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Only Luo Dachun could see the clues. What could they be? For some reason, an ominous premonition suddenly rose in my heart.
Sure enough, Nie Qiuyuan also frowned. Guilin beside him looked astonished.
"If that's the case, it truly is terrifying; their intentions are so malicious!" After pondering for a while, Nie Qiuyuan finally spoke.
Luo Dachun seemed slightly surprised and said, "Have you figured it all out?"
Nie Qiuyuan replied, "I should be close. On your end, I can only guess one conclusion. Why don't you explain it in detail first, and we can analyze it together?"
I felt a surge of anger. Fine, I admit that my intelligence quotient isn't on the same level as yours, but must you speak in riddles in front of everyone? Are you playing with me?
Luo Dachun said seriously, "Everyone, please take a seat."
We all sat down again. Luo Dachun personally poured out the cold tea and brewed a fresh pot.
"If you were to look at it, even if these six cases were combined into one, you wouldn't be able to see it. There is the shadow of Snowfall Villa here."
Luo Dachun's words had an explosive effect; both Guilin and I were stunned.
The assassin is from Snowfall Villa? Is Snowfall Villa trying to carry out an assassination?
"However, Snowfall Villa is not the murderer. They appear in other places; this is something only I can explain for you to understand."
We were once again left speechless. I was completely confused.
"Everything starts with what Snowfall Villa truly is." Luo Dachun seemed to consider how to clarify things for us, hesitating for a moment before slowly continuing his explanation.
"What exactly is Snowfall Villa? To be honest, even I, the direct descendant of its founder, do not fully understand. I don't know much, but I do know that Snowfall Villa carries a mission passed down through generations, which is to protect something of great significance, or perhaps, a major secret."
I perked up my ears. This was the kind of gossip I had wanted to investigate, but seeing Luo Dachun's poor physical and mental state, I hesitated to ask.
Initially, I speculated that Snowfall Villa, while appearing to live in seclusion, was actually a formidable assassin organization, which would explain their impressive knife techniques. Otherwise, why would they practice such acrobatic skills?
To my surprise, they were actually a group of guardians?
"We don't know what we are guarding. The only ones who know are the current head of the family and my grandfather Sikong Yan, who established Snowfall Villa. Now it is my father Sikong Lang. As descendants of the Sikong Clan, this mission is inherent to us; it must be fulfilled at any cost until death. Indeed, this mission did not begin with the establishment of Snowfall Villa; it has been passed down through generations in my Sikong Clan for an unknown length of time. However, the descendants of the Sikong Clan have never wavered in executing their tasks."
"I have undergone rigorous training since I was very young. The people of Snowfall Villa train in despairing conditions to master knife techniques and physiques that ordinary people cannot hope to achieve. But our training goes far beyond that; we learn survival skills, assassination techniques, medical knowledge, intelligence gathering, disguise—everything that lurks in the shadows and remains unknown to others."
I couldn't help but be astonished. Was this training for a special forces unit? On the surface, Snowfall Villa seemed to retreat from the world, even pretending to be honorable by tying white sashes for their "night raids." In reality, those so-called "night raids" were likely just a cover! They must have engaged in many unspeakable activities; this was an entire family acting as the best actors!
"I started participating in family missions when I was around seven or eight years old—such as... assassinations." Luo Dachun seemed a bit guilty as he glanced at me. "The assassinations we carry out have never been linked back to Snowfall Villa; no one has ever blamed us for them."
Oh my god, they really are a group of assassins! But if this time the assassin was someone else entirely, what connection did it have with Snowfall Villa?
Luo Dachun seemed to notice my expression and realized I wasn't focused on his involvement in assassinations. He relaxed and continued speaking: "But what Snowfall Villa does is not limited to assassination; we also provide disaster relief and combat plagues and calamities."
Once again, I was stunned. What was this? Playing both sides while maintaining a façade of virtue?
"I don't know why we do this either. Every time there are droughts, floods, or storms, Snowfall Villa secretly funds people to mitigate the effects of these disasters. We undertake tasks like reinforcing riverbanks, repairing dams and canals for irrigation, and providing relief to the people. These responsibilities should fall upon the official authorities; however, they often fail to fulfill them—it's always Snowfall Villa that steps in behind the scenes. The same goes for plagues; not only does Snowfall Villa provide funding but we also have specially trained healers to treat those afflicted."
"Thus, Snowfall Villa needs money—an enormous amount of it. The predecessor of Snowfall Villa, Eerie Blade Sect, was known for its business acumen. After establishing Snowfall Villa, they ostensibly sold off all their assets but actually concealed them away from public view under different names. My information only goes back five years; five years ago, at least one-third of all businesses nationwide were closely tied to Snowfall Villa."
I couldn't help but be shocked. One-third of the nation's industries belonged to them? In this peaceful era, their business could only grow larger—what an immense power that must be! No wonder Mirror Gate viewed them as a thorn in their side.
"I considered many explanations, but only one seemed reasonable: when disasters occur domestically, they might affect or even threaten what we are protecting, which is why Snowfall Villa chooses to desperately engage in disaster relief."
After hearing this explanation, my confusion about In My Heart was not resolved; instead, Snowfall Villa felt even more mysterious to me. So, what connection does Snowfall Villa have with the case we are currently handling?
"From the moment I saw these Six Cases, I had a vague feeling that something was off. The first case that made me think of Snowfall Villa was the theft at Hongli Temple. I sensed that the person behind this case was not part of the same group as those involved in the other cases. Upon closer inspection of the others, I became convinced that the Hongli Temple case was not committed by a Murderer but rather by Snowfall Villa."
"Ah?!" I exclaimed involuntarily. "How did you know?"
Luo Dachun replied, "Because the mysterious methods of theft in the Hongli Temple case resemble a type of training we underwent before, used for joint acquisition of items and intelligence. We call it—Great Search."
"Great Search? How does it work?" I found this term quite modern but did not understand its meaning.
"Great Search is a method employed by the twelve-member team of Snowfall Villa to jointly seize items, used for openly taking possessions in emergency situations. Great Search can be completed in an instant; if the opponent lacks martial skills, they might not even see our figures. As for stealthily stealing a few items without revealing our presence, that's even easier."
As soon as Luo Dachun finished speaking, I suddenly felt a dizzying illusion. I realized that Luo Dachun was no longer in his seat.
"Liuying, here."
Hearing Luo Dachun's call, I turned around abruptly and found he had somehow appeared behind me. He shoved several items into my hands, and when I looked closely, I was startled: these were all the belongings I had tucked away! How did they end up in his hands?!
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