“You say that, but I still don’t see why I owe you an explanation. I have no idea how they knew about my plot,” argued the North Duke.0

“You have no idea? I’ll tell you then.” Chu Xunxian declared in a tone that would not accept any rebuttal. “The first possibility is that you are in cahoots with the murderer. That is how they knew about your plot.”0

“The second possibility is that one of your men is in cahoots with the murderer. They are the one who leaked your secret to them.”1

“In either case, the North Duke Office has a hand in Chu Wangsun’s death. Now tell me, do you still think you don’t owe me an explanation?”0

“Hmph! In the end, it’s all just slander and guesses. In fact, you haven’t given me any concrete proof so far.” The North Duke harrumphed, but internally, he realized that Chu Xunxian’s guess wasn’t baseless....0