Chapter 44 Empty Train Carriage
Shi Yuan snapped out of her daze and saw that her eldest sister had her head slightly lowered, but her eyes were fixed on the men in black. A thoughtful look flashed in her eyes, but she didn't seem to care. She filled the kettle with hot water and was about to leave.
"Hey girl," the older woman called out to her, "thank you."
Shi Yuan paused slightly, nodded, and turned to leave.
As she approached the door of the private room, she bumped into Gu Linyuan, who was about to come out.
Gu Linyuan naturally took the kettle and asked, "Why did it take so long? Is everything alright?"
"Are you coming out to find me?" Shi Yuan asked with a hint of a smile.
"Yes." Gu Linyuan smiled slightly. "I'll make you a cup of malted milk powder. Drink it and go to bed early."
"Thanks."
Leaning against the berth, Ran Wen whispered to Huan Ni, "Your master is a bit dim-witted. Even though he's young, he's making it so obvious."
Huan Ni communicated with her in a whisper: "What do you know? This is called a childlike heart!"
"Don't spout nonsense in front of her, or I'll never forgive you!"
"Also, she's not my master, she's my family!" Huan Ni snorted arrogantly. "And I'm her family too!"
Shi Meili weakly raised a vine: "I'm family too!"
Ran Wen felt excluded; it seemed like she was the only outsider!
She turned over so that she could see the inside of the room, out of sight, out of mind.
Shi Yuan leaned back on the berth, blew on the enamel cup, took a small sip, and recounted what had just happened.
“I always felt that the older woman had a lot of secrets.” She looked at Gu Linyuan. “Those men in black were also strange. They seemed to be making a big fuss about looking for someone in the middle of the night, but they were acting suspiciously and didn’t dare to make a big commotion.”
"By the way, the man in the lead glanced at that empty carriage several times, but he didn't go in to check it." She paused here, put down her enamel cup, and got off her berth. "I'll go check the empty carriage again."
Gu Linyuan handed her his coat and walked out of the private room with her.
Ran Wen rolled over and sat up, her eyes sparkling. She grabbed Huan Ni and asked with great interest, "Is this the kind of exciting life you usually lead?"
"No, no!" Huan Ni immediately said, "We usually just lie in the courtyard, sunbathe and drink tea, occasionally brew some wine and grill some fish, and when we're bored, we go to various places in the North City to find something delicious and fun..." At this point, Huan Ni stopped talking in annoyance.
Ran Wen's eyes lit up even more. Wasn't this the life she had always wanted?
Lie down whenever you want, eat, drink, and play if you don't want to lie down, and do a task when you're tired.
"Tell me quickly, what kind of people are your master, I mean, your family members?"
Huan Ni rolled her eyes and suggested, "Don't you like handsome young men the most? Why don't you make a contract with Gu Linyuan?"
"No way, I won't do it."
"Why? He's a section chief, after all."
"I like the young man, but I get tired of looking at the same face all the time. Besides, you said it yourself, he's the head of the Seventh Division. I can only look but not touch him, it's no fun!"
"Then you can sign a contract with someone else. By the way, He Tian is pretty good. He's good-looking, has a lot of tricks up his sleeve, and most importantly, you can see and touch him."
"Don't worry, with your strength, he can't resist at all!"
He Tian, who was diligently guarding the rear, sneezed violently. It must be that Master Gu was thinking of him. He would stay up all night and finish these documents!
"I've already told you, young master, it's fine to play around, but for the contract, I absolutely have to find a woman."
"Then don't bother with Shi Yuan's contract. By the way, there's a purple-robed Celestial Master in the Seventh Division. He's highly skilled in magic and has the world on his mind..."
"Stop it, Celestial Master. Just from her name, you seem to be someone who is detached from worldly desires." She gently stroked her cheek. "A flower should be plucked while it blooms. As for me, I can't possibly be compatible with her."
"Can you stop using such vulgar language with that face?" Huan Ni said with disgust.
