The Probe
After hearing the explanation, Jade Tower Spring's expression turned serious. He said earnestly, "Brother Jin has always been cautious. There's no way he'd be so easily killed by some greedy little thief. I know there's more to this than meets the eye! You two were there at the time. Could you tell me what happened?"
Seeing Jade Tower Spring putting on an act, Wang Yue shrugged and said casually, "There's no need to overthink it, Mr. Yu. Nothing major happened. Steward Jin took someone's Borlan head, and when they came to buy it back, he refused. The two of them ended up killing each other."
Jade Tower Spring sighed, then seemed relieved. "It seems I worried for nothing! I was only concerned about my old friend. I hope you two won't take offense."
Wang Yue shrugged and said evenly, "It's nothing. We just found a thin piece of jade at Yuanbao Mountain Villa. We don't know what it is, but it was kept with the Borlan head."
At that, Jade Tower Spring immediately grew excited. "You mean the ice shard?"
Realizing he'd let something slip, he hurried to explain, "My old friend once showed it to me. It looked very precious. Where is it now?"
Wang Yue smiled and said casually, "Speaking of that ice shard, it seems to be something from the Nanyin people. I suspect Jin Mantang was one of them. You were close to Jin Mantang, and your names sound so alike. You wouldn't happen to be Nanyin too, would you?"
Jade Tower Spring smiled stiffly at Wang Yue's words, then hurried to explain, "Divine Doctor Li must be joking. I'm a true Central Plains native. Oh, I still need to make arrangements for the banquet. Please wait here a while. I'll go take care