"There's more to this Provincial Governor's Office than meets the eye."
Looking over the information the Provincial Governor's Office had sent him about the Xu Family, Chen Changan had to admit that their intelligence work was impressive.
The details were so thorough, it was as if every incident had been described by someone who'd witnessed it firsthand.
"On the surface, the Xu Family is upright and generous, always helping the needy. But behind the scenes, they're not only recruiting talent and building connections for the Duke Who Guards the Nation..."
"They're even secretly training an army of deathsworn?"
"These deathsworn are supposedly orphans, but they're actually kidnapped. Those with talent are kept; the rest are all killed."
"The Duke Who Guards the Nation... does he really have no intention of rebelling?"
After seeing what the Xu Family had done, Chen Changan absolutely refused to believe the Duke Who Guards the Nation had no intention of rebelling whatsoever.
Chen Changan could see it. He didn't believe the Provincial Governor's Office and the emperor couldn't see it too.
These people... couldn't tell the truth to save their lives.
"Big brother, with everything the Xu Family has done and all the evidence the Provincial Governor's Office has collected, they could've taken the family down a long time ago. But all they've done is keep an eye on them. They've never made a move against the Xu Family."
"Could they be wary of the Duke Who Guards the Nation, who's backing the Xu Family, and afraid he'd catch on?" Da Huang asked curiously.
"That's probably part of it."
"That's why I'm even more curious about something."
"Why insist on killing the Yun'an County Lord, the Duke Who Guards the Nation's only son?"
"They're worried he'll catch on if they move against the Xu Family.