"No way~" Ran Wen said with a smile, "I just like to say it this way, if you don't like it, then keep it to yourself!"
"Tch~ If you want to keep it to yourself, then keep it to yourself. Let me tell you, Shi Yuan asked me before she made the contracts with Shi Meili and Shi Qingtian. If I hadn't agreed, they wouldn't have had a chance at all!"
"Let me tell you, Ran Wen, you'd better give up on that idea. I will never agree to your contract with Shi Yuan!" Huan Ni shook her wings, looking quite arrogant.
"You even served it," Ran Wenke said with a smile. "You know I have the ability to undergo rebirth, right?"
"Oh! So what!"
"If I form a contract with Shiyuan, she can share my Nirvana ability."
Huan Ni stopped fluttering her wings and raising her neck. She looked at Ran Wen suspiciously: "You're willing to do that?"
"What did you see in Shi Yuan that you're so willing to part with? This isn't like you!"
"Speak! What exactly do you want?"
Ran Wen raised her delicate finger and gently tapped Huan Ni's head: "Me? I'm just tired. I also want a family member who would risk their life for me." As she said this, she glanced at Shi Meili, who was acting like a block of wood.
Hearing Ran Wen say this, Huan Ni fell silent.
Before the catastrophe, they lived such a carefree and lively life. If someone like her and Ran Wen were to rush to form a contract with some powerful being, it would be a major event that would shake the entire realm. Countless immortals, demons, and monsters would flock to watch these two big fools.
But now, she knows that what Ran Wen said is true.
More importantly, Ran Wen, like her, felt the rejection from this world.
This rejection disappeared after she made a contract with Shi Yuan.
She looked at Shi Meili and thought, "Forget it, this guy isn't skilled enough. He's oblivious and won't feel anything until he's already dead."
She's lucky despite her foolishness!
Huan Ni then looked at Ran Wen.
No wonder she was caught in one fell swoop; she must have been a bit weak and powerless, besides being unaware of the danger.
The more powerful you are, the less ties you have with others, and the more likely you are to be ostracized.
"Well, alright then, I'll reluctantly agree." After all, they've been friends for tens of thousands of years. She couldn't bear to watch Ran Wen die, especially since he survived the catastrophe.
Shi Meili: ……!
Shi Meili shook her head frantically in her mind, repeatedly hearing the words "disagree," but no one paid any attention to her.
Shi Yuan was unaware of the conversation between the two old friends. She and Gu Linyuan arrived outside the empty carriage.
“It’s locked from the inside.” Shi Yuan withdrew her hand from the doorknob and said in a low voice, “I don’t know if there’s someone inside or something else.”
Gu Linyuan looked up and noticed a vent: "I'll go in through the window, you guard the door."
"Okay, be careful!"
Not long after Gu Linyuan climbed onto the top of the train, Shi Yuan's shoulder was gently pressed down. Shi Yuan covered the other person's hand with her right hand and pulled and twisted it forcefully. The other person reacted quickly, flipping their wrist like a fish to slip out of Shi Yuan's restraint, and then elbowing Shi Yuan in the ribs.
If Shi Yuan were hit by such force, her senses would be instantly overwhelmed by excruciating pain, which would definitely affect her on-the-spot reaction.
The opponent is a seasoned fighter!
Shi Yuanxuan dodged the elbow strike with a side kick, golden light flashing from his fingertips. In an instant, the talisman was already stuck to the man's heart. Just as he was about to say "Explode," he realized that the other person was an acquaintance, the older sister.
Inside the private room, the three demons, having reached a consensus, realized that Shi Yuan had not yet returned and decided to go out and look for him. As far as Ran Wen was concerned, Shi Yuan was actually quite weak. It was rare to find someone he liked, and he didn't want him to disappear again so soon!
Shi Meili looked at Ran Wen, who had turned into a tiny whisker and was now hanging on Huan Ni, and thought angrily: Who reached an agreement with you! Who agreed to your contract!
