"That's exactly what I was thinking. There are still a lot of suspicious points in the whole thing. As long as we can figure out the suspicious points, it is very likely that we will be able to turn the tides."
Li Yao activated his portable crystal processor and projected dozens of light beams, which attracted Jin Yuyan's compliments.
Li Yao's portable crystal processor seemed to be a common model that could be found anywhere, but after the upgrades of Xiaoming, Wenwen, and A Boxing Champion, its performance was as good as that of the large fixed crystal processors. The clarity, resolution, color, and response time of the dozens of light beams had all reached the peak. Even Jin Yuyan, who had seen a lot of things, had never seen such a thing before. He couldn't help but have a higher estimation of Li Yao's capabilities.
Li Yao thought quickly. Countless telepathic thoughts flooded out of his brain and outlined the complicated, translucent structure of the Seven Seas Grand Market on the dozens of light beams. When the dozens of translucent structures were jumbled together, they were exactly the hologram of the Commodity Market just now.
Then, Li Yao marked the experts that he had sensed just now on the hologram, which was essentially a replay of the original scene.
"When you drove over in the extended, luxurious bulletproof car just now, there were a lot of suspicious people near the Commodity Market. They were all bodyguards or assassins above average."
Li Yao pointed at the glittering red spots on the hologram and said, "Come on. Please identify them, Director Jin. Which of them are the bodyguards and the guards, and which of them are the foreign assassins?"
Jin Yuyan narrowed his eyes and observed for a while. Then, he pointed out quickly. "After learning that there might be traitors among the four gods of death, Qi Yuanbao and I did not make it public. While we created a 'real stand-in' with the 'Soul Transfer Technique', we also pretended that we were relaxed on the outside, hoping that the traitor would expose himself.
"As it turned out, since three days ago, more than ten batches of suspicious people have snuck into the Seven Seas Grand Market. They were all discovered by us. However, in order not to alert the enemy, we intentionally allowed them to sneak in and infiltrate but simply monitored them closely.
"Look, this one, this one, and the gunmen who are hiding here. Those guys are all assassins sent by the four families. Perhaps they have received the harsh assassination training from the four families, but when it comes to stealth and assassination, who can escape the eyes of Black Flag King, Red Lady, Hanged Man, and Returnee of the Dead Sea?
"Eventually, we came up with a 'Skynet Operation', hoping to fish up all the flies, fleas, and mosquitoes that sneaked into the Seven Seas Grand Market before the final battle with the four families!"
Li Yao analyzed the locations of the assassins of the four families quickly and said, "Then, the rest of them are your men, right? So you've already locked onto all the assassins. No wonder you dare to come out and meet people. Where are the 'Four Great Death Gods'? Please point them out. "
"Here, here, and here."
Jin Yuyan pointed at the red spots and said, "The reason why I showed up in the Commodity Market every other day was also part of the plan to lure the assassins of the four families to attack me.
"Actually, I'm not really afraid of the assassins from the four families. The key is that 'Grim Reaper' who was bribed. It's like a thorn in my heart. If I don't pull it out, I won't be able to sleep.
"Therefore, the deployment of the four gods of death was also to keep each other in check and surveillance. If one of them attacked me, other people would certainly notice it immediately, including my brother-in-law, Qi Yuanbao. It was even his own proposal. He told me sincerely that he had to be exposed to the eyes of the other three gods of death, too, in order to clear his suspicion as much as possible."
"Of course."
Li Yao sniffed and said, "Even if Wuying Qi was going to get rid of him after he had outlived his usefulness, he shouldn't have done it now but after the battle of Seven Seas was won and the coalition fleet of the four families was crushed. So, Qi Yuanbao could certainly say that now.
"After the riot in the Commodity Market that I raised, the special gunner who attacked you must've been 'Red Lady', right? Here, it's her! "
"Yes, it's her."
Jin Yuyan said gloomily, "Decades ago, after we decided to deal with the four families to the end, the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors realized that we had no chance of winning in a head-on battle, and a head-on battle was not necessarily necessary. Therefore, we paid special attention to the research and practice of the concepts of unrestricted warfare such as special operations, assassination, sabotage, and so on. The elites of the four assassin groups in the past gradually developed into special forces too.
"Red Lady, the leader of Bloody Skull, used to be one of the best gunners in the Imperium before she became the chief tutor of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors. She led an elite squad of gunners and lurked among the skyscrapers, responsible for my safety from the high ground. I didn't expect that she would betray me and the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors in the end!"
"So, the whole thing seems to have gone like this —"
Li Yao said, "I intentionally detonated the smoke grenades and stun grenades that were hidden near the Commodity Market, exposing the assassins of the four families. Red Lady could not wait any longer and could only take the opportunity to assassinate you. The moment she took action, Black Flag King, Hanged Man, and Revenant of the Dead Sea sensed it. Black Flag King and Revenant of the Dead Sea immediately reacted, realizing that she was a traitor and chasing after her. She, on the other hand, fled immediately. As a result, the three gods of death escaped from our sight, and the last god of death, 'Hanged Man', or your brother-in-law, Qi Yuanbao, stayed on the spot next to you. Everybody knew that he was responsible for your safety. It was perfectly normal that he did not chase after her."
