Chapter 144 The Reason for Deception

"The art museum in Haicheng?"

Lian Shou was stunned for a moment, and then he thought seriously.

"When I selected the place where the white spirit beads should be stored, I did investigate it."

"This Haicheng Art Museum is a privately built venue. It was originally used to store some valuable paintings, specially for the appreciation of some upper class people."

"But three years ago, the owner of this art museum, that is, the owner, suddenly wanted to launch a nationwide art exhibition for some reason, and that's how the exhibition came about."

"After the Haicheng Rebellion, the art museum was destroyed. The government has proposed to rebuild the art museum more than once, but it has never been completed due to various reasons."

"Even the ruins haven't been cleaned up."

"You mean, the owner of the art museum suddenly held an art exhibition on a whim?" Xu Ye raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise.

"That's more or less the case, but I haven't investigated the specific reasons in detail."

"Then do you know the name of the owner of the museum?"

"If I remember correctly, his name should be..." Lian Shou tried hard to recall the information he had found before, "Zhao Peng?"

"It's different." Xu Ye muttered to himself subconsciously, his whole face becoming extremely complicated.

He finally caught what was wrong and weird!

All the information Lian Shou told about the art museum, from the reason for the art exhibition to the name of the museum owner, was completely different from what he knew!

Three years ago, according to Tang Tan.

This art exhibition is held every year, and the name of its owner is not Zhao Peng at all, but a highly respected artist.

He had never doubted Tang Tan, so during the investigation of the Haicheng Rebellion, he never thought of investigating this matter in detail.

"I was suddenly invited to an art exhibition..."

"The weird arrows in the art museum, the epiphyllum pattern..."

"The name of the museum owner, the origin and reason for the art exhibition..."

In Xu Ye's mind, countless weird things emerged, connected to each other, like a spider web connecting countless information together.

Finally, among the complicated clues, an answer is about to emerge.

No matter how reluctant Xu Ye was to accept it, this was the only answer.

"She... lied to me?"

Xu Ye froze in place, his heart tightening suddenly.

"Who lied to you?" Lian Shou keenly caught Xu Ye's soliloquy and asked immediately.

"It's nothing." Xu Ye came back to his senses, his expression suddenly changed.

There was a look of indifference on his face, as if the gaffe just now didn't exist at all.

Immediately afterwards, he stuffed the document about the Haicheng Rebellion into the document bag: "I have already read this document."

"If Nanyuan College approves it, please ask the instructor to notify me in time."

He picked up another document and flipped through it.

Lian Shou noticed that Xu Ye didn't seem to want to discuss the matter in detail, so he just narrowed his eyes slightly and didn't ask any more questions.

He just showed a curious look, glanced at Xu Ye, and said casually: "What I'm a little curious about is why you asked to see An Lan's personal information."

"Sure enough, you guys made some kind of agreement that night, right?"

"Well, yes." Xu Ye quickly flipped through An Lan's information, checking his life experience and some personal information, "But the content of the transaction between us cannot be disclosed to you."

After just three minutes, he put down the document and looked thoughtfully: "That's it."

"It seems that if you want to 'cure' him, you can't use simple methods."

He casually returned the documents in his hand to Lian Shou, "Thank you, instructor."

Lian Shou stuffed the two documents into the document bag, energy surged in his palms.

In an instant, the entire document bag turned into fly ash under the shock of this energy, and dissipated in the air in the blink of an eye.

"No need to thank me, this is the reward you deserve." He smiled slightly, stood up, and looked directly at Xu Ye.

"I won't ask what exactly you want to do."

"But there is something I want to give you."

"I would like to hear the details." Xu Ye looked calm and put on a posture of asking for advice.

"No matter what happens, I hope you can stick to your heart." Lian Shou said solemnly.

"Judging from your expression just now, it seems that someone very important to you has deceived you."

"But what I want to tell you is that sometimes lies are not just to deceive, but are some kind of last resort."

His eyes became extremely lonely at this moment, as if he was recalling something.

"Your understanding and judgment of the other party is the most authentic conclusion."

After saying this, he stopped staying and turned around to leave.

Xu Ye showed a thoughtful look and stood there blankly: "Do I understand and judge her..."

Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something, and looked up at Lian Shou, who had already walked to the door: "By the way, instructor, there was something I forgot to tell you just now."

"The glass of tap water you drank was stepped on by the cat's feet."

"You didn't tell me until I finished drinking??" Lian Shou paused in his steps and turned his head suddenly, completely shocked.

“And where did the cat in your dormitory come from???”

"I didn't plan to tell you, but I think you are a good instructor, so I decided to tell you." Xu Ye said seriously, "The cat was a wild cat that ran in from the window yesterday and has gone away."

"You..." Lian Shou's veins popped, but he could only persuade himself not to bother with the students, "Forget it, it was just stepped on by the cat..."

"There is shit on the cat's feet."

"Xu Ye, I'm going to strangle you to death!!!" Lian Shou's hair seemed to stand upside down, and he no longer had any teacher's demeanor.

But Xu Ye jumped onto the stairs the moment he opened his mouth.

Lian Shou clenched his fists in hatred and said angrily, "I hope that next time this happens, you'd better keep it to yourself and don't tell me."

After that, he turned around and left, slamming the door.

Xu Ye's smile disappeared with Lian Shou's departure.

He touched his chin and said to himself: "Aren't lies just for deception?"

Tang Tan's smiles and the memories of their brief acquaintance of dozens of days flashed through his mind.

His expression gradually became serious and solemn: "What was the reason that made you lie to me?"

"Tang Tan, what is the meaning of these clues you left for me?"

"I will definitely investigate it clearly."

Then, he turned and went upstairs and entered his bedroom.

He had already vaguely realized that Tang Tan's death was still wrapped in layers of dark clouds.

If you want to find out the truth completely, you must have enough strength.

Just ten minutes ago, the cooling time of the special effect of natural selection [Evolution] had passed.

He couldn't wait to use the star sea meteorite to evolve the repairman to C level.