The Beauty CEO's Personal Expert

Chapter 1519 - 1825: Hidden Evidence of Crime

"Yu." Ling Chen looked at Yu Beifeng and said, "Actually, we have a mutual friend."

"Friend?" Yu Beifeng’s lips moved, his cold eyes slowly shifting to Ling Chen’s face, "I have no friends."

"Xu Ming!" Ling Chen spat out the two words with a smile, "I believe you are not unfamiliar with him."

"You mean... Xu..." Mentioning Xu Ming, a peculiar expression instantly appeared on Yu Beifeng’s face, like he was reminiscing and pained at the same time, various emotions flashed across his eyes, incredibly complex.

After a good while, Yu Beifeng’s emotions seemed to settle, and he asked, "How is Xu? I haven’t seen him for many years."

"He’s doing well now." At this point, Ling Chen’s eyes flashed as he said, "Yu, can I ask you something? Do you know why Xu left Su Cheng’en back then?"

Yu Beifeng shook his head and said, "I’m not quite sure about the specifics. I just occasionally heard Master mention that... Xu was a traitor, unable to focus on martial arts, always longing for the colorful world outside."

"Is that so?" Ling Chen smiled, "Yu, regardless of what Su Cheng’en told you, I want to tell you that he deceived you. Not only that, he deceived everyone. Your Xu didn’t leave because he longed for the outside world. The primary reason he left was to save his life. He knew clearly that if he continued to stay by Su Cheng’en’s side, he’d surely die."

"Why? Did Xu commit some kind of mistake? Master is a very generous person, even if mistakes are made, he would at most scold a bit, never attack."

"Yu, you’re mistaken; you’ve been kept in the dark about many things. Before Su Cheng’en took you two as disciples, he had many disciples, and without exception, those people all disappeared mysteriously. To be precise, they’re all dead. The murderer who killed them is Su Cheng’en."

Upon hearing this, even Du Kang on the side became interested, "Ling Chen, how do you know these things?"

"My second brother told me." Seeing the puzzled looks of Du Kang and Yu Beifeng, Ling Chen patted his forehead and explained with a smile, "I forgot to tell you that my second brother is Xu Ming, one of the Eight Eccentrics. Elder Du, he used to visit the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion as one of the Eight Eccentrics. Don’t you remember?"

"Now that you mention it, I do have an impression."

"By the way!" Ling Chen changed the subject, looking at Yu Beifeng and asking, "Is Su Cheng’en at the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion?"

"No." Yu Beifeng shook his head, "Master elder went out, not sure when he’ll be back."

"So, you’re living alone?" Ling Chen glanced around thoughtfully and said, "If you want to know the truth, I can take you to see it. How about it, Yu, are you interested?"

Seeing Yu Beifeng deep in thought, Du Kang said, "I invited you here today to offer you a different path. Although I don’t know much about Su Cheng’en, I’m aware of what he’s done. You’re innocent; there’s no need for you to shoulder the faults committed by Su Cheng’en."

Under Du Kang’s persuasion, Yu Beifeng finally nodded and said, "Okay, I hope you can provide evidence convincing enough for me."

"No problem."

Leaving Du Kang’s residence, the trio headed straight to the valley of Yangxin Pavilion. Upon seeing the wooden house not far away, Ling Chen quickened his pace. Soon, under Yu Beifeng’s guidance, they entered the wooden house.

"Yu, where is your room?"

Yu Beifeng pointed to the bedroom next door, and Ling Chen immediately walked in. Turning on the light and examining the room environment, Ling Chen focused his gaze on the floor. Knock knock knock! Tapping on the wooden floor, Ling Chen looked up and asked, "Elder Du, did you bring a knife?"

"What are you planning to do?"

"The secrets you’re interested in are underneath here."

Hearing this, Du Kang stepped forward, gesturing for Ling Chen to step aside. Following this, Du Kang took a deep breath, Inner Strength brewing, and suddenly punched out. Boom! With a loud noise, the wooden floor instantly shattered. Ling Chen leaned over for a look and discovered another layer beneath the wooden floor. Possibly due to age, the bottom layer was already cracked.

"Yu, was this upper layer of the wooden floor laid later?"

Yu Beifeng nodded, "That was when I was very young, done by Master personally."

Then it’s right! Ling Chen nodded secretly. He remembered Xu Ming once said that he originally discovered many skeletons beneath the floor, leading him to learn Su Cheng’en’s secret, thus choosing to leave. Su Cheng’en repaved the wooden floor, probably fearing Yu Beifeng would find out.

With Du Kang’s help, the wooden floor was soon broken open, revealing the dirt underneath. Ling Chen didn’t hesitate, directly starting to dig and cleared away all the earth. After digging about a finger deep, a white hard object suddenly appeared in the dirt.

Finally found! Ling Chen’s eyes brightened, hurriedly taking the object from the dirt, unsurprisingly, it was a skull.

As the soil beneath was dug deeper, more and more skulls and bones emerged. Huff! Ling Chen gasped, wiping the sweat off his forehead with his sleeve, and asked, "Elder Du, Yu, should I continue digging?"

"No need, stand up, take a rest first." After speaking, Du Kang picked up a skull from the ground, looking at the top’s shattered skull with a grim face, "Didn’t expect... truly didn’t expect... he’s this cruel." Saying this, Du Kang turned his gaze to Yu Beifeng beside him, saying solemnly, "Now, you should believe."

Yu Beifeng stared at the ground full of bones, his face pale, seemingly not yet recovering from shock.

"Yu, these were your former seniors, their strength reaching the Heaven List, then mercilessly killed by Su Cheng’en to satisfy his perverted desires. If you don’t quickly detach from Su Cheng’en, you’ll ultimately end up like them."

"I... need to calm down." After saying that, Yu Beifeng turned and left the bedroom.

"Ling Chen, thanks to you, I’ve seen the true nature of Su Cheng’en."

"Elder Du, no need to be polite. By the way!" Ling Chen curiously asked, "How did you come to know Su Cheng’en?"

"I had already said, there’s nothing that happens at the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion I don’t know. Many years ago, I discovered Su Cheng’en, but at the time didn’t know his identity, thinking he was an enigmatic expert. Until one time by chance, I saw Su He running to meet Su Cheng’en, even kneeled before him and knocked several times. From then, I started suspecting Su Cheng’en’s identity. Later, I secretly investigated, discovering his true identity."