But then she remembered Huan Ni saying in her ear that Ran Wen was the ancestor of the demon plants, and that with her guidance, she and Shi Qingtian might be able to advance a rank, even a major rank. So she swallowed her objections.
Sigh, life is tough!
Gu Linyuan opened the car window and nimbly jumped into the carriage. The next moment, he saw a dark figure open the carriage door. By the light of the water dispenser, he saw Shi Yuan and a middle-aged woman walk in.
He immediately went over and shielded Shi Yuan behind him.
Shi Yuan patted him on the shoulder: "Don't be nervous, your older sister wants to have a good talk with us."
The man who opened the door locked it again and stood in front of the older woman, asking in a low voice, "Madam, are you alright?"
He didn't notice that the moment the door closed, a small, black bird with a hair-thick ginseng root hanging from its left wing and a thin vine with tiny gem-like flowers hanging from its right wing slipped in, perched on Shi Yuan's shoulder, and glared menacingly at the two people opposite him.
The moment the tense atmosphere eased with the address of "Teacher's wife".
"Teacher's wife?" Shi Yuan recalled the emotion hidden beneath her gossipy expression when her older sister talked about the train mystery. "And you are?"
"My name is Fu Ying." The older sister patted Yan Zong's shoulder, signaling him to move aside, unaware of Fang Zong's stiff and defensive body language.
“I am Fu Shouchen’s wife.” Her eyes were bloodshot in the darkness. “Fu Shouchen is the scientist whose throat was slit in this carriage.” Her voice choked with emotion.
“I’m sorry,” Shi Yuan said softly, “but how do you prove your identity?” Gu Linyuan replied, “Comrade Fu Shouzhen has no history of marriage in his file.”
“I was his childhood sweetheart,” Fu Ying said. “Although I was his childhood sweetheart, my parents treated me like their daughter and didn’t insist that I marry Brother Chen.”
Fu Ying's parents originally planned to send her to school with Fu Shouchen. However, Fu Ying's parents were middle-aged when they had their son, Gu Shouchen, and their health was not very good. Fu Ying chose to stay at home to take care of the elderly so that Fu Shouchen could go out to study without worry.
Fu Shouchen and his parents were very grateful to Fu Ying. Every time Fu Shouchen came back, he would tell her the knowledge he had learned in school, teach her to read and write, and teach her to understand principles. As the two grew up, Fu Shouchen felt that weapons were very important for the country to become strong. After graduating from university, he devoted himself to the research and development of weapons.
During the days when they couldn't meet, he poured out his longing and his aspirations to Fu Ying in writing without reservation.
"I know his ideals, and I support them." Fu Ying's voice was filled with nostalgia and sorrow in the darkness.
She started collecting information about weapons on the market and sending it to Fu Shouzhen. Knowing that he was busy with his studies, she helped organize the information.
Later, Fu Shouchen told him that the information she had compiled was well-organized and focused, saving him a lot of time.
At the same time, he began to explain his ideas to her. At first, she didn't understand, but that didn't matter. He had taught her everything. She painstakingly worked through the knowledge points and gradually found the information he needed from a vast amount of data.
Later, Fu Shouchen felt that the knowledge of weapons in China could no longer meet his needs, so he went abroad. He said to Fu Ying, "Learn from the barbarians' superior techniques to control them."
At that time, Fu Ying's parents had already passed away. Fu Ying sold the family property to support him to go out and see a wider world and learn about more powerful civilizations.
“Brother Chen said that we’ll get married when he comes back.” His voice sounded tired and aged.
Fu Shouzhen left Fu Ying all his notes on weapons and encouraged her to continue her studies. He promised to send her money once his life was more stable to support her progress.
During the years she waited for Fu Shouchen to return to China, she made many copies of his manuscripts for fear of damaging them. She memorized, studied, and thoroughly understood them. During those years, it was as if she had retraced Fu Shouchen's academic path.
