Upon hearing Cai Pa's words, Zhang Yu knew that the person who killed Shu Tong's family must still be alive and well. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so agitated.
A thought flashed through his mind. As a Xuanxiu, if Cai Pa set aside his status to seek revenge, ordinary people wouldn't be able to stop him. Therefore, his enemy must also possess extraordinary strength.
Currently, in the Governor-General Manor, there were only two powers that possessed such power. However, if one were to talk about power and influence, then the Profound Palace could be excluded.
He said, "Army of God?"
Cai Pa nodded fiercely and said, "Yes!"
Zhang Yu looked at him and said, "Senior brother Cai said that he has great authority. That means he's not an ordinary corporal or platoon leader. He's at least a military marquis, or should I say … a lieutenant?"
Cai Pa unconsciously clenched his fists and said through gritted teeth, "It's the deputy lieutenant of the Army of God, Yan Xulun!"
Zhang Yu pondered for a moment. The Army of God had a lieutenant and a deputy lieutenant, who nominally commanded the entire Army of God. However, this was only nominally because the two of them were mortals and didn't possess extraordinary strength. In reality, the authority of the Army of God was in the hands of the four major military marquises.
Even so, they still had their own forces and were under the heavy protection of the Army of God at all times. It was no wonder that Cai Pa couldn't do anything to them.
Cai Pa struggled to raise his head and said, "Junior brother Zhang, this matter actually has nothing to do with you. Even if Shu Tong is your adoptive father's friend and your protector, you have a great future ahead of you. There's no need to put yourself in danger."
Zhang Yu said, "But this matter is more or less related to me. Even if I want to back down, others might not let me go."
Cai Pa was startled and said, "What do you mean?"
Zhang Yu roughly explained the matter of his book being stolen. There was no need for him to hide this matter anymore. Furthermore, the other party might have already found out about his identity through the name card that was spread out.
Cai Pa frowned. "There's such a thing?"
He thought for a moment and said, "But now that you mention it, I remember something. I heard that Yan Xulun's son, Yan Zhu, passed the Taiyang Academy's selection test. However, he didn't enroll in the academy after that. Instead, he joined the Army of God directly three years ago. He's already a corporal now. I heard that the divine robe he's wearing came from one of the Exalted Gods."
When Zhang Yu heard what he said, his mind turned. It seemed that this Yan Xulun was very suspicious. Maybe this matter was arranged by Yan Xulun. He not only had the ability, but also the motive.
As a lieutenant in the Army of God, Yan Xulun's status was very awkward. There were people above him, and very few people below him were willing to listen to him. However, if his son could become a higher-up in the Army of God, then things would be completely different.
Cai Pa frowned and said, "But Junior Zhang, according to what I know, Yan Xulun seemed to be trying to get something precious from Shu Tong. He refused to hand it over, and then the incident happened. Does this have anything to do with your lost document?"
Zhang Yu thought for a moment. If what Cai Pa said was true, then there was indeed something fishy. Shu Tong's signature was important, but it was obviously not precious.
Hmm?
At this moment, his heart skipped a beat as he suddenly recalled something.
He remembered that his adoptive father once said that he left something at Shu Tong's place as a gift for him. When he went to Taiyang Academy to study, he could go to his old friend's place and take the gift out.
Because his adoptive father said it very casually and did not give any special instructions, he did not pay much attention to it at first. He thought that it might be money for his studies or something else.
Then, what Yan Xulun wanted, could it be related to this?
He thought for a moment and asked, "Senior Zhang, how did you know about this?"
Cai Pa sneered and said, "This matter is not difficult to investigate. There were many clues left in the mansion, and even the neighbors more or less know about it. It's just that the Criminal Justice Department did not dare and did not want to investigate. I once thought of using Xuanfu's power to seek revenge, but after a long time of hard work, I realized that the Xuanfu could not do it. A few days ago, I heard that Yan Xulun's daughter, Yan Lan, was engaged to the Left Military Marquis, Ning Kunlun. If I waited any longer, I could not see any hope, so I could only think of a way myself. "
Zhang Yu looked at Cai Pa and suddenly understood why someone of his status would switch to Monk Hunjang.
