Chapter 2426: Chapter 2329: Interrogation

Zhao Chengke squinted his eyes slightly, and looked at Anya with a cold gaze.

The detective holding the notebook was already preparing to take the record.

"That person is called Fujiwara Seiho, he came together with an old man, I don’t know his name, only know the surname Lu, they..."

Anya started speaking.

"Stop!" Zhao Chengke suddenly interrupted Anya, his face darkened, "Fujiwara Seiho? Is this person from Dongyang?"

Anya was stunned, then nodded, "Yes, he’s from Dongyang."

Zhao Chengke asked in a deep voice, "How do you know someone from Dongyang? Are you very familiar with him? You work in archaeology, right, haven’t you learned modern history? You can’t be unaware of what people from Dongyang are like, can you? You don’t even have this basic professional integrity?"

Anya’s face immediately turned red, she wanted to refute but found herself speechless. Saying too much might inadvertently reveal her mother’s connection with the Iga-ryu, which Anya was most worried about. She didn’t want to involve her mother in this matter, as her mother was unaware.

However, Anya probably did not expect that the captain of the detective team, Zhao Chengke, turns out to be a fervent nationalist, with a sharp tongue that could choke people:

"When Dongyang invaded Hua Country, you were not born, but surely your grandparents were, right? Go back and ask your grandparents, see how they cursed those from Dongyang!"

"Those devils killed so many of our compatriots, robbed so many of our national treasure level antique relics, even us common people cannot forget this piece of history, you working in archaeology should even more understand the bitterness and pain from it, right?"

"How is it that you not only fail to learn from this but instead invite the wolf into the house, willingly bringing people from Dongyang to the ancient tomb excavation site? What, afraid that the antiques left by our ancestors aren’t stolen enough, wanting to give them a few more pieces?"

Zhao Chengke’s words weren’t any less confrontational, although his tone wasn’t aggressive, each word hit hard at one’s conscience, making the detectives present turn iron-faced, each one glaring with icy cold, razor-like eyes at the woman on the hospital bed.

Such a person who forgets their roots is hated by everyone, the police present weren’t as nationalist as Zhao Chengke but were knowledgeable of modern history. They found Anya’s actions disgraceful, they all stared angrily at her.

Anya’s face was embarrassed, internally hating Zhao Chengke for meddling, but under the current situation, she had no choice but to bow her head, so she could only explain,

"There are good and bad people from Dongyang too, I’ve met Fujiwara Seiho a few times, know his conduct is fairly decent, thus wasn’t too wary of this person."

"They heard through unofficial sources the tomb excavation uncovered Jiaoxiao and Mermaid Cream, suspecting there might be mermaid remains in the tomb, so they wanted me to help bring them into the mountains."

"With so many SWAT officers around the tomb, I thought they couldn’t get close, so I didn’t think too much about it."

"Besides, they told me at the time they wanted to do an exclusive interview investigation related to the tomb’s mermaids, I thought once the news came out, it would be positive promotion for the Luofu Mountain Ancient Tomb, so I took them up the mountain upon myself."

Anya’s words were half-truths and half-lies, hearing it Zhao Chengke found them earnest, it’s hard to say if he believed or not, but his sharp eyes never left Anya’s face, keeping her on edge, not daring any laxity or negligence.

After a while, Zhao Chengke seemed unable to find any flaw in her words, then sneered coldly,

"I heard you’re just a junior clerk at the Cultural Relics Bureau, you’re quite bold, this archaeological excavation is personally handled by several professors coming from Jingdu, it’s not your place to interfere, you’re overreaching a bit too far!"

"Moreover, the professors personally said the entire Luofu Mountain must be kept safe until the archaeological work is complete, and all information must be sealed, not a word can leak out."

"As far as I know, other team members are keeping their mouths tightly shut, afraid of mistakes on their end that would cause leakage and trouble."

"You, on the other hand, not only fail to help cover up, but you deliberately bring outsiders up the mountain, foreigners even, it seems like you’re intentionally causing trouble?"

"Do you think that when Professor Zhou hears of this, he’ll still let you continue to participate in this archaeological work?"

Hearing Zhao Chengke’s words, Anya suddenly realized the severity of the matter, thinking about how the trace of Jiaoren she’s been arduously investigating finally has a breakthrough yet she might be kicked out of the team, it would be harder to pursue any Jiaoren materials later. Anya was deeply regretful, urgently exclaimed,

"No, you can’t do this, I’ll tell you, I’ll say everything, just don’t tell Professor Zhou about my part, I’ll confess everything!"

Anya has spent immense energy over the years on the Jiaoren matter, now she finally has a chance to unveil the mystery, she wouldn’t easily give up at any cost, compared to this, she can forgo anything, at this moment she certainly wouldn’t keep anything hidden for anyone else.

Zhao Chengke secretly laughed, thinking this woman indeed withheld information, truly unaware of what she’s risking, but he pretended to be suspicious on the surface,

"Not telling Professor Zhou is doable, but it depends on whether the clues you provide are weighty enough!"

Anya doesn’t know much about Iga-ryu or Fujiwara Seiho, but to gain Zhao Chengke’s trust, she had no choice but to rack her brain, revealing everything she knew all at once,

"I only know that guy called Fujiwara Seiho should be the Young Master of Dongyang Iga-ryu, his power is immense, Iga-ryu has infiltrated considerable influence in Hua Country over the years, their network is very vast."

"Because my mother is from Dongyang, I know a little, Fujiwara Seiho should be searching for something related to Jiaoren, but I’m not clear on what specifically."

"The person who brought Fujiwara Seiho this time is Liu Dapeng from the logistics department, you can investigate him, he’s part of Iga-ryu’s forces, certainly knows more than me."

"As for how Fujiwara Seiho ended up dead in the coffin inside the tomb, I truly have no idea, after leading them up the mountain that day, afraid of being discovered, I directly brought them into the mountain and returned to the tent to rest."

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