Adding Flowers to Brocade

"You're out of line! The captain just said we couldn't notify the Three Prefectures Department. What are you scheming?"

At that, Li Ben's face immediately darkened.

After all, his senior brother was about to arrive. He'd been waiting for this chance to get his senior brother an official post.

But now this brat wanted the Three Prefectures Department to get involved. Wouldn't that make his senior brother's trip pointless?

That absolutely couldn't happen!

He looked at Jin Lingfeng and said, "Captain, this man is short-sighted. His suggestion can't be trusted!"

However, Jin Lingfeng didn't immediately berate Ye Kang as Li Ben had imagined.

Instead, he looked thoughtful.

"There's some sense to what he says. We've already alerted the enemy. If we delay, the evidence might be destroyed."

"Captain! We can't! The Three Prefectures Department will steal your credit!"

"Absurd! We're all serving the court. Why quibble over credit? Besides, who gave the Three Prefectures Department the nerve to steal my credit?"

Jin Lingfeng's lips curled.

As the Marquis's son, he had powerful backing. The Three Prefectures Department would show respect for his family, if not for him, and certainly wouldn't take his credit.

Of course, they wouldn't go out of their way to favor him, either.

Seeing that Jin Lingfeng had come around, Ye Kang continued, "Sir, we shouldn't just notify the Three Prefectures Department. Our Wind Breath Valley should join forces with them to handle the case. We should deal with White Bone Ridge and Ku Yue first. As for Magistrate Ma, we can have the Three Prefectures Department send people to Black Fire Town to borrow troops. That way, they can keep Magistrate Ma under guard while also severing the connection between White Bone Ridge and Black Fire Town."

"Excellent plan!"

Jin Lingfeng was overjoyed.

He wasn't stupid.