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Zhang Yuelu said, “Regarding Wen Weng, since we lack concrete evidence, we can’t issue a wanted notice. The Imperial Court won’t cooperate either. If we rely solely on ourselves to search, five days may not be enough.”
Li Changge replied to Zhang Yuelu using Shi Bingyun’s exact words. “We can’t keep searching indefinitely.”
Hearing this, Qi Xuansu finally understood the game Li Changge was playing.
First, kill Gao Mingyin to cut off the trail, and then send Wen Weng and Qian Xiangyun away. This would put the case in a deadlock, at least avoiding implicating Prince Liao.
The crux of the whole case lay in the assassination attempt on Qi Xuansu.
If Qi Xuansu had died, the situation would not have spiraled out of control. The blame would fall on The Inn, and none of the ensuing complications would have followed.
It was not exactly wrong of Wen Weng to make that decision. From the start, even before Qi Xuansu realized the stakes, Wen Weng had grasped the gravity of the situation. He had two plans. First, bribe Qi Xuansu with an absurd amount of Taiping coins that was enough to tempt anyone. When that failed, he moved...
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