When Fu Shouchen returned to China, he was pleasantly surprised to find that Fu Ying could keep up with his pace perfectly, even more so than when she was abroad, and occasionally brought him great surprises.
He immediately realized that Fu Ying was a weapons research expert who was no less capable than him!
He was overjoyed, especially when Fu Ying told him that she had gained her knowledge by following in his footsteps. For the first time, Gu Shouchen lost his composure and spun Fu Ying around in his arms. He said that Fu Ying was a building material that he had unintentionally nurtured into a tree, and that her future had unlimited possibilities. He was proud of her and would impart all the knowledge he had gained abroad to her.
“I was no longer young at that time.” A faint sigh came from the darkness. “The Fu family only has one son. I hope Brother Chen can find a young and energetic girl to start a family and have children.”
"I can take care of their children!"
At that time, Fu Shouzhen was both amused and exasperated.
“He said that from the day my parents brought me here, he had considered me his wife.” Fu Ying’s voice was filled with deep sorrow and longing.
Life after that was like fast-forwarding; it can only be described as blissful.
They took wedding photos and went to register their marriage, but at that time Fu Shouchen's documents had some problems, and the marriage registration was unsuccessful.
So they went on their honeymoon first. Fu Shouchen said he wanted to make up for all the time he hadn't spent with her in the past.
They would watch the sunrise, the sunset, and the ebb and flow of the tides, and also discuss how advanced the weapons of the Flower Kingdom would become in the future.
After getting to know each other better, their ideas became more aligned. On the night before returning to Beicheng, Fu Shouchen formally invited Fu Ying to join his research team, saying that Fu Ying's addition would make his team even stronger!
Fu Ying naturally agreed. Over the years, following in Fu Shouchen's footsteps, she had also fallen in love with weapons research.
"Who knew that night would be the eve of their final farewell!" They had clearly grasped happiness tightly!
Upon returning to Beicheng, before registering his marriage and starting his new job, Fu Shouchen received an invitation from Professor Du, a leading figure in weapons research. With Professor Du's guidance, some of Fu Shouchen's ideas would become more mature.
What attracted him even more was that Professor Du said he had met another expert in weapons in Yunnan Province, and they could discuss and research together.
Without hesitation, he prepared to take his research materials with him, but the hardships of returning to China from abroad made him realize that eggs cannot be put together. So before setting off, he gave the core research materials to Fu Ying and asked him to board the next train. They agreed to meet in the provincial capital of Yunnan.
After their discussion with Professor Du ends, they will return to Beicheng to complete their marriage registration and hold an induction ceremony for Fu Ying.
Before parting, they leaned their heads together, talked a lot, and looked forward to a bright future.
It's a pity they have no future.
Fu Ying took out a square handkerchief from her inner pocket and opened it. Inside was a faded black and white wedding photo. The man, wearing glasses and a Zhongshan suit, sat upright with a gentle gaze. Behind him, the woman, wearing a Lenin suit, had her hair up with a hair ornament and her hands on the man's shoulders, smiling radiantly.
The newlyweds' blissful moment was captured in photos.
Yan Zong turned off the flashlight, and the carriage was plunged into darkness again.
Unlike later eras where photos can be digitally composited, the authenticity of this photograph is beyond verification, and the expressions of the newlyweds in it suggest no possibility of coercion.
Shi Yuan believed Fu Ying. In the darkness, she couldn't see Fu Ying's expression, but precisely because of this, she could hear the deep pain and regret in Fu Ying's calm narration.
How could I not feel regret?
Happiness was within reach, then abruptly ended; Fu Shouchen studied diligently for many years, burying himself in research, and returned home before he could serve his country, when he died.
Fu Ying was in so much pain that she wanted to follow in Fu Shouchen's footsteps, but in the end, she survived.
"After all these years, Brother Chen still hasn't gotten justice. I don't dare to follow in his footsteps."
