Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 1088 563: Conscience (2)

This sounds more like something Shen Jingye would say.

Li Banfeng said, "Have you found out everything about Yu Yaoming? Where did his dark ability come from, and why did he kill Yan Youjun?"

Shen Jingye sighed and said, "You might not believe me when I tell you, this is his confession, take a look first."

Li Banfeng accepted the confession, "Can I read this? Aren't you afraid I'll interfere with his testimony?"

"I'm not afraid!" Shen Jingye shook his head, "Showing it to others would just be a waste of time, but showing it to you might actually be useful."

As Li Banfeng flipped through it, Shen Jingye explained, "According to Yu Yaoming's confession, he wasn't aware of the concept of dark abilities, he's not a cultivator or an enthusiast of dark abilities, his special abilities came from some experiments."

"What kind of experiments?" The confession was somewhat scattered, making it hard for Li Banfeng to search through.

Shen Jingye said, "He claimed it was an experiment simulating the environment around wormholes, he put himself in an extreme simulated environment and observed his own physical data. As a result, he discovered that his body evolved and gained special abilities.

Because his special abilities came from scientific research, he calls these abilities Wisdom Power, and this has been verified in the confessions of several of his students."

Li Banfeng thought of Fang Yufei, who always emphasized to him that her mentor possessed wisdom and strength beyond comprehension.

"Are his students all right?"

"One female student is mentally unstable, the hospital said it was due to excessive fright, the other students seem fine."

Li Banfeng continued to read the records, "To which Taoist Sect or profession do his abilities belong?"

Shen Jingye shook his head, "They don't belong to any profession. His physical skills are quite agile, but he doesn't possess the speed abilities of a Wanderer. He knows a lot of fighting techniques but doesn't have the ability to master weapons like a Fighter."

Li Banfeng said, "He can kill with a pen, isn't that considered mastering weaponry?"

"The origin of that pen is hard to explain, I suspect it's a dark energy carrier, but tests didn't reveal characteristics of a dark energy carrier.

However, if it were really just an ordinary pen, it wouldn't be possible for Yu Yaoming to so easily pierce someone's skull with it. He doesn't have that kind of ability."

This pen is so special?

Looks like there's a need to communicate with that pen sometime.

"What was Yu Yaoming's motive for killing Yan Youjun?"

Shen Jingye sighed again, "If I hadn't seen the confession with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe it. Yu Yaoming's motive for killing Yan Youjun was anger."

"Just out of anger?"

"Yes, during the interrogation, a Judge was present, which refers to a Virtue Cultivation member in Puluo State. With Yu Yaoming's ability, it's impossible for him to withstand this Virtue Cultivation member, so his words should be true.

Yu Yaoming had long been repressed by Yan Youjun, and many in the academic community know about this. Before attending the conference, Yu Yaoming had hinted to his students that he planned to severely punish Yan Youjun at the venue, possibly even taking his life."

Li Banfeng put down the confession, "He planned to murder Yan Youjun, told his students beforehand, and then chose to commit the act at an academic conference?"

Shen Jingye nodded and said, "Do you think he's crazy?"

Judging by Fang Yufei's reaction at the time, what Yu Yaoming said should be true, and she wasn't surprised by Yan Youjun's death.

Whether Yu Yaoming is insane depends on the environment.

In Puluo State, declaring war and then killing is nothing out of the ordinary, but in Outside Provinces, this behavior is indeed somewhat mad.

Shen Jingye continued, "We had professionals conduct a thorough examination of Yu Yaoming, including a mental state assessment. Although there wasn't any substantial illness found, his mental state is extremely obsessive.

He also admitted that his mental state has changed, which is also due to some of his experiments. His students are also quite obsessive, likely related to the experiments he conducted.

If you hadn't caught this lunatic, his future actions would have been unimaginable."

The two drank a few more glasses, and Shen Jingye lit a cigarette and said, "I've been on edge these past few days, and now that this has happened, I can finally relax a bit.

The higher-ups keep telling me to investigate the black market, and I find it quite unusual. How long has the Cultural Palace black market been around? Why have the higher-ups suddenly started to pay attention to it?

Old Liao has heard some rumors that a person with the surname Hua, someone who has some grievances with you, seems to have some contact with the Outside Provinces. I'm not sure if this is related to him."

A person with the surname Hua?

Hua Manchun?

Does he have something to do with the black market?

Li Banfeng stared at Shen Jingye for a moment.

Whether the information is true or false, Shen Jingye wouldn't easily reveal it. He has always been reluctant to get involved in matters outside his jurisdiction.

Why is he acting so out of character today?

Shen Jingye continued, "Now that this big mess has happened, the black market matters can be put aside for now. Take my advice and stay at the bureau for the next few days, or stay at home if that's more comfortable.

But do not go to the black market, the Birch Tree Secret Cult and the Ferry Gang affairs are also best left alone for the time being."

As Li Banfeng suspected, Teacher Song suddenly asked him to attend the academic conference specifically to get him out of the path of this black market investigation operation.

This operation is likely a trap, a trap targeting Li Banfeng.

But what kind of power could Hua Manchun possibly have? Enough to extend his influence to the Outside Provinces, and even reach the higher echelons of the Dark Star Bureau?