Li Yao picked up a twig and wrote 'Nether World' on the moss. He explained, "In the Nether World, Elder Nether Spring's secret base on the Gloomy Wind Island at the North Pole of the Blood Demon Sector, he imprisoned the experts of human beings and demons, including Suo Chaolong, Han Tuhu, and Fire Ant, for experiments on the Demon God Virus. But I snuck into the place, peered around with Neltharion, and planted bombs. Eventually, I destroyed the Nether World and dealt a heavy blow to him!
"During the battle, I peeped at Elder Nether Spring at a close distance with Neltharion many times. He might not have sensed it at the time, but he certainly realized the existence of such a piece of magical equipment later and remembered the features of Neltharion's spiritual waves!
"Using the same move twice on a demon emperor or a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator? He was simply courting his own death! Therefore, while other people might not have discovered Neltharion in the interrogation room, it did not mean that Elder Nether Spring could not! "
Guo Chunfeng was deep in thought. "Are you suggesting that, in the interrogation room, Elder Nether Spring sensed the peeping of Neltharion keenly and inferred that 'Vulture Li Yao' was right next to him? Therefore, he intentionally killed himself right in front of your eyes and stored his memories into the Jade Crystal Disc as critical evidence?
"So, Elder Nether Spring's death was not a coincidence but a chess piece that he had carefully calculated? He destroyed the Patriots Partnership at the cost of his own life? "
Li Yao nodded. "You can say that. But such a reason alone is not enough.
"It must be noted that, although the Patriots Partnership imprisoned Elder Nether Spring for three months and tortured him with the soul-searching technique, I was Elder Nether Spring's sworn enemy because I sabotaged the Spore Stratagem!
"Perhaps, in Elder Nether Spring's mind, his hatred for me was even greater than that for the Patriots Partnership!
"If he died, the Patriots Partnership would be destroyed, but I would've gotten what I wanted! With Elder Nether Spring's shrewdness and vengeance, would he have let me off the hook so easily?
"I thought about it for a long time, but I couldn't figure it out. In the end, I jumped out of everything and hypothesized from a different perspective! What if Elder Nether Spring intentionally committed suicide not just to destroy the Patriots Partnership? Is it possible that he has other chess pieces, backup plans, and plans that can be 'triggered' after his death and the Patriots Partnership is destroyed?
Guo Chunfeng was silent for a moment before he said slowly, "Therefore, you suspect that 'Abyss' does exist and that he is Elder Nether Spring's last chess piece, and that he can even gain certain benefits after the Patriots Partnership is destroyed?
Li Yao nodded heavily. "Only if 'Abyss' is real and is Elder Nether Spring's last hope can he let go of his grudge against me and die on purpose so that Abyss will benefit more when I succeed.
"If I'm not wrong, the sealed 1% of his brain contains all the information about the Abyss. It's a pity that this information is now gone with the wind."
Guo Chunfeng took a long breath slowly. "Fair enough. But even if 'Abyss' does exist, why are you so sure that it is me?"
Li Yao smiled and said, "I've been suspicious of you since the very beginning. Before I returned to the Tian Yuan Realm, Jin Xinyue and I compiled a list of 'Abyss' suspects. You were on the top of the list.
"Less than a hundred years old, with amazing talents in training, rising to fame in recent decades, an orphan whose parents are both deceased, and a key post in your name … Brother Guo, the conditions of 'Abyss' are almost tailor-made for you. If you are not Abyss, you are not worthy of the name 'Abyss'!
"It was exactly because I was suspicious of you since the very beginning that I regarded you as my greatest enemy when I snuck into the capital city and competed with you with wisdom and courage! “
"However, my first instinct is very inaccurate most of the time. Every time, the first target that I suspect and the first choice that I make is always proved to be wrong in the end!
"Therefore, after the new evidence showed up, I thought that I was being paranoid this time, just like in the past. So, I soon dismissed my suspicions about you. Later, I was too busy dealing with the Patriots Partnership to think about Abyss!
"But now that I've been free for a few days, I realized that many of your reactions in the battle were quite weird, Brother Guo!"
Guo Chunfeng raised his eyebrow. "What's weird about them?"
Li Yao stared at him in the eyes. "The weirdest thing is that you trusted me for no reason!
"It must be noted that when I first got the Jade Crystal Disc, I was all by myself in the East Ocean. At that time, you had already stolen Ding Ling Dong, Professor Mo Xuan, and other key persons before Lu Zui did! It means that, before we met or talked to each other, you believed that I was innocent and that Lu Zui was the mastermind behind everything and that he was up to no good when he stole Ding Ling Dong and the rest of them!
"Why? Why were you so certain that Ding Ling Dong was a good person instead of a Child of the Nether World? Why did you trust me?
"Ding Ling Dong trusted me without any reservation because of the feelings between us. Professor Mo Xuan trusted me to the maximum because I saved his life and fought side by side with him in the Flying Star Sector!
