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"Dead?" Yaoguang asked again.
"Yes, dead. In Tiannan," Yue Xingzhou said, then paused. "From what I know, he was taken under royal custody and should have been in the royal capital. Yet the result was that he suddenly died in Tiannan's capital. This was a warning from the Rebirth Society to us."
"You think the Rebirth Society did it?"
Yue Xingzhou did not answer immediately. After quite some time, he said, "Didn't we already trace things back to Zhao Sheng? Zhao Sheng was clearly a middle- to high-level member of the Rebirth Society. He went to the royal capital not long ago and only returned today. Not long after he came back, Xia Wuyuan's corpse was discovered. Zhao Sheng probably did it in person."
Yaoguang listened without speaking. Yue Xingzhou let out a long sigh and said, "Yaoguang, things have reached this point. We can't investigate further. I know you're young and full of fire, and you won't be willing to accept this, but the risks are too great. One misstep, and we could be crushed into dust. So let it go. Later, I'll bring a gift and pay a visit to Deputy Governor Zhao…"
"No need," Yaoguang replied calmly. "No matter who did this, Zhao Sheng is someone I will deal with."
Yue Xingzhou froze. He then said anxiously, "Yaoguang, Zhao Sheng is probably far from simple. I even suspect...
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