Chapter 1495: Suspicious Target
In the end, the One-eyed Deputy and the other two answered every question honestly.
They also admitted they had seen the messenger. But they weren't sure whether he had actually been sent by the Water Engineering Department. Perhaps Gong Lei Grand Scholar had staged the whole thing himself?
Of course, Xinhuo Grand Scholar clearly hadn't overlooked this detail. He didn't believe Gong Lei Grand Scholar had staged it himself, either.
The Chief Grand Scholar had made it perfectly clear: Gong Lei had no motive to target the Teleportation Formation. If he had wanted to sabotage it, why would he have sent a voice-transmission talisman the day before, describing his plans to expand it?
So it was almost certain that Gong Lei Grand Scholar hadn't arranged the messenger himself.
Then who exactly was this messenger? Who had sent him?
Very few people had seen him at the time, and these deputies were among them.
"Think carefully. What did the messenger look like?"
Not much time had passed, so it wasn't difficult to recall.
The One-eyed Deputy thought for a moment, then said, "That messenger was unusual. He seemed respectful toward Gong Lei Grand Scholar, but you could tell he didn't have the usual subordinates' reverence. On the contrary, he was quite bold. He acted very calmly in front of Gong Lei Grand Scholar. It was a strange feeling..."
"It was as if he were following a script. He was far too composed and calm to be an errand-running messenger."
"Oh, and he came to see Gong Lei Grand Scholar carrying a Water Engineer Scholar's token."
Xinhuo Grand Scholar's eyes narrowed. "Why didn't you mention such an important detail before? Did you inspect the token?"
The three deputies looked at one another. They were all scholars and deputies