Chapter Twenty-Four: Confrontation and Choice

  "It's not a matter of believing or not... but you indeed have... serious... suspicions." Kade stuttered out these words beside Li Xiaoman.

  Pang Bo's eyes widened suddenly and he said: "What do you mean, Blond Devil? What makes you think it was Ye Fan who killed him?"

  "No, I'm not being subjective...I think I'm stating objective facts. I didn't say he's the murderer, I just stated a fact that he is highly suspicious." Ke De said with a serious and rigid expression, "Liu Yunzhi makes sense, Ye Fan had conflicts with the deceased and had motives for murder. Moreover, they were close by, having the conditions to take action."

  Although he didn't speak very fluently, everyone understood what he meant, just like many straightforward Westerners, who judge things based on facts.

  "Devil, you really don't understand human feelings and worldly affairs. It's a very obvious thing, but you have to make it like proving a mathematical theorem, so rigid!"

  "What's... Guizi?" The foreigner, Kade, looked puzzled and said: "I've heard you say that several times, what does it mean?"

  "You're just a stubborn fool, I don't even want to talk to you." Pang Bo didn't bother with him anymore and turned his head to look at Li Xiaoman, saying: "Why aren't you speaking up? You should know Ye Fan very well, shouldn't you?"

  Li Xiaoman stood tall and slender, like a lotus flower blooming in the darkness, her face calm and natural. She opened her mouth lightly and said: "To be honest, I don't think Ye Fan is the murderer, but now he really has suspicion..."

  "Li Xiaoman!" Pang Bo was extremely angry, biting her name heavily, interrupting her words and saying: "You are really heartless, I never thought you would say something like this. Who wouldn't believe it? Only you can't! Others may not understand Ye Fan, but do you not understand him either? Although you two have broken up, you can't be so heartless, are you trying to rub salt in Ye Fan's wounds?"

  "I didn't mean anything else, I was just stating a fact." Li Xiaoman was very calm and beautiful, with a slightly furrowed brow, saying: "I wasn't targeting anyone, I just wanted to say that if the murderer dared to kill someone, then they wouldn't dare do anything else. We're all in danger right now. I hope we can be more objective rather than subjective, because Ye Fan is highly suspicious, and the others present also have some suspicions."

  Pang Bo sneered, "After all, Ye Fan is the most suspicious. If you don't believe him, why say so much!" He turned his head heavily and said, "I really misjudged you. In the past, it was difficult to change your mind once you made a decision. Friends couldn't persuade you. Now I understand that your personality isn't resolute and determined, but ruthless."

  At this moment, a somewhat nervous and almost timid voice whispered: "I... I believe in Ye Fan, I believe he... is not the murderer." It was that unfortunate female classmate, her body thin and weak, walking out with her head down, looking tense and uneasy.

  Originally a simple and happy girl, due to the dissatisfaction of life in recent years, she has become very unconfident, no longer sunny and radiant, and speaking in front of people is not as smooth, appearing awkward and uneasy.

  This was also the main reason why Ye Fan felt deeply sympathetic towards her during the class reunion.

  Pang Bo felt the same sympathy for this timid female classmate as Ye Fan did. In the past, when they were in school, she was not like this at all. She often joked with Ye Fan and him, her words were like pearls, and the three of them had a very good relationship. Being with her made people feel happy easily.

  "Thank you, Yiyi Liu!" Ye Fan smiled and nodded at her.

  "No need to thank me, I believe you won't kill anyone..." Yui's voice was weak and pitiful, making people feel sympathetic, standing there awkwardly.

  "Who else could it be?" Li Changqing said indignantly, "Apart from Ye Fan, who else has a motive for murder? He's taking revenge."

  The girl standing next to Liu Yunzhi also spoke up again: "Ye Fan, how can you be so ruthless? That's a classmate who has known each other for four years!"

  "I'm telling you again, I didn't kill anyone." Ye Fan faced the accusation calmly and serenely, saying: "You can suspect me, but before things are investigated clearly, please don't splash dirty water on me directly."

  "The fact is right in front of you, you and the deceased were almost side by side, closest in distance. No one else could have gotten around you to kill him without being noticed. And only you had a motive for the crime!"

