Kailesi, the deceased, had been an A-rank, yet he had died of poisoning. It was truly rather inconceivable.
The hotel where he had been staying was also quite luxurious. Logically speaking, once he realized something was wrong, he should have been able to call for help in time.
However, a large amount of alcohol had been detected in the deceased's body, and unfinished hard liquor had also been found in the room.
Later, the authorities found his friends and confirmed that they had indeed drunk quite a lot on the night of the incident.
But the deceased's friends believed that with his high tolerance and cultivation, that little alcohol should not have made him so drunk that he could not even withstand food poisoning.
Yet the hotel involved was actively pushing to close the case, and the authorities were basically inclined to do the same.
Under Rock's order, the death of an A-rank Awakened One was truly rather serious in nature.
When the news reached Shui Xisheng, he immediately jumped to his feet and swiftly contacted the authorities, stating that he opposed closing the case like this.
In the past, why would the authorities have cared about a mere A-rank—especially a merchant like him? But now, Young Master Shui could become an honored guest at the Governor's Residence. Who would dare ignore him? Qu Jianlei and Jing Yuexin were equally speechless when they heard this.
Qu Jianlei spoke without thinking. "I thought this guy had pretty good luck. Turns out they simply never took him seriously."
When he first heard of this, he had vaguely found it strange. Kailesi had caused so much trouble, yet had somehow survived until now. He had truly been lucky.
The Empire placed far greater importance on uprooting problems than Blue Star did.
Who would