So here was the question: if the Siren and the Ji Clan really had some kind of understanding, what was the goal?
Was it because they were cooperating on the grand strategy against An Jing and didn't want to cause too much unpleasantness?
Even if that were the case, there were plenty of other options. One side could simply withdraw.
There was no need to be so deliberate about it.
The whole thing had such a strong air of performance that it felt like it was meant for someone to see.
For example—the killer of those two people?
He had just speculated that the second person's death had been arranged in a way that seemed designed to implicate him.
Considering he was only a cleaner who had been brought in at the last minute, the odds that someone was targeting him for revenge were minuscule. The goal behind this was clearly to sow chaos.
Did the real killer want to stir up conflict among the factions and profit from the chaos?
The motive made sense, but what exactly did they stand to gain?
The Ancient Dragon?
That was indeed the easiest answer to come up with.
And from that perspective, Elina's team looked pretty suspicious, too.
After denying that he was Ji Ping, Fu Qian quickly analyzed what he had learned from that round of probing and successfully identified his temporary allies as suspects.
They had the motive, the ability, and even the opportunity.
But after glancing at Elina and the other two, Fu Qian ultimately shook his head inwardly.
Unfortunately, there was one sticking point. According to Gerard, the last time the blessing appeared, there had also been a suspicious death. The Blind Idiot team hadn't even existed back then.
The most likely explanation at present was that, with