"Even so, it was not until they communicated with me repeatedly that they completely denied the existence of the Blood Devil!
"What about you? Why do you believe me when you haven't seen me and don't have any evidence? "
"Not only did you rescue Ding Ling Dong, Wu Mayan, Xie Anan, and Professor Mo Xuan in advance, you also reached out to me voluntarily and offered me the layout of the headquarters of the Secret Sword Bureau. You also drafted a highly risky plan with me and evacuated the entire Secret Sword Bureau. In the end, you even went to 'Hidden Star' to confront Lu Zui on your own, buying time for me at the cost of your own life!
"Wasn't it too brave? Brother Guo!
"It would've been understandable if you were a hot-blooded young man of eighteen!
"But you are the director of the Demon Execution Division of the Secret Sword Bureau. You are a seasoned veteran with nerves thicker than the thighs of ordinary people. You are also responsible for the future of the entire Federation. Why did you trust me so much when you had never met me and even sacrificed yourself to help me succeed? Why were you so certain that I was not a villain and that Lu Zui was behind the curtain?
"You must know that, should your judgment be wrong, the future of the entire Federation would've been lost!
"If you are not a clairvoyant, there can only be one possibility. You are in possession of critical information that nobody else is aware of, and the information can prove that Lu Zui is lying!"
Li Yao drank another mouthful of spring water and wiped his mouth. "That's what baffles me, Brother Guo. Lu Zui is your boss. Although you are responsible for the frontline work, he also controls the enormous Patriots Partnership. Is there any intelligence that only you know that Lu Zui doesn't? With Lu Zui's capabilities, if you investigated him in secret, he would've definitely seen through it. Then, you would've been screwed!
"I couldn't figure it out after much consideration. In the end, I had an epiphany. If you are Abyss, everything makes sense now!
"You are Abyss. You are somehow connected to Elder Nether Spring in a mysterious way. Therefore, you know that Lu Zui is lying. Lu Zui killed Elder Nether Spring and is your sworn enemy. That is why you are helping me deal with him!
"One more thing. Lu Zui's fall and the Patriots Partnership's destruction. Personally speaking, who has benefited the most?"
"Me? Of course not! You know that I'm not interested in politics or power at all. However great the title is, it will only make me feel good!
"You are the one who has benefited the most, Brother Guo! You have been promoted from the supervisor of the Demon Execution Division to the director of the Secret Sword Bureau. You have also temporarily seized the power that is above Lu Zui's and become the leader of the secret frontline of the Federation. Even if you are not able to do whatever you want, you can at least do whatever you want!
"In such a case, Elder Nether Spring's death makes perfect sense! Perhaps, he had been waiting for an opportunity since he was caught, an opportunity to destroy the Patriots Partnership with his own death! That was why he had endured the 'Soul Searching Technique' for several months and had bitterly endured it! In the end, the unpredictable opportunity finally arrived. He sensed the arrival of Neltharion!
"Therefore, he died and dragged the Patriots Partnership to hell with him. But he delivered his last hope, Abyss, to the supreme black throne in the secret frontline of the Federation!
"With Brother Guo's position and accomplishments today, and the fact that you have become the strongest Core Formation Stage Cultivator in all four disciplines at such a young age, your future is limitless. Even if the Heaven's Origin Sector, the Flying Star Sector, and the Blood Demon Sector do join hands, Brother Guo is destined to be one of the 'giants' in the court of the 'New Federation'!
"Can there be a better ending for Elder Nether Spring than this?"
Guo Chunfeng raised his head and drank, only to discover that his kettle was empty. He took another kettle of spring water from Li Yao and smiled bitterly. "What a marvelous deduction. Although there is no proof, everything does make sense now."
"No. It does not make sense. Most importantly of all, it does not make sense at all!"
Li Yao stared at him, his eyes glittering. "At first, Lu Zui and the rest of them concluded that there was no Abyss because it was not easy to control you. Why would such a person who had no secrets or memories of the demon race listen to Elder Nether Spring's command willingly?
"Even the hundred or so Children of the Nether World whose secrets were in Elder Nether Spring's hands betrayed him. Why couldn't Abyss do the same?
"That's what I thought at first, too. Therefore, I also came to the conclusion that there was no Abyss.
"But right now, after inferring that you are Abyss, I've discovered that, while you were not exactly following Elder Nether Spring's pace, you did not seem to have completely 'betrayed' him, either. You were even charging at 'Hidden Star' in the end as if you were avenging him.
"Why?
"Why did Elder Nether Spring choose you as Abyss? Why did he trust you unreservedly until the last moment of his life?
"Why didn't you completely betray him and join Lu Zui and the Patriots Partnership? Why did you stand on the opposite side and avenge Elder Nether Spring at the cost of your own life?"
Guo Chunfeng's eyes were somewhat hollow. He seemed to be both looking at the farthest distance and the farthest past.
In a voice as soft as a feather, he mumbled, "There is only one answer to the two questions."
"Oh?"
Li Yao pricked up his ears.
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