When Lin Wu received Cheng Man's reply, it was already the next morning.
Cheng Man used his own authority to personally ask the relevant departments to check on Lin Wu, however, the news he delivered over the phone wasn't about Zhang Yuge's whereabouts, or whether he had taken any route to leave Beicheng.
His tone was subtly probing, "Taoist student, are you sure Zhang Yuge is still alive?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Wu's steps faltered, and she stopped by the roadside, watching the traffic flow back and forth.
She said, "What do you mean?"
Cheng Man replied, "Checking flight routes requires an identity card, but when I consulted the relevant departments for Zhang Yuge's identity card information, I found out that he was declared dead three years ago."
In other words, legally, Zhang Yuge had been deceased for three years.
