Xu Yi said, "I don't understand what you're talking about. Since you invited me for tea, then let's drink tea. As for anything else, I don't understand it, so I'm afraid I can't stay with you much longer. And if you intend to use force, this grand Eastern Judgment Prefecture surely has somewhere to seek justice."
Xu Yi had already sorted out the situation perfectly clearly.
If the other party truly meant him harm and had solid evidence in hand, there would be no need to waste words with him here in the Eastern Judgment Prefecture.
Besides, when he had killed Cao Cangshui and Song Youlong, he had searched the area very carefully. There had been no hidden items like Shadow-Sound Pearls; it was impossible for anyone to know.
Li Jinhuan's ability to get to the heart of the matter was nothing more than reasonable deduction.
At this moment, Li Jinhuan kept baiting him with his words, hoping to make him confess with his own mouth. Xu Yi naturally wouldn't fall for it.
Though he was a newcomer to the world of Yin officials, he had an exceptionally precise grasp of the many laws governing them.
Once someone became a Yin official, they gained the protection of a lock. Unless they were assassinated, no one could openly attack them—not even a high-ranking superior who had yet to obtain an official warrant.
That was exactly why Xu Yi had hurried to the Eastern Judgment Prefecture: to make his status official and secure that layer of protection.
Li Jinhuan stared at Xu Yi for a long while, then suddenly asked, "How old are you this year?"
"Eighteen!"
Xu Yi didn't even blush. In the Starry Sky Ring, Huang Mei was practically fainting from sheer disbelief.
"Eighteen, eighteen. You look a hundred and