"Spare me your sarcasm."
Zhao Chonghong said flatly, "Do you dare put your mark to what you just said?"
"Why wouldn't I? It's better than being falsely accused of being a Rong Tribe spy by some callow brat!"
Wang Zhi smiled at Yun Ruo.
"Little girl, write down everything I said. I'll put my mark on it."
Zhao Chonghong nodded slightly.
"Write it down."
Seeing this, Yun Ruo immediately began recording his statement.
Wang Zhi froze. He looked at Zhao Chonghong.
"Zhao Chonghong, do you know who Kong Xinghu's master is?
"Do you know that the Third Prince also spent several years studying the sages' teachings under the Star Gazing Academy Head?"
Zhao Chonghong smiled faintly. "Of course I know."
"If you know, why do you still dare investigate this case?"
"Doesn't clearing everyone out mean you're afraid?"
Wang Zhi continued, "This involves a prince, a third-rank expert, and a fifth-rank official from the Ministry of Personnel!"
"Does it involve Lord Xu Wenjun?"
Zhao Chonghong asked.
Wang Zhi's expression darkened, and he slowly shook his head.
"This has nothing to do with him!"
By then, Yun Ruo had finished writing the case record and handed it to Wang Zhi.
"Put your mark on it."
Wang Zhi remained motionless, staring fixedly at Zhao Chonghong.
"Weren't you trying to clear your Wang family of suspicion of colluding with the Rong Tribe?"
"If you don't put your mark on it, how can you substantiate what you said?"
Zhao Chonghong smiled faintly.
Wang Zhi took a deep breath and said earnestly,
"I don't know who killed Lord Kong, but from the look of things, he was most likely silenced.
"Let's set that aside for now.
"Take those refugees, for instance. Lord Zhao, are you really going to make such a big affair of this