The city lord was very pleased by the way Zhe Lifenfang's father had acted. It had given him plenty of face.
"Forget it. We grew up together, and for the sake of all these years of friendship, let this matter pass," the city lord said.
"Why aren't you thanking the city lord yet?" Zhe Lifenfang's father yanked him to his feet.
"Thank you, City Lord," Zhe Lifenfang said with his head lowered.
"The general truly understands reason." The city lord smiled at Zhe Lifenfang's father. "I heard that two outsiders have arrived at the general's residence."
"General, could you bring those two people out for us to have a look?" the city lord asked.
"Outsiders?" Zhe Lifenfang's father said with a baffled expression. "There have never been any outsiders in our general's residence."
"I don't know where you heard this news, City Lord, but it seems you may truly have been deceived," Zhe Lifenfang's father said with a smile.
"You..." The city lord was speechless. He had thought Zhe Lifenfang's father had come out to help him, but it seemed that in the end, he was still taking his son's side.
"Could it be that you intend to hide this from me as well?" the city lord asked.
"I've already heard about this matter. And precisely because I did not wish to suspect you, I first searched the entire country," the city lord said.
"It's not that we're trying to hide anything from you," Zhe Lifenfang's father said. "There simply are no such people."
"I've been back from outside for over a month now. During these past few months, there has absolutely not been a single suspicious person in the general's residence," Zhe Lifenfang's father guaranteed.
"If that is the case, then could you let me go in and take