"Exactly."
Jin Yuyan nodded. "That's exactly what happened."
"But the bullet that Red Lady shot out was interfered with by me. It shouldn't have blown up your head. Neither the original person nor the stand-in should have blown up."
Li Yao said, "Then, there's only one explanation as to why the stand-in's head exploded for no good reason. Her brain, well, or rather, your brain, had been implanted with certain tiny explosive devices that could be detonated at any moment as long as the manipulator telepathically thought about it."
"Yes."
Gloomily, Jin Yuyan said, "If what you said is true, for Blackstar the Great, he must've been hoping that I could die at the most appropriate moment without wasting even one second.
"To achieve that, the most convenient way would've been to implant a certain remote crystal bomb in my head.
"However, I was an expert in the Divinity Transformation Stage after all. Even though I was not a battle-type expert, my control and senses over my body had reached the highest level. Implanting a tiny crystal bomb in my head or mixing slow-release venom into my food for a long time would've been easy for me to discover, which would've been a disaster.
"However, if it was not my soul that was controlling my body but the soul of another warrior who was relatively weak, and considering the repulsion between the soul and the brand-new body, it would've been much easier to play tricks under such circumstances!
"To ensure the safety of the 'Soul Transfer Technique' and the status of my fleshly body, my personal bodyguard had to receive the refinement of Qi Yuanbao and Wuying Qinxin every day. It was more than easy for them to play tricks during the refinement without alarming anyone.
"With the final battle coming, I had too many affairs to attend to every day. Naturally, it was impossible for me to keep an eye on the sister and the brother all the time. As a result, I made a huge mistake!"
Jin Yuyan smashed his fists hard. His gentleness was finally mixed with malevolence and viciousness.
Li Yao listened and thought carefully. After a moment of silence, he said solemnly, "Even if Director Jin's speculation is not the whole truth, it shouldn't be far from it. What I don't understand is that even if the enemy did implant a tiny crystal bomb in the head of your real body, why did they choose to detonate it at this moment?
"You have been the director of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors for decades after all. I'm afraid that Qi Yuanbao and Wuying Qinxin cannot compare to you in terms of connections, prestige, and control over the Business Alliance, right? After your death, no matter whether or not the culprits are caught, and no matter how they stabilize the situation, the confidence of the magnates everywhere in the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors will certainly be shaken, which will cast a shadow on the upcoming final battle.
"Blackstar the Great does not seem to be such an impatient man. Why did he issue such a self-destructive order to kill you at such a critical moment?"
Jin Yuyan was slightly dazed by the question. He was caught in deep thought for a long time.
The more he thought, the brighter his eyes became. In the end, two wrinkles of laughter appeared at the corners of his eyes.
"We have a chance now."
Jin Yuyan smiled.
"How so?"
Li Yao asked in a hurry.
"The reason is simple. If Blackstar the Great gave the order in person, he certainly wouldn't want me to die right now, which is not in his interest. Like you said, it is his purpose to drain all my strength in the battle of Seven Seas before I die!"
Jin Yuyan said, "However, do Wuying Qi, the 'decision-maker', and Qi Yuanbao and Wuying Qinxin, the two 'executors', have the same interests? Wuying Qi does not want me to die right now, but what about Qi Yuanbao and Wuying Qinxin? There are great variables in this! "
Pondering for a moment, Li Yao asked, "What variables?"
"It means that I change my belief and completely surrender to Blackstar the Great as a dog below his feet willingly!"
Jin Yuyan sneered, "Qi Yuanbao and Wuying Qinxin betrayed me only because they coveted the control of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors. Or rather, Wuying Qi bribed them with a high price only because he thought that they could control the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors instead of me.
"However, what if I am still willing to cooperate or even kneel and lick Blackstar the Great's feet after I learn the truth that Wuying Qi is living inside Li Linghai's body?
"Yes, it is impossible under most circumstances. I will not trust Wuying Qi, and Wuying Qi will not trust me 100% either.
"But it is at least a variable. After all, whoever controls the Imperium needs a finance minister! If I am willing to surrender to Blackstar the Great 100%, Qi Yuanbao and Wuying Qinxin will have nothing to do with me. Or rather, after I learn the truth, I may even be infuriated and launch crazy revenge on them.
"For the two of them, only my death can completely eliminate the variable and ensure their control over the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors as well as Wuying Qi's promises. Even though my death may cause instability in the army, it is still a great opportunity that is worth a try!"
"That is to say, it is not Wuying Qi's direct order but Qi Yuanbao and Wuying Qinxin's presumption!"
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