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Luo Chengfeng anxiously recalled scene after scene of his time with Chen Ganding.
He suddenly remembered that whenever Chen Ganding met with him, he had not actually been alone. Usually, a disciple had been at his side. Sometimes, it had even been that disciple who came to summon him. Yet no matter how hard he tried now, he could not recall what that disciple looked like.
For a cultivator with an almost photographic memory, this was in itself an abnormal situation.
Then he made a horrifying discovery. Whether passively or of his own accord, he had instinctively concealed everything concerning Chen Ganding from others.
In other words, he had never spoken to anyone of or mentioned anything related to Chen Ganding.
He said with difficulty, "Senior Brother Bian, Inspector Zhang, none of what I said just now was false. I did not deceive you."
Bian Lan looked at him, then said gravely to Daoist Wei, "Junior Brother Wei, go back first. Remember, do not speak of what happened here to anyone."
Daoist Wei said, "Rest assured, Senior Brother. I know the gravity of the matter." He saluted Bian Lan, then Zhang Yu, before turning and leaving.
Bian Lan said to Zhang Yu, "Inspector Zhang, since Junior Brother Luo has already admitted his guilt, there is no need for him to deliberately deceive either of us over such a matter."
Zhang Yu said, "I naturally know that. He could not have accomplished such a thing alone. It is only difficult to determine whether what he saw was real or false."
He analyzed the matter in his mind. There were roughly three possibilities. One was that Chen Ganding had been impersonated by a disciple under a Profound Venerable.
This was somewhat possible. After all, Profound Venerable Yu could not constantly watch