This was a theory the five godkings had entertained before, so they weren’t particularly surprised by Jiang Chen’s proposition. 

However, they didn’t have anything concrete to support this suggestion.

“No matter how shrewd the culprit is, he isn’t going to allow others to be in control of such a key part of the plan,” Jiang Chen continued. “If the culprit isn’t among the seven keyholders, what’s he going to do if they come to an agreement to let His Majesty go?”

“You’re right.” The overweight godking nodded approvingly.

“Besides, what did the culprit stage the coup for? Power, of course....