Shi Yuan handed over a handkerchief and said gently, "You knew who I was from the beginning, didn't you?"
“Yes, I know.” Fu Ying wiped away her tears and her tone returned to normal. “I know you, Shi Yuan, the new member of the Seventh Division. You quelled the Ghost King’s rebellion as soon as you arrived in Beicheng.”
"Top-notch mental and physical abilities, clear-headed and efficient."
Most importantly, Shi Yuan was new to Beicheng. As soon as he arrived, he dealt with the Wu family cleanly and efficiently, and had no connection with any of the forces in Beicheng.
Another important point is that, thanks to her continuous efforts, the files on the train mystery have been moved to the seventh division.
Shi Yuan appeared at just the right time.
She never expected that even fate would help her; her enemies and the allies she wanted all boarded this train.
"Are you referring to those enemies in black uniforms?"
It's them!
"They are Japanese. I don't know why they have reappeared in the Flower Country and on this train, but I know that this may be my only chance for revenge, and I can't miss it!"
"I'm sorry, Shi Yuan, for dragging you into this."
"Don't say that." Shi Yuan genuinely didn't mind. "The train mystery is filed in the seventh case file, which is also part of my job." It just so happens that she also has the opportunity to personally uncover the mystery and see what the truth behind the mystery that broke Ji Ying's defenses is.
"Can you tell us how you determined those people were the murderers?" She and Fu Linyuan had just discussed the murderers, suspects, and witnesses.
It can be summed up in four words: completely clueless!
She trusted Fu Ying's judgment, but was also curious about how she identified the murderer.
“This is all thanks to Fang Zong’s help.” Fu Ying had just started speaking when Ran Wen said, “Five people are coming this way.” She mimicked Shi Yuan’s voice.
"I'll draw them away," Fang Zong said immediately.
"I'll go." Gu Linyuan's clear and gentle voice rang out in the darkness, which was very reassuring. "Shi Yuan, take Comrade Fu to our private room."
"Comrade Fang, please help cover up Comrade Fu's whereabouts."
“…Okay.” Fang Zong hesitated for a moment before agreeing.
Gu Linyuan successfully led those people away, Fang Zong returned to the private room first, and Shi Yuan took Fu Ying to their private room.
Ran Wen returned to human form, waved his hand, and vanished without a trace.
Shi Yuan poured Fu Ying a glass of water and said gently, "Have some water and sit for a while. Don't worry, nothing will go wrong with Gu Linyuan."
"Thank you." Fu Ying took the enamel cup and sipped it slowly. Only then did Shi Yuan realize that Fu Ying was probably a little older than she thought. Tonight, she wasn't wearing any makeup and looked old and tired.
Not long after, Gu Linyuan returned. He closed the door of the private room, nodded to Shi Yuan to reassure her, and received a slight nod in response from Shi Yuan before speaking: "Those people seem to be looking for someone. They tried to approach the empty carriage several times, but seemed to be wary of something and did not go in."
His job was simply to distract them for a while, giving Shi Yuan and the others time to leave the empty carriage, so it wasn't difficult at all. He even ended up following them for a while.
“Those people were very cautious, and their Mandarin was fluent; you couldn’t tell they were foreigners at all.” He didn’t doubt Fu Ying’s judgment, but he needed more evidence.
The three men sat by the car window in the dim light of the private room and revealed everything they knew.
With Ran Wen and the others around, Shi Yuan and Gu Linyuan weren't worried at all about their conversation being overheard, and Fu Ying trusted Shi Yuan completely.
Fu Ying is very good at collecting and analyzing various data to draw accurate conclusions.
Shi Yuan was the partner she chose, and she personally collected the information about her. Of course, she also knew that the decline of the Wu family was inextricably linked to her.
But she admired Shi Yuan more and was willing to trust him.
