Hearing the voice, Lin Hui immediately froze. If he ran away now, it would only confirm his guilt.
Only then did he notice that the faces of the two corpses seemed completely different from those of the two people he had just seen.
Aside from their clothes and leather armor being roughly similar, everything else—their height, weapons, skin, and the details of their ornaments—was different.
Very soon, four figures by the stone bridge leaped over like lightning, landing at high speed and surrounding Lin Hui.
They were four spear-wielding guards clad in black metal armor. Engraved upon the breastplates was a golden eagle spreading its wings as if about to take flight.
"Leave one person behind to determine the guards' casualties! Arrest this man and detain him for now—interrogate him later! The rest of you, come with me to pursue them!" one of the black-armored men barked.
"Wait! I'm not the murderer! I have Yugong's authorization, and my family holds the post of Yugong Divine Official! I couldn't possibly kill someone at will!" Lin Hui said quickly.
"Whether you're the murderer isn't for you to decide. You are currently under suspicion. Whether you are or not, you must prove your own innocence! Otherwise, no matter who you are, this is Golden Eagle Fortress. You will cooperate with the investigation and pursuit—for twenty days!"
At the mention of a Divine Official, the black-armored man's tone softened somewhat, though it remained cold.
"I merely passed by. There couldn't possibly be any trace of me on the corpses, so..." Lin Hui frowned.
"Without a doubt, whether you're innocent or happened to encounter the murderer and were framed, you're not leaving. Cooperating with the investigation is the only choice you have. Understand, outsider?" The black-armored man's attitude turned nasty again.
"..." Lin Hui was