Reading this story, Lu Ziyin suddenly understood.
He went over it again.
The Monster Suppressing Division had discovered the belongings of a Shushan Disciple.
Then they had smoothly found a cult leader here.
Then, following that cult leader, they had found the true culprit behind it all.
Finally, he had subdued this culprit, and when the man tried to flee—
He had meant to injure him, but the other party had been bent on dying...
"Hiss!!"
Lu Ziyin sucked in a sharp breath, as though the story he had just read—
This true culprit had been a scapegoat, meant to conceal the truth.
And the constable had been himself.
Lu Ziyin abruptly rose to his feet, his eyes wide.
I really am... too clever!!!
The mass disappearance of Coiled Dragon City's citizens had been to hide this truth.
It was simply that, among those who had vanished, the other side had not known there was a Shushan Disciple.
That was what had drawn Shu Mountain's investigation.
And in order to deal with Shu Mountain, they had immediately pushed out a sacrificial pawn.
The corners of Lu Ziyin's mouth curled up as he muttered to himself.
"Your greatest mistake was making an enemy of me. Your defeat was destined from the very beginning!!"
"I need to tell the City Lord this at once!"
Li Xuanxiao, who had been watching Lu Ziyin: (눈‸눈)
What a genius you are.
He had still overestimated Senior Brother Lu's intelligence. The story should have been written more simply and clearly.
"..."
Lu Ziyin had barely taken a few steps outside when he ran into Li Xuanxiao around the corner.
Li Xuanxiao gave a salute. "Senior Brother, where are you rushing off to?"
"I was just about to find the City Lord!"
"What is it? Why such