It turned out to be Fan Mingzhu, not Yan Huangyan. When he was mentioned at this time, Wen Liang almost forgot about this person. His brows slightly frowned, and he always felt that something was wrong. Fan Mingzhu had no hope of saving her father at first, and was abandoned by Zhuang Shaoxuan after her family wealth was gone. Then, with nowhere to go, she threw herself into the arms of Lingyang Luo Yun, and what she wanted was naturally Yan Qixiu behind Luo Yun. After going through hardships, she finally got what she wanted and was taken to Suhai by Luo Yun. Whether it was to gain a foothold in Yan's place or to be eager to show her merit, she told all the secrets she heard from Zhuang Shaoxuan, which gave Yan Qixiu the opportunity to seize the entry point of the change in the high-level situation, causing this big storm from the capital to the local area.
Everything seems to be logical, well-matched, and flawless, and its logic can also withstand the scrutiny of Conan, Kindaichi, and Higashino Keigo's team, but it is precisely because of this that it seems a little incredible.
Just as the sun also has sunspots, there is nothing perfect in the world. The more seamless and watertight it is, the more carefully we need to look at it to see whether it is natural or has been artificially polished
"Mr. Wen, do you think Fan Mingzhu is untrustworthy?" Yan Huangyan suddenly asked.
Wen Liang was shocked. It seemed that the woman in front of him always had a magic that could see into people's hearts. Apart from other things, just judging from her character and cunningness, even big figures like Xu Fuyan and Zuo Jing would find it difficult to guess his psychological activities in an instant. But just now, when he was not paying attention, Yan Huangyan saw through him clearly. The viciousness of her eyes was really terrifying.
"I have no idea… "
Wen Liang sighed and said, "I haven't dealt with Fan Mingzhu many times, so I don't know much about her. But when I think about her past relationship with Zhuang Shaoxuan, I really admire your boss for trusting her so much."
"Trust is never achieved overnight. The investigation of Fan Mingzhu began on the first day she entered Mingwang Manor. The files on her in Ziyu's office are enough to be piled three feet high. They cover every detail, so detailed that even Fan Mingzhu herself cannot possibly know herself so well."
Seeing Wen Liang's disbelief, Yan Huangyan smiled slightly. This was the first time she smiled today. She said, "I don't know if Ziyu still remembers Young Master Wen. Even if he does, he may not understand her abilities. For example, when Ziyu was investigating Fan Mingzhu, she inevitably had to find out about her father, but she accidentally discovered something strange."
Although he didn't know why she mentioned Fan Heng'an, Wen Liang remained calm and asked, "What's so strange?"
"Fan Mingzhu's father, Fan Heng'an, died in Qingzhou Detention Center. The cause was a physical conflict with other prisoners, and the assailant was shot dead on the spot. It seemed like a simple emergency, but after investigation, Ziyu found that there was something strange. The assailant was called Zhao Jianjun. He was a bully in Qingzhou. After being arrested and sentenced to death, he stayed in the detention center for several months for no reason and was not transferred to prison in time, as if he was waiting for Fan Heng'an to come and give him a fatal blow."
Wen Liang looked normal, but he seemed to be thirsty tonight. He poured himself another cup of tea and asked, "What next?"
"Ziyu followed the clues and found Zhao Jianjun, who was alone and seemed to have a wife and children, but he suddenly disappeared around the time of Fan Hengan's death. But he couldn't investigate further and these people were irrelevant, so he let it go. Later, he mentioned it to me in a casual chat, but I didn't take it seriously. But now think about it, Master Wen, do you think there is another reason for Fan Hengan's death?"
Wen Liang shook his head and said seriously, "It's hard to say. Fan Hengan has offended too many people in Qingzhou, and countless people want him dead. It's no big deal if he was really set up by someone."
"That's right, it's no big deal." Yan Huangyan lowered his head, staring at the tea in the cup, and said, "I just want to tell Master Wen that no one investigated by Ziyu has ever made a mistake!"
Wen Liang's mind flashed with the image of Yan Ziyu's charming appearance, but he didn't expect that she was actually a powerful figure in charge of intelligence gathering. The eight phoenixes under Yan Qixiu were really not good people. He apologized, "I worried too much..."
"No!" Yan Huangyan's hand, which had been holding the teacup, tightened quietly and said, "Actually, I think the same as you do. Fan Mingzhu is not trustworthy at all!"
Wen Liang's eyes narrowed slightly, but he didn't say anything. Yan Huangyan continued, "To Zhuang Shaoxuan, Fan Mingzhu's value lies only in her tens of millions of assets and her young and beautiful body. Once she has both of these, she is not even a plaything. With such status and position, how could she obtain such a big secret about Hong Jiaxiang in Mingwang Manor, which has strict security?"
"That's right!" After listening to Yan Huangyan's analysis, Wen Liang suddenly understood. The confusion he had just felt seemed to have been solved, and he saw a ray of light. He asked, "How does Fan Mingzhu explain this?"
"Of course she said she overheard it by accident. However, if Zhuang Shaoxuan was so easily eavesdropped on, he probably wouldn't be alive today."
This makes sense. Zhuang Shaoxuan has been fighting with Yan Qixiu for so many years, so he is definitely not an idiot. Wen Liangqi asked curiously, "Since you have thought of this, why did President Yan still believe her?"
