Thus, Sikong Jing lowered his voice and asked again, "Is there anything else?"
"That's all I know."
Lu Ju gently shook his head. "Of course, Zhong Pu may very well have someone behind him—Zhong Yang. He is Zhong Yujun's uncle, as well as a judge and the person in charge of tomorrow night's auction."
At once, a sharp glint flashed in Sikong Jing's eyes as he committed Zhong Yang's name to memory.
"Right, I just remembered something minor."
"Not long ago, I unintentionally made Zhong Yang lose face. That may very well be why I was chosen to be sent to my death."
A cold gleam flashed through Sikong Jing's eyes again, and he etched Zhong Yang's name firmly into his mind.
Earlier, Lu Ju had said that he had not offended any major figure behind Ba Xiaoshan. Sikong Jing had also found it strange—why had Lu Ju been chosen to die?
Li Feng's order had been to kill Lu Ju outright.
It was not unheard of to drag in an innocent person to kill despite no offense having been given, but such cases were still rare.
Sikong Jing had previously told Yang Yi that he would start with Lu Ju. His purpose had been to determine exactly which person from the East Tyrant Chamber of Commerce Lu Ju had offended. And the person Lu Ju had offended was very likely the true mastermind behind this incident.
Li Feng had given the order, but he certainly would not personally handle such a matter. There had to be some mid-level figure arranging everything.
Now, it could basically be confirmed that it was Zhong Yang.
At that thought, Sikong Jing suddenly asked again, "Master Lu, are you so certain that the Cloud-Gathering Beast Ancient Cauldron is genuine?"
The instant those words fell,