Chapter 103: The Peach is Replaced by the Plum

  (Third update, thank you all for the monthly votes and since I've joined VIP, I won't list them one by one, I remember them in my heart, thank you everyone. Some readers questioned why I chose modern Tang Dynasty, I still say the same thing, be patient a bit, there are several reasons why I wrote it this way, everyone will understand later.)

  Wu Zetian sat quietly in her room, her head bowed, like a porcelain doll.

  After the Bodhisattva's manifestation, she was given the opportunity to cultivate herself and found that she could cultivate the Six-Word Great Bright Mantra, which could suppress the kind of trouble-prone temperament in her body.

  The two women beside me, one passionate and the other calm, they are very good at pleasing people, whether it's their slight physical movements or their words, according to psychological and behavioral scoring, they can get full marks.

  Ordinary girls like them would definitely want to find friends and talk to them, especially in such a sudden situation.

  However, Wu Zetian is not in the mood for this now.

  Yesterday, while her brother was in the car, when three people made an alliance of mutual defense, she actually had some doubts.

  She is worried about her father's safety.

  What others see as a bad egg may be an angel in the eyes of loved ones. Before Wu Yuan appeared, Wu Zetian's only reliable source of sunshine was her nephew Wu Sansi.

  That man was portrayed by the newspaper as a scoundrel who abandoned his wife and children, a despicable person without conscience, but Wu Zetian knew that it was her father who had always protected her and loved her.

  Although Wu Zetian's weak light on her body was irresistible to Wushuang, and she often traveled for work, spending most of the year away from Wu Zetian, their conversations were mostly over phone and video calls, but he remained a good father to her.

  He tried his best to make Wu Zetian live a better life, after being bullied countless times, Wu Zetian received her father's phone call, still smiling, savoring this rare warmth.

  If those people would let Father come and persuade me...

  For the first time, she was in an unprecedented dilemma. Her rationality told her that listening to Wu Yuan's words and forming an alliance with three people would bring the greatest benefit, but her emotions told her that if those people released her father, and if her father persuaded her...

  Prison is not a good place, and entering it is no better than being outside. After her father was arrested, she found a clever lawyer to help with the defense through the internet, and also remitted money to an intermediary to prevent her father from suffering in prison.

  Unfortunately, the prison's network was physically isolated from the outside world, hindering her hacking skills and causing serious delays in communication. The only thing that could be confirmed was that the other party had received the money.

  Her father's body is not good, she doesn't want her father to suffer.

  "Then Tiangong girl, your father wants to have a video call with you. He has been feeling unwell for the past few days and is in his sickbed. But don't worry, our best experts will go to diagnose his condition."

  Nodding, Wu Zetian opened the video call in front of her.

  On the screen, a sallow-faced man lay in bed, and when he saw Wu Zetian, he smiled.

  "Then Heaven..."

  "These bastards outside!"

  Wang Zhihua stared at the monitor, feeling a sense of unease in her heart.

  The outside world has been turned upside down, and those big shots want to know as soon as possible what secrets Wu Zetian's body holds.

  The best way to get Wu Zetian to open her mouth is to let Wu Shi come forward, whether it's in person or by video call, which can make the girl reveal the truth. However, who would have thought that Wu Shi died at this opportune moment, just during a live TV broadcast!

  So, someone proposed that the actors disguise themselves as Wu Zong's men and deceive Wu Zetian through video calls. Now Wu Zetian was isolated from the news, she naturally didn't know whether the person in front of her was true or false.

  As for being identified as true or false, intelligence personnel say it is unlikely.

  After Wu Zetian was sent to a mental hospital, the busy Wu Shizhong only went to see her four times, and the two people did not meet for half a year. Wu Shizhong often attended public meetings, his video recordings were numerous, the intelligence department had the best makeup artists and actors, it was not difficult to deceive the girl.

  Wang Zhihua firmly opposed this point, not only because it might be exposed, but more importantly, what if the news leaks afterwards?

  It's impossible to keep it from Wu Zetian for a long time. Minghui's dying plea made many people aware of Wu Shiyue's death, and the imperial family will pass on this news. How to deal with it then remains to be seen.

  But this matter was not decided by Wang Zhihua, the big shots decided to first figure out how big the pie is, and then allocate it. As for the aftermath, doesn't that big shot have a bunch of rotten tail projects or things in his hands?

  Short-term political achievements and intelligence are the most important, as for the girl's heartbreak, it is easy to fool her into getting over it. This kind of messy problem is just a matter for underlings, at worst they will just throw out a few scapegoats.

  "Every day, you're okay, I..."

  The man on the screen is an excellent actor, interestingly, he bears some resemblance to Musashi. Before his conversation, the plane had sent Musashi's secretary, driver and a few friends to the military base to point out the shortcomings of the mock-up and areas that needed improvement.