Yan Huangyan's face was full of helplessness. He said, "The boss has waited for five years. It's been too long. She doesn't want to miss any chance. She may not listen to me now. Even if she does, she may not listen to me. But for safety reasons, I initially just let Chen Lu take people to block Hong Jiaxiang and see if we can really get evidence. If we get it, everything will be fine. If we catch him but find nothing, at most Chen Lu will be punished, and we won't lose anything."
This is a mature plan. If Fan Mingzhu talks nonsense, once the truth comes out, with Yan Qixiu's methods, the end will be so tragic that she will regret coming into this world. If it is true, Yan Qixiu will get the breakthrough he wants, and Fan Mingzhu will get the trust he wants, and everyone will be happy!
"But this is the weird part. Chen Lu has captured the man and obtained evidence. Everything Fan Mingzhu said is true..."
Yan Huangyan finally put down the teacup in his hand, supporting his chin with one hand, his eyes full of deep confusion. It was the first time that he saw such an expression on the face of this wise little Zhuge. If the atmosphere at the moment had not been too serious, Wen Liang would have wanted to find a camera to take a picture as a souvenir.
The boat fell into a brief silence again. After a while, Wen Liang said in a deep voice, "Is it possible that Fan Mingzhu is an undercover sent by Zhuang Shaoxuan?"
Yan Huangyan shook his head decisively and said, "No, if Fan Mingzhu is really an undercover agent, she will definitely not be able to deceive me."
Wen Liang believed in Yan Huangyan's judgment. Although Fan Mingzhu was scheming and resourceful, and was patient and strong enough, compared with Yan Huangyan, she was like a firefly or the bright moon, and was not worth mentioning at all.
The boat fell silent again, with only the sound of Wen Liang's fingers tapping on the table, once, twice, three times... He suddenly looked up and said, "Maybe Fan Mingzhu herself doesn't know what she did..."
Yan Huangyan's eyes lit up at the same time, and he asked, "You mean?"
Wen Liang tapped the tea with his fingertips and quickly drew a few lines on the table. At the same time, he sorted out the thoughts in his mind and said, "Fan Mingzhu has no other way to go in order to get revenge. For her, finding a backer is more important than anything else. So finding Luo Yun and climbing up to Mr. Yan's high position through him is her only last straw. The question is, how did she know Mr. Yan and how did she know the relationship between Mr. Yan and Luo Yun? If it weren't for all kinds of coincidences and Ning Xi's relationship, I might not know all this until now. She was able to eavesdrop on so many inside stories just by staying by Zhuang Shaoxuan's side?"
"Let's take a step back. Even if she really heard these things accidentally and was planning to leave Zhuang Shaoxuan and join Luo Yun, how could she not reveal something during this process? Zhuang Shaoxuan is such a person, how could he not notice anything at all?"
"Besides, for Zhuang Shaoxuan, his woman has gone to his rival's camp, especially in the bed of Luo Yun, a man known for his lust. This is a great shame. No matter how much he cares about President Yan, he will not choose to swallow his anger! Maybe he couldn't do anything when Fan Mingzhu was in Suhai, but in Lingyang, even if Luo Yun's business is as tight as an iron barrel, it is not too difficult to kill someone."
"But Zhuang Shaoxuan just endured it and did nothing..."
Yan Huangyan became excited, but his eyes became clearer. He said, "There is only one possibility. Zhuang Shaoxuan deliberately let Fan Mingzhu know all this, and then watched her walk step by step to the boss. His only purpose was to let her tell the boss everything about Dandelion. Fan Mingzhu is just a chess piece who knows nothing. She thinks she is smart, but in fact, she has always been in the calculations of others..."
"Ninety percent probability!" Wen Liang looked up at the night sky above the open boat awning and said, "There is only one thing I don't understand now. Dandelion means a lot to Zhuang Shaoxuan. He started from a young age, and his first successful project was Dandelion. Dandelion has lived up to expectations over the years. Not only has it collected countless money, but it has also won over many officials and woven an extremely huge network of relationships. At his age, he can make a name for himself in the Zhuang family, and he can still maintain a certain status after such a big setback. In addition to being the son of Zhuang Maoxun, Dandelion's energy is also one of his bargaining chips. How could he bear to throw it away so easily?"
Yan Huangyan continued: "A brave man cuts off his arm, his intention must be great!"
"Yes, but he is no longer in the officialdom and is trapped in the mountains. He can't even go back to the capital. He is no different from a useless person. Even if he gives up Dandelion, what can he get?"
Wen Liang really couldn't figure it out. The information he had was very limited. If he hadn't gotten a lot of information from Yan Huangyan tonight, he wouldn't have thought of this. A skilled cook can't cook without rice. No matter how talented he was, he couldn't come up with any useful conclusions out of thin air. So this question still needed to be answered by Yan Huangyan.
Yan Huangyan sat there blankly for a while before he smiled bitterly and said, "Perhaps, I know what he wants!"
(For some reason, this book suddenly couldn't be opened today. I thought it was banned again. Maybe these two chapters touched on something. I don't know what the current writing standards are. I thought that the November craze was about to pass, so I specially arranged this plot until now, but for safety reasons, I think in order to allow the book to survive to the end, the subsequent outline should be changed again. I will not write more about the struggle. Thank you for your support) (To be continued)