Chapter 1956: Blind Elder! (1/2)

Edited by: Michyrr

Gao Lishi!

Everything had once more circled back to him!

If he was the one responsible for the missing records in the palace, then he was inevitably involved with the fire in the Yan Clan as well.

But Gao Lishi was hailed as a virtuous and loyal eunuch. Why would he do such a thing?

Wang Chong began to deeply ponder this matter.

”I truly did not think it would be Eunuch Gao.” A voice came from the inner hall, and Xu Qiqin, dressed in a white dress, slowly walked out.

In this entire matter, from Gao Lishi all the way to the Yan Clan, Xu Qiqin had been involved, and Wang Chong did not try to hide things from her.

The same was true for his audience with Zhang Tianlin.

”What do we do now?” Xu Qiqin asked.

After a few moments of silence, Wang Chong said, ”It seems we will have to find Eunuch Gao again. No one will understand this matter more than him.”

”That's pointless. Eunuch Gao already said whatever he's willing to say at Mountain Water Pavilion.

”Moreover, we probably won't be able to find Eunuch Gao anymore.”

Xu Qiqin took a letter from her sleeve.

Wang Chong's eyebrows rose upon seeing the letter.

Whoosh!

The letter flew like an arrow into Wang Chong's hand.

Upon glancing at the letter, Wang Chong felt his heart sink.

”This was information that I just received.”

Xu Qiqin began to speak in a soft and gentle tone.

”Our reports say that Eunuch Gao disappeared after the meeting at Mountain Water Pavilion, and that there's a new eunuch serving at the Sage Emperor's side. At present, we are doing all we can to find Eunuch Gao's whereabouts.”

Eunuch Gao had disappeared. His appearance at the court session had been a flash in a pan, and there had been no news of him after that.

If they could not find Eunuch Gao, they would not be able to investigate the truth.

”No! There's still a way. Eunuch Gao did not go alone back then,” Wang Chong pensively said.

Before leaving, Zhang Tianlin had offered an important piece of information. Thirty-some years ago, on the day of the incident, Eunuch Gao had not come alone.

He had brought several eunuchs and guards with him.

For destroying court records, the more secretive it was, the better. In normal circumstances, Eunuch Gao should have come alone.

Unfortunately, destroying something in the palace was no easy matter.

Fire was forbidden in the palace, and burning things out in the open would easily attract attention. In addition, Eunuch Gao was a powerful martial artist, so he didn't need to go through all that trouble. He could simply use his Stellar Energy to vibrate everything into bits and pieces.

But in the library, so many paper fragments would attract notice. Once Zhang Tianlin and the others discovered this oddity, they would immediately report it to their superiors, and it wouldn't have taken thirty-some years to discover the incident.

The palace has many eyes and mouths. If one didn't want to be noticed, the best method would be to claim that one was borrowing the books to read them… Wang Chong inwardly muttered to himself.

The palace records differed from those of the Yan Clan. Whether one was a high noble, general, minister, or sovereign, the Yan Clan forbade anyone from reading its records.

As for the records of the palace, while ordinary people would find them difficult to be perused, they could still be perused. They simply needed to register for every item that was checked out.

It was very normal for someone of Eunuch Gao's status to come over with people to borrow some of the palace records.

”We just need to find the people who were with Eunuch Gao at the time and we'll naturally find out where those books ended up,” Wang Chong said to himself.

Open fires could not be used in the palace, and Stellar Energy could not completely destroy the books, leaving behind large piles of paper fragments that could draw suspicion. Thus, even if Eunuch Gao wanted to destroy those books, he would have a hard time of it, with limited choices.

Since Eunuch Gao was the perpetrator, he would have not left behind too much evidence. Only by carefully searching every nook and cranny would one be able to find a flaw.

……

On an overcast day three days later, Wang Chong arrived with Xu Qiqin and a few others in front of a residence.

Wang Chong looked up at the somewhat decaying signboard and read out the name. ”Zhou Residence!”

This was an extremely old house, dark and shabby. But from its scale, one could imagine how prosperous it had once been.

Many people lived within the capital, and people moved in and out with abnormal frequency. There were many rich and prosperous merchants. Some of them experienced sudden crises that caused them to hastily leave the capital without settling their property. Others grew wealthier and changed residences, with their old residences no longer able to please them.