"Two years ago, this woman came to Wu Prefecture City and soon became the Water Moon Pavilion's star courtesan. Wu Jiu Cheng fell for her at first sight and promptly took her as a concubine, doting on her greatly..."
"From the stable boys and maids to several guards, many people in the residence have vanished. All of them were successively planted in the residence by that concubine, Liu Niang..."
"Did those people have families?"
"They were all outsiders. According to several household servants, they rarely interacted with them and always invoked Young Master Wu's name whenever they went out..."
"There's more. That concubine spoke with a Guanzhong accent..."
"Did you ask around at the Water Moon Pavilion?"
"The madam who introduced Liu Niang drowned in the river less than a month later while she was out. No one paid much attention at the time, and the case was hastily closed..."
The yamen's main hall was brightly lit with candles.
After the Enforcement Hall and the Commandery Commandant Office joined forces to investigate, many clues were gathered one by one. Once pieced together, they faintly reconstructed the sequence of events.
Wu Honglin's face was livid and his eyes gloomy. "So that's why those fiends came and went without a trace. It was all that rebellious son's doing! This old man cannot shirk the blame!"
Cheng Jue said thoughtfully, "It seems they began plotting two years ago and gradually infiltrated the city. There must be more than just this one Dark Hall."
"Continue investigating. Question everyone who knows anything and find out where they usually went!"
"Yes, Senior Brother!"
The Martial Monks of the Enforcement Hall hurriedly accepted the order and left.
Wu Honglin asked again, "Master Cheng Jue, I'm ultimately an outsider when it comes to the arcane arts. In your