Huo Yushen said, "Given the High Priest's status, I think he must have investigated this already."
"And it was precisely because he investigated and found no way to connect the Empress to that Family Extermination Case that their investigation hit a dead end."
"For Twenty Years, there was no progress at all. In the end, they had no choice but to hire Bounty Hunters to investigate."
Xia Chujian said regretfully, "They never brought this up to us directly."
"They only used a Hairpin as an implication."
Huo Yushen said, "Since it concerns the Empress, they would never bring it up themselves."
"They merely gave us clues and let us draw the conclusion on our own."
"If we can't uncover it, they only lose a little money. To them, it wouldn't even count as a drop in the ocean."
Xia Chujian continued, "But what if we do uncover it? Don't forget, the final condition of that mission was to kill the real murderer."
"So their ultimate goal was actually to find Bounty Hunters to kill the Empress."
Then Xia Chujian said wistfully, "But that conclusion must be wrong."
"I don't think the Empress is the murderer."
"The High Priest Couple already tried it."
"I don't know why they still want to do this."
"It's a little pointless."
Although Xia Chujian coveted the reward of Ten Billion Beichen Coins, thinking of the risks involved and the Task Release party's concealment left her feeling utterly uninterested.
Noticing her low spirits, Huo Yushen said calmly, "You don't need to concern yourself with what the Task Release party thinks."
"If they could really solve the case, they wouldn't have issued the mission."
"The less they interfere with our investigation, the better."
"This is just a business deal. When the time comes, payment and goods will