Chapter 1994: The Deaths of the Great Elder and the Third Elder
Currently, the suspect for the murder of the Great Elder is Ling Zhiyu, and the suspect for the murder of the Third Elder is Ling Yilin.
There’s no direct evidence, but there is some indirect evidence.
For example, the last person the Great Elder saw before his death was Ling Zhiyu.
Before the Great Elder’s death, Ling Zhiyu had been to his courtyard. Many disciples saw her, and it was captured on surveillance.
According to the analysis, the time of the Great Elder’s death matches the time when Ling Zhiyu left.
Therefore, there is reason to suspect that Ling Zhiyu killed the Great Elder before leaving.
The situation with Ling Yilin is quite similar. Disciples saw Ling Yilin visiting the Third Elder’s courtyard, and the time Ling Yilin left closely matches the Third Elder’s time of death.
Disciples have seen it firsthand, and there is surveillance.
After listening to Su Yunling’s account, Gu Zhiqi asked, "Could it be someone disguised as Ling Zhiyu and Ling Yilin?"
Su Yunling nodded, "We cannot rule out that possibility, and I am currently investigating in that direction."
Upon hearing this, Gu Zhiqi fell into contemplation.
Speaking of disguise, Gu Zhiqi suddenly remembered the last time when someone disguised as Meng Furong before Ling Zhiyu.
The Mystic Master who tampered with Xu Changqing has yet to be found.
However, since the murderer of Xu Changqing was found and it had nothing to do with her, Gu Zhiqi didn’t investigate further.
Thinking of this, Gu Zhiqi briefly explained the previous incident to Su Yunling.
"That person excels at imitating others’ gait, and it’s very suspicious. Also, he might be at odds with Ling Zhiyu—could he be the murderer?"
Hearing Gu Zhiqi’s reasoning, Su Yunling nodded, "Very likely."
After finishing, Su Yunling said to Gu Zhiqi, "According to your analysis, that person might also be linked to Xiao Yixue."
Gu Zhiqi tilted his head towards Su Yunling upon hearing this.
"As far as I know, Xiao Yixue committed suicide shortly after being arrested in prison."
"The Great Elder and Third Elder, one is Xu Changqing’s father, the other is Xiao Yixue’s master."
"It seems very likely that the murderer was driven by anger due to Xiao Yixue’s death."
"The Great Elder, who had ties with Xu Changqing, Ling Zhiyu, and the Third Elder, who expelled Xiao Yixue from the Master’s Sect—these could all be targets of that anger, except..."
"Ling Yilin?"
"Was he targeted due to being the Young Master of the Immortal Medical Alliance?"
Su Yunling analyzed while posing the question.
Gu Zhiqi turned to look at Su Yunling and said, "Tomorrow, I will join you in the investigation."
Su Yunling: ?
"Not going to the Mystic Alliance’s Scripture Pavilion?"
Gu Zhiqi shook his head and said, "Books can be read anytime; the investigation takes priority."
The sooner the truth is uncovered, the sooner Chubby Chiu can upgrade.
Su Yunling raised an eyebrow and said, "Alright, then we’ll investigate together tomorrow."
**
That night, Gu Zhiqi sent Chubby Chiu to check the surveillance of the Immortal Medical Alliance as backup for tomorrow.
The next day, after breakfast, the two headed to the Law Enforcement Hall together.
Gu Zhiqi had some questions for Ling Zhiyu and Ling Yilin, so early in the morning, Su Yunling had them notified.
By the time they arrived at the Law Enforcement Hall, Ling Zhiyu and Ling Yilin hadn’t yet come, so they went to the monitoring room first.
Chubby Chiu found some image data, but Gu Zhiqi hadn’t reviewed it yet, so it was directly put onto the computer in the Law Enforcement Hall’s monitoring room, where they viewed it together with Su Yunling.
As before, the image data was filtered based on physique, gait, and other physical features. Among these images, Gu Zhiqi recognized a familiar figure.