Ning Zaifei insisted that he had an alibi.
He also insisted that he had no motive for murder.
When the Law Enforcement Hall investigated, they found that Ning Zaifei had indeed spent the entire night gambling—gambling heatedly, losing until his eyes had gone green. He had never left at all.
Since Ning Zaifei had never gone out, the case obviously could not have been his doing.
Surely the entire Main Trial Hall could not have joined forces to lie for Ning Zaifei, right?
To verify it, the Law Enforcement Hall even performed a mild soul search on one of the Main Trial Hall's team members, proving that Ning Zaifei really had not lied.
Since that was the case, it fully proved that Ning Zaifei was innocent!
The case had been investigated with crystal clarity. There were witnesses and physical evidence, and Lord Chief Judge had even stepped forward.
With a pained expression, he said, "We are also deeply grieved by what happened to Lord Wen's family. However, Guardian Ning cannot be falsely accused and have his innocence trampled for no reason. The facts have now been thoroughly investigated, and Guardian Ning is innocent. We can finally set our minds at ease. Please convey our condolences to Lord Wen and tell him to restrain his grief."
"And... since there were reasons behind the incident, we do not wish to pursue Lord Wen's crime of falsely accusing an innocent man. A magnanimous man should be broad-minded. Friendly coexistence and united cooperation for the greater cause are what we ought to do."
"We wish you success in handling the case and hope you capture the murderer soon, so that justice may be restored to Lord Wen's family."
It had to be said that Lord Chief Judge's lofty, compassionate speech was delivered with impeccable