Lin Chong looked around, his gaze finally settling on Xie Zhen. His eyes flashed as he asked, "Xie Zhen, was this your doing?"
Xie Zhen knew what Lin Chong meant, but shook his head. "The archers who were killed and the sneak attack on Black Tiger Hall were both unrelated to the Xie Family."
At Xie Zhen's answer, Lin Chong's brow furrowed even deeper.
He would rather it had been the Xie Family. If it wasn't, that meant an unknown force had arrived in Anyang. Worst of all, if they were from Chu Prefecture Government, he would have to spit out everything he'd swallowed before—and might even lose his post.
Most serious of all was the matter he had conspired over with Black Tiger Hall...
Everyone was waiting for Lin Chong to make a decision.
At this point, it wouldn't actually be difficult for the two sides to restore their old "friendship." All it would take was a word from Lin Chong.
Though the substance of their relationship was already riddled with cracks, they still had to save face.
Lin Chong swept his cold gaze over the crowd, taking in every person. He thought to himself, If the Xie Family really did contact Chu Prefecture Government, then even if I badly injure Xie Zhen today, it won't do any good. I'll only alert them. Better to...
With that thought, Lin Chong's expression lost some of its chill. He slowly began, "Today's events were a misunderstanding. What I said just now..."
"What County Magistrate Lin said just now..." Xie Zhen immediately replied, "was all drunken banter. As for the iron cage falling from the sky, it was simply part of today's friendly sparring."
Lin Chong gave a slight nod.
Beside him, Zhao Huayuan and the Qi Family head both showed the