"I suspect that either it was a real coincidence, and someone among that group came back early and encountered the Beirong people, or the evidence of those five people was provided by someone else."
Everyone was shocked and instinctively looked towards Duke Zheng, already fearing the worst in their hearts.
Some people's eyes were obscure, but Liu Yanzhen, as astute as a fox, could see through it all.
He squinted his eyes, did not reproach anyone, but quickly directed people to respond to the situation. As for those officials who now had a tendency to shirk responsibility, he instead sent them out to participate in the task of stealing the evidence and silencing the witnesses.
When the officials left the study, many of them walked heavily, exchanging glances before hurrying away.