Fu Ying spoke first: "Fang Zong was the fiancé of Jiang Lan, the female student who was murdered that time." When Fang Zong was mentioned, Fu Ying's voice was very gentle, presumably because she sympathized with the two people's experiences.
They both lost their loved ones in that unsolved case, both were unwilling to let their loved ones' injustice go unpunished, and both never gave up the investigation from beginning to end.
"To my shame, over the years, I've only been able to find that the perpetrators were Japanese, and the clues vaguely point to a powerful figure in Beicheng."
"As for which specific Japanese people they are, I have absolutely no clue."
"It was Fang Zong who used all his connections to find those people and confirm their whereabouts."
"Back then, they couldn't find the core data on that weapon research, so I had Fang Zong spread the word to them that Brother Chen had hidden the core data in an empty train carriage."
"Those people were indeed fooled. Fang Zong ran over to me excitedly and told me that they had all bought tickets for this train."
"However, those people were very cautious, fearing it was a trap. They kept lingering near the empty carriages under various pretexts and would also find excuses to drive away people who approached the empty carriages, but they never went in to search."
"I discovered that, apart from that core document, they seem to actually still be looking for someone."
Shi Yuan said, "You're investigating them, so is it possible that they've also been investigating the whereabouts of that core document and found you?" Although her marriage registration with Fu Shouchen didn't go through back then, they didn't hide the fact that they were always seen together.
Fu Ying touched her face: "It's very possible. However, I wore makeup during the day, which doesn't match my real age. Moreover, I deliberately presented a completely opposite personality, so they shouldn't have a hard time finding me based on the information alone."
"Of course, I'm not afraid of them finding me." She's after revenge. If her enemies come to her door, she doesn't care if they recognize her or not; she just wants them to never return.
"Your original plan was to lure them into an empty carriage, and then what?" Shi Yuan said. "With your skills, you can handle ordinary people." This assessment was quite accurate. "But those men in black are very stable, lean and strong, and almost all of them are trained fighters. They are not easy to deal with."
"The key point is that they left no trace of the case from back then, which means they have other hidden skills."
"How do you plan to capture them instead of being killed by them?" Although it was a bit offensive, Fang Zong shouldn't have the strength to take on several people at once.
"Fang Zong was just about to break the train windows so they couldn't be opened."
“Then I’ll lure them there,” Fu Ying said. “It’s a very simple plan; it just depends on how desperate they are to get that core information.”
If things go smoothly, they will be led into an empty carriage. Fang Zong will then lock the door from the outside, creating a sealed space. She will light a sleeping potion, and when the time is right, Fang Zong will open the carriage and inject her with the antidote. She carries a sharp blade with her at all times...
Shi Yuan nodded, and indeed, those who were willing took the bait, but there was a very important link here, and that was Fang Zong.
She picked up the kettle and added some water for Fu Ying, then looked out at the night view.
Things won't be that simple.
The female protagonist becomes a master of metaphysics several years later. At that time, the train mystery is still a train mystery, and the files have not been updated.
Although she had only known Fu Ying for a short time, and Fu Ying had not explicitly stated how she intended to seek justice for Fu Shouzhen and the others, Shi Yuan's intuition told her that Fu Ying's first choice was to retaliate in kind.
Slitting throats, same carriage, same way of dying—it'll definitely cause a sensation and update the archives.
But the truth is, a few years later, the female lead attracted the second male lead with the gimmick of solving a cold case, and received countless highlights and unexpected surprises, but the cold case remained a cold case, and it was never solved by the end of the story.
The only possibility is that Fu Ying's operation failed, or even failed quietly.
Shi Yuan lightly tapped the table with her fingers, carefully sifting out useful information from the female lead's highlights. A hint of helplessness flashed in her eyes; a few words and a highlight, more frequent than a flash of light.
Got it!
After reviewing the plot of the train mystery, the female protagonist returned to Beicheng and was invited for tea by a big shot. During the tea session, the big shot asked her a few questions about the train mystery and finally sighed in a low voice, "It's a pity, otherwise he could have continued his research."