  Pang Bo's temper flared up, and he couldn't bear it. He angrily said: "Can you talk some sense? Before the matter is settled, don't go around slandering others. I really don't understand, back when you graduated, you said that you and Liu Yunzhi had parted ways amicably, but now it seems like Liu Yunzhi didn't even give you a second glance and dumped you, making you hate him to death. So why are you now acting like you can't bear to part with him, cheering him on and beating the drum for him?"

  "You... this is a vicious personal attack!" The female classmate's face turned pale with anger, her body trembling as she pointed at Pang Bo.

  "Attack? Yes, attack the chicken!" Pang Bo was a man who wouldn't take losses, and sometimes his mouth was really poisonous. He said, "I call this using poison to counter poison, speaking to people in their own language, speaking to ghosts in their own language, and when I see a toad, I'll drown it with just a few spits!"

  "You..." The female classmate's body trembled and she was so angry that she couldn't speak.

  Liu Yunzhi's face turned gloomy, and he said, "Enough, Pang Bo, are you still a man? Is it interesting to say such things?" The golden cudgel in his hand was surrounded by several thin rays of light, which were particularly eye-catching in the dark, reminding everyone that it possessed absolute deterrent power. If a conflict were to occur, it's likely that no one would be able to resist.

  Pang Bo's face also sank, saying: "Because the murderer is not Ye Fan, and you are making a fuss, I am using his own way to deal with him."

  Ye Fan's gaze swept over Li Xiaoman's body and then looked at others, at this time three classmates came forward and said: "We believe Ye Fan did not commit murder."

  Adding Liu Yiyi, Zhang Ziling and Pang Bo, there are six people standing on Ye Fan's side in an instant. Including himself, there are seven people in total. At present, there are sixteen people who have escaped the disaster, and those who believe in Ye Fan almost account for half of the number.

  Lin Jia is extremely beautiful, with a slender figure and naturally born phoenix eyes that give her an air of charm. Even in this atmosphere, although she speaks calmly, she still appears somewhat enchanting and alluring.

  "I also think it's impossible that it was Ye Fan. We all know his character, he's not a ruthless person and has never been petty with anyone..."

  Li Changqing looked displeased and interrupted her, saying: "Apart from him, who else could it be? Which of us present would kill someone, which of us would have such a mind?"

  Pang Bo was furious, staring at Li Changqing and saying: "Can't you be even more shameless? Can't you come up with some more excuses to splash dirty water? I really want to press this bronze plaque against your face. How can you say such arbitrary words?"

  "I'm too lazy to bother with you!" Li Changqing said angrily, turning his head away. Even now, he still had a swollen nose and bruised face from being beaten by Pang Bo on the Five-Colored Altar.

  "I also believe in Ye Fan, he's not that kind of person, he wouldn't do something so cruel." At this time, Wang Ziwu walked over and chose to believe Ye Fan.

  Zhou Yi had been like a bystander from start to finish, but at this time he also made a choice. He looked at the golden vajra in Liu Yunzhi's hand that was shining with a divine light, and then looked at Ye Fan who was calm and composed. "We can't easily conclude who is the murderer," he said. "I believe Ye Fan won't harm his classmates."

  At this moment, the vast majority of people are standing on Ye Fan's side. He knows that some people are sincere, while others are watching his every move, thinking that he is so calm in the face of Liu Yunzhi's Golden Vajra, and must have an "ace up his sleeve", a choice that is almost speculative.

  "If it wasn't Ye Fan, then who was it? Was the murderer someone among us?" Liu Yunzhi's face turned cold as he stared at Ye Fan, before shifting his gaze to Pang Bo.

  "Put away your airs, don't think that just because you're holding a shining staff, others will be afraid of you." Pang Bo was nonchalant and very fierce, saying: "I can still use this dull copper shield to slap you to death!"

  Liu Yunzhi's face suddenly turned gloomy, and he tightly grasped the Vajra Pestle, taking three steps forward!

  Yefan grabbed Pangbo, who was about to rush over, and then faced everyone, serious and solemnly said: "I can tell you all that the murderer is not anyone among us."

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