Lu Le hesitated for a moment before saying, "His name is Mu Xiu. I brought him in from the south as an assassin."
Luo Yan and Liang Jian exchanged a glance. They both felt that Lu Le was being fairly cooperative. At least he hadn't dared to make up a name to fool them.
"He came from an organization called 'Blood River.' Its reputation in the profession is pretty good. They've never failed so far, which is why I hired them."
"But then..."
At this point, regret filled Lu Le's face, as if he regretted ever hiring them.
Liang Jian asked, "Why did you go looking for assassins from the south?"
Lu Le glanced at him before saying, "Because it was far away. News wouldn't leak so easily."
Liang Jian let out a snort. "You certainly went to a lot of trouble."
Luo Yan said heavily, "Besides Mu Xiu, who else from 'Blood River' did you hire?"
Lu Le smiled faintly. "I only hired him. The assassins from 'Blood River' are very expensive. I spent most of my funds on the election. Where would I get the money to hire several of them?"
Liang Jian asked again, "Where can we find Mu Xiu?"
Lu Le shook his head. "I don't know. If he hadn't contacted me today, I wouldn't even have known he'd entered the city."
He then cursed inwardly, Damn that bastard. I told him not to come to Guangling, and especially not to make a move in the city. Now he's gotten me into deep trouble.
Liang Jian tapped the table. "One last question. We need to find him. Do you have any suggestions?"
Lu Le said with an odd expression, "Today, he asked me to transfer the balance and threatened me. He said that if I didn't