Sure enough, it was the standard answer.
In most situations involving accountability, subjective intent was an important consideration.
No matter the actual motive in a situation like this, claiming to be lost was never a bad opening move.
Especially since she really did look rather lost.
As they traded questions and answers, Fu Qian also took a closer look at the woman at camera three.
Though he could not see her face, her attire alone made her seem nothing like a petty thief.
She did not even look much like a staff member.
Perhaps she could not compare to Xing Fei's earlier outfit, but she was still dressed in lavish finery, glittering with jewelry.
An honored guest invited to the banquet?
Her appearance clearly suited that role better, to the point that Fu Qian was reminded of the group of courtly noblewomen whose heads had fallen off in the Bronze Lady.
But that raised a problem similar to the one in the previous scene.
Wasn't the tone of these two's exchange a little off?
Perhaps, on such a joyous day, some people were overly fond of wandering around.
But an invited guest accidentally getting lost was still a fairly understandable situation.
The other man, Hu Ba, on the other hand, looked much more like a staff member.
Even if he had spotted something suspicious under those circumstances, shouldn't he have been less aggressive instead of putting her on trial right there?
And he did not seem particularly convinced by the honored guest's explanation.
"Are you insane? Shouldn't you be helping me find my way out right now?"
Sure enough, driven by fear, the woman quickly realized that as well, and her voice abruptly rose.
"You don't think I'm stealing something, do you? Or are you going to search me?"