Starry Sky Railway: Opening Performance - Taixu Sword God

"Yes." Dahao nodded. "It is my duty to conduct a thorough review."

"Although Miss Yun Li and Mr. Yan Huan spoke with absolute certainty, the case cannot be closed based solely on their personal statements."

Yun Li muttered, "Rather than letting bad guys steal it, it would have been better to let me melt it down from the start."

“That’s right, that’s right…” Yan Huan agreed wholeheartedly.

Da Hao narrowed his eyes, finding the two even more suspicious.

"Regarding the theft of Gu Yun, although all those who knew about it were suspected to varying degrees, Miss Yun Li was the prime suspect in the case."

"First of all, Miss Yun Li revealed her motive for stealing Gu Yun at the very moment of the sword presentation ceremony."

"You have said time and again that you wanted to take this sword away, and then you broke into the Works Bureau, destroyed the Jin statue, and tried to seize the sword. Am I wrong?"

"..."

“That’s right,” Yun Li admitted.

Dahao continued:

"The Earth Balance Division inspected the armory where Gu Yun was stored, and there were no signs of damage to the doors and windows."

"Apart from a small air vent, no more than a few palms wide, there was no passage for thieves to enter or exit."

“That definitely can’t be me,” Yun Li immediately denied. “If it were me, at least half of the armory would be destroyed.”

Huaiyan was extremely nervous, "You should say less..."

Da Hao looked at Yan Huan and said, "Miss Yun Li couldn't have taken the sword away under these circumstances, but her accomplice, Mr. Yan Huan, certainly could."

"But I had no motive to steal the sword."

Yan Huan shrugged. "Even if that sword is incredibly powerful, it's a prize for the champion. I'd rather have Jing Yuan's array sword."

What if what you want is not the weapon itself?

"What do you mean?"

"For example... use this sword to go to Kalevala, deceive the people there, and openly transport ultra-titanium ore deposits."

"Then I might as well ride on Jingyuan's head and make him pay me directly."

Yan Huan sighed helplessly:

"Stop hypothesizing. If the motive of stealing supertitanium deposits were valid, there would be plenty of people with that motive."

"For example, these mission members know the value of the super-titanium ore better than I do. They might have even planned the location and method of transportation. They'll take the sword and immediately betray us, using diplomacy as leverage to force Kalevala to exchange the ore or money for the sword..."

"If they don't give it back, we won't return it. Let the Immortal Boat Alliance and Kalevala stare at each other in disbelief."

“This…” Pavor wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and laughed awkwardly:

"Mr. Yan Huan, please rest assured, there is no such person in our delegation."

"You're just talking nonsense. What's the difference between you and me?" Yan Huan shrugged.

"If you ask me, General Huaiyan might have stolen it himself."

"?" Huaiyan tilted his head, his small eyes showing great confusion.

"Old man?"

"Yes."

"You might have stolen the sword to teach Yunli a lesson and prevent her from acting impulsively, so that everyone would criticize her."

"This forced her to reflect on her stressful behavior during the sword-giving ceremony, which she orchestrated herself."

"..."

When Yun Li suddenly stared at him with sharp eyes, Huai Yan felt like the sky was about to fall.

"How could I possibly do such a thing...!"

"Grandpa, I feel like what he said makes a lot of sense?" Yun Li asked with a skeptical look.

"And you, Da Hao!" Yan Huan bit randomly again.

"Me?" Dahao looked completely bewildered.

“As the deacon in this case, you are the least suspicious.”

"So, if you stole the sword, it will go very smoothly!"

In response to Yan Huan's accusations, Da Hao helplessly retorted, "Please, Mr. Yan Huan, as you claim to be defending yourself, what was my motive?"

"You're not satisfied with your current job as an office worker, so you decide to use your position to make money. It's that simple."

"..."

“Mr. Yan Huan, in order to reduce your own suspicion, you are increasing the suspicion of others, right? This behavior is too despicable.”

Dahao said helplessly:

"According to your logic, I would also say that the pure and beautiful knight who escorted Gu Yun is a suspect."

“Yes, of course there is!” Yan Huan seemed to have opened a floodgate of words. “Maybe after he pulled out the sword from Kalevala, he discovered that it was Luofu’s sword and, in order to enhance his reputation, he was preparing to pull off a big stunt.”

"Here's the question: what does he need fame for? To find a partner?" Dahao questioned.

"He wants to promote his own pure and beautiful spirit, and now he's taking the celebrity route. Haven't you seen his posters?"

Yan Huan explained:

"As long as you steal the sword in Luofu, take a picture, post it on WeChat Moments saying you got the champion's sword, whether you stole it or won it through skill, you'll get all the attention, right?"

"Can black and red even be considered red?!"

Dahao felt that Yan Huan's logic was like that of a lunatic.

"If he really wanted Gu Yun, why did he send it back to the Immortal Ship? In Kalevala's possession, whoever drew the sword owned it. He could have easily taken the sword himself."

"How can we generate buzz if we just take the sword away?" Yan Huan continued to retort.

"He's come to Xianzhou this time to increase his fame, and he'll definitely participate in the martial arts ceremony!"

"When the time comes, if you brandish your sword at the martial arts ceremony and then send your cavalry to arrest him, won't the media go crazy with joy?"

"His popularity will rise significantly then, and that's his motivation."

"That makes perfect sense," Yun Li praised.

"Reasonable my foot!" Da Hao couldn't hold back any longer.

"They've only been in Luofu for a short time, and they can already participate in the martial arts ceremony?!"

Yan Huan immediately raised her phone and showed Da Hao her chat history with Yin Zhi.

"He happens to have a match today, I'm not making this up."

"..."

"Okay, even if he participated in the competition, there are plenty of other people participating."

"The sword case containing Gu Yun was opened, and the sword disappeared, but the other swords in the same room were unharmed, which is enough to show that the thief targeted Gu Yun."

"He not only recognized the sword case, but also the sword itself."

"Therefore, the suspect can only be someone who attended the sword-giving ceremony and knew about it."

Yan Huan raised her hand, "Then we come back to the point, maybe it was the delegation that did it."

Dahao was speechless.

"If any member of the delegation harbored treacherous intentions, why didn't they steal the sword before the sword-giving ceremony?"

"Yesterday, led by that handsome knight, the delegation handed the sword to the Bureau of Works and then left."

"The craftsmen in charge of the handover testified that they did not take any items from the armory."

"wrong."

Suddenly, a chubby boy in the delegation stood up and said tremblingly:

"I ate a packet of their spicy chips."

"..."

Chapter 1010 Please watch your words

“I can testify that Mr. Yan Huan is not suspected of stealing the sword,” Huai Yan stepped forward to defend Yan Huan.

“After he left the Ministry of Works, he came to me.”

"So the deacon doesn't need to waste his time on her..."

Dahao pondered:

"In that case, let's summarize it simply."

"Not everyone who has seen a sword has been to the Imperial Workshop, and not everyone who wants a sword has ever seen one..."

"After eliminating all suspects, only Miss Yun Li remains."

Yun Li: "That makes a lot of sense."

Da Hao: "Then..."

Yun Li: "I didn't steal the sword."

Da Hao: "..."

"Ugh."

Dahao sighed helplessly.

"After eliminating all possibilities, only one possibility remains, and that is the truth."

"No!" Yan Huan immediately stepped forward and retorted:

"We can't completely rule out my suspicion yet. I could easily steal the sword and then go to Sichen Palace to chat with General Huaiyan!"

"..."