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Qi Xuansu said to Tantai Ying, “Have the people from the Juesheng Hall come in and collect the bodies.”
Tantai Ying was momentarily stunned. “The Southern Palace Guards are right outside. You don’t trust them?”
Qi Xuansu replied, “Madam Wu just said that it’s difficult to distinguish humanoid insects from ordinary people. I’m worried there may be infiltrators among them. I can’t say the Juesheng Hall is absolutely secure, but they’re still more reliable than the Southern Palace Guards, who aren’t under our direct control.”
Tantai Ying accepted Qi Xuansu’s reasoning. “Alright, I’ll make the arrangements immediately. As for Huangfu Zhu, let’s have the Hall Master handle it. They’re family, after all. Huangfu Zhu is more likely to listen to him.”
Huangfu Zhu was eagerly waiting for the case to be closed, so he would want to return the bodies to their families and provide them with an explanation.
However, the investigation was not yet complete. Qi Xuansu had no intention of releasing the bodies at this stage because there might still be undiscovered clues hidden among them.
This naturally created a conflict. Since neither Qi Xuansu nor Tantai Ying was Huangfu Zhu’s direct superior, it would be inappropriate for them to issue orders directly.
Huangfu Zhu effectively answered to two authorities: the Tawantin Emperor and the Huangfu family. That made Huangfu Ji the ideal person to handle the matter.
Tantai Ying first contacted Huangfu Ji and briefly explained the situation.
Huangfu Ji did not hesitate and agreed immediately, taking responsibility for persuading Huangfu Zhu.
Afterward,...
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