Jia Fu was in a dilemma.
He had already eliminated Fang Yuan as a suspect and was almost certain that Jia Gui was the mastermind.
"But what can I do even if I know the truth?" Jia Fu's heart was filled with grief and indignation. "I don't have any evidence. If I were to testify against Jia Gui in front of my father, my father would probably think that I'm trying to frame him!"
Jia Fu was very astute. He looked at Fang Yuan with a sharp glint in his eyes.
Jia Jin Sheng had followed him everywhere. Now that Jia Jin Sheng was missing, Jia Fu would naturally be held responsible for not taking good care of him! Since he couldn't testify against Jia Gui, he had to give his father an explanation.
And this explanation was right in front of him!
"That's right. If I use this Fang Yuan as a scapegoat, I can barely explain myself. As long as I get past this hurdle, I might be able to get back twice the amount. "Jia Fu's heart was filled with evil thoughts.
He suddenly raised his voice and interrogated Fang Yuan, "Fang Yuan, how can you prove that you didn't harm Jia Jin Sheng?"
The elders couldn't help but be stunned. This matter was obviously an internal strife within the Jia Family. Why are you still holding onto my clansman?
Only Family Head Guyue's face darkened and his gaze turned sharp as he stared at Jia Fu.
"Fang Yuan, do you have any witnesses to prove that you weren't there and didn't have time to harm Jia Jin Sheng? If you don't have any, then you're the murderer! "Jia Fu pointed at Fang Yuan and glared at him.
"This Jia Fu is trying to push my clan's Fang Yuan out as a scapegoat. This is preposterous! "At this moment, all the elders came to their senses, and their expressions became unfriendly.
They had been scheming against each other for a long time. With just a little thought, they understood Jia Fu's position and intentions.
"Witnesses? Of course I do! I've already arranged it. " Fang Yuan sneered inwardly, but on the surface, he showed an expression of being unable to explain himself, opening his mouth but unable to say anything.
"You don't need to say anything else. Just tell me if you have any witnesses or not!" Jia Fu raised his voice again and suppressed Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan put on an indignant expression and finally squeezed out two words through his teeth, "No."
"Haha. Then you are … "Jia Fu was about to announce the verdict loudly.
"Wait!" The Academy Elder took a step forward and stood in front of Fang Yuan, his face solemn. "Of course he has a witness. I am his witness!"
"You?" Jia Fu was surprised.
"That's right, it's me." The academy elder's tone was a little weak in front of the rank four Jia Fu. However, when he saw Clan Leader Guyue Bo's encouraging gaze, he felt more confident and raised his head. "These days, Fang Yuan has unexpectedly advanced to the Intermediate Level. I've sent people to investigate in secret. His daily whereabouts are all recorded. There is no time for him to harm Jia Jin Sheng. "
"Yes, that's right …" Fang Yuan was hidden behind the academy elder, and no one could see the faint smile at the corners of his mouth.
Jia Fu's face was ashen. He didn't expect the academy elder to suddenly stand out and protect Fang Yuan.
More importantly, the Guyue Clan Leader did not object to it. This meant that the Guyue Clan wanted to protect this Fang Yuan.
"I understand now! I wholeheartedly wanted to make Fang Yuan a scapegoat, but I did it from my own point of view and did not consider their feelings. That's right, if Fang Yuan were to be the scapegoat, the Guyue Clan would have to bear the infamy of harming the Jia Clan. They would have to face the Jia Clan's revenge in the future, and their reputation would be tarnished. In the future, the merchant caravans wouldn't dare to come and trade. That would be a huge loss! "
Thinking of this, Jia Fu wanted to slap his own head in frustration.
This was what the Guyue Clan's higher-ups were thinking.
Fang Yuan was only a C Grade. If he really harmed Jia Jin Sheng, handing him over was not a big deal. But the point was, now that his suspicions had been cleared, if they still handed him over, wouldn't the Guyue Clan suffer a huge, unnecessary loss?
Knowing that this conflict was irreconcilable, Jia Fu gritted his teeth and decided to persist to the end. He said, "If that's the case, why don't I use the Footprint Gu. Once this Gu is used, it will show the footprints of the last thirty thousand steps. "
The academy elder immediately snorted in displeasure.
Jia Fu's words showed that he didn't believe him. But he had no reason to stop him, so he moved to the side.
"Come and test it!" Fang Yuan looked at Jia Fu and laughed coldly, walking in front of him with his head held high.
He was full of confidence, because he had already predicted this factor. Thus, he had been hiding in the village these few days, not even stepping into the rock crevice or the secret cave.
Under the watchful eyes of the Guyue Clan's higher-ups, Jia Fu did not play any tricks.
The Footprint Gu's shape was very special, like a human foot. Its material was like a translucent frozen milk, giving off a smooth and tender feeling. The surface even had a layer of yellowish-green fluorescence.
The size was not big, only the size of a palm.
Jia Fu held it in his hand, his primeval essence gushing out and pouring into the Footprint Gu.
The Footprint Gu became brighter and brighter, and suddenly with a bang, it exploded into a large amount of yellowish-green fluorescent powder.