  Within a day, the actor perfectly completed his task. With the help of the makeup artist, he lay in bed and even Wu Xie's private secretary couldn't tell whether it was real or fake.

  The official who made the suggestion was pleased with himself and also stood beside Wang Zhihua.

  "Don't worry, Director. This title won't be wrong. We have surveillance footage and recordings. In the past, Wu Shi Yi also called his daughter like that. And even if it's found to be incorrect, do you think the little girl would ignore it?"

  "Uh-huh."

  Without saying much more, Wang Zhihua gazed at the screen and saw a hint of sadness on Wu Zetian's face.

  "You're not my father."

  "Every day, I..."

  The actress wanted to say something when Wu Zetian closed the video call button. The person in front of her was not her father - she could be 100% sure that it was someone else impersonating him.

  "I'll listen to my brother's words, no matter what decision is made, I'll just listen to him."

  Then, Wu Zetian's body suddenly became blurry, and upon closer inspection, a layer of light black ripples appeared around her, like water waves.

  "You!"

  Wang Xiner was startled and wanted to grab Wu Zetian, but her hand passed through her body.

  "Ah!"

  Another woman was also startled and almost thought she saw a ghost.

  The door of the room was opened, and a large group of armed men rushed in. Soon, the armed men were replaced by white coats, and those people looked at Wu Zetian with shining eyes, one after another using their hands to experiment through Wu Zetian's body.

  All right, just try it from the shoulder, and Wu Zetian also explained the situation to the outside world.

  "This is the supernatural power bestowed upon me by the Bodhisattva, not on this shore, nor on that shore, nor in between. I am in a quantum state, and you cannot touch me with your conventional thinking. I've said it before, all I need is my brother, everything else can be entrusted to him!"

  As she spoke, Wu Zetian raised her head and asked softly.

  "Is my dad still there?"

  This inquiry made Wang Zhihua's heart as cold as ice. He saw the tears flowing from the girl's eyes and that sadness.

  It's messed up, it really is messed up.

  It's already been three days, and what should have happened still hasn't happened.

  Wu Yuan lay on the bed, thinking about where the problem had arisen.

  According to the script, it should be like this.

  The officials of the Security Bureau would first look for Wu Shi, letting her open the girl's heart and obtain the desired information - just like treating a stubborn prisoner, the best way is to use kinship.

  Then, the other party will show him a video of Wu Zetian and Wu Xuan talking, telling him not to delay or resist anymore. The language used will cleverly stir up trouble, saying that Wu Zetian betrayed him.

  At the same time, they will propose various conditions, generous treatment and promises. At this point, he just needs to speak, for example, "I really want all of this", but then the video editing will cut off the words that follow, and edit it into a recording of him agreeing to the various conditions, which is then shown to Wu Zetian and Yu Xiangru.

  Are they despicable? No, it's just that those above don't want these three people to unite.

  They would even arrange for Wu Zetian to watch the video, talking about family affection and sentence reduction. If they showed no emotion, the video would be presented to Wu Zetian, allowing her to see their ruthlessness.

  However, Musashi never showed up, and the only change around him was that there were two more female waitresses.

  One was a man named Guo Youhuai, with a refined and elegant demeanor, knowledgeable about books and etiquette, gentle and considerate. The other was an outgoing short-haired girl, with a fiery figure and light bronze skin, who smiled before even speaking up.

  The door of the room was pushed open and an officer walked in.

  "Mr. Wu passed away the day before yesterday, we're very sorry, this is the case file, Mr. Wu, would you like to take a look?"

  When the officer in front of him handed over the death notice, Wu Yuan suddenly felt a hint of melancholy.

  That living being, whom Wu Yuanqing detested, is already dead.

  "No need, the one who is truly heartbroken is Zhen Tian, and it's her that you should be comforting."

  Wu Yuan said in a low voice, with an urgent desire to see Wu Zetian in his heart, "Can you arrange for me to meet her? She is gentle and weak, and may not be able to withstand this blow."

  "Alright, we were just thinking of arranging for you two to meet."

  Unexpectedly, the other party quickly agreed and brought Wu Yuan to the room where Wu Zetian was.

  Pushing open the door, Wu Yuan saw that Wu Zetian was surrounded by black ripples. The girl had her eyes tightly closed, her hands clutching her shoulders, giving off a weak and fragile impression.

  "How long has she been like this?"

  Wu Yuan furrowed his brow and asked.

  "It's been six hours and she's still like this, only saying she wants to see her brother, refusing to see anyone else."

  The girl trembled with fear in the cramped space, like a wounded little bird. One thing was clear to her: something had happened to her father.