If earlier it had only been a supposition, now it was fully confirmed: Bai Chen was the target behind this entire incident.
It had been one of the key working theories Yang Qing had operated on since the beginning of the case.
Among the primary possibilities behind the disappearance, Bai Chen had always been a prime suspect, alongside Xia Fang and the Heart Clarity Dew that had been in transport. But as the investigation progressed and Yang Qing was able to verify a few things, he eventually ruled out Xia Fang and the Heart Clarity Dew as core factors behind the disappearance of Bai Chen, his disciple, and the flying ferry.
Now, it seemed he had been right to suspect that Bai Chen was at the center of it all.
The only questions that remained were: who was behind it, and why?