Chapter 213: The Mastermind

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Feng Tianlan instructed Jing Yu to take the woman down first.

Jing Yu arranged for the woman to stay in a courtyard and then returned to report to Feng Tianlan.

“Master, how should we treat Miss Lin from now on?”

Formerly, Master had assumed that it was the mother who had abandoned Yuanxi. Now it seemed to be a misunderstanding. Miss Lin was also a victim. It was unlikely that Master would take her life.

However, Master’s expression didn’t seem too pleased. After searching for so many years, wasn’t this the day they had been waiting for?

“Keep a close watch on her and find out who is behind Miss Lin.”

Jing Yu was taken aback. “Master, are you suggesting that there is a mastermind using her?”

Feng Tianlan glanced at him. “Back then? Did you really think she was Yuanxi’s birth mother?”

Isn’t she?

Jing Yu was surprised.

Feng Tianlan’s deep black eyes chilled. “We’ve searched for five years, and have we ever seen her go there? If she truly cared about her child, she wouldn’t have waited until today to visit that place.”

Lin Zhihang’s appearance was too coincidental.

Because it was too coincidental, it raised suspicions.

Over these years, there wasn’t just one woman pretending to be Yuanxi’s mother, there were at least eighty or a hundred.

Naturally, Lin Zhihang was the sole person who could offer a precise time and location. This revelation stirred ripples within Feng Tianlan’s heart.

He had an instinct that the person behind Lin Zhihang might be related to the one he was searching for.

Listening to his analysis, Jing Yu’s expression grew solemn.

No one knew the difficulties of searching for someone better than him.

All along, he had a feeling as if an invisible hand was erasing the clues, covering up the truth.

If she was merely the daughter of a herbalist, with their resources, how could they have failed to find her for so many years?

Lin Zhihang seemed more like someone deliberately placed under their noses, causing them to mistakenly believe she was Yuanxi’s mother.

Who could have set up such a trap? What was their purpose? If Lin Zhihang wasn’t Yuanxi’s mother, then who was?

Should he use severe methods to extract a confession?

Lin Zhihang appeared delicate and fragile, likely unable to withstand their myriad harsh methods of torture, which might lead her to reveal the truth.

Seeing through his thoughts, Feng Tianlan said, “Lin Zhihang’s appearance has two possibilities. First, someone doesn’t want us to find Yuanxi’s mother, so they’re using Lin Zhihang to divert our attention. If this is the case, some of our recent actions might have gotten closer to the truth, and we haven’t noticed, but the person behind Lin Zhihang is getting anxious. Second, someone wants to impersonate Yuanxi’s mother, with the purpose of getting close to me or Yuanxi. Of course, the person who clearly knows the time and place must have something to do with what happened back then. Clearly, the first possibility is more likely. If it’s the second scenario, Lin Zhihang could have appeared at any time, so why wait until today, five years later?”

Jing Yu suddenly understood.

It actually made sense.

There was no need for the impersonator to choose such a late hour.

So, could their recent actions really be making the person behind it anxious?

Feng Tianlan looked at him. “Have you recently overlooked something?”

Jing Yu racked his brain, but he couldn’t think of anything suspicious.

The incident of First Lady Gu getting pregnant before marriage was quite suspicious, but she had a son. She definitely wasn’t Yuanxi’s birth mother.

Other suspicious individuals had been ruled out over the years. Not being able to find anyone was driving him crazy.

“In that case, let her be. Let’s see who has more patience.”

Jing Yu nodded. They had no other choice.

Feng Tianlan stood up and straightened his sleeves.

Observing his preparations to depart, Jing Yu subtly shifted to the side and asked, “Master, are you intending to remain here or return to the Holy Heaven Dynasty?”