"Why were you running so fast?"
Zeng Anmin watched the two of them flee like rabbits, the corner of his mouth twitching.
He was just about to get up.
Then his gaze suddenly fell upon a jade pendant.
"The patterns on this..."
Zeng Anmin picked up the jade pendant from the box.
It had been found on Duan Yuanpei's corpse.
He held up that ordinary jade pendant.
Normally, jade pendants bore patterns of flowers, birds, insects, and bamboo.
Others carried designs of dragons, tigers, leopards, and bears.
But this jade pendant...
He examined it carefully. The patterns on it formed no recognizable image.
At first glance, it appeared utterly unremarkable.
Yet upon closer inspection, a thread of mystery showed through the chaotic lines.
Frowning, he slowly channeled Vast Righteous Qi from within himself into it.
There was not the slightest response.
"Was it really just an ordinary jade pendant?"
Zeng Anmin frowned.
He sent in another thread of Martial Arts True Qi.
After waiting for quite a while.
There was still no response whatsoever.
"Fine, then."
The corner of Zeng Anmin's mouth twitched.
Was he being overly suspicious?
He stared at the jade pendant in his hand for a while.
Having learned his lesson from the wooden plaque before.
He remained cautious.
Rather than setting the jade pendant down, he casually tossed it into the Preparation Space.
"What if it proved useful someday?"
With that thought, Zeng Anmin headed outside.
And even if it ultimately turned out to be useless, it would not matter.
At this moment, the once fairly spacious Qin Residence had become packed to the brim.
The Imperial City Department worked quickly.
The Ministry of Justice and the Court of Judicial Review were no slower.
Almost as soon as Zeng Anmin and Bai Ziqing had left,