"Wait, hold on a second."
Chen Zhaojiang said, "If I heard you right, the consequences you're talking about won't happen until Xu Yi takes us down, will they?
"Brother, don't forget—you're the Starry Sky Prefecture's Judge now, while he's nothing but a fugitive. What makes him think he can take us down? Is there something wrong with Xu Yi's head, or are you overthinking this, Brother Peng?"
Peng Huizu said, "You two don't still think Xu Yi is operating on his own, do you?
"Just because he can't handle something doesn't mean Suijie can't."
"Suijie!"
This time, not only Chen Zhaojiang but Chen Zhaohai was stunned. Even the Chen family's clan elders were astonished.
Peng Huizu said, "Your Third Patriarch submitted a detailed report on what Chen Bingying went through, along with the reports from Wu Xinshan and Banerchan.
"I have to say, Xu and Suijie played their double act brilliantly.
"I'm not surprised in the least that Chen Bingying was kept in the dark and led around by the nose."
The Chen family members were dumbstruck, but when they thought it over, this seemed to be the most reasonable explanation.
"Judge Peng, you've truly awakened me with a single remark. How did I not think of that?"
Chen Zhaojiang put a hand to his forehead. "What a laughable, lamentable thing. Chen Bingying actually made it back alive."
Peng Huizu said, "I'm only a genius in hindsight. If I'd been in Chen Bingying's place at the time, I probably would've walked right into the trap too.
"Enough. Let's not dwell on the past.
"Now that Xu Yi is in trouble, Suijie certainly won't stand by and do nothing. We might as well wait and see."
"That was close, that was close. You finally met your match this time, kid.