When a person is in a high-ranking position, their words carry the law.

Chapter 345 Assassination Across Time
"Oh~"

Bai Ze put his hand to his forehead, "They actually chose to frame Wang Yiming."

The train's rooms are well soundproofed. Without being able to project one's mental energy or true qi, even experts would have difficulty hearing sounds from outside the door or the next room.

However, Bai Ze, having cultivated the "Buddha Kingdom in the Palm," had already developed his consciousness to the sixth level, and could hear sounds even with the door closed.

Furthermore, he further enhanced his perception by speaking words that could be followed by law, so that all the sounds in Wang Yiming's room could be heard at this moment.

Bai Ze, of course, heard Catherine's accusation and understood her meaning.

Wang Yiming was indeed suspected of murder, but Ekaterina did not believe that Wang Yiming was the murderer, and did not even care whether Wang Yiming had committed murder.

Her real target and the object of her suspicion was Bai Ze.

Or rather, it is another "Bai Ze".

First of all, Wang Yiming and his grandson undoubtedly had a grudge against Bai Ze, and Bai Ze had the motive to kill Wang Changge and expose Wang Yiming.

Secondly, the fact that "Bai Ze" appeared on the train suggests that he might be connected to the writer and knew that his enemy was on the train.

Therefore, Ekaterina prevented Ivan from conducting further investigations, only allowing him to reveal the passenger's identity.

This would make it easier for Bai Ze to find his enemies.

Since the murders stopped at Wang Yiming, if Bai Ze wants to continue the investigation, he can only continue killing.

Even if it wasn't Bai Ze or Wang Yiming who committed the murders, they would still have been very likely to continue killing after seeing the turmoil come to an abrupt end.

The more a killer does, the more likely they are to be exposed.

"So you want to fight me?" Bai Ze chuckled.

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On the other hand, when Evan heard Catherine's accusation, he first wanted to refute it, but then he also realized Catherine's intention.

"I must admit, Princess Catherine is right."

Ivan shook his head and said, "If it happened in the past, it's no wonder I can't see it."

After all, his ability is to foresee the future, not to see the past.

And this ability is also limited.

“The murderer is probably you, Mr. Wang.” Ivan looked at Wang Yiming.

“I wasn’t there when Chang Ge died,” Wang Yiming said, his face now so dark it could seep water. “I would never kill my own grandson.”

"You don't need to be present to poison him."

Ivan said regretfully, "So an alibi is useless. As for Mr. Wang's motive, we can find out whether it is valid just by examining the body."

With Wanyi Train's technological reserves, checking whether Wang Changge is a clone would be incredibly easy.

Wang Yiming, being an old and shrewd man, had already realized that he was now in deep trouble, like mud stuck in his pants.

He instinctively tried to circulate his inner energy, but gave up when he saw the mechanical train conductor.

Wang Yiming cannot escape this train journey.

Escape means death. The Wan Yi Train has no obligation to protect a murderer who kills someone on a train, and may even kill him as a warning to others.

"I am innocent."

Wang Yiming repeatedly cried out that he was innocent, while keeping his eyes fixed on someone.

He left the room earlier to meet this person, and now he naturally wanted the other person to speak up for him.

Before the other party could respond, Ivan spoke first: "Of course, I think the train would not want to wrong an innocent passenger. If a murder were to occur later, that would be terrible. So I suggest that Mr. Wang be temporarily detained to avoid wrongly accusing him."

Upon hearing this, the mechanical train operator paused in his tracks.

Wang Yiming now understood what Yiwen meant.

'This brat actually tried to use me as bait!'

The old man was filled with resentment, but there was nothing he could do.

After a brief pause, the train conductor said, "The train conductor thanks Baron Phoebus for his suggestion."

As he spoke, the train attendant took out two dark shackles from his person and handcuffed Wang Yiming's hands and feet.

Meanwhile, two mechanical train operators entered the room, carried away Wang Changge's body, and had the train crew conduct an autopsy.

Wang Yiming was also taken to another room and imprisoned. This room was temporarily sealed off to prevent it from being damaged.

The storm surrounding the murder seemed to have temporarily subsided after the killer was identified.

After that, the onlookers dispersed, and Ivan returned to his room with his butler.

But after him, Catherine also entered the room with the nuns.

The two groups sat down on the sofas on either side of the coffee table. Ivan spoke first, saying, "A year has passed, and Her Highness the Holy Maiden's strength has become even more formidable. In Dongxia terms, it is unfathomable."

He and Ekaterina seemed quite familiar with each other, and the two must have had some interaction in the past.

The Ursus Federation and the Shinra Empire are neighbors, and even when Ursus was still an empire, the royal families of both countries intermarried.

However, as times changed and the landscape shifted, the two empires embarked on their own paths.

The Ursus Empire became a federation, and the imperial system was abolished. The Holy Roman Empire, on the other hand, embarked on a path where imperial and divine authority coexisted, and eleven electors emerged in addition to the royal family.