The female lead didn't understand the seemingly random remark, but Shi Yuan did; Fu Ying must have gotten into trouble.
Shi Yuan looked at Fu Ying and asked, "Comrade Fu, do you trust Fang Zong a lot?" Seeing Fu Ying nod, she continued, "Then can you tell us how you met, and how he knew the whereabouts of those Japanese people?"
Fu Ying spent ten years relentlessly pursuing the culprit, and there is no doubt that she was able to unravel the case and discover that the perpetrator was Japanese. So what about Fang Zong?
Who is he? And why is he able to find things that even Fu Ying couldn't find?
"Fang Zong, he is Jiang Lan's fiancé."
"Jiang Lan was the only female among the three students who were murdered, and she was the student that Brother Chen valued the most."
"Have you verified his identity?"
"Of course!" Fu Ying quickly understood Shi Yuan's concerns. She hoped that Shi Yuan could contribute to make her revenge process smoother. Thinking that it wouldn't be difficult for Shi Yuan to investigate these matters, she said, "Fang Zong is the illegitimate son of the head of the Fang family in Beicheng."
"The Fang family of Beicheng?" Shi Yuan looked at Gu Linyuan, who frowned. "The Fang family has no illegitimate children," he said with certainty.
“How could that be?” Fu Ying said, “At first, I didn’t believe that the Fang family patriarch, who loved his wife so much, would go astray, but I followed Fang Zong several times in private. He entered the Fang family’s house smoothly each time and stayed inside for a long time before coming out.”
"Oh, and he also has an encouraging letter written to him by Grandpa Fang himself."
“I have seen him talking to Grandpa Fang more than once, and Grandpa Fang looked at Fang Zong with admiration in his eyes.”
Gu Linyuan said, "To enter the Fang family, you don't necessarily have to be a member of the Fang family. Old Master Fang is known for valuing talent." In other words, as long as Fang Zong has real talent and ability, Old Master Fang will be willing to promote him.
Therefore, the letter of encouragement and the conversation with Mr. Fang, which expressed appreciation, prove nothing.
Fu Yinghui was convinced of Fang Zong's identity. Firstly, she had a preconceived notion and used what she saw to corroborate Fang Zong's identity. Undoubtedly, Fang Zong had connections with the Fang family and Old Master Fang.
Another crucial reason is that Fang Zong has helped her a lot over the years, especially in the pursuit of the murderer; they have been comrades-in-arms who have encouraged each other.
Furthermore, because she empathized with Fang Zong's loss of his beloved, she trusted him completely after confirming his identity.
Shi Yuan asked the crucial question: "Have you shown him Mr. Fu's materials on weapons research over the years?"
“Yes.” Fu Ying nodded, her face slightly pale. “He said Jiang Lan left nothing behind, and he wants to know what Jiang Lan’s life was like before.”
These words easily reminded her of the lonely years she had spent following in Fu Shouchen's footsteps. Without hesitation, she gave him some of the information she had collected.
Later, he would occasionally ask her about some basic knowledge, and she would patiently guide him through each one.
After that, his questions became more and more professional, and she seemed to see another version of herself in him. She trusted and liked Fang Zong even more. It was a pity that she spent most of her time chasing the culprit; otherwise, she would have been very willing to impart all her knowledge and skills to him.
She was genuinely happy that someone could carry on Fu Shouchen's research.
Originally, she had already decided that once she had taken revenge, if Fang Zong was willing, she would take on the role of Fu Shouzhen as a disciple.
But now, judging from what Shi Yuan and Gu Linyuan are saying, Fang Zong has a problem!
"How could that be?" Who would accompany an unknown nobody like her for ten years to track down a murderer? What would they gain?
What was the killer's motive?
Thinking of this, Fu Ying felt a chill run down her spine. She suddenly stood up: "I'm going to ask Fang Zong!"
