Chapter 1251 - 1250: Secret Talk with Mr. Ximen
Lin Fan gratefully glanced at Mr. Ximen, and amidst a sea of hateful stares, passed through the crowd and arrived in front of the crystal coffin!
This "crystal coffin," also known as a cold chamber, emits cold air when switched on, temporarily preserving the body from decay!
"Mr. Ximen, open the coffin!" Lin Fan said.
Mr. Ximen took a deep breath and said, "Open it!"
"Dad, this..."
Ximen Huwei wanted to object, but Mr. Ximen waved his hand to cut him off, saying, "Open the switch, I know what I’m doing!"
Ximen Huwei didn’t dare to argue with Mr. Ximen, and reluctantly called over two guards who carefully opened the crystal coffin!
As soon as the coffin was opened, a rush of cold air gushed out from inside!
And Ximen Ding’s mother, seeing her son’s crystal coffin opened, immediately broke down in heart-wrenching tears, with many around her following suit!
Lin Fan sighed helplessly, approached the crystal coffin, and reached out to lift the yellow silk cloth covering Ximen Ding!
Under the freezing cold air, Ximen Ding’s face was pale, covered with a thin layer of ice fog!
As soon as the yellow silk cloth was lifted, Lin Fan saw the obvious wound on Ximen Ding’s throat!
With Lin Fan’s keen eye and years of experience, he could immediately see the depth of the wound, and he noticed many scars on Ximen Ding’s face, left from being hit by a truck!
Lin Fan reached out to touch Ximen Ding’s throat, and to his surprise, the attacker was extremely vicious, slashing very deeply, Lin Fan could feel the bone in the throat had been severed, making it impossible for Ximen Ding to have a chance to save himself, dying on the spot!
"Any findings?" Mr. Ximen asked!
Lin Fan slowly took out the black card that Ximen Huwei had thrown at him earlier, holding it between his two fingers, and said, "This black card was given to me by Mr. Ximen Huwei, I must admit, this black card indeed bears the unique mark of me and my brothers!"
"Bastard! Since this black card is yours, how can you say my cousin’s death has nothing to do with you!"
"It’s the murderer, someone! Arrest him immediately!"
Several people from the Ximen Family shouted!
"Everyone shut up!"
Mr. Ximen roared angrily with an authoritative voice!
Despite his age, his voice was strong and commanding, silencing the crowd from the Ximen Family immediately!
Mr. Ximen said to Lin Fan, "Continue talking!"
Lin Fan nodded and said, "This matter, I did not personally act upon. Judging by the injuries on Ximen Ding, he must have suffered other harm before being killed!"
"Correct! He was also in a car accident!" Mr. Ximen said.
"That makes sense! If I wanted to kill someone, I would never stage a car accident beforehand. Do you think anyone could escape my assassination?"
Lin Fan chuckled lightly!
This wasn’t arrogance on Lin Fan’s part, but he had the means to make such claims!
Creating a car accident before a murder was beneath him!
Killing is killing, clean and swift!
"So you mean..." Mr. Ximen looked puzzled!
Lin Fan said, "Every killer has their own methods, and this... is not mine, hence, it wasn’t me who acted!"
"What about your men?" Mr. Ximen asked.
"It wouldn’t be one of my brothers either. If it truly was, they would have informed me beforehand, never acting on their own. This must be a setup, this black card deliberately left at the scene to frame our ’Suicide Squad’!" Lin Fan explained carefully!
After hearing Lin Fan’s words, Mr. Ximen fell into silence!
"Moreover, there are some issues I’d like to discuss with Mr. Ximen alone!" Lin Fan said!
Mr. Ximen gave Lin Fan a meaningful look, then said, "Come to my study room!"
"Alright!"
Lin Fan hesitated no more, helping Mr. Ximen, and under his guidance, walked towards the study!
Several people wanted to follow, but Mr. Ximen’s angry shout drove them back!
Mr. Ximen’s study was filled with a classic aroma, housing many old stories, with an incense burner on the wooden table emanating wisps of smoke, making one feel relaxed without the oppressive sense of a sea of words!
On a tree, there was an open book of "Dream of the Red Chamber," presumably read by Mr. Ximen!
Mr. Ximen closed "Dream of the Red Chamber," sat down, and said to Lin Fan, "Speak, what do you want to talk to me about."
"About my purpose for coming to the Northeast this time!" Lin Fan said.
"That old man named Feng, sending you to the Northeast, it’s not just as simple as calling off the engagement with my Ximen, right?" Mr. Ximen said.
Lin Fan was not surprised by this!
After all, Mr. Ximen had lived for over a hundred years, having seen all sorts of things, even if he’s old, his mind was as sharp as ever!
He’s like a shrewd old fox, very cunning!
Lin Fan nodded and said, "That’s right! My trip to the Northeast this time indeed had another purpose; recently, news came that someone wants to enter the Northeast to contend for the financial market here, and it’s a powerful force. If he controls the financial market in the Northeast, it could allow him to advance southward to the Yangtze River, further expanding his commercial influence, which would have a significant impact on us!"
"Currently, we still don’t know who’s behind this nor their purpose, so Elder Feng’s aim is to prevent all this from happening and to eliminate the threat in its cradle!"
"Furthermore, we’ve got information that one of the four young masters in the Northeast has colluded with this force, and Ximen Ding is one of the suspects!"
Lin Fan reported to Mr. Ximen!
Although Elder Feng didn’t explain all this to him, with Lin Fan’s intelligence, he had already deduced most of the situation correctly!
After Lin Fan’s words, Mr. Ximen’s face suddenly became grave!
Being a meritorious national figure, Mr. Ximen has devoted his life to serving the country, considering everything for the nation. Now that such things have happened, how could Mr. Ximen not be furious!
Ever since the Famous Saying of that generation: "Those who offend Huaxia, even if far away, must be punished!"
"Is this true?" Mr. Ximen asked half-doubtfully!
"It’s absolutely true, not only is Ximen Ding suspicious, but the chief suspect is the eldest of the Qitian Association, Hong Feng!" Lin Fan said!
"Bang!"
Upon hearing Lin Fan’s words, Mr. Ximen slammed the table in anger, his aged face flushing with rage!