Sang Hong exclaimed furiously, “Do you know what kind of a crime blindly accusing a king is?!”

Pink sighed and replied, “See? You’re already so scared just from me saying a single name. Why are you in such a rush to hear any confessions then?”

Sang Hong’s expression changed several times. It seemed he was debating something internally. Pei You and Zu An exchanged a look. No one got angry, unlike before. A strange silence descended on the room.

Zu An was the only one who remained relatively calm. He asked, “Was it King Qi who personally assigned you here, or was it one of his subordinates?”

Pink replied, “King Qi is so great; why would he personally carry out something like this? Of course it was one of his subordinates.”

“Then how do you know  it wasn’t someone who was just falsely using King Qi’s name?” Zu An asked seriously.

Pink harrumphed. “Do you think we spies wouldn’t even know who we are loyal to?”

“In that case, why are you willing to betray him so quickly?” Zu An asked calmly. Even though...