There have been frictions between the two sides, and even major battles have occurred, but now there is a period of harmony, with people from both sides interacting.

“If you were well-informed, you would know that I lost to Bai Ze before,” Ekaterina said calmly.

"But with Your Highness's talent and the divine authority you received from the Holy Son, it's only a matter of time before you surpass that Eastern Heavenly Prince, isn't it?"

Ivan smiled slightly and said, "Even within the Empire, apart from His Majesty the Emperor, no one can surpass Your Highness in terms of divine authority, even if they are currently stronger than Your Highness. If Your Highness is willing to join the Empire, I guarantee that the Empire will have a thirteenth Elector."

“My destiny rests only in Ursus,” Ekaterina said, unmoved. “Let’s not talk about such things. Let’s talk about your premonition. Will a second person die?”

Upon hearing this, Ivan chuckled and said, "The future is constantly changing. I can only occasionally foresee a certain future, but I cannot be omniscient. I cannot even foresee things anytime and anywhere. If I were that powerful, our family would be the only ones to dominate the empire. Just like before, I did not foresee that Your Highness would suddenly speak up and identify Wang Yiming as the murderer."

"Your Highness, is there a suspect?"

“Yes, Dongxia Bai Ze,” Ekaterina said directly.

Upon hearing this, Ivan also showed curiosity, "It seems that His Highness thinks highly of this talent from the East."

“However,” Evan changed the subject, “the others are not incapable of killing either, such as ‘Demon Nun’ White Bhikkhu. Even if she cannot release her spiritual power on the train, with her skill in seduction, she is enough to influence the mind of a clone and cause it to perish.”

The real name of the White Bhikkhu is unknown. He comes from the Shingon Tachikawa school, a branch of Buddhism in Japan.

This school of thought worships Dakini and emphasizes the practice of the five syllables of yoga.

What are the five pleasures? They are meat, fish, alcohol, seal (of the body), and sexual intercourse.

The last mo, in particular, is characterized by chaos.

Even before the martial arts era, the Tachikawa school was already a notorious cult in Japan. After the world came together and the evil god extended his reach to Earth, the Tachikawa school actively worshipped the evil god, seized the initiative, and for a time occupied half of Japan's religious landscape.

Unfortunately, the Great Freedom later extended its reach into Japan as well.

Da Zizai, disguised as the Joyful Buddha, managed to overtake others by taking a shortcut, allowing the Da Huanxi Sect to rise to prominence and annex the Tachikawa School.

However, the Tachikawa school did not die out. Many years later, a successor named Hakubikyu appeared, bringing the school's name back into the public eye.

With such a background, Bai Biqiu's skill in seduction is naturally beyond question; even martial arts masters could fall for her charms, let alone a clone.

Yes, Evan is now certain that the dead Wang Changge was a clone.

“Others are certainly possible, but none have the same motive as Bai Ze.”

Ekaterina said, "You'd better focus your attention on Bai Ze from now on. As for the others, the train conductor can observe them."

The train respects passenger privacy, which is written into the train regulations and must be followed just like protecting lives. Therefore, it is impossible to monitor passenger rooms.

But in every public place, train staff are on standby; they are the best surveillance. "Yes, Your Highness," Ivan said with a smile and a bow.

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"Ivan can't see a future that relates to me."

Meanwhile, the writer was still working on the plot.

He targeted Ivan directly, rather than targeting the future, so the cost of making his words come true was relatively low.

And so, unfortunately, it happened: Evan himself would not see a future related to Bai Ze.

Even more unfortunately, the Bai Ze that Evan knew was not the real Bai Ze, so he could still see Bai Ze, but that was "Bai Ze".

He was unaware that the real Bai Ze was Sergei, whom he had already seen through.

After finishing writing this part of the story, Bai Ze waited for a while.

Tiny, invisible nano-units flowed in through the door crack, gathered on the sofa armrest, and coalesced into a tiny metal sparrow.

"Hey, can you hear me?"

Miss Luoshui's voice came from the sparrow.

"I can hear you," Bai Ze replied.

"That's good."

Luo Shui spoke quickly and clearly: "After the train entered the Western Food Sea, that old fellow Wang Yiming went to see the middle-aged white man who boarded the train in the Mercury region of the Holy Roman Empire as soon as possible."

“Lucius Goldbald, Ivan has already revealed his true identity,” Bai Ze said. “He lives in the room between me and Wang Yiming, and he should be a member of the Order of Immortality.”

At this point, it's clear that Wang Yiming colluded with the Eternal Life Cult.

As for the reason, it's nothing more than lifespan.

Wang Yiming participates in the Wanyi Auction every year and never misses a chance to win anything.

An old man who is nearly a hundred years old, and who rose to the rank of Seven-Star Martial Artist through resources, is in the prime of his life. No one knows how many drugs the Eternal Life Cult has taken.

