately began to make arrangements.
"Furthermore, he is the guest monk in the temple. Check all the temple accounts he handled, especially large, unclear expenditures!"
"And his social relationships, including not only pilgrims, but also his social background before he became a monk, his relatives and friends, and so on!"
"Most importantly, we need to investigate his recent unusual activities! For example, whether he is secretly handling personal belongings, having secret contact with specific people, or reviewing or destroying certain temple files, etc."
"it is good!"
Guo Qian listened to everything and made a mental note of it. He quickly copied it down in his notebook and prepared to assign manpower.
"Cough cough!"
Li Xiangnan suddenly coughed and squinted, saying, "We need to investigate Yuanda's past accounts, as well as any economic dealings, land deeds, disputes, and so on between Pudu Temple and the Mu family throughout history!"
"Okay!" Guo Qian felt this matter was also very important, and quickly nodded in agreement.
"in addition!"
Just when everyone thought it was about time, Li Xiangnan suddenly emphasized something, drawing everyone's attention.
"We mustn't overlook one piece of information!"
"What?" Guo Qian swallowed hard.
"Where was Yuanda's bomb made—?"
Everyone was shocked.
Li Xiangnan looked down at the simplified map of Pudu Temple and said hatefully, "There must be another area in the temple that's where bombs are made!"
"..."