Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 210: The Beginning and the End

Was the culprit they once thought was really the culprit?

Lin Zhiqing was still unsure whether Lin Jingya's matter was related to Jiang Liuyun, but the fact that the original owner poisoned her cousin was more beneficial to Jiang Liuyun than to Lin Jingya.

If it is indeed related to Jiang Liuyun, then Biluo's death takes on a special meaning.

What if Biluo is one of Jiang Liuyun's people?
She obeyed Jiang Liuyun's orders to frame her, but failed and was instead arrested.

Jiang Liuyun was afraid of being exposed, so killing him to silence him was probably his only option.

From any perspective, Biluo's death is inextricably linked to Jiang Liuyun.

To find out the truth of this matter, a thorough investigation is necessary.

Lin Zhiqing narrowed his eyes and continued to ponder.

The second thing she encountered after being acquitted was the Spring Banquet.

Lin Zhiqing attended the Spring Festival Banquet with the intention of cultivating relationships with influential figures in order to open a medical clinic.

However, Lu Huai and Jiang Liuyun attended the Spring Banquet together.

Leaving aside Lu Huai for now, what was Jiang Liuyun's purpose in going to the Spring Banquet?
The biggest trouble Lin Zhiqing encountered at the Spring Banquet was Princess Pingning.

Princess Pingning admires Jiang Liuyun, and because of this, she makes things difficult for Lin Zhiqing in every way, and afterwards she secretly prevents her from opening a clinic.

Princess Pingning and Jiang Liuyun also had a private conversation at the Spring Banquet that day.

If such one-on-one exchanges are positive, they will inevitably deepen Princess Pingning's affection for Jiang Liuyun.

If it were a malicious case, for example, the princess was sternly rejected by Jiang Liuyun because he already had a fiancée.

In either case, Princess Pingning's malice towards Lin Zhiqing would only intensify.

On the surface, all the events at the Spring Banquet stemmed from Princess Pingning's malice, but the root cause was Jiang Liuyun.

Then, when Lin Zhiqing opened a clinic, he discovered that his second grandfather had acquired private property.

That private property was Qianjin Pavilion, and coincidentally, the bandit remnants that Jiang Liuyun was investigating had connections with Qianjin Pavilion.

If this is true, the Lin family will definitely be in big trouble.

Lin Zhiqing had limited access to information in the past and hadn't made this connection.

But Qianjin Pavilion is really too special.

If Liu Mang could plant Aunt Chun in there, is it possible that the remnants of the mountain bandits also came prepared?

Is it Liu Mang? Or Jiang Liuyun?

This question cannot be definitively answered at present.

Lin Zhiqing was just glad that she had been too wary and hadn't mentioned to Jiang Liuyun that she knew the owner behind Qianjin Pavilion was her second grandfather.

Whether Jiang Liuyun pretended not to know or truly didn't know at the time, if he had found out about this matter first, he certainly wouldn't have been able to keep it a secret.

In other words, if Jiang Liuyun had found Lin Jiusi first that day, the outcome would have been completely different.

Moreover, being confined to the inner quarters, my actions are often inconvenient, but I have managed to find out who owns Qianjin Pavilion.

How could Jiang Liuyun, a prince's son, be less informed than I am?

Moreover, since he was certain that the remnants of the mountain bandits were related to Qianjin Pavilion, wouldn't he have investigated the origins of Qianjin Pavilion in advance?
These are points that Lin Zhiqing hadn't noticed before, but now they are truly terrifying to think about.

Of course, aside from these, many of Jiang Liuyun's actions are problematic upon closer examination.

When Lin Congyan got into trouble, she had nowhere to turn for help, except for Lu Huai who offered a helping hand.

At that time, Lin Zhiqing speculated that Jiang Liuyun had been transferred away by the royal family. Later, his return to the capital without imperial decree caused a great uproar and brought Lin Zhiqing a lot of criticism.

In retrospect, almost everyone thought Jiang Liuyun was deeply in love with her. But no one ever imagined that such behavior would exacerbate the royal family's fear and dislike of the Lin family.

This act of protecting his fiancée, however, only brought trouble upon Lin Zhiqing.

As for Jiang Liuyun and the Zhenyuan Marquis's mansion, this behavior had no impact other than earning them a reputation for being loyal and righteous.

They made a profit.

When Lin Zhiqing went to Liu Mang's residence that day, he only wanted to bring Lin Yangyang with him.

Putting aside emotional issues, Lu Huai and Lin Zhiqing have a deal and a common goal, so it's not surprising that they went there.

But all of Jiang Liuyun's actions seemed to be for Lin Zhiqing's sake.

If Lin Zhiqing were an ordinary onlooker, her attention would likely be focused on Jiang Liuyun's deep affection.

But given the current situation, she prefers to analyze a person's motives from the perspective of self-interest.

Jiang Liuyun went to Liu Mang's residence seemingly without any purpose, only wanting to help Lin Zhiqing.

In the old world, a person with such a love-obsessed personality would be sent to dig for wild vegetables.

Moreover, during the entire nighttime raid on the Liu residence, Jiang Liuyun outwardly followed Lin Zhiqing's lead, but in reality, he did many other things.

For example, upon discovering psychological signs, he expressed a strong desire to enter the Liu family, regardless of safety concerns.

He then used Lin Congyan's story to sway Lin Zhiqing.

This coincided with Lin Zhiqing's purpose at the time, but from another perspective, Jiang Liuyun was unaware of Lin Zhiqing's psychological expertise.

Going in would likely mean certain death.

Moreover, Jiang Liuyun had gone inside to explore the Liu residence before they entered.

However, he was not influenced by Liu Mang's psychology at all. He only added a comment when Lin Zhiqing proposed the theory of mind assessment, saying that he felt dizzy.

Whether he felt dizzy or not, only he himself probably knows.

These details, which Lin Zhiqing hadn't noticed at the time, now seemed exceptionally clear.

When they first entered the study of the Liu family mansion, they were immediately transported into a dream on the first floor.

Lin Zhiqing didn't know at the time whether everyone's dreams were the same, so she didn't pay much attention to Jiang Liuyun's sweating and furrowed brows.

However, after exchanging dreams with Lu Huai, Jiang Liuyun's reaction that day was somewhat strange, given the dream's "perfect world" setting.

Leaving that aside, before Lin Zhiqing determined that the warehouse was the target, Jiang Liuyun had always wanted to go to the main courtyard.

Looking back now, Liu Mang's main courtyard was probably a den of dragons and tigers.

Once inside, the best-case scenario would be like the study, where one could escape, but this would inevitably attract Liu Mang's attention.

Before confirming that the evidence was hidden in the warehouse, Jiang Liuyun repeatedly urged the group to leave when they entered the warehouse.

Did he already know the evidence was in the warehouse at that time and try to lure Lin Zhiqing and Lu Huai away?
If this conjecture is true, then Jiang Liuyun must be familiar with the Liu family residence.

Moreover, Lin Zhiqing was attacked by the white-haired man in the secret room.

Without hesitation, Jiang Liuyun told Lin Zhiqing to run while he covered their retreat.

But in this situation, the white-haired man grabbed his belt and he lost the flute that could control the white-haired man.

Is this really a coincidence?
Lin Zhiqing didn't believe it.

He could hold his sword at that moment, but he didn't remember that he also had a flute.

It was precisely because they lost their flutes that they were trapped by the white-haired man and the flute music, which caused them a lot of trouble.

If all of this is an accident, it's just too coincidental.