Hearing Xu Muqing's words, several people almost blurted out, "Wasn't it Yan Xiangkai who instigated it?"
Even Lin Yuan furrowed her brows in confusion. She had later inquired about those people's affairs, so she was relatively clear about the situation. If these people had pointed the finger at Yan Xiangkai from the start, she might have found it odd. However, according to Sir Jingzhao, these people had only identified him under the agony of torture. Thus, she had come to believe it.
Looking at Yan Ruchun's visibly exhausted and thinner face, Lin Yuan also began to wonder, could it really not be Yan Xiangkai? Was someone deliberately framing him?
At that moment, Yan Ruchun spoke up, "Magistrate Pingxi, I..."
"Miss Yan, just call me Lin Yuan. This title of Magistrate Pingxi makes me uncomfortable. Besides, there's no one else around, so there's no need to be so formal."
Hearing Lin Yuan's words, Yan Ruchun paused slightly. Could it be that Lin Yuan considered her a friend?
