Zu An continued his investigation with his group of Embroidered Envoys. He searched for Xin Rui’s mother and brother according to the address recorded in the internal affairs documents.

These Embroidered Envoys weren’t like Zu An, who had just recently arrived in the capital. They were all familiar with the capital’s streets and alleys, so they found the courtyard soon afterward.

The Embroidered Envoys split into several groups expertly. One group circled around to the back door, while another occupied the high points and watched the surroundings. Yet another group guarded the various entrances into the alleys.

The remaining group then went up to the main entrance to knock on the door. After knocking a few times without hearing a reaction, they directly kicked open the door and stormed in ferociously.

Zu An slowly walked in. He didn’t need to do anything himself, so he had more time to examine the surrounding details. When he saw the scene inside the courtyard, he sighed. It seemed he was still too late.

Sure enough, someone reported back to him soon afterward. “Sir Eleven, we didn’t locate our targets. Judging from the scene inside, it has been many days since anyone last lived here.”

Zu An nodded and said, “Dig up the entire courtyard and see if there are any corpses. Also, question the surrounding...