NOVGO.NET Chapter 730 - 311: Means
Chapter 730: Chapter 311: Means
Having observed up until now, how could Su Mo not understand what was truly going on with this act?
When the assassin first appeared, Su Mo felt something was amiss.
Logically speaking, the most likely candidate who would want Ding Wugong dead wouldn’t be anyone else but Wan Yutang.
Yet, in practice, Wan Yutang would be the least likely to want to kill Ding Wugong at this time.
Judging by Ding Wugong’s behavior after being caught.
From start to finish, he scarcely mentioned Wan Yutang.
He mentioned he was assigned by Ren Xiongfei, mentioned the Dark Hall, and even the potion of separation.
In between, there may have been a few occasions when the words Wan Yutang were mixed in… But he never said it was Wan Yutang who assigned him to administer the potion of separation to Yang Xiaoyun.
In his words, this deed was done by Ren Xiongfei.
Ding Wugong, known as Black Heart Rat, might not have a formidable role, but he was notoriously difficult to handle.
The words coming out of his mouth were a blend of truth and lies, difficult to interpret.
However, last night, Su Mo and Wan Yilan had concealed themselves in a secret chamber and heard a conversation between Wan Yutang and Lady Wan.
In actuality, several matters had already become clear to him.
Firstly, Ren Xiongfei was not a person from the Dark Hall.
Secondly, Wan Yutang wanted to use the matter of Ding Wugong to eliminate the poison tooth Ren Xiongfei through Su Mo’s hands.
Just these two points exposed the most false part of Ding Wugong’s narrative.
He was most certainly not sent by Ren Xiongfei to plot against Su Mo and Yang Xiaoyun.
The one who truly made him do this was Wan Yutang!
Wan Yutang wanted to deal with Yang Xiaoyun, which in reality was meant to constrain Su Mo.
If everything went smoothly, it would be a cause for jubilation.
But if it failed, they could pin the whole affair on Ren Xiongfei’s head and take the chance to eliminate him, killing two birds with one stone.
Once such a plan was devised,
Wan Yutang would absolutely not kill Ding Wugong at this point.
Although killing Ding Wugong would place Ren Xiongfei in a predicament, ultimately, there was no concrete evidence to prove that Ren Xiongfei was behind it.
Therefore, instead of entangling oneself in an argument without proof, which could provoke Su Mo into a fury and provoke other potential developments,
The best course of action would be to keep Ding Wugong alive.
And have him confront Ren Xiongfei.
Given Wan Yutang’s understanding of Ren Xiongfei and Ding Wugong’s craftiness, the outcome of this confrontation was indeed hard to predict.
Thus, Wan Yutang would definitely not kill Ding Wugong.
Nor would Ren Xiongfei kill Ding Wugong.
So where did today’s act come from?
As Su Mo had thought earlier, there was a missing link in the chain.
And this link was filled in during the public trial.
The link was the assassin himself.
When the assassin pointed out that Wan Yutang instructed him to assassinate Ding Wugong, Su Mo knew… there was something fishy about this matter.
All that happened afterward was just as such.
In front of everyone, the assassin admitted to being dispatched by Wan Yutang to kill Ding Wugong and presented a plausible argument that he indeed held a high position within Wusheng Hall.
He even spelled out every detail about the Dark Hall.
Finally, when the Great Transformation Rebirth Heart Lotus Scripture was revealed, the case seemed concluded.
It was Wan Yutang!
To everyone else, no other possibility seemed to remain for this matter.
But since Su Mo knew that Wan Yutang would not do this, as he also planned to use this opportunity to remove the poison tooth Ren Xiongfei,
How could he possibly self-sabotage?
The intentional guidance within this scenario was apparent.
Looking at the entirety of Wusheng Hall, who else would want Wan Yutang dead, was aware of the Dark Hall, and held a high position?
Lady Wan!
Su Mo had already witnessed the relationship between Wan Yutang and Lady Wan last night.
Perhaps these two people were collaborators or maintained peace through other means.
But that was merely superficial; deep down, Lady Wan must be afraid that Wan Yutang would kill her, so how could she not harbor thoughts of killing Wan Yutang?
Yet knowing that Wan Yutang controlled the Dark Hall and setting aside his martial arts prowess, Lady Wan alone presumably couldn’t overpower Wan Yutang.
Thus, when Su Mo arrived, the opportunity for Lady Wan arose.
The assassin emerged, failed to kill Ding Wugong and was apprehended.
Accusing Wan Yutang, she led the current situation in her favor, attributing all matters to Wan Yutang.
The most crucial part of this plan lay in the fact that she wasn’t framing or entrapping anyone but was revealing the truth through another method.
This tactic was extremely clever.
What surprised Su Mo, however…
Was that Ren Xiongfei’s role in this affair was not as simple as Su Mo had thought.
This was because of Deng Fengbai.
Ling Hongxia saw very clearly last night that Deng Fengbai had pledged allegiance to Ren Xiongfei.
And today, among all the events, the call for public trial came from Deng Fengbai.
Consequently, all the Hall Masters of Wusheng Hall assembled, and the matter of Wan Yutang’s command to the assassin to kill Ding Wugong became a huge scandal in an instant.
There was no longer any room for maneuver.
Similarly, Deng Fengbai was the one who discovered that the assassin’s martial arts came from the Great Transformation Rebirth Heart Lotus Scripture.
At that time, when the assassin exchanged palms with Duan Qinghen, many Hall Masters were outraged.
Deng Fengbai was not the one closest to Duan Qinghen, yet he was the first to detect the anomaly.
If this single point could simply suggest that Deng Fengbai possessed keen insight and the ability to recognize the implications,
Then combining these two points together…
Made Su Mo unable to avoid giving the matter further consideration.