Xia Chujian was astonished by Huo Yushen's analysis. "Forged? No way! Who forged it? To frame Teng Kexin?"
Huo Yushen said, "I don't think it was meant to frame Teng Kexin. I'm more inclined to believe Teng Kexin forged it himself."
Xia Chujian opened and closed her mouth, then finally said helplessly, "Then what do we do? Just let him keep doing whatever he wants from such a high position?"
Huo Yushen said, "Teng Kexin's matter isn't urgent. Our top priority right now is the Ying Clan Massacre."
"Although we have Teng Hai as a witness, the evidence that the Grand Princess wiped out the Ying Family is still insufficient."
Xia Chujian gave Huo Yushen a strange look and said, "Marshal Huo, what do you think counts as completing this mission?"
Huo Yushen paused slightly. "...Of course, finding the true mastermind and bringing the murderer to justice."
Xia Chujian shook her head. "Wrong. Our mission is to find the true mastermind and kill the real culprit behind it."
"Did the Task Publisher ever say we had to bring the murderer to justice?"
Huo Yushen narrowed his eyes. I really hadn't noticed that.
But he immediately caught on and said, "You mean we bring Teng Hai to the Task Publisher and call it done?"
Xia Chujian nodded. "If they also conclude that the Grand Princess is the true mastermind, then it means we've solved the case."
"They have to give us at least One Million Beichen Coins."
"As for killing the true mastermind, that's a different price."
"They can hire us to do it, or they can figure out how to kill her themselves."
"But let me make this clear first: if they hire us, I want half the payment as a deposit upfront."
"Even if the mission ultimately fails, the