The Fu sisters were stunned for a moment by such a blunt refusal.
Song Qingshu opened his mouth, but wisely said nothing in the end. The atmosphere felt rather strange.
"How can you be like this? Something happened in your Western Xia, and you're just going to ignore it?" Fu Junyu, more impulsive than her sister, could not help demanding.
"You say Eastern Islanders killed your people. Where is the evidence?" Yelü Nanxian asked in return.
"Evidence..." Fu Junyu froze, then immediately said, "We heard it with our own ears. How could that be false?"
Yelü Nanxian shook her head. "You are related to the victims, so your testimony does not count. People from other countries will not be convinced either."
"And him? He heard it too." Fu Junyu grabbed Song Qingshu and pulled him over. In truth, she was lying. Song Qingshu had not been there at the time, but she believed that given their relationship, he would not expose her.
Sure enough, Song Qingshu hesitated, but ultimately said nothing.
Yelü Nanxian's gaze fell upon their clasped hands, and her tone grew even colder. "He is responsible for this investigation. His testimony still will not convince anyone. Otherwise, if he cannot uncover the truth and simply names someone as the murderer, how could anyone accept it?"
Song Qingshu nodded in deep agreement. Based solely on their one-sided account, the Eastern Islanders could completely deny it.
"This won't work, that won't work. Then what exactly do you want?" Fu Junyu was going frantic.
Yelü Nanxian sighed. "I've said it so many times already. Evidence. Investigations require irrefutable proof. I cannot punish another country's envoys based merely on your word, can I?"
Fu Junyu wanted to say more, but Fu Junzhuo stopped her. "We understand. Thank you, Crown Princess."
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