Shi Yuan pulled the man back, saying, "Calm down. If Fang Zong has no problems, you can go and ask him. It will damage your relationship. If he has problems, you won't get anything out of him."
"A net has been woven for you for ten years; he's not the only one."
"You mean, he might be in cahoots with those Japanese!" Fu Ying's chest heaved violently. If that were the case, then she had been associating with beasts all these years!
The thought of how she felt indebted to Fang Zong, having stayed up all night more than once to organize materials for him, made her feel an indescribable tightness in her chest.
No wonder Fang Zong was so opposed to her cooperating with Shi Yuan. He said that Shi Yuan was a public servant and would not allow them to settle personal scores. If she had gone to Shi Yuan, it would have been impossible for her to kill her enemies.
But Fu Ying didn't think so. She thought it would be best to kill her enemy herself, but she wanted to give Fu Shouchen justice even more.
Most importantly, those people must have extraordinary abilities to evade the investigation of so many professional criminal investigators. She and Fang Zong are just ordinary people, and having finally determined the whereabouts of those murderers, she must ensure that nothing goes wrong.
Since even the heavens are on her side, she must strike decisively!
She specially bought a private room near the hot water room and finally got to see Shi Yuan.
She deliberately spoke vaguely about the unsolved case to arouse Shi Yuan's curiosity, and then deliberately left swiftly, making Shi Yuan remember her more.
Fang Zong had been trying to oppose her, and even had a fierce argument with her. He insisted on personally killing his enemy, otherwise he would never have peace in his life.
A person's life is too heavy, and Fu Ying still compromised. If Shi Yuan and Gu Linyuan hadn't been interested in this case and decided to come and check the empty carriages on a whim, Fu Ying and Fang Zong would have taken action tonight.
Fu Ying slumped weakly into the car seat and said with a bitter smile, "If Fang Zong really has a problem, then tonight, I am their prey."
The thought of using herself as bait to fall unconscious with them and be at their mercy made her fingertips tremble uncontrollably.
Is it because she misjudges people?
Shi Yuan felt a warmth on the back of her hand and grasped her hands: "You're already amazing!"
“Someone deliberately plotted against you. Although you fell into the trap, over the years you have proven your strength to the enemy and protected those core documents.”
"Comrade Fu, it is because of you that those people have reappeared, and it is also because of you that Mr. Fu has been able to receive this long-awaited justice!"
"Comrade Fu, I admire you very much. No one can do better than you!"
Shi Yuan's resolute words were like a ray of sunshine, pulling Fu Ying out of the cold hell.
Yes, Shi Yuan is right. The one who is wrong is not her, but those scheming bad people!
She roused herself, lowered her eyes to gather her thoughts, and then suggested, "I want to use this as a pretext to determine if Fang Zong really has a problem." It was risky, but she felt it was the most direct method.
“You don’t need to take any risks.” Shi Yuan pondered for a moment and then said, “You lead Fang Zong to an empty carriage, and we’ll take care of the rest.”
"This?" Fu Ying hesitated.
"Trust the Seventh Division's methods," Shi Yuan reassured her. "You don't need to take the risk." Someone like Fu Ying shouldn't be defeated by these conspiracies and schemes; she deserves a wider world.
As for Fang Zong, it's too easy to find out if he has any problems. Just have Huan Ni create an illusion for him, and you'll know whether he's a human or a ghost in no time!
Fang Zong and the others were restless in the private room. Just when the plan was about to reach a critical moment, Shi Yuan and Gu Linyuan, two unexpected obstacles, appeared.
He has taken ninety-nine steps in ten years and cannot afford to fail at the last hurdle.
What should I do?
Fu Ying trusted him a lot; perhaps he could persuade her to continue the plan again.
Fang Zong took several deep breaths, trying his best to calm his agitated emotions, and sat by the car window, refining his words for communicating with Fu Ying later.
Just then, Fu Ying pushed open the door to the private room and walked in.
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