Chapter 636: Sorting Out Six Years Ago...

The Sacred Heart Church is most adept.

It is in controlling a person’s mind when their body is weakest, their spirit on the brink of collapse, and their will most fragile.

Making each person found by the Sacred Heart Church feel as if they’ve encountered a divine sound and received salvation.

Upon suddenly recalling this trait, Chen Xiao was reminded of the scene when Zhu Nianying and Huang Zhao first met.

At that time, Zhu Nianying was undoubtedly at the most crumbling stage of her life.

In such a phase, when a teacher suddenly appeared in her world, were the words spoken by that teacher considered truth?

Were every action taken by the teacher viewed as a benchmark?

Chen Xiao hardly needed to think more, the answer was already clear in his heart.

Absolutely!

Such words would certainly be seen as truth, such actions viewed as a benchmark!

So, why does Zhu Nianying live?

Is it really because she resembles Huang Zhao’s late wife, Li Muhong?

Can’t there be another possibility?

For example... another one among the twelve high-level members of the Sacred Heart Church, yet to appear!

Chen Xiao dared not think further.

For him, this answer was entirely unacceptable!

Not a possibility of acceptance at all!

Yet Chen Xiao was often like this; whenever a subversive possibility arose, he couldn’t help but accept it.

Whenever faced with such a situation, Chen Xiao wanted to find someone to talk to.

This person often only turned out to be Lin Xi.

Chen Xiao didn’t let his mood stir further; after calling Lin Xi, she quickly answered.

"What’s up, husband, do you miss me or did you encounter another problem?"

At crucial times, Chen Xiao didn’t think about sweet talking but directly said:

"Wife, I just made a very startling inference, and after doing so, I began feeling unsure."

Lin Xi’s tone became a bit more serious: "Tell me."

"Actually, my inference is very simple, and we’ve discussed the two conditions that make this inference many times, but the reason I am slow to realize it now is because we never considered these two points together."

"These two conditions: one is the trait of the Sacred Heart Church, and the other is Zhu Nianying’s situation when she met Huang Zhao."

Lin Xi didn’t react immediately: "Isn’t the trait of the Sacred Heart Church that they like manipulating people’s hearts for their own use? Their method often prevails at times when people are weakest."

"As for Zhu Nianying’s situation when she met Huang Zhao, isn’t it the one we talked about many times? At that time, she had just fled a marriage to Shencheng City, but because she was too young, she failed to find an appropriate opportunity, so she had to beg due to hunger and cold..."

Lin Xi stopped her words abruptly and then exclaimed: "Wait, something’s wrong."

"Right? When these two conditions are analyzed together, the problem is significant!"

"Indeed, the situation Zhu Nianying faced then was absolutely the hardest period in her life. In such circumstances, not to mention she was just a teenage girl at that time, even someone with rich social experiences might not endure!"

"At that time, she met her teacher who suddenly illuminated the path forward in her life!"

"But if her teacher really was someone from the Sacred Heart Church, then isn’t she also part of the Sacred Heart Church?"

"Perhaps, she might even be one of those so-called twelve high-level individuals!"

When Lin Xi reached this point, Chen Xiao smiled bitterly.

Their thoughts had collided together.

Or more directly put, whether Chen Xiao’s call was made to Lin Xi, or Zhang Xian, or Qin Fei.

Perhaps, even Xie Wensheng, who had undergone brain surgery, might promptly realize it!

"So wife, the simplest traps are often the most deadly!" Chen Xiao voiced his feelings.

Lin Xi’s tone grew more unprecedentedly serious: "Then what do you think should be done now?"

"Honestly, I really don’t know what to do. Because once this inference is established, then all my previous concepts might have to be overturned."

Chen Xiao was indeed very troubled.

The case involving Zhu Nianying was the most complex and repetitive case he had ever encountered since starting his detective work.

Especially Zhu Nianying herself.

This seemed to be the third time her image has changed in his mind.

The first time, Zhu Nianying was just as Huang Zhao described, a simple-living yet resilient and pitiable girl.

The second time, was after meeting Kang Mao and discovering certain things, he began doubting whether Zhu Nianying’s character had drastically changed due to the tides of time. But later, Chen Xiao decided to believe, to trust in his perception, and that many people’s praises meant that Zhu Nianying was still a good girl.

Now, the good girl he just deemed so, once again transformed in his heart.

And this transformation stemmed entirely from hindsight.

The more hindsight, the more horrifying upon reflection.

However, Chen Xiao also knew that it was his own mind playing tricks.

He seemed to be afraid of such results.

Because he didn’t wish for the case he took on to turn out to have everyone being villains.

"Husband, I think you maybe should calm down."

"Hmm, you tell me."

"First, we have to clear up a fact that we must understand, and that is what exactly do they want?"

"Their objective has always been clear, which is to take... " Chen Xiao was about to blurt out about taking over Li Hai, but he stopped himself mid-sentence.

"You’re right, Zhu Nianying disappeared in 2000, at that time I was still just a young lad, and the Guo Family hadn’t shown interest in Shencheng City’s business. So, if suspecting she’s among the twelve high-level members, then I shouldn’t let time muddle my thoughts."

"As long as she’s among the twelve high-level members, everything should be traced back to six years ago. Assuming the target remains Li Hai, then I must prove Zhu Nianying had contacts with Li Hai six years ago!"

"Only by doing this can we connect everything together. But, Qi Wei doesn’t have any impression of Zhu Nianying, speaking of which, neither should Zuo Shu. So, why did Zhu Nianying bother to disappear?"

"Unless the Sacred Heart Church’s target wasn’t Li Hai then, but wasn’t Shencheng City’s layout all about that anyway?"

Chen Xiao fell into a realm of queries.

And these questions only grew over time.

He instinctively glanced at the phone holding in his hand, at the ongoing call still being timed, while thoughts swirled in his mind.

Suddenly, Chen Xiao opened his mouth to ask Lin Xi:

"Wife, if the Sacred Heart Church’s target wasn’t Li Hai six years ago, who do you think it might be?"

"If it wasn’t Li Hai, then I really can’t say who else it could be."

"Do you think it might be the Zhuang Family?"

"Hmm? The Boss Zhuang from Hai City."

"Yes."

"How did his enterprise compare to Li Hai?"

"Six years ago, President Zhuang’s assets were worth over ten billion!"

On the other end of the phone, Lin Xi froze instantly.

Assets worth ten billion, with deep ties to Zhu Nianying, could it be...