The Left Military Marquis, Ning Kunlun, whose original name was "Anertemo", was the first Marquis of the Army of God. He was the youngest of the four Marquises, but his strength was not weak, and his status was also there.
Originally, Yan Xulun was a lieutenant with no power. Even if he had the protection of the Army of God, Cai Pa still had a chance to seek revenge if he worked hard. However, now that his son had become a corporal and a Marquis with real power was about to become his son-in-law, there was no chance.
He thought for a moment, then asked, "When exactly did the fire in the Shu Residence happen?"
Cai Pa said, "Three years ago, on the third day of the second lunar month. I remember very clearly that when this happened, I was sent by Xuanfu to deal with a spiritual creature."
Zhang Yu came down and asked a few more questions, and Cai Pa answered them one by one.
He raised his wrist, moved the blade away from Cai Pa's neck, and put it back into the scabbard. Then he put on his hood and turned to leave.
Cai Pa was lying there, but he suddenly found that he had pulled out his sword and left. He was surprised and puzzled. He struggled to get up and said to his back, "Junior Brother Zhang, aren't you going to take me back?"
Zhang Yu's footsteps paused, and he tilted his head slightly. He said, "Xuanfu did not give the order to arrest you, and never said that you would be punished for failure. So whether or not you go back to Xuanfu is your own business, Senior Brother Cai."
After he finished speaking, he no longer cared about Cai Pa, who was standing there in a daze, and directly walked away.
He went all the way back to the carriage. Just as he sat down, a golden light flashed, and "Miaodan Lord" rushed in from the outside. With a leap, he jumped onto his lap.
He could feel that when he was fighting with Cai Pa just now, this little leopard cat was not far away. He rubbed its little head and ordered, "Qinghe, let's go back."
Li Qinghe nodded and called the coachman outside. With the sound of the whip, the carriage slowly moved back to the school.
In the next ten days, Zhang Yu tried to investigate and found that Manager Wang, who took his name card, also had frequent contact with Yan Xulun and his son.
Combined with the information he collected from various aspects, the people who embezzled the books could be roughly circled around Yan Xulun and his son.
He definitely wouldn't let this matter go so easily.
But at this time, he also thought that he was not the only one who had his books stolen from the school.
Perhaps one day in the future, he would be able to rely on his own strength to settle this matter, but those who had the same experience as him, but were powerless to speak up, where would they go to seek justice?
He closed his eyes for a moment, and when he opened them again, he had already made a decision in his heart.
Li Qinghe walked in from outside the study, bowed, and presented a lacquer box with both hands. He said, "Teacher, this was sent by someone just now."
Zhang Yu took it and opened it. At the top was an exquisite invitation card. He picked it up and flipped through it. The signature at the bottom was Jiang Dingyi. The person first sent his greetings, and then asked if it was convenient for him to come to the residence tomorrow to have a chat.
The wording on the invitation was very polite, neither alienating nor overly enthusiastic. Just by looking at the invitation itself, it was impossible to tell that it was written by an official with real power in the Protectorate.
Just a few days ago, Xiang Chun had also sent someone to tell him about this matter. Because Jiang Dingyi was a very important figure in the Xuanfu Learning Palace, he hoped that he could protect him thoroughly. After this matter was over, Xuanfu would also give him credit.
Placed in the lacquer box, there was also an imperial edict. On it was written that he would be taking on the position of "Minister Participating in Governance".
The position of "Participating in Governance" was mainly responsible for giving advice to the chief official and upholding etiquette. If the chief official had something he did not understand, he would also ask him for advice. As for "Minister Participating in Governance", it meant that he was only responsible for Jiang Dingyi.
He nodded. This position was very suitable for him. He did not need to do anything, and it also ensured that he would not be restricted by anyone.
He thought for a moment, picked up the brush from the table, and wrote a reply letter in a flash. He instructed Li Qinghe to deliver it to the chief official's residence.
After Li Qinghe left, he sat quietly for a while, and then checked his own Divine Essence.
In the past half a month, he had accumulated enough Divine Essence to read three seals. Among them, he had accumulated one purely by himself, and the rest were provided by the Golden Hoop.
He thought for a moment. It seemed that in about twenty or thirty days, he would be able to start reading the Seal of the True Embryo.
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