"Something serious?" I asked with a frown. Seeing all the Immortal friends at the competition venue looking over at me, I couldn't remain there with a grave expression, so I said, "Let's talk when we get back. How serious could it be?"
I had naturally read all these old cases. Most involved important officials in the court, or cases that had caused an uproar yet had no beginning or end and remained unresolved. They weren't particularly major cases. But if I didn't resolve them, leaving them unattended for too long would have a bad influence, so I had piled them up on the platform as archived cases. It would probably take time for a breakthrough to surface.
But Ling Tian had actually said that his investigation had uncovered something serious, which naturally made my heart skip a beat. Ever since this child had entered the circle of power, he had never spoken without confidence. Since he was being so serious now, there must really be something major.
There were still competitions over the next few days, so I hastily wrapped up the matter at hand. Then I returned to the study interface with my disciples, Ling Tian, and Ru Xue. Taking the dossier Ling Tian handed over, I flipped through several pages and said, "These are merely cases involving important officials who went away and never returned, or their direct family members and close relatives who left home and never came back. What could be so serious about them?"
"Dad, we Immortals naturally think it's perfectly ordinary for a few people to go missing. Even the family members—or direct relatives—of important officials might leave home to train outside. Returning home once every ten or eight years is completely normal. They might also encounter danger and perish, leaving no living person