Chapter 497: Trust Him
Lai Yuyue said with deep sorrow, "After learning that Yan’er was my biological sister, I dispatched people to investigate the cause of Leng Yi’s death."
"At that time, Leng Yi received a secret report and had to carry out a mission in the dead of night. Strangely, none of the soldiers who accompanied Leng Yi survived, leaving absolutely no trace."
Lai Yuyue stared ahead, as if gazing distantly towards the frontier.
"I’ve also looked into the matter of the secret report," Leng Yu Yan said, sniffing, "I even went to the Ministry of War twice. The first time was shortly after I arrived in the capital last year, with Ji Qingyu’s help, I obtained the military’s terrain maps. But the documents I found were either torn or blank. The second time I went to the Ministry of War, I went rightfully through competing in the Imperial College exam, but again found nothing."
"I heard from Wei Ruili that his father had taken some documents home. I thought about visiting the Wei Family to see, but first, I’m not familiar with their house layout, and second, there were too many things to handle towards the end of last year, so I delayed it."
Hearing this, Ye Yiheng frowned, "So that time you were close to Ji Qingyu simply because he was helping you."
"Yes, I had treated his arm and lent him some silver taels, which he repaid me by doing me this favor." Leng Yu Yan looked up at him.
Ye Yiheng withdrew his gaze, realizing she truly just saw Ji Qingyu as a friend.
"The Minister of War is always very cautious. If he really took home the secret report, he must have hidden it well; you might not be able to find it. Moreover, you’d have to first ask if he even dares to keep it," Ye Yiheng looked at Lai Yuyue, "Great Uncle, what do you think?"
Lai Yuyue pondered, "Important military documents are usually duplicated at the Ministry of War. If not, the implications behind it are significant, perhaps indicating foul play. Or maybe, the secret report never had a duplicate at all."
"From what you siblings have said, someone plotted against Leng Yi," Ye Yiheng said gravely, "In my view, whoever is behind this, wanting to hide the truth, wouldn’t make a duplicate of the secret report, or they might have destroyed it early on."
"I’ve always felt guilty for making no progress in investigating my brother’s death."