The only thing that could make Wang Yiming so eager was the life-extending medicine from the Eternal Life Cult.

"Also, after leaving Wang Yiming's room, Ekaterina and the nun went into Ivan's room," Luo Shui continued. "Because they were afraid of being discovered, they followed them in, and all we know is that their meeting is still going on."

"It seems the two know each other, and Ekaterina will most likely advise Ivan to keep an eye on 'Bai Ze'," Bai Ze said calmly.

Ekaterina had clearly set her sights on Bai Ze, and even if Bai Ze had to guess, he could have guessed Ekaterina's plans.

She wanted to fight Bai Ze, even if it wasn't a physical duel.

"Huh? So what are you planning to do? This blond pretty boy named Evan has precognitive abilities," Luo Shui exclaimed.

"Just accept the challenge," Bai Ze said calmly.

Ekaterina was about to make a move, but Bai Ze simply countered it.

As for how Bai Ze would counter Bai Ze's move, that's for Ekaterina to figure out herself.

Luo Shui felt relieved to hear Bai Ze's confidence.

“With you so confident, I can stay with my sister without worry,” Luo Shui said smugly. “How about it, Lao Bai, are you envious? Show me your envious and jealous expression.”

The sparrow suddenly pounced forward, adopting a bizarre, crouching posture, as if to say, "I've been wanting to see that expression on your face for a long time."

Ah Shui, that guy, he's quite the drama queen.

“Ah Shui,” Bai Ze sighed softly, “is it possible that Yao Guang is keeping my appearance to avoid revealing her identity? If you hug her, it would be the same as hugging—”

"Stop, stop, stop!" Luo Shui shrieked. "Stop talking! I can't even look my sister in the eye now."

The sparrows flapped their wings and soared into the sky as if injected with chicken blood, then with a bang, they scattered into tiny nano-units and fled in panic.

"I haven't even mentioned that my relationship with Yaoguang has taken a breakthrough yet..."

Bai Ze shook his head helplessly.

Cricket Ah Shui is utterly laughable.

A piece of trash with a combat power of less than five.

After finishing his reflections, Bai Ze temporarily put the weakling out of his mind and began to think about his next opponent.

Just as Ekaterina thought, the most direct way to counter this was to kill again.

The question is, which one to kill?

Without much thought, Bai Ze set his sights on Lucius Goldbald of the Immortal Order.

He was undoubtedly the enemy, and the room was in a very good location, next to Bai Ze's.

Kill Lucius, then find an opportunity to access his body and extract some information about the Order of Immortality from his mind.

As for interrogating living people, let's not think about it for now. First, there's no opportunity, and second, the Eternal Life Cult has no shortage of ways to destroy themselves.

According to the train's route map, the train should pick up the last batch of passengers in Black Island...

Bai Ze lightly tapped the armrest, deep in thought.

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The train can even travel on water, and soon it passed through the Western Sea of ​​Food and then entered the continent of Black.

Because the continent doesn't support idlers and there are tough jobs everywhere, even the Wan Yi train never thought of crossing the entire continent.

It's not that I'm afraid, but I simply find these chimpanzees troublesome.

Therefore, the train will stop once at a fixed location to pick up passengers, and this is the only fixed stop.

As the speed at which the scenery outside the window slowed down, Bai Ze, who had been resting with his eyes closed, slowly opened them.

He got up, took a few steps, and turned to face the sofa.

"Congeal."

An invisible force field condensed in his palm, transforming into a transparent sword shape.

While one cannot let true qi leave the body inside a train, Bai Ze, with the help of "words become law," managed to generate a force field internally, expand it externally, and freely shape it.

He gripped the transparent sword, focused his mind, and the overlapping Dharma forms within his body began to evolve.

"The Dharma evolves, creating an intelligent brain."

The Heavenly Demon Dharma Form is proficient in transformation. The "Cantongqi" can make true qi evolve into various properties, and then it becomes an omnipotent force where words become law.

With the combination of these three elements, and the Luo Shu providing the relevant blueprints for the intelligent brain, the Heavenly Demon Dharma Image was able to quickly create an intelligent brain and connect it with Bai Ze's own consciousness.

Bai Ze, who used to cheat by making his words law, now possesses powerful computing capabilities.

"Import Lucius data and calculate behavioral patterns."

"Sword style, evolution."

Bai Ze wielded his sword, the blade flashing across the sky, as if he were clashing with an invisible enemy.

A sharp, piercing light filled the space ahead, as if a shower of light had fallen.

A moment later, the light rain flickered and the sword light dissipated.

"Three minutes later, in the same location, the same sword technique with the same power was reproduced."

"From now on, Lucius will be thinking about the murder and will be sitting on the sofa the whole time."

During the time it took for Bai Ze to close his eyes and meditate, he had already sensed Lucius's location.

Now, he is using his words to influence the future, launching a time-traveling assassination attempt.

(End of this chapter)