With a whoosh, Ying Fan enveloped Fang Yuan and spun around him once before flying out of the discussion hall's door.
As the fluorescent powder flew, a series of footprints appeared on the ground.
These footprints were all emitting a yellowish-green fluorescent light, and were exactly the same size as Fang Yuan's two feet. These were the footprints he had just entered the hall.
The footprints extended from the clan leader's pavilion to the academy dormitory, and then circled around the academy. Other than that, it reached the village's inn.
The yellowish-green fluorescent powder flew less and less, finally disappearing at the thirty thousandth footprint.
When the results came out, everyone checked and found out that Fang Yuan was innocent, there was no doubt about it.
Jia Fu sighed deeply, and took out a small jade box from his pocket.
He opened the jade box, and there was only a jade piece in it.
The jade piece was a translucent emerald green color, and a Gu worm was sealed inside.
It was a stick insect. Its body was slender and slender, and it was the color of jade. Its entire body was like a round bamboo tube.
A stick worm's body was usually longer than a palm, but this one was not, and was only the length of a fingernail. On its surface, there was a faint white light.
"Green jade body, white light covering the body, this is the Bamboo Gentleman!" Immediately, an elder recognized this Gu worm and exclaimed.
Even clan leader Guyue Bo was moved, and could not help but advise, "Brother Jia, this Bamboo Gentleman is a Rank four Gu worm, it is not easy to refine. Why waste it here? "
Jia Fu shook his head, looking at Fang Yuan, "This Bamboo Gentleman was obtained by chance when I was young, when I cut open a rock. The rock was only cut halfway, and did not continue. As everyone knows, this Gu worm feeds on sincerity, and is born with the ability to detect lies. Only a gentleman who has never lied since he was young can refine and feed this Gu. "
"Fang Yuan, you only need to cut open the rock, and put the weak Bamboo Gentleman into your aperture. Whatever I ask you, you'll answer. Then take out the Gu, and let us see if it changes color. If it changes color, it means you are lying! "
"No problem." Fang Yuan did not hesitate, and immediately cut open the jade piece, and did as Jia Fu said.
Once the Bamboo Gentleman appeared in the aperture, it immediately let out a faint green light, illuminating the entire primeval sea.
Fang Yuan immediately felt that if he told a lie, the Bamboo Gentleman would be able to sense it, and its body would change from green to other colors.
However, the reason why he agreed to it was because he had the confidence.
"Spring Autumn Cicada!" With a thought, the sleeping Spring Autumn Cicada woke up, and let out a trace of aura.
This aura was extremely grand, and immediately suppressed the Bamboo Gentleman.
The Bamboo Gentleman let out a green light, and immediately shrunk back into its body. Its entire body curled up, trembling in fear. How could it have the energy to detect lies?
Jia Fu started to ask, and his first sentence was straight to the point: "Fang Yuan, did you harm my brother Jia Jin Sheng?"
"No!" Fang Yuan answered resolutely.
Jia Fu asked again: "Do you know anything else about him?"
Fang Yuan shook his head: "I don't."
Jia Fu asked again: "Was there any falsehood in what you said to us earlier?"
Fang Yuan shook his head again: "No."
"Alright, you can take out the Bamboo Gentleman now." After three questions, Jia Fu said.
Fang Yuan took out the Bamboo Gentleman, and everyone looked over, only to see that the Bamboo Gentleman's surface was still dark green, without any change.
The clan elders let out a sigh of relief.
Jia Fu's expression also calmed down. He kept the Bamboo Gentleman, and cupped his fists towards Guyue Bo: "I have offended you this time, brother Guyue."
"No matter, to let the truth be known is what we want to see." Guyue Bo waved his hand, and then sighed, "But it is a pity for this Bamboo Gentleman."
The Bamboo Gentleman had the ability to detect lies, and was a Rank four Gu Master, so it was very valuable. But feeding and refining it was not easy. It could only be refined by a sincere gentleman. As long as other Gu Masters told a lie, refining the Bamboo Gentleman would definitely fail, and the Bamboo Gentleman would die on the spot.
Its food was sincerity. As for living in the aperture of a sincere gentleman, it could only survive by eating the gentleman's sincerity.
Now that the Bamboo Gentleman was released, it was extremely weak, but it had no food to recover its energy. After Fang Yuan used it just now, death was already a foregone conclusion.
Jia Fu shook his head, looking at the dying Bamboo Gentleman in his hands, as if it was not a pity.
He said in a deep voice: "I have already tried my best to investigate this matter, but it was beyond my abilities. When I return to the clan, I will hire God of Arrest Tie Xue Leng with a large sum of money, and I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly! Goodbye. "
Finishing, he cupped his fists towards Guyue Bo, and turned to leave. Neat and tidy, but it also had some elegance.
Looking at the backs of Jia Fu and the rest leaving, Guyue Bo let out a long sigh of relief: "You guys can leave too."
He waved his hand towards the clan elders, and as if thinking of something, said: "Academy elder, stay."
Without losing a single hair, Fang Yuan walked out of the clan leader